Regional 1 South East 2022/2023

carlos fandango wrote: Afraid all a bit gloomy up this way. I fear I may be quoting Private Fraser before too long.

Should add that Stags 3 x yellow cards and a red (2 yellows) didn’t help their cause.

Robb wrote: A long 2 weeks but finally the league is back this weekend!

kempstonblue wrote: Robb wrote: A long 2 weeks but finally the league is back this weekend! I like the idea of these rest weeks, as it is a visible sign by the RFU it is aware of player welfare. Although i wonder if any 1st teamers were on the team sheet of 2nd XVs last week?

WP look to have it in the bag, it was a privilege to watch them in the last 5 minutes at Cow lane, it was a master class in snatching a victory and seeing a game out. Tring regularly fielding 9/10 home grown, and recently 15 out the 18, think this has a lot to do with how well they have done. Hertford suffering from players leaving for various reasons through the summer, and now re-building, they'll be back for sure! Injuries though out the league is the biggest worry, to many compared to leagues not that long ago, not sustainable.

Edited by Thunderpants - 29 Nov 2022 at 17:19

Aside from the one massive scoreline difference between Bedford and Hertford, roughly half of the games so far have resulted in winning margins between 1 and 14 points. Couple that in with the average points per game  around the 45/46 mark, it makes this league very competitive as well as entertaining to watch. There is some great rugby being played out there from all sides, and the only difference that I have noticed is that some can do it more consistently than others, but if you are a little off your game, it smells trouble.

It's so tight at the foot of the league.

We were fortunate last season with no relegations. We had a tough season and I've got every sympathy for those battling it out this year.

TW were very strong defensively yesterday, but it was far from being an easy day at the office. Hertford really don't play like a team in 12th. 0-0 at halftime, and it was a gutsy performance from us rather than a weak performance from Hertford that saw us take the points.

WP are still grinding out the results at the top, but other than that almost any team can beat any other in this league.

It's an interesting season.

Hi Bruce,

carlos fandango wrote: Hi Bruce, It's so frustrating as we know we can be better than 12th but Lady Luck just refuses to shine some light on us and our very young squad. My impression is that the yellow card swung it your way but as I was shopping with the Boss at the time don't really know. Big local derby next weekend...5 points there would be very welcome.

Frozen pitches caught a couple then