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National Three North
Blaydon v Darlington Mowden Park
Third placed Blaydon entertain fellow North East side Darlington Mowden Park with all to play for in the battle for third place.
It is a must win match for Blaydon if they are going to have nay chance of catching third placed Darlington Mowden Park who are three points ahead of Blaydon but they have played a game more.
Blaydon have picked up three wins in their last four matches although at Crow Trees last time out they went down to struggling Liverpool St Helens by a point.
When these sides met early in the season Blaydon were the victors with a comfortable 34-8 win.
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Prediction: Another tough call but will go home win by less than 10 points.
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Dudley Kingswinford v Halifax
Leaders Halifax travel to 11th placed Dudley Kingswinford looking for a win to keep the pressure on Waterloo who looking at a fixture backlog well into may at this rate.
DK are all but safe but mathematically could do with a couple more points but this fixture may not give them the two points they might need.
Dudley are looking to avoid a third consecutive defeat whilst Halifax are going for an 11th straight win since losing to chasing Waterloo.
When the sides met early in the season Halifax were 36-17 winners.
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Prediction: Away win by 14 points as Halifax keep the pressure on Waterloo.
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Kendal v Liverpool
Ninth placed Kendal host 12th placed Liverpool St Helens who are looking odds on to go down unless they can win this match and their other two as well.
Since getting a great result at Blaydon LSH have gone down to successive defeat and are four points off safety although they do have a far superior points difference than Dudley.
Kendal are safe in ninth place and will be looking to finish the season on a high after some disappointing recent performance with just one win in their last six matches.
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Prediction: Home win by less than five points.
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Macclesfield v Longton
10th placed Macclesfield need a win just to make sure they are definitely safe for a second season in National Three North and with bottom of the table Longton the visitors they would expect to pick up those two points.
Longton would love to get at least one away win this season and have been unlucky on a few occasions and will hope they can break their duck at Macclesfield.
Macclesfield have not won in their last five matches with four defeats and a draw and will see this as the perfect opportunity to finish the season in a positive manner.
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Prediction: Home win by Macclesfield by less than 14 points.
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Preston Grasshoppers v New Brighton
Relegation probables Preston entertain fifth placed New Brighton knowing they must win.
Preston have to hope they can win all three of their remaining matches this season and hope that Dudley Kingswinford lose all theirs otherwise they are doomed for Powergen North One.
New Brighton have shown patchy form of late and in their last six matches have three wins and three defeats.
When the sides met earlier in the season Hoppers pushed New Brighton all the way before going down to a narrow 33-31 defeat.
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Prediction: New Brighton to in by 14 points.
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Tynedale v Fylde
Sixth placed Tynedale entertain seventh placed Fylde knowing that defeat could see them drop down to ninth place in the National Three North league table.
Tynedale after a recent three match losing run have put together back to back wins in their last two matches and will see this as the perfect opportunity to make it three in a row.
Fylde are looking to avoid a third successive defeat and last time out were beaten at home by another North East side, Blaydon.
When the sides met early in the season Tynedale left Woodlands with the two points after a narrow 17-16 win.
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Prediction: Home win for Tynedale by 10 points.
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Waterloo v Darlington
Second placed Waterloo will be looking to extend their unbeaten run in the league and will be full of confidence after knocking Wakefield out of the Powergen Shield Semi Final last weekend.
The visitors are Darlington who have picked nearly all their points at home this season and have a dreadful record on the road.
When the sides met for the first time ever in league rugby early in the season Waterloo left with the points after a 43-26 win.
This is probably a match to far for Darlington who are finishing the season well and are in third place in the Form Guide with four wins in their last six matches.
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Prediction: Home win by Waterloo by 20 points plus.
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