London Welsh vs. London Scottish (19-11-2011, 14:00)

[TRF_Cymro]

Old Deer Park, Richmond (19-11-11 2pm KO GMT)

Ref:

London Welsh will re-enact the first-ever fixture in the club's 126-year history when London Scottish make the short trip to Old Deer Park on Saturday (2pm).
Scottish provided London Welsh's first-ever opponents in October 1885, winning by a goal and a try to no score at the Athletic Ground, while Saturday's Championship clash will be the fourth league meeting between the two great rivals.


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[TABLE="class: grid"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD] London Welsh [/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] London Scottish [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Seb Jewell[/TD]
[TD] 15[/TD]
[TD]Gosio
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Will Hurrell[/TD]
[TD] 14[/TD]
[TD]Heeks
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Hudson Tonga'uiha[/TD]
[TD] 13[/TD]
[TD]O Holmes
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Simon Whatling[/TD]
[TD] 12[/TD]
[TD]O Brown
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Joe Ajuwa[/TD]
[TD] 11[/TD]
[TD]Howells
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Gordon Ross[/TD]
[TD] 10[/TD]
[TD]J Brown
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Rob Lewis[/TD]
[TD] 9[/TD]
[TD]Lalanne (c)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Lee Beach[/TD]
[TD] 8[/TD]
[TD]Kellard
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Mike Denbee[/TD]
[TD] 7[/TD]
[TD]Lonergan
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Ed Siggery[/TD]
[TD] 6[/TD]
[TD]Andrews
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Martin Purdy[/TD]
[TD] 5[/TD]
[TD]Thomas
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Adam Brown[/TD]
[TD] 4[/TD]
[TD]Rudzki
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Billy Moss[/TD]
[TD] 3[/TD]
[TD]Thiede
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Vili Ma'asi[/TD]
[TD] 2[/TD]
[TD]Kwasnicki
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Shawn Pittman[/TD]
[TD] 1[/TD]
[TD]Liffchak
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Nathan Morris[/TD]
[TD] 16[/TD]
[TD]Clarke
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Marc George[/TD]
[TD] 17[/TD]
[TD]Stanfield
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Mike Powell[/TD]
[TD] 18[/TD]
[TD]MacKenzie
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Ed Jackson[/TD]
[TD] 19[/TD]
[TD]Josh Thomas Brown
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Ben Stevenson[/TD]
[TD] 20[/TD]
[TD]Calder
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Alex Davies[/TD]
[TD] 21[/TD]
[TD] Amor
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Edd Thrower[/TD]
[TD] 22[/TD]
[TD]Holgate
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

 

[Seaton]

Are those four meetings throughout their histories, or just in the championship?

If the former, I thought there would be far more than that...

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Are those four meetings throughout their histories, or just in the championship?

If the former, I thought there would be far more than that...

Just the Championship I think ... 'The last time they locked horns in the league was in 1989/90 when Scottish won 18-14 in League 3 at the Athletic Ground. In 1988/89 in League 2 the two sides played out a 24-24 draw at Old Deer Park, while in 1987/88 Welsh came out on top 29-10, again at Old Deer Park.'

They have played them this year also. Welsh ran out 44-9 victors and the season before that Welsh won 67-12.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

London Welsh 18 v 16 London Scottish

A last gasp penalty from former Scotland international Gordon Ross broke London Scottish hearts at Old Deer Park, as London Welsh took the bragging rights in the battle of the Exiles.

http://www.london-welsh.co.uk/rugby_newsroom_article.asp?id=808
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London Welsh:
Tries: Tonga’uiha, Ajuwa; Cons: Ross; Pens: Ross 2).


London Scottish:
Tries: Howells; Cons: James Brown; Pens: James Brown (3).


London Welsh: Seb Jewell, Will Hurrell, Hudson Tonga’uiha, Simon Whatling, Joe Ajuwa, Gordon Ross ©, Rob Lewis, Shawn Pittman, Vili Ma’asi, Billy Moss, Adam Brown, Martin Purdy, Ed Siggery, Mike Denbee, Lee Beach.
Replacements: Edd Thrower for Tonga’uihga (blood 46-56mins), Nathan Morris for Ma’asi (58mins), Mark George for Moss (58mins), Ed Jackson for Siggery (58mins), Ben Stevenson for Lewis (58mins), Ed Thrower for Jewell (70mins).

Replacements not used: Mike Powell, Alex Davies.


London Scottish: Agustin Gosio, Matt Heeks, Oliver Holmes, Oliver Brown, David Howells, James Brown, Alfredo Lalanne ©, Aaron Liffchak, Adam Kwasnicki, Lewis Thiede, Karl Rudzki, Ben Thomas, Anthony Andrews, Ben Lonergan, James Kellard.

Replacements: Alex Clarke for Thiede (49mins), Josh Thomas Brown for Rudski (56mins), Tim Holgate for Oliver Brown (70mins).

Replacements not used: Tom Stanfield, Alexander MacKenzie, Simon Amor, Lewis Calder.

Yellow cards: Agustin Gosio (4mins).


Half-time: 12-3
Referee: Matthew Carley; Assistant referees: Ross Campbell & Richard Parker-Sedgemore
Attendance: 2,290

 

[SelimNiai]

4 minute yellow card, nice work :lol:

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Apparently it was a good game to watch.

Wish Sky or some TV company would pick up these games.

 

[SelimNiai]

Sky do, just nowhere near enough. The next game they are showing is us vs Bedford on Dec 23rd

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Sky do, just nowhere near enough. The next game they are showing is us vs Bedford on Dec 23rd

This is what I am saying.

Sky should show more. Its a good standard of rugby.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Agreed, the RFU Champ is good to watch
Wish they would let BBC, or whoever, show some games, like how S4/C show some Welsh Prem games


They might lose, at first, a few people who'd rather watch on telly than at the ground but you'd get more people interested in the league and numbers would go up as a whole

 

[psychic duck]

This is what I am saying.

Sky should show more. Its a good standard of rugby.

really? Worcester aren't exactly a special side but hardly lost a match in the league last season

how many teams from that league could beat Newcastle?

 

[TRF_Cymro]

really? Worcester aren't exactly a special side but hardly lost a match in the league last season

how many teams from that league could beat Newcastle?

Id say a few. Granted that the lower end sides are dire. The majority of teams tend to play some good rugby.

 

[LittleGuy]

Id say a few. Granted that the lower end sides are dire. The majority of teams tend to play some good rugby.

This is what Chris Pennell said as well in our interview with him here on TRF in response to my question about the standard of play in the RFU Championship, that the top four or five teams aren't that bad than their is a middle tier and some really bad teams at the bottom, Esher in particular is struggling mightily, Phil Mackenzie has been their only stand out player and they still do not even have a point on the season.