Sandbach centre Forbes Edwards starts for the senior Cheshire team on this Saturday at Chester when they take on Lancashire in the opening Saturday of county rugby's top tier competition, the Bill Beaumont Cup.

Nick Allsop is on the bench and Jack Leech is travelling reserve. Former Sandbach prop Matt Beesley who now plays for Wharfedale in National 1 also starts.

Kick off is at 3pm.