DESTINY WEEKEND FOR TITLE CHASERS!

Worthing Rugby Club receive rivals Cambridge on Saturday (2.30pm) with the winners the likelier to win London 1 '” the prize for Worthing being National League status for the first time.

Worthing Hockey Club's men are home on Saturday to leaders Blackheath (1.10) and must win to stay on course for promotion from Regional to South.

Penguin Hockey Club's men are at home on Saturday (11.35) to Middleton & Bognor in a virtual Sussex League title decider about who rises to Regional status.

On Sunday, Worthing, in the competition for the first time in their modern history, go to Sevenoaks (2pm) in the National Mixed Cup having dumped out one of the favourites Epsom.

And in basketball Worthing Thunder travel to Brunel University at Uxbridge (4pm) to defend their National Trophy against formidable London United with the reward a chance to play City of Sheffield in the final at The Brighton Centre.

Worthing RFC turn to Mike Imrie, their captain when they won London 2 South two seasons ago, to replace injured captain Jody Levett and lead them for the rest of the season. Cambridge are an attacking machine of varsity blues from all over the world. Worthing have the best defensive record in the division. Charlie McGowan will pull on Levett's No 6 jersey.

WORTHING RFC: Taylor; Coulson, Butler, Stewart-McDonald, Stephens; Dudley, Imrie; Storer, Alcott, Bennett, Dove, B.McGowan, Kirchell, C.McGowan, O'Gorman. Bench: Monoogian, Kimmer, Coombe.

Blackheath have never beaten Worthing HC here. The Kent-Sussex champions automatically go up, the runners-up go into a four-way play-off. Worthing's squad is being tested by injuries and unavailabilities.

WORTHING HC MEN: Godsmark; Warner, Godber, Martin; Beales; Allan, Ansell, Massie; Duncan. B.Lock, D.Lock. Bench: Minchell, Clark.

Their mixed team takes on a Sevenoaks side whose men pipped Worthing to the Kent-Sussex title by a point last season, and whose women are in the National League.

WORTHING HC MIXED: Godsmark; Edmondson, Beales, Godber, A.Warner, Ansell, Clarke; S,Greenway, C,Greenway, B.Warner, Formstone, Whiting, Andrea Catlow, Butler.

Thunder coach Gary Smith needs to be brave in his rotations and place his faith in fringers Sam Mead and Pat Bates against a deep but possibly big-match unfamiliar United team.