The preparation is done. The 2026/27 league campaign starts here.

Birmingham & Solihull head to Lutterworth this Saturday for the opening fixture of the new season, with an 18-player squad named for the trip.

Adam Trombley captains the side as the Bees look to carry the work of pre-season into their first competitive test of the campaign.

Starting XV

1. Ryan Sleaford
2. Mason Dhani-Ali
3. Liam Dunne
4. Adam Trombley (C)
5. Shane McDermott
6. Preston Smith Owen
7. Ali Cook
8. Pete Gordon
9. Joe Rogers
10. Will Sutherland
11. George Widdop
12. Will Heath
13. Aron Bowker Sayce
14. Arikitoihia Hood
15. Nikau Drage

Replacements

16. Shaun Pollard Jenkins
17. Jacob Carr
18. James Widdop

Lutterworth II vs Birmingham & Solihull RFC
Saturday 26th September
3:00pm kick-off
Lutterworth Rugby Club, Ashby Lane, Lutterworth, LE17 4LW

After three pre-season fixtures, the focus now switches to league rugby and the first opportunity to put points on the board.

If you're making the trip, get behind the Bees as another season begins.

The wait is over. Let's get 2026/27 underway.

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