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FT Pirates 24 Ealing 29
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Originally posted by Geoff DC Geoff DC wrote:

FT Pirates 24 Ealing 29

What a finish. Pirates box kicked, and I think it would have been full-time if it had went off. Ealing then went through about five phases before the ball got spun wide to Rob Farrar, who ran the slowest final 20meters I have ever seen, and crashed over for the game winner.


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Well done Ealing. Sign of a champion team managing to grind out the win and getting the 5 points even at the death. Toughest away day for them and will be glad to get it out the way early season. Long journey home, or will they stay over in Penzance tonight?

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Originally posted by Jezmar Jezmar wrote:

Confusion reigns this evening in Oxfordshire. 
Are Chinnor away to Saracens in the Prem cup tomorrow or are they playing Ampthill in the Championship?
My understand was that a gentleman's agreement not to include anymore than 6 DRs in match day squads was reached between clubs, which seems to have gone straight out of the window down at Ampthill with their inclusion of 9 Saracens DRs in the starting line up and another 2 on the bench. 
Are things really that bad down at Ampthill already, so early in the season that the inclusion of all of these DRs is on an "absolutely necessary" basis.

It is frustrating, especially for a newly promoted side like Chinnor who didn't expect to be playing a Sarries 2nd XV in week 2. 

However, as you've seen a 'gentleman's agreement' doesn't really exist in the world of semi/fully pro rugby as there is too much at stake and so if the rules allow it, which in the case of DR numbers they do, then clubs will inevitably do whatever they need to do for a win. I don't agree with it but why wouldn't they I suppose. There is a real risk of losing any individual club identity by going down that path though.

Richmond found this out a couple of seasons ago when Scottish stacked their side (all within the rules) with Quins players in a must win game to decide who got relegated to Nat 1. Needless to say, Scottish prevailed that day and Richmond went down.

After last week's showing though, Chinnor will have enough to make it a decent close game today. Good luck to them.


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For anyone who hasn’t seen Nick Easter’s tweet:

“ Thanks @AmpthillRufc for your support in allowing @ChinnorRFCThame to realise what it would have been like to play in the prem cup by fielding a zombie @saracens squad.  Earlier than expected but looking forward to it nonetheless. #champclubsupport #hugeappreciation”

I counted 9 sarries in the ampthill starting lineup and another on the bench.
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Sarries have confirmed it themselves on their social media.
🅰️ Good luck to Ampthill for their home clash with @Champrugby new boys Chinnor. Pleased to see a strong sprinkling of @Saracens dual-reg talent with Hadfield, Beaton, Sylvester, Pearce-Paul, Sodeke, Eke, Jackson, Hallett, Hall, Isaacs & Murphy in the 23. #SarriesFamily

More like a sprinkling of Ampthill players in a Saracens starting line up! 
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