Week 21
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Topic: Week 21
Posted By: The Blues
Subject: Week 21
Date Posted: 18 May 2025 at 17:05
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Friday Nottingham v Hartpury Saturday Doncaster Knights v Cornish Pirates Ampthill v Cambridge Bedford Blues v Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders v Coventry London Scottish v Caldy |
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 19 May 2025 at 00:06
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Nottingham 1-5 Hartpury - Hartpury too strong Doncaster Knights 5-2 Cornish Pirates - could go the other way, but home advantage, Knights had a tough 1st round of fixtures, seemed to be home to most of the top 6 in the 2nd half! Ampthill 5-1 Cambridge - Cambridge looked lively for 15-20 mins in the first half, but got blown away by Blues and I think Ampthill will be too strong Bedford Blues 5-1 Chinnor - Chinnor to get 4 tries, but Blues will be looking to win in style on a good pitch. Ealing Trailfinders 5-0 Coventry - may come back and give Coventry 1 or the win if Ealing try out some of the 3rd team squad players for contract purposes London Scottish 5-2 Caldy - could go the other way, but home advantage
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Posted By: Jezmar
Date Posted: 19 May 2025 at 07:47
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Nottingham 0 v 5 Hartpury Saturday Doncaster Knights 5 v 1 Cornish Pirates Ampthill 5 v 1 Cambridge Bedford Blues 2 v 5 Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders 5 v 0 Coventry London Scottish 5 v 1 Caldy
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Posted By: fatbear
Date Posted: 19 May 2025 at 09:18
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Nottingham 1-5 Hartpury Doncaster Knights 5-1 Cornish Pirates Ampthill 5-0 Cambridge Bedford Blues 5-0 Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders 5-1 Coventry London Scottish 5-1 Caldy
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Posted By: Donnyknightfan
Date Posted: 19 May 2025 at 09:34
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Nottingham 5 v 2 Hartpury - It would be against current form but i think Nottingham might have one more big performance in them for their last home game. Doncaster 5 v 1 Cornish Pirates - Donny are in great form but Pirates won’t be fazed about coming to Castle Park - it’s been a good ground for them over the years. However, i think the Knights might have too much for them this time. Ampthill 5 v 0 Cambridge - Ampthill to win this with ease. Bedford 5 v 0 Chinnor - Same as above. Ealing 5 v 2 Coventry - I think Coventry will be more competitive than people expect but Ealing should win. London Scottish 2 v 5 Caldy - going for a surprise, Caldy will fancy their chances in this one having beat Nottingham away recently - and they got close at Pirates a few weeks back. ------------- Donny Knights - best team in Yorkshire |
Posted By: Stalwart*
Date Posted: 19 May 2025 at 11:58
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Nottingham 1-5 Hartpury Doncaster Knights 5-2 Cornish Pirates Ampthill 5-0 Cambridge Bedford Blues 5-1 Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders 5-1 Coventry London Scottish 5-1 Caldy ------------- Pirate |
Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 20 May 2025 at 11:39
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My guesses: Nottingham 0-5 Hartpury Doncaster Knights 5-1 Cornish Pirates Ampthill 5-0 Cambridge Bedford Blues 5-0 Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders 5-1 Coventry London Scottish 4-1 Caldy Good luck all, P.S. well done Ealing richly deserved  ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: BigChief
Date Posted: 20 May 2025 at 11:46
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Nottingham 1 - 5 Hartpury Doncaster 5 - 2 Cornish Pirates Ampthill 5 - 1 Cambridge Bedford 5 - 1 Chinnor Ealing 5 - 0 Coventry London Scottish 5 - 1 Caldy ------------- For the ordinary purposes of conversation, a superficial knowledge of many things goes further than an intimacy with one or two. |
Posted By: GednyBlues15
Date Posted: 20 May 2025 at 18:10
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Nottingham 1-5 Hartpury Donny 2-5 Pirates Ampthill 5-0 Cambridge Blues 5-1 Chinnor Ealing 2-5 Coventry Scottish 5-1 Caldy |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 20 May 2025 at 22:54
Gotta give that a LOL. Sorry! ------------- Our Club |
GednyBlues15 wrote:Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 20 May 2025 at 23:03
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Nottingham 0 - 5 Hartpury Doncaster 5 - 1 Cornish Pirates Ampthill 5 - 1 Cambridge Bedford 5 - 1 Chinnor Ealing 5 - 0 Coventry London Scottish 5 - 1 Caldy |
Posted By: All the Way
Date Posted: 21 May 2025 at 07:17
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Nottingham 1-5 Hartpury Doncaster Knights 5-1 Cornish Pirates Ampthill 5-0 Cambridge Bedford Blues 5-1 Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders 5-1 Coventry London Scottish 5-0 Caldy
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Posted By: Paul10
Date Posted: 21 May 2025 at 08:16
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Nottingham 1-5 Hartpury Doncaster Knights 5-0 Cornish Pirates Ampthill 5-1 Cambridge Bedford Blues 5-1 Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders 5-1 Coventry London Scottish 5-1 Caldy
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Posted By: Old Gold
Date Posted: 22 May 2025 at 18:19
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Nottingham 2 - 5 Hartpury Doncaster Knights 5 - 1 Cornish Pirates Ampthill 5 - 0 Cambridge Bedford Blues 5 - 0 Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders 5 - 2 Coventry London Scottish 5 - 0 Caldy
------------- #AClubForLife💛❤️🖤 |
Posted By: Nat1
Date Posted: 22 May 2025 at 19:53
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Nottingham 1 - 5 Hartpury Doncaster Knights 5 - 2 Cornish Pirates Ampthill 5 - 0 Cambridge Bedford Blues 5 - 0 Chinnor Ealing Trailfinders 5 - 1 Coventry London Scottish 5 - 0 Caldy
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Posted By: FinnBlue
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 12:12
| I've not been able to get to a Bedford home game for a couple of seasons. Do they still do a student discount? |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 12:46
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Ealing Trailfinders lineup to face Coventry: Injuries continue to mount, but there is still quality in the side. Amazing how consistent Farrar has been all season.
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 14:43
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Cov: Logan Trotter; David Opoku, Oli Morris, Tom HitchHuckleberry, Jake Henry; Tommy Mathews, Sam Maunder; Toby Trinder, Jordon Poole, Matt Johnson; Rhys Anstey, Senitiki Nayalo; Tom Ball, Matt Kvesic, Chester Owen Replacements: Suva Ma’asi, Jevaughn Warren, Eliot Salt, Dan Green, Jack Bennett, Mackenzie Graham, Josh Barton, Will Lane ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: greenpower
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 18:10
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nottingham 1 5 hartpury doncaster 5 1 pirates ampthill 5 1 cambridge bedford 5 0 chinnor ealing 5 0 coventry scottish 5 1 caldy
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 18:45
The only discounts are U18 and those who get their ticket online beforehand. If you get it today (maybe tomorrow not sure) you can save £4 on entry. https://bedfordrugby.co.uk/tickets" rel="nofollow - https://bedfordrugby.co.uk/tickets
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 18:47
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No Saints young scrum half and fly half this time! 15. Louis James, 14. Matt Worley, 13. Lucas Titherington, 12. Michael Le Bourgeois, 11. Dean Adamson, 10. Will Maisey, 9. Alex Day (C); 1. Joey Conway, 2. James Fish, 3. Oisin Heffernan, 4. Rory Ward, 5. Alex Woolford, 6. Archie Benson, 7. Joe Howard, 8. Fred Tuilagi 16. Tommy Herman, 17. Jamie Jack, 18. Beltus Nonleh, 19. Shay Kerry, 20. Luke Frost, 21. James Lennon, 22. Alfie Garside, 23. Joel Matavesi |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 20:07
| Notts 0 Pury 26 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 20:27
| Notts 14 Pury 33 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 20:33
| Notts 21 Pury 33 ht |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 20:54
| Notts 28 Pury 33 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 20:59
| Notts 35 Pury 33 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 21:06
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Notts 40 Pury 33
Great comeback, Notts were losing 0-26 at one point
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Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 21:09
| Notts 47 Pury 33 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 21:17
| Notts 54 Pury 33 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 21:27
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Notts 54 Pury 33. Ft 5 - 1
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Posted By: cheshire exile
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 21:35
| Didn’t see that coming, |
Posted By: Old Gold
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 21:36
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Some 2nd half response that. Must’ve been superb to watch. ------------- #AClubForLife💛❤️🖤 |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 21:37
Only one person predicted that
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 06:21
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Ealing vs. Coventry being live streamed by the RFU. https://www.youtube.com/live/KnTHMuWKFpw?si=Lohkk-cw9fLkdXwb" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/live/KnTHMuWKFpw?si=Lohkk-cw9fLkdXwb
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Posted By: Stalwart*
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 09:16
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Doncaster v Pirates being streamed. Link on Pirates website. It's free! ------------- Pirate |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 09:59
Typical, that. We're camping in a field with no power and very little signal.  ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: No 7
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 10:41
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Go to the pub ------------- Ambition should be made of sterner stuff. |
Posted By: MarkyMark
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 10:50
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You do have to smile when the 50 man strong squad mentions “injuries mounting up”
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 14:06
What can I say, multiple players needed surgery in the last week according to what I have heard on the grapevine. Bad luck? Longer season? I just know that there are people playing out of position.
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Posted By: knightandday
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 15:20
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Knights 17 (3t) Pirates 3. HT Enthralling game.
------------- Winning isn't everything, it just makes the beer taste better |
Posted By: Exiled_Scots
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 15:39
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LS 26 - 3 Caldy just before half time ------------- Watch Out - The Scottish Phoenix Club is on the Up!! Seven down one to go |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 15:46
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Blues (3 tries) 19-19 (3 tries) Chinnor Blues have butchered several chances and should’ve just had a penalty try from a block of the ball. Chinnor have taken advantage and scored off the little ball they have had often from Blues errors. Blues go down the slope in the 2nd half.
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Posted By: dawson9
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 15:50
| Scottish really have the bit between their teeth in that fiest half playing into the wind. Caldy not at the races at all |
Posted By: Exiled_Scots
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 16:02
I suspect you will need to rethink your last post as it’s LS who are asleep now. LS 26 - 13 Caldy ------------- Watch Out - The Scottish Phoenix Club is on the Up!! Seven down one to go |
Posted By: FHLH
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 16:04
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Ampthill 33 Cambridge 29 ------------- "My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts." |
Posted By: Exiled_Scots
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 16:11
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LS have woken up after the h/t break and ran in their 5th try. LS 31 - 13 Caldy ------------- Watch Out - The Scottish Phoenix Club is on the Up!! Seven down one to go |
Posted By: knightandday
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 16:16
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Knights 35 (6t). Pirates 15 (2t) ft ------------- Winning isn't everything, it just makes the beer taste better |
Posted By: FHLH
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 16:36
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A's 52 Cam 43 ------------- "My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts." |
Posted By: FHLH
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 16:37
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79' Ealing 55 Cov 38 (9t 6t) ------------- "My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts." |
Posted By: Exiled_Scots
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 16:42
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Final score LS 31 - 13 Caldy Caldy might have done better focusing on the game rather than constantly mouthing off to the referee, which led to them being marched backwards. ------------- Watch Out - The Scottish Phoenix Club is on the Up!! Seven down one to go |
Posted By: FHLH
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 16:47
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FT Ealing 55 Coventry 38 (5-1) Ampthill 54 Cambridge 43 (5-1)
------------- "My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts." |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 16:49
| Ft Blues 61-26 Chinnor |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 17:03
| ATT 2814 |
Posted By: FHLH
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 17:18
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Enough tries? Watched Ealing Coventry which was more like a training night kick about at the end! ------------- "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: 24 May 2025 at 17:52
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An impressive game played by the knights - defensive effort was strong too. A couple of points next week locks in third - if only the first half of the season was as strong (ifs and buts and all that 😏)
------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: Stalwart*
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 18:50
Very impressed by Donny - Pirates kicked poorly too often giving the Donny backs a lot of opportunity to run into space, they were very slick and very fast. The game was close until a few minutes before half time when Donny ran in two spectacular individual tries. Then, just as the first half started Pirates infringed and from the line out Donny scored again; and that was pretty much game over. Fair play to Pirates, they kept going to the end and managed to work their way from near their own goal line to score at the other end with the final play. I'd love to see Donny win this league next season. A great club, with a first class stadium and lovely, friendly locals. ------------- Pirate |
Posted By: No 7
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 18:52
That sums the game up well ------------- Ambition should be made of sterner stuff. |
Posted By: Donnyknightfan
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 19:35
A very good performance by the Knights today. We never really let Pirates get into their stride. The defensive line speed by us was excellent and it forced a lot of errors from Pirates. Some of the tries we scored were excellent but I think the best score of the day was Telusa Veaniu going on a weaving run and leaving about 4 or 5 Pirates in his wake as he went over - absolutely class finish. Hopefully we can get the job done at Ampthill next week and secure 3rd, which I think would be a deserved reward for our form in the second half of the season. It’s a bit galling looking back at some of the silly games we lost in the early months of the season and thinking about where we could have been now - however, that’s in the past now and certainly in the last 10/11 games, we’ve been excellent and produced one of the best runs of form from any Knights side that I can remember since I first started following them in 2005. I don’t think it’s being too one-eyed to say that we have been the best team in the league in the second half of the season, if there had been play-offs this season, I honestly believe Donny or Bedford would have won them, because I think us and Blues have been head and shoulders above every other team in the last 2-3 months. ------------- Donny Knights - best team in Yorkshire |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 19:53
We could say similar about the second half  ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: Bluesman11
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 20:12
Was a real shame Garside got sent off in game in Doncaster; think that game would’ve gone down to the wire otherwise. ------------- Championship Prediction League Winner 11/12 |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 21:10
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I know we have one more game to go, but what a season for Blues to secure 2nd today. Like Knights a couple of close losses then we could have taken Ealing to the wire, but it is easy to forget a couple of close wins the other way. Despite not quite clicking in the first half against Chinnor where it felt we were trying too hard and desperate to rack up the score, as the players had been eyeing up the game ever since the pre-Christmas loss. We managed to stretch clear in the 2nd half, despite Chinnor playing well.
Apparently we’re the only club to beat every club in the division after the win too. Although for Knights (looks like Nottingham beat you twice) to also do the double over Ealing is also impressive! Blues recorded just 2 losses at home all seasons, which were to Bath and Ealing, after leading both until late on and beat Bristol. It will be hard next season to repeat this and it will be interesting who we recruit to replace some decent players that we are losing, but at least we have a good nucleus of a squad for continuity. |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 24 May 2025 at 23:03
Watched the stream on delay in Scotland. This looked like a game played by two teams who knew there was nothing to play for but pride and highlight reels. I think even Bedford fans would have been impressed by the number of ridiculous offloads and generally absurd attempts to keep the ball alive. Fun to watch though!
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