THURROCK T-Birds take centre stage on the borough rugby scene this weekend when they host a table-topping Championship South clash at Oakfield on Sunday (1 November).

The visitors will be Old Albanian Saints who have a 100 per cent record, amassing 25 points and a points difference of plus 141 from their opening five matches.

Saints haven't failed to top 30 points in each of those matches, the biggest win being a 65-5 romp against Trojans last weekend.

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However, T-Birds - after an opening day 19-13 defeat against London Irish - have also been prolific accumulators of points, their latest win seeing them defeat Henley Hawks 43-22 in a match when both forwards and backs showed the side's all-round scoring talents.

Their last outing at Oakfield saw them topple then leaders Richmond in an enthralling contest.

Kick-off on Sunday is 2.30pm.