By Happy Knees
March 7 2024

This weekend sees table topping Chinnor make their way down the A38 to The Brickfields for the 21st instalment of this season's campaign, the kick-off time for which has been brought forward to 14:30.

The Oxfordshire Club have enjoyed a good run of 9 wins recently, only to be halted by mid table Blackheath. Their last outing was a devastating 80-10, 12 try win over Taunton so could prove to be a handful against a faltering Albion who have won once in their last outings.

Between the two sides Albion have won 4 out of the last 5 fixtures witht the latest being a 17-22 win for Albion.

Whilst it is not surprising that Chinnor lead the way in terms of points and tries scored as well as conceded, they are considerably ahead of everyone else. Head to head Chinnor have scored 5.7 tries per game, conceding 2.15 whilst Albion scored 3.7 and conceded 2.9 - although these are season long stats and current form would suggest a wider disparity. It is notable that a significant majority of Chinnor's tries have come from the backs, suggesting they play an expansive game.

Referee for the will be Adam Wookey who last officiated at Brickfields in January when Albion won over Bishop's Stortford.

Weather - A bright morning will give way to light rain by kick off. A strong easterly breeze gusting to near gale will make things uncomfortable in the Eric Johns, and it will feel a little chilly as a result.

Prediction: A loss for Albion and quite probably a heavy one. Home field advantage may mitigate this but hard to see them overcoming an in-form side.

Round 21: Albion v Chinnor

Discussion started by Unofficial Plymouth Albion (IP Logged), 07/03/2024 19:10

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