Hull Ionians and Esher crank up the pressure
Hull Ionians and Esher both inflicted defeats on the bottom two clubs in National One which dented the survival chances of Fylde and Old Albanian.Read More
Hull Ionians and Esher both inflicted defeats on the bottom two clubs in National One which dented the survival chances of Fylde and Old Albanian.Read More
A big weekend in National League One is set to produce another instalment in the fight to stay in the third tier of English rugby with a huge fixture at Woodlands between Fylde and Hull Ionians.
Coventry remain on course for promotion to the Championship following a victory over a resolute Fylde side in Round 21.
Both Esher and Loughborough Students secured welcome victories in Round 20 of National One as they were able to distance themselves from the bottom three in the division.
Hull Ionians gave themselves a survival boost last weekend when they beat Blackheath and they’ll be hoping for a similar outcome when they travel to Esher in Round 20 of National One.
‘We just need to focus on ourselves and take each game as it comes’ says the Darlington Mowden Park skipper.
Blackheath brought Coventry’s unbeaten National One run to an end with a well-deserved victory at Well Hall in Round 18.
Defeats for Hull Ionians and Old Albanian to begin the New Year leaves both sides still fighting for survival in National One and this weekend, the teams meet in Hertfordshire in what could prove to be a vital fixture.
With Darlington Mowden Park’s trip to Cambridge and Plymouth Albion against Bishop’s Stortford both postponed, there wasn’t a full round of fixtures to begin January, but that did not hinder the entertainment on show.
National One league leaders Coventry are firmly in control of the promotion race at the halfway point of the season and the Midlands club will be keen to continue their sensational form in 2018.