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corporalcarrot 
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 Topic: Round 1 You love it reallyPosted: 31 Oct 2022 at 13:57 |
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Pool A
Sunday 6th 2pm Archers 2-5 Jersey Should be great entertainment could go either way 3pm Trailfinders 5-0 Pury Banker home win Pool B Fri 4th 19.45 Exiles 3-3 Blues Should be fun to watch Sat 5th 2.30pm Donny 5-0 Cov At home Donny will put on a performance Pool C Sat 5th 2pm Caldy 5-2 Amps My tie of the round I hope they stream this one. 3pm Mond 5-1 Pirates On their own turf Mond to take this one
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Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD.
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castleparknight
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Posted: 31 Oct 2022 at 14:09 |
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Pool A
Sunday 6th 2pm Nottingham 1 - 5 Jersey 3pm Trailfinders 5 - 1 Hartpury Pool B Fri 4th 19.45 Scottish 0 - 5 Bedford Sat 5th 2.30pm Knights 5-0 Coventry Pool C Sat 5th 2pm Caldy 5 - 2 Ampthill 3pm Richmond 5 - 0 Pirates
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Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny!
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greenpower
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Posted: 31 Oct 2022 at 16:06 |
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are these separate predictions to the league ones
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Runitback
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Posted: 01 Nov 2022 at 13:11 |
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Pool A
Sunday 6th 2pm Archers 5-2 Jersey Should be great entertainment could go either way 3pm Trailfinders 5-0 Pury Full squad run out Pool B Fri 4th 19.45 Exiles 5-1 Blues BB rotate squad - Scottish Quins need to find form Sat 5th 2.30pm Donny 5-0 Cov At home Donny will put on a performance Pool C Sat 5th 2pm Caldy 5-2 Amps Yes a big win for Caldy 3pm Mond 1-5 Pirates Richmond tend to play 2nd XV
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Run with it
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Cherub
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Posted: 01 Nov 2022 at 16:27 |
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I have no great love for this competition. It is merely an excuse to fill in fixtures for a too small league. I doubt if all coaches will field their strongest sides and there is only a watered down incentive for players to win as giant killing results rarely occur in rugby.
But I will gladly offer my predictions if they count towards the overall season standings. |
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Always trying to stay bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
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kempstonblue
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Posted: 01 Nov 2022 at 17:34 |
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I guess when your sports national team are playing, you want to avoid playing the same time.
Of an age where I remember Bedford entertaining Scottish clubs ahead of Calcutta Cup games at Twickenham. Or that Autumn would see three tests and English Divisions play a touring team…now tourists rack up the air miles across Europe. Although the size of Australia distances in Europe I guess are not that bad. Would I prefer more league matches. Yes. Unlike the EFL Championship, I don’t think we have a proliferation of current international players in the Championship. However the wk 2 fixture Bedford v Coventry on Armistice Day Evening has me next week begging 🙏 the boss for a half day holiday. Still no love for the competition though.
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Looking forward to new beginnings.
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Kimbo
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Posted: 01 Nov 2022 at 17:37 |
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You're wrong really.
Cherub is right though.
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Donnyknightfan
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Posted: 02 Nov 2022 at 21:48 |
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I’m going to keep a separate predictions table for the cup games and then maybe add the totals to the league scores later in the season. I’ll see how many people get their guesses in, if we get enough interest, they’ll count towards the overall league.
Anyway, here’s my guess on what might happen this week, with all the usual caveats about team selections etc. Pool A: Nottingham 5 v 2 Jersey Ealing 5 v 0 Hartpury Pool B: London Scottish 5 v 2 Bedford Doncaster 5 v 0 Coventry Pool C: Caldy 5 v 1 Ampthill Richmond 5 v 1 Cornish Pirates In Pool A , I think Nottingham will just edge out a Jersey team that I think could rotate their squad this week. Ealing will be too good for Hartpury whoever they pick. Pool B - I think LS could use the cup games to kick start their season and I think they’ll start with a win against an inconsistent, and probably not full-strength, Bedford. I also expect Donny to continue their impressive home form and beat Cov. Pool C - Caldy will go for it in every game this season and they probably don’t have the luxury of making mass changes so I’m tipping a win for the Ravers. Amps will still be tough to beat though. I know Richmond normally give the cup lip-service but with the group they have, I expect them to really go for it in this first game and I think they can beat a transitional Pirates team. Edited by Donnyknightfan - 02 Nov 2022 at 22:03 |
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Donny Knights - best team in Yorkshire
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greenpower
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Posted: 02 Nov 2022 at 21:56 |
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pool a nottingham 1 5 jersey
ealing 5 0 hartpury pool b scottish 1 5 bedford doncaster 5 1 coventry pool c caldy 5 1 ampthill richmond 5 1 pirates
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Cherub
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Posted: 03 Nov 2022 at 08:55 |
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The only way to do this is to pretend they are league games as there are just too many unknowns as to what strength of side each team fields. I start off by saying Ealing will win the cup and Ampthill won't.
Nottingham 1-4 Jersey Ealing 5-0 Hartpury L Scottish 2-5 Bedford Doncaster 4-0 Coventry Caldy 3-3 Ampthill Richmond 1-4 Pirates |
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Brizzer
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Posted: 04 Nov 2022 at 13:50 |
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Nottingham 0-5 Jersey ... The Jersey 'fringe' are no weaker than the starting 15 and are all playing for places. I think that the Reds take this.
Ealing 5-0 Hartpury ... So many strong players in the Ealing squad. Cannot see past a comfortable home win here. L Scottish 4 1 Bedford ... I can see an upset here if Bedford rotate and LS don't. They have been improving. Doncaster 5-0 Coventry ... It's Donny at home innit? Caldy 4-1 Ampthill ... Caldy to take revenge from a few weeks ago. Richmond 4-1 Pirates ... Both teams to rotate. Close home win. |
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All the Way
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Posted: 04 Nov 2022 at 13:54 |
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Nottingham 1-4 Jersey
Ealing 5-0 Hartpury L Scottish 2-5 Bedford Doncaster 4-0 Coventry Caldy 4-1 Ampthill Richmond 1-4 Pirates |
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BigChief
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Posted: 04 Nov 2022 at 14:16 |
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Nottingham 1 - 5 Jersey
Ealing 5 - 0 Hartpury L Scottish 5 - 2 Bedford  Doncaster 5 - 1 Coventry Caldy 5 - 1 Ampthill Richmond 4 - 0 Pirates |
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gerg_861
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Posted: 04 Nov 2022 at 16:49 |
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Ealing Trailfinders team to face Hartpury: Massively excited for this team with a coupke of debutants, and a few folks coming back from injury. 15. Jack Metcalf 14. Luke Daniels 13. Max Bodilly 12. Peter Robb (debut) 11. Cian Kelleher 10. Dan Lancaster 9. Jack Grant 1. Will Davis 2. Kevin O'Byrne (debut) 3. Lewis Thiede 4. David O'Connor (C) 5. Danny Cutmore 6. Rob Farrar 7. Simon Uzokwe 8. Jack Digby Replacements: 16. Cam Terry 17. James Gibbons 18. George Davis 19. Simon Linsell 20. Carlo Tizzano 21. Jordan Burns 22. Steven Shingler 23. David Johnston |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2022 at 16:50 |
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Nottingham 1 - 5 Jersey
Ealing 5 - 0 Hartpury L Scottish 0 - 5 Bedford Doncaster 5 - 1 Coventry Caldy 5 - 1 Ampthill Richmond 3 - 3 Pirates - why not? |
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KnightsBoy
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Posted: 04 Nov 2022 at 20:45 |
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LS 21 Bedford 3 ht
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islander
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Posted: 04 Nov 2022 at 21:36 |
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26-10 latest at the RAG. Not quite over, but well done LS
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islander
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Posted: 04 Nov 2022 at 21:41 |
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26-17 FT
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gerg_861
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Posted: 04 Nov 2022 at 22:46 |
Oh my. Did Blues put out an experimental team?
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OldNick
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Posted: 05 Nov 2022 at 14:54 |
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Doncaster 0 - 0 Coventry coming up to 20 mins. Sounds pretty turgid stuff.
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