Championship 19-20 - Round 1 predictions
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Topic: Championship 19-20 - Round 1 predictions
Posted By: Donnyknightsfan
Subject: Championship 19-20 - Round 1 predictions
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2019 at 19:11
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The Cup Block to start the year has now ended. Proper business starts next weekend when the league returns: Fixtures: Saturday 12th October: Hartpury College v Doncaster - 2.30pm Ampthill v Nottingham - 3pm Jersey v Coventry - 3pm London Scottish v Newcastle - 3pm Sunday 13th October: Cornish Pirates v Ealing - 2.30pm Yorkshire Carnegie v Bedford - 3pm |
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Posted By: Donnyknightsfan
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2019 at 19:19
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Predictions: Hartpury 1 v 5 Doncaster - I think Doncaster should start with the maximum 5 point haul. Ampthill 1 v 4 Nottingham - really close game but I think Nottingham should win it. Jersey 4 v 1 Coventry - a really good game in store but Jersey at home are formidable. London Scottish 0 v 4 Newcastle - LS will be ready for this one and will make it hard but Falcons will pull through relatively comfortably in the end. Cornish Pirates 2 v Ealing 5 - Brilliant game for round 1 but I think Ealing will edge a high scoring thriller. Yorkshire Carnegie 1 v Bedford 5 - Blues have had a shocking start to the season but surely they can’t lose to Carnegie at present?. |
Posted By: Stalwart
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2019 at 23:27
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Predictions: Hartpury 1 v 4 Doncaster Ampthill 1 v 4 Nottingham Jersey 4 v 1 London Scottish 0 v 5 Cornish Pirates 4 v Ealing 1 Yorkshire Carnegie 0 v Bedford 5 |
Posted By: dropout22
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2019 at 21:51
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Hartpury 0-4 Doncaster Ampthill 4-1 Nottingham Jersey 1-4 Coventry London Scottish 1-5 Newcastle Falcons Cornish Pirates 1-5 Ealing Yorkshire Carnegie 0-4 Bedford
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Posted By: AuntyM
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2019 at 22:59
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Hartpury College 1 v Doncaster 4 Ampthill 1 v Nottingham 4 Jersey 5 v Coventry 1 London Scottish 0 v Newcastle 5 Cornish Pirates 1 v Ealing 4 Yorkshire Carnegie 0 v Bedford 5 |
Posted By: Runitback
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2019 at 08:49
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Hartpury College 4 v Doncaster 1 - Close run game, home advantage Ampthill 1 v Nottingham 5 . . . Notts normally start season well Jersey 2 v Coventry 5 - Are Cov the real deal this year? A win here would say so . .MOTD London Scottish 0 v Newcastle 5 - Banker Cornish Pirates 1 v Ealing 5 - Tough , but if Ealing are serious it starts here!Leeds 0 v Bedford 5 . . even a very poor Bedford side should have too too much for Leeds ------------- Run with it |
Posted By: B Cap
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2019 at 10:29
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Hartpury College 1 v Doncaster 5 Donny too strong Ampthill 4 v Nottingham 1 Amps boosted by win against Bedford and home support Jersey 5 v Coventry 2 Expect points, Cov are decent but Jersey to take it London Scottish 0 v Newcastle 5 Newcastle too strong
Cornish Pirates 2 v Ealing 5 Tough one to call but Ealing mean business Yorkshire Carnegie 0 v Bedford 5 Poor start for Blues but perfect bounce back game |
Posted By: stadium
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2019 at 12:10
| Ealing will feel the pressure playing in front of a large crowd in PZ. |
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2019 at 13:23
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Hartpury
1-4 Donny This could go either way and will be
hugely influenced by the loan influx from Glos/Wuss/Briz Jersey 5-2 Coventry As its Mrs C's 65th birthday I will miss this one but hope to follow the match on Radio Jersey from a boat somewhere a bit warmer than St Ouen. Scottish 0-5 Falcons Banker away 5 pointer which surely gives Scottish every chance of a win. Pirates 0-5 Ealing Another Banker away win so Pirates
have every chance of winning it. Yorkshire Carnegie 4-1 Bedford Could go either way but I expect a decent crop of loan recruits to strengthen Yorkies. ------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2019 at 13:37
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Hartpury 0-5 Donny I think that the cavalry won't be available until after the World Cup, so I think that Donny wins this one handily. Ampthill 4 -1Nottingham Ampthill come into this one with all of the momentum. Jersey 4-1 Coventry Coventry very impressive against Ealing in wet weather last weekend, but I find it hard to bet against Jersey at home in the regular season. Scottish 1-4 Falcons Scottish have impressed in the cup, and I like to think that they'll continue that by containing Falcons. Pirates 4-1 Ealing I've been looking at the schedule to start the season with a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach for a couple of months now. After watching Ealing fail to pick up the BP in Coventry at the same time that Pirates smashed Nottingham, I can't say that I find myself relieved. Yorkshire Carnegie 0-5 Bedford A "get well" game for Blues. |
Posted By: Welshie7
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2019 at 21:30
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Hartpury 4 v 1 Doncaster Ampthill 1 v 4 Nottingham Jersey 5 v 1 Coventry London Scottish 0 v 5 Falcons Cornish Pirates 5 v Ealing 2 Yorkshire Carnegie 0 v Bedford 5 |
Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 08:30
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Hartpury 1 v 5 Doncaster Ampthill 4 v 2 Nottingham Hard one to call, Ampthill buoyed by their derby victory Jersey 4 v 1 Coventry clash of the week, just calling Jersey based on home advantage London Scottish 0 v 5 Falcons LS done well but I suspect Falcons will swoop in for the 5 Cornish Pirates 1 v Ealing 4 Ealing will be made to work very hard for their points, could go other way Yorkshire Carnegie 0 v Bedford 5 YC managed to get points on the board this weekend but cannot see Bedford not managing to get the Win (even with their current woes) ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 08:32
I hope and pray that you are wrong CC, with regards to a sudden influx of loan recruits that is. ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
corporalcarrot wrote:Posted By: JonDee
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 08:36
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Am waiting till I see some teams announced suspect there will be a few surprises from YC and possibly Hartpury. Will still be useless at predicting but it will make me happy !!! |
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 13:32
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Clearly not really on topic but I predict the following match officials this weekend: Championship Round 1 Hartpury University vs Doncaster Knights Jersey vs Coventry London Scottish vs Newcastle Falcons Ampthill vs Nottingham Cornish Pirates vs Ealing Trailfinders Yorkshire Carnegie vs Bedford Blues ------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: Brizzer
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 15:34
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Hartpury 0 v 5 Doncaster ... Donny way too strong for the students Ampthill 0 v 5 Nottingham ... Real Championship life starts here. Nottingham to give a lesson in how to contro0l a game. Jersey 4 v 1 Coventry ... The weather forecast is fantastic for this one (at the moment) and this could be a brilliant game. I have to go with my team to win a thriller and turn over last seasons last game shocker. LS 0 v 4 Falcons ... Falcons to be professional and strangle the life out of LS. Cornish Pirates 1 v Ealing 5 ... Trailfinders to turn up the heat, but not without a few worries on the way. Great game on paper. Yorkshire Carnegie 0 v Bedford 5 ... Don't care who YC pick, they are in for a tanking! |
Posted By: French Knight
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 17:17
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Hartpury 0-5 Doncaster Ampthill 4-0 Nottingham Jersey 4-0 Coventry London Scottish 0-5 Newcastle Falcons Cornish Pirates 1-5 Ealing Yorkshire Carnegie 0-5 Bedford ------------- Collective responsibility benefits all |
Posted By: Standing On The 40
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 17:47
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Hartpury College 1 v Doncaster 5 Ampthill 1 v Nottingham 4 Jersey 2 v Coventry 5 London Scottish 0 v Newcastle 5 Cornish Pirates 0 v Ealing 5 Yorkshire Carnegie 1 v Bedford 5 |
Posted By: All the Way
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2019 at 17:28
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Hartpury College 1 v 4 Doncaster Ampthill 0 v 4 Nottingham Jersey 5 v 2 Coventry London Scottish 0 v 5 Newcastle Cornish Pirates 1 v 5 Ealing Yorkshire Carnegie 0 v 4 Bedford |
Posted By: Richard Lowther
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2019 at 12:42
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Please keep on topic - Championship Predictions. Post to the relevant topic or start a new topic for anything else. ------------- Moderator http://www.leaguerugby.co.uk" rel="nofollow - National League Rugby Message Boards Remember Wakefield RFC |
Posted By: Cannon
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2019 at 12:56
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Hartpury 1 v 5 Doncaster Ampthill 1 v 4 Nottingham Jersey 5 v 0 Coventry London Scottish 0 v 5 Newcastle Cornish Pirates 1 v 5 Ealing Leeds 1 v 4 Bedford ------------- Rucks and mauls may bust my balls, but whips and chains excite me!! |
Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2019 at 12:06
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Coventry squad vs. Jersey Reds 15 James Stokes; 14 Rob Knox, 13 Heath Stevens, 12 Will Owen, 11 Max Trimble; 10 Rory Jennings, 9 Tom Kessell; 1 Toby Trinder, 2 Darren Dawidiuk, 3 Gareth Denman, 4 Nile Dacres, 5 Alex Woolford, 6 Senitiki Nayalo, 7 Luke Wallace, 8 Ryan Burrows (capt) 16 Scott Tolmie, fr2 17 James Gibbons, fr 18 Phil Boulton, fr 19 George Oram, 2nd row 20 Jack Ram, back row 21 Pete White, 9 22 Will Maisey, 10 23 Adam Peters back row Both Bulumakaus out injured. |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2019 at 13:01
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Ealing Trailfinders team to play Cornish Pirates at 14:30 on Sunday 13th October at Mennaye Field in Round One of the Greene King IPA Championship: Very solid side. I prefer Sloane to Tovey, and I don't like Johnston at 15 - would prefer Bell. A bit surprised to see Willis getting the start - if he beats Pirates, that could leave a nasty taste in the mouth for them. 15 David Johnston 14 James Cordy Redden 13 Jack Tovey 12 Pat Howard 11 Reon Joseph 10 Craig Willis 9 Nathan Fowles 1 Jordan Els 2 Alun Walker 3 Craig Trenier 4 Sam Dickinson 5 James Cannon 6 Kieran Murphy 7 Jordy Reid 8 Rayn Smid © Replacements: 16 Matt Cornish 17 Will Davis 18 Elliot Millar Mills 19 Dave McKern 20 Andrew Durutalo 21 Jordan Burns 22 Tommy Bell 23 Steven Shingler I will admit that I'm curious about injury status on a lot of players. The following folks who I had expected to see on the field all seem to be MIA: Lewis Jones, Peter Lydon, Alex Lundberg, Paul Grant, and Seb Stegmann. Maybe they are just getting beat out, but I would have expected to see SOMETHING of them. |
Posted By: elmsall man
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2019 at 13:14
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Corporal In fact two of the Hartpury "students" have been recalled by their parent clubs Gloucester and Bristo and are not playing in the match against Doncaster I am filling up !l
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Posted By: Fat Albert
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2019 at 13:53
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Ampthill Squad for their first ever league game at level 2, players marked with * played regularly for the A's in National 1 recently, so only 7 are new signings. 15 Lynch, Karim * 14 Aseidu, Kwaku 13 Bordoli, Serafin 12 Sage, Jarryd 11 Baker, Nigel (Sam) * 10 Grimoldby, Louis 9 Veenendaal, Darryl 1 Tonga’huiha, Soane * 2 Ward, Dave (Capt) 3 Lutui, Aleki * 4 Williams, Henri * 5 Kerry, Shay 6 Johnson, Billy * 7 Bercis, Joe * 8 Molitika, Maama * 16 Blackmore, Syd * 17 Collins, Matt * 18 Christie, Ben 19 Kpoku, Jon * 20 Dominguez, Facundo 21 Williams, Gavin * 22 Sharp, Joshua * 23 Hanks, Sam * ------------- a Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother |
Posted By: JonDee
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2019 at 13:55
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Hartpury 0-4 Doncaster Ampthill 4-1 Nottingham Jersey 1-4 Coventry London Scottish 1-4 Newcastle Falcons Cornish Pirates 4-1 Ealing Yorkshire Carnegie 0-5 Bedford
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Posted By: The Perfect Ten
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2019 at 14:32
I am likewise surprised not to see Tommy Bell starting at 15 - especially as it might be a bit wet and windy. An update on the injury status of the MIA players would also be useful for us supporters.
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2019 at 15:37
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Blues starting Line-Up: 15. Rich Lane 14. Pat Tapley 13. Matt Worley 12. Fraser Strachan - DR 11. Ryan Hutler 10. Lewis Robling 9. Grayson Hart 1. Sean McCarthy (c) 2. Robbie Smith 3. Henry Paul 4. Jordan Onojaife 5. Will Carrick Smith 6. Oli Curry 7. Joe Atkinson 8. Huw Worthington Replacements: 16. Andrew Boye 17. Joe Wrafter 18. Karl Garside - DR 19. Ed Taylor 20. Josh Buggea 21. Alex Day - DR 22. Oskar Hirskyj-Douglas 23. Ed Coulson |
Posted By: The Perfect Ten
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 11:11
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Hartpury 1-5 Doncaster Ampthill 4-1 Nottingham Jersey 4-0 Coventry London Scottish 1-5 Newcastle Falcons Cornish Pirates 1-4 Ealing Yorkshire Carnegie 0-5 Bedford
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Posted By: JonDee
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 15:57
| HT Jersey 12 Cov 6 |
Posted By: JonDee
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 15:59
| HT Amp 13 Nottm 24 |
Posted By: Member728
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 16:23
| 14-6 Falcons |
Posted By: JonDee
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 16:32
| Hartpury 8 Doncaster 20 FT |
Posted By: JonDee
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 16:35
| 60 mins Amp 13 1T Nottingham 37 4T |
Posted By: Member728
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 16:38
| Falcons 14 Scots 13 4mins to go |
Posted By: Member728
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 16:42
| Falcons17 Scots 13 FT |
Posted By: Trailfinder
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 16:46
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Well played Scots, so close. |
Posted By: Exiled_Scots
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 17:13
Excellent performance and continuing the excellent start for Scottish this season. New players and coaching team the big difference from last season.  ------------- Watch Out - The Scottish Phoenix Club is on the Up!! Seven down one to go |
Posted By: Westcoaster
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 17:24
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22-15 Jersey FT ------------- Come on Jersey........ |
Posted By: Brizzer
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 17:36
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Wow! Well done LS. A force to be reckoned with this season I think. Just back from St. Peter where Jersey did their best to gift Coventry a win but managed to eventually secure a bonus point win 22-15 despite 3 yellow cards to none. Really poor discipline from the Reds, but magnificent defense. In truth Coventry never looked like scoring from open play and Jersey were worthy winners.... but only just. I think that Cov will play a lot better than they did today, but their 10 was superb. A special mention to the forwards for Jerseys 2nd try as their efforts in defense from an attacking position 5 mtrs out pushed Coventry outside the 22 before forcing a dropped ball which was kicked the length of the field for the Jersey backs to finish off. A real example of turning defense into attack. |
Posted By: Member728
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 17:36
| Have to agree with Exiled Scots much better team than last season |
Posted By: Isithalftimeyet
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 17:56
Agree with that assessment and both teams will play better as the season progresses but really gritty win from Jersey. Fantastic defence from Jersey gave them the platform to get the win and Jersey's discipline will improve. Expecting Cov to be up there at the end of the season, they will be better but some really smart tactical work today to keep them in the game. Great game to watch, well done both teams.
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 18:16
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Posted By: Exiled_Scots
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 18:38
No Lewis Wynne is Captain this season. ------------- Watch Out - The Scottish Phoenix Club is on the Up!! Seven down one to go |
Posted By: Runitback
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 18:46
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Falcons pack looked less than convincing. ------------- Run with it |
Posted By: Fat Albert
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 21:23
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Ampthill 20 Nottingham 44, https://www.ampthillrufc.com/1stxv-20-nottingham-44/" rel="nofollow - match report here , Nottingham well worth the win Amps discipline dire, 4 yellow cards, 2 for 1 player meaning more than 45 minutes played a man down. The home side might feel aggrieved that so many decisions went against them but gifting 20 points (2 converted tries and 2 silly penalties) isn't going to help. Nottingham were much more street smart, hopefully the lessons will be learnt. ------------- a Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother |
Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 08:39
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well Donny won ugly, too many players out of position in my opinion although the lads who played out of position did well enough. Hartpury, were up for the challenge, their number 8 was on fire (red head as well). We will take the 4 points willingly, and sit above Falcons on the table (great work LS), one suspended key player back next week, a few more injured players hopefully returning soon. Rory Pitman came off injured yesterday, I hope it was precautionary and nothing serious. ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: Toulouse
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 10:30
| Falcons playing well but will be better when their internationals return, Mulipola, Chris Harris, Greg Peterson, Matavesi, Talulua and Cooper Vuna. Should be an interesting season in the Championship. |
Posted By: Toulouse
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 10:35
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Posted By: Runitback
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 11:42
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Chris Harris has gone to Gloucester and I think Olmstead left part way through last season. Front row looked very average yesterday. But stronger bigger props to return. ------------- Run with it |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 14:44
| Pirates 12 Ealing 0 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 14:57
| Pirates 15 Ealing 0 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 15:14
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Pirates 22 Ealing 3 Leeds 0 Bedford 7 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 15:23
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Pirates 22 Ealing 3 ht Leeds 0 Bedford 12 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 15:29
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Pirates 22 Ealing 3 Leeds 7 Bedford 12 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 15:41
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Pirates 22 Ealing 3 Leeds 7 Bedford 17 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 15:42
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Pirates 25 Ealing 3 Leeds 7 Bedford 17 ht |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 15:45
| Need to remind myself that Ealing didn't manage any points last year in the first game either... :( |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 16:00
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Pirates 25 Ealing 10 Leeds 7 Bedford 17 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 16:05
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Pirates 30 Ealing 10 Leeds 7 Bedford 17 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 16:16
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Pirates 30 Ealing 10 ft Leeds 7 Bedford 22 |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 16:18
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Great win for the Pirates and the scoreline makes it look convincing too. |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 16:19
| Yorkshire 7 - 29 (BP) Blues |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 16:21
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Pirates 30 Ealing 10 ft Leeds 7 Bedford 29 |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 16:24
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Yorkshire 7 - 34 (BP) Blues 2/6 conversations |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 16:26
| Yorkshire 14 - 34 (BP) Blues |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 16:28
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Pirates 30 Ealing 10 ft Leeds 14 Bedford 34 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 16:56
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Pirates 30 Ealing 10 ft Leeds 14 Bedford 34 ft |
Posted By: Dan Gleebles
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 17:10
Late night on the town for Lewis. 
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Posted By: Hoffee
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 17:28
| Massive win for Pirates in the opening round of the season. Pirates kept their foot on the gas the full 80 minutes and never really looked like taking it off. The Pirates defence was absolutely relentless and Ealing simply couldn't find a way through, apart from one extremely soft try by Jordan Burns after a lapse in concentration. What a start to the season though. Well chuffed to have slain the giant in that fashion, with a bonus point no less. |
Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 17:42
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a good result for the pirates, an expected result for Bedford, although Carnegie scored two tries ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: Donnyknightsfan
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 17:46
| Well done to the Pirates on beating Ealing with a BP. A great start for you guys. |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 18:02
| Well done Pirates. A Stirling effort. |
Posted By: Stalwart
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 18:24
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Pirates well worth the win. Came out of the blocks fast and got themselves in front. Ealing had a lot of possession and territory in the second half, but the Pirates defence was superb, then when we finally got into Ealing territory we got the BP try. Happy days.
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Posted By: Old School
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 19:28
| Great result for Pirates - very well played. |
Posted By: Trailfinder
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 19:53
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Well done Pirates, sounds like a well deserved victory. A successful Championship needs to be more than just a two horse race, I just hope they can repeat the feat when the Falcons fly into town! |
Posted By: Capt Sparrow
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 20:23
We'll give it a good go.
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Posted By: Exiled_Scots
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 20:38
So Scottish beat Pirates, who beat Ealing and restricted Falcons to a 4 point win. Must be Scottish to be challenging Falcons for the top spot -  ------------- Watch Out - The Scottish Phoenix Club is on the Up!! Seven down one to go |
Posted By: JonDee
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 20:58
| Can someone from Nottingham take a photo of the table now please |
Posted By: JonDee
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 21:00
| Seriously well done to all the teams there have been a number of interesting results lets see what the table looks like at Christmas |
Posted By: Brizzer
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 21:34
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I can’t eait for next week now, some serious looking fixtures and we are only moving in to week 2. Exciting stuff. |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 21:56
Especially as Ealing play Newcastle on the 21st! Given the hot water I'm in with the wife for moving our flights abroad at Christmas to let me catch the game, it better still be relevant!
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Posted By: maire23
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2019 at 22:27
I have done! I’m not sure how to post it on here though?! |
Posted By: JonDee
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2019 at 07:55
Save it for those long winter days it will keep us warm and happy
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Posted By: cheshire exile
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2019 at 08:48
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Great first match at the Mennaye yesterday on the newly laid pitch and in unseasonal warm weather. In truth the margin could have been wider as three Pirates placekicks hit the post. Ealing seemed a bit devoid of ideas when it became clear that the one-outpower game wasn’t working. The half time replacements made a difference and they enjoyed much more possession in the second half, with only a very well taken individual try to show for it. Bit disappointing to hear James Lowes’ expletive riddled rant at home supporters late in the first half. |
Posted By: Stalwart
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2019 at 09:13
Lowes did nothing but moan, whinge and rant at all and sundry for the whole game. Nothing wrong with a bit of passion, but he was out of order. Hope he enjoyed the long trip home. |
Posted By: stadium
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2019 at 09:23
| Who is James Lowe? Is he the NZ player? |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2019 at 10:01
No - he's the unsuccessful Yorkshire Carnegie coach who Ealing brought in for some reason. He isn't even listed as the Head Coach - slightly unclear what his role is to me, but I'm embarrassed to hear that he didn't comport himself well. Ealing has had massive trouble finishing at the try line for some time now. Per my analysis of the Ampthill game, most of their tries were coming from open play, but when they were near the line they couldn't find their way through the majority of the time. I don't know what the answer is, but it isn't to just keep canonballing into the defense. That just leads to Jordy Reid coughing up the ball.
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Posted By: Capt Sparrow
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2019 at 11:00
| Good for us but bad move by Ealing not to start Burns for this game, He ran the show at the Mennaye last season and scored three tries. His try yesterday was the best move by Ealing the whole game but by then Pirates were all but home and dry. |
Posted By: Tricolour
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2019 at 11:33
Ye of little faith Jon, you had the boys down for a loss!
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Posted By: JonDee
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2019 at 11:46
After Ampthill beat Bedford was hedging my hopes much rather lose on predictions than the actual game
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Posted By: stadium
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2019 at 14:06
| Googled James Lowes. Spent most of his career in Rugby League playing at Leeds Rhinos and Bradford Bulls. Very little on his CV involving his experience in Rugby Union. Perhaps that explains his Frustration/Rants on Sunday. Ealings DOR Ben Ward gave a good summary of the game on their website. |
Posted By: The Perfect Ten
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2019 at 15:34
| From the twitter feed on the match it looks like a couple of sloppy restarts gifted the Pirates scrums in the centre of the pitch from which they scored tries on both occasions. Not to take away anything from what was very much a top class performance by the Pirates! |
Posted By: Mark Smith
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2019 at 15:58
| Video highlights from London Scottish v Newcastle Falcons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9jzF_G8-CA&t=9s" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9jzF_G8-CA&t=9s |
Posted By: JonDee
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2019 at 16:41
| Looks like some good running rugby from Newcastle but that's the highlights what was the other 70 minutes like |
Posted By: Toulouse
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2019 at 17:19
| Yes, just checking the Web and found that Ormstead signed for Biarritz last week, can't understand that...leaving Newcastle for sun drenched southern France!!!!!! |
Posted By: Mark Smith
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2019 at 18:28
| Newcastle did not renew Evan’s contract following his short term deal, so he was a free agent. |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 15 Oct 2019 at 09:16
Well done to Stalwart for predicting the winner in all the contests correctly. That puts him on top. CC - sorry.
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Posted By: JonDee
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2019 at 15:56
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Nottingham v London Scottish 5 - 0 Newcastle v Hartpury 5- 0 Ealing v Jersey 4 -0 Knights v Cornish Pirates 1 - 4 Ampthill v Leeds 4 - 0 Coventry v Bedford 4 - 1 |
Posted By: Cannon
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2019 at 16:47
------------- Rucks and mauls may bust my balls, but whips and chains excite me!! |