It wasn't that long ago the Canowindra Pythons were gearing up to face the Blayney Rams in Central West Rugby Union's GrainCorp Cup Southern Division grand final, just over 18 months ago in fact in September of 2016. Now the club is fighting to return to the paddock after being forced to withdaw from the 2017 competition thanks to a lack of player numbers, but the Pythons have taken a number of huge steps toward that goal and will take another this weekend with the help of Eastern Suburbs. The Beasties are taking four sides to Canowindra's Tom Clyburn Oval for a bumper of set of trial games on Saturday afternoon, where they'll face the Pythons and fellow GrainCorp Cup side Molong, along with 2017 Blowes Clothing Cup runners-up Orange Emus. Easts' under-10 outfit is making the 300 kilometre trip as well, with the day continuing Beasties' commitment to country rugby - particularly the Central West - and acting as the perfect pre-cursor to the Beasties' Shute Shield clash in Oran