Coach Dawe insists Plymouth can still make play-offs

Dawe has been chairman of Plymouth Albion for 12 years

Plymouth Albion coach Graham Dawe insists his side can still qualify for the Championship play-offs.

Albion are three points off a place in the league's top eight with two games left to make up the deficit.

Dawe told BBC Radio Devon: "It's still in our hands but we have to win the next two games which will be very hard.

"The second game is immaterial if the first game is not won, so it's tight but do-able, and we have been playing relatively well the last two games."

Albion's first must-win clash is against Bristol on Sunday, where they will be hoping for revenge for last November's 20-19 defeat at Brickfields.

Dawe continued: "We're two evenly matched teams and if we can get some ascendancy in the forwards then we're going to be there or thereabouts come the final whistle.

"It's very hard to chase the game at Bristol because they get momentum and the support becomes very vociferous.

"If we can get a good start then we've got the ability to break them, but it's going to take a great performance from us and a little bit of luck."

Aaron Carpenter and Cameron Mitchell are both doubts for Sunday's match at the Memorial Stadium.

Plymouth Albion (from): K Hallett, M Lee, B Mercer, K Fisilau, S Tu'ipulotu, S Johns, C Mitchell, F McLoughlin, A Davies, T Kessell, R Cushion, G Porter, D Morton, R Hopkins, G Evans, G O'Meara, R Freestone, D Collier, R Copeland, T Skelding, T Hotson, S-M Stephen, W Sprangle, R Watts-Jones, A Carpenter.