2023-24 Pre-Season Fixtures
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Topic: 2023-24 Pre-Season Fixtures
Posted By: Steve@Mose
Subject: 2023-24 Pre-Season Fixtures
Date Posted: 17 May 2023 at 18:49
| Moseley have announced a pre-season match on Saturday 19th August at Billesley Common against Darlington Mowden Park. |
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Posted By: front5
Date Posted: 18 May 2023 at 17:46
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DMP announce 3 pre season fixtures playing Hawick, Moseley, and Hull - https://www.mowdenpark.com/news/preseason-fixtures-202324-2780530.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.mowdenpark.com/news/preseason-fixtures-202324-2780530.html
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Posted By: Halliford
Date Posted: 18 May 2023 at 20:55
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Esher will be playing Newport in a Centenary match on Friday 25th August. Esher’s founding members included former Newport members hence the black and amber shirts worn by both teams. Yet to decide who changes strip! The other complication is which tackle law we play under as Wales have yet to make the change!
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Posted By: Raider999
Date Posted: 18 May 2023 at 21:17
Which shows what a farce the change is - should be all or nothing ------------- RAID ON |
Halliford wrote:Posted By: WEvans
Date Posted: 19 May 2023 at 14:26
I didn't think Esher did any tackling
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Posted By: Halliford
Date Posted: 19 May 2023 at 16:09
No, but the opposition might!
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Posted By: WEvans
Date Posted: 20 May 2023 at 13:22
Fair point!
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Posted By: kingsheathlad
Date Posted: 05 Jun 2023 at 18:34
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Augusy 19th. Birmingham Moseley v Luctonians, pre season. ------------- Cauliflower ear. |
Posted By: ParkBench
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2023 at 13:40
| No idea when Park's pre-season fixtures will be announced but I'm already looking forward to next season's National 1 fixtures against some great clubs. |
Posted By: Scrumtime
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2023 at 14:15
Enjoy it sir, because it could be the last ever!
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Posted By: kingsheathlad
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2023 at 18:09
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Friday 25 August. Birmingham Moseley v Coventry. ------------- Cauliflower ear. |
Posted By: CJB1
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2023 at 21:49
Moseley's preseason games are all at home, which must be quite unusual. ------------- "What I need is a strong drink and a peer group" |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2023 at 23:19
It's the return in the annual series, so makes sense. Sadly the 25th clashes with a family birthday, so I won't be travelling. Reckon there will be plenty Cov types there though. Time you were promoted! ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: Iamthegoat3
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2023 at 07:41
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Rumour has it. Rosslyn have got Henley, TJs and Barnes for their Preseason games. Guessing they didn’t want to get spanked by Ealing like they normally do
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Posted By: WILD BOAR
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2023 at 09:01
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12/08/23 Cinderford v Llandovery 19/08/23 Cinderford v Pontypridd
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Posted By: CJB1
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2023 at 09:42
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I'd love it if Mose arranged a PSF away at Llandovery. I'm looking for an excuse to ride the Heart of Wales Line, and that would be the ideal reason. ------------- "What I need is a strong drink and a peer group" |
Posted By: Camquin
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2023 at 11:10
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I have heard Cambridge will play Chinnor and Carmarthen Quins. The former subject to agreeing tackle laws. The latter will be in Wales, as they came to Cambridge last season. But I have not seen dates for either yet. ------------- Sweeney Delenda Est |
Posted By: Paul10
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2023 at 12:13
I had no idea that existed and have been to Llandovery many times. https://www.heart-of-wales.co.uk/" rel="nofollow - https://www.heart-of-wales.co.uk/
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Posted By: CJB1
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2023 at 14:44
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You didn't spot the railway station then? ------------- "What I need is a strong drink and a peer group" |
Posted By: workerbee
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2023 at 15:16
| We seem to have an issue with the new Tackle Laws, will it prevent Nat 1 playing any championship and Welsh clubs? |
Posted By: Paul10
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2023 at 15:39
WRU are bringing the law in as well so I don't think so. (Announced on Twitter today or yesterday) |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2023 at 17:07
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Cov vs Leicester Lions at the BPA on 19/8/23. ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: Se7en
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2023 at 14:46
| Rams have Aberavon (Welsh Prem) and Bracknell (Level 5) in a double header in August. Bracknell are local and a decent club, don't know anything about Aberavon, or what level Welsh Prem is, Champ - level 2 equivalent maybe? |
Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2023 at 17:21
Last years league https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/welsh-premiership/table" rel="nofollow - Indigo Group Welsh Premiership Table - Rugby Union - BBC Sport |
Posted By: Se7en
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2023 at 20:52
| Thanks TB. There are some very good clubs in there that would give many Champ clubs a run for their money so I reckon Aberavon will be a tough match indeed! |
Posted By: Sedge Tiger
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2023 at 11:46
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Sedges Pre-Season Fixtures 12th of August: Hull Ionians (H) 19th of August: Llandudno (A) 26th of August: Caldy (H) All the best ST Please note this has been edited and it now shows Caldy home at Park Lane and not Patton Fields.
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Posted By: ParkBench
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2023 at 19:47
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Henley on the 12th Juddians on the 19th Wimbledon on the 24th Preseason games at Park next month.
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Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2023 at 16:33
| I see from the Hinckley facebook that they will travel to Leicester Lions for a pre season match on Thursday 24th August at 7.45 pm |
Posted By: Oldman1
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2023 at 17:30
| I have to visit some aged relatives in Leicestershire this summer, 24th August seems a good time! |
Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2023 at 16:56
| Leicester Lions travel to Luctonians on Saturday 5th August for their first pre season game. |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2023 at 20:00
Might nip up the road for that. ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: Golden Jackal
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2023 at 13:24
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BSE Fixtures Aug 12th Blackheath (H) Aug 19th RC Eemland (A) Aug 25th Ulster Academy (H)
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Posted By: Camquin
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2023 at 14:11
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Interesting away fixture. ------------- Sweeney Delenda Est |
Posted By: FHLH
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2023 at 15:21
Serious opposition, top Amateur club with 2 Kiwi coaches, luckily there's no beer sold in the clubhouse ------------- "My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts." |
Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2023 at 17:11
From my experience the vast majority of the Welsh Prem were more likely equivalent to National 1 - but this harkens back to the B&I Cup a few years ago things may have changed in the interim ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2023 at 19:46
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Posted By: Se7en
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2023 at 17:33
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Rams' pre-season double header today: 33 - 12 win vs Bracknell RFC (Regional 1 South Central - Level 5) 38 - 19 win vs Aberavon RFC (Welsh Premiership) A good run out today for 50 odd players!
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Posted By: Sedge Tiger
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2023 at 17:46
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First outing for Sedge today. Results don’t really matter that much for either club on pre-season games as the focus would be for good work outs and finishing the game with no injuries. Mission accomplished for both clubs. For those who are interested. Sedge 40 Hull Ionians 5. Have a great weekend. All the best ST
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Posted By: kingsheathlad
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2023 at 19:42
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Moseley 43 Luctonians 7. ------------- Cauliflower ear. |
Posted By: Golden Jackal
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2023 at 09:34
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Echo ST's comments.... But for the record BSE 39 - BLACKHEATH 35 or there abouts. Club brought a large and impressive squad and probably shaded the contest but a combination of mistakes and tigerish Bury defence kept them out. Bury scored a couple of cracking tries out wide...
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Posted By: Jester10
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2023 at 10:11
And they certainly were "Odd"  ------------- Enjoying life! |
Posted By: Se7en
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2023 at 10:24
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Haha indeed Also, any idea where Robbie, Ant, Baker, Birdy and Vinny were...quite a few of lasts seasons' stalwarts absent? Maybe just having extended summer holidays!
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Posted By: Rabbie Burns
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2023 at 13:03
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To be pedantic GJ it was 36-33 but was a decent run out and lots of changes each period which made it a bit disjointed but it’s all about game time. Great to see 3 long term injuries getting game time on the road to recovery. Didn’t think the new tackle law changed the game dramatically and both teams managed it very well as did the ref. Decent day all round ------------- So many Christians not enough Lions |
Posted By: Halliford
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2023 at 14:53
| Esher’s match saw 5 pens against both sides for high tackles and 1 pen for folding into a tackle. No real impact on the game. |
Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2023 at 11:04
Leicester Lions travel to Butts Park on the 19th for a pre season match against Championship side Coventry with a 3 pm kick off, this also coincides with the Coventry Beer festival, beer and rugby, who'd have thought of that?
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2023 at 13:12
Terrible thought for this non-alky - but I'll turn up all the same. ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2023 at 09:48
I was wondering who ate all the pies......................
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2023 at 11:34
Don't like those either... I sometimes wonder if life's worth living 😉 ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: fatbear
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2023 at 19:06
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Chinnor beat Wimbledon 67-12 in games played over 3x30 minutes. |
Posted By: Rabbie Burns
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2023 at 19:48
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Blackheath.beat Barnes 31-12 (I think) but unfortunately the application of the new tackle law was pretty poor which meant the game was very fragmented but more minutes in the tank for both teams ------------- So many Christians not enough Lions |
Posted By: semisonic
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2023 at 20:53
| Moseley beat DMP 28 - 24, 4T - 3T |
Posted By: Sedge Tiger
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2023 at 11:17
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Clwb Rygbi Llandudno 5 Sedge 28. All the best ST ------------- Give him one with handles on |
Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2023 at 12:21
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Match report from Coventry v Leicester Lions https://www.coventryrugby.co.uk/match-report-vs-leicester-lions/" rel="nofollow - https://www.coventryrugby.co.uk/match-report-vs-leicester-lions/
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Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2023 at 17:45
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Try highlights from the Cov v Lions game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrUTxNy5EtQ" rel="nofollow - TryLights | Coventry 33-21 Leicester Lions | 23/24 Pre Season - YouTube
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Posted By: CJB1
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2023 at 18:43
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Posted By: Runitback
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2023 at 11:15
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LLions looking very impressive Nat 1 to be the best league again this year. ------------- Run with it |
Posted By: Camquin
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2023 at 12:49
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National 1 has been a great league for some time. It is easy to get relegated, and hard to be promoted, so you need to be good, or lucky, to stay there. I suspect Richmond has the depth of playing numbers that it will compete with Sale, Rams & Rosslyn Park for the promotion spot. Plymouth should be up there, but travel seems to be a problem. While it helps make the Brickfields a fortress, unless they can find the money for more overnight stays, they all too often suffer from early morning coach trips. At the other end, Taunton, Darlington MP, Moseley and Sedgley Park could be looking nervous, but nobody can be complacent. But there is a good reason I do not enter the prediction league. And even though the Blood and Sand are no longer in the National League, I will be setting that up in the next couple of days. ------------- Sweeney Delenda Est |
Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2023 at 13:12
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I don't think the Lions have a 5 year plan for promotion just yet, I think it took three years into the plan to win the last promotion, it would be nice to win our home games at least, after that who knows, last season they lost just one game and ironically that was at home.
This Thursday we have an evening pre season game against near neighbours Hinckley, that will be the final warm up game before the visit of Sale FC, a nice easy start then................................not.
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Posted By: workerbee
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2023 at 21:38
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I Think that Lions will seriously need to look at the regulations for the Championship to see how they will be able to manage their facilities and ground, and the Fines which many championship clubs have to pay if they cannot manage to pass the Audits by PwC, A number of clubs are already paying significant amounts of money to the RFU for failing. I would also be interested how they are going to handle large crowds(average crowds in Championship are around 1000) together with parking arrangements. All this will need to be part of any plan.
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Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2023 at 21:48
I think you are getting way ahead here, my tongue in cheek comments are not to be taken too seriously, I am sure the Lions know what is coming and they know it ain't going to be easy in Nat 1 let alone getting anywhere close to promotion. The thing is as of yet we don't actually know what we are playing for, the RFU drop hints of a total revamp that will or may include Nat 1 going to two leagues in 24/25 season, so the Lions could be in North or South Nat 1 if they manage to avoid being relegated.
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Posted By: Mountain Man
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2023 at 22:26
Life can't really be worth living Kimbo if you don't eat pies or drink beer and wine. nowt like a good growler.
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Posted By: Se7en
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2023 at 22:27
I followed some of the pre season fixtures online last Sat afternoon, and fair play to Leicester Lions, it looked like a much closer game than the final scoreline suggests against Cov, who are a full time professional top end Champ club with some serious young talent mixed in with some real experience, so well done to the Lions on giving a very good account of yourselves on the BPA plastic, against a team who were, until a few months ago, 2 leagues above you  I agree with what you say about the uncertainty from 24/25 onwards. Unfortunately for current Nat 1 clubs, I can see the Prem and Championship becoming Prem 1 and Prem 2 after this coming season, and most likely ringfenced with no relegation to or promotion from Nat 1, certainly for the next few years whilst the idea is bedded in and clubs, stakeholders, sponsors, TV corporations etc are consulted on its feasibility moving forwards. I just can't see the big wigs wanting any more potentially economically fragile semi pro clubs joining the fray and rubbing shoulders with established Prem clubs, over and above those that currently make up the Champ. Never has the idea of being promoted based on more drawn games been so important for the Blood and Sand than as it was last season
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Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2023 at 09:25
We were to be told of the RFU's master plan in "good time", but who only knows when that is
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Posted By: Sid James
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2023 at 09:55
Shouldn't you have said "I just can't see the big wigs wanting any more potentially economically fragile semi pro clubs joining the fray and rubbing shoulders with the already established 'unsustainable and economically fragile' Prem clubs". We were told some time ago that season 24/25 would see Nat 1 go regionalised with, as you say Prem 1 & Prem 2 above. I believe that this is now not as certain as it was but is still on the table. ------------- All Knwoing All Seeing |
Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2023 at 10:16
Lions v Hinckley Preseason GameLeicester Lions complete their preseason games with a match against Hinckley Date: Thursday 24th August 2023 The bar will be open and entry to the game is free of charge. Please come along and see Lions squad for 2023/4 |
Posted By: Raider999
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2023 at 12:00
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If as expected N1 is divided for the 24-25 season it is highly probable that their may not be any relegation from N1 at the end of this season. As usual who is where will depend on what happens to the Premiership and Championship - especially with the possible reappearance of Wasps, Irish and Worcester in level 2 ------------- RAID ON |
Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2023 at 20:28
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Leicester Lions field a much changed team for the visit of Nat2 W side Hinckley, the side includes young scrum half Oscar McCarthy who has come through the clubs development group, along with Leicester Tigers academy tighthead prop Oli Crane. https://www.facebook.com/leicesterlionsrfc/" rel="nofollow - Leicester Lions Rugby Club | Leicester | Facebook
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Posted By: front5
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2023 at 13:17
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DMP team / squad news for tomorrow nights fixture with Hull https://mowdenpark.com/news/team-news--mowden-park-v-hull-2799181.html" rel="nofollow - https://mowdenpark.com/news/team-news--mowden-park-v-hull-2799181.html
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Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2023 at 11:00
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Posted By: Sedge Tiger
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2023 at 16:13
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Sedge 26 - Caldy 26 Fulltime. A really tight game at Park Lane today. A great work out for both clubs. Good luck to Caldy next season. Mond the visitors next weekend to Park Lane. I can’t wait. Have a great bank holiday weekend all All the best ST ------------- Give him one with handles on |
Posted By: Runitback
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2023 at 16:46
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Very impressive from Sedgley Park, such a strong league. They will be confident that they can start well. Richmond heavily beaten by Jersey. ------------- Run with it |
Posted By: Camquin
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2023 at 17:17
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Cambridge 19 33 Chinnor Cambridge scored two quick tries in the first five minutes and looked to be cruising, and then went off the boil. Chinnor look to have recruited well and should do well this season. ------------- Sweeney Delenda Est |
Posted By: Member728
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2023 at 06:26
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Mond 7 Jersey 50 Slightly surprised by Mond pack who matched the fearsome Jersey pack. Though it did not look as good as last year The Jersey backs were slick creating many chances down each wing Wprried by the lack of creativity by the Mond backs Good to see Mr and Mrs Islander
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