Doncaster -v- Pertemps Bees

10/12/2005 2PM

Castle Park, Doncaster

Pertemps Bees have recruited Tonga internatinal back-row forward Rodney Mahe on a short-term contract.
Mahe, who was capped against France and Italy last month and who played in tour matches against Newbury and Oxford University, has arrived in England from New Zealand where he played for Poverty Bay.
He has joined Pertemps Bees on a trial basis and, having trained with the squad this evening, has been provisionally named as a replacement for the National League One game against Doncaster at Castle Park on Saturday December 10 (2pm). If the formalities of his registration can be completed on Friday morning, Mahe will accompany the squad to Doncaster.
Mahe's arrival at Sharmans Cross Road is well-timed because Pertemps Bees will be without Cae Trayhern at Doncaster. The former Pontypool openside damaged a shoulder in last week's draw with Newbury and will miss out this week.
Club captain Ed Orgee has been promoted from the bench for the first time in a month and he will play at blindside with Tu Tamarua switching to the openside flank. Orgee will regain the captaincy from Jim Jenner.
That is the only change to the side that started against Newbury. Prop Adrian Olver has failed a fitness test on the shoulder injury he sustained in the Powergen Trophy defeat by Otley two weeks ago so Emyr Lewis will retain his place on the tighthead.
Both Olver and Trayhern are expected to be fit to face Nottingham at Beeston on Tuesday December 27 in Pertemps Bees' next outing after Doncaster.

Bees will probably be looking to run a quite aged Doncaster side. Doncaster include a large number of 30+ year olds including former England A and Leicester Tigers fly half Rob Liley and Ngalu Tau, a Tongan prop who is less than a month from his 37th birthday. Coached by Kingsley Jones, and with former Boks centre Pieter Muller as DofR, and with a lot of playing experience, Doncaster are certainly not to be taken lightly.

Odds on Backo to get 150??? Just two more to go.

Steve McCormack's View:

 

12^th placed Doncaster, play host to the side one place above them in the table, Pertemps Bees this Saturday at Castle Park.

 

Doncaster slipped to back to back defeats with their loss last Friday at Nottingham 12-0. At home they are looking t make it four in a row after starting with two successive home defeats. Doncaster know a win would see them move above the Bees in the table as they look to overcome a poor start to the season and climb the table.  

 

They drew at home last Saturday to The Bees have managed just one win on the road this season when last time out they were 22-19 winners at Otley and they did manage a 33 all draw at Sedgley Park but have lost their other three games away form Sharmans Cross Road.  

 

Steve's Prediction: Doncaster to win by five points.   

My prediction: 22-17 to Bees

Form Guide:

Pertemps Bees: WLWLD

Doncaster: DLWLL

Comparisons:

	Discipline	Kicker's Strike Rate	Leading Try Scorer	Total Tries	Home/Away Tries
Bees	6 1	NA	6 (Backo)	+24 -34	+12 -19
Doncaster	8 0	NA	6 (van Vuuren)	+18 -33	+10 -12

 

Other Matches:

Coventry v Exeter, 15:00
Earth Titans v Sedgley Park, 14:00
London Welsh v Cornish Pirates, 14:00
Newbury v Bedford, 15:00
Otley v Nottingham, 14:15
Plymouth Albion v Harlequins, 14:15

 

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