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    Posted: 21 Jul 2025 at 11:23
Originally posted by Doctor David Doctor David wrote:

Originally posted by kempstonblue kempstonblue wrote:

Blues going for Friday Nights.
Oct 31st Doncaster
Nov 7th London Scottish away, no doubt fireworks display at Bedford
Nov 14th Caldy
Nov 28th Nottingham Away 
Dec 12th Cornish away
Dec 26th Richmond, Boxing Day, does not count
Feb 6th Ampthill
Feb 20th Scottish
So 4 Fri Evening at home, plus a Fri afternoon and 3 away


Asking part time clubs to play Friday night is a tough ask. Probably so they think they will gain an advantage. Proof Blue arent as part time as they make out. 

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Originally posted by Doctor David Doctor David wrote:

Originally posted by kempstonblue kempstonblue wrote:

Blues going for Friday Nights.
Oct 31st Doncaster
Nov 7th London Scottish away, no doubt fireworks display at Bedford
Nov 14th Caldy
Nov 28th Nottingham Away 
Dec 12th Cornish away
Dec 26th Richmond, Boxing Day, does not count
Feb 6th Ampthill
Feb 20th Scottish
So 4 Fri Evening at home, plus a Fri afternoon and 3 away


Asking part time clubs to play Friday night is a tough ask. Probably so they think they will gain an advantage. Proof Blue arent as part time as they make out. 
Not necessarily- there are other clubs do it too. Nottingham play 95% of their home games on a Friday night and we have some away games on Friday nights too (although I think with us a lot of it is to avoid clashing with Forest/Notts County games)
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Not so if you look at the home Friday evening games the Saturdays all clash with England games has been clubs policy for a number of years to play any home games that clash with England fixtures on a Friday night. 
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Originally posted by kempstonblue kempstonblue wrote:

Blues going for Friday Nights.
Oct 31st Doncaster
Nov 7th London Scottish away, no doubt fireworks display at Bedford
Nov 14th Caldy
Nov 28th Nottingham Away 
Dec 12th Cornish away
Dec 26th Richmond, Boxing Day, does not count
Feb 6th Ampthill
Feb 20th Scottish
So 4 Fri Evening at home, plus a Fri afternoon and 3 away


Asking part time clubs to play Friday night is a tough ask. Probably so they think they will gain an advantage. Proof Blue arent as part time as they make out. 
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Originally posted by Paul10 Paul10 wrote:

I like a Friday night at Bedford.

I think the Mobbs memorial is also a Friday night.

Yes Fri 15tn Aug, Blues v Blackheath 
Fri 29th Aug Cornish Pirates 
5th September Blues v Northampton 
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I like a Friday night at Bedford.

I think the Mobbs memorial is also a Friday night.
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Blues going for Friday Nights.
Oct 31st Doncaster
Nov 7th London Scottish away, no doubt fireworks display at Bedford
Nov 14th Caldy
Nov 28th Nottingham Away 
Dec 12th Cornish away
Dec 26th Richmond, Boxing Day, does not count
Feb 6th Ampthill
Feb 20th Scottish
So 4 Fri Evening at home, plus a Fri afternoon and 3 away
The older I get, the more the RFU leave me confused.
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Originally posted by kingsheathlad kingsheathlad wrote:

I think it was April. Wasn't there something about club insurance whereby you couldn't play in May as not covered, and a lot of Easter tours happened in April. 

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Originally posted by FHLH FHLH wrote:

My brain has been affected by the heat. When did we play on the 70s? Was it September to March or April? I know we played every week but not sure if it was 26 or 30 games. 
I think it was April. Wasn't there something about club insurance whereby you couldn't play in May as not covered, and a lot of Easter tours happened in April. 
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My brain has been affected by the heat. When did we play on the 70s? Was it September to March or April? I know we played every week but not sure if it was 26 or 30 games. 

Edited by FHLH - 11 Jul 2025 at 12:18
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Originally posted by KnightsBoy KnightsBoy wrote:

Originally posted by Bluesman11 Bluesman11 wrote:

Anyone have any idea on the playoff dates? Are these going to be the immediate weekends following the end of the regular season or is there a week break?

Prem rugby final is 20th June, so I would expect the promotion playoff (if there is one) to be w/e 13th and 20th June. There are 4 weekends between then and the end of our regular season and 3 weekends needed for our playoffs. So there will be a week gap somewhere, I assume either at the start or the end.

Has it also been confirmed who has the 2nd leg of the promotion final at home? I could take an educated guess…

I wouldn't be surprised if the right team wins the champ play offs, there won't be a promotion playoff with the Prem team, just promotion.

Doncaster Knights will have to play the elimination game as you well know Knightsboy- we are not the favoured team. 
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According to Pirates social media the playoffs are May 16th, 23rd and 30th.
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Originally posted by Bluesman11 Bluesman11 wrote:

Anyone have any idea on the playoff dates? Are these going to be the immediate weekends following the end of the regular season or is there a week break?

Prem rugby final is 20th June, so I would expect the promotion playoff (if there is one) to be w/e 13th and 20th June. There are 4 weekends between then and the end of our regular season and 3 weekends needed for our playoffs. So there will be a week gap somewhere, I assume either at the start or the end.

Has it also been confirmed who has the 2nd leg of the promotion final at home? I could take an educated guess…

I wouldn't be surprised if the right team wins the champ play offs, there won't be a promotion playoff with the Prem team, just promotion.
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Anyone have any idea on the playoff dates? Are these going to be the immediate weekends following the end of the regular season or is there a week break?

Prem rugby final is 20th June, so I would expect the promotion playoff (if there is one) to be w/e 13th and 20th June. There are 4 weekends between then and the end of our regular season and 3 weekends needed for our playoffs. So there will be a week gap somewhere, I assume either at the start or the end.

Has it also been confirmed who has the 2nd leg of the promotion final at home? I could take an educated guess…


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Bluesman, “Random fixture generator”.

Yeah right. I’m just surprised they didn’t send us to Caldy or Cambridge for Rd1 to show us what the Champ is all about. 
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Originally posted by The Blues The Blues wrote:

Wish they change the matrix so you don’t play the same team home and away 1st and last game, having said that Blues will prefer drier conditions v Ealing generally.

That does sound like the same way the fixtures are generated at counties levels.
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Originally posted by Bluesman11 Bluesman11 wrote:

Completely random fixture generator giving Worcester a home game to start against a reasonably local side? Nobody saw that one coming!

Away to Aspatria would have been reasonable. Gives Worcester (name?) to get some gate money to pay off rugby creditors that were to be paid before the start of the season - but perhaps they have.

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Completely random fixture generator giving Worcester a home game to start against a reasonably local side? Nobody saw that one coming!
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Wish they change the matrix so you don’t play the same team home and away 1st and last game, having said that Blues will prefer drier conditions v Ealing generally.
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