NORTH Midlands have reshuffled their side for their opening game in the Midlands Divisional Clubs 18-Group Rugby Union Championship against Staffordshire at Stafford tomorrow (2pm).

Moseley's talented fly-half Jon Critchlow has been forced to withdraw from the North Mids squad because of illness and his place has been taken by his club-mate Marc Marren.

North Midlands have made two more changes in their three-quarter division.

Will Hill of Kidderminster Carolians and Steve Bainbridge of Bromsgrove have been brought in at centre and wing respectively with Alistair Hills and Dan Pugh moving to the bench.

Bainbridge, the youngest member of the squad at 16, has won rapid promotion from the North Midlands Under 17- set-up and he impressed the selectors with his pace during training this week.

Revised North Midlands Under-18 side: Dave Wellavize (Bromsgrove); Tom Tench (Moseley), Will Hill (Kidderminster Carolians), John Ruda (Bromsgrove), Steve Bainbridge (Bromsgrove); Mark Marren (Moseley), Nick Ras-telli (Moseley); Gareth Evans(Bromsgrove), Ian Coles (Kidderminster Carolians), Declan Fitzpatrick (Moseley captain), Joe Purcell (Moseley), Jon Easton (Kidderminster Carolians), Dave Westwood (Moseley), Darren Forder (Moseley), Simon Evitts (Shrewsbury).

Reps: Alex Wendon (Worcester), Alex Barnett (Shrewsbury), Richard Rainbow (Sutton Coldfield), Dan Moss (Yardley and District), Jordan Hackett (Carolians), Alistair Hills (Malvern), Dan Pugh (Telford).