Overview

CHINNOR travel to Bishop’s Stortford tomorrow and it has proved a notoriously tough place for the Oxfordshire side.

The Thame-based club have not won at Silver Leys in their last five attempts and will look to end that streak this weekend.

Stortford sit 12th in National League 1, but they should not be taken lightly with their fast-flowing rugby and dangerous running securing notable wins over high-flying Rams (21-11) and Canterbury (43-0).

Chinnor won a nail-biting fixture in Thame 32-29 in October and will be eager to record the double over a club which has posed some severe tests to their defence over the last few years.

Current Form

Darlington Mowden Park (A) 26 - 19 (L)
Birmingham Moseley (H) 29-15 (W)
Cambridge (A) 23 - 16 (L)
Sale (H) 26 - 19 (W)
Rosslyn Park (A) 38 - 16 (L)

Players to Watch

Charlie Kingham
A big ball-carrying No 8, Kingham looks to get Stortford on the front foot. An ex-England 7s and Loughborough Student player, he has been with Stortford for the last two seasons and impressively scored twice in their tight loss against Darlington Mowden Park earlier in the season.

Nick Hankin
Hankin has shown why he is rated as one of the top full-backs in the league this season, with his lightening quick footwork and threat from wayward kicks leading to many Stortford tries and line breaks. Scoring three tries and setting up many more in his 12 appearances, Chinnor’s defence will be tested by Hankin and his weaving runs this weekend.

Last Meeting

Chinnor 32, Bishop’s Stortford 29
October 5, 2019

Chinnor
Tries: Selway 2, Jeanott, Goss, Worrall
Cons: May 2
Pen: May

Bishop’s Stortford
Tries: Smith 2, Winter, Walker
Cons: Walker 3
Pen: Walker