All Golds v Oxford KPL1S 2017 Final
Official match day magazine for the All Golds League 1 Shield clash with Oxford
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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