Northumberland have named a 21-strong squad for the CIS Insurance County Championship final against Warwickshire

Northumberland have named a 21-strong squad for the CIS Insurance County Championship final against Warwickshire at Twickenham on 22 April. Warwickshire have delayed naming their squad but the flanker Alan Ruddlesdin has been ruled out after breaking a collar-bone, while the Moseley utility back Bob Massey is struggling to overcome a hamstring strain.

NORTHUMBERLAND SQUAD (CIS County Championship, v Warwickshire, Twickenham, 22 April): M Old (Tynedale); M Carr (Percy Park); G Ward (Novos); R Wilkinson, I Chandler (both Newcastle-Gosforth); D Rees (Sale); D Johnson (Blaydon); G Robson (Newcastle-Gosforth); S Clayton-Hibbott, R Parker (capt), E Parker (all Tynedale); D Clark, J Goodfellow (both Morpeth); S Bowen (Northern); K Westgarth (West Hartlepool); R Metcalfe (Newcastle Gosforth); S Dunn (Tynedale); R Hoole (Edinburgh Acads); N Frankland (Newcastle-Gosforth); D Guthrie (Blaydon); S Turnbull (Tynedale).