Pertemps Bees -v- London Welsh

15/01/2005 2PM

Sharmans Cross Road, Solihull

Saturday sees Pertemps Bees hope to entertain London Welsh. Both teams have struggled of late although The Bees future is the more promising. Bees beat lowly Henley although not convincingly. They then lost narrowly to a full time Pirates side worth over a million pounds. London Welsh on the other hand have struggled badly this year and are hovering worryingly close to the relegation zone.

Bees give a starting place to Tom Jordan in the back row alongside Ben Hughes with Hese Fakatou injured and captain Ed Orgee on the bench. Tom Richardson is starting at scrumhalf and Mike Davies is expected to lead the team.

Both Luke Narraway and Ryan Lamb have secured a place on the bench following an impressive debut in Penzance. 

Steve McCormack’s Preview

Two out of sorts teams with only two wins between them in the last 14 matches meet at Sharmans Cross Road on Saturday.

After winning their first match in six against Henley over the New Year period, Bees put up a reasonable performance in defeat at Penzance on Sunday. They are now ninth in the league and likely to finish in mid-table. They have won four from six matches played at home.

London Welsh are deep in the relegation battle and predictably lost heavily to Bristol at Old Deer Park on Saturday. They are still 12^th in the league and lead Henley by one point and Orrell by five. Their only away win this season came at Orrell in October.

London Welsh have a very good track record against the Bees and have beaten them in seven of the last nine league matches going back to 2001. Despite this, and their poor record of late, Pertemps Bees should be too strong for the Welsh and are tipped to add another victory to their 49-13 win at Old Deer Park in September.

Steve's Prediction: Bees by eight

My prediction: 29-3 to Bees

League Form Guide:

Pertemps Bees: l l l w l

Welsh: l w l l l

Comparisons:

Other Matches:

Saturday:

Orrell v Rotherham 14:00

Pertemps Bees v London Welsh 14:15

Nottingham v Plymouth Albion 14:30

Bedford v Otley 15:00

Exeter v Henley 15:00

Coventry v Penzance/ Newlyn 15:00

Sunday

Bristol v Sedgley Park 15:00

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