This Weekend
Part One

v
Albion v Chiefs
Saturday 11 October
K.O. 3 pm

also a number of school boy games finishing with the senior Plymouth College team taking on Exeter School at 1pm

Also
Warriors v Rosslyn Park on the top pitch KO 3pm

and
The Plymouth Albion Ladies will be travelling to Southampton to play Trojans on Sunday 

Albion v Chiefs

By a strange twist of the fixture list there is no comparison team that has played both Chiefs an Albion this season.  Having said this the overall results and performances of the two clubs would lead any sane person to predict an away win. Many would probably give the chiefs 20 plus points and them getting the try bonus point in the first half if not the first 20 minutes.

Looking at results across the league have shown that it is how you compete on the day that gets the results. Albion have shown that they can at times in a match compete with in form teams but at other times they perform badly. With Brickfields looking at a possible record crowd there will be a lot of vocal support. Which will be the loudest? will it be the home side or those that have made the relatively short distance down the A38.

Plenty of "Albi Albi Albi" should get behind the boys and lift their spirits. As has been said in the press by team members we need to play for the full 80 minutes. At the last home match we saw a large amount of "gamesmanship" with trainers and water boys on the pitch at almost every stoppage.  Lets hope that this tactic that we also saw last time Chiefs were at Brickfields does not effect our boys.

Exeter must have the largest/most experienced squad in the league as was seen last month when our young Warriors made the trip up the A38 on a Monday evening. 

The Exeter squad has a number that made that move from Albion over the summer. Some of those that were regulars in our 1st team have not made the impact they would have liked to. Only Nic and Tommy have featured, Nic has played 80 minutes 4 times and Tommy, due to injury, has played a total of 86.

Last time at Brickfields we lost the match some say by the three drop goals. This season we have a couple of fly halves that not afraid to take a shot and goal from the hands. Kieran in fact is the only player in the league to score two drop goals in a match.

Chiefs have already named their side for Saturday and have included 3 of last seasons Albion players in the squad for the first time.

Sean Marsden, Nic Sestaret, Bryan Rennie, Matt Cornwell, Josh Drauniniu, Gareth Steenson, Clive Stuart-Smith, Dan Parkes, Neil Clark, John Andress, Lewis Stevenson, Dan Tuohy, Tom Johnson, Richie Pugh, Richie Baxter (capt)  Reps from:  Sam Blythe, Chris Budgen, Tom Hayes, Tom Skelding, Ed Lewsey, Danny Gray, Mark Fatialofa, Alan Miller 

Albion's side is still yet to be announced so here is my team, I do not expect that the powers at the club will agree but this is my team.

Martin

James

Jane

Kyle

Mike

Arthur (c)

Wayne

Sean-Michael

David

Kieran

Justin

Arran

Keni

Tom

Geoff

Bench

Greg

Ross

Wihan

Ryan

Gareth

Colin

Danny

National League One Data

This table shows the for and against for each team. eg Tries 74/17 is 74 tries scored and 17 conceded. Con Rate is the percentage tries converted.

Next Fixtures

Side by side
Gate 2552 avg 2892 max	Gate 4477 avg 5693 max
Form home l w w away w l l	Form home w w l away w w w
Best home game 47 - 6 Man Worst away game Nott'ham 43 - 19	Best home game 71 - 5 Tigers Worst away game B Blues 23 - 26
Most points in a match 15 Ross Laidlaw Albion 47 - 6 Man	Most points in a match 25 Gareth Steenson Chiefs 70 - 10 Moseley
Most tries in a match 1 Arran Cruikshanks Nott'ham 43 - 19 Albion Otley 16 - 31 Albion Gareth Evans Otley 16 - 31 Albion Keni Fisilau Otley 16 - 31 Albion Nott'ham 43 - 19 Albion Albion 47 - 6 Man Liam Gibson Albion 47 - 6 Man Geoff Griffiths Albion 47 - 6 Man Albion 24 - 25 Welsh Kieran Hallett N Blues 19 - 11 Albion Ryan Hopkins Albion 13 - 5 Cov Justin Mensah-Cover Otley 16 - 31 Albion Albion 47 - 6 Man Greg Nicholls Albion 47 - 6 Man Martin Rice Albion 24 - 25 Welsh Wayne Sprangle Albion 47 - 6 Man Albion 24 - 25 Welsh	Most tries in a match 3 Matthew Jess Chiefs 71 - 5 Tigers
Recent results Otley 16 - 31 Albion Albion 24 - 25 Welsh N Blues 19 - 11 Albion Albion 47 - 6 Man Nott'ham 43 - 19 Albion Albion 13 - 5 Cov	Recent results Chiefs 71 - 5 Tigers B Blues 23 - 26 Chiefs Chiefs 70 - 10 Moseley Pirates 23 - 32 Chiefs Chiefs 13 - 14 Leeds Esher 8 - 46 Chiefs
Kicking Points Con DG Pen Points Ross Laidlaw 5 - 8 34 Kieran Hallett 8 2 2 28	Kicking Points Con DG Pen Points Gareth Steenson 16 - 15 77 Danny Gray 1 - - 2
TRIES 3 Keni Fisilau 2 Arran Cruikshanks Geoff Griffiths Justin Mensah-Cover Wyne Sprangle 1 Gareth Evans Liam Gibson Kieran Hallett Ryan Hopkins Greg Nicholls Martin Rice	TRIES 6 Josh Drauniniu Sean Marsden 5 Matthew Jess 2 Kevin Barrett 1 Simon Alcott John Andress Sam Blythe Neil Clark Mark Fatialofa Danny Gray Alan or Andy Miller Ben Moon Gareth Steenson Lewis Stevenson Dan Tuohy
Discipline SinBin Keni Fisilau Sean-Micheal Stephen	Discipline SinBin Richard Baxter

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