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agsHuntFor
Fi
rstWi
n
HemelSt agsresumet heir
huntfortheseason’s
debutwi natPennineWay
onSunday,host i
ngt heir
fi
rsthomegameof2010
againstSheff
iel
d
Hil
lsboroughHawks.

StuartMcI
ntyre,headcoachofHemelSt agsandhi ssidearel
ooki
ngf
orwardtothegameand
asidefr
om ClarkSquir
eslong-t
erm shoulderi
njur
y,theStagshaveaf
ullsquadt
opickfr
om
thankstot
heweat her-
disr
uptedschedule.

“
Withthebreaki
nmat cheswehavebeenabl
etot
rai
nonaSundayandmakef
ulluseoft
he
whol
epitchandespecial
lyt
hedayl
i
ght.
“
Iam hopef
ult
hatt
hiswi
l
lbebet
terpr
epar
ati
onf
ort
heboyst
hisweek,
”sai
dMcI
ntyr
e.

“
Thei
rlastgameagai
nstFeather
stoneLi
onswasdi
sappoi
nti
ngbutamorephysi
calper
for
mance
i
sexpectedthi
sti
meout,al
ongwithmorethanasi
ngl
epointont
heboar
d!

Thecoachconti
nued,“Weatt
heSt agsappreci
atet
het
alent
sthattheHawkshaveandwi
l
lshow
t
hem ali
tt
le,butnott
oomuch,respectwhenwecomeupagai nstt
hem.”

Thevisit
orsar
et r
avel
li
ngdowntoHert
fordshi
reont
hebackofanarr
owdefeatagai
nstEast
Leedsinthei
rlastgameandwit
honlythatgamebehindt
hem i
n2010themsel
ves,ar
eequall
y
desperat
etogetbackoutonthegr
eengr ass.

Howeverwithsi
xpl
ayer
smi ssi
ngt
hemakeupoft
hesquadt
hatt
ravel
sdownwi
l
lnotbedeci
ded
unt
ilaf
tert
hemidweekcol
l
egegames.
CoachRobertBurnshowevermaybebuoyedbyEddi eBattye,ReeceWil
li
ams,Dan
Hawkswor
th,CoreyHansonandteam capt
ainDanielHor
sfi
eld;aquint
etofl
adswhohavebeen
pl
ayi
ngwit
ht heSheff
iel
dEaglesovert
hepre-seasonper
iod.

Askedhisthought
sonthegame,Burnssai
d,“Thepl
ayer
shaveseenfart
oomuchsnowt
his
season,butonSundayweareexpecti
ngtoseetheHemelspeedmer
chantsbl
i
tzus.
“
Ever
yonei
spr
ayi
ngf
orsomedecentweat
hersowecangeti
ntosomer
ugby.
”