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Sat 01 Sep 2018  ·  National 2 North
STOURBRIDGE RUGBY
Stourbridge 1st XV
42
25
Leicester Lions

Match Preview

Richard Stanley30 Aug 2018 - 22:22

Our first match of the season is against local rivals (66 miles) Leicester Lions who, in recent encounters have managed to come out on top winning three out of the last five games. Points difference is in their favour at 90 - 77 and their last league position of 11th should not be regarded as indicative of the Lions true capabilities.

They are a side who put 40 points on the board in a pre season "friendly" against Luctonians with a new look squad that put in a confident performance with new players starting to make a mark and showing their abilities in a free flowing game.

Lions were first to score early in the game and closed the first half with two quick scores. The second half saw a very confident 'Lions' squad wanting to play a quick and direct game which resulted in them scoring a further 4 tries. A 40-7 win was very pleasing and head coach, Andy Key, is quoted as being impressed with how his team stuck to structure and processes which put them into positive positions on the field. He was also impressed with fitness and defensive qualities.

With Stour's below par pre season campaign and player absences, Neil Mitchell and his team will need to rally their squad this week to ensure a home victory at the start of what promises to be another long campaign.

At the time of writing, it looks likely that Mitch will field just 13 out of 20 who appeared against LL earlier this year when Stour won 23-12 (seehttp://www.stourbridgerugby.com/teams/14914/match-centre/1-2824508 )

Our pre season games saw some brutal encounters with significant physical consequences for several players. Subject to fitness and availability we will see a number of debut appearances from the likes of Rickie Aley, Reece Beddows, Nick Cairns, Mark Harrison and Luke Veebel.

No matter what, Saturday promises to be a great day for rugby with our “double header” involving Stourbridge Lions against Hereford. There is concessionary entry at the gate and this will be our first September KO on the AGP.

We look forward to seeing young and old, faithful and sceptical, curious and cynical, local and distant, male and female, Black Country and Brummy, Yorky and Lancastrian, Leicester and Herefordshire folk, all with an interest in rugby football and all wanting to support their own sides and this noble game of ours.

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Stourbridge RFC

National 2 North Fixtures

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Wharfedale
26
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Tynedale
31
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Sheffield Tigers
33
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South Leicester
47
Macclesfield
24
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Chester
48
Preston Grasshoppers
37
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Fylde
24
Otley
14
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Huddersfield
24
Sedgley Park
29

Head-to-Head

Sat 10 Feb 2018
STOURBRIDGE RUGBY
Stourbridge
23
Leicester Lions
12
Sat 21 Oct 2017
Leicester Lions
13
STOURBRIDGE RUGBY
Stourbridge
27
Sat 21 Jan 2017
STOURBRIDGE RUGBY
Stourbridge
21
Leicester Lions
18
Sat 1 Oct 2016
Leicester Lions
37
STOURBRIDGE RUGBY
Stourbridge
13
Sat 30 Jan 2016
STOURBRIDGE RUGBY
Stourbridge
3
Leicester Lions
10

Match details

Match date

Sat 01 Sep 2018

Kickoff

15:00

Meet time

13:30

Attendance

300

Competition

National 2 North

League position

6
Leicester Lions
14
Stourbridge
Further reading

Team Sponsors

Player Sponsor - Heatflow Contracts Limited
Player sponsor - Watertight International
Player sponsor - Paarl
Player sponsor - The Foresters Arms
Player sponsor - The Fountain at Clent