Check out our weekly previews and predictions ahead of the weekends games.
Barking v Old Patesians
Last week Barking were narrow winners away at Old Colfeians whilst Old Patesians were also winning narrowly at home against Redruth.
After losing two in a row Barking have now won two in a row as they look to get back on track for a promotion push.
After a dreadful start to the season Old Patesians are now up to eighth and are going into this match looking for a fifth straight win.
When the sides met at Old Patesians earlier in the season the Barking were 31-26 winners.
Away from home Old Pats have done well this season with four wins from seven matches. Barking at home have won six out of eight with both Tabard and Weston super Mare leaving with the points.
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Prediction: home win by less than seven points.
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Basingstoke v Blackheath
Bottom of the table Basingstoke entertain top of the table Blackheath looking to build on last weeks near miss at Haywards Heath.
Blackheath had a huge win last week with a late win over Launceston to top the table by two points.
When the sides met at the Rectory Fields earlier in the season Blackheath were convincing winners 50-10. On the road this season Blackheath have won five out of seven with just Tabard and Westcombe Park stopping Blackheath leaving with the points.
Basingstoke have managed just two wins all season, both were at home against Dings Crusaders and Old Colfeians.
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Prediction: Away win by 14 points plus.
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Dings v Tabard
6th placed Tabard travel to 13th placed Dings Crusaders looking to reverse the result from earlier in the season when Dings won at Tabard 34-30. Tabard are also looking to avoid a third successive defeat against a Dings side that were winners last week when they pulled off a shock win away at Weston super Mare.
Away from home Tabard have a 50% record this season with four wins and four defeats.
Dings problem is they do not score enough points whilst defensively they have an excellent record and have actually conceded 31 points fewer than Tabard.
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Prediction: Away win by less than seven points.
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Launceston v Weston super Mare
Both sides suffered defeats last weekend and will be looking to get back to winning ways. Launceston lost the big game of last weekend going down at Blackheath to a late try after leading for most of the match.
Launceston will be keen to get the win to keep the pressure on the teams above them in the league table and get their promotion run back on track.
Weston on the road have a good record this season with five wins form eight matches.
Launceston at home have won six out of seven with only Blackheath leaving Polson Bridge with the points.
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Redruth v North Walsham
Redruth will be looking to maintain their excellent home record which has seen the win seven out of eight at the Recreation Ground this season with the visit of second placed North Walsham with only Weston super Mare leaving with the points this season.
North Walsham on the road have done ok this season and won four of their seven matches away from Scottow.
After losing three in four North Walsham have now won two on the bounce and need to win these types of games to keep up their push for a promotion place.
When the sides met at Scottow earlier in the season it was the home side that triumphed 24-8.
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Prediction: Another tough call but a must win game for North Walsham so will go for them by less than seven points.
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Southend v Old Colfeians
9th placed Southend entertain 12th placed Old Colfeians looking to complete the double over them having won at Horn Park 50-18 earlier in the season.
Southend at home have not done as well as they have on the road this season with just three wins compared to four losses.
Old Colfeians away form has been poor with just the one win, a 19-13 success at Dings Crusaders.
This is a match that Old Colfeians must target as a win as they look to try and catch Haywards Heath who are four points better off with a superior points difference.
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Prediction: Home win for Southend by 14 points.
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Westcombe Park v Haywards Heath
Westcombe Park go into this match looking to avoid a fourth straight loss knowing that a win could move them up a couple of places as they look to avoid getting involved in the relegation struggle.
At Goddington Dene this season they have a 50% record with four wins and four losses. Haywards Heath have won two of their last three league matches and on the road have managed just two wins this season from seven matches.
A win for Haywards Heath would see them go above Westcombe Park in the league table and more importantly open up a six point gap between themselves and the third bottom side in the table.
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Prediction: Home win for Park by 10 points.
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