There have been plenty of fun floodlit home experiences for the youthful side this term, and they will be looking to return to winning ways following the 24-12 reverse at Oxford University last time out.

Prior to that they lost 13-5 on a bitterly cold evening at Richmond Vikings (2nd XV), but back in October there were three Wednesday night home triumphs in a row as Army Under 23s (54-0), Royal Air Force (19-5) and Cambridge University (26-10) visited Old Bath Road.

Meanwhile the Army are the reigning Inter-Services champions following victory in ‘the greatest Navy game’ ever at Twickenham last April (43-42), followed by a convincing success against the Royal Air Force (45-21) at Gloucester’s Kingsholm stadium.

They have continued their excellent form this season, remaining unbeaten with a trio of wins versus US Military (47-17), British Police (66-17) and Cambridge University (31-28).

Entry for Wednesday’s game is free, with food and drink on sale and gates open at 6pm.