BIRKENHEAD Park face another demanding away tie in their bid to reach the final of the EDF Energy Intermediate Cup.
The reward for an excellent victory at Staines was the one the survivors in the countrywide competition wanted to avoid away to in-form Bracknell on March 15.
Only a few seasons ago Bracknell were in National Two League and they reached the last four with a 22-13 home success over Old Albanians when Park were winning 23-12 at Staines.
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Birkenhead will almost certainly travel on the Friday to stay overnight a short distance from the Lily Hill Park ground at Bracknell in Berkshire.
Meanwhile, Park produced a disappointing show in their latest North One clash with Hull, losing 8-38. Gavin Scott touched down and Dave Hall managed a penalty.
Caldy, in National Three North, came close to lowering the colours of promotion-chasing Leicester Lions at Paton Field. It finished 25-25, with two late penalties saving the day for the visitors.
Ben Wylie, Gavin Roberts and Neil Dowridge registered tries for Caldy and Simon Mason hit two conversions, a penalty and a drop goal.
New Brighton kept their faint North Two West play-off hopes alive with a 33-0 success at bottom-of-the-table Tyldesley, where Kati Tuipulotu, Gareth Jones and Alan Hesketh were among those to cross. Stephen Dean converted four times in a windswept affair.
Wirral continued their high scoring form as they sent Isle of Man team Vagabonds packing 69-8 at Clatterbridge in South Lancashire and Cheshire One.
Martin Bennett went in three times and Craig Harvey twice. There were also touch downs for Dan Harvey, Alistair Baker, Colin Davies, Jason Green, Andy White and Tim Hodson, with the Harvey brothers sharing the conversions.
Hoylake surprisingly crushed visiting Burnage 45-8. Stephen Young had a good game with two tries, six conversions and a penalty. Rob Kurton, Dan Baldock, Chris Whiteley and Richard Young were the others to breach the Burnage defence.
Anselmians lost the relegation clash at Aspull 7-11. Chris Wells added the extras to an Ian Buttery try.
Oldershaw, in Division Two, were on the wrong side of a 36-10 score at Southport, but Wallasey accounted for Warrington 26-15. Paul Lewis, Greg McDonald and brothers Tom and Ben O'Donnell touched down and Lewis converted three times.
Prenton, in Division Three, went under 0-18 at home to Moore and Parkonians gained a Terry Williams try and an Andy Smith goal in a 7-20 reverse against visiting Holmes Chapel.
Port Sunlight finished 17-14 to the good against Linley in Division Four.
In the last of the Wirral Floodlit Cup quarter-finals, Prenton accounted for Port Sunlight 36-17 at New Brighton.
This evening (Wednesday) at Hartsfield, New Brighton host county Under-15 action with Cheshire v Lancashire B' at 6pm followed by the A' team clash at 7.30pm.
On Sunday (2.15pm) there is county Under-20 action with Cheshire against Yorkshire.
There is another full league programme on Saturday . . .
Caldy go to West Park in National Three North. Birkenhead Park are away to Huddersfield in North One, with New Brighton entertaining North Two West leaders Chester in the Wirral 'Match of the Day'.
Lower down the scale, fixtures include Hoylake at Vagabonds, an Anselmians v Wirral derby, Oldershaw v Crewe and Nantwich, Wallasey at Orrell Anvils, Prenton at Newton-le-Willows and Port Sunlight at Helsby.
There is no league match for Parkonians, but on Sunday at 2pm they have a Brian Cusick Memorial game involving a Veterans XV and a Guest XV at Holm Lane (kick-off 2pm).
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