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Donnyknightfan ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 28 Feb 2021 Location: Doncaster Status: Offline Points: 559 |
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Into the second half of the season we go:
Saturday 18th December: Ampthill v Nottingham - 2pm Doncaster v Coventry - 2.30pm Hartpury v Ealing - 2.30pm Jersey v London Scottish - 3pm Richmond v Cornish Pirates - 3pm |
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Donny Knights - best team in Yorkshire
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Donnyknightfan ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 28 Feb 2021 Location: Doncaster Status: Offline Points: 559 |
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Predictions:
Ampthill 4 v 1 Nottingham - Amps at home should grind this out Doncaster 5 v 0 Coventry - Donny at home and with a score to settle after the reverse fixture, the boys will be up for this and will win in style Hartpury 4 v 1 Ealing - I predicted against Ealing last week and wasn’t far off. They don’t convince me away from home. They need to improve this week otherwise they will get turned over. Jersey 5 v 0 London Scottish - LS have improved markedly of late but I’m not sure they’ll get any joy in this one, not many will on the island this season. Richmond 0 v 5 Cornish Pirates - Mond put in a huge effort against Ealing and I fear they’ll suffer the consequences of that here. I think Pirates will win this at a canter.
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Donny Knights - best team in Yorkshire
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The Blues ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Status: Online Points: 4852 |
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Didn’t realise there was a round of matches… as it turns out to be our 2nd bye weekend.
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Stalwart ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 22 Nov 2011 Location: Penzance Status: Offline Points: 2146 |
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Ampthill v Nottingham 4 - 1 Doncaster v Coventry 4 - 1 Hartpury v Ealing 0 -5 Jersey v London Scottish 5 - 0 Richmond v Cornish Pirates 1 - 4
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Cherub ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 13 Jan 2020 Location: Addingham Status: Offline Points: 607 |
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Having slipped to third in the prediction league, I feel I can sit down again and forecast next Saturday’s results in a relaxed manner. All pressure is off.
Ampthill 4-0 Nottingham. Both teams will be targeting a win in this basement battle but I expect Ampthill to tough it out and get the points. Doncaster 5-0 Coventry. Doncaster to keep their momentum going after last Saturday’s result against an unsettled Coventry squad. Hartpury 0-5 Ealing. Up to a month or so back and I thought Ealing would be runaway leaders of this league. And if I was an Ealing supporter I would be tearing my hair out. Having said that, surely they will be training hard all week and be totally up for this trip to the south west? Jersey 5-0 London Scottish. Any trip to the Island is daunting. This should be no exception. Richmond 1-4 Cornish Pirates. I was not overly impressed with The Pirates against Ampthill and I think they will have to up their game against an inconsistent Richmond side. |
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Always trying to stay bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
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castleparknight ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 07 Jun 2012 Location: Doncaster Status: Offline Points: 3003 |
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Ampthill v Nottingham 5 - 0 I think this one is in the bag Doncaster v Coventry 5 - 1 Donny at the Fortress - Cov unlucky with injuries at the moment Hartpury v Ealing 2 -5 This could be a hard day at the office for Ealing Jersey v London Scottish 5 - 0 Got this one as my banker Richmond v Cornish Pirates 4 - 1 Pirates weren't great when they beat us (we were pants) and on the road there are gaps to be exploited. Richmond will feel positive about a strong display this weekend gone And as I entered the prediction competition late I have no pressure to perform so I definitely sat down relaxed and let my imagination run wild (see above for verification of that
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Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny!
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dropout22 ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 03 Jul 2017 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 516 |
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Ampthill 5-1 Nottingham
Doncaster 5-0 Coventry Hartpury 1-5 Ealing Jersey 5-0 Scottish Richmond 5-1 Cornish Pirates
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corporalcarrot ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 22 Sep 2013 Location: St Brelade Status: Offline Points: 4724 |
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Lots of potential banana skins to avoid this week but my present thoughts are: Amps 4-1 Notts Two well matched sides but home advantage should be enough for Amps by 3-6 pointsDonny 5-0 Cov If Cov play like they did in the second half at St Peter they could easily win but I go with a home win and hope they keep the pressure on at the top. Pury 1-5 Ealing If they get a decent crop of prem support Pury can test anyone in the league but Ealing have a fantastic squad and should win anyway. Jersey 5-0 Scottish Exiles are improving and usually play well against Jersey but I'm hoping the home forwards can grind out a decent win Mond 2-5 Pirates My game of the round between two brilliant clubs and could go either way - If this one is streamed I'll hope to see it. I hope Pirates win by a single point and both teams score 4 tries on a dry sunny day at the RAG.
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Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD.
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Old Gold ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 31 Dec 2008 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 1210 |
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Ampthill 5 - 2 Nottingham
Doncaster 5 - 0 Coventry Hartpury 0 - 5 Ealing Jersey 5 - 0 Scottish Richmond 4 - 1 Cornish Pirates
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One Club
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Brizzer ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 09 Mar 2012 Location: Jersey Status: Offline Points: 3398 |
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Ampthill 4 - 1 Nottingham … This could be a really good game and i think that home advantage will tell....just!
Doncaster 5 - 0 Coventry … Donny too good at home for this game. Cov had a great second half in Jersey, but I can't see Knights letting slip if they are ahead at HT. Hartpury 0 - 5 Ealing … Has to be a strong away win, doesn't it? Lots of talk about Pury fielding fringe PL players, but i will go for the settled side in this one. Would love to be proved wrong! Jersey 5 - 0 Scottish … I disagree with CC. Jersey win this one out wide. LS have a decent set of starting forwards, it is out wide that we will get the joy and in the last 20 as the changes come. Richmond 1 - 5 Cornish Pirates … Mond are a great club and on their day they can beat anyone, but how much will have been taken out of them last week against Ealing? I fancy the rock solid Pirates to steal this one. |
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Tackle Low!!!!!
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BigChief ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() London Scottish Joined: 12 May 2009 Location: Surrey Status: Offline Points: 703 |
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Ampthill 5 - 0 Nottingham
Doncaster 5 - 0 Coventry Hartpury 0 - 5 Ealing Jersey 5 - 1 London Scottish Richmond 1 - 5 Cornish Pirates |
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dropout22 ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 03 Jul 2017 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 516 |
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Richmond Pirates Off
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Runitback ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 22 Sep 2014 Location: North Status: Offline Points: 1214 |
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I can see many more games being postponed . . but then with 10 day isolation surely Boxing day fixtures at risk too . . . maybe time for a mid season break and cancel the cup to ensure league gets finished?
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Run with it
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Stalwart ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 22 Nov 2011 Location: Penzance Status: Offline Points: 2146 |
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Agree. With the way things are going there are going to be more matches postponed - which begs the question: when will they be played? If there's a positive in all this it might scupper the master plan to get Ealing up and pull up the drawbridge.
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Bluesman11 ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 13 May 2008 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1102 |
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I think we will see quite a few Boxing Day postponements, which is a shame because Bedford have a (capped) 4500 sell out. Personally, if teams are able to play I’d continue playing rather than having a forced break because it’s quite possible there will be more covid outbreaks later in the season, so if you don’t have one atm then you may as well get the game on.
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Stalwart ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 22 Nov 2011 Location: Penzance Status: Offline Points: 2146 |
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Definitely keep playing as long as possible. As you say, it will keep happening so get the games on while you can. Amazing numbers for Bedford - what great support you have.
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dropout22 ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 03 Jul 2017 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 516 |
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Bedford's crowds are truly incredible, 4500 is amazing for Level 2 & for a non-PRL side.
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Member728 ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 13 Aug 2009 Location: RAG Status: Offline Points: 2724 |
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Ampthill 5 - 0 Nottingham
Doncaster 5 - 0 Coventry Hartpury 0 - 5 Ealing Jersey 5 - 0 London Scottish |
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starting XV for Ealing against Hartpury - I think that this is probably the best side that I've seen Ealing put out this year, and not only because of the presence of club stalwart and centurion Alun Walker returning. Unfortunately, the club's last couple of matches have shown that Rayn Smid in the starting line up is a must, and there he is. Angus Kernohan adds some real pace to the wing, which I like, and Pat Howard is always good for a rampage or two through the mid-field. I'm even a fan of the bench picks in general. I'd like to see Will Davis instead of George, but I really like that we have a replacement 9 and 10 - makes me nervous not to. A strong side, which makes sense as they get a long rest before the New Year's day game against Pirates. 1. Dylan Smith 2. Alun Walker 3. Lewis Thiede 4. Simon Linsell 5. Bobby De Wee 6. Max Northcote-Green 7. Simon Uzokwe 8. Rayn Smid 9. Jordan Burns 10. Craig Willis 11. Angus Kernohan 12. Pat Howard 13. Max Bodilly 14. Cian Kelleher 15. David Johnston Replacements 16. Shaun Malton 17. James Gibbons 18. George Davis 19. James Cannon 20. Malon Al-Jiboori 21. Craig Hampson 22. Luke Daniels 23. Steven Shingler |
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Ampthill 4 - 1 Nottingham - A good arm wrestle
Doncaster 4 - 0 Coventry - Cov- will give them a battle Hartpury 0 - 5 Ealing - A must for Ealing but last week showed how vunerable they are Jersey 5 - 0 London Scottish - Surely but Scottish getting better as for crowds . . DMP got over 4500 for their last two games in Nat 2, against Macclesfield ( title decider) and Ampthill ( play off - that DMP won)
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Run with it
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