NORTH Midlands will have seven survivors from the squad that took them to the final of last season's Under 20 County Championship when they launch their campaign with a friendly against Cheshire at Crewe on Sunday.
Flankers Jack Dawson and Chris Shipway, lock Mani Samra and Scrum-half Dan Parr (all Moseley) and flanker Neil Mason, prop Ben Gorst and scrum-half Jim Price (all Worcester) helped to take North Midlands to Twickenham last season where they lost to Surrey.
North Midlands, who completed their preparations for the Cheshire game with a squad session at Worcester on December 28, will play three matches in their Midlands qualifying group from which the winners will qualify for the quarter-finals.
North Midlands will play Staffordshire at Burton on February 2 (7.30), Oxford Univ at Birmingham on February 24 (2.30) and Warwickshire at Broadstreet on March 6 (7.30).
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