It's been said before but it's worth repeating ... Get down on Sunday and show China your support ... as well as watching the Dons take on the cream of local talent ... YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE!

He deserves our support , will be there.

The Dons will play against a Doncaster amateur select side in their final pre-season fixture at Wheatley Hills RUFC on Sunday 29 January. The game will kick off at the earlier time of 2:00pm.

All proceeds of the game will go to Dons' winger Dean ‘China' Colton who is in his testimonial season. Bentley born Colton has been a tremendous servant to the club and has played 270 games scoring over 80 tries.

Dons Juniors was his first club in 1990 and he made his debut for the first team in April 2002 against Sheffield Eagles. He scored his first try for the Dons a couple of months later against Dewsbury on June 17th.

Colton briefly left the Dons for a season at Featherstone Rovers in 2007 and crossed the whitewash seven times from 17 appearances for the Post Office Road outfit.

He went on to represent Scotland in the 2008 World Cup in Australia and played two games in the group stages scoring a try against France.

Colton has pace to for burn and has been a very consistent performer for the Dons and certainly knows the way to the try line.

He is also good in defence and is predicting a good season for the club in 2012: "I think we'll do well this season," he told The Star. "We've got a good mix of young and senior players and Paul Cooke is obviously going to be a big signing for us.

"We've missed someone like him to fill the shoes of Paul Mannson and Graham Holroyd."

Dons' head coach Tony Miller has named a 19 man squad and the coaching team of Andy Whitfield (Bentley head coach), Martin Rowlands (Moorends head coach) and Ian Tattersall have named a 20 man squad consisting of local players from Bentley Good Companions, Toll Bar and Moorends Marauders.

Refreshments and food will be available on the day and there is seating available in the small stand. Please contact the club on 01302 765888 if you require any further information.

Colton has proved to be a very popular player for the club throughout his career and has worn the Dons shirt with pride. Please make every effort to support him on this special day.

Prices for the match are as follows:

Adults: £5
Concessions: £4
Children: £2

Dons squad: Mick Butterfield, Kyle Bibb, Mark Castle, Dean Colton, Jamie Crowther, Jack Ely, Mike Emmett, Craig Fawcett, Tom Hodson, Carl Hughes, Mike Kelly, Kyle Kesik, Craig Lawton, Dean O'Loughlin, Nathan Powley, Craig Robinson, Kyle Sampson, Lee Waterman, Fran Welsh

Doncaster select squad: Steve Allen (M), Shaun Archer (B), Dean Armstrong (M), Tom Brandham (TB), Gareth Carey (TB), Shaun Carver (M), Ian Evans (M), Wayne Green (M), Chris Hemmings (B), Tom Holt (TB), Danny Hornsby (M), Kev Lake (M), Alex Palmer (M), Paul Purnell (B), Ryan Rafferty (M), Dougie Reed (B), Mark Roach (M), Shaun Roberts (M), Lyndon Stayley (B), Nick Tesh (B),

Key: B - Bentley, M - Moorends, TB - Toll Bar

Looks like Cooke , Edwards , Sanderson & Townend are missing out on Sunday .

Wonder if we are any closer signing a couple of backs before the Rail Cup games.

No Chris Allen for the select side which is a shame .

Chris Allen has had to have 18 stiches in his lip from what i have heard on the jungle drums

it is a shame cause hes a great player by all accounts.

May be the coaches intend to have a look at this side? After all isn't that the idea behind these fixtures (as far as I can tell from what Colton said in an article I read in the star) providing a pathway for local talent to come through into the semi pro ranks?

Hey just looking through and seen some mention of buying a testimonial shirt - are they definately for sale? as in a replica that can be worn to matches not a used one being auctioned off? Because if they are me and the father are interested so long as they don't cost more than a usual shirt. If this isn't happening as yet perhaps folks should post on here if they would like a shirt as well as how many and may be the company making them could be convinced to make some more? money could go towards the testimonial.

If this is already happening then sorry for wasting time I couldn't find confirmation on here or in freepress.

From what i have been told China's replica shirts and Dons new seasons shirts will be on sale as well as auctioning off the players shirts at the end of the game.

There should be buckets next to the entrance so people can put money in.
Way i see it i would have paid a tenner at Keepmoat so the spare fiver can go inti Deans pocket.

Butterfield a doubt www.thestar.co.uk/sport/rugby-league

Butterfield a doubt www.thestar.co.uk/sport/rugby-league

We have just been informed by our kit manufacturer (Kingdom of Sport) that Dean Colton's testimonial shirts have arrived in stock and will be on sale at the game on Sunday

Shirts will cost £35

Front view of China's shirt: twitter.com/#!/doncaster_rlfc/st ... to/1/large Rear view of China's shirt: twitter.com/#!/doncaster_rlfc/st ... to/1/large

Front view of China's shirt: twitter.com/#!/doncaster_rlfc/st ... to/1/large Rear view of China's shirt: twitter.com/#!/doncaster_rlfc/st ... to/1/large

52-4 was the final score I think.
I enjoyed it. It was nice to see so many familiar faces
Sean Leaf, Peter Green,Johnny Woodcock, Audley Pennant etc.
As well as the usual Dons faithful supporters.

Well done to the Select side and well done to the Dons.
On cold, damp, muddy days like today you can feel the pain of the hits. Rugby is a man's game.

Well done to all concerned.
COYD

PS
Put Tom Hodson in the clear and wave him bye bye!

I thought it was Dons 50 - Doncaster Select 4, although will stand corrected

China got two tries and missed a conversion.

We got there just after the game started and we were the 389/390th people through the gate, so a good turn out for China

I must have miscounted, i had it ad 50. 4. decent game

Also, I am loving that kit! Need to get one of those, if not only to have fun explaining why I have a blue and gold shirt, with a Doncaster badge, a Scottish thistle design and China on the back

That's brilliant, I'd have guessed nearer the 200-mark. I always find it hard to guess when people are stood most of the way round the pitch (or perhaps it's my age

).

was a good turnout. shame about the rain round half time, but didn,t take anything away from the game.

Enjoyed the afternoon & seeing some faces from the past in the bar ! A good run out for the players , Thought Carl Hughes had a good game at 6 & young Tom Hodson looked quick on the wing.

Chris Hemmings had a good game for the amateurs .

All in all a good afternoon for Dean (china).

Echo what Paul Weighman has said. Great to see faces from Thorne and Moorends where I live and their young familes on tow enjoying the game. If this had been in summer Im sure the barbeques would have sold out. My feeling is a few of the district team could have worn a Dons shirt and would not have looked out of place but nice to hear the local lads after a try being scored against them geeing everybody up. Had a word with Jonny Woodcock but seemed the many long away trips for the Dons put him off, although he has not commited himself till the RU has finnished. Great day all round.

Score on official site Dons 50 Select13 4

6 and 7 for the Select stood out.

Both Marauders, 7 Was Ryan Rafferty the son of Roy, the 6 Was Mark Roach! Another son of an ex Dons player (Howard Roberts) was the 14 who went to stand-off (Shaum Roberts).

To be expected the amateurs gave the pro's a game for a good hour.