Coach Clive Griffiths looking for immediate lift for Doncaster Knights against struggling Moseley

Doncaster Knights' head coach Clive Griffiths.

The South Yorkshire club were mightily unlucky to lose to Championship leaders Bristol on Easter Sunday, going down 31-29 in contentious circumstances with the final play of the game.

It was second-placed Doncaster’s first league defeat in 13 games, but they must quickly recover as they head to face bottom-placed opponents who are in a relegation fight.

“We showed against Bristol we’re as good as those boys,” said Griffiths.

“They’re a good side and we respect them but there’s nothing we fear there.

“They know they got out of jail on Sunday. I just hope we play them again – and our season doesn’t unravel now.

“We’re playing a team on Friday who are hanging on the edge of a cliff.

“We have to respect that. They’ll be going hammer and tongs to get us and we have to lift ourselves now ”

Leicester Tigers’ Tiziano Pasquali returns from Welford Road to replace WillGriff John at tighthead prop while Ollie Bryant comes in at No 10 as Dec Cusack shifts to full-back in place of Dave McIlwaine who picked up an ankle knock against Bristol.