ST AUSTELL head coach Sam Parsons wants his side to ‘keep getting even better’ when they welcome surprise leaders Trowbridge to Tregorrick Park tomorrow (2.30pm).

The Saints themselves have started to build momentum having moved up to fifth following successive wins over Weston-super-Mare and last year’s runners-up Topsham, the latter 13 day ago.

Parsons felt they were good value in East Devon last time out.

“We went to Topsham with a confident feeling through the group, and off the back of a decent week’s training, we had clarity on how we wanted to play.

“We knew the threat they would pose, and with high pressure we were able to force them into early errors and build off the back of that.

“We wanted to get the ball into space early and test them in the wide areas and see if we could turn them. Dan Tyrrell had another stellar game and was getting us going forward time and time again both in the fifteens and through the middle.

“It was really good to see our shapes starting to click, and our general play was a lot smoother as a whole.

“AJ King also gave us a real steady defensive line from 13 and we looked like we had real control which was the perfect game to send us into this week against Trowbridge who have had a great start to life in the league.”

Unsurprisingly, there is just one change to the starting XV as flanker Hector Bright replaces Rory Jago, and Parsons hopes for even more.

He said: “We’re not just content with what we produced against Topsham, we want to keep getting even better and continue our momentum.

“At home we need to be targeting every point available and be aggressive in our pursuit of them, and with Trowbridge being an unknown to us, it allows us to solely focus on what we do and starting the game as quickly as possible.”

While the starting line-up is nearly the same, there are three alterations to the bench.

Parsons continued: “We do have some missing though. Props Dan Bennett and Scott Pearce are unavailable, Sam Stokes broke his hand last week in the Sinners’ excellent 74-0 win away at Newquay, and Dan Navas, who is now back in training, isn’t quite ready yet to return.”

Coming into the squad are veteran forward Hugh Noott who will provide the front row option, lock Tom Daniel who was given a four-week ban following his red card against Launceston, and young back Finn Bulley.

ST AUSTELL: Max Bullen; Jake Walker, AJ King, Jamie Stanlake, Dan Tyrrell; Neldus Kruger, Will Tanswell; Matt Boothby, Connor Wild, Charlie Nicholson; Adam Powell, Mark Vian (capt); Hector Bright, Cam Taylor, Kyle Marriott. Replacements: Hugh Noott, Tom Daniel, Rory Jago, Finn Bulley, George Tregilgas.