Match Preview

Saturday’s visit to Bournville is looking like an important game for Sandbach, as they aim to make amends from a disappointing display last week and pull out of the relegation zone. They will also be looking to avenge a defeat in the last game of the season, when somehow having led throughout the game, and being 21 v 30 up with five minutes to go, they contrived to lose the game. Just one point, but three league places separate the two teams, in the congested bottom half of the table, so a win for either team could also be significant in the long-term prospects for both sides. Bournville have moved to their new ground at Avery Fields, on Sandon Road, Birmingham, but still play on a synthetic 4G pitch. The fixture is scheduled for a 3.00 pm kick off, under floodlights, the chocolate boys having gained dispensation from the League to alter the normal winter months kick off time. Having only recently moved to their new ground and due to the unfavourable weather during the summer, their grass pitches are not yet available. Accordingly, they only currently have the one pitch, staggering home game to accommodate their lower teams’ fixtures.