CALDY are due to open their 2013/14 rugby union campaign in National Two North with an away trip to Sedgley Park on September 7.

Birkenhead Park will begin life in North One West at home to Warrington whilst Wirral will entertain Kendal.

Opening matches in South Lancashire/Cheshire One include a New Brighton v Anselmians derby with Hoylake welcoming Northwich.

Division Two matches include Wallasey at Marple and Port Sunlight v Vagabonds.

In Division Three, the first fixtures show Ellesmere Port v Trentham, Prenton at Helsby, Oxton Parkonians at Knutsford and Oldershaw v Capenhurst.

Cheshire Competition matches are scheduled to be played the previous weekend but may be put back.

Caldy start their defence of the Cheshire Cup with a tough home assignment against Macclesfield in the quarter final.

Beaten finalists Birkenhead Park have a interesting home derby against Wirral.

The Vase throws up Anselmians v New Brighton which is a reverse of their first league clash.

Bowl ties include Wallasey v Oswestry, Ellesmere Port v Prenton and Port Sunlight v Oldershaw.

Oxton Parkonians have a bye in the opening stage of the Plate competition.

Cheshire who just missed out on a place in the County Championship final in May will have two home games at the end of the new season against Yorkshire on May 10, 2014, and Northumberland on May 17, with the venues to be finalised.