RUGBY: Harwell start as underdogs

12:05pm Wednesday 3rd September 2008

Harwell start their season on Saturday with a trip into the Forest of Dean to play Gloucestershire Premier side Drybrook in the first round of the EDF Senior Vase.

Newly promoted to the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Premier Division, Harwell will start very much the under- dogs.

Skipper Andy Lee says: "It will be a very tough game.

" However, it is on the league programme that we will judge ourselves over the season, and we believe we can do well in the Premier Division."

This term, Harwell will rely very much on the pack which has served them well over the past two seasons.

They have re-signed former players Rob Froud-Williams (pictured), who spent last year travelling, and Tom Eaton, from Newport (Salop) who will strengthen the half back area.

Lee Lewis, who spent all of last season injured, should be fit in a few weeks to augment last year's exciting back-line.

The only loss is scrum half Andy Paton who has moved out of the area.