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!

Match Gallery: 20190427 Lougborough vs Ampthill 1st XV

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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