1st XV
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Sat 29 Apr 2017  ·  National League 2 South
Bishop's Stortford RFC
1st XV
Tries: N Hankin, M McCraith, T Coleman , J Rea Conversions: T Banks (3), T Coleman
28
21
Barnes

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Marcus Cattell24 Apr 2017 - 16:33
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Having secured the League Title last week at Exmouth, BSRFC's First team ends the season with a home game against Barnes, who are desperate for points to avoid the second automatic relegation place. Worthing currently sit in this invidious position, but finish with a home game against bottom-placed Exmouth, while London Irish Wild Geese and Barnstaple, who are currently one point ahead of Barnes face promotion play-off contenders, Chinnor and OEs, respectively. If Worthing get the expected win, Barnes will need at least 2 points this week, since they have fewer wins than both their other rivals.

Having won their last two matches, following several successive losses with only 6 victories to their name all season, Barnes appear to have found some belated form, with a hard-fought win at Canterbury followed by a drubbing handed out last week to Clifton. Unfortunately, there is little intelligence available on these matches from the other clubs' websites. We therefore only have the Rugby Paper's brief reports to go on, which again offer only limited insights. It does look as if winger, Fraser Carlisle might take some watching and skipper, Jamie Collins in the second row looks to be a key man. Recent teamlists - perhaps unsurprisingly - show significant personnel changes from the side we face back on the first day of the season, notably a totally different front row, but then Will Simmonds, Will Roberts, Jon George and Matt Tomlinson were all missing that day and Steve Ball only came on from the bench, so little can be read into that.

After last week's big win in front of over 120 traveling supporters, Stortford will be hoping for a huge home crowd and, with over 430 booked in for lunch, they surely won't be disappointed and half decent weather might well see an all-time record attendance. The team will undoubtedly want to round off this historic season with another big performance to create a further memorable occasion for the Club but, as at Exmouth, will know that nothing can be taken for granted and a final win for the season will have to be worked for.

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National League 2 South Fixtures

Sat 29 Apr 2017KO: 15:00
Henley Hawks
32
Redruth
26
Sat 29 Apr 2017KO: 15:00
London Irish WG
22
Chinnor
33
Sat 29 Apr 2017KO: 15:00
Taunton Titans
33
Redingensians
32
Sat 29 Apr 2017KO: 15:00
Worthing
50
Exmouth
5
Sat 29 Apr 2017KO: 15:00
Clifton
30
Bury St Edmunds
33
Sat 29 Apr 2017KO: 15:00
Canterbury
33
Cinderford
30
Sat 29 Apr 2017KO: 15:00
Old Elthamians
68
Barnstaple
21

Head-to-Head

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13
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20
Sat 2 Apr 2016
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43
Barnes
10
Sat 28 Nov 2015
Barnes
24
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24
Sat 16 Feb 2013
Barnes
24
Bishop's Stortford RFC
Bishop's Stortford
29
Sat 20 Oct 2012
Bishop's Stortford RFC
Bishop's Stortford
20
Barnes
32

Appearances

Barnes
T O'Toole
T O'TooleFull Back
24
G Williams-Davies
G Williams-DaviesFly Half
20
J Collins
J CollinsSecond Row
20

Match details

Match date

Sat 29 Apr 2017

Kickoff

15:00

Location

Competition

National League 2 South

League position

1
Bishop's Stortford
14
Barnes
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1st XV and Blues - ADL Skip Hire
1st XV and Blues Sponsor - Belcom
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Player Sponsor - forfront Signs
Player Sponsor - Forward
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Post protectors & Flag sponsor - Harlow Agricultural Merchants
Club Sponsor - HD Print
1st XV Shirt Sponsor - Hilton Coachworks
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Player Sponsor - MM Property Services
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