1st Week
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Topic: 1st Week
Posted By: The Blues
Subject: 1st Week
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2024 at 16:02
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Some interesting fixtures to start the season off Friday Scottish v Coventry Nottingham v Cornish Pirates Saturday Doncaster Knights v Ampthill Bedford Blues v Caldy Cambridge v Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders v Hartpury
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Posted By: John Butler42
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2024 at 15:18
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Scottish v Coventry 1- 5 Nottingham v Pirates 1 - 5 Knights v Ampthill 5 - 1 Bedford v Caldy 5 - 0 Cambridge v Chinnor 4 - 1 Ealing v Hartpury 5 - 1 ------------- John Butler |
Posted By: fatbear
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2024 at 16:41
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Scottish 0-5 Coventry Nottingham 0-5 Cornish Pirates Doncaster Knights 5-0 Ampthill Bedford Blues 5-0 Caldy Cambridge 1-4 Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders 5-0 Hartpury
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Posted By: Paul10
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2024 at 16:53
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Scottish 1-5 Coventry Nottingham 5-2 Cornish Pirates Doncaster Knights 5-1 Ampthill Bedford Blues 5-0 Caldy Cambridge 2-2 Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders 5-1 Hartpury
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Posted By: *Stalwart
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2024 at 18:24
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No idea really! Scottish 0-5 Coventry Nottingham 1-4 Cornish Pirates Doncaster Knights 5-0 Ampthill Bedford Blues 5-0 Caldy Cambridge 2-2 Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders 5-0 Hartpury
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2024 at 18:51
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Scottish 0-5 Coventry Nottingham 0-5 Cornish Pirates Doncaster Knights 5-1Ampthill Bedford Blues 5-0 Caldy Cambridge 1-5 Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders 5-0 Hartpury
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Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2024 at 19:09
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As with Stalwart I have no idea as of yet. Scottish 0-5 Coventry Nottingham 5-2 Cornish Pirates Doncaster Knights 5-1 Ampthill Bedford Blues 5-0 Caldy Cambridge 2-2 Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders 5-0 Hartpury Good luck all. ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: All the Way
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2024 at 19:10
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London Scottish 1-5 Coventry Nottingham 0-5 Cornish Pirates Doncaster Knights 5-0 Ampthill Bedford Blues 5-1 Caldy Cambridge 1-4 Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders 5-0 Hartpury
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Posted By: renbiv
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2024 at 19:53
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London Scottish 1-5 Coventry Nottingham 2-5 Cornish Pirates Doncaster Knights 5-0 Ampthill Bedford Blues 5-1 Caldy Cambridge 5-2 Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders 5-0 Hartpury
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Posted By: greenpower
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2024 at 19:58
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scottish 1 5 coventry nottingham 1 5 pirates doncaster 5 1 ampthill bedford 5 0 caldy cambridge 1 4 chinnor ealing 5 0 hartpury
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Posted By: Jezmar
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2024 at 07:33
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Scottish 0 v 5 Coventry Nottingham 1 v 4 Cornish Pirates Doncaster Knights 5 v 0 Ampthill Bedford Blues 5 v 0 Caldy Cambridge 1 v 5 Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders 5 v 0 Hartpury
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Posted By: MarkyMark
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2024 at 07:34
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scottish 0 5 coventry nottingham 4 1 pirates doncaster 5 0 ampthill bedford 5 0 caldy cambridge 2 4 chinnor ealing 5 0 hartpury
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Posted By: rugbyenthuser
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2024 at 14:22
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Scottish 1 v 5 Coventry Nottingham 1 v 4 Cornish Pirates Doncaster Knights 5 v 1 Ampthill Bedford Blues 5 v 1 Caldy Cambridge 1 v 5 Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders 5 v 1 Hartpury
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2024 at 00:58
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Scottish 1 v 5 Coventry - Coventry should win but I think Scottish are a bogey team for Coventry, so almost went the other way Nottingham 5 v 2 Cornish Pirates - Think this could go either way, but Nottingham tend to start strong and then fall away Doncaster Knights 5 v 2 Ampthill - Knights to win, but Ampthill could surprise Knights if they are off their game Bedford Blues 5 v 1 Caldy - Should be a high scoring game with Blues going to sleep to let some late Caldy tries in Cambridge 4 v 1 Chinnor - Could go either way, going with home advantage and now Championship experience and could be an important match at the bottom end of the table Ealing Trailfinders 5 v 0 Hartpury - virtually all Ealing matches should be 5 - 0 No need to include me in the Prediction league assuming it is running, as I usually end up missing many weeks!
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Posted By: BigChief
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2024 at 09:46
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London Scottish 2 - 5 Coventry Nottingham 5 - 2 Cornish Pirates Doncaster Knights 5 - 1 Ampthill Bedford Blues 5 - 0 Caldy Cambridge 5 - 2 Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders 5 - 1 Hartpury
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Posted By: Old Gold
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2024 at 10:46
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Scottish 4 - 1 Coventry Nottingham 0 - 5 Cornish Pirates Doncaster 5 - 2 Ampthill Bedford 5 - 1 Caldy Cambridge 0 - 5 Chinnor Ealing 5 - 0 Hartpury
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2024 at 11:12
Cov won five of their last six league meetings, so not really what I'd class as our bogey team. Having said that, Old Gold is probably the closest so far... ------------- Our Club |
The Blues wrote:Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2024 at 13:37
I was more thinking away from home but may have had the wrong impression.
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2024 at 13:59
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Apparently the RFU have instructed Doncaster to wear their change strip because of a clash with Amptill? Shouldn't it be the away team who changes. Just found out it's because both Amptill strips are too much of a clash with Donny's home strip.
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Posted By: renbiv
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2024 at 15:49
I thought the home team changes, think of it as your main and change kit. the home team has access to all their kit, and the expectation is the travelling team would bring 1 kit, their main kit, then in the event of a clash the home team have the ability to change, hence you would typically see the home team in their change kit. That's how I think it works/should work, but I am sure others more in the know will correct me if I am wrong! Obviously, as you added, there can be some teams where both kits clash, then there needs to be some further planning to mitigate that!
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2024 at 17:10
Regulation 13.6.3i.e. It is the responsibility of the AWAY team (NOT THE HOME TEAM) to change shirts if there is a clash of colours. Obviously clubs ought to have enough nous to ensure that their 'home' and 'away' kits are completely different though. ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2024 at 19:20
Home teams have traditionally changed. I do remember though London Welsh came to Blues in their away blue kit once. I think they may have done that to try and wind us up, as we already said we were playing in our normal blue one. The result was Blues got out their old red 3rd kit and gave it to London Welsh to play in their traditional colours. Welsh then covered up the Blues logo.
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Posted By: Donnyknightfan
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2024 at 21:01
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Here we go again: London Scottish 0 - 5 Coventry Nottingham 1 - 4 Cornish Pirates Doncaster 4 - 1 Ampthill Bedford 5 - 1 Caldy Cambridge 4 - 1 Chinnor Ealing 5 - 0 Hartpury From a Doncaster perspective, I’m a little nervous about this opening fixture. Ampthill beat us twice last season and are never an easy team to beat. They will see all the hype about Donny during the summer and they’ll be massively motivated to give us a bloody nose. I’m looking forward to the game though - it should be a cracker. ------------- Donny Knights - best team in Yorkshire |
Posted By: SKalpy
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2024 at 23:07
| From level 2 to 4 it has always been the away side that has has to change. This has been the case for the last 21 seasons of my involvement as kit guy for my club. It's not old school I know but if you have 13 shirt sponsors on your home kit they get a little peeved if they don't see their name on the shirt. Change strips can last for at least 5 years if you only need to wear it 2 or 3 times a year. |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 10:54
Quite. ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: Cherub
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 11:03
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Doncaster and Ampthill have played against each other on numerous occasions before. Why is there a problem now? ------------- Always trying to stay bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 12:44
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Blues have 5 Saints in the squad, as they picked up a number of injuries against the Saints although I almost forgot that Jake Garside is a Saint! Bedford Blues starting XV: 15. Louis James, 14. Matt Worley, 13. Lucas Titherington, 12. Michael Le Bourgeois (C), 11. Alfie Garside, 10. Will Maisey, 9. James Lennon; 1. Joey Conway, 2. Tommy Herman, 3. Oisin Heffernan, 4. George Smith, 5. Luke Frost, 6. Fred Tuilagi, 7. Jac Arthur, 8. Cameron King Bedford Blues Replacements: 16. Nathan Langdon, 17. Jamie Jack, 18. Bryan O’Connor, 19. Shay Kerry, 20. Archie Benson, 21. Jake Garside, 22. Toby Cousins, 23. Joel Matavesi Unavailable for selection this week: James Fish, Alex Woolford, Rory Ward, Joe Howard, Alex Day, Dean Adamson, Jamie Elliott, Pat Tapley |
Posted By: JZSmith
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 12:57
Very many years ago when I started watching rugby I recall this being the case but I guess it changed with the advent of professionalism, league rugby etc. With regard to changing shirts Harlequins didn't have a change shirt for 140-odd years until the Premiership ordered them to not only have one but to wear it on occasions. Yet another instance of them getting it wrong in my opinion.
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Posted By: Nat1
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 13:11
Agreed. Unless I'm out of the loop, do Ampthill still not play in their traditional maroon and gold, and Doncaster in blue? A non-issue surely.
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Posted By: Nat1
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 13:22
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London Scottish 2 - 5 Coventry. A closer game than it might be if played later in the season, but the full-time outfit to win after a solid pre-season. Nottingham 1 - 4 Cornish Pirates. Ditto here, but less tries being run in at a greasy Lady Bay. Doncaster 5 - 1 Ampthill. Donny to start off on the right foot this year and give Ealing a run for their money at the top, maybe. Bedford 5 - 0 Caldy. The honeymoon period for The Ravers is over, and the rest of the league has worked them out. Proficient up front, but lacking creativity and flair in the backs. Many scores here to please the Blues faithful. Cambridge 4 - 1 Chinnor. Game of the week, for the fact it'll be a real dogfight from start to finish (much like their seasons as a whole) scrapping for points to keep the Champ dream alive (along with Caldy). Home advantage and a fuller pre-season to swing it for the B&S this time. Ealing 5 - 0 Hartpury. Ealing to drop very few points all season, and this time next year (deservedly) starting their maiden voyage in the Premiership.
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 14:12
So George Smith moved to a Prem club to play Champ rugby? It figures I guess... ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 14:37
The Blues website says Northampton Saints’ George Smith runs out in blue for the first time having been chosen in the engine room, while having settled in during pre-season but he hasn't played a pre-season game with us.
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 15:54
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 18:38
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Posted By: knightandday
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 19:09
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Doncaster have gone back to their old traditional kit, still predominantly dark blue with a white/red/white hoop across the chest So who knows what the problem was. ------------- Winning isn't everything, it just makes the beer taste better |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 19:28
The RFU, there's the problem |
Posted By: Donnyknightfan
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 20:02
What Ealing should have done in the last few years and what they have done have been two different things. Yes they’ve won the league a couple of times but they’ve been far from infallible in general. I think they will win the league this season but I don’t think it will be as easy for them as you make out. The likes of Donny, Cov and Pirates will fancy their chances of giving them a bloody nose. ------------- Donny Knights - best team in Yorkshire |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 20:09
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LS 0 Cov 7 Notts 3 Pirates 12
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 20:13
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LS 0 Cov 14 Notts 10 Pirates 12
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 20:28
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LS 0 Cov 17 Notts 10 Pirates 17
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 20:57
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LS 0 Cov 24 Notts 10 Pirates 17
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 21:04
The key word was "virtually" all. Blues will fancy their chances at home, but the reality is the squad Ealing can put out even with 10 injured players, should still be the best match day squad of any other Championship side can put out. Generally the weak link at Ealing has been the DoR. E.g Losses to Caldy and Scottish.
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Posted By: Monkey Magic
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 21:06
RFU look at both the kits submitted by the clubs before the seasons starts ie both the primary and 2nd strip and request what they feel is the best option to make the spectators and officials lives easiest. The kit matrix is sent out several days ahead of the fixture so there should be no issues and both side have the opportunity to request alternative solutions should there be a better option that complies with the league regulations
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Posted By: BigChief
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 21:20
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Two quick tries from Cov Now LS 7- Cov 38 Cov very impressive this evening (69 mins)
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 21:21
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LS 7 Cov 31 Notts 13 Pirates 17
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Posted By: BigChief
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 21:24
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Now LS 7 Cov 45 (6t) ------------- For the ordinary purposes of conversation, a superficial knowledge of many things goes further than an intimacy with one or two. |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 21:24
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LS 7 Cov 45 Notts 13 Pirates 17
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 21:29
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LS 14 Cov 45
Notts 13 Pirates 17
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Posted By: BigChief
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 21:30
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FT - LS 19 - Cov 45 Couple of defiant tries for Scots in last mins Kvesic for Cov MoM Could have been any of Cov back row tbh Well played Cov. ------------- For the ordinary purposes of conversation, a superficial knowledge of many things goes further than an intimacy with one or two. |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 21:33
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Notts 13 Pirates 24
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 21:41
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Quite surreal to be disappointed after a 19-45 win away from home - but that's just down to the late LS tries I suppose. I'll take it. ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: Nat1
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 21:45
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FT Nottingham 18 v Pirates 24 (1-5). Important try at the death for Notts to take a losing BP at least.
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Posted By: renbiv
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2024 at 22:01
This sounds entirely too sensible for English rugby but glad this is in effect. Makes a surprising amount of sense.
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