ND1 Preseason Roundup 2
By Prof
August 29 2005
Quins played three Guinness Premiership teams and improved their performances as the maatches went on. Exeter seem to have had he busiest pre-season fixture list but they lost heavily to a young London Irish team. Coventry however thrashed a vert young side from Northampton.
Bedford Blues
v Army (Middlesex 7s) L 24-0
v Saracens (a) L 28-8 Report
v Blackheath (h) W 31-7 Report
Cornish Pirates
v Launceston (a) W 33-50 Report
v Redruth (h) W 52-14 Report
v Gwent Dragons (h) L 19-23 Report
v Doncaster (a)
Coventry
v Aberavon (h) W 44-0 Report
v Bristol Rugby (a) L 18-28 Report
v Northampton Wanderers (h) W 55-29 Report
Doncaster
v Gloucester (a) L 53-17 Report
v Sale Sharks (a) L 59-0 Report
v Pontefract (2ndXV) (a)
Earth Titans
v Glasgow (a) L 55-17 Report
v Manchester ('A' Fixture) (a) W 22-24 Report
v Sheffield Tigers (2ndXV) (a) L21-7 Report
v Ulster (a) L 42-15 Report
Exeter Chiefs
v London Wasps (a) L 70-26 Report
v Bath Rugby (h) L 11-33 Report
v Border Reivers (h) L 24-34 Report
v Redruth ('A' Fixture) (a) W 7-24 Report
v Bridgewater & Albion (a) W 24-38 Report
v London Irish (a) L 36-16 Report
London Welsh
v Neath (a) W 3-13 Report
v Esher (a) W 21-33 Report
v Aberavon (h) W 11-6 Report
NEC Harlequins
v London Irish (h) L 14-28 Report | Official Report
v Bristol Rugby (a) W 14-40 Report | Official Report
v Saracens (a) L 24-25 Report | Official Report
Newbury
v Ebbw Vale (a) W 29-40 Report
v London Wasps (h) L 12-59 Report
v Henley Hawks (h)
Nottingham
v Moseley (a) W 31-16
v Northampton Wanderers (h) W 56-19 Report
Otley
v Driffield (h) Cancelled
v Hull Ionians (a) W Report
v Boroughmuir (h) W 54-10 Report
v Bradford and Bingley W 31-17
Pertemps Bees
v Stourbridge (h) W 46-12 Report
v Bridgend (a) L 18-12 Report
v Pontypool (a) Cancelled
v Cardiff (h) W 71-15 Report
Plymouth Albion
v Neath (a) W 15-22 Report
v Swansea
Sedgley Park
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It's very difficult to deduce much from these results but from a brief read of the reports it looks like Coventry have made the most of their pre-season matches while a few others such as Cornish Pirates, Plymouth Albion, Pertmeps Bees and Otley are in winning ways.