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All Golds v Oxford KPL1S 2017 Final

Official match day magazine for the All Golds League 1 Shield clash with Oxford

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TODAY’S OPPONENTS<br />

OXFORD<br />

WRITTEN BY JACK CONLON<br />

12<br />

FORM<br />

<strong>Oxford</strong> come into Sunday’s game on the<br />

back of a run of just one draw in their last<br />

dozen matches. Their early season wins<br />

over York and Hunslet must be a distant<br />

memory for Tim Rumford’s men as they<br />

have endured a horror run. Worryingly<br />

for the <strong>All</strong> <strong>Golds</strong>, however, <strong>Oxford</strong> are<br />

due a win, as the sides generally split the<br />

victories each season. Defence seems to<br />

be the main issue at the minute, with a<br />

number of their defeats being by 31 points<br />

or more, the worst of those being a 66-0<br />

trouncing by London Skolars. Rumford’s<br />

side currently sit in 5th place in the League<br />

1 Shield table and while they cannot catch<br />

the <strong>All</strong> <strong>Golds</strong> in fourth, a win would keep<br />

them ahead of the Bears, Stags and<br />

Ironmen.<br />

BACKS<br />

<strong>Oxford</strong>’s halves have been their main<br />

source of chances this year, with Tim<br />

Rumford able to tie down a consistent<br />

and settled combination in the creative<br />

positions. <strong>Oxford</strong>’s spine this year has<br />

mainly been made up of Scott Fleming<br />

and Bradford Academy graduate Callum<br />

Windley in the halves, with centre-turnedfullback<br />

Kane Riley offering himself as<br />

an extra option. With great ball players<br />

feeding them, the <strong>Oxford</strong> outside backs<br />

have flourished, with experienced finishers<br />

Josh Atkinson and Jordan Gill picking up<br />

plenty of tries, aided by the likes of Harvey<br />

Burnett, Will Cooke and Marcus Brooker<br />

on their inside.<br />

FORWARDS<br />

Former <strong>All</strong> Gold Casey Canterbury is the<br />

one mainstay in a very changeable pack.<br />

Like in the rest of his squad, Tim Rumford<br />

has plenty of depth in the forwards and<br />

is bolstered by having the likes of Jordan<br />

Crowther, Lewis Bienek and Callum Bustin<br />

on dual-registration from Wakefield and<br />

London Broncos respectively. Young<br />

Bronco Dan Hindmarsh and Trinity<br />

rookie Bradley Moules have also been<br />

given a good opportunity at Iffley Road<br />

this season and have both been regular<br />

features in the squad.<br />

Former London Skolars prop Anthony<br />

Cox has been a key feature in the side<br />

since joining in the off-season, his size and<br />

strength mixing well with that of Stuart<br />

Biscomb, Jake Joynt and Jordan Siddons.<br />

Mid-season signing Jonny Payne has also<br />

been a welcome addition to the forward<br />

pack, after spending some time out of the<br />

professional game following stints with<br />

the Castleford Academy and Newcastle<br />

back in 2011.<br />

Tom Alexander<br />

Josh Atkinson<br />

Stuart Biscomb<br />

Marcus Brooker<br />

Harrison Brough<br />

Harvey Burnett<br />

Casey Canterbury<br />

Tommy Chipchase<br />

Doug Chirnside<br />

Connor Clayton<br />

Will Cooke<br />

SQUAD<br />

Anthony Cox<br />

James Cryer<br />

Matt Davies<br />

Sam Druce<br />

Luke Evans<br />

Scott Fleming<br />

Adam Flintham<br />

Luke Gardiner<br />

Jordan Gill<br />

Charlie Greene<br />

Harry Griffiths<br />

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