COVENTRY Rugby captain Jordon Poole has recovered from a recent illness and is in contention to play against Bedford Blues this weekend.
The experienced hooker suffered a leg infection which kept him out of Cov’s pre-season game with Chinnor and the club’s league opener at London Scottish.
Poole is now back in full training and as a result head coach Alex Rae faces a difficult selection decision between his inspirational skipper and Suva Ma’asi who put in a standout display during Cov’s 45-19 win at the Richmond Athletic Ground.
Rae said: “Pooley possibly could have played last week but we thought we’d be cautious.
“Suva played really well against Scottish – at times when you watch him he has no thought for his body as he flies into tackles and contact. He’s a brilliant lad who is very committed, really loves the game and epitomises what we want to be as a team.
“Jordon is a really good professional who has done a great job as captain for the last couple of years. He also brings the same energy and physicality that Suva does and we’re delighted to have them both.
“For the last two seasons they have pushed each other really hard. We’re really comfortable with either man playing and the competition has driven them both on to be better players.
“In the modern game having two really quality hookers is essential as you’re not looking for them to play 80 minutes so being able to have the option to swap them at 50 minutes is really good for us.”
Coventry host Bedford in their first home game of the season on Saturday, September 28 with kick-off at 3pm at Butts Park Arena.
