KIDDERMINSTER Carolians will be bidding to put a disastrous start to the season behind them when they welcome Burntwood to Marlpool Lane on Saturday.

The Midlands Three West (North) side have lost their opening three league games and been knocked out of the Intermediate Cup in a surprisingly poor start to the campaign.

However, they have the chance to give their season a belated kick-start with victory.

There's no such problems for Luctonians in Midlands One who look to continue their excellent form with a win at Scunthorpe.

Lucs go into the game on the back of a 50-3 thrashing of Old Laurentians and, on this form, they look certainties to mount another title challenge.

Malvern, meanwhile, have a tricky match at Nuneaton Old Edwardians. The Spring Lane side enjoyed a 21-19 win over Kenilworth in Midlands Two (West) to continue their solid start.

Nuneaton go into that game on the back of a 27-19 defeat at Bromsgrove. The Finstall Park outfit travel to Aston Old Edwardians while Hereford, following a weekend defeat at Stoke, host Derby.

Droitwich will be desperate to put a 24-18 defeat to Leamington behind them when they visit Old Coventrians in Midlands Four West (South). Spa have had a fine start to the season apart from last weekend's blip and look favourites to clinch victory at Coventry.

Fixtures:

Powergen Midlands One: Scunthorpe v Luctonians.

Powergen Midlands Two West: Aston Old Edwardians v Bromsgrove; Hereford v Derby; Nuneaton Old Edwardians v Malvern.

Midlands Three West (North): Kidderminster Carolians v Burntwood.

Midlands Three West (South): Keresley v Ledbury; Old Coventrians v Droitwich; Southam v Pershore.

Midlands Four West (South): Earlsdon v Worcester Wanderers; Evesham v Old Halesonians.

North Midlands One: Old Griffinians v Bromyard; Upton v Veseyans.

North Midlands Two: Bredon Star v Aldridge, Stourport v Tenbury.

North Midlands Three: Five Ways OE v Chaddesley Corbett, Greyhound v Bournville.