Match Preview

Sandbach travel in good heart to Newport Shropshire on Saturday, after a week’s break to recover from bumps and bruises and following a return to form, with a couple of wins on the bounce. Newport lie third in the league so they will also be confident and games between the two teams are traditionally close and hard fought. The match also sees the likelihood of Sandbach coming up against their former player Benny Elliot, who left the Bach after seven seasons, where he acquired just under 2,000 points during the period. So, they know they will need to keep penalties to a minimum, if they are to come away with the bragging rights. Earlier in the season Sandbach triumphed 23 v 22 at Bradwall Road and they will need a similar strong performance, if they are to upset the punters in the predictions league.