Yorkshire Rugby

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Promotion:
Pocklington vs Selby
Old Brodleians vs Morley

Relegation:
Wetherby vs Old Crossleyans

A fair end to the season? I think Pocklington will easily walk away with the win at home. The other 2 games are much harder to predict.

I will back Old Brodleians on the hill at home but Morley at full tilt (after resting their starboys and saving a pretty penny vs Crossleyans) will be looking to spend that cash on a play off run.

Wetherby on their home pitch will fancy themselves however Old Crossleyans are no mug on their day and capable of beating anybody. An average Wetherby beat an average Crossleyans but an on-song Crossleyans beats an on-song Wetherby.

Wetherby to get the job done.

Currently 7 teams have given walkovers in Regional 2 promotion play-off matches.
There are none in Regional 1 promotion play-offs

No surprises that all were Home walk overs.

Keswick give Percy Park a HWO in R2N.


R2NE matches are still on.

Pocklington and Old Brods must be favourites to win but I think that both Selby and Morley could be in the next round.

Home advantage is likely to be the difference in our playoffs but I wouldn't be surprised at any possible outcome.

Four good teams.

Great physical game to watch today at Old Brods with Morley coming out on top 28-21.

Credit to both teams who never gave up. Morley played up the hill first half and although they went in behind the feeling was that perhaps Brods didn't use the advantage of the hill quite enough.

Morley came out firing and scored a try straight after half time which shifted the momentum and they never really looked back, although at one point the scores were 21-22.

Six points from the boot of Morley's ten secured the victory late on, first with a penalty and then an opportunist drop goal.

Both teams should be commended for their efforts.

And it looks like Pock had quite a big win against Selby - although Selby scored a few too.

So Pock v Morley in the quater-final


Did Middlesbrough and York play today?

Quote from: backrowbandit on Apr 18, 2026, 08:05 PMAnd it looks like Pock had quite a big win against Selby - although Selby scored a few too.

So Pock v Morley in the quater-final


Did Middlesbrough and York play today?

I think they play next weekend BRB

Jesus,
        only in the quarter finals??. Please can some informed person tell me how it all works. Seems desperately long and without logic to me.

Quote from: Ribbflagman on Apr 18, 2026, 08:23 PMJesus,
        only in the quarter finals??. Please can some informed person tell me how it all works. Seems desperately long and without logic to me.

I think (!!) the winner of Pock v Morley plays the winner of the same process in R2N in the semis..

Then the final is the winner of that match against the loser of Middlesbrough v York.

So if Pock win two more games and for example York lose to Middlesbrough it will be York v Pock in the final. The winner stays in/goes to R1NE

However I may be completely wrong!

https://rfulondon.com/forms/play.pdf

Did not go to Pocklington today but great to see 1st and 2nds play each other at this stage of the season

Think that's right BRB.

In R2N Consett play Percy Park, too close to call I suspect. Last game of the regular season they met and Consett won a high scoring game 53-48.

Highest seed at home.

Quote from: Sail By on Apr 18, 2026, 09:09 PMhttps://rfulondon.com/forms/play.pdf

Did not go to Pocklington today but great to see 1st and 2nds play each other at this stage of the season

Hurrah for rugby! Even if we lose...

Quote from: oldtimerugby on Apr 18, 2026, 07:25 PMGreat physical game to watch today at Old Brods with Morley coming out on top 28-21.

Credit to both teams who never gave up. Morley played up the hill first half and although they went in behind the feeling was that perhaps Brods didn't use the advantage of the hill quite enough.

Morley came out firing and scored a try straight after half time which shifted the momentum and they never really looked back, although at one point the scores were 21-22.

Six points from the boot of Morley's ten secured the victory late on, first with a penalty and then an opportunist drop goal.

Both teams should be commended for their efforts.

Both teams never gave up.
 Why would they have done?

Fair play to the Morley 10 for playing heard the brods one was having a weave installed.
Coach must be pulling his hair out...

An absolute nail biter at Old Brods yesterday with Morley making hard work of dispatching a spirited OB team.

A 28 v 21 victory doesn't convey how hugely one sided the encounter was, however it is a testament to shift that OB put in with their defence.

Playing with the slight incline and and the breeze Morley were camped in the OB half for almost the entire second 40 minutes.
Apart from the 5 re-starts OB only managed 4 phases in the Morley half and of those only 2 made it to the 22.

Had Morley been a little more clinical and had the 50/50 decisions been shared out more evenly by the ref; who had a good game, it could have and probably should have a much more comfortable win for Morley.

Next week at Pock has all the ingredients for another classic.

I think I'll be heading over for that....