Round 3 Predictions, News etc
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Topic: Round 3 Predictions, News etc
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Subject: Round 3 Predictions, News etc
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2022 at 10:38
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Pool A Pury 2-3 Archers - Too close to call more likely 5-2 either way Trailfinders 2-5 Jersey Should be a banker home win for the strongest squad in the league but I reserve my prediction until I see the teams selected - Hoping to see some old mates from Ealing and even Mond & McQuin supporters along to see this one - surely the tie of the round Prediction added after teams announced. Pool B Knights 5-0 Blues The real current form team at home so should be a Donny win by 15 points Cov 5-1 McQuins Home advantage should be enough, but Exiles are finding form Pool C Mond 5-1 Caldy Two well matched sides but at the RAG Mond to take it Pirates 4-1 Amps Home advantage should be enough for Pirates ------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
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Posted By: *Stalwart
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2022 at 11:22
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Pool A Hartpury 1-4 Nottingham Trailfinders 4 Jersey 1 S Pool B Knights 4-1 Cov 4-1 LS Pool C Mond 4-1 Caldy Pirates 4-1 Amps
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Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 14 Nov 2022 at 12:38
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Pool A Hartpury 1-5 Nottingham On a true vein of form Ealing 2-5 Jersey Clash of the Titans Pool B Knights 5-0 Bedford Should do enough to close out the pool stages Coventry 4-1 London Scottish I think this will either be a try fest or a close wrestle (going with close at a guess) Pool C Richmond 4-1 Caldy Hoping Caldy does the business but calling home advantage Pirates 4-1 Ampthill Pirates hard to determine what is happening there so calling a close one but could be home banker 5-0
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Posted By: Runitback
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2022 at 09:47
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Pool A Hartpury 1-4 Nottingham Trailfinders 4 Jersey 1 Pool B Knights 5-0 Blues Cov 5-0 LS Pool C Mond 0-5 Caldy Pirates 5-0 Amps
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Posted By: Brizzer
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2022 at 12:35
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Pool A Hartpury 1-5 Nottingham … Nottingham to have a good win here, but I think that Hartpury will run in 4 tries again. ET 4 Jersey 1 … The first of 4 titanic matches between these 2 this season. With a rest week coming up I expect both sides to leave it all out there. I’m going with home advantage, but discipline will decide this. My heart says big away win, but it’s just too close to call. Pool B Doncaster 5-0 Bedford … On current form you have to go with Donny at home and I expect them to dominate up front. Coventry 5-1 LS … LS are improving, but I think that Cov will have too much for them. A TBP is on the cards though Pool C Richmond 5-1 Caldy … One for the rugby romantics. I can see a tight, high scoring, entertaining game. Mond to secure it in the final quarter CP 5-0 Ampthill… Pirates have found some firm and I think that they will continue with their perfect start to the competition. ------------- Tackle Low!!!!! |
Posted By: Old Gold
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2022 at 20:30
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Pool A Hartpury 1 - 4 Nottingham Ealing 5 - 2 Jersey Pool B Doncaster 5 - 1 Bedford Coventry 5 - 0 Scottish Pool C Richmond 4 - 1 Caldy Pirates 5 - 1 Ampthill
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Posted By: greenpower
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2022 at 20:58
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pool a hartpury 1 5 nottingham ealing 5 1 jersey pool b doncaster 5 0 bedford coventry 5 0 scottish pool c richmond 5 0 caldy pirates 5 0 ampthill
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Posted By: Cherub
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2022 at 21:35
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Hartpury 0-4 Nottingham Ealing 5-1 Jersey Doncaster 5-0 Bedford Coventry 5-0 L Scottish Richmond 1-4 Caldy Pirates 4-1 Ampthill ------------- Always trying to stay bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. |
Posted By: BigChief
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2022 at 07:56
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Pool A Hartpury 1 - 5 Nottingham Ealing 1 - 4 Jersey Pool B Doncaster 5 - 1 Bedford Coventry 5 - 1 L Scottish Pool C Richmond 2 - 5 Caldy C Pirates 5 - 0 Ampthill
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Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2022 at 08:00
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https://www.ealingtrailfinders.com/news/match-guide-jersey-reds-h-championship-cup" rel="nofollow - news (ealingtrailfinders.com)
Home team match guide ------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: Brizzer
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2022 at 12:45
So the big question is, can you get from Ealing to HQ in about 30/40 mins on match day? ------------- Tackle Low!!!!! |
corporalcarrot wrote:Posted By: All the Way
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2022 at 13:17
Perhaps not on a match if you are travelling on public transport. Bus to Ealing Broadway......District Line, change at Turnham Green and then you have the option at Richmond of train or rugby bus to HQ. The other thing to note are road works on the M4 between junction 1 & 3, which even if you are not planning to use, are causing delays in the area. Sorry if this sounds pessimistic, but good luck with your travel arrangements
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Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2022 at 13:19
I can in my helicopter if air traffic control gives clearance  alternatively "RUN" very fast or pray the roads are empty as it takes 30 minutes ordinarily------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2022 at 14:40
I have gotten feom my house to Twickenham and dropped off a few hundred yards from the stadium in 30 minutes via minicab.
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Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2022 at 18:31
------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2022 at 12:05
------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2022 at 12:06
------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: All the Way
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2022 at 12:28
Problem solved
But I think I must be a bit stupid because even with the team sheets, I still can't work out who the 'sibling' is |
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2022 at 12:29
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Team selection made and two cracking sides. Trailfinders have an embarrassment of riches at half back and back row and are probably the most likely team whose starting front five could compete with Jersey at the moment. At home in front of their partisan fans Ealing will be strongly fancied but with my one-eyed insular view I think Jersey have a great front row bench who would start in almost any other championship team and if they keep it tight in the first half should finish strongly. I think both teams are well capable of scoring 4 tries tomorrow and I hope both team's discipline allow the referee to keep everyone on the pitch for the full 80 minutes. I predict a 5-8 point margin between the teams at the end and although it could go either way I will hope for a Jersey win and will edit my earlier post accordingly. Howay Jersey. ------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: islander
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2022 at 12:55
One of our players is dating Tom (and Ben) Curry's sister... Good luck to them and anyone else looking to do the Vallis Way - Twickenham transfer. There should be about 1hr 45min between games, so you'd hope it'd be feasible
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2022 at 13:53
I live 10 minutes walk from Vallis Way and have hoofed it to Twickenham in less than 2 hours, so should be plenty doable.
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Posted By: Donnyknightfan
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2022 at 14:22
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Predictions Pool A: Hartpury 1 v 4 Nottingham Ealing 5 v 2 Jersey Pool B: Doncaster 5 v 1 Bedford Coventry 4 v 1 London Scottish Pool C: Richmond 5 v 2 Caldy Cornish Pirates 4 v 0 Ampthill ------------- Donny Knights - best team in Yorkshire |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2022 at 15:41
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Pool A Hartpury 1-5 Nottingham Trailfinders 5 Jersey 1 S Pool B Knights 4-1 Cov 4-1 LS Pool C Mond 4-1 Caldy Pirates 4-1 Amps
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2022 at 15:43
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Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2022 at 18:52
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5GncQ3ecgE" rel="nofollow - Jersey Reds v Ealing Trailfinders Championship Cup preview - YouTube
------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2022 at 20:48
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Richmond 40 - 5 Caldy Hartpury 14 - 14 Nottingham ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2022 at 21:00
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Richmond 40 - 5 Caldy Hartpury 21 - 14 Nottingham ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2022 at 21:07
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Richmond 40 - 10 Caldy Hartpury 28 - 14 Nottingham ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2022 at 21:19
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Richmond 40 - 15 Caldy FT Hartpury 33 - 19 Nottingham FT
------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 07:19
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Grrrr a heads up for anyone (like me) going from Heathrow T5 to Vallis Way. There is disruption on the Elizabeth Line and the best alternative route looks like Picadilly Line with a change at Acton to Ealing Common & then bus to scotch Common - or walk? Nil desporandum. ------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: All the Way
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 08:38
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Ealing 5-1 Jersey Doncaster 5-0 Bedford Coventry 5-0 L Scottish Pirates 4-1 Ampthill Posted this late, so have missed out the two Friday games.
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Posted By: oneagainstthehead
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 09:50
If you get this in time: Piccadilly Line to Northfields, then E2 bus direct to Scotch Common ------------- Speak softly, but carry a big stick. |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 14:12
| Ealing 7 (1T) - Jersey 10.'. 13'. Penalty try ealing . Nice try try through the hands Jersey. |
Posted By: oneagainstthehead
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 14:46
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HT at Vallis Way ET 10-13 Jersey Very even at the moment. Jersey causing all sorts of problems in the set pieces and defending brilliantly in their own 22. Ealing nearly firing. Should be a great second half. ------------- Speak softly, but carry a big stick. |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 14:48
| Ealing 10 (1T) - Jersey 13 (1T) - HT Jersey winning due to line out dominance. Ealing have lost at least 5 of 7 line outs. Craig Hampson has been terrible at 9; sloooow, aimless box kicking and butchered a try. Luke Daniels also butchered a try by trying to run in field - a dive for the corner would have seen him in easily. On the plus side for Ealing, they have stopped the Jersey rolling maulnin its tracks 3 times from 5 meters. |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 15:12
| Ealing 23 (3T) - Jesey 13 (1T) - 50' Ealing come out of the half on fire. Pat Howard especially commended for sriving through 3 players for the second score. |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 15:19
| Knights 17 Bedford 17 HT |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 15:46
| Ealing 22 (3T) - Jesey 13 (1T) FT |
Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 16:06
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Cov 21 - 3 Ls HT LS scored from a penalty awarded in the first few seconds. Since that comfortably Cov
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Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 16:13
| cov start the second half with 2 more tries 33-3 |
Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 16:22
| cov 40 - 3 Ls |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 16:23
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Scots YC on 53. Sheppard. ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 16:24
| Knights 29 Bedford 20 ft |
Posted By: Bedfordian
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 16:26
| We’d have won if we’d kicked the kicks! And stopped the inevitable deluge of rolling mauls of course but that’s standard. Much close than the predictor league expected |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 16:28
Would have, could have, should have, Didnt
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Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 16:30
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cov 40 8 Ls 15 mins to go
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 16:32
Looking like cov are hitting their straps
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Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 16:33
| 47-8 |
Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 16:43
| 47-15 |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 16:46
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Cov down to 14 now, with a Peters YC for a high tackle. Scots taking advantage for their second try. ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 16:50
| 52-15 FT |
Posted By: oneagainstthehead
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 16:59
Excellent game management from Ealing (not often I’ll say that!). Line out misfired all match, dominated in the scrum, but great defence - Jersey maul gained precisely zero metres and zero points. Sets up a cracking Christmas Eve clash. ------------- Speak softly, but carry a big stick. |
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2022 at 21:25
------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2022 at 11:56
And we hadn’t scored 5 tries to your 2, and we hadn’t missed 3 kicks at goal. But yes, it was a good game, and perhaps you did deserve a bonus point. We played a tactical game - we knew that we could best you up front, and we did. The backs were much more evenly matched and you have some quality back there. It will be interesting on the return fixture back at yours. The cup has been more about us giving opportunities to players on the fringe, academy hopefuls and some players returning from long term injuries a go. Back to league fixtures in 2 weeks for us ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: Geoff DC
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:20
| HT Pirates 14 Ampthill 6 |
Posted By: Geoff DC
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2022 at 16:22
| FT Pirates 27 Ampthill 18 |
Posted By: islander
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2022 at 17:34
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So, halfway point of the group stage. Donny, Pirates & Ealing 3/3. Everyone else has one win, except Jersey (2) & Nottingham (0). What chance of any of the pool leaders being displaced? Pirates (15pts) are 9pts clear of nearest rivals + have two home games in rds 4/5 - would be a surprise if they didn't win those and qualify with a game to spare. Donny (also on 15, with a lead of 9) have a run-in that looks harder, with both Cov and Blues away, but could afford to lose one of those. Ealing (14, 4 clear of Reds) travel to Jersey in the next round for what looks the decisive game. Not sure how easy it was, but saw Reds missed a 75th min penalty yesterday, which would probably have brought a BP. Wonder if that could be crucial? I suppose there was the small consolation of being first side in 10 games this season to stop ET scoring 4 tries. But for now - after a week off - we return to the league. Round 8 has some tasty match-ups to, with Cov/Donny, Pirates/Ealing and Exiles/Caldy all standing out...
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2022 at 19:42
This could see Ealing needing to go on the road for semi and final even if (and a big if) they win out.
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Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2022 at 11:01
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8ty64zr26g" rel="nofollow - James Scott try v Ealing Trailfinders - YouTube
Can someone from Ealing post the home scores? ------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2022 at 13:19
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Knights vs Blues Highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKnNGOlwL8I" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKnNGOlwL8I ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2022 at 15:50
| Ealing scores https://youtu.be/RnfBeuirpcM%20" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/RnfBeuirpcM |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2022 at 16:06
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Cov. Some nice efforts here: https://youtu.be/AethwHuLoHo" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/AethwHuLoHo ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: OldNick
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2022 at 16:54
Cov & London Scottish.
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