2021-22 Championship - Week 2 Predictions

Doncaster 5 v 0 London Scottish - A hurting Donny to respond with a big win

Hartpury 1 v 5 Cornish Pirates - Pirates should have too much firepower

Jersey 5 v 2 Bedford - I think Bedford will get close but not close enough. High scoring game in prospect

Ampthill 1 v 5 Coventry - Cov should continue the momentum from yesterday here

Richmond 1 v 4 Nottingham - a tight game on the cards. Notts to sneak it

Donny 5-0 Scottish - Scottish looked like they weren't quite fully baked. Donny to put the Scottish pies in the oven, and then gobble them up.

Hartpury 1-5 Pirates - Hartpury looked better than I expected, but I think that was more poor play by Ealing than good play by 'pury. Pirates to put them to the sword.

Jersey 5-2 Blues-  Jersey to get off to a flying start, but expect lots of tries.

Ampthill 4-1 Cov - The mob defend the dell.

Mond 4-1 Nottingham - The mighty mond to grind Nottingham down at the RAG.

Doncaster 5 v 0 London Scottish

Hartpury 4 v 1 Cornish Pirates - two evenly matched teams . . CP with a very young team

Jersey 5 v 1 Bedford - Home advantage, it should be a cracker

Ampthill 0 v Coventry 5 - Cov looking like the real deal

Richmond 0 v 5 Nottingham - Notts started well under Nottingham legend, they have the mojo and easily dispatched Richmond last season.

Doncaster 5 - 0 L Scottish 

Hartpury 1 - 5 C Pirates

Jersey 5 - 0 Bedford

Ampthill 1 - 5 Coventry

Richmond 1 - 4 Nottingham

Hartpury 0 v 4 Cornish Pirates

Jersey 5 v 1 Bedford

Ampthill 0 v Coventry 4

If the weather is good on Friday I can also recommend taking the No 22 bus to L'Etacq and try the Oysters or BBQ scallops with a glass of dry white at Faulkners in St Ouen - just down the hill from my place and a wonderful view:

then walk along South the beach to El Tico for a beer before getting the bus back into Town.

Always pay by card on the bus in Jersey they charge more if you pay in cash.

Mind you, will have another 10 days if I test + on arrival!

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There lies the issue facing anyone wanting to get to a game in Jersey under current rules. I believe there is an option to take a PCR test 72 hrs before you travel and avoid the arrival test but adds extra cost to the trip. Adjacent Island Guernsey are scrapping PCR arrival tests from 4th October and replacing with LF Tests that you have to purchase at £25.

Abbotsman. Not sure the comparison with Guernsey is helpful; the two Islands have adopted significantly different strategies to combatting Covid & don't really see much benefit in going into the details on here.

Everyone arriving in Jersey since our border reopened on 3/7/20 has had a free test on arrival. The current situation is that test results take 8-12 hours but if you're double-jabbed you don't have to isolate until you get the result. Is there a risk you'll test +ve? Yes, sure, but the numbers are tiny, a handful per day out of a couple of thousand - there's risk in most things... paying for a PCR test before you come is an option, meaning that if you test +ve you don't come to Jersey and isolate at home - some people might prefer to 'do their time' here!