Post by Jamie Crawford on Dec 2, 2024 9:34:10 GMT
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Round 7, Chinnor v Doncaster Knights.
Saturday 7th December, Rectory Pavilion, Thame, KO 3pm
Chinnor RFC are new to the Championship this season, they were awarded UK Rugby Club of the Season 2023/24 by Rugby Club Magazine.
Nick Easter is Director of Rugby of ‘the Villagers’. Former Harlequin, Easter played at three World Cups for England and was most recently defence and forwards coach at Worcester Warriors.
Pre-season Easter commented that four teams in the Championship are fully professional, four have excellent links with Premiership clubs and Chinnor will be one of the four teams, also with players that have full time employment outside of rugby.
Curtis Langdon has joined Easter as scrum coach, coming to Chinnor once a week from Northampton. Langdon is a hooker for Northampton Saints. Chinnor are having a great first season in the Championship under their guidance. They are currently seventh, just one place below the Knights in sixth. Most teams struggle to make higher than say the bottom four in their first season in the division but I believe that Chinnor have been as high as third.
As Rob Carville said on our unofficial forum, Chinnor are, “An unknown quantity that will prove to be, I reckon, a tough test.”
It is a test that I believe the Knights are ready to meet and overcome. The three Premiership Cup games seem to have cemented the team in a better place.
Last time out Chinnor lost by two points (15-13) away at Mennaye Field to the Cornish Pirates.
Aussie Full back Will Feeny scored a try that fly half Connor Slevin (Dual Registered with Harlequins) converted plus Slevin scored a penalty. Prop Ethan Clark is also DR with Harlequins as are others.
The Pirates’ website commented on the noise generated by Chinnor’s enthusiastic supporters. The Knights can expect much louder support at Chinnor’s home, let’s get behind the Knights and follow them to Thame.
Against the Pirates initially a penalty was scored, then full back Sweeny won a kick, chase to score a converted try. The Knights can expect a physical encounter with ex-England No. 8 Easter at their helm, which I’m certain that they’re more than a match for. The Knights also need to be wary of Sweeny’s turn of pace and agility after gathering a kick or creating his own space with a kick, chase.
The Knights welcomed Cambridge to Castle Park last Saturday and played some excellent rugby to win 52-17. Eight tries were scored to their brace. Two were scored by Knight winger and Championship leading try-scorer Jordan Olowofela.
Our X feed said, “We are so back” and I believe that echo’s all supporter’s thoughts and hopes.
It was because of the Knights’ spectacular home win against Cambridge and Chinnor’s defeat to the Pirates that the Knights have replaced Chinnor in sixth place.
The stats are probably pre-last game: thus far try and points scoring are very similar. Wing Kieran Goss is their leading try-scorer and Connor Slevin is their leading points-scorer.
Other games across our green and pleasant land:
All on Saturday 7th December (double-checked)
Bedford Blues (3) v Ealing Trailfinders (2)
Caldy (12) v Cornish Pirates (8)
Cambridge (11) v Nottingham (5)
Chinnor (7) v Doncaster Knights (6)
Coventry (1) v Hartpury University (4)
London Scottish (9) v Ampthill (10)
A Knight W would see us overtake Nottingham to fifth if Cambridge beat them.
A Knight L could potentially see us drop to ninth if the Pirates and Ampthill or Scottish win.
London Scottish play Ampthill, so only one team could potentially win.
Cambridge would need a ‘miracle’ to overtake us, a bonus point win with a points difference of 113 better than it currently is if they beat Nottingham. It will benefit the Knight’s league position if they do.
COYK
DONNY, DONNY, DONNY…
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Round 7, Chinnor v Doncaster Knights.
Saturday 7th December, Rectory Pavilion, Thame, KO 3pm
Chinnor RFC are new to the Championship this season, they were awarded UK Rugby Club of the Season 2023/24 by Rugby Club Magazine.
Nick Easter is Director of Rugby of ‘the Villagers’. Former Harlequin, Easter played at three World Cups for England and was most recently defence and forwards coach at Worcester Warriors.
Pre-season Easter commented that four teams in the Championship are fully professional, four have excellent links with Premiership clubs and Chinnor will be one of the four teams, also with players that have full time employment outside of rugby.
Curtis Langdon has joined Easter as scrum coach, coming to Chinnor once a week from Northampton. Langdon is a hooker for Northampton Saints. Chinnor are having a great first season in the Championship under their guidance. They are currently seventh, just one place below the Knights in sixth. Most teams struggle to make higher than say the bottom four in their first season in the division but I believe that Chinnor have been as high as third.
As Rob Carville said on our unofficial forum, Chinnor are, “An unknown quantity that will prove to be, I reckon, a tough test.”
It is a test that I believe the Knights are ready to meet and overcome. The three Premiership Cup games seem to have cemented the team in a better place.
Last time out Chinnor lost by two points (15-13) away at Mennaye Field to the Cornish Pirates.
Aussie Full back Will Feeny scored a try that fly half Connor Slevin (Dual Registered with Harlequins) converted plus Slevin scored a penalty. Prop Ethan Clark is also DR with Harlequins as are others.
The Pirates’ website commented on the noise generated by Chinnor’s enthusiastic supporters. The Knights can expect much louder support at Chinnor’s home, let’s get behind the Knights and follow them to Thame.
Against the Pirates initially a penalty was scored, then full back Sweeny won a kick, chase to score a converted try. The Knights can expect a physical encounter with ex-England No. 8 Easter at their helm, which I’m certain that they’re more than a match for. The Knights also need to be wary of Sweeny’s turn of pace and agility after gathering a kick or creating his own space with a kick, chase.
The Knights welcomed Cambridge to Castle Park last Saturday and played some excellent rugby to win 52-17. Eight tries were scored to their brace. Two were scored by Knight winger and Championship leading try-scorer Jordan Olowofela.
Our X feed said, “We are so back” and I believe that echo’s all supporter’s thoughts and hopes.
It was because of the Knights’ spectacular home win against Cambridge and Chinnor’s defeat to the Pirates that the Knights have replaced Chinnor in sixth place.
The stats are probably pre-last game: thus far try and points scoring are very similar. Wing Kieran Goss is their leading try-scorer and Connor Slevin is their leading points-scorer.
Other games across our green and pleasant land:
All on Saturday 7th December (double-checked)
Bedford Blues (3) v Ealing Trailfinders (2)
Caldy (12) v Cornish Pirates (8)
Cambridge (11) v Nottingham (5)
Chinnor (7) v Doncaster Knights (6)
Coventry (1) v Hartpury University (4)
London Scottish (9) v Ampthill (10)
A Knight W would see us overtake Nottingham to fifth if Cambridge beat them.
A Knight L could potentially see us drop to ninth if the Pirates and Ampthill or Scottish win.
London Scottish play Ampthill, so only one team could potentially win.
Cambridge would need a ‘miracle’ to overtake us, a bonus point win with a points difference of 113 better than it currently is if they beat Nottingham. It will benefit the Knight’s league position if they do.
COYK
DONNY, DONNY, DONNY…