THREE Bridgwater and Albion players will be getting their first taste of Rugby League when the Somerset Vikings start their debut season with a home match against Gloucester Warriors at Taunton RFC's Hyde Lane ground on Saturday (2.30pm).

Steve Hunt will be in the second row, Mike Heyns at loose forward and Andy Webber in the centre. A fourth Bridgwater player, Jamie Shore, who ended the season as first-choice fly half at Bath Road, will be hooking. He has previous experience of the 13-man game.

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