Formed in 1873 as Havelock Football Club before a year later renaming as Birmingham Moseley, Saturday's hosts will be a tough test for the travelling Mowden Park. They have had several Internationals including England captain James Byrne, the first player to top 100 points (England 13 caps, British Isles, 4 Caps) and Scottish Flanker Ian Smith (25 caps, 1992-1997).

This season see’s Moseley in their second consecutive season in National One after being relegated from the Championship. Last season, Moseley finished in 5th position with 98 points, 5 places above Mowden Park. James Williams was their top point scorer with 226 points and Ed Sheldon was top try scorer with 18 tries.

National One Table 16/17:

1 Hartpury College (P) 148
2 Plymouth Albion 118
3 Ampthill 108
4 Coventry 101
5 Birmingham Moseley 98
6 Rosslyn Park 86
7 Blackheath 75
8 Esher 74
9 Old Albanian 71
10 Darlington Mowden Park 69
11 Loughborough Students 66
12 Fylde 59
13 Hull Ionians 58
14 Cambridge 58
15 Blaydon (R) 52
16 Macclesfield (R) 31

Birmingham Moseley Points Scorers:

226- James Williams
90- Ed Sheldon

Birmingham Moseley Try Scorers:

18- Ed Sheldon
10- Chris Brightwell

The home fixture for DMPRFC resulted in a defeat in a close encounter with Moseley running out 15-7 winners. However, the trip on the road saw DMPRFC comeback from a 19-0 down after 50 minutes to win 21-19.

29th October 2016

Mowden Park 7
Tries: Murray
Conversion: Ryan

Birmingham Moseley 15
Tries: Pailor, Penalty try
Conversion: Williams
Penalty: Williams

18th February 2017

Birmingham Moseley 19
Tries: Williams (2), Sheldon
Conversion: Williams (2)

Mowden Park 21
Tries: Radwan, Payne, Fitzpatrick
Conversion: Bragman, Law (2)

This weekend’s opponents have started the season with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. The opening fixture saw Moseley draw 21-21 at home against Ampthill & District. They then made the short trip to Coventry, losing 50-11. Last week they got their first win of the season, comfortably beating Hull Ionians 38-24.