After last week's hat-trick, Dawson is not available for Darlington Mowden Park's home match against Preston Grasshoppers.

Tony Begovich takes over at blind side and fellow New Zealander Sean Buckley begins his comeback on the bench, with Danny Brown hooking. The Falcons had agreed that Ross Batty could stay a while longer, but he has a shoulder injury.

Aaron Myers' hopes of making progress with the Falcons appear to be receding as he has been accepted into the Marines next September. Mowden hope he will now see out the season with them.

With a scan on Rob Stewart's injured knee proving inconclusive, Mowden's backs are unchanged.

The Grasshoppers are two places above Mowden in third spot in National Three North after winning 21-20 last week at home to Morley, despite losing the try count 3-0. Gerhard Boshoff kicked six penalties and a drop goal.

In National Two, Blaydon entertain Redruth, for whom the 460-mile journey is the longest ever undertaken for a match in the English leagues.

The Cornishmen are three points behind their hosts, which could become 13 if their appeal fails against a ten-point deduction for failing to take the field for the second half at Cambridge after discovering the changing room had been burgled.

Blaydon welcome back front row men James Isaacson, Matt Hall and Justin Clarke, while lock Dave Whitehead returns for injured skipper Dave Guthrie and Selwyn St Bernard resumes at blind side.

James Kyle will make his first start at fly half after switching from the wing to replace his brother, Dan. Cameron Johnston returns after injury on the wing.