Round 6 Officials, Team News, Scores

Pretty awful stuff at Doncaster.
Ealing were poor, Donny even worse.
On this evidence, a clear walk in the park for Newcastle. Donny pleased that Leeds even worse than they are. Any bets on a Yorkshire bottom two this season?

Brizzer wrote: Sounded like a watchable, crazy game at Ampthill today. Ampthill got back to a 2 point deficit before Jersey won a PT and scored again only for the hosts to finish off the scoring with a try of their own. Final score 38-47 to Jersey..... well worth the entrance fee by the sounds of things.

OldNick wrote: I’d add a torch, to get back to the clubhouse after the match, especially if there are any injuries.

You hit the mark on that one ON. There was indeed a significant injury delay in the first half of the match today and on a field with a heavy grass cover finishing a match in low light is a risk players, officials & supporters should not have to face. The hospitality in the town and at the ground was as good as I have experienced in years but without floodlights the game today should have kicked off not later than 1.30pm imo. Given the level of injuries in the Jersey squad a five point win is a great result but the number of tries conceded is testimony to their penalty and error count. Amptill have a cracking squad of players who could beat anyone in the league on their day and over time should be a great addition to the Championship.

Ampthill are planning to move and the new location about a mile away will have lights, but do not know when it wil be ready. I quite like the bowl and have seen much weather there.

Camquin wrote: Ampthill are planning to move and the new location about a mile away will have lights, but do not know when it wil be ready. I quite like the bowl and have seen much weather there.

I think the bowl is a brilliant ground alongside Tynedale as one of the best to visit. If Amps want to move or install floodlights in future I hope it works out for them but until they do matches should start earlier to avoid installing bells in the rugby ball and neon shirts for the players.

Very much enjoyed Ampthill - a great welcome from a proper rugby club. They have made a solid start - only Doncaster have a better record over their first six games as a newly-promoted club in recent years (Jersey in 2012 and Ealing a year later were both P6/L6 at the same stage). And they have plans to set up a new ground less than a mile away, albeit that they may take a couple of years with planning etc.

Not being a clever clogs here  Ecksile, but thats the joy and misery of our sport- you can only play as well as the opposition let you. It looks like the Championship is more wide open than ever before at the moment but others might be able to answer you more specifically.

cheshire exile wrote: Given Ealing's performances so far I think it's a stretch to assume they are the logical pick for runners up spot. I suspect Cov, Jersey and the Pirates will all have something to say about that.

islander wrote: As Kimbo alluded to, a heavy defeat for Cov at KP today, Newcastle winning 46-7... Notts just scored BP try at the death & lead Bedford 29-14 [update = that's FT]

like Doncaster, Bedford seem in a real rut at the moment. don't know what the problem is but I've been surprised at how poor Bedford's attack appears to have been. even when Bedford have been through poor periods previously they've always scored loads of points. 6 games in and Bedford, Donny and Leeds are the bottom 3. probably wouldn't have thought that before the season started. I know that Donny's next game is at Headingley. that is a huge match.

Credit where it’s due Falcons without needing to get out of low gears are beating the teams they face. No pressure lads but let’s make them work a bit harder for promotion.