Round 4 Fixtures
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Topic: Round 4 Fixtures
Posted By: castleparknight
Subject: Round 4 Fixtures
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2023 at 12:40
Friday London Scottish vs Ampthill
Nottingham vs Ealing Saturday
Cambridge vs Hartpury
Cornish Pirates vs Caldy
Coventry vs Doncaster Knights
Bedford - Bye
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Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2023 at 12:43
My guesses:
London Scottish 2 vs 5 Ampthill
Nottingham 1 vs 5 Ealing
Cambridge 1 vs 5 Hartpury
Cornish Pirates 4 vs 1 Caldy
Coventry 5 vs 2 Doncaster Knights (Match up of the week - but hoping I am wrong and we get the 5)
Bedford - Bye
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Posted By: *Stalwart
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2023 at 18:54
London Scottish 1 vs 4 Ampthill Nottingham 0 vs 5 Ealing Cambridge 1 vs 4 Hartpury Cornish Pirates 5 vs 0 Caldy Coventry 4 vs 1 Doncaster Knights
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Posted By: Old Gold
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2023 at 11:23
London Scottish 1 - 4 Ampthill Nottingham 0 - 5 Ealing Cambridge 2 - 5 Hartpury Cornish Pirates 5 - 0 Caldy Coventry 4 - 1 Doncaster Knights
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Posted By: AnIdiotAbroad
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2023 at 12:47
London Scottish 1 - 5 Ampthill Nottingham 1 - 5 Ealing Cambridge 1 - 5 Hartpury Cornish Pirates 5 - 0 Caldy Coventry 5 - 1 Doncaster Knights
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Posted By: Cherub
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2023 at 16:01
L Scottish 1-4 Ampthill. It depends on who LS have available and how the As perform on a Friday night, but I think the away side will just pip it. Nottingham 1-5 Ealing. But what do I know. Cambridge 1-5 Hartpury. Both sides will be wanting to win this one but I think Hartpury might have the pedigree. Pirates 5-0 Caldy. Possibly close at halftime but the Pirates to pull away as Caldy tire. Coventry 5-1 Doncaster. An interesting one. Coventry should be motivated though after their last time out.
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Posted By: greenpower
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2023 at 19:02
london scottish 1 5 ampthill nottingham 1 5 ealing cambridge 1 5 hartpury pirates 5 0 caldy coventry 5 0 doncaster
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Posted By: All the Way
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2023 at 21:30
London Scottish 1 - 4 Ampthill Nottingham 0 - 5 Ealing Cambridge 1 - 5 Hartpury Cornish Pirates 5 - 0 Caldy Coventry 5 - 1 Doncaster Knights
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Posted By: BigChief
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2023 at 07:53
L Scottish 4 - 1 Ampthill Nottingham 0 - 5 Ealing Cambridge 0 - 5 Hartpury C Pirates 5 - 0 Caldy Coventry 5 - 1 Doncaster
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2023 at 15:13
Ealing Trailfinders lineup to face Nottingham at The Bay: 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke 2 Mike Willemse 3 Biyi Alo 4 Bobby de Wee 5 Andrew Davidson 6 Josh Taylor 7 Richard Hardwick 8 Rayn Smid 9 Lloyd Williams 10 Craig Willis 11 Luke Daniels 12 Pat Howard 13 Reuben Bird-Tulloch 14 Jonah Holmes 15 Max Bodilly 16 Henry Walker 17 Kyle Whyte 18 Ross Kane 19 Barney Maddison 20 Simon Uzokwe 21 Craig Hampson 22 Billy Twelvetrees 23 Tom Collins
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Posted By: Runitback
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2023 at 11:53
London Scottish 1 vs 4 Ampthill, loads of Quins but Mob have enough Nottingham 0 vs 5 Ealing, Ealing need to show how dominant they are Cambridge 1 vs 5 Hartpury, Cambridge will have targeted this one! Cornish Pirates 5 vs 2 Caldy, big Caldy pack could do enough to get the result. Coventry 1 vs 4 Doncaster Knights, Knights looking strong this year
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Posted By: Camquin
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2023 at 12:00
Cambridge side v hartpry
15- Eli Caven 14- Matt Hema 13- Matty Williams 12- Sam Hanks 11- Joe Green 10- Jamie Benson 9- Kieran Duffin
1- Jake Elwood 2- Morgan Veness 3- Billy Walker 4- Kieran Frost 5- Geordie Irvine 6- Benji Hoppe 7- Ben Adams (c) 8- Anthony Maka
16- Willie Priestley 17- Huw Owen 18- Will Hobson 19- Matt Dawson 20- Jared Cardew 21- Sam Edwards 22- Steffan James 23- Kwaku Asiedu
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Posted By: Donnyknightfan
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2023 at 12:04
Predictions: London Scottish 1 v 4 Ampthill Nottingham 1 v 5 Ealing Cambridge 2 v 5 Hartpury Cornish Pirates 5 v 0 Caldy Coventry 4 v 1 Doncaster
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2023 at 12:12
Nayalo, Tyas and Rigg return for Cov. Joe Jones returns for a spell (from Sharks) as tighthead cover for injury. https://www.coventryrugby.co.uk/coventry-rugby-v-doncaster-knights-nayalo-rigg-and-tyas-return-for-hosts/" rel="nofollow - https://www.coventryrugby.co.uk/coventry-rugby-v-doncaster-knights-nayalo-rigg-and-tyas-return-for-hosts/
Coventry: Wilson; Hutler, Wand, Rigg, Martin; Pellegrini, Chudley; Chilvers, Poole, Salt; Tyas, Nkwocha; Ball, Kvesic, Nayalo. Replacements: Ma’asi,Caldwell, Jones, Anstey, Smith, Lane, Bartlett, Titherington.
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2023 at 12:50
London Scottish 4 vs 1 Ampthill, RAG can be very tough, and I think Scottish have lots of Quins Nottingham 1 vs 5 Ealing, Ealing doing lots of rotation, which I don't quite understand given how early in the season this is. Cambridge 1 vs 5 Hartpury, I fear for Cambridge this season. Cornish Pirates 5 vs 1 Caldy, Caldy are capable of a surprise, but probably not at the Mennaye. Coventry 4 vs 1 Doncaster Knights, Cov looking to bounce back at home.
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Posted By: greenpower
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2023 at 20:57
latest scottish 10 14 ampthill
nottingham 14 28 ealing
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2023 at 21:17
scottish 10 26 ampthill
nottingham 21 35 ealing
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2023 at 21:35
London Scottish 10 36 Ampthill
Nottingham 26 38 Ealing ft
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Posted By: Cherub
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2023 at 21:51
A terrific result for Ampthill tonight taking them to the dizzy heights of second place in the league. What’s going on?
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Posted By: maire23
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2023 at 21:54
Really quite proud of Notts. David Williams once again showing what a class player he is. Yes we lost but a TBP against Ealing is no mean feat and not hugely far from an LBP also. Well done Nottingham.
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Posted By: CR73
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2023 at 22:27
I thought Nottingham gave a great account of themselves tonight. Honestly thought they played the more attractive rugby. It’s no wonder Ealing get very little crowd for a side with aspirations to get into the premiership. Don’t get me wrong some games you just have to find a way to win but crikey.
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 14:47
Cambridge 7 Hartpury 26 ht Pirates 14 Caldy 3
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 14:49
Cambridge 7 Hartpury 26 ht Pirates 21 Caldy 3
YC for caldy
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 14:56
Cambridge 7 Hartpury 26 ht Pirates 28 Caldy 3 @24 mins
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 15:00
Cambridge 7 Hartpury 26 Pirates 28 Caldy 8 @26 mins
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 15:06
Cambridge 12 Hartpury 26 Pirates 28 Caldy 8 Cov 5 Donny 0
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Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 15:12
Coventry 5 - 0 Doncaster 4 mins. Will Ring Conv missed
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 15:13
Cambridge 12 Hartpury 33 Pirates 28 Caldy 15 ht Cov 5 Donny 7
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Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 15:14
Coventry 5 - 7 Doncaster 2 Roberts
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Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 15:20
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 15:27
Cambridge 17 Hartpury 40 Pirates 28 Caldy 15
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Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 15:31
Cov 15 - 7 Don Pellegrini
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 15:34
Cambridge 22 Hartpury 40
Pirates 28 Caldy 15
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Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 15:34
Posted By: Geoff DC
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 15:41
Posted By: Geoff DC
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 15:49
Posted By: Geoff DC
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 15:54
Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 16:07
Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 16:13
Posted By: Geoff DC
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 16:21
Full Time - Pirates 49 Caldy 22
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Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 16:26
Cov 41 - 7 Don Wilson 20 mins to gp
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 16:28
Cov 41-7 Donny on 59 mins Wilson/Pellegrini 6t-1t
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Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 16:35
Cov 46 Hutler A very classy try assisted Pellegrini
Incidentally both hookets YC before it for joining in handbags
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Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 16:39
Well played Cov richly deserved đź‘Ź
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 16:40
OldNick wrote:
Cov 46 HutlerA very classy try assisted Pellegrini
Incidentally both hookets YC before it for joining in handbags |
Thought it was Tom Ball YCd?
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Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 16:47
Cov 51 Titherington And FT
3417 crowd
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 16:56
OldNick wrote:
Cov 51 TitheringtonAnd FT
3417 crowd
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Not a bad turnout. Happy with progress on that side of things. I know quite a few Sky Blues fans that went, so that helped slightly, but overall a decent trajectory.
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Posted By: Donnyknightfan
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 17:16
castleparknight wrote:
Well played Cov richly deserved đź‘Ź |
51-7…. Although I called a Coventry win I wasn’t expecting that. That will be a huge shock to the Donny system that’s for sure.
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Posted By: Camquin
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 18:06
1300 at Cambridge.
Cambridge started well, but could not score.
Hartpury had that first half burst which put the game beyond doubt. Cambridge had the Hartpury scrum on roller skates, but only won one scrum advantage, we scored off that move, so it was not even a penalty.
Cambridge won the second half, albeit by a point. We just need to find out how to play for 80 minutes and to get on the right side of the team of three.
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Posted By: kempstonblue
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 20:24
Camquin wrote:
1300 at Cambridge.
Cambridge started well, but could not score.
Hartpury had that first half burst which put the game beyond doubt. Cambridge had the Hartpury scrum on roller skates, but only won one scrum advantage, we scored off that move, so it was not even a penalty.
Cambridge won the second half, albeit by a point. We just need to find out how to play for 80 minutes and to get on the right side of the team of three.
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Let’s see how they get on with the slope next week.
Cannot believe it’s over 40 years since we played competitively (think might have been a preseason more recently).
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Posted By: FHLH
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 20:29
kempstonblue wrote:
Let’s see how they get on with the slope next week.
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Similar to Hellfire Corner at Redruth?
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Posted By: kempstonblue
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 20:54
FHLH wrote:
kempstonblue wrote:
Let’s see how they get on with the slope next week.
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Similar to Hellfire Corner at Redruth? |
Not knowing Redriuth, but if you don’t know Goldington Road. A corner drops North to South, West to East creating a pitch with a tricky slope. Many visiting teams struggle to read the pitch.
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 21:09
kempstonblue wrote:
FHLH wrote:
kempstonblue wrote:
Let’s see how they get on with the slope next week.
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Similar to Hellfire Corner at Redruth? |
Not knowing Redriuth, but if you don’t know Goldington Road. A corner drops North to South, West to East creating a pitch with a tricky slope. Many visiting teams struggle to read the pitch.
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I think Blues will rotate a few players to give them more game time but Blues at home and the way we are playing should be eyeing up 50+.
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Posted By: kempstonblue
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 21:12
The Blues wrote:
kempstonblue wrote:
FHLH wrote:
kempstonblue wrote:
Let’s see how they get on with the slope next week.
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Similar to Hellfire Corner at Redruth? |
Not knowing Redriuth, but if you don’t know Goldington Road. A corner drops North to South, West to East creating a pitch with a tricky slope. Many visiting teams struggle to read the pitch.
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I think Blues will rotate a few players to give them more game time but Blues at home and the way we are playing should be eyeing up 50+. |
50+ Thinking of 1979? 73-0?
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Posted By: Roseyandjim
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 21:38
No, Tom Ball was injured. He came off complaining that he could see out of his right eye. Poole YC'd... was not impressed.
In other news, Ma'm had a great game. đź‘Ť
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Posted By: Camquin
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 22:33
Cambridge v Bedford, I think we have had two preseason games in the last 15 years.
One here, when we were riding high in Nat 1, the first time, when we beat you. And one there, which we lost.
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2023 at 23:48
Roseyandjim wrote:
No, Tom Ball was injured. He came off complaining that he could see out of his right eye. Poole YC'd... was not impressed.
In other news, Ma'm had a great game. đź‘Ť |
Ha. That'll learn me, taking the club's word as gospel!
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Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2023 at 07:26
Geoff DC wrote:
Full Time - Pirates 49 Caldy 22 | I watched the live stream and it was great to see two decent sides - both playing to win. Pirates took their chances well and deserved the win but Ravers forwards in particular always kept them in the hunt for a bonus point. The field looked in great condition given the weather and even the commentary was more balanced than usual. The naughty boys step looked more sphazelnutly populated than I remember it but I still wish I could have been there to enjoy the banter. Have a great season lads.
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 17:34
A few bangers here... https://youtu.be/ze3XW-qJ-f4?si=D3L9P3dauprdngt7" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/ze3XW-qJ-f4?si=D3L9P3dauprdngt7
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 20:18
Williams destroyed Ealing... https://youtu.be/yH1o-mJdxi4?si=skbCnwGQegQts5Yp" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/yH1o-mJdxi4?si=skbCnwGQegQts5Yp
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 21:30
gerg_861 wrote:
Williams destroyed Ealing... https://youtu.be/yH1o-mJdxi4?si=skbCnwGQegQts5Yp" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/yH1o-mJdxi4?si=skbCnwGQegQts5Yp |
Nice to see 1 Ealing try wasn’t started from a 5m lineout!
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Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2023 at 07:10
The Blues wrote:
gerg_861 wrote:
Williams destroyed Ealing... https://youtu.be/yH1o-mJdxi4?si=skbCnwGQegQts5Yp" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/yH1o-mJdxi4?si=skbCnwGQegQts5Yp |
Nice to see 1 Ealing try wasn’t started from a 5m lineout! |
A team plays in a defined way based on weaknesses identified in their opponents - if line out defence is seen as something to exploit why not.
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2023 at 08:21
castleparknight wrote:
The Blues wrote:
gerg_861 wrote:
Williams destroyed Ealing... https://youtu.be/yH1o-mJdxi4?si=skbCnwGQegQts5Yp" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/yH1o-mJdxi4?si=skbCnwGQegQts5Yp |
Nice to see 1 Ealing try wasn’t started from a 5m lineout! |
A team plays in a defined way based on weaknesses identified in their opponents - if line out defence is seen as something to exploit why not. |
True but when you are the No. 1 team, teams try to adapt to stop you.
It also depends how you are coached. You would expect a try (I think) in 6 in total to have come from open play (like a kick return, turnover), the only variation was from a lineout (15 ish metres out) which did go to the backs initially, rather than the backs joining the maul (not from the back either).
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Posted By: No 7
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2023 at 17:24
Ealing Trailfinders could not breach the Bedford Blues lineout defence in our recent game away at Goldington Rd. In the past their line out defence was very poor....sieve like. Ealing adapted very quickly a scored several tries else where. Historically Ealing Trailfinders are in the Guiness book of records for most tries in a season and in one particular season had the league record for not one wing but both. Whatever it takes.
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Posted By: Ealing Exile
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2023 at 12:36
Ah, the days of Phil Chesters and Owen Bruynseels wasn't it? I had the pleasure to play with both in a vets game for Ealing Evergreens against Wasps a few years back!
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Posted By: No 7
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2023 at 16:38
Ealing have always tried to play an expansive game but the current trend of the driving lineout and the boring box kick have changed the game beyond recognition.
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Posted By: John Butler42
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2023 at 16:07
Been looking all week for a match report on the Donny website following their visit to Coventry !!
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Posted By: WEvans
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2023 at 17:17
John Butler42 wrote:
Been looking all week for a match report on the Donny website following their visit to Coventry !! |
To be fair their website doesn't seem to feature match reports from any of their league games this season and I suppose it is unlikely they would start this week!
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Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2023 at 17:58
WEvans wrote:
John Butler42 wrote:
Been looking all week for a match report on the Donny website following their visit to Coventry !! |
To be fair their website doesn't seem to feature match reports from any of their league games this season and I suppose it is unlikely they would start this week! |
We have got a new comms manager who doesn’t seem to think that match reports are important- a major bug bear for the Knights faithful. If you want a match report here goes: we arrived, we got spanked, we went home tails between our legs….. that should suffice don’t you think?
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2023 at 12:04
The Donny Free Press one spun it out a little more than that...
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Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2023 at 12:40
Kimbo wrote:
The Donny Free Press one spun it out a little more than that...
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I think they wanted to fill a few more column inches - but in essence the same story I.e. spanked
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Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2023 at 13:53
What I think any match report from the Cov Donny game would show, and the tryligjts link provid by Kimbo would illustrate very clearly is that is not necessary to score all your tries from 5m lineouts.
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