KIDDERMINSTER Carolians and Old Yardleians will meet in the second round of this season’s RFU Intermediate Cup.

KC will have to travel to Solihull as Old Yardleians have home advantage for the tie which will be played on Saturday, October 7.

Droitwich, who won the Midlands Senior Vase last season and were runners-up in the RFU Senior Vase, are competing in the Intermediate Cup this season following their promotion to Midlands Two West (South).

They will entertain Walsall in the second round with Old Saltleians travelling to Nottingham Casuals, Whitchurch hosting Matlock, Ludlow making the trip to Silhillians and Veseyans heading to Coventry to play Earlsdon.

In the RFU Senior Vase, Shrewsbury will have home advantage against Woodrush in an all-North Midlands second round tie on October 7.

Edwardians and Ledbury will also be at home to Shipston on Stour and Willenhall respectively but Harborne must travel to Alcester.

There is an all-North Midlands tie in the RFU Junior Vase second round with Church Stretton hosting Chaddesley Corbett.

Yardley & District will also have home advantage against Tupton from Derbyshire but Aston OE, Market Drayton and Pershore all face away trips on October 7.

Aston OE go to Northamptonshire to play Brackley with Market Drayton travelling to Stafford to play St Leonards and Pershore to Wednesbury.