Preparations for Trojans' long Powergen Junior Vase hike to Wisbech have been far from comfortable as they have suffered a number of injury doubts.
The backlash of the tough encounter against Millbrook last weekend have dug deep into Pete Surtees' squad as backrow pair Chris Bailey and Ben Boyes are definitely out, as is centre Ben Collins.
Bailey has a broken finger while Boyes dislocated a vertebra and Collins will be out of action for nearly two months. Impressive youngster Gary Fitzgerald has a cut eye but is named on the bench as cover.
Those absences means returns for Tim Higham and Dave Strange while Tim Zeale comes back after having the weekend off and Adrian Smith slots in at full-back for James Pennington, who is away on business.
It is not the best situation for the match against the Eastern Counties Division One leaders who have not lost in this competition at home in 11 matches.
Hampshire's only other representative, Nomads have been given a slightly easier chance of moving through to round five as their original opposition, Essex One leaders Upminster were thrown out of the competition and replaced by Belsize Park, mid-table in Herts-Middlesex Two South.
The Hampshire One club will now start as favourites, being the highest league side, and have key players returning including Jon Williams at hooker and fly-half Mark Springall.
In the Intermediate Cup, 2002 finalists Gosport & Fareham are just four steps away from a repeat trip to Twickenham but find Cornish giants Camborne stand in their way at Dolphin Crescent in this last 32 clash.
Having won their last 11 home National cup ties since 1999, Gosport will certainly have that edge over their long distance travellers, who will need to win a third away match in a row if they are to progress.
Skipper Simon Burns knows that this game will be the toughest one they have faced so far. "Cornish sides don't take any prisoners and that's why we can't take it easy," he said. "It is going to be hard but we can win it."
Havant attempt to return to the top six of National Division Three South with a return to Old Patesians, where they have already become unstuck once this season in the Senior Cup competition.
They are again hampered by injury, especially up front with Steve Cruddas, Paddy Conlon and Matt Harrison all struggling and Dylan Raubenheimer definitely out. Graham Butterworth and Nick Whittle both start while Ali Ramus is back from Africa on the bench.
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