This Weekend’s Action : Saturday 15th January 2022

Driffield 1st xv Welcome Consett RUFC for their North One East Fixture, 2nd team travel to Sandal RUFC, 4th Team face Malton 3rds at Kelleythorpe

Consett are tomorrow’s opponents in our North One East campaign. Consett returned to North One East life this season, following promotion from D&N1, the season before they were relegated from North one East. Consett currently sit second bottom in the league, having won 1 match so far this season, beating Bradford & Bingley 52 – 36. They lost by 2 points at Durham City at the end of November & by 14 points when hosting Morpeth. Other than that they have struggled. There form has been a lot stronger at home this season. Like us, their match last weekend was postponed, but this was due to heavy frost. We beat Consett 10 – 55 in our 1st encounter earlier in the season.

Driffield will be eager to get back on the pitch, Our Malton game on the 18th December was the last time we played a competitive game. Bonus of this is, it will have given abit of time to get any niggles sorted out, negative, a month is a long time with ‘proper’ rugby. I’m sure the coaches have got the lads keyed in to task at hand.

Driffield held onto our league leaders position last weekend, following Ilkleys win at Old Brodlians. Heath also won at Malton. So the top 4 have tightened up abit. Driffield P 14 56 Points, Brods P15 55 Points, Heath P14 52 Points & Ilkley P13 51 Points. Cleck are joining the gang too, sat 5th, P15 51 Points. Its looking like the the top 4 will be ‘promoted’ in the new league structures for next season, which we want a top 4 finish.

Driffield welcome a few returning faces to the squad this weekend, Robbie Rix starts on the wing after recovering from injury. Blacker starts at center alongside Johnson. Blenkinsop, Ramsden & Pettinger make up the front row, Cullen has returned to Driffield on loan from Hull, and starts in the 2nd row. Sowersby, Jenkinson & Brankley make up the back row. Ryan Murray, Harry Rix & Robson are on the bench.

Another full house in the club enjoy our pre-match hospitality, and hopefully a good crowd down to watch the 1st action of 2022.

Good Luck to All.