Post by Jamie Crawford on Oct 29, 2019 10:43:49 GMT
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Round 4, Castle Park Sat 2nd Nov, 2019 - 2:30pm
On the same day that England play South Africa in the World Cup Final in Japan, round 4 of the Championship is the Knights’ second home match, this time against Bedford Blues. The team are on a mission to make Castle Park a fortress again after a poor start to the Cornish Pirates who appear to be one of the form teams this season. The Knights started the league season off well, they have recorded one win after beating Hartpury College 8-20 at ALPAS Arena, one defeat by 25-47 to a clinical Cornish Pirates side at Castle Park and then another loss 27-0 to Jersey Reds at their Stade Santander International eight days ago. Bedford will be our third consecutive tough game without our full A team which sees us lacking a little in forward power. Jersey Reds took advantage of our weaknesses on the day, as Tyson said on our website, “…We didn’t start particularly well, a double penalty and then looking at a man scoring underneath our posts and that sort of motif carried on all the way through, hats off to Pirates they came here and capitalised.
There are positives, we looked sharp with the ball, we just need to keep it for a little bit longer.” Hopefully the Knights will focus on the positives against Bedford, not give away (m)any penalties and start the game with the front foot going forward and not in retreat.
Like us Bedford have won one and lost two games, but they have won two bonus points (one try and one losing). They have scored 13 more points than us and conceded 21 fewer. The Blues are the joint second highest try-scorers after scoring ten tries; nine of those have been away from their Goldington Road home. Seven of these ten tries have been scored in the first half with five (half their total) being scored in the first twenty minutes, so Bedford start strongly. They have started stronger than any other team in the Championship but on the other hand they are one of only four teams (including us) that have only scored one try in the last twenty minutes. The Knights have conceded two more tries than the Blues. 75% of Bedford’s conceded tries have been conceded away from home but the period of the game doesn’t seem to matter.
Last season the Blues’ Wings Dean Adamson and Ryan Hutler were the top and equal-second top try-scorers in the Championship, so whoever plays on the Wing for the Knights need to mark their opposite man well. Adamson hasn’t scored yet this season but is obviously highly skilled at it but Hutler has; read below.
The Blues beat Carnegie away 14-34, lost 26-19 to Coventry away and then lost 5-18 to Ealing Trailfinders at their own Goldington Road home before travelling up to Castle Park in their Championship league campaign. The Blues also played Trailfinders then Coventry in two of their three Cup matches so although this is the Blues seventh League and Cup match, the Knights are only the fifth different team to play Bedford.
The Blues scored six tries against Carnegie, scored by Patrick Tapley (Wing), Matt Worley (Centre/Full Back), Henry Paul (Prop), Robbie Smith (Hooker), Ryan Hutler (Wing) and Richard Lane (Back Three).
The whitewash was crossed three times at Coventry’s Butts Park Arena by: Hutler and twice by Worley.
Worley was playing Centre for both games when he scored three tries.
Hutler scored their only unconverted try after 19 minutes.
These three tries apiece place Worley and Hutler with Ampthill’s Lock Jonathan Kpoku Under-20s, D/R with Saracens) and Jersey’s Hooker Jack MacFarlane squarely at the top of the Championship’s top try-scoring list.
The Rugby Paper’s Dream Team 2018/19 named Richard Lane as their Full Back, citing that he, “Can turn defence into attack in the blink of an eye with his searing pace and eye for a gap. Has the ability to bounce back off the ground and back on to his feet in a flash, making him a hard man to stop. Kyle Moyle was the only other contender for the full-back slot.” (www.therugbypaper.co.uk) Lane can also play on the Wing.
Lane scored the Blues’ fifth try after 63 minutes against Carnegie. Tapley open the scoring by touching down after just two minutes.
According to Wikipedia the amongst Blues’ new signings from higher divisions;
Utility Back Matt Worley from Northampton Saints who played school rugby in Hong Kong. Worley featured for the Racing Espoirs during their title winning under-23’s French league campaign and was subsequently awarded his first professional contract with the Espoirs.
COYK
DONNY, DONNY, DONNY…
Round 4, Castle Park Sat 2nd Nov, 2019 - 2:30pm
On the same day that England play South Africa in the World Cup Final in Japan, round 4 of the Championship is the Knights’ second home match, this time against Bedford Blues. The team are on a mission to make Castle Park a fortress again after a poor start to the Cornish Pirates who appear to be one of the form teams this season. The Knights started the league season off well, they have recorded one win after beating Hartpury College 8-20 at ALPAS Arena, one defeat by 25-47 to a clinical Cornish Pirates side at Castle Park and then another loss 27-0 to Jersey Reds at their Stade Santander International eight days ago. Bedford will be our third consecutive tough game without our full A team which sees us lacking a little in forward power. Jersey Reds took advantage of our weaknesses on the day, as Tyson said on our website, “…We didn’t start particularly well, a double penalty and then looking at a man scoring underneath our posts and that sort of motif carried on all the way through, hats off to Pirates they came here and capitalised.
There are positives, we looked sharp with the ball, we just need to keep it for a little bit longer.” Hopefully the Knights will focus on the positives against Bedford, not give away (m)any penalties and start the game with the front foot going forward and not in retreat.
Like us Bedford have won one and lost two games, but they have won two bonus points (one try and one losing). They have scored 13 more points than us and conceded 21 fewer. The Blues are the joint second highest try-scorers after scoring ten tries; nine of those have been away from their Goldington Road home. Seven of these ten tries have been scored in the first half with five (half their total) being scored in the first twenty minutes, so Bedford start strongly. They have started stronger than any other team in the Championship but on the other hand they are one of only four teams (including us) that have only scored one try in the last twenty minutes. The Knights have conceded two more tries than the Blues. 75% of Bedford’s conceded tries have been conceded away from home but the period of the game doesn’t seem to matter.
Last season the Blues’ Wings Dean Adamson and Ryan Hutler were the top and equal-second top try-scorers in the Championship, so whoever plays on the Wing for the Knights need to mark their opposite man well. Adamson hasn’t scored yet this season but is obviously highly skilled at it but Hutler has; read below.
The Blues beat Carnegie away 14-34, lost 26-19 to Coventry away and then lost 5-18 to Ealing Trailfinders at their own Goldington Road home before travelling up to Castle Park in their Championship league campaign. The Blues also played Trailfinders then Coventry in two of their three Cup matches so although this is the Blues seventh League and Cup match, the Knights are only the fifth different team to play Bedford.
The Blues scored six tries against Carnegie, scored by Patrick Tapley (Wing), Matt Worley (Centre/Full Back), Henry Paul (Prop), Robbie Smith (Hooker), Ryan Hutler (Wing) and Richard Lane (Back Three).
The whitewash was crossed three times at Coventry’s Butts Park Arena by: Hutler and twice by Worley.
Worley was playing Centre for both games when he scored three tries.
Hutler scored their only unconverted try after 19 minutes.
These three tries apiece place Worley and Hutler with Ampthill’s Lock Jonathan Kpoku Under-20s, D/R with Saracens) and Jersey’s Hooker Jack MacFarlane squarely at the top of the Championship’s top try-scoring list.
The Rugby Paper’s Dream Team 2018/19 named Richard Lane as their Full Back, citing that he, “Can turn defence into attack in the blink of an eye with his searing pace and eye for a gap. Has the ability to bounce back off the ground and back on to his feet in a flash, making him a hard man to stop. Kyle Moyle was the only other contender for the full-back slot.” (www.therugbypaper.co.uk) Lane can also play on the Wing.
Lane scored the Blues’ fifth try after 63 minutes against Carnegie. Tapley open the scoring by touching down after just two minutes.
According to Wikipedia the amongst Blues’ new signings from higher divisions;
Utility Back Matt Worley from Northampton Saints who played school rugby in Hong Kong. Worley featured for the Racing Espoirs during their title winning under-23’s French league campaign and was subsequently awarded his first professional contract with the Espoirs.
COYK
DONNY, DONNY, DONNY…
