A packed Saturday of rugby at Paton Field will see Caldy’s 2nd xv take on an always strong Sedgley Park 2nd xv at 12.15 followed by round 5 of the Elior Champ with the Ravers taking on Ampthill. The 3rd xv is away against New Brighton’s 2nd xv with a 3 pm kick off.
Caldy v Ampthill
If last season’s fixture is a guide Caldy 1st xv’s match up with Ampthill is likely to be a robust affair, the Ravers winning 34 – 29 in a close rumbustious encounter. However, if the Ravers are to prevail tomorrow, they will need to start the game better than they have so far this season. In each game the Ravers failed to score first and played catch up in the second half to try and rescue the position. That they nearly did so in each of their four games shows both character and ability. They will need every bit of both against Ampthill
Comparing 5th placed Ampthill’s 26/27 playing record against 10th placed Caldy is illuminating and demonstrates just how narrow the margin is between winning and losing.
Ampthill had narrow wins against Richmond, Nottingham and Hartpury before last week going down heavily at home to Doncaster. Caldy have been pipped at home by both Hartpury and Chinnor and recorded a narrow win away at Blackheath before succumbing to Rotherham away last Friday. The net outcome is only 2-points difference deficit between the sides, but Ampthill have 12 league points from their 3 wins whilst the Ravers are languishing on 6 league points from just 1 win.
Head Coach Matt Cairns has selected the following squad for tomorrow’s Elior Champ fixture against Ampthill which kicks off at 3 pm with gates open from 11.30 am.
If Caldy are to get back to winning ways they will need every ounce of passion and appropriate vociferous support that the Wirral public can muster. The forecast is for a perfect day for rugby, get down to Paton Field and cheer on the Ravers!
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Story of the Stats
ELIOR CHAMP RUGBY · ROUND 5
Caldy v Ampthill
Caldy
- Tom Burrow was Caldy’s standout performer last weekend, earning a match rating of 9.1 with 8 tackles made and 25 total ruck entries.
- Caldy lead the league for mauls won this season with 37, and have also earned 7 penalties from mauls (2nd),demonstrating how central their maul game is to their attacking structure.
- Caldy are leading the league with an average of 1.6 jackals per match this season, with flanker
- Monty Weatherby among the chief contributors, ranking 3rd in the league for total turnovers won with 4.
- Caldy’s lineout success rate of 87.1% (4th) is underpinned by
- Oliver Hearn ‘s personal success rate of 86.7% from his own throws, reflecting consistent accuracy at the set piece.
Ampthill
- Ampthill have won 12 of 17 head-to-head meetings against Caldy, a win rate of 70.6%, including 4 of the last 5 encounters, underlining their clear historical dominance in this fixture.
- Ampthill lead the league with a perfect 100% scrum success rate this season, having won all 25 scrums contested.
- Ampthill lead the league for total carries this season with 544, and their ball-carrying threat is further evidenced by 116defenders beaten (3rd) across those carries.
- Ampthill have accumulated 1,895 carry metres this season (3rd) and made 34 initial breaks (4th), reflecting a side that not only carries with volume but consistently generates go-forward momentum through the gain line.
Caldy 2nd xv v Sedgley park 2nd xv
Over the years Sedgley Park have been one of Caldy’s strongest adversaries in the Impact North West Leagues. This important game which kicks off at 12.15 is, subject to the weather and overnight conditions, expected to be on the 1st xv pitch.
Caldy Rav3rs vs New Brighton 2nd xv
The Rav3rs are on the road making the short trip across the Wirral this weekend as they take on New Brighton 2nd team. Best of luck to the lads!
Community Rugby – Sunday 18th October
With the first block of 4 matches completed, it’s a training weekend for the Minis this Sunday back at base. Fresh from their first game against Chester last Sunday, the u12 girls have another home game, this time against NW Roses – kick off at 1.00pm
The u15s are home to Preston Grasshoppers and the u16s are away to Anselmians. Unfortunately the u13s and u14s games versus Hoppers have been cancelled due to their Lancs Cup commitments
For the Junior Colts, its back to League A action with an away match at Stockport kicking off at 12.30pm
Sunday 18th October as follows :
u6s, u7s, u8s, u9s, u10s, u11s, u12s training at home
u12s Girls at home v NW Roses – ko 1.00pm
u14s – u18s Girls training at home
u13s, u14s to be confirmed
u15s at home v Preston Grasshoppers
u16s away v Anselmians
u17s Junior Colts away v Stockport – ko 12.30pm
u18s Senior Colts – rest week
Good luck to everyone & enjoy your rugby this weekend !
But please remember “No referees, No games” – disrespect or verbal abuse of rugby match officials is totally unacceptable & has no place in rugby.
