Having banked the air miles from our successful trip last Saturday to the far-flung corners of Norfolk, it’s back to business at the Paddock this weekend for the 1s and 2s. The senior squad made the overnight trip to North Walsham for the first game after a week off, to deliver a very controlled performance, winning 13 -5. This was the 11th win on the bounce for the First team, maintaining second place in the league table.
On Saturday, the 2nds face a good Bury St Edmunds team whilst the Firsts play Wimbledon. Both will be tough games, with the 1s looking to avenge a narrow defeat when playing the SW London team earlier in the programme. Wimbledon are the only team to stop Oaks scoring a try this season, and despite a recent dip in form, will present a serious challenge at set-pieces and in wide areas in particular.
As usual the focus of the boys is on the next game only. It would be a mistake to start to think about the exciting looking fixture against top of the table Dorking in two weeks’ time. We have 5 games remaining and sit 6 points ahead of Hertford and 2 behind Dorking though any discussion on the “P word” in the dressing room is banned! In this league, as I have said on numerous occasions, anyone can beat anyone, so our focus is only on the Wimbledon game.
Saturday looks set to be dry and a blazingly hot 9 degrees, so please come down to support the 1s and 2s who both kick off at 3pm. Both games promise to be as appetising as the Eat The Farm burgers being served up by the visiting caterer. We will do our best to serve up a feat of rugby too!!