Latest score Week 4 12 October

That’s a fair point. If you get a referee like yesterday who just lets a team lay all over the ball at the breakdown and kill it every time you get near their line it’s hard work. Donny were poor, Scottish were no better than mediocre and the ref was appalling. It was a terrible game. Donny lost the penalty count despite absolutely dominating territory for the last 50 minutes, work that one out as to who’s fault it was. Scottish were offside all game and should have had at least 2 yellow cards and Donny should have had a penalty try in the first half for a clear maul collapse when we were definitely going over the line. If the ref had actually done his job properly at that point it could have changed the game. Scottish played the referee and got away with it. 

Quins fans were very critical of the ref this week.

Apparently, he was ignoring people going off their feet - but penalised players who were on their feet and competing legally. They were even criticising when he penalised Ben Earl for what they saw as a legal turnover.  So I think they might have a point.

I would also say that the players that the Premiership loan to Nat 1 sides are not necessarily that good. They have a lot of potential, but need game time. Some are just fat slobs who can push a bit if they can be bothered.

Some of the academy rejects are significantly better, Ben Spencer and Jamal Ford-Robinson come to mind. 

It looks like it is going to be another classic season in National 1. 

Anyone who thinks they know who will win this far out has not been paying attention.

After all, Cambridge only led Nat 1 when we won the league.

And yes, I remember the Blood and Sand's Nat 1 winning year, a brilliant three horse race between yourselves, Sale and Rams (all of which beat each other twice during that season)!

You were equal on points at season's end but went up at Rams' expense that year by virtue of having drawn one more match (so less overall losses than Rams, rather than on for/against points difference which I haven't often seen). A hard pill for Rams to swallow as just one more try in a single match would have earnt them a TBP or LBP and sent them up! A classic Nat 1 season.

Surely Rams won't let history repeat itself and will keep banging away at those 5 point wins this season (although they dropped a point at BS on Sat).