Blackheath v Wharfedale
Sixth placed Blackheath entertain ninth placed Wharfedale with just six points separating the clubs.
Blackheath were well beaten at Henley Hawks last time out and will be keen to get back to winning ways after their two match winning run came to an end at Dry Leas.
At home this season they have a good record with six wins out of eight with only Esher and Henley Hawks leaving with wins.
Wharfedale are one of the Form teams in the division with five wins in their last six matches and are looking for a fourth straight win.
On the road Wharfedale have picked up three wins in eight road trips at Harrogate, Manchester and Launceston.
When the sides met earlier in the season at Threshfields, Blackheath left with a narrow 15-14 victory.
Prediction: Blackheath to sneak it with four point win.
Cambridge v Henley Hawks
Third placed Henley Hawks travel to 11th placed Cambridge looking to maintain their winning run.
Cambridge will be looking for back to back home wins as they try and increase their 11 point lead over third bottom Bradford & Bingley and could well go above Manchester who have a tough fixture at leaders Esher.
At home this season they have a good record with five wins out of their seven matches and only Cornish All Blacks and Stourbridge have left with the points.
Henley Hawks are looking to make it a hat trick of wins since losing at home to leaders Esher 20-5 in early December. At Dry Leas they have a good record with five wins in seven matches and only Esher and Redruth leaving with victories. There are six sides wit a better scoring record than them but they do have the meanest defence.
Henley Hawks were 34-23 winners when the two sides met at Dry Leas earlier in the season.
Prediction: Away win for Hawks by seven points.
Esher v Manchester
Leaders Esher entertain 10th placed Manchester looking for a 16th straight win in National Two this season.
Leaders Esher will be looking for all five points on offer against an out of sorts Manchester side who found a bit of form just before Christmas. Esher have won all eight matches at home this season and apart from the 23—19 win over Redruth have passed the 30 point mark in each match.
Manchester after a dreadful run put together back to back wins just before Christmas with two excellent wins, away at Halifax and then at home to Stourbridge to move them above Cambridge into 10th place but still seven points behind ninth place.
When the sides met at Grove Park earlier in the season Esher were 25-17 winners.
Prediction: Esher home win by 15 points over Manchester.
Harrogate v Redruth
Bottom of the table Harrogate entertain fifth placed Redruth at Claro Road looking for just their second win of the season.
Bottom of the table Harrogate are playing for pride now and will be hoping to pick up some home wins before the end of the season. They have lost seven in a row now at home since their opening day win over Cambridge and it is hard not to see an eighth this weekend.
Redruth will be smarting still form losing narrowly in the Cornish derby to the Cornish All Blacks just before Christmas. Which was their second successive defeat having lost away to leaders Esher the week before.
On the road this season they have picked up four wins in eight matches and will be confident of making it a fifth here on Saturday.
Redruth were comfortable 36-7 winners when the sides met earlier in the season down in Cornwall.
Prediction: Redruth away win at Claro Road by 12 points over Harrogate. .
Cornish All Blacks v Barking
Second placed Cornish All Blacks take on second bottom Barking at Polson Bridge looking to try and extend their lead over third placed Henley Hawks who they lead by two points.
The Cornish All Blacks picked up an excellent away win at local rivals Redruth just before Christmas as they look to hold on to second spot from Henley Hawks who they lead by just two points. They were though beaten at home last time out by Wharfedale just their second defeat of the season at Polson Bridge after the Esher defeat.
Barking are in need of a miracle to get out of the bottom three and away at Polson Bridge is not the best place for it to start. They have managed just two wins all season and are looking a fourth straight defeat here since their last win away at Manchester in November.
When the sides met at Barking earlier in the season the Cornish All Blacks were comfortable 49-22 winners.
Prediction: All Blacks to win at Polson Bridge by 12 points.
Nuneaton v Halifax
Seventh placed Nuneaton entertain eighth placed Halifax with both sides locked on 38 points but Nuneaton having a superior points difference of two.
Nuneaton after a four match winning run were disappointed to see it end tamely at Cambridge last time out. Those four wins had pushed them into the top half of the table
At Liberty Way this season they have a good record winning five of their seven matches losing to Henley Hawks and Redruth.
Halifax will be looking for back to back wins following on from their away win at local rivals Bradford & Bingley just before Christmas which saw a run of two defeats ended.
On the road this season they have managed just two wins, the one at Bradford & Bingley and previously against Stourbridge.
When the sides met earlier in the season it was the Yorkshire side with home advantage who came out on top narrowly 31-28.
Prediction: Nuneaton to win at Liberty Way by eight points over Halifax.
Stourbridge v Bradford & Bingley
Fourth placed Stourbridge entertain 12th placed Bradford & Bingley with the Yorkshire looking to start you New Year with a win and try and escape the relegation zone.
Stourbridge will be looking to return to winning ways and put their disappointing recent form behind them. They were beaten at Manchester last time out and that was their third defeat in four matches.
At home this season they have a five/three record to Halifax, Henley and Nuneaton to date and picked up losing bonus points in two of those defeats.
Bradford & Bingley are looking to avoid a third straight defeat since winning at Barking in early December. They are now 11 points from safety and need to start picking up some surprise wins.
On the road they have a poor record with just two wins in seven matches and they were both against the sides below them in the table, Barking and Harrogate.
Stourbridge were 46-23 winners at Wagon Lane earlier in the season when the sides met for the first time ever in league rugby.
Prediction: Home win for Stourbridge by 10 points over Bradford & Bingley.
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