Rosslyn Park v Westcombe Park
10th placed Rosslyn Park entertain second placed Westcombe Park with still all to play for for the visitors.
Rosslyn Park are safe for another season of National League rugby as they go in search of their 11th win of the season.
They are looking for an eighth win of the season at home.
Westcombe Park look to keep the pressure on leaders Southend whom they trail by a point going into the final round of fixtures but have a vastly superior points difference advantage. Combe top the Form Guide and are the only side in the division to have won their last six matches.
At Goddington Dene earlier in the season Combe were comfortable 43-5 winners.
Prediction: Away win for Combe by 12 points as they look to keep the pressure on leaders Southend.
Clifton v Chinnor
Huge match for 11th placed Clifton as they take on bottom of the table Chinnor knowing aw in will see them safe for another season of National League rugby.
Clifton with two wins in their last four matches have edged two points clear of the drop zone and moved out of the drop zone for the first time this season last Saturday after beating Hertford to leap frog above them in the league table.
Chinnor have picked up two wins in their last five matches to close within four points of second bottom Old Patesians. On the road they have managed just the one win all season at Rosslyn Park.
When the sides met at Chinnor earlier this season home advantage counted as Chinnor were narrow 16-15 victors.
Prediction: Home win for Clifton by 12 points to secure their National League status for another season. .
Southend v Dings Crusaders
Leaders Southend need a win with a bonus point over ninth placed Dings Crusaders to guarantee the National Three South title.
Southend lead Westcombe Park by a point and know they need the win with the bonus point as Westcombe Park have a vastly superior points difference.
They are looking for a sixth consecutive win and a 12th at home with just the one defeat to date.
Dings Crusaders have won three of their last four matches and moved away from the relegation zone and a win here could see them move above Cinderford in the league table.
When the sides met earlier in the season at Lockleaze Southend were narrow away day winners 30-27.
Prediction: Home win for Southend as they tie up the National Three South title with 12 point win over Dings Crusaders.
Bridgwater & Albion v Cinderford
Sixth placed Bridgwater & Albion entertain 8th placed Cinderford looking to finish the season on a winning run.
Albion have won their last four matches and are guaranteed to finish in sixth place regardless of the result.
At home they have nine wins and just two defeats and they were against the top two.
Cinderford after winning three out of four have slipped to successive defeats and will be keen to win and maintain eighth place in the table.
On the road they have managed to pick up four wins to date this season.
At Cinderford earlier in the season Bridgwater & Albion were narrow away day winners 13-10.
Prediction: Home win for Albion by 10 points over Cinderford as the home team maintains their good recent form. .
Lydney v Havant
Third placed Havant travel to Regentsholme to take on fifth placed Lydney with third place already in the bag.
Lydney have gone through a bad spell recently going down to four successive defeats to slip down the table. At home though they do have a good record with 11 wins and just the one defeat a 34-29 defeat at the hands of North Walsham.
Havant are at the right end of the Form Guide with five wins in their last six matches as they look to make it three wins on the bounce.
On the road they have six wins in 11 matches.
When the sides met earlier in the season, Lydney left Hooks Lane with a 22-15 victory.
Prediction: Got to go with eight point win for the visitors Havant at Regentsholme over Lydney.
Old Patesians v Hertford
Third bottom Hertford travel to second bottom Old Patesians knowing they must win and hope Chinnor can pull off a surprise win at Clifton.
Old Patesians need a win to make sure they do not finish bottom of the table. They have lost five in a row now and are only four points ahead of Chinnor.
Hertford have the worst current run in the division and are bottom of the Form Guide with six defeats in a row. On the road they have pulled off three wins in 12 matches.
When the sides met earlier in the season it was Hertford who were narrow home winners 21-19.
Prediction: Home win for Old Patesians by five points over Hertford. .
Canterbury v North Walsham
Fourth placed Canterbury are looking to finish the season with a home win over seventh placed North Walsham to guarantee finishing fourth which would be a great achievement in their first ever season at this level.
Canterbury are looking to finish the season with a win after going down to an away defeat at Dings Crusaders last Saturday as they went for a hat trick of wins.
At home this season they have a good record with nine wins and just three defeats.
North Walsham will be looking to finish a disappointing season by their standards with back to back wins and that would also make it four wins in their last five after a dreadful run in the league. On the road they have done poorly with just five wins in 12 matches to date.
When the sides met at Scottow earlier in the season North Walsham were 29-10 winners.
Prediction: Home win for Canterbury by 10 points over North Walsham.
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