1st XV Team
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Sat 23 Mar 2024  ·  Regional 2 Midlands East
Lutterworth
25
47
Nuneaton RFC
1st XV Team

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Huw Thomas22 Mar - 17:56
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The Nuns travel down the A5 for a top of the table clash against Lutterworth with just two games to go. Both sides are locked on 89 points and come into the game on the back of bonus points. The Nuns made it 12 on the bounce when defeating Leicester Forest 38-17 last weekend whilst Lutterworth saw of Northampton Old Scouts 27-19. Both teams have 17 wins each this season and when they met at Liberty Way before Christmas is were the Nuns who came out on top winning 31-26. The other big game in the league sees 3rd placed Market Harborough on 85 points take on 4th placed Northampton Old Scouts who have 81 points.

The Saxons are taking on Coventrians 1st team away at 3pm.

The Saracens are in action with a 12:30pm kick off against Manor Park.

The Colts host Harbury in a league game tomorrow at 3pm. Last weekend they were knocked out of the Warwickshire Cup Semi Final 42-17 by Broadstreet Colts.

Team news: Nick Walton comes back in to start at lock with Rudi Reid moving to the back row in place of James Lloyd.
In the back line, Tom Smitham returns at scrum half and Joe Wilson at full back.
Ben Holmes is joined by fit again Todd Bullions and Harry Healy on the bench.

Squad to play Lutterworth RFC, Away 3pm:

1 James Redman*
2 Toby Dearden*
3 Ben Dawes
4 Nick Walton
5 Tom Aherne*
6 Rudi Reid
7 George Wallis*
8 Martin Wood
9 Tom Smitham*
10 Lucas Brindley*
11 Travis Bennett-Allcock*
12 Tom Eales
13 Ryan Preston
14 Harry Beverley*
15 Joe Wilson*

16 Ben Holmes
17 Todd Bulllions*
18 Harry Healy*

*Nuneaton RFC Pathway Players

Saxons V Coventrians RFC, away 3pm:

James Kahrman*, Max Clarkson*, Chris Smith, Eddie Etherton*, Tom Cheney, Olly Sharp*, Arron Skyrme, Emosi Nabakeke, Adam Stauvers*, Oli Mitchell*, Lewis Wilson*, Jamie Coburn*, Charlie Smith*, Mike Volaikisuva*, Chathura Senavirathne, Tak Chawadya*, Scott Cawley, Ben Gilbert*, Rio Rutherford*

Regional 2 Midlands East Round 21 Fixtures:

Lutterworth V Nuneaton
Market Harborough V Northampton Old Scouts
Leicester Forest V Oadby Wyggestonians
Kettering V Olney
Peterborough V Wellingborough
Towcestrians V Newbold on Avon

Regional 2 Midlands East Round 20 Results:

Newbold on Avon 8-39 Market Harborough
Northampton Old Scouts 19-27 Lutterworth
Nuneaton 38-17 Leicester Forest
Oadby Wyggestonians 13-25 Kettering
Olney 26-10 Peterborough
Wellingborough 52-0 Towcestrians

Regional 2 Midlands East Fixtures

Sat 23 Mar 2024KO: TBC
Leicester Forest
26
Oadby Wyggestonians
14
Sat 23 Mar 2024KO: TBC
Peterborough
19
Wellingborough
20
Sat 23 Mar 2024KO: TBC
Towcestrians
37
Newbold on Avon
17
Sat 23 Mar 2024KO: 15:00
Kettering
31
Olney
21
Sat 23 Mar 2024KO: 15:00
Market Harborough
23
Northampton Old Scouts
11

Head-to-Head

Sat 2 Dec 2023
Nuneaton RFC
Nuneaton
31
Lutterworth
26

Match details

Match date

Sat 23 Mar 2024

Kickoff

TBC

Competition

Regional 2 Midlands East

League position

1
Lutterworth
2
Nuneaton
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