Week 4
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Topic: Week 4
Posted By: The Blues
Subject: Week 4
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2024 at 18:50
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Friday Hartpury v Cambridge Nottingham v Ealing Trailfinders Saturday Ampthill v Caldy Cornish Pirates v Bedford Blues Doncaster Knights v London Scottish Coventry v Chinnor
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Posted By: fatbear
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2024 at 19:53
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Friday
Hartpury 5-1 Cambridge Nottingham 0-5 Ealing Trailfinders Saturday Ampthill 5-0 Caldy Cornish Pirates 5-1 Bedford Blues Doncaster Knights 5-0 London Scottish Coventry 5-1 Chinnor
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Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2024 at 20:45
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My Guesses: Hartpury 5-1 Cambridge Nottingham 1-5 Ealing Trailfinders Ampthill 5-0 Caldy Cornish Pirates 5-2 Bedford Blues Doncaster Knights 5-1 London Scottish Coventry 5-1 Chinnor ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: Paul10
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2024 at 09:18
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Friday Hartpury 5-1 Cambridge Nottingham 0-5 Ealing Trailfinders Saturday Ampthill 5-1 Caldy Cornish Pirates 2-4 Bedford Blues Doncaster Knights 5-1 London Scottish Coventry 5-0 Chinnor
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Posted By: *Stalwart
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2024 at 10:29
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Friday Hartpury 4-1 Cambridge Nottingham 4-5 Ealing Trailfinders Saturday Ampthill 4-1 Caldy Cornish Pirates 4-1 Bedford Blues Doncaster Knights 4-1 London Scottish Coventry 5-0 Chinnor
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Posted By: John Butler42
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2024 at 10:45
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Hartpury 4 -1 Cambridge Nottingham 1 - 5 Ealing Trailfinders Ampthill 4 -1 Caldy Cornish Pirates 5 -1 Bedford Blues Doncaster Knights 4 -1 London Scottish Coventry 5 - 0 Chinnor ------------- John Butler |
Posted By: Jezmar
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2024 at 12:55
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Hartpury 5 v 1 Cambridge Nottingham 5 v 2 Ealing Trailfinders Ampthill 5 v 0 Caldy Cornish Pirates 5 v 1 Bedford Blues Doncaster Knights 5 v 0 London Scottish Coventry 2 v 5 Chinnor
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2024 at 13:58
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Friday Hartpury 5-1 Cambridge - I believe in Cambridge not really at all. Nottingham 5-1 Ealing Trailfinders - I'll see how Ealing's injury situation is on Thursday. Saturday Ampthill 5-1 Caldy - Depends on loan players, but also a very long trip for the Caldy team. Cornish Pirates 4-1 Bedford Blues - Two teams who may not be happy with their performance so far. Doncaster Knights 5-2 London Scottish - Not sure which team shows up for either side. Coventry 5-1 Chinnor - Does Craig Hampson get to claim part of the points for these wins? Surely that should be fair.
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Posted By: rugbyenthuser
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2024 at 15:15
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Friday Hartpury 4-1 Cambridge Nottingham 1-5 Ealing Trailfinders Saturday Ampthill 4-1 Caldy Cornish Pirates 4-1 Bedford Blues Doncaster Knights 5-1 London Scottish Coventry 5-0 Chinnor
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Posted By: FHLH
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2024 at 15:40
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Hartpury 5 v 1 Cambridge Nottingham 1 v 5 Ealing Trailfinders Ampthill 5 v 1 Caldy Cornish Pirates 5 v 1 Bedford Blues Doncaster Knights 5 v 0 London Scottish Coventry 5 v 1 Chinnor
------------- "My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts." |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2024 at 16:25
Got me there with Notts getting 4pts when losing
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*Stalwart wrote:Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2024 at 16:45
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Gerg we only have what is listed on our web page, however which team turns up to ‘play’ is another story all together 😉 ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: Nat1
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2024 at 18:46
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Hartpury 5-0 Cambridge Nottingham 2-5 Ealing Trailfinders Ampthill 5-0 Caldy Cornish Pirates 5-2 Bedford Blues Doncaster Knights 5-1 London Scottish Coventry 5-1 Chinnor
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Posted By: Donnyknightfan
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2024 at 21:23
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Hartpury 5 v 0 Cambridge Nottingham 5 v 2 Ealing - Archers will be revved up for this and will fancy their chances Ampthill 5 v 0 Caldy Cornish Pirates 2 v 5 Bedford - Bedford are one of the few teams that have had recent success in Penzance, winning on their last two visits. I think they will make it a hat-trick. Doncaster 5 v 1 London Scottish - Anything could happen here, but the Nottingham game will hopefully serve as a guard against complacency for Donny. Scottish aren’t pushovers. Coventry 5 v 0 Chinnor - Sorry Chinnor, different class of opposition this week. ------------- Donny Knights - best team in Yorkshire |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2024 at 22:18
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Hartpury 5-1 Cambridge - I think Cambridge could get a tbp Nottingham 1-5 Ealing Trailfinders - unless the pitch is muddy and Ealing get stuck in it Ampthill 5-0 Caldy - It could be a long season for Caldy Cornish Pirates 2-5 Bedford Blues - I think Blues will win this, Howard is back fit (player of season last year), hopefully Tuilagi and a few other injured players are back fit Doncaster Knights 5-1 London Scottish - Doncaster shouldn't let this one slip Coventry 5-0 Chinnor - first game for Chinnor against a top 6 club and will see the step up in ability against a title chasing Coventry
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2024 at 23:07
Chinnor have already played Cov (pre-season) so have a little insight - which may make things slightly trickier for Cov than some are predicting. ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: John Butler42
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2024 at 09:44
How will Craig Hampson build up for when Chinnor play Ealing ??? ------------- John Butler |
Posted By: renbiv
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2024 at 17:08
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Friday
Hartpury 5-1 Cambridge Nottingham 5-2 Ealing Trailfinders Saturday Ampthill 5-0 Caldy Cornish Pirates 5-1 Bedford Blues Doncaster Knights 5-0 London Scottish Coventry 5-2 Chinnor
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Posted By: greenpower
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2024 at 20:32
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hartpury 5 0 cambridge nottingham 4 1 ealing ampthill 5 0 caldy pirates 5 1 bedford doncaster k 5 1 scottish coventry 5 1 chinnor
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Posted By: All the Way
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2024 at 17:48
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Hartpury 5-1 Cambridge
Nottingham 1-5 Ealing Trailfinders Ampthill 5-0 Caldy Cornish Pirates 5-1 Bedford Blues Doncaster Knights 5-1 London Scottish Coventry 5-0 Chinnor
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Posted By: Old Gold
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2024 at 11:09
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Hartpury 5 - 0 Cambridge Nottingham 2 - 5 Ealing Ampthill 4 - 1 Caldy Cornish Pirates 5 - 2 Bedford Doncaster 4 - 1 Scottish Coventry 5 - 2 Chinnor ------------- #AClubForLife💛❤️🖤 |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2024 at 14:11
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10 changes from last week. I don't know whether to think of it as a rocket or a knee jerk reaction. Clearly the coaches were massively unhappy with the pack, as most aren't even in the squad this week. Grate to see Craig and Craig back in the midfield.
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Posted By: Bluesman11
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024 at 12:04
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Bedford’s injury crisis has got to the point where we’re fielding a prop in the 2nd row. ------------- Championship Prediction League Winner 11/12 |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024 at 12:49
Not exactly that prop is being converted to a 2nd row by Saints! We have a 2nd row on the bench, Bedford Blues starting XV: 15. Louis James, 14. Alfie Garside, 13. Lucas Titherington, 12. Michael Le Bourgeois, 11. Dean Adamson, 10. Will Maisey; 1. Jamie Jack, 2. James Fish, 3. Oisin Heffernan, 4. Ed Prowse, 5. Rory Ward, 6. Fyn Brown, 7. Jac Arthur, 8. Fred Tuilagi Bedford Blues Replacements: 16. Tommy Herman, 17. Joey Conway, 18. Beltus Nonleh, 19. George Smith, 20. Joe Howard, 21. James Lennon, 22. Matt Worley, 23. George Makepeace-Cubitt Unavailable for selection this week: Alex Woolford, Luke Frost, Shay Kerry, Cameron King, Jamie Elliott, Joel Matavesi, Pat Tapley |
Posted By: BigChief
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024 at 13:00
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Hartpury 5-0 Cambridge Nottingham 2-5 Ealing Trailfinders Ampthill 5-1 Caldy Cornish Pirates 4-1 Bedford Blues Doncaster Knights 5-2 London Scottish Coventry 5-0 Chinnor
------------- For the ordinary purposes of conversation, a superficial knowledge of many things goes further than an intimacy with one or two. |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024 at 18:19
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Cov squad to face Chinnor: Robson; Hutler, Tiueti, HitchHuckleberry, Martin; Richman, Barton; Trinder, Poole, Nairau; Nkwocha, Anstey; Ball, Kvesic, Nayalo. Replacements: Ma’asi, Warren, Salt, Tyas, Hinkley, Ogden, Opoku, Owen Forward-heavy, with Nayalo returning, and six on the bench (plus one threequarter and one half). ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: cheshire exile
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024 at 18:21
In reply to Blues whingeing over injuries, it’s only fair to point out Pirates have borrowed a flanker from Nat2 Redruth owing to back row injuries.
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Posted By: Geoff DC
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024 at 18:53
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Replacements:
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Posted By: Geoff DC
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024 at 19:00
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I would have thought by now the fruit filter would have been corrected to allow common names like Hisc*cks in team news. I feel sorry for teams from Sc*nthorpe (SKiwifruithorpe) or Ar*enal (hazelnutnal) in football- Yet Clitheroe gets through ?? |
Posted By: Bluesman11
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024 at 19:01
Why on earth are they doing that? He is built like a prop and has very few traits, physical or skill wise, suited to playing 2nd row. What a bizarre conversion.
------------- Championship Prediction League Winner 11/12 |
Posted By: Bluesman11
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024 at 19:03
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Duplicate post ------------- Championship Prediction League Winner 11/12 |
Posted By: Trailfinder
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024 at 19:13
Interesting team sheet on BBC website!  , Ealing Trailfindersstarting lineup
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024 at 20:27
I know, they don’t think he will make it as a tighthead, but if he isn’t going to make it as a tighthead he’s definitely not going to make it was a 2nd row! I don’t think he should be tested in the Championship as s 2nd row. Although he should give plenty of power in the scrum, line out and open play we will be lacking. My guess is half he will be changed, may even go to prop for 10 mins before the replacement prop comes on.
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024 at 20:28
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Hartpury 21-0 Cambridge Nottingham 7-24 (BP) Ealing
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Posted By: MarkyMark
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024 at 20:35
| Cheshire exile - whingeing…. Has someone upset you? |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024 at 20:57
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Hartpury 24-0 Cambridge Nottingham 7-31 (BP) Ealing
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024 at 21:28
| Nottingham 21 (3T) - Ealing 36 (BP) FT- a couple late tries to make it look closer than it was at a chilly Lady Bay. |
Posted By: Nat1
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024 at 21:35
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FT Hartpury 43 (5) v Cambridge 10 (0) I sense a very long season ahead for Cambridge, streaky defence and struggling to put points on the board in attack.
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Posted By: cheshire exile
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2024 at 22:18
I just am unimpressed with posters listing their club’s injury list.
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2024 at 01:10
But they do list the baby Saints they use to prop up their club
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2024 at 01:16
It’s straight off the clubs website to engage with fans to explain why some players they would want to play aren’t playing. I think it’s a lot better being open with fans than not. It’s probably interesting for away opposition and fans if you know certain players aren’t available. For example Matavesi made an impact last week off the bench, so I was surprised not to see him initially in the squad or maybe starting, to then see he was injured, which also made sense why Makepeace-Cubitt will make his debut. You were so unhappy that you had to state that you have a flanker from ND2 South. I mean we could say we have a hooker who played Regional 2 Midland East last year. However it is totally irrelevant as he is more than good enough at this level, as I’m sure your flanker is too.
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Posted By: cheshire exile
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2024 at 07:11
Not whingeing?
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2024 at 07:16
I find it to be interesting context
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2024 at 07:16
Injuries shouldn't be a real problem when you can bring in players from from your Premier division parent club
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Posted By: Bluesman11
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2024 at 09:07
How many posts have you made just on this thread and others about exactly the same thing KnightsBoy? Odd behaviour. Unfortunately, despite having an average attendance that is nearly double Doncaster’s, we do not have an owner that will just fork out their personal money to sign ex international players at the end of the career. Therefore, when we have a few injuries in the same position, we do call on a couple of saints players, like the prop playing in the 2nd row tomorrow with 3 of our 4 contracted 2nd rows injured. We have 2 saints players starting tomorrow; if clubs loaning prem bothers you there are a lot easier targets than Bedford! I’ve not checked fully, but how many Exeter/Ealing loanees are there in the pirates team we’re playing tomorrow? I can see at least 3 off the top of my head. (Not a dig on Pirates, just pointing out I don’t understand the vitriol towards Bedford due to fielding 2 DRs - one of which is certainly a step down from our own players). As Blues points out, he just copies the team sheet from the club website that lists the injured players. How that enrages posters on here I’m not quite sure.
------------- Championship Prediction League Winner 11/12 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2024 at 09:39
Don't know, I'm sure you can tell me, so despite Bedford having a crowd average of double the knights your team needs to be propped up by the saints to be competitive. |
Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2024 at 13:25
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2024 at 13:34
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Bedford run a model of break even, tell me how many clubs in the top 2 divisions do that and how many are propped up by a rich person? With or without the Saints, Blues would be competitive. However, some younger players are given a chance, which says more about the academy system. If you look at the Saints team today, they have 7 players in the squad who have Blues experience, so it s a good breeding ground for the Premiership champions. 15 George Furbank (c) - Went to Bedford School 1 Emmanuel Iyogun Replacements: Juarno Augustus, Emeka Atuanya, Alex Coles, Fraser Dingwall, George Hendy, Callum Hunter-Hill, Tom James, Tom Lockett, Alex Mitchell and Burger Odendaal. |
Posted By: FHLH
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2024 at 14:00
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Squadron Leader was right. Ban all dual reg and loan players. Players come, pay their subs and play for their chosen club. Is that too complicated?  ------------- "My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts." |
Posted By: No 7
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2024 at 14:03
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I like the clarity where the Premiership players are clearly shown in the match day squad. Ealing Trailfinders had their fair share of young players from above and especially when we were in National One. The very best was Matt Garvey who eventually captained Bath and I believe made the wider England squad. He came to Rugby very late but was an acomplished basketball player. He played at Ealing on a long term loan over at least two seasons and just got better and better. We were blessed with his time at Ealing. ------------- Ambition should be made of sterner stuff. |
Posted By: Monkey Magic
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2024 at 14:14
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Even hardened Scottish supporters raising eyebrows of discomfort claiming 10 Quins DRs in the starting line up today. Great for the players and the parent clubs then it calls into question what's a "proper club"..... |
Posted By: Bluesman11
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2024 at 14:34
He threw an interception try in first minute of game ------------- Championship Prediction League Winner 11/12 |
Posted By: MarkyMark
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2024 at 14:54
| You then did the same? I’m sure extreme situations are news worthy? Relax and enjoy the rugby |
Posted By: Nosides
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2024 at 16:38
10?? That’s ridiculous and makes a mockery of the league competition.
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Posted By: Donnyknightfan
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2024 at 16:55
If the “new” tier 2 league is going to be used by Premiership clubs to basically field shadow teams then count me out. Having 10 Premiership loanees in a starting 15 is absolutely disgraceful. It’s not LS’s fault, they are exploiting the rules as any club are entitled to do. However. it makes an absolute mockery of the league and it just proves how little integrity the RFU have got. ------------- Donny Knights - best team in Yorkshire |