Round 12 - we start the reverse fixtures - National League Rugby Discussion Forum

Ealing Trailfinders to face Cornish Pirates: I'm not going to lie, I'm not the biggest fan of this side. I'd like to see some halfback pairing consistency, for example whey not let Craig and Craig have another run out together? I also would rather see Corndog at 16 than Cam, and Biyi Alo starting over George Davis. Also, I wonder what has happened to Tom Collins? Finally, concerned not to see Rayn Smid in the side at all, as he brings a lot of leadership.

Kyle Whyte
Mike Willemse (c)
George Davis
Bobby De Wee
Sean Lonsdale
David Bridge
Jordy Reid
Will Montgomery
Craig Hampson
Dan Jones
Michael Dykes
Jordan Holgate
Reuben Bird-Tulloch
Ben Harris
Tobi Wilson
Cam Terry
Lefty Zigiriadis
Biyi Alo
Matas Jurevicius
Siya Ningiza
Lloyd Williams
Craig Willis
Francis Moore

Here is the Ampthill side to play Chinnor tomorrow. I make it 11 changes from the side that started last week against Bedford, and just two Saracens in the matchday squad ( Sylvester and Merritt )

https://x.com/AmpthillRufc/status/1882760007244005833/photo/1

Here is the Chinnor side. Four changes from last week, with Worboys and Slevin both returning

https://x.com/ChinnorRFCThame/status/1882757858909172021/photo/1

Pirates are really struggling at the moment with 15 players unavailable. A lot of injuries along with loanees from Ealing and Chiefs not available for selection.
Away at Ealing is as tough as it gets, so I'm afraid it looks like a damage limitation exercise.

Pirate

FHLH wrote:

fatbear wrote:

Here is the Ampthill side to play Chinnor tomorrow. I make it 11 changes from the side that started last week against Bedford, and just two Saracens in the matchday squad ( Sylvester and Merritt )

Where do the 11 new players come from? Surely it's dispiriting for a player to sit on the touchlines until there's a shortage of DR players or is this the lot of the modern player? Did the DR packed team suffer against Bedford because they didn't know each other and their team mates? It seems strange to an old fogey such as I who played in the 70s Confused

Sorry, my mistake, just the 10 changes for Ampthill. It looks like the 10 changes are made up of 5 players who were subs last week, 3 of the non playing traveling reserves, one new Saracen and an Ampthill player not involved last week.

The Ampthill subs are made up of 5 of the non playing traveling reserves, two subs from last week, and one player dropped from the starting XV

fatbear wrote:

FHLH wrote:

fatbear wrote:

Here is the Ampthill side to play Chinnor tomorrow. I make it 11 changes from the side that started last week against Bedford, and just two Saracens in the matchday squad ( Sylvester and Merritt )

Where do the 11 new players come from? Surely it's dispiriting for a player to sit on the touchlines until there's a shortage of DR players or is this the lot of the modern player? Did the DR packed team suffer against Bedford because they didn't know each other and their team mates? It seems strange to an old fogey such as I who played in the 70s Confused

Sorry, my mistake, just the 10 changes for Ampthill. It looks like the 10 changes are made up of 5 players who were subs last week, 3 of the non playing traveling reserves, one new Saracen and an Ampthill player not involved last week.

The Ampthill subs are made up of 5 of the non playing traveling reserves, two subs from last week, and one player dropped from the starting XV

I saw a lot of the other players at half time. They were walking all looking very unimpressed that they had to go watch a game which they’d probably have preferred to be playing or had the Saturday off instead of watching young Sarries!

HT Blues (1 try) 8-7 (1 try) Coventry

Blues go down the slope 2nd half.

A good try and bad tacking for Coventry within 40 seconds but Blues starved Coventry of the ball. Coventry’s defence is up quick and offside but being allowed to be so their back are on ours before they even get the ball.

Whether Coventry will tire in the 2nd half having been very aggressive in defence, Blues will be hoping.

Been a red card for Cov, 2nd yellow I believe

Blues (5) 27-23 (1) Coventry

Kernowd wrote:

Full time:

Notts 43-18 Donny

That's a battering for us