Kingstone Press Championship One Preview: Oxford v York City Knights

Oxford coach Tony Benson should have JJ Baird available again after he missed last week’s win over South Wales Scorpions.

Full-back Sean Morris (knee) and prop Karl Temata (back) will be assessed before Benson finalises his line-up to face a York City Knights team competing in their fourth successive away game.

Knights coach Gary Thornton said: “We’ve had three of these long trips one after the other, and this is the last one is this little group.

“We’ve just got to bash them off one by one. We targeted four wins out of four, and we’ve got to try to make sure we complete the job on Sunday.”

On Oxford, Thornton added: “We owe them a bit of revenge after they did us at our place. Sean Morris ripped us apart that day, so we certainly know what he can do.

“We know it’s not going to be easy task on Sunday. They’ve halted a run of defeats and that might give them a big boost in confidence.”

Brad Brennan (suspended) and Greg Minikin (shoulder) are ruled out, but Nathan Freer is available and Iain Morrison is rated 50/50.