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NATIONAL THREE NORTH
Saturday 27th November
Bradford & Bingley v Dudley Kingswinford
Fifth placed Bradford & Bingley play host to 12th placed Dudley Kingswinford at Wagon lane.
After an indifferent start to the season Bradford & Bingley have now put together a four match winning run to climb the table rapidly.
At home they have won three of their five matches losing to Tynedale and Fylde who are both above them in the league table.
Dudley Kingswinford are showing improved form recently with two wins and a draw in their last six matches whilst two of the losses have been by less than five points. Away from home they have won their last two matches at Bedford Athletic and Cleckheaton.
Prediction: The Bees to win by 15 points.
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Cleckheaton v Macclesfield
Second placed Macclesfield travel to Cleckheaton looking to keep the pressure on Halifax who have a tough match away at Tynedale.
Cleckheaton have lost five of their last six matches with their only win in that period a 23-3 home win over Blaydon.
At home this season they have won two and lost two and will need to regain their form if they are to return to winning ways and climb the table.
Macclesfield continue with their remarkable season which has been a complete reversal of last season as they lie joint top of the table with Halifax on 31 points.
With the win at Bedford Athletic last weekend they have now picked up four consecutive wins on the road and will be confident of a fifth on Saturday.
Prediction: Macclesfield to leave with an eight point victory.
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Darlington Mowden Park v Darlington
Sixth placed Darlington Mowden Park play host to 11th placed local rivals Darlington on Saturday looking to maintain their excellent home record in National Three North.
DMP have a good home record this season after losing their first match at home to newly promoted Cleckheaton they have put together a four match winning run with wins over Bradford & Bingley and Rugby Lions in that run.
Since losing on the opening day of the season at Rugby, Darlington have picked up a win and a draw on the road, whilst their two defeats have been by three and five points at Macclesfield and Tynedale respectively.
Prediction: DMP to win the battle of Darlington by 12 points.
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Fylde v Blaydon
Fourth placed Fylde entertain 13th placed Blaydon who are struggling at the wrong end of the table.
Fylde have the meanest defence in the division and have conceded just 81 in their seven matches to date. Fylde have lost just the once this season when they lost 19-17 at Cleckheaton in the second game of the season.
Blaydon have conceded fewer points on the four sides immediately above them ion the league table but the problem is they have scored the least points in the division just 120.
Prediction: Fylde to win by 10 points.
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Kendal v Rugby Lions
Ninth placed Kendal entertain eighth placed Rugby Lions at Mint Bridge on Saturday knowing they would need to win and secure a bonus point to join Rugby on 20 points.
Kendal have won all three home matches since losing to Halifax on the opening day of the season.
In their last five matches they have lost three times and would like to join the clubs immediately above them in the league table and get away from the bottom five clubs.
Rugby Lions have not do to well recently and slipped down the league table.
Since winning at Dudley Kingswinford in their first away match of the season they have had a creditable draw at Tynedale but lost at Macclesfield and Darlington MP.
The Lions have taken the most bonus points in the division, six, along with New Brighton and there have been three for scoring four tries and three for losing by seven or less.
Prediction: Kendal to sneak it less than five points.
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New Brighton v Bedford Athletic
Bottom of the table Bedford Athletic travel to New Brighton needing to start getting some wins on the board this may not be the match, to start that turn around in.
New Brighton have been less than impressive this season at home and already lost twice and last time out against Kendal needed an injury time penalty goal to take the victory.
New Brighton have picked up the most bonus points in the division along with Rugby Lions and four of them have been for losing by seven or less.
Ath’ have had a disastrous season to date after winning on the opening day of the season they have slipped to seven straight defeats.
They have lost all four matches on the road by at least nine points.
Prediction: New Brighton to win by 12 points.
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Tynedale v Halifax
Leaders Halifax have a tough trip this week when they travel to third placed Tynedale looking to maintain their 100% record for the season.
Halifax did not have a match last week when theirs was called off due to the weather and the pitch being unplayable.
Away from home they have won all three of them but not by massive margin, two have been by seven points, one eight and the other nine but they have that winning mentality now and look likely to make it eight in a row on Saturday.
Tynedale were winners last weekend at Dudley Kingswinford in a less than convincing but a win is a win and it was their sixth in eight matches this season. At home they have won three out of four with the other match ending in a draw against Rugby Lions as they let a 10 point lead slip late in the match.
Prediction: Halifax to maintain 100% start with five point win after a tough battle.
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