Ampthill Ladies travel to Towcester today for the latest league match. Towcester Ladies have a reduced squad available today so they will be under pressure without the luxury of fresh legs later in the game.

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Ampthill Ladies kick off 2020 with a tough trip to Hitchin Ladies. Debuts for Georgina Page and Charlie Austin and a few other players shuffled around from their normal positions gives a changed squad for this match.

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Ampthill make the short trip to Goldington Road on Boxing Day in the Greene King IPA Championship in our final game of 2019 and what has been a fantastic year for the club.

Bedford Blues have already announced that Goldington Road is sold out for this game so if you don’t already have tickets don’t travel to Bedford as you will be disappointed.

Ampthill’s line-up sees a few changes from the cup team with Serafin Bordoli replacing Sam Hanks at inside centre and Tongan international Leon Fukofuka starting at scrum-half this week. In the forwards, Soane Tonga’uiha starts against his old club alongside Syd Blackmore, with Billy Johnson partnering Shay Kerry in the second row whilst Jac Arthur retains the 6 shirt after an impressive debut two weeks ago.

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Ampthill Ladies have played Harpenden already this season (way back in September). Since then the Ampthill side have settled down and started to understand what is required of them on the pitch. For a team only formed a few weeks prior to the season (many never having played the game before) Ampthill Ladies have come a long way and show real promise.

With some notable personalities starting to shine on the pitch for Ampthill their biggest concern is managing to balance physical engagement with tactical results. Previous matches have seen over or under engagement on the pitch resulting in a few injuries and missed opportunities.

If Ampthill can manage to improve their consistency in defence whilst harnessing their attack, then their natural instincts for team play should show them real returns on their efforts.

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After what seems a long break since Ampthill's narrow defeat to Jersey Reds at Dillingham Park in the Greene King IPA Championship, the 1st XV resume their RFU Championship Cup campaign with an away trip to Coventry Rugby Club.

Ampthill were given a rude awakening to Level 2 Rugby when Coventry visited Dillingham Park in September with a 17-47 defeat. Having finished the first block of cup fixtures with a record of Played 3, Won 1, Lost 2. Coventry, by comparison, finished with a record of Played 3, Won 2, Lost 1. Ampthill's highlight was a surprise away win to Bedford Blues whilst Coventry's only low point has been a narrow defeat to Ealing Trailfinders (Current Cup Holders).

With most of Ampthill's dual-registered players being recalled this week for Premiership Shield duties, the squad will be more familiar to the traveling Maroon and Gold supporters, with Sam Hanks and Jarryd Sage returning from injury in the centres. Leon Fukofuka and Luvuyo Pupuma make their full debut for Ampthill. Louis Grimoldby assumes responsibility of Captain with Dave Ward, Darryl Veenendaal and Billy Johnson on the bench.

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London Scottish have yet to gain a win in the championship league this season but still sit only a few places below Ampthill in the table. Despite the lack of victories so far, they held both Newcastle and Nottingham to much closer scores than Ampthill have done each time collecting a bonus point for their efforts. With Newcastle and Nottingham sitting second and third in the table it could easily be argued that London Scottish hold their current position in week 3 almost entirely due to circumstances: the ordering of the draw.

Ampthill have adapted to Championship life quickly and secured a notable Cup win away to neighbours Bedford Blues, plus a victory against Yorkshire Carnegie in the League last week. The question remains as to whether Ampthill are on a flip-flop scoring cycle or indeed adapting and progressing well.

With both teams keen to prove themselves and establish their positions away from the relegation zone and a hopeful buffer before the Christmas break the chances are that this will be another big contest.

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Ampthill Squad

1. Soane Tonga’huiha

2. Dave Ward

3. Aleki Lutui

4. Jon Kpoku

5. Shay Kerry

6. Will Allman

7. Joe Bercis

8. Sam Hudson

9. Kevin Barrett

10. Louis Grimoldby

11. Sam Baker

12. Rueben Bird-Tullock

13. Jarryd Sage

14. Josh Gillespie

15. Karim Lynch

16. Syd Blackmore

17. Matt Collins

18. Ben Christie

19. Billy Johnson

20. Maama Molitika

21. Darryl Veenendaal

22. Sam Costelow

23. Cameron Anderson

London Scottish Squad

1. Jonny Harris

2. Billy Harding

3. Kyle Whyte

4. Matas Jurevicius

5. Luke Frost

6. Matt Eliet

7. Lewis Wynne

8. Mark Bright

9. Josh Barton

10. Harry Sheppard

11. Jonas Mikalcius

12. Matt Gordon

13. Elliot Creed

14. Harry Barlow

15. Luke Hibberd

16. James Malcolm

17. Jordan Brodley

18. Phil Cringle

19. Hugh Tizard

20. James Tyas

21. Charlie Gowling

22. Danny Barnes

23. Bobby Beattie

Ampthill Academy host the Kettring Colts this saturday for the first round of the National Cup Challenge (NC-R1).

Last time these two sides met Ampthill came away with a sizeable win but Kettering have had a run of success this year only being broken last weekend by Bedford Junior Blues (35-29 in Bedford’s Favour). Kettering will be looking to regain their form and give Ampthill a challenge.

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Paul Turner names a starting fifteen with three changes to the side that won against Bedford Blues last Saturday at Goldington Road.

Soane Tonga’uiha returns to the side at loosehead prop for his first start of the season and Club Captain Billy Johnson returns at blindside flanker. Former Nottingham Scrum Half Darryl Veenendaal starts for the A’s.

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Ampthill Squad

1. Soane Tonga’uiha

2. Dave Ward

3. Aleki Lutui

4. Henri Williams

5. Shay Kerry

6. Billy Johnson

7. Joe Bercis

8. Maama Molitika

9. Darryl Veenendaal

10. Louis Grimoldby

11. Nigel (Sam) Baker

12. Jarryd Sage

13. Serafin Bordoli

14. Kwaku Aseidu

15. Karim Lynch

16. Syd Blackmore

17. Matthew Collins

18. Ben Christie

19. Jon Kpoku

20. Facundo Dominguez

21. Gavin Williams

22. Joshua Sharp

23. Sam Hanks

Nottingham Squad

1. Aniseko SIO

2. Luke COLE

3. Oisin HEFFERNAN

4. Llewelyn JONES

5. Tom HOLMES

6. James CONNOLLY

7. Will OWEN

8. Josh POULLET

9. Murray MCCONNELL

10. Tommy MATTHEWS

11. Ben FOLEY

12. Luke PETERS

13. Harry STRONG

14. David WILLIAMS

15. Sean SCANLON

16. Jake FARNWORTH

17. Jamie JACK

18. Ben BETTS

19. Cameron JORDAN

20. Sam LEWIS

21. Alex DOLLY

22. Tom STEPHENSON

23. Kyran BUNGAROO

Bedford and Ampthill are both in Pool 1 of the Championship Cup this season. Saturday marks the third game of the pool and half way through. Bedford are also in the position of having lost to both Ealing Trailfinders and Coventry but with a strong attacking score they start the game with a 28 point difference advantage compared to Ampthill.

Both clubs have played one another many times in the past but this is the first time they meet in competition as peers. Always an entertaining competition this is looking to be a match of two determined teams.

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Ampthill Squad

1. Ben Christie

2. Dave Ward

3. Aleki Lutui

4. Henri Williams

5. Shay Kerry

6. Sam Hudson

7. Joe Bercis

8. Maama Molitika

9. Kevin Barrett

10. Louis Grimoldby

11. Nigel (Sam) Baker

12. Jarryd Sage

13. Serafin Bordoli

14. Kwaku Aseidu

15. Karim Lynch

16. Syd Blackmore

17. Thomas Foulkes

18. Matthew Collins

19. Billy Johnson

20. Robert Langley

21. Darryl Veenendaal

22. Joshua Sharp

23. Sam Hanks

Bedford Squad

1. Sean McCarthy

2. Robbie Smith

3. Henry Paul

4. Will Carrick Smith

5. Jordan Onojaife

6. Dan Temm

7. Josh Buggea

8. Huw Worthington

9. Grayson Hart

10. Ed Coulson

11. Ryan Hutler

12. Lewis Robling

13. Matt Worley

14. Charlie Reed

15. Rich Lane

16. Ewan Kingdon

17. Joe Wrafter

18. Andrew Boye

19. Ed Taylor

20. Joe Atkinson

21. James Lennon

22. Fraser Strachan

23. Pat Tapley

Loughborough Students were the first opponents of the season for Ampthill and the return leg is one of equal anticipation. Ampthill need only a single point from this fixture to assure their place as winners of the National One league this year which would earn the club a promotion to the Championship league and the highest ever ranking in their history.

Conversely Loughborough site at the other end of the table after a difficult year in National League One. Traditionally Loughborough suffer from high player turnover and this has not helped their game this season, with a rally toward the end of the season Lougborough now tie with Esher for points at the bottom of the table: a bad game for Esher against Blackheath with a good result for Loughborough would see them out of the relegation zone at Esher’s expense.

With both teams fight at opposite ends of the table this should be a match of importance for both side with the expected harsh weather only serving as a perfect backdrop to the conflict expected on the field!

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Ampthill Squad

1. Soane Tonga’uiha

2. Aleki Lutui

3. Matt Collins

4. Carl Burgess

5. Billy Johnson

6. Sam Hudson

7. Joe Bercis

8. Maama Molitika

9. Kevin Barrett

10. Josh Sharp

11. Sam Baker

12. Sam Hanks

13. Ollie Morris

14. Will Foster

15. James Pritchard

16. Syd Blackmore

17. Karl Garside

18. Will Allman

19. Gavin Williams

20. Mike Waters

Loughborough Squad

1. Ben Christie

2. Jamie Cox

3. Andrew Boye

4. Cameron Boon

5. Thibaud Flament

6. Ogwenesuvwe Obano

7. Maximillian Hill

8. Adrians Van Der Ploeg

9. Callum Watson

10. Mark Dixon

11. Austin Beckett

12. Harry Priestner

13. Matthew Edwards

14. William Brown

15. Charlie Reed

16. Jamie Harding

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18. Jarrod Leat

19. Samuel Bailey

20. Thomas Ffitch

21. William Attfield

The Ampthill Academy travel to Bedford to play in the Beds Cup Final against Bedford Athletic.

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Birmingham Moseley Park was founded in 1873 by members of the cricket club that wanted a winter sport. Early successes include being the first team to defeat the New Zealand Native Football team in 1882, the All Blacks have probably learnt a few things since then though so a rematch might have a different result. From the mid 1960’s until the late 1980’s Moseley enjoyed a huge run of success and regularly supplied players to the national teams of England and Wales. Originally based at the Reddings they moved to their current ground (Billesley Common) in 2005. After a few years of moving between divisions Moseley gained promotion to National Division One in 2006.

Birmingham Moseley currently occupy the number 12 slot in National League One sitting between Sale FC and Cambridge. Ampthill are currently sitting at the top of the division but are acutely aware that Birmingham Moseley are more than capable of causing problems for their promotional hopes, especially with the home advantage.

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Moseley Squad

1. To Be Announced

This weekend sees the return leg to Rotherham with the Titans hosting Ampthill at Clifton Lane. Rotherham are historically one of the most successful clubs in English Rugby in terms of promotions earned. Having had a mixed season of results Rotherham currently sit fifth in the National League 1 table between Blackheath and Chinnor.

Ampthill have had a fairy-tale run in the past few weeks with a succession of decisive wins meaning they are chasing at the heals of league leaders Old Elthamians leading in all statistics other than the number of games won. Ampthill need to maintain their form this weekend before their league deciding meet with Old Elthamians on the 9th March.

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Ampthill Squad

1. Soane Tonga’uiha

2. Syd Blackmore

3. Matt Collins

4. Jon Kpoku

5. Henri Williams

6. Billy Johnson

7. Joe Bercis

8. Maama Molitika

9. Kevin Barrett

10. Josh Sharp

11. Sam Baker

12. Sam Hanks

13. Ollie Morris

14. Spencer Sutherland

15. James Pritchard

16. Oliver Walliker

17. Ralph Adams-Hale

18. Sam Hudson

19. Euan McKirdy

20. Ciaran Whyte

Rotherham Squad

1. Dan Richardson

2. Jack Bergmanas

3. Will DennisDan

4. Preston-Routledge

5. Jamie Ure

6. Luis Ball

7. Zak Poole

8. Seb Nagle-Taylor

9. Connor Dever

10. Joe Barker

11. Connor Field

12. Harry Dunne

13. Jamie Cooke

14. Dan Leake

15. Tom Allott

16. Ali Thomson

17. Jessie Williams

18. Rikki Stout

19. Tom Cotterill

20. Alex Dolly

Ampthill U18 Girls travel to meet the Crusaders in Norfolk….

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The Ampthill Veterans first game of the season was scheduled against the 1st XV of Sharnbrook & Colworth - was madness afflicting the fixtures secretary when he booked this?

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