An early 1 pm kick off at Paton Field tomorrow as Caldy take on Coventry in another tough fixture in the Elior Champ. It doesn’t get any easier for the Ravers as they look to bounce back from last weekend’s fifth loss of the season, away against Richmond. There were positives. They picked up a losing bonus point on the road, and they could and probably should have picked up a win after being 35-12 down at half to end up 35-29.
In all 6 games this season the Ravers have started slowly and surrendered what has seemed an almost unsurmountable lead before nearly closing the gap with a strong second half performance. The coaching staff have worked hard to eradicate this worrying trend but so far little has seemed to have worked. “We are very conscious of the difficulties we are causing ourselves with such sluggish starts” said Head Coach Matt Cairns “and we have made it a significant focus of our training and pre match preparation. We will have to be better on Saturday when we match up against a very strong full-time Coventry side.”
Despite Caldy’s poor early points tally they are still outside the relegation places, but they are coming into a block of three very difficult games against full pro sides in Coventry, Cornish Pirates and Ealing. Matt Cairns and his team will need as much support as the Wirral can muster this weekend.
Matt Cairns has selected the following squad for the match against Coventry which kicks off at 1 pm with gates open at 11 am.
Story of the Stats
ELIOR CHAMP RUGBY · ROUND 7
Caldy v Coventry
Caldy
- Caldy are leading the league for mauls won this season with 59, and their ability to convert that into points is underlined by their league-leading tally of 10 maul tries.
- Caldy boast the best scrum success rate in the Champ this season (96.6%), highlighting a dominant set-piece platform.
- Loosehead prop Monty Weatherby earned a match rating of 9.1 in Caldy’s most recent fixture, scoring a try and making 8 tackles at a success rate of 89%.
- Caldy average the most jackals per match with 1.6 per 80 minutes, demonstrating a relentless work rate at the breakdown.
Coventry
- Bruce Houston leads the league for both points scored with 75 and successful goals with 32. His goal-kicking accuracy of 86.5% is the 2nd-best in the league.
- Coventry have won 9 of their 10 all-time meetings with Caldy, a head-to-head win rate of 90%, and have scored more than twice as many points as their hosts across those fi xtures, 403 to 174.
- Morgan Strong leads the league for both total carries with 98 and carries per 80 minutes at 18.9, and his 100 post-contact metres (3rd) underline his value as Coventry’s primary ball carrier.
- Coventry lead the league for offloads this season with 55, and their metres per carry is also the best in the Champ.
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Caldy’s unbeaten 2nd xv are also at home with a league fixture against Stockport whilst Caldy’s 3rd xv are away at Oldershaw
U6s / U7s curtain raiser for Caldy v Coventry
A big thank you to all our Caldy u6s & u7s players for their flag waving & guard of honour, plus parents & coaches for volunteering to help with car parking & running the raffle this Saturday. Please buy your raffle tickets on the day to win fabulous prizes & support our u6s & u7s !
What’s on this Weekend?
Caldy Cobra’s Award Winners
Congratulations to Caldy Cobra’s Touch Rugby players – Henry Addyman, Josh Hughes and Stan Addyman who picked up awards at the North West Junior Awards. Brilliant to see you recognised, everyone at Caldy RFC / Caldy Touch Rugby is proud of you!
Touch rugby is fast, fun, and seriously addictive, Caldy Cobras are at the heart of it on the Wirral! Whether you’re brand new to the game or already hooked, our friendly community and expert coaching will help you level up. If you are interested, please contact Shaun Thomas on 07976 280115 and/or [email protected]
Community Rugby – Sunday 8th November
We will mark Remembrance Sunday with 2 minutes silence at 11.00 am
This Sunday we have a block booking with Bowdon with the odds travelling to Bowdon and the evens at home. The u14s have 2 games on with one squad playing Birkenhead Park at home and the other travelling to Wrexham.
The Junior Colts are back on their travels to local rivals Chester for their NW Conference League A game – kick off at 12.30pm
Sunday 8th November as follows :
u6s no training
u7s, u9s, u11s, u13s, u15s away at Bowdon
u8s, u10s, u12s, u16s at home v Bowdon
u12s – u18s Girls training at home
u14s at home v Birkenhead Park & away at Wrexham
u17s Junior Colts away at Chester ko 12.30pm
u18s Senior Colts – no game
Please remember “No referees, No games” – disrespect or verbal abuse of rugby match officials is totally unacceptable & has no place in rugby.
Good luck to everyone & enjoy your rugby this weekend !
