THE Cornish Pirates welcome the Titans from Rotherham to the Mennaye Field on Sunday (ko 3pm).

The Pirates, who are fifth in the league and narrowly lost 26-24 to the tenth placed Titans in October, have made just three changes from the squad that featured away to Yorkshire Carnegie last weekend.

Jake Parker is named to partner skipper Chris Morgan in the second row. John Stevens is selected at open-side flanker, whilst fresh faces on the bench are those of Matt Bolwell and coach Alan Paver.

Speaking ahead of Sunday’s game, Alan’s co-coach, Gavin Cattle, knows the Pirates will have to be on their mettle.

He said: “Winning well against Yorkshire Carnegie last weekend was pleasing but there are always little things to work on as we look to push the bar to improve still further.

“The Titans have a hard working team, with a good set piece, and it’ll be important for us to be on our mettle, get a foothold in the game and then apply ourselves. It’s also about bringing physicality, playing with energy, and maintaining our discipline under pressure.”

Tickets for Sunday’s game will be available at the gates on the day, or in advance they can be purchased online. For further information please visit www.cornish-pirates.com/tickets

The Cornish Pirates full selection is as follows:

Cornish Pirates: 15 Toby May, 14 Alex O’Meara, 13 Tom Hendrickson, 12 Nicolas De Battista, 11 Kyle Moyle, 10 Laurence May, 9 Alex Day; 1 Marlen Walker, 2 Tom Channon, 3 Paul Andrew, 4 Jake Parker, 5 Chris Morgan (capt), 6 Dan Lee, 7 John Stevens, 8 Tom Duncan.

Replacements: 16 Jack Innard, 17 Jack Andrew, 18 Alan Paver, 19 Bar Bartlett, 20 Mike Pope, 21 Will Cargill, 22 Max Bodilly.

Support will also be shown for the ‘Rainbow Laces’ campaign during the match.

Players in both teams will wear rainbow coloured laces, whilst the captains will also wear armbands, to send a clear message that all sport - either as a participant or supporter - is for everyone.

The Rainbow Laces campaign complements the work that sporting establishments across the nation are doing to promote inclusion and diversity. Currently, many LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people wish to participate in sport as players or supporters, but may feel unwelcome or unsafe.