The 2023 Men’s Army v Navy matches take place this Saturday 13th May, with Twickenham Stadium once again hosting the pinnacle event in the services rugby calendar. The men’s teams of the Army and Navy will battle it out for the Babcock Trophy, and to be crowned champions of the 2023 Inter-Services Competition.

The Men’s match has been contested since 1907 and was first won by the Royal Navy with a narrow 15-14 victory. The match has been the highlight of the services rugby calendar ever since and has only ever been cancelled for the First and Second World Wars, and the Covid-19 pandemic. The clash for the Babcock Trophy is rich with services tradition and has an illustrious history. This weekend will mark the 104th Army v Navy Men’s match, which has been hosted at Twickenham since 1920.

We have great honour in announcing that Hull Ionians Scott Westwood is in the Men’s Army Squad, starting on the bench as a front row replacement. The Army team selected is:

ARMY MEN’S TEAM (WITH RANKS:
15. Maj William Reeve 14. Sgt Connor O’Reilly 13. Rfn Vereimi Qorowale 12. Capt Giles Bromley-Martin 11. Spr Cameron McDonald 10. Bdr Owain Davies 9. 2Lt Alexander Gliksten 1. Sgt Nathanael Titchard-Jones 2. Bdr Peter Austin 2. Sgt Gareth Smith 4. LBdr Josaia Visei 5. LCpl Koroinivuku Vereti 6. Capt Stu Cross (C) 7. Capt Samuel Ackers 8. Gnr Senitiki Nayalo
16. LCpl Epeli Kotobalavu 17. LCpl Stephen Jenkinson 18. Bdr Scott Westwood 19. Pte Viliame Kotobalavu 20. LCpl Ifereimi Boladau 21. Spr Michael McDonald 22. Spr Jack Johnson 23. 2Lt Frank Kelly

The 2022 match saw the Army run out victors at 35-27, in what was a thrilling exhibition of services sport at the home of English rugby. So, best of luck to Scott and his team for tomorrows match.
The Men’s Army v Navy match kicks off at 14:00 and will be livestreamed on the BFBS YouTube Channel, for those who want to keep up with the score and watch for Scott getting on the field.