CINDERFORD Rugby Club is expecting its biggest crowd of the season for this Saturday's crucial County Championship decider between Gloucestershire and Devon (3pm).

Dockham Road will become a sea of black and gold, as the two unbeaten sides go head to head. At stake is a place in the Twickenham final.

The Gloucestershire side has been coached this season by Cinderford's Mark Cornwell – who has stacked the county side with players from his own club side and Lydney.

"I've lived in Gloucestershire most of my life and have kept a close eye on what's going on in the county for the past five years or so," he said.

"I've always thought the talent has been here but over the past couple of years things haven't been working. We have made small changes and it's those changes that have made a significant difference to the squad."

Cornwell has named a 27-man squad for this week's game containing nine Cinderford players – Dave and Paul Knight, Chris McNeil, Andy Macrae, Chris Hall, Dewi Scourfield, Jake Carter, Tim Stevenson and Phil Kennedy.

Seven Lydney players also make the squad – Ben Lewis, Craig Jones, Dean Jenkins, Chris Holder, Will Jones, Paul Price and Jimmy Williams – along with Hartpury College's Jon May, Matt Gilbert, Royce Cadman and Will Waldron. Paul Knight (pictured) will skipper the home side.

Cornwell added: "This Saturday's game will be the battle of all battles. You can look at past results and say we have the edge, but I think it's all about what happens on the day."

More than 1,600 supporters turned out to watch Cornwall beat Somerset last week – and many of those will be heading to the Forest this week.

Cornwall coach Dave Thomas has drawn mainly on Redruth and the Cornish All Blacks for his players.

Gloucestershire Squad: D Knight, P Knight (capt), C McNeil, C Hall, A Macrae, D Scourfield, P Kennedy, J Carter, T Stevenson (all Cinderford), B Lewis, C Holder, D Jenkins, W Jones, J Williams, C Jones, P Price (all Lydney), J May, M Gilbert, R Cadman, W Waldron (all Hartpury College), D Bufton, M Panaho, S Edwards (all Dings Crusaders), D Pointon (Stourbridge), R Davis (Birmingham & Solihull), P Finkin (Newbury), N Codlin (Coney Hill).

Cornwall Squad (Redruth unless stated): Winnan (Cornish Pirates), Dirksen (St Ives), Westren (Cornish All Blacks, capt), P Thirlby, Sean Hawkey (Wadebridge Camels, UWIC), Webb (All Blacks), Rule, Richards, Pascoe (Penryn), Jacques, Hambly, Taylor (St Ives), Joyce, Heard, Clackworthy (Hayle), Collins, Hobson (Bath), Carroll, Cook, Hocking (All Blacks), T Rawlings (All Blacks), Fuca, Bright, Bolt (All Blacks), Hilton (Mounts Bay), Kenward.