LYDNEY RFC's focus remains firmly on their status in the national league - but the Tetley's Bitter Cup and Saturday's big day out at Moseley is a great opportunity to cause an upset, says rugby chief Rhodri Lewis.

There's a tendency for Lydney supporters to take a cup run for granted. The town team has enjoyed successful runs much bigger clubs, towns and even cities would chew up a rugby ball for.

But at Regentsholme it has all been part of the season and it often comes as a shock to visiting teams when they drop over Highfield Hill to find such a successful team in only a small town.

Moseley travelled to Regentsholme for trials and will know what to expect when Lydney run out at the Reddings on Saturday. The Second Division club were once fully professional but ran into financial difficulties and have had to sell their ground. They are now talking of a link and ground sharing with soccer giants West Brom.

Lydney now have an important link with Moseley's professional days - scrum-half Richard Turner was a full-time player with them before the bubble burst.

Now living in Aylburton, Turner has made an important contribution to Lydney's success this term and will play an important part in getting Lydney in gear for a golden opportunity to make the big time yet again.

"It's a good opportunity to gauge ourselves against a team from a higher division. It is a game we are not expected to win so in a sense all the pressure is on Moseley. If we play to our full potential we are in with a shout. It's a cup game and there is an old saying that anything can happen on such an occasion," said Lewis.

Players from both sides are well known to each other and Lewis expects to be selecting from a full squad.

"There is a doubt over Scott Edwards who pulled a muscle at Morley. He will have a fitness test this Thursday, but for a rare change we have no other problems," he said.

A couple of hundred Lydney supporters are expected to make the trip to Birmingham and their encouragement will be vital.

"Moseley's season has been up and down. They put 40 points on Coventry and conceded 40 points against Bristol. After the intense pressure of the league this is another kind of opportunity, " said Lewis.

The Lydney coach is already thinking ahead to the next league challenge - at home to Henley the following week.

"It's one I think we can win. We scored a try apiece up there and they won on kicks. I want to reverse that at Lydney," he said.