DARLINGTON Mowden Park have bullocking prop Darren Fearn available for the first time this season, but he has to settle for a place on the bench at home to Cambridge today.

Mowden keep faith with the team which played so well to win at Ampthill last week and will be looking to play the same fluent game.

Cambridge were relegated from National One in the season Mowden were promoted, so this will be their first visit to the Northern Echo Arena.

They have had three tight games, taking losing bonus points against Plymouth and Old Albanians while winning 22-19 at home to Rosslyn Park.

Things will get no easier for Blaydon on their trip to relegated Moseley. The only changes are on the wings, where Newcastle Academy's Dan Marshall is joined by Tom Grimes.

The Falcons have also made scrum half Ruaridh Dawson available, so he is on the bench, along with hooker Matt Thompson, who was unavailable last week.

Wharfedale have acknowledged that one of the few benefits of relegation to National Two North is that they can renew hostilities with Tynedale.

Two clubs who are very close in spirit meet at Corbridge with identical records of one win from three. The visitors have Hartlepool's Scott Jordan at centre and Middlesbrough's Josh Burridge at No 8.

Billingham visit Huddersfield with an unchanged team after their 99-7 win against Waterloo last week.

West Hartlepool will expect to consolidate top spot in North One East when they visit Guisborough, who won narrowly at home to Morpeth inbetween heavy defeats at Alnwick and Pocklington.

West bring in Rob Thorn for concussed winger Will Hilditch and Liam Checksfield switches to the other wing as Eldon Myers is unavailable.

Paul Moss comes in at centre and Alex Barker continues in the back after replacing hip injury victim Lee Maddison last week.

Barnard Castle will hope to continue their good start in Durham and Northumberland One when they visit the team promoted with them, Hartlepool. Barney won both clashes last season.

After two defeats from three, Middlesbrough will be desperate for a home win against Novos, one of the four unbeaten teams.

Matthew Todd switches to fly half, with Adam Nolson going to full back and Nathan Goodison coming in on the wing. Ash Kearney and Sam Johnson join skipper Liam Wilson in the back row.

Stockton visit Consett, who ended a disappointing start with a 50-17 win at Ryton last week.

In division two Darlington visit Sedgefield, who were four levels below them a few years ago.