How long has it been since both Orange clubs entered a derby on the back of wins?
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City will host the biggest game of the 2020 Blowes Clothing Cup to date on Saturday, with competition leaders Emus heading to Pride Park with the minor premiership in the bag but is their stance as the top side in Orange in question?
The Lions are coming off a huge, last-second win over Roos in Dubbo and have snuck into the competition's top three as a result.
Emus, too, enter the second derby of the regular season on the back of a win, which was another road victory over the defending champs in Bathurst.
Emus remain ahead of the penultimate round of 2020 and receive a welcome boost in the form of the return of Lachie Harris at inside centre, in an otherwise unchanged side for the ladder-leaders.
- ORANGE EMUS: 1 Nas Havealeta, 2 Charlie Henley, 3 Archie Hall, 4 Nick Hughes-Clapp, 5 Sam McLean, 6 Simon Badgery, 7 Jack Machinton, 8 Scott McLean, 9 Sam Green, 10 Carter Hirini, 11 Tom Joseph, 12 Lachie Harris, 13 Nigel Staniforth, 14 Harry Cummins, 15 Jamil Khalfan.
While at Pride Park, Viv Paasi has tinkered with his backline in the last couple of weeks and Joe Lasagavibau will remain in the 10.
Keegan Harding and Duncan Young are a new-look centre pairing while Rakai Tuheke will play at the back of the scrum at No.8.
- ORANGE CITY: 1 Sia Nemani, 2 Josh Tremain, 3 Keith Lawson, 4 Tom Fenton, 5 Kieran Bonan, 6 AJ McNiven, 7 Tom Mancinsky, 8 Rakai Tuheke, 9 Tom Nell, 10 Joe Lasagavibau, 11 Eman Rodriquez, 12 Duncan Young, 13 Keegan Harding, 14 Ben Dennis, 15 Steven Widders
Kick-off is at 3.15pm at Pride Park on Saturday.
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Nick McGrath
Editor, Central Western Daily
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