Championship round 17

Jersey Reds v Richmond : 14:00

Edited by OldNick - 25 Jan 2022 at 07:10

Jersey Reds v Richmond 5 - 0

Edited by Stalwart - 25 Jan 2022 at 10:33

Jersey Reds v Richmond 5 - 1 Mond will make Jersey work for their supper

Bedford     4 - 1 Hartpury

Coventry    1 - 5 Cornish Pirates 

Doncaster   5 - 0 Ampthill

Jersey      5 - 0 Richmond

Scottish    0 - 5 Ealing 

Jersey 4-1 Richmond. Per the write-ups, Jersey looked quite lively last week. I think their mojo will see them home against Richmond.
Doncaster 5-0 Ampthill. Doncaster are on a roll, and they are playing at home. And although Ampthill are showing they can compete in this division, they are understandably not quite there against the professional sides. Dependant on health issues I might try to get to this one.
Bedford 5-2 Hartpury. The Bedford backs have not produced recently. Here is their chance to re-emerge, especially as Hartpury have lost their international Number 8!
Coventry 1-4 Cornish Pirates. The home side's injury woes continue and although they will put up a good effort, the Pirates should get the result.
London Scottish 0-5 Ealing. If I was the Ealing coach I would be applying the Australian approach. Go just as hard for the tenth try as the first. But I am not their coach so this might be closer than you think.

The Blues wrote: The Blues season is falling apart! After beating Jersey I expected them to kick on and try be in the top 4 or at least me comfortably 5th.

islander wrote: The Blues wrote: The Blues season is falling apart! After beating Jersey I expected them to kick on and try be in the top 4 or at least me comfortably 5th. 2 defeats in a row doesn't constitute a season falling apart TB! The Reds lost successive games to Blues & Donny either side of NY, gaining nil points - twice - for the only occasions so far this season & seeing a 7-game unbeaten home run crash & burn. Disappointing, but not the end of the world, and we managed a battling win to get the train back on the track last w/e...

TB supports a club where the supporters expect success because its what they have grown used to whereas in practice where any club ends up in the Championship league table probably reflects the investment in their squad and their luck or otherwise with injuries.

Jersey Reds v Richmond 5 - 0 … Comfortable home win obviously!!
Doncaster v Ampthill 5 - 0 … Ampthill have some steel about them at the moment and will be a hard nut to crack, but Knights at home are formidable this season.
Bedford Blues v Hartpury 5 - 0 … Clear as day to me this one. Forecast is showing a great day for running rugby, none better at it than Bedford at home.
Coventry v Cornish Pirates 1 - 4 … I changed this from 0-5 to 1-4 as Pirates have struggled at times on the road this season. Cov not quite themselves this season, but improving, so could be a tighter game than I first thought.
London Scottish v Ealing 0 - 5 … Anything can happen at this level, but this would be one of the biggest shocks in years. Could make the league interesting though.

Good luck y'all. Stay safe now!   

corporalcarrot wrote: islander wrote: The Blues wrote: The Blues season is falling apart! After beating Jersey I expected them to kick on and try be in the top 4 or at least me comfortably 5th. 2 defeats in a row doesn't constitute a season falling apart TB! The Reds lost successive games to Blues & Donny either side of NY, gaining nil points - twice - for the only occasions so far this season & seeing a 7-game unbeaten home run crash & burn. Disappointing, but not the end of the world, and we managed a battling win to get the train back on the track last w/e...  TB supports a club where the supporters expect success because its what they have grown used to whereas in practice where any club ends up in the Championship league table probably reflects the investment in their squad and their luck or otherwise with injuries.

castleparknight wrote: It might surprise you to know that some of the semi-Pro sides in the Championship are spending way more on their squads than some of the Full - Pro sides so that statement is slightly flawed.  Those clubs have players that are demanding wages way above what the Knights will pay, and pretty sure the Reds too - not sure how the Pirates budget is these days - and we know Ealing is swimming in cash (ish). The Semi-Pro clubs are still paying big bucks or giving opportunities in the City to work that pays nicely. Luck and Injuries may have a part to play admittedly

Edited by dropout22 - 26 Jan 2022 at 23:37