MINEHEAD Barbarians will be without their influential skipper Joel Lynch for their opening game of the season at home to Wells in Counties Two Somerset this coming Saturday (Sept 2).

Lynch, who was re-elected captain by the players earlier this summer, picked up the injury in pre-season and will be sidelined for 'a few weeks.'

Minehead will be staging a double header at the Stewart Field on Saturday with their 2nds playing their Wells' counterparts in a league match. Both matches kick off at 3p.m.