Weston-super-Mare RFC will be taking on head coach Dave Burge’s former side Gordano this season in the first-ever league meeting between the two sides.

Head coach Burge will take his Weston-super-Mare 1st XV to Gordano's Caswell Lane ground on October 26th for the matchup between Burge’s two teams after the provisional fixture list has been released.

Burge started his playing career at Weston as an eight-year-old before progressing through the youth teams all the way to the first team, for which he made 257 appearances including three seasons as Club Captain.

He then went on to spend seven years at Gordano, starting as forwards coach in 2016 before becoming head coach three years later.

During his tenure as head coach Burge helped steer them through two promotions to the Regional 2 Severn league.

Burge was appointed Weston's head coach last April, succeeding former England prop Darren Crompton.

However, the season ended with relegation, which has led to the two Clubs meeting in the coming season with the return leg at the Recreation Ground happening on February 1st, 2025.

Apart from playing Gordano, Weston’s 2024/25 campaign in the Regional 2 Tribute Severn league starts when they face Old Centralians away a month earlier on September 7th.