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 Topic: Banana skins in the final furlongPosted: 08 Feb 2023 at 13:41 |
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Here we go with sides nearly on same number of matches played. No offence to teams not specifically mentioned
Sale Esher - A Chinnor - H Hull - A B Stortford - H * DMP - A * Rams - H (1 April) * R Park - A * Moseley - H The run in across March / April has some challenging fixtures with Rams & Rosslyn Park being their trickiest, but DMP away won't be simple and Stortford love to run. Edited by FHLH - 08 Feb 2023 at 13:42 |
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Posted: 08 Feb 2023 at 13:48 |
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Chinnor - H RP - H * Moseley - A " Leeds - H P Albion - A * Taunton - H Sale - A * Cinderford - H Esher - A With the title firmly in their sights, Rams have a mixed bag in the run in with three away fixtures presenting the trickiest and RP at home drifting away - what's happened there?
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Posted: 08 Feb 2023 at 13:52 |
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Rosslyn Park
Rams - A * Cambridge - A * Moseley - H Leeds - A P Albion - H Taunton - A Sale - H * Cinderford - A * The early and late fixtures will see the trickiest games, luckily they have Albion at home!
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Posted: 08 Feb 2023 at 13:59 |
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Bishops Stortford - H * Cinderford - A * R Park - H * Esher - A Moseley - H * Chinnor - A Leeds - A Hull - A P Albion - A * 5 banana skins lurking with the first three interesting! Stortford will be looking for revenge, Cinderford never easy away, R Park with a point to prove and Albion away as the final fixture - another tricky West Country trip Edited by FHLH - 08 Feb 2023 at 21:43 |
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Posted: 08 Feb 2023 at 14:00 |
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All of these are mixed in with clubs seeking points to avoid relegation as shown on the "Fingernails" thread!
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Posted: 08 Feb 2023 at 16:46 |
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Neck on the line
1st Rams 112 2nd Cambs 110 3rd Sale 109 4th Park 94
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Posted: 08 Feb 2023 at 19:09 |
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Given the way the league has been the last two years, I would suggest for the top four/five teams every game is a potential banana skin.
Why it is so much more fun than the premiership as a spectacle!
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Posted: 08 Feb 2023 at 21:31 |
So true whether members or visitors.
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Posted: 29 Mar 2023 at 17:54 |
Definitely too many ifs and buts, however it's Rams league to lose.
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Sale have been the nearly men on a few occasions twice against Caldy and once aagainst Old Elthamians.
They will be favourites in all the last three games but if as I think is likely they beat Rams this coming Saturday they still need Rams to slip up somewhere else. Sale have to get a bonus point win against Rams and deny Rams any points ......it is a tall order but I think that a mature and focussed Sale may just do it.
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I think Rams will see this through and they will beat Sale this weekend, it should be a hell of a game.
If Sale did get promoted would that pose an issue for Caldy, who had three outstanding Sale youngsters playing for them On Saturday ? I would like to see another Northern Team move up, it’s great seeing what Caldy have done this season to the establishment :-)
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Run with it
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Posted: 30 Mar 2023 at 00:28 |
Now Eddie, Cambridge have a game in hand so Sale win would be useful, but games won may come in to play. If only we'd managed the Caldy game last year... penalties not lineouts. Hence ifs and buts..
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Posted: 30 Mar 2023 at 09:21 |
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Meanwhile down in the relegation mix.
Sadly Hull already down. This leaves Moseley, Chinnor, DMP, Esher, Taunton and Leeds in the mix potentially, but after this week’s games that could all change for some.
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Cauliflower ear.
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Posted: 30 Mar 2023 at 09:35 |
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Some things may well be much clearer on Saturday evening. But, given the swirl of stories - not everything.
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Posted: 31 Mar 2023 at 18:44 |
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I feel DMP Moseley and Chinnor have done enough with the 7/8 point cushions they have I can’t see any of them not getting at least 3 bonus points from last three games.
It seems it’s Leeds, Hull and the key fixture could be DMP v Esher, Mosley v Taunton and Taunton v Leeds. I think Taunton will scrape it with DMP being the blow to Esher this year
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Posted: 01 Apr 2023 at 23:16 |
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Rams have Cinderford (H) and Esher (A)
Sale have Rosslyn Park (A) and Moseley (H) Cambridge have Hull (A), Plymouth Albion (A) and Moseley (H) |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2023 at 17:04 |
Do we definitely know how many are to be relegated yet?
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No. It is three, assuming every club is able to continue for next season. But if any club, or Wasps, does not take up their place, and informs the RFU in time for leagues to be rearranged, it could be fewer. |
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Posted: 02 Apr 2023 at 18:07 |
do you know when that cut-off is CQ?
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Leeds are doomed now, I believe. Maximum of 1 from Mose, Mowden, Esher and Taunton. Or none if it turns out to be only 2 down.
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