RFU Championship: Moseley v Birmingham & Solihull, Saturday 29th January 3.00pm kick off at Billesley Common, Birmingham Moseley’s preparations for the eagerly awaited local derby on Saturday received some good news on the injury front. Having had all four locks absent through injury in the victory over Neath last weekend the club expects at...
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Birmingham & Solihull Rugby Club have confirmed the signing of Ian Davey from top Spanish Club CR El Salvador. The 24 year winger joins the Bees until the end of the season and will give the Damson Park outfit additional cover especially with the on-going England Sevens commitments of leading try scorer Simon Hunt....
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Plymouth Albion will be looking for a third consecutive Championship win when they entertain Esher at Brickfields tomorrow (3pm). Victories over Rotherham and Birmingham & Solihull have seen Albion close the gap on the top eight. A home win tomorrow would take Graham Dawe’s side into a promotion play-off place – at least for...
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The Bees’ home Championship game against Rotherham Titans, originally scheduled to take place on Sunday 26th December, has been rescheduled to Tuesday 28th December (kick off 3pm) due to the current adverse weather conditions. With the Damson Park pitch covered in snow and night time temperatures between now and Boxing Day forecast to be...
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With the weather forecast to bring further chill to Britain this weekend, Birmingham & Solihull and the Cornish Pirates will be keen to beat the weather and get their RFU Championship Stage 1 tie played at Damson Park, Solihull, at the second attempt. The fixture was originally scheduled for Sunday 28th November, but it...
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Esher Rugby make their British & Irish Cup debut on Saturday, with captain David Slemen relishing Llanelli’s visit to Molesley Road. Having been promoted to the RFU Championship from National 1 last season, Esher enter the cross border competition for the first time. The Welsh side have already recorded a win against Munster in...
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The British & Irish Cup commences for the Knights with an away game against Birmingham/Solihull Bees. It will be the Knights first visit to Damson Park and I’m sure the fans are looking forward to the experience. This season the Knights are in Pool D alongside Ayr, Birmingham & Solihull, Llandovery, Pontypridd and Rotherham...
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London Welsh head coach Phil Greening has warned his players against complacency ahead of the Exiles’ trip to Plymouth Albion, who are still searching for their first Championship win of the season. Welsh travel to the south coast on the back of a bonus-point win over Birmingham & Solihull, which moves the Dragons up...
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In the absence of rested captain Gavin Cattle, the Cornish Pirates, who have a few players injured, have named Kyle Marriott to lead them in Sunday’s RFU Championship Round 4 match against Birmingham & Solihull. Kick-off at the Mennaye Field, Penzance, is at 3pm. No. 8 Kyle is part of a new look back-row,...
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Worcester continue their early dominance of the Championship with a hard fought win over Rotherham, running out 32-25 winners. Second placed Bedford Blues made up for their loss last week with a resounding defeat of Esher. Their 31-9 win was the biggest win of the weekend and underlines Mike Rayer’s team’s steady progress. Meanwhile...
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