Esher and Loughborough Students ease the pressure
Both Esher and Loughborough Students secured welcome victories in Round 20 of National One as they were able to distance themselves from the bottom three in the division.
Both Esher and Loughborough Students secured welcome victories in Round 20 of National One as they were able to distance themselves from the bottom three in the division.
Hull Ionians gave themselves a survival boost last weekend when they beat Blackheath and they’ll be hoping for a similar outcome when they travel to Esher in Round 20 of National One.
‘We just need to focus on ourselves and take each game as it comes’ says the Darlington Mowden Park skipper.
Hull Ionians secured their first win for just under two months as they toppled Blackheath to move to within touching distance of safety in National One.
League leaders Coventry, now no longer unbeaten in National One this season, will be looking to bounce back in Round 19 when they host Esher at Butts Park Arena.
Blackheath brought Coventry’s unbeaten National One run to an end with a well-deserved victory at Well Hall in Round 18.
Defeats for Hull Ionians and Old Albanian to begin the New Year leaves both sides still fighting for survival in National One and this weekend, the teams meet in Hertfordshire in what could prove to be a vital fixture.
With Darlington Mowden Park’s trip to Cambridge and Plymouth Albion against Bishop’s Stortford both postponed, there wasn’t a full round of fixtures to begin January, but that did not hinder the entertainment on show.
National One league leaders Coventry are firmly in control of the promotion race at the halfway point of the season and the Midlands club will be keen to continue their sensational form in 2018.
NCA chats to Old Elthamians’ Dom Lespierre about his route to College Meadow, his journey with the club and why there is a slight sense of disappointment at the halfway mark of the season