The Nuns enter the last month of the season looking to finish with some positive momentum and welcome 6th placed Bridgnorth to Liberty Way tomorrow afternoon. Both teams come into the game on the back of defeats with the Nuns losing out in the last two minutes at Bournville 37-34 and Bridgnorth suffering a home defeat to Newport, 37-28. When the two sides met in Shropshire earlier this season the home team came out winners 34-20. This was a game that the Nuns had been leading in just after half time but faded in the performance as the game went on. From their 23 games so far Bridgnorth have picked up 13 wins and 10 defeats to sit on 67 points, 6 points ahead of the Nuns.

A big thank you goes out to our Match day sponsors for tomorrow too:

Match and Mascot sponsors – Coventry Plumbing & Heating Supplies
Match Ball Sponsor – Geoff & Elsbeth Trew
Man of the Match Sponsor – Gaffney & Guinan

The Saxons have unfortunately had to concede their fixture with Hinckley due to player injuries and unavailability’s, this decision was not taken lightly. In their last fixture against Towcestrians the side went down 25-10 but put in a huge effort with just 15 players and then going down to 14 early in the second half.

Team news: in the front row Callum Grant-Smith move to hooker from the flank. Rudi Reid and Tom Aherne come into the second row having both returned to fitness. In the back row, Danny Southall returns from a broken suffered at Christmas and Arron Skyrme moves from the bench to start alongside Todd Bullions.

In the backline, Huw Thomas moves from scrum half to fly-half in place of the injured Rory Vowles with Tom Smitham partnering him at half back. Ben Kirby has recovered from his head knock at Birmingham/Solihull and starts in the centre for the unavailable Elliott Brown. Manasa Volaikisuva joins Jackson Hughes and Adam Stauvers in the back three.

Squad to play Bridgnorth RFC, number 1 pitch 3pm:

Nuneaton	Position	Position Sponsor
Ben Holmes	1	Mark Gardner
Callum Grant-Smith	2	Brent Masser
Sam Greening	3	Ian Holt
Rudi Reid	4
Tom Aherne	5
Arron Skyrme	6	Mark Mitchell
Danny Southall	7	Allan Taylor
Todd Bullions	8	Paul Griffiths
Tom Smitham	9	Paul Mitchell Home Improvements
Huw Thomas	10	Alibone/Carter
Adam Stauvers	11	Andy Marshall, InControl Gas Services
Moses Liwaliwa	12	Craig Dutton
Ben Kirby	13	Andy Baber
Manasa Volaikisuva	14
Jackson Hughes	15	Adam Jones
Dan Oselton	16
Sam Wallis	17
Tiarnan Kelly	18

You can sponsor a position for £150 for the season, please contact sponsorship@nuneatonrugby.co.uk for more information.

Midlands Premier – Round Up

Week 23 - 24 March

Birmingham & Solihull duly thumped Old Halesonians (80-5.) Peterborough Lions were 17-0 down but still beat Sandbach. Newport (Salop) won their local battle with Bridgnorth. Scunthorpe edged out Lichfield in a close encounter. Doncaster Phoenix had no trouble beating Longton. Nuns couldn’t hold on to a 16 point half time lead against Bournville. Derby saw off the challenge from Newbold.

Catch up Week No.4 - 31 March

Birmingham & Solihull’s game with Newport (Salop) was postponed. Scunthorpe consolidated their 4th position with a win over Doncaster Phoenix.

Week 24 - 7 April

Birmingham & Solihull (1) will clinch the title at their nearest rivals Peterborough Lions (2). Newport (Salop) (3) will beat Derby (9). Scunthorpe (4) won’t have it all their own way at Sandbach (7). Doncaster Phoenix (5) are unpredictable but should be good enough to beat Newbold (13). Bridgnorth (6) will be a challenge to an out of form Nuns (8) who are 5 games without a win. Bournville (10) should beat Old Halesonians (14). Lichfield (11) to win the basement dogfight at Longton (12).

Anchorman

Fixtures

Longton V Lichfield
Newbold V Doncaster Phoenix
Newport V Derby
Nuneaton V Bridgnorth
Old Halesonians V Bournville
Peterborough Lions V Birmingham/Solihull
Sandbach V Scunthorpe