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islander
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I'm afraid the process of getting confirmed KO dates/times on official Champ site has been rather tortuous... with still several gaps/TBCs remaining across next 2 months. And that's where the BBC & other listings providers appear to source their info from
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JohnLowe
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I have been assured that our game against Ampthill is definitely still on
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Thatbloke
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gerg_861
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The Rugby Paper has done a preview of this weekend's matches
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Kimbo
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Nowt on the Donny site, so I'd imagine it's incorrect.
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Cherub
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The BBC website is showing the match between Doncaster and Ampthill is postponed. Is this a typo as it also shows the London Scottish v Ealing game as being on?
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Always trying to stay bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
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gerg_861
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Jersey Reds v Richmond 5 - 0 - I can't pick against Jersey at home, even if I did get stung by the Doncaster result.
Doncaster v Ampthill 5 - 1 - Top 3 club at home, yes, I think so. Donny very much on-form.
Bedford Blues v Hartpury 1 - 4 - No Nathan Hughes this week, but I feel like Hartpury have had better form this year as an actual team than in previous years - potentially due to no A-league keeping their squad more intact. Coventry v Cornish Pirates 1 - 5 - Cov did not look good against Ealing last week, and I don't think that they get well against Pirates, though I am hoping for an upset. LS v Ealing 0 - 5 - I think Ealing can get 5 points on this one even when it is postponed. |
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Member728
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now in Jersey Doncaster v Ampthill 5 - 0 Amps awkward team but not this time 5-0
Bedford Blues v Hartpury Blues disjointed this season 5-0 Coventry v Cornish Pirates Cov solid at home so 4-1 LS v Ealing Covid nothing to do with the incident after the Mond game for the prediction League i have picked the Cov game for bonus points If you correctly predict the exact result say 4-1 to Coventry you will get 5 points plus a bonus of another 5 points |
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All the Way
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Jersey Reds v Richmond 5 - 1
Doncaster v Ampthill 5 - 0
Bedford Blues v Hartpury 5 - 1 Coventry v Cornish Pirates 1 - 4 LS v Ealing 0 - 5 |
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corporalcarrot
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Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD.
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corporalcarrot
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Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD.
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Bunkermentality
First XV regular Joined: 06 Jun 2013 Location: Bucks Status: Offline Points: 77 |
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Postponed fixture is mirrored by Ealing Trailfinders 1871 v London Scottish Lions at Vallis Way which is on. These are the amateur teams. Details HERE.
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Monkey Magic
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London Scottish v Ealing Trailfinders - Postponed- Covid in Scottish camp
Edited by Monkey Magic - 27 Jan 2022 at 19:51 |
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Runitback
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Jersey Reds 4-1 Richmond - Full timers at home against part timers
Doncaster 4- Ampthill A really good tight game . . again a full time home team should always be favourites against part timers . . if nothing else fitness should be significantly better!!! Bedford Blues 5-2 Hartpury . . absolutely no idea here . .. so depends on how many loan players etc etc Coventry 1 -4 Cornish Pirates . . I cannot make my mind up here . . no doubt Cov will win!!! London Scottish 0-5 Ealing Trailfinders - Surely no mistakes from Ealing . . although LS motivated by last weeks result!!!!
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Run with it
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Welshie7
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Jersey 5 - 1 Richmond Jersey tough at home but Richmond will make them work hard for the win
Doncaster 4 - 1 Ampthill Slugfest Bedford 5 - 2 Hartpury Free scoring teams....aka not very good in defence Coventry 0 - 4 Cornish Pirates Pirates to get there in the end London Scottish 0 - 5 Ealing Unless Ealing have major illness on the day this will be very one sided....or at least should be in Ealing are truly a Premiership team in waiting |
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Donnyknightfan
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Predictions this week:
Jersey 4 v 1 Richmond - A tricky one because Richmond have started hitting some form again but Jersey will probably grind out a close victory. Doncaster 5 v 0 Ampthill - Close for probably 60 minutes but then Donny’s extra quality to show. Ampthill are making themselves hard to beat though so I’m not expecting a cakewalk. Donny by 10. Bedford 5 v 2 Hartpury - I’ve given up trying to work out Bedford. It seems as though they can beat or lose to anyone, as the recent Ampthill and Richmond games have shown. I think they may edge this though. Hartpury have leaked a lot of points recently and that’s not a great habit to have when going to GR. Coventry 1 v 4 Cornish Pirates - The general feeling is that Cov have been poor this season yet I was looking through their results and they have still only lost one game at home (Ealing). Granted a lot of their wins at the BPA have been narrow scrapes against teams you would expect them to beat. I think Pirates will win this but Coventry will get something. London Scottish 0 v 5 Ealing - Won’t be anything like the reverse fixture but the result should still be the same. Could Scottish score 4 tries?. Doubt it but hoping for a big upset.
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Donny Knights - best team in Yorkshire
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castleparknight
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My source is our Head Coach - who has stated that offers he has made to players have been declined on the basis that they are being offered more at the Semi-Pro clubs. The Semi-Pro clubs also tend (in a number of situations) to get more DR players meaning their income stream can focus on paying their direct contracted players more. One thing for sure is that the Knights do not have a top 4 budget, however by focussing on a younger, smaller squad they can offer great coaching and playing opportunities which is attractive to these players starting out in their rugby careers As for city jobs - these might not be directly supplied by the clubs, as a sweetener. but via sponsors etc. / also there is the access to higher paying jobs just because that is how the market is - the nearer the city of London the higher the pay opportunities are / the more jobs there are for well educated people (and we should recognise that in rugby union a lot of the players have been to university thus implying "well educated"). In Doncaster access to these roles are more restricted so there is less potential for these youngsters to get these opportunities.
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Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny!
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dropout22
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Jersey Reds 1-4 Richmond
Doncaster 5-0 Ampthill Bedford Blues 2-5 Hartpury Coventry 1-5 Cornish Pirates London Scottish 1-5 Ealing Trailfinders |
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dropout22
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Although the championship has a number of teams who train in the evening as opposed to in the day, i'd argue it's still very much a professional league. One key reason being as pointed out above is a number of full/time players earn less then their part/time counterparts, regardless of the fact they train in the evening. These players are earning part-time what others earn for their living, in the same league. Regarding Jobs in the city, i don't think any club currently provides these as a sweetener for players to join that are based within London. The only "proper" semi-pro teams i'd argue are Richmond and potentially London Scottish who i'd guess have the smallest and second smallest budget in the league. The others are either hybrid or in-between models or just plain and simple full/time train in the day outfits. Whilst potentially receiving lower wages then part/time counterparts, full/time clubs IMO have an advantage in the fact that they're full-time, they have a much larger amount of contact time both to train but also to gel as a squad, they'd likely have a longer pre-season aswell. They would have more time for stuff such as S&C, Skills, Analysis , those 1%'s that as fans sometimes it cannot be seen but come matchday across a season those marginal gains can have a big impact. Edited by dropout22 - 26 Jan 2022 at 23:37 |
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Pappashanga
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Blues line out and poor defence against rolling mauls are basic weaknesses. You can have scintillating backs but if the engine room is faulty you will struggle.
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