Week 20 Fixtures
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Topic: Week 20 Fixtures
Posted By: Old Gold
Subject: Week 20 Fixtures
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2023 at 16:32
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Hartpury 5 - 1 London Scottish Nottingham 4 - 1 Ampthill Doncaster 4 -1 Cornish Pirates Bedford 2 - Jersey 5 Ealing 5 - 0 Caldy Richmond 0 - Coventry 5 ------------- #AClubForLife💛❤️🖤 |
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Posted By: *Stalwart
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2023 at 17:23
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Hartpury 4 - 1 London Scottish Nottingham 4 - 1 Ampthill Doncaster 4 -1 Cornish Pirates Bedford 2 - Jersey 5 Ealing 5 - 0 Caldy Richmond 0 - Coventry 5 ------------- *Stalwart |
Posted By: Cherub
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2023 at 17:55
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Hartpury 5-0 L Scottish. Home advantage to rule. Nottingham 4-1 Ampthill. The As run came to an end and I think they will toil at Nottingham. Doncaster 4-1 Pirates. Two teams who have under-achieved this season. It could go either way. Should be very watchable though. Bedford 1-5 Jersey. Only because I hope Jersey keep up the pressure on Ealing right up to the end. Ealing 5-0 Caldy. Ealing will want revenge on their defeat at Caldy. Richmond 0-5 Coventry. The away side to wrap up a bonus point win and deservedly secure third spot in the league. ------------- Always trying to stay bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. |
Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2023 at 17:55
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Hartpury 4 - 0 London Scottish Nottingham 4 - 1 Ampthill Doncaster 5 - 2 Cornish Pirates Bedford 2 - 5 Jersey Ealing 5 - 0 Caldy Richmond 1 - 5 Coventry ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: Geoff DC
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2023 at 21:00
Will it be watchable ?? - Donny don't often offer a live stream
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Cherub wrote:Posted By: *Stalwart
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2023 at 21:28
Watchable if you go to Castle Park, Geoff! We'll be there! ------------- *Stalwart |
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2023 at 08:30
No club is as good as Pirates in the streaming stakes. I am a regular watcher and consider the £7 to be an absolute bargain - it even includes a free replay. ------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: Brizzer
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2023 at 09:16
If you watch 3 streams do you get a free pasty? ------------- Tackle Low!!!!! |
Posted By: workerbee
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2023 at 09:34
| Perhaps the Pirates presenters might be a little less biased I believe that many away supporters watch with the sound off!! |
Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2023 at 09:48
I agree they are biased, however in their defence they aren’t broadcasting for the away team’s support but for their own. ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: All the Way
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2023 at 10:42
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Hartpury 5-0 London Scottish Nottingham 4-1 Ampthill Doncaster 5-2 Pirates Bedford 1-5 Jersey Ealing 5-0 Caldy Richmond 0-5 Coventry |
Posted By: Runitback
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2023 at 11:19
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Hartpury 1 - 4 Quins . . I expect a fully loaded Quins team to eek out a win Nottingham 4-1 Ampthill . . Home advantage Doncaster 5-2 Pirates . . again home advantage, two really good teams on their day, should be a cracker Bedford 2-5 Jersey . . MOTD . . some great rugby, a massive crowd . . . this is what it is all about Ealing 5-0 Caldy . . the carpet will suit the flat track bullies Richmond 0-5 Coventry . . . . Mond desperate for a point but I cannot see it against one of the very best in the Championship, done and dusted by half time. ------------- Run with it |
Posted By: Brizzer
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2023 at 12:22
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Glos 4- 1 Quinn’s … This will be tight and could go either way, but I feel that the Glos 2nds will have the game from the bench. Nottingham 4-1 Ampthill … I keep on backing Nottingham to win and they always lose (sorry boys) but I think that they could win what will be a very entertaining game. It will be close though. Doncaster 5-2 Pirates … Great game this. Two Championship giants to slug out a try fest. Knights to just steal the loot from the Pirates Bedford 2-5 Jersey … 2 totally different styles here. Jersey will be happy to win ugly as it is a must win game. If Bedford have a pack who can give their backs some ball it should be a cracker. Sadly The Reds will have to put away the flair finishing this week and resort to boring boring Jersey to get the win. Ealing 5-0 Caldy … Caldy to get the best double at this level?…. No, me neither! Very happy to be proved wrong though. Richmond 1-5 Coventry… Cov are a quality side, but Mond just need league points. If I were them I would forget the win and go for as many 5 pointers as they can. Attack, attack, attack!! ------------- Tackle Low!!!!! |
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2023 at 13:52
------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: Fat Albert
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2023 at 21:07
Wow CC!!! You should sell that idea to Marvel for a new movie, welcome to Etherman ------------- a Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother |
Posted By: Fat Albert
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2023 at 21:09
------------- a Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother |
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 09:55
------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 09:58
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Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 10:11
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Pury 1 - 5 McQuins Very strong visiting side Archers 5-1 Ampthill Home advantage - two well matched sides Donny 5-2 Pirates Could go either way two of the best facing each other and trying to win Blues 3-3 Jersey .At least two points for the visitors and no injuries or cards please Ealing 5-0 Caldy The visitors win at home made the league competitive but Christians don't beat Lions too often. Mond 2-5 Coventry Howay Mond take anything you can from the form team in the league ------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 11:41
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------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: Member728
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 13:10
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Hartpury 5 - 0 McQuins Friday night game McQuins cannot pick the team until after Quins Thursday night training Nottingham 5 - 1 Ampthill Notts too good Doncaster 4 -1 Cornish Pirates difficult game to pick 2 underperforming teams Bedford 1 - Jersey 5 If Bedford had a better pack Ealing 5 - 0 Caldy not a chance for Caldy Richmond 0 - Coventry 5 no other score possible Mond cannot score 4 tries Coventry will |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 13:11
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Cov squad. Only notable absence being Pat Pellegrini again, with the stand-off being out for the season, injured. Looking to blood academy stand-off Theo Mannion from the bench. ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 13:13
------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: BigChief
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 13:29
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Hartpury 2 - 5 L Scottish Nottingham 4 - 1 Ampthill Doncaster 5 - 1 C Pirates Bedford 2 - 5 Jersey Ealing 5 - 0 Caldy Richmond 0 - 5 Coventry ------------- For the ordinary purposes of conversation, a superficial knowledge of many things goes further than an intimacy with one or two. |
Posted By: Brizzer
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 13:37
Only 6 players remain from the side that took the field in Jersey in December and one of those moves from 2nd row to back row. I will be honest, I do not know what to read into that, but what i do know is that whoever runs out tomorrow afternoon, they can only be an improvement from the 17th December. I still fancy this to be a really tight, very hard fought game and one worthy of being live streamed. ------------- Tackle Low!!!!! |
Posted By: dunc999
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 14:42
Well, IMHO that back line is as good (if not the best) as any in the division - whether they get enough ball on the other hand.......
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Posted By: greenpower
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 14:54
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hartpury 5 1 london scottish nottingham 5 1 ampthill doncaster 5 1 pirates bedford 2 5 jersey ealing 5 0 caldy richmond 0 5 coventry
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Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 15:05
------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 15:25
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Hartpury 5-0 London Scottish - I have apparently annoyed some London Scottish fans by saying that they should be relegated. I'm going to continue saying that until they start winning some games (5 wins in the last 4 seasons). They aren't getting one this weekend either. Nottingham 1-4Ampthill - Nottingham faded from about week 4 onwards. Doncaster 5-2 Pirates - rebuilding years for both teams, I'll just go for the home team. Bedford 5-1 Jersey - Bedford have a 'never say die' spirit this year, and I think that they could turn Jersey over on a final play score. Ealing 5-0 Caldy - Revenge on the Ravers. Richmond 0-5 Coventry - Not 'monds year. |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 16:30
This would be close to our best team, Curran at 7 is missing and Frost would play 6 instead. Onajaife and Arthur are also injured/suspended. Part of me wants Blues to win the other Jersey to set up the grand finale!
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 16:49
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Ealing putting out a strong team. A few surprises for me: 1. Bobby De Wee still isn't in the side. I'd find some way to get him in. 2. Nathan Earle at 11 is a bit of a shock as he hasn't looked great so far. 3. Surprised that our new lock from Bath isn't on the field. Would have been a very good game to rotate him in from the bench. If not now, then when?  |
Posted By: Brizzer
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 18:20
Ditto TB (apart from the wanting Bedford to win bit). Both TJ Harris and Scot VB are fit again and can’t break into the match day 23. This is very close to our strongest 23 with some firepower to come off of the bench, as CC mentioned. That’s the way that we want every game to be. Our best against your best and may the best team win…. Beer afterwards! Good luck all ------------- Tackle Low!!!!! |
Posted By: Marlovian
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 18:49
Bobby seems out of favour at the moment, maybe his disciplinary record is working against him. Nathan broke his arm in the cup match in Jersey and has only been back in full training for 10 days or so. Lewis Boyce (loosehead prop from Bath) is in full training so we may see him before the end of the season. Hope that helps...
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 18:54
I agree on Bobby having disciplinary issues, but he still has too much talent not to play. Indeed, Boyce is a prop, my bad. Still not many games left. I hope Earle plays up to his potential.
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Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 19:08
------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: Member728
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 20:18
| 5-0 to McQuins 2 starting 1 on the bench from Quins |
Posted By: maire23
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 20:20
| Notts 7 Ampthill 0 32 minutes |
Posted By: maire23
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 20:26
| Notts 15 Ampthill 0 38 minutes |
Posted By: Member728
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 20:35
| 8-0McQins HT |
Posted By: Member728
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 20:59
| 15-0 McQuins |
Posted By: islander
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 21:09
| Notts score was 14, now 17-0 |
Posted By: maire23
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 21:13
| Notts 24 Ampthill 0 67 minutes |
Posted By: maire23
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 21:18
| Notts 29 (BP) Ampthill 0 71 mins |
Posted By: maire23
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 21:24
| Notts 34 Ampthill 0 77 mins |
Posted By: islander
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 21:29
| LS (McQ) have just scored to lead 12-20 with time almost up… |
Posted By: Old Gold
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 21:39
Thanks for nothing Hartpury.  ------------- #AClubForLife💛❤️🖤 |
Posted By: maire23
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 21:41
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Final score Notts 39 Ampthill 0. Decent nights work.
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Posted By: BigChief
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 21:45
Great stuff Scottish   ------------- For the ordinary purposes of conversation, a superficial knowledge of many things goes further than an intimacy with one or two. |
Posted By: islander
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 21:54
| LS gap to ‘Mond narrows from 7 to 3pts |
Posted By: Old Gold
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 22:03
Until tomorrow when it goes back up to 8.  Drink has been taken.  ------------- #AClubForLife💛❤️🖤 |
Posted By: Brizzer
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2023 at 23:10
Make that 6 ------------- Tackle Low!!!!! |
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 07:23
------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: Runitback
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 10:48
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McQuins even managed to get a Bristol player playing for them !!!! Pointless ------------- Run with it |
Posted By: Old Gold
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 11:33
Cheers!  ------------- #AClubForLife💛❤️🖤 |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 13:14
Yeah, there is a reason that I am not on top of the predictions table!
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Posted By: Tyke
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 14:41
From the team published on their web site, I make it three starting (Trenholm, Cleaves, Hyde) & three on the bench (Jibulu, Litterick, Slevin). Did they make changes before KO? ------------- If only Webb-Ellis hadn't given them the ball back! |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 15:19
| Ealing 14 (2T) - Caldy 7 (1T) - 17' First two minutes were a clinic from Ealing, who looked like the Harlem Globetrotters. Then just inches from the tey line they spilled it. The next 15 were all Caldy, and they scored agter Craig Hampson threw a pass into the pylon. Ealing then scored quite quickly fro. The restart. |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 15:29
| Ealing 21(3T) - Caldy 14 (2T) 28' - Both sides score short range tries. Ealing let down by poor discipline. |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 15:32
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Rich 0-14 Cov (2t, 27 mins) ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 15:37
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Rich 7-14 Cov (1t-2t, 32 mins) ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 15:45
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Ealing 40 (BP) - Caldy 14 (2T) HT - Two swift tries change the complexion of the game just before the half.
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 15:50
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HT Rich 7-14 Cov (1t-2t) ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: islander
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 15:55
| HT Blues 12 Reds 12. Visitors will have the slope when they restart... |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 16:10
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Rich 10-14 Cov (1t-2t, 49 mins) ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: islander
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 16:24
| 19-19 at Goldington Road with est 16-17 min to go |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 16:27
| Ealing 54 (BP) - Caldy 14 (2T) - 65' - Ealing in conteol in a sedate 2nd half. |
Posted By: Geoff DC
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 16:32
| Donny 13 Pirates 14 FT |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 16:34
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Rich 10-19 Cov, on the hour (1t-3t) That's Cov's 100th league try of the season. ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 16:38
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Rich 13-19 Cov (74 mins, 1t-3t) ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 16:41
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Rich 18-19 Cov from an interception. All to play for now. (76 mins) ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: islander
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 16:43
| Lordy! Reds win 19-26, 4th try with 3-4 mins to play by MoM Macauley Cook... |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 16:43
| Ealing 73 (BP) - Caldy 14 (2T) - FT. Ealing scored at will in the last 15 as the quality of the bench told. |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 16:44
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FT Rich 18-22 Cov (1-4) ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: *Stalwart
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 18:17
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It was very close at Castle Park, but the Pirates boys put in a massive defensive shift and every man gave it 100%. It was a hugely physical game - there'll be a lot of battered and bruised bodies after that. Very proud of the effort the whole squad put in. Lovely to have a chat with Maliq Holden after the game (former Pirate) - he scored what looked like the winning try, but we worked our way upfield, got the try and Bazalgette nailed a difficult conversion. Near the end we were penalised (very harshly IMO) at a scrum and the ensuing penalty kick went very close. Fine margins.
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2023 at 19:21
Having seen the top 2 back to back, I thought Jersey should edge the big one. However it will be a good game between 2 decent teams. Pleased the late penalty was missed as Blues deserved a point and edged them a little closer to 4th with Pirates not getting the 5.
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Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2023 at 07:35
------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: *Stalwart
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2023 at 11:11
It's going to be a big occasion - will it be streamed, I'd love to watch it? ------------- *Stalwart |
Posted By: islander
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2023 at 14:45
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There is nothing confirmed for Reds v ET stream, but I'd like to think a way will be found to make the game available - watch this space. I agree that a LBP was the very least Bedford deserved from yesterday... altho' part of me hoped the last-kick pen would be successful just to be able to trot out the stat about Reds landing their 3rd penalty in 20 games! And very tight at the bottom - amazing that both 11th/12th in Champ and 1st/2nd in Nat 1 could be decided on the 'most draws' tie-breaker
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Posted By: Cherub
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2023 at 15:05
What is even more amazing is that whoever wins next week’s top of the table clash and probably goes on to win the Championship will not be promoted, as they most definitely deserve to be, and that whoever wins next week’s bottom of the table clash and then probably finishes last, does not 100% know that they will be relegated or not. Old hat, I know, but it makes me so angry. ------------- Always trying to stay bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. |
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2023 at 15:26
------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: islander
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2023 at 15:41
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I would imagine Caldy 2s (WOLWAOTB) will be consuming regular intakes of 'lunch' before, during and after the Reds v ET game - either that or they besmirch the Ravers' long-established reputation!
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Posted By: Brizzer
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2023 at 15:42
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We also have a touring U11’s side over as well who are bringing 40 parents plus players and coaches, all of which will be at the game. Should be a cracking atmosphere ------------- Tackle Low!!!!! |
Posted By: Breakdown
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2023 at 18:08
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Drama at the end of Richmond v Cov, which could have been v different. Rich's right wing intercepted what would have been a game-deciding, try-scoring pass (to take Cov 24-13 ahead with about 3 mins to play) about 7 metres from his line, juggled it then ran 93 metres to score. This took the score to 18-19 in Cov's favour, but the winger, who was being chased hard throughout his sprint, for some reason did not go under the sticks when he could have done and touched down about 15m to the right of the posts. Still not a tough conversion, but Rich's very inexperienced sub fly-half missed it. So instead of leading 20-19 and protecting a lead, Rich were pushing in the last couple of minutes to get a winning score, conceded a penalty and lost by 4 points. Had they scored 7 on that intercept, they would have been trying to play out the last couple of minutes for the win, a result which would have almost certainly made them safe from relegation (i.e. a seven point gap over Scottish with two games left, including next week's now do-or-die derby). Just goes to show what difference a cool head and experience can make in a game. And a season. ------------- Broken down. Beyond repair. |
Posted By: corporalcarrot
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2023 at 19:42
------------- Dont kick it. Pick it up and GO FORWARD. |
Posted By: *Stalwart
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2023 at 20:45
If only - as you say it is simply daft to expect clubs to build stadia that will seldom, if ever, be full. If your stadium holds 5,000 and you sell 5,000 tickets for every home game that is fine. If, occasionally, there is going to be a need for more simply hold that game in a bigger stadium - just like Quins once in a while. The game between Jersey and Ealing is an exciting prospect, but imagine what it would be like if the prize for the winners is promotion. As you say, whoever wins the league should be promoted - and whoever finishes bottom of the Prem should be relegated. Any other scenario is simply ring fencing by default. ------------- *Stalwart |
Posted By: islander
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2023 at 21:00
weird one this - just watched back. 'Mond wing is chased all the way, and he does ease off once over 22, but still running towards posts and touches down - knackered - no more than a crossbar's width (5.5m) to right of the posts. Unless it's an optical illusion, the (right-footed) kicker then seems to tee up the ball 3/4/5m further out from where it was touched down. And misses...
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Posted By: RobC
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2023 at 11:24
Maybe a little simplistic to call it 'game deciding' with such certainty. I've seen countless penalties given away by teams trying to protect a lead and Cov were pushing hard at that point. All ifs and buts of course, fact is Cov were desperately off their game - in no small part down to the Richmond defence. Looking forward to seeing the highlights as I thought Richmond went off their feet to secure the ball that led to the winger's try, but I'd had a few Guinness's and I'm a tad biased
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Posted By: Camquin
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2023 at 11:44
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The dread rugby fans astigmatism, all the opposition passes are forward. ------------- Sweeney Delenda Est |
Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2023 at 13:30
And all the line outs and feeds are crooked!
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Posted By: RobC
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2023 at 18:28
| Just watched it and probably legal in hindsight, if a little 'long'... Red card all day if Karl Dickson was reffing though. |