Post by tomj on Dec 5, 2019 23:06:15 GMT
Further to the league table thread, a little preview of the game against Birmingham/Solihull.
Bees are currently the only unbeaten team in the league and have only conceded 25 points in their 7 matches. Vikings, with 2 games in hand, are the second highest scoring team in the league but have conceded more than 4 times as many points as Bees. We know defence and, crucially, maintaining possession will be key; it's fine to be a bit cavalier with the ball when you know the pack is utterly dominant, but that's not likely to be the case against Bees. Vikings lost the first game of the season against Edwardians, as Oak injuries and people not being back from summer holidays left a squad of 13 players, so winning this match is vital to keep a league win in our own hands rather than relying on Bees to trip up elsewhere.
The team will be announced tomorrow once a few availability issues for Oak and Vikings are squared away, but it is looking like the tight 5 which has been dominant in the last few games and one of the strongest lineups of the season so far behind, including skipper Wolf returning to the fray.
We had hoped to move the game to a 1700 kickoff on the main pitch, after the Chinnor game, but couldn't get agreement from Bees; we may have come up with the idea to late to allow their players to plan around a late kickoff. However, support for the first half, before the Mose - Chinnor kickoff at 1500, will be more than welcome.
Bees are currently the only unbeaten team in the league and have only conceded 25 points in their 7 matches. Vikings, with 2 games in hand, are the second highest scoring team in the league but have conceded more than 4 times as many points as Bees. We know defence and, crucially, maintaining possession will be key; it's fine to be a bit cavalier with the ball when you know the pack is utterly dominant, but that's not likely to be the case against Bees. Vikings lost the first game of the season against Edwardians, as Oak injuries and people not being back from summer holidays left a squad of 13 players, so winning this match is vital to keep a league win in our own hands rather than relying on Bees to trip up elsewhere.
The team will be announced tomorrow once a few availability issues for Oak and Vikings are squared away, but it is looking like the tight 5 which has been dominant in the last few games and one of the strongest lineups of the season so far behind, including skipper Wolf returning to the fray.
We had hoped to move the game to a 1700 kickoff on the main pitch, after the Chinnor game, but couldn't get agreement from Bees; we may have come up with the idea to late to allow their players to plan around a late kickoff. However, support for the first half, before the Mose - Chinnor kickoff at 1500, will be more than welcome.
