Open/Men’s Premier Division
It’s a double header weekend in the Open/Mens Premier Division with teams playing on both Saturday and Sunday.
The big game on Saturday sees the top two meet with Old Georgians hosting leaders Surbiton. The game is a repeat of last season’s league final which Surbiton won and they come into the game with a 100% record from four games to date this season whilst OGs were beaten last weekend by Hampstead & Westminster and trail them by two points. On Sunday Old Georgians travel to East Grinstead and Surbiton host Cardiff & Met, their first ever visit.
Cardiff, Beeston and Brooklands MU all travel to the South East for the weekend. Cardiff travel to at Oxted on Saturday. Brooklands play Hampstead & Westminster and Wimbledon, Beeston face Reading and Southgate.
Wimbledon and Holcombe who are both also on ten points meet on Saturday. Wimbledon are the only other unbeaten team in the Division. Holcombe, whose Teague Marcano is the Division’s leading scorer, travel to Reading on Sunday. Hampstead & Westminster will be looking to build on last weekend’s great result against OGs and follow up Saturday’s game against Brooklands with a trip to Oxted the following day.
East Grinstead take on Southgate on Saturday with Jonty Elmes looking to add to his four-game scoring streak.
Women’s Premier Division
Bowdon, Durham University and Nottingham University and Loughborough Students all travel South for this weekend’s double header in the Womens Premier Division.
Loughborough travel to league leaders Surbiton on Saturday and will hope for a repeat of their last meeting which they won 4-3 in the final stages of last season’s league. They then face a trip on to fourth placed East Grinstead who face Nottingham University the day before.
Hampstead & Westmsinter, who lost top spot last weekend after drawing at Loughborough face Durham University in their first ever meeting on Saturday. Hampstead follow this up hosting Birmingham University on the Sunday. Birmingham play Barnes the day before, their first meeting since 2008, the visitors are looking to get off the mark this weekend and move off the foot of the table. They return home for the visit of Nottingham on Sunday.
Third placed Reading have two home games against Bowdon and Durham University, the first meeting in 17 seasons against the latter. Bowdon travel on to Wimbledon on Sunday where they won 3-0 this time last season.
Clifton Robinsons are another team needing points to climb away from the foot of the table and travel to Wimbledon before returning to Bristol to play Surbiton on Sunday.
