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Last Updated: Friday, 8 February 2008, 14:21 GMT
Home form will be crucial - Brown
Cornish All Blacks (Photo: Alex Folkes / Fishnik.com)
Launceston will be hoping for victory against Birmingham & Solihull
Venue: Polson Bridge
Date: Saturday, 9 February
Kick-off: 1430 GMT
BBC coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio Cornwall & highlights on Monday's BBC Spotlight.

Launceston coach Chris Brown believes home form will hold the key to his side avoiding relegation from National One.

The Cornish All Blacks can climb off the bottom of the league with victory over closest rivals Birmingham & Solihull at Polson Bridge on Saturday.

"Funny things happen at this stage of the season," Brown told BBC Radio Cornwall.

"We've got a lot of teams towards our end of the table which have to come here and play and get points."

The All Blacks are still bottom of the table but have a game in hand on Birmingham & Solihull and are just a point behind.

A win would put them within touching distance of Sedgley Park who are in the final spot above the relegation places, but who have played two more games than Launceston.

606: DEBATE

And Brown thinks other sides will slip up at Polson Bridge like Plymouth Albion did a fortnight ago.

"I still think there are points available. There are other teams who are just above us who perhaps are not in their best patch of form at the moment," he added.

Brown has made four changes to the pack ahead of the crucial bottom of the table clash.

Prop Richard Liddington comes for Neil Clarke, with Keith Brooking moving to hooker.

Bryn Jenkins replaces Tom Skelding in the second row, while Tom Rawling and Mike Myerscough come in at seven and eight respectively.



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