1st XV
Matches
Sat 26 Feb 2011  ·  National League 3 South West
Cheltenham
24
54
Weston-super-Mare RFC
1st XV
Tries: S Donegan, P Sprague, S Thompson, D Swann, J Mackay, R BignellConversions: J Mackay (6)Penalties: J Mackay (4)Yellow Carded: R Bignell

National League 3 South West Fixtures

Sat 26 Feb 2011KO: 14:00
Hartpury College
43
Coney Hill
0
Sat 26 Feb 2011KO: 14:15
Bournemouth
40
Oxford Harlequins
10
Sat 26 Feb 2011KO: 14:15
Bridgwater & Albion
0
Old Patesians
36
Sat 26 Feb 2011KO: 14:30
Barnstaple
8
Redingensians
25
Sat 26 Feb 2011KO: 14:30
Newton Abbot
37
Cleve
0

Match details

Match date

Sat 26 Feb 2011

Kickoff

14:30

Meet time

11:15

Instructions

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Weston-super-Mare have a re-arranged match against Cheltenham Tigers at the Prince of Wales Stadium with the home side seven points from safety but just two places below the Seasiders in what is a must win game for both sides.

In the home game Weston won a close encounter 30-27, after a late penalty from fly-half Matt Fotheringham, where Cheltenham probably felt they deserved more after a good performance.

Lock Andy Glen will lead the Seasiders as skipper George Sparks is unavailable with Jamie Rudkin deputises at blindside flanker while centre Jon Gallagher returns from injury replacing Matt Burns.

"This is another must win game for Weston if they are to avoid being dragged into the relegation battle," said chirman of rugby Mark Philp.

"Cheltenham are in that battle and need a victory to close the gap and give themselves a chance of survival. We will definitely not under estimate them and the challenge ahead.

"Our whole season has revolved around what if’s, what if we had played for 80 mins, what if we had held on to the ball near the line, what if we had not given that try away, what if we had won another five games, but we haven’t and we need to start doing so.

"Our league position probably does not reflect our actual ability as we have pushed everyone close excepting Hartpury, but we have to turn some of the good work into results and we have to learn to put points on the board when we have the ascendancy.

"Cheltenham have always been a tough team to beat up there and I am in no doubt that nothing will change on Sat, we have to concentrate on playing our game and if we put in a good performance then we have every chance of achieving a victory."

Hamish Wrafter and Mark Whitney swop places for Cheltenham with Wrafter going to inside centre and Whitney to teh left wing while Ben Hough returns at scrum half so Jason Graham goes to the bench.

Nile Dacres replaces James Clutterbuck in the second row, Joe Garner moves to No.8, James Comber goes to blindside flanker with Tom Lait replacing Ben Allman at openside flanker.

Cheltenham Tigers (home v Weston-super-Mare, 2.30pm): Adam Pickford; Richard Morris, Hamish Wrafter, Mark Whitney, James Whybrow; Michael Wilcox, Ben Hough; Stephen Moore, Ben Stew, Jacob Leonard-Walters, Phil Leibbrandt, Nile Dacres, James Comber (capt), Tom Lait, Joe Garner. Reps: James Milne, James Radburn, Jason Graham.

Competition

National League 3 South West
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