The 1st XV welcome Braintree to the Memorial Ground in West Ham for a Counties 1 Essex league fixture. The match kicks off at 2pm with the maroon and blues sitting fourth in the table on 33 points from 11 games, eight behind their third placed opponents.

East London 1st XV versus Braintree: 1. Sam Corbett; 2. Chris Brown (C); 3. Frazer Wilson; 4. Luke Staples-Preston; 5. Eoin Kelly; 6. Karim Russell-Ketfi; 7. Ben Pigott; 8. Nick Parrott; 9. Joe Kelly; 10. Rob Smart; 11. Matt Shacklady; 12. Ben Clare; 13. James McGreevy; 14. Kevin O’Donoghue; 15. Luca Rizzo. Replacements: 16. Jack Rice-Lines; 17. Dan Bracken; 18. Zviko Jabangwe.

On Sunday (17 Dec) East London’s Vixens ladies team make the long trip to Sudbury Sapphires Ladies in a Women’s National Challenge 1 South East (North) fixture.

The Vixens sit seventh in the league table with 17 points from eight games, 12 points adrift of their opponents in third place. Kick-off at Whittome Field is 2.30pm.

East London Vixens versus Sudbury Sapphires Ladies: 1. Ella Blom; 2. Eleonora Muller; 3. Sorcha Caudery; 4. Louise Privett; 5. Lyssa Barber; 6. Megan Hogg; 7. Nicki Barlex; 8. Steph Smith; 9. Tamsin Nooney; 10. Lucy Thomas; 11. Lea Saulue-Laborde; 12. Freya Challis; 13. Whitney Bennet; 14. Rachael McMeekin; 15. Rachel Edmead. Replacements: 16. Fabienne Balk.