The Met open their League Two season with a visit from Old Blues. The Met will be hoping to start the higher challenge facing them with a resounding victory to lay down a marker for the other opposition, both old and new.

The Met welcome several new faces to the starting XV, with Dean Barnard and Matthew Atherton making debuts at prop and full-back respectively. Last season’s leading point scorer Sam Druce will be looking to continue the phenomenal marksmanship of last season and Cormac Healy continues with the Captain’s armband after his successful tour to South Africa with England Police.

Old Blues travel the short distance from Motspur Park. They have added ten new players to the squad, having achieved their highest ever league finish last season. With new head coach Ian Arnott putting the large squad rough it’s early paces, Old Blues have their sights set on a Championship winning season.