TAUNTON Amateurs open their season with a 2nd XV home fixture against Bristol-based Imperial in the Premier Division of the Tribute Somerset League.

The 3rd XV travel to Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset Two South.

Third team manager Ben Goddard said: “We’ve enjoyed the ‘Open Door Policy’ to pre-season training, and both 2nd and 3rd XVs have ambitions for league success of our own.”

For results and match details see the County Gazette on September 6.