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Novos ladies have been playing West Park Leeds since they entered Championship North 1 in the 2013/14 season. West Park have always finished the league in the top half of the table. Fixtures between the two sides are tough and close.

Novos have been playing teams from Leeds since the 1993/94 league when available records show that they played Leeds 2s. They faced Leeds in the 1995/96 season before it was Leodiesians, or Leos as they were known, were the Leeds team Novos faced. They met in the 2002/03 and 2004/05 seasons in the North 1 League, and then again in 2008/09 and 2011/12 seasons in the Championship North 2 league.

With 30 players available this weekend some tough calls had to be made during selection. A largely unchanged starting 15 from the game against Loughborough will take to the field at West Park. Changes include Caitlin Morrell on the wing for unavailable Player of the Match Laura Stewart and Ceri Storer at flanker who impressed off the bench last weekend. We travel with a full and strong bench.