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Chinnor v Barnstaple Preview

Chinnor v Barnstaple Preview

Tom Burns13 Jan 2017 - 09:26
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Both sides have it all to play for.

Chinnor are on the road again to Barnstaple after a defeat to Redruth away last weekend. The disappointment and rawness of last week's loss will be fresh in their heads as they look to rectify last weeks setback. Chinnor are determined to get back to winning ways and are targeting a much improved performance to keep pushing at the top of the table. Barnstaple have now found their way in National 2 South after a disappointing start and sit in 13th position in the league. The North Devon outfit are a formidable force at home and have turned over Taunton, Henley and the Wild Geese in strong performances. The last time these two sides met Chinnor convincingly won 76-5 but nothing will be taken for granted and a different battle is expected particularly upfront and from the vocal home crowd. With Barnstaple fighting to stay out of relegation and Chinnor looking to stay within touching distance of the top 2, both sides have it all to play for.

Upfront Rob Dugard will be looking for the the same scrum dominance he had against Canterbury. Ex launceston second row Ben Hilton will add his experience to the Barnstaple pack and he will try and be a nuisance at lineout time to disrupt Chinnor ball. Ex Plymouth fly half Steven Perry will be hoping to control things from 10 and get the the back line flowing like he has been doing in the past few games. Chinnors discipline will need to be top notch as Jordan Pentherbridge has been in suburb kicking form.

Chinnor have made 4 changes to the side. In the forwards Tom Price comes in at loose head and Jamie Townsend starts at hooker. CJ Osazuwa returns in the second row. Henry Lamont comes onto the wing and Kieran Goss moves round to full back. Roddy Giles comes onto the bench and will look to make his debut at some stage in Saturday's game.

Nothing short of a passionate and fully committed performance will do in Barnstaple.
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1st XV:

1. Tom Price
2. Jamie Townsend
3. Jay Tyack
4. Nathan Hannay
5. CJ Osazuwa
6. Richard Thorpe
7. Alex Bradley
8. Tom Burns
9. Greg Goodfellow
10. Basil Strang
11. Henry Lamont
12. Junior Fatialofa
13. Danny Barnes (c)
14. Luke Hibberd
15. Kieran Goss

16. Ricky Cano
17. Koree Britton
18. Ben Manning
19. Roddy Giles
20. Bevon Armitage

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