Previews for week 17 - Friday 17th / Sat 18th Jan
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Topic: Previews for week 17 - Friday 17th / Sat 18th Jan
Posted By: Rothman2
Subject: Previews for week 17 - Friday 17th / Sat 18th Jan
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2025 at 16:02
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Greetings Rugby Fans around the world & beyond and a Happy New Year to one and all. It is nice to be talking about on the field matters instead of the shambles off it.
Another round of scintillating Rugby from the best league in England awaits. First up in this weekends feast of entertainment is a London derby between two teams who need a win for differing reasons. Richmond who lead the field by just one point have an early opportunity to ensure they remain top of the pile for at least another week, by hosting relegation threatened Esher at the Athletic ground. Kick off is 7.30 & updates will be made available this evening. The remaining games all start tomorrow, with kick off times as shown below, and, happily we shouldn’t have any problems with adverse weather. Tomorrows games:
For most teams it will be their first game for four weeks, so will be interesting to see which teams get off to a blistering start & which teams (if any) might be ring rusty. Early team news from the home camps: Richmond v Esher https://www.richmondfc.co.uk/teams/238928/match-centre/1-15584156" rel="nofollow - https://www.richmondfc.co.uk/teams/238928/match-centre/1-15584156 Roth v Sale https://www.titans-rugby.com/news/2025/1/17/team-news-titans-v-sale-fc" rel="nofollow - https://www.titans-rugby.com/news/2025/1/17/team-news-titans-v-sale-fc Sedgley Park v Leicester Lions https://x.com/sedgleytigers/status/1880235408904319007?s=46" rel="nofollow - https://x.com/sedgleytigers/status/1880235408904319007?s=46 Blackheath v Birmingham Moseley  https://blackheathrugby.co.uk/squad-details-18-jan-25/" rel="nofollow - https://blackheathrugby.co.uk/squad-details-18-jan-25/ Plymouth Albion v Bishops Stortford https://plymouthalbion.com/plymouth-albion-january-fixtures-preview/" rel="nofollow - https://plymouthalbion.com/plymouth-albion-january-fixtures-preview/ Rams v Dings Crusaders https://www.ramsrugby.com/news/team-news-all-rhoads-lead-to-possible-dings-debut-for-oli-2895905.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.ramsrugby.com/news/team-news-all-rhoads-lead-to-possible-dings-debut-for-oli-2895905.html Rosslyn Park v Darlington MP https://rosslynpark.co.uk/coaches-corner-mowden-preview-h/" rel="nofollow - https://rosslynpark.co.uk/coaches-corner-mowden-preview-h/ https://rosslynpark.co.uk/22579-2/" rel="nofollow - https://rosslynpark.co.uk/22579-2/ As always good luck to all teams and safe travels to all supporters. Updates will follow on a different thread. |
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Posted By: Nat1
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2025 at 17:32
Thanks Rothman and you are right, it is the best league in England. The Roth v Sale northern derby and evenly poised Blackheath v Moseley matches catch the eye most this week. Sedgley Park v Lions has a lot at stake in the relegation battle that will be coming and Rams v Dings could be a high scoring affair too. We should be in store for a great second half of the season.
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