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Dings Crusaders will face a Leeds Carnegie side packed with Guinness Premiership experience in Saturday's National Trophy fourth round clash in Lockleaze (2.30pm).

The Yorkshire side have included 12 players who have played in the top flight, including former Gloucester full-back Jon Goodridge and Italy A fly-half Alberto di Bernardo.

Leeds have left former England and Gloucester centre Henry Paul, England Under-21 wing Tom Biggs, USA prop Mike MacDonald, Wales No 8 Rhys Oakley and former Bristol points-machine Jason Strange on the sidelines.

Dings include Bristol Academy players, hooker Ollie Hayes and openside flanker Richard Jenkins, while former skipper Mike Jefferies remains in the team after coming out of first team retirement.

Dings Crusaders: A Westall; O Stott, S Caven, A Dancer, C Wright-Hider; N Dipple, R Jones; B Cole, O Hayes, T Brockett, D Bufton, M Jefferies, P Panizzutti, R Jenkins, M Panoho (capt). Reps: C Meddick, D Wheeler, M Quoi, E Matthews, R Rees, S Edwards, J Coller.

Leeds Carnegie: J Goodridge; L Blackett, R Vickerman, J Brooks, R Welding; A di Bernardo, S Mathie; T McGee, P Nilsen, P Bucknall, E Lund, K Myall (capt), A Boyde, J Rowan, J Dunbar. Reps: J Gomez, V Ma'asi, J Pendlebury, H Fourie, D White, J Hepworth, L Hinton.

(thisisbristol.co.uk   Thursday 15th January 2009)