24/25 Week 3

Would agree with you over the comment re ground capacity Steve.

Quite a day, great credit to the Cov forwards after losing Nairau at prop after just 2 minutes & then Kkwocha before half time, which really cut down the options regarding fresh legs etc.

Quite a day though & both Cov & Saints fans present displayed once again what real supporting is all about.

John Butler

KnightsBoy wrote:

OldNick wrote:

I was one of the 5202 at the BPA today,

Great effort from the fans

Great crowd - was this a sell-out?

Great game ar GR, the Bedford defence was superb today, closer than the score line suggests, weather wasn’t too bad, bit of rain, but the direction of the wind meant the pitch was sheltered by the flats near by. Bedford deserved more, but that’s rugby, I’m tempted to say the difference was Alfie Barbery, who ran all day for Bath, overall happy with how we played, never gave up. 😁

I want you all to line up in a circle and pair up in three's alphabetically by height.

I was one of the 5202 at the BPA today, and can barely remember us close again. There in the last few years. Northampton got the lead with a break-away try from there 15. Beating the Coventry line by speed on the Northampton 22 and racing the length of the pitch. For most of the first half and a good part of the second Coventry had the majority of the possession but couldn't take advantage of it. Northampton's pack could push in a scrum or a mall but didn't seem to have much of an impact in open play. Their backs though were very impressive. Had Coventry had a bit more luck with the kicking in the wet and windy conditions. There would have been a bonus point and a fair chance of equalling the game as well.

Premiership refereeing on the example of today, would seem to require offloading before hitting the ground in the tackle. Penalties were given very very quickly for retaining the ball.

Overall though a cracking game, especially considering the conditions and one that was worth sitting being rained on.

Ealing 36 (BP) - Scottish 5 (1T) - FT Maybe 700 in the crowd for a horrible horrible weather match

FT Cov 10-19 Nor

2t-3t

Rather better than one prediction on the Saints site of 0-100 😉

Our City,
Our Club

FT Blues 7-21 Bath

Bath scored all their points in the last 10.

On the hour, it's Cov 10-14 Nor (2T each)

5202 in attendance.

Our City,
Our Club

Ealing 19 (3T) - Scottish 5 (1T) 50' - Ealing has the 30mph wind this half and is on the 5m line as we have an extended break due to a serious injury to a Scottish player.

KnightsBoy wrote:

Bedford 0 Bath 0 ht

I'm down the road and it is full Storm Bert here.