Birkenhead Park Preview

By Dave Picken - October 27 2011
Birkenhead Park Preview
Ross Wood
A third of the way through the season and National Three North is shaping up to a very interesting league with most sides capable of beating each other on the day ...

Last week showed just how unpredictable things are. We took on a Bradford and Bingley side which had won its previous three games - scoring  almost 150 points in the process - but came out reasonably comfortable winners.

Across country Birkenhead Park took on local rivals Waterloo who had won only a couple of games, but who had  picked up a fair few losing bonus points. Few would have predicted Loo winning by 59-14.

So who can predict what will happen at Upper Park whenh we take on Birkenhead? Will Park bounce back after the local humilation and can we keep up the workrate and tackling which knocked the Bees back last week?

There are changes to the team which started against the Bees. Ross Wood finished the game and starts in the front row in place of the unavailable Anth Carr, while late try scoring hero Greg Edwards moves inside to his more favoured outside centre position taking over from Luke Watson who has work commitments. Scott Butcher returns on the wing.

Tom Dixon still has a hamstring niggle so Stephen Stochdale once again packs down alongside Chocky with Michael Taylor continuing at No 8.

Gareth Eddy is fit again and will be on the bench alongside Michael  Hogan and Zac Southern.

West: Stu Waites, Scott Butcher, Greg Edwards, Gavin Robinson, Colin Cheslin, Gareth Foreman, Andrew Foreman, Ross Wood, Liam Bailey, Adam Coates, Andrew Davies, Stephen Stockdale, Dan Boatman [c], Jon Boatman, Michael Taylor. Reps: Gareth Eddy, Michael Hogan, Zac Southern.

 

 

 

 
Birkenhead Park Preview
Posted by: Official West Hartlepool RFC (IP Logged)
Date: 28/10/2011 10:09


Re: Birkenhead Park Preview
Posted by: West Park Allotment (IP Logged)
Date: 28/10/2011 12:55


Re: Birkenhead Park Preview
Posted by: Dogtrack (IP Logged)
Date: 28/10/2011 20:10

I'll have what the bloke who wrote that preview is on ... but just make it a half.

Re: Birkenhead Park Preview
Posted by: Denny Dixon (IP Logged)
Date: 29/10/2011 07:13

Good luck today. A positive result and we close the gap right up to 4/5 teams all in the low to mid 20 points. Our target should be to keep the same number of points going over the rest of the season which should consolidate WEST in this division.
Stags 2nd position in the Candy league is a great recovery. Bucks keep up their winning ways and really shows the dpeth of players if nearly 50 players have been used in that side this season. Shows the big benefit of running a fourths and hope they realise how important a contribution this is for the club as a whole.

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