NATIONAL THREE NORTH
Bedford Athletic v Bradford & Bingley
Bottom of the table Bedford Athletic entertain third placed Bradford & Bingley at Putnoe Bridge looking for a third straight home success.
Bedford Athletic were disappointed at not getting a result away at Darlington last weekend but will be hoping they can continue their reasonable good home form with a win over the Bees. At home they have won six and lost just five at home so far this season.
Bradford & Bingley were nearly upset at home last week to Darlington Mowden Park and will be looking to get a good win under their belt this week and secure the bonus point which they missed out on last weekend and slipped another point adrift of Macclesfield.
Wins are not good enough at the moment they must pick up the bonus points otherwise they will not be catching Macclesfield. .
Bradford & Bingley were 30-17 winners when the two sides met earlier in the season at Wagon Lane.
Prediction: Tough call but go with away win six points.
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Blaydon v Darlington
10th placed Blaydon entertain 9th placed Darlington in this North East derby with both sides knowing a win could well be enough to beat the drop.
Blaydon stopped a three match losing run last Saturday with their away success at Dudley Kingswinford. They do not though have a great home record and have lost five of their nine home matches at Crow Trees this season.
Darlington picked up an important home win last weekend coming back to beat Bedford Athletic late on for back to back wins and they are now unbeaten in three matches.
Darlington have a dreadful away record with just one win and a draw from their nine matches to date this season, only bottom of the table Bedford Athletic have a worse record.
Blaydon were comfortable 33-7 winners when these two sides met earlier in the season.
Prediction: Home success at Crow Trees by eight points.
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Darlington Mowden Park v Tynedale
12th placed Darlington Mowden Park entertain 5th placed Tynedale in this North East derby knowing they need the win to try and climb out of the relegation zone.
DMP pushed Bradford & Bingley all the way last week leading 8-0 with 70 minutes gone before a late surge saw the home side home just.
They have a 50/50 record at home this season with five wins and five defeats.
Tynedale will be looking to make it back to back wins after returning to winning ways last Saturday with a good home success over Fylde. On the road this season they have a reasonable record with five wins and six defeats from their 11 matches.
Tynedale were 30-18 winners when these two sides met at Tynedale Park early in the season.
Prediction: Tough call but DMP have to win so home success by five points.
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Fylde v Cleckheaton
Sixth placed Fylde entertain eighth placed Cleckheaton looking to get back t winning ways.
Fylde have lost form recently and slipped to three successive defeats and have managed just the one win in their last six matches.
Fylde have lost just once at home this season and will be looking for win number nine at Woodlands this season.
Cleckheaton go looking for the double over Fylde as they look to make it successive wins and could go above Kendal in the table who have a tough match against second placed Macclesfield.
Cleckheaton will be looking for a fourth away success of the season in 11 matches.
Cleckheaton were home winners earlier in the season when the two sides met 19-17.
Prediction: Home success at Woodlands by seven points.
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Kendal v Macclesfield
Seventh placed Kendal entertain second placed Macclesfield looking to return to winning ways.
Kendal were losers last Saturday away at Cleckheaton and could be overtaken by them if they lose here and Cleckheaton can win at Fylde.
Kendal have done well at Mint Bridge this season with seven wins from nine matches, the sixth best record in the division.
Second placed Macclesfield will be looking for a fourth consecutive win as they look to maintain their eight point lead over third placed Macclesfield. They have been beaten three times on the road this season and will need to be at their best to take the points here.
Macclesfield thrashed Kendal early in the season 37-6, their second worse loss of the season.
Prediction: Macclesfield to take the win at Mint Bridge by seven points.
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New Brighton v Halifax
Fourth placed New Brighton entertain leaders Halifax looking to improve on last Saturdays bad defeat at Macclesfield.
New Brighton had a poor result last weekend not the ideal preparation going into the match against the leaders who were comfortable winners over Rugby Lions. At home this season they do not have the best of records with just five wins, two draws and four defeats to date. The loss at Macclesfield was their first loss in a while having put together a run of three wins and two draws.
Leaders Halifax are going for a 19th consecutive win this season and a 10th successive away win of the campaign. They were comfortable winners last weekend running in seven tries in the process.
New Brighton gave Halifax a tough match when they met earlier in the season before going down 32-24.
Prediction: Halifax to win by 10 points.
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Rugby Lions v Dudley Kingswinford
11th placed Rugby Lions entertain second bottom Dudley Kingswinford in a must win game for both sides at this stage of the season. .
Rugby Lions were losers last Saturday going down at the leaders, Halifax, a fifth successive defeat which leaves them just a point above the drop zone.
At Webb Ellis Road this season the Lions have managed just four wins whilst suffering seven defeats.
DK were beaten at home last Saturday by Blaydon and with just four matches left they have got to win this match to have any chance of escaping the relegation zone.
On the road they have managed to pick up three wins and a fourth would be a great result for them with games running out.
DK suffered their worst loss of the season at home when the sides met earlier in the season losing by 33 points, 36-3.
Prediction: Home win by four points at Webb Ellis Road.
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