Check out our weekly previews and predictions ahead of the weekends fixtures.
Bracknell v Wharfedale
Wharfedale will go to Bracknell in positive mood after last weekend’s victory over top of the table Sedgley Park looking to do the double having won 29-13 at Threshfields earlier in the season.
Bracknell have a 5-3 record at home this season whilst Wharfedale have a 3-4 record on the road. Current form has Wharfedale winning four of their last five league matches whilst Bracknell returned to winning ways at Lydney after a two match losing streak including their biggest ever National League defeat at Rosslyn Park.
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Prediction: Away win by less than 10 points.
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Doncaster v Newbury
Newbury are in third place in the Form Guide with four wins in their last six matches whilst Doncaster have slipped of late and are in 7th place in the Form Guide and have slipped down to sixth in the league table.
Doncaster have been less than convincing at home in the league win four wins and three defeats in their seven fixtures at Armthorpe.
Newbury will be in positive mood after last Saturday’s home success over Harrogate but will remember they were well beaten by Doncaster at Monks Lane earlier in the season 42-13. Away from home this season Newbury have managed just two wins in eight matches but will be hopeful their good recent form can continue as they look to try and climb the table and get away from the dreaded relegation zone.
Doncaster on the other hand need to get on a winning run to try and catch the sides above them and claim a promotion place.
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Prediction: Doncaster win by 10 points.
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Harrogate v Rosslyn Park
Harrogate are down to fourth place in the National Two table and are now four points off second place and need to turn their form round quickly. Their recent form is dreadful with five successive league defeats and only Lydney have a longer losing run in the division.
Rosslyn Park need a win even more as they look to climb the table and get away from the relegation zone. They suffered a set back last weekend going down at home to Nuneaton after putting together a two match winning record.
When the sides met at Park earlier in the season Harrogate were playing really well at the time and ran out 53-20 winners. On the road this season Park have no form of such losing seven of their eight matches.
At Claro Road this season Harrogate have already been beaten three times so Park know that if they can play well they are in with a chance of two much needed points.
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Prediction: Tough call here but will go with home win less than five points in it though.
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Nuneaton v Lydney
Nuneaton top the Form Guide on point’s difference form leaders Sedgley Park with both having won five of their last six matches.
Last week they were winners at Rosslyn Park to end their two match winning run and the Midlands side are up to fourth on the National Two league table and just two points of second place.
Lydney have lost all five on the road this season and when the sides met at Regentsholme earlier in the season Lydney were 32-24 winners, there only win of the season so far.
Nuneaton at Liberty Way this season have won five of their seven matches and will be hot favourites to make it six wins.
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Rugby Lions v Esher
Huge game at Webb Ellis Road with Rugby entertaining Esher in a game both sides are desperate to win. A win for Rugby would give them some breathing space from the teams below as they look to avoid being dragged into the relegation battle. A win for Esher would see them just a point behind the Lions in the league table.
Esher on the road this season have managed two wins and a draw from their seven matches. In recent weeks they have improved until they came unstuck last week at home to Doncaster after putting together a four match winning run.
Rugby Lions have relied heavily on their home form with five wins in seven matches whilst away they have managed just two wins in nine matches so they do have the advantage of two extra home matches more than most by the end of the season.
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Prediction: Another tough match to call but will go with home win less than seven.
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Sedgley Park v Moseley
After last weeks loss at Wharfedale the leaders will be looking for a home win to get them back on track quickly. With home advantage over Moseley you would expect a home win having already won seven out of eight at Park Lane.
Down at Moseley earlier in the season it was a close match with Park coming out on top 23-16.
Moseley on the road have picked up just one away win in seven, a 9-3 win over Wharfedale.
Moseley will need to break a run of four successive defeats if they are to triumph against Park on a weekend that could turn out to be disastrous if both Esher and Rosslyn Park manage wins on the road, this would cause Moseley to drop into the relegation zone.
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Prediction: Home win by 15 points.
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Stourbridge v Nottingham
A win for Stourbridge would put them within two points of Nottingham and make it three in a row for them whilst a Nottingham win would see them notch up a fifth straight league victory in the chase for a promotion place.
At home this season Stourbridge have done well winning six of their eight matches with only Nuneaton and Stourbridge leaving with the points.
Nottingham have a reasonable record at home with three wins and a draw from their seven matches away from Beeston.
In their meeting earlier this season it was a closely fought match with Nottingham coming three narrowly 27-24.
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Prediction: Away win by less than seven points.
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