Poonia poised for Yorkshire clash

Poonia is available to play against Yorkshire Carnegie

The Scottish Saltires will again have Navdeep Poonia for their match against Yorkshire Carnegie on Sunday.

He has been released from his duties with his county club, Warwickshire, for the Friends Provident Trophy encounter at the Grange in Edinburgh.

Saltires coach Peter Steindl is delighted with the news.

"Nav is in great form just now and we are delighted that Warwickshire have agreed to let us use him this week," the 37-year old said.

Steidl pointed to Poonia as a player who could play a vital role in helping his side claim victory. "He will aid our batting and help us to compete against Darren Gough's impressive Yorkshire Carnegie side," he said.

Gordon Drummond is also listed, although he is still receiving treatment from the medical team, and he will be assessed before the game.

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Scottish Saltires: Ryan Watson (Forfarshire, captain); Dewald Nel, Sean Weeraratna (both Greenock); John Blain (Rotherham); Ed Cowan (Uddingston); Gordon Drummond (Watsonians); Gordon Goudie (West of Scotland); Gavin Hamilton (East Brierly); Neil McCallum (Grange); Navdeep Poonia (Warwickshire); Glenn Rogers (Stenhousemuir); Colin Smith (Aberdeenshire, wicket-keeper), Fraser Watts (Carlton).