AFTER the postponement of last Saturday's home fixture against Macclesfield because of a waterlogged pitch, Kendal have rearranged the match for February 21, the same day that the World Cup is in the town.

It is the first available free date and falls during the Six Nations Tournament, with Scotland playing England at Murrayfield (5.30pm kick-off).

Kendal resume their campaign tomorrow with a trip to Dudley Kingswinford in the West Midlands and name an unchanged team from that selected to play Macclesfield.

Team: S. Mullholland, P. Dodds, D. Bibby, M. Armstrong, L. Ladell, D. Stephens, M. Airey, B. Coxon, D. Green, R. Harryman, D. Preston, M. Capstick, K. Robinson, M. Bowman (capt), A. Bateson.

Replacements: D. Bowles, J. Nicholson, A. Hudson, C. Park.

The coach leaves Kendal Cricket Club, Shap Road, at 10am.

The Midlands has escaped the worst of the weather and Kendal rugby secretary Roger Wilson said: "No problems are envisaged in the fixture going ahead with two days of fair weather forecast before Saturday and plenty of time for pitches to dry."

The Second XV are at home to Harrogate in a Merit League match while the Thirds are away to Wigton in the Cumbria Shield.

n County rugby union officials plan to use the Sweet Chariot Tour next month to make the draw for the quarter-finals of the Story Construction Cumbria Cup.

It has not been established yet if the numbers will be drawn from the Webb Ellis Cup, but county officials want to make as much mileage out of the cup's visit as possible.

BAE Barrow, Netherhall and St. Benedict's have fought their way through.

They will be joined by the winners of the delayed game between Silloth and Gosforth Greengarth, plus the four seeded teams who make their first appearance at the quarter-final stage - holders Wigton, runners-up Aspatria and last year's beaten semi-finalists Carlisle and Penrith.

n Cumbria coach Tommy Borthwick has ended his two-year spell coaching with the England Counties team.

Lancashire's Mark Nelson and Somerset's Paul Westgate have been named as the new coaching team for the Counties side.