Rest in the annual Duckett Memorial Game on Sunday at National Sports Club at 3 p.m.

They will try to atone for a miserable season during which they have have won only one of five games and will attempt to arrest a five-game losing slide which began last October.

"No, things haven't gone that well for us,'' said Police captain Sean Field yesterday, suiting up for his ninth Duckett clash on Sunday. "The game has taken on an added dimension for us. It means a lot and we've always played hard.'' Police dropped last year's game 12-0. They last won the game -- in memory of slain police commissioner George Duckett -- in 1992 with a 13-9 margin.

The men-in-blue will have a rejuvinated line-up with the return of scrum half Gareth Davies, who has been on the limp since the World Rugby Classic. Also back will be Troy Glasgow.

"Our ranks have been decimated this year,'' added Field. "We really reflect what has happened to the police force in Bermuda. A lot of the players simply can't get time off from work on Sundays.'' Field expects the biggest challenge his squad will face will be "shutting down their backs, they've got so many good ones.'' Expected to suit up for The Rest in the back row will be Scott Correia, Dave Conway, Keith Beattie, Michael Montgomery and Alvin Harvey.

"That's lots of experience,'' said Field.

With 57 points scored -- the fewest in the league -- Police have stumbled this season and Danny Cozens -- who has scored five tries -- makes up for almost half the team's scoring.

The game will take on added importance to other players, too, since the national squad for the World Cup game against the USA Eagles on March 12 will be named after the contest.

Teachers, meantime, have a couple of weeks to recover from their disappointing 17-17 draw against Mariners last weekend, and it will take at least that long to heal their bruised psyches after a game they should have won in the final seconds of play.

Heading into the match as the Amstel League's only undefeated team, Teachers got their biggest punch from Heath (Butch) Robinson, who scored a try in each half against the Mariners, his fifth and sixth of the season.

Robinson's try late in the contest knotted the score at 17-17, but the Reds were knocked out of the victory column when Andrew Correia failed to connect on the conversion as precious seconds ticked away.

The draw left Teachers with five wins and one tie on the season while Mariners continued their impressive year, improving their record to three wins, two losses and a draw.

Mariners jumped off to a 11-5 lead after the first half with a try from Conway and two penalty kicks from Declan O'Laughlin, a former captain who has returned to the squad.

Teachers captain Harvey, with a try, and Andrew Correia, with a conversion, gave Teachers their only lead of the day, 12-11, early in the second frame.

That lead, however, was short-lived when O'Laughlin connected on a brilliant drop kick from 30 yards out to put Mariners back in front.

Five minutes later, O'Laughlin scored on another penalty kick to make the score 17-12.

Renegades, meantime, won their second game of the season with a 29-5 walloping over Police, dropping the Blues to last place.

Renegades (2-4) jumped out to a 22-0 lead in the first half with tries from Dominic Sylvester and Andy Baldwin and a pair of scores from Wade Tihema.

Tihema got his third try of the game in the second half while Field managed to get Police on the scoreboard.

FIELD OF DREAMS -- Sean Field, centre, is hoping to take the sting out of a disappointing season on Sunday.