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This Weekend's Action - 21st February

This Weekend's Action - 21st February

Stephen Ridley18 Feb 2015 - 21:35
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It's half term week, meaning 4 of the Ladies' teams are without fixtures, but there's still 6 matches on offer at Fortress Sonning

Kicking things off in this week are the Men's 3s, who face off against a Newbury & Thatcham team that sits two places, but only 1 point, ahead in the league. A 2-0 defeat was suffered last time round, so the 3s will be out for revenge, knowing that a win would potentially see them climb as high as fourth in the table.

Up next we have a double header, that features both 1st XIs playing concurrently for the third time since the turn of the year. On our own pitch, the Doom Bar Arena, the Men's 1s face a daunting challenge in the form of Eastcote 1s, who currently sit third in the league and came away 3-0 winners in the reverse fixture. The 1s will be looking to get back to the form that they showed in January, having had a couple of very disappointing results so far in February.

Meanwhile, that Ladies' 1s - fresh off the back of a remarkable (judging by the match report!) comeback victory last week against Hampstead & Westminster 3s - entertain Teddington 2s on the Reading sand based pitch, in a rescheduled fixture. It was another tight fixture last time round, with Teddington bagging a 2-1 win.

Next sees a fixture of huge significance. With the Men's 5s sitting just outside of the relegation zone, they welcome a Thame 2s team that sits just one place and point ahead, but with a far superior goal difference, helped in part by a 3-1 win in the reverse fixture.

The final Men's game of the day sees the 7s face off against Banbury 4s. When the 7s made the trip away earlier in the season, they were on the end of a 4-0 defeat, so will be hoping to make amends this time round.

Bringing the day to a close, the Ladies' Vets also have a rearranged fixture, against Windsor 2s. This fixture is from the first half of the season, and will actually result in the teams playing each other on consecutive weekends, with the Vets making the trip down the M4 next weekend.

Good luck to everyone playing this weekend, and to those that aren't, I hope you enjoy a break, but why not come down and cheer on the rest of the Mighty 'Ning

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