By stonehousealbion
December 15 2013

This round should have marked the formal halfway point of the Championship, but with the extra fixture this year (DH @ Sandy Park - keep up!) we won't have played everybody once in the league until Leeds at home just after the New Year. With all the festivities, it is spread out over 2 weekends and the intermediate week (the nine days of Christmas?) - and then the next round starts before this one is actually finished! What with some clubs taking weekends off, it's all a bit messy until the Cup resumes in mid-January.

The Albion Christmas fixture this year is an away derby game with the Pirates on Boxing Day. You’ll recall that this is the same as last year (but at Brickfields) when there was much moaning about lack of public transport and clashes with family gatherings, etc. It looks as though the Cornish cousins have got their own back. Hopefully, both clubs will see the light next year, cease this pointless excision of noses and set a date to cash in on the biggest crowd puller of the season.

Just to refresh your memories, the Pirates are sixth in the standings. They may be the lowliest of the “top table” (just one place above us), but they are much better off; six wins to their credit and 10 points the richer. They are also through to the knock out stages of the B&I, having beaten Jersey home and away after a recent league mugging by the Islanders in the dying minutes. They have managed to triumph twice where we failed against Bristol. That said, their performance against lesser opposition has been variable, with closer scores and a draw or an LBP ceded. In true derby spirit though, the form book will count for less as old scores are there to be settled and both sides will aim to ruin the other’s Yule.

Anyway, here is the list for the early part of the holiday period:

Sat 21 Dec

London Welsh v London Scottish   14:30     The Kassam Stadium

Ealing Trailfinders v Bristol Rugby   15:00   Trailfinders Sports Club

Moseley v Jersey   15:00   Billesley Common

Thu 26 Dec

Rotherham Titans v Bedford Blues   14:00   Clifton Lane

Cornish Pirates v Plymouth Albion   15:00   The Mennaye

Sat 28 Dec

Leeds Carnegie v Nottingham   15:00   Headingley

Who will benefit from earlier games or suffer from post-Xmas hangovers? Do the Cup results count for anything? Cast your beady eye over the lot and let the world know your thoughts... 

Championship 13/14 – Round 11

Discussion started by Unofficial Plymouth Albion (IP Logged), 15/12/2013 21:10

Unofficial Plymouth Albion
15/12/2013 21:10

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lobina
16/12/2013 19:27

A pity about the game being on Boxing day, we normally go down to Pirates but because of family commitments that's a no goer this year.
Any date other then the 26th we could have been there.

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Y Drenewydd
18/12/2013 20:01

London Welsh v London Scottish KO is 1700....Live on Sky

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beerbarian1
19/12/2013 10:36

Thanx for that info X-pat I shall have a bit of that.

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beerbarian1
19/12/2013 10:40

London Welsh v London Scottish 14:30 The Kassam Stadium

Ealing Trailfinders v Bristol Rugby 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Club

Moseley v Jersey 15:00 Billesley Common

Thu 26 Dec

Rotherham Titans v Bedford Blues 14:00 Clifton Lane

Cornish Pirates v Plymouth Albion 15:00 The Mennaye

Sat 28 Dec

Leeds Carnegie v Nottingham 15:00 Headingley

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mismo0905
19/12/2013 16:43

At the moment looking to drive down from Dorzet. Might need to temper my Xmas Day enthusiasm a little bit!

Come on Albion!

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stonehousealbion
21/12/2013 19:05

Today's results:

Ealing Trailfinders 7 - 21 Bristol Rugby

Moseley 10 - 3 Jersey

London Welsh 5 - 13 London Scottish

Shock result in the Exiles derby takes Scottish to second place!

Interim table:

rfu.com

C'ship action (including west country derby at Penzance) resumes on Boxing Day.

Come cheer up, my lads - 'tis to glory we steer!

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stonehousealbion
26/12/2013 19:18

Boxing day results:

Rotherham Titans 35 - 6 Bedford Blues

Cornish Pirates 10 - 3 Plymouth Albion

Xmas swag seems to come in the form of a dog-eared book token for Albion. Still, a point is a point - and it does the job in terms of damage limitation. Just one game to go on Sat.

Interim table:

rfu.com

Come cheer up, my lads - 'tis to glory we steer!

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stonehousealbion
29/12/2013 07:43

Final result for first half of the regular season:

Leeds Carnegie 30 - 19 Nottingham

Come cheer up, my lads - 'tis to glory we steer!

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