Round 3 of the AASE League takes place on Wednesday and with two rounds done and dusted, the patterns for the season are beginning to emerge.
At least two teams will lose their unbeaten records, with both conferences featuring a game between sides with a perfect record so far.
In the Northern Conference the key game looks as though it will be Brooksby Melton College’s trip to Oaklands College. Both sides have won their opening two games, Oaklands winning first at home to Bishop Burton before following that up with a big win at Moulton College. Brooksby Melton meanwhile won away at Myerscough in their opener before a good win over Stourport last week, setting up for a massive round 3 game on Wednesday.
Stourport meanwhile are at home to Myerscough College, who last week had a bye. That means that Myerscough go hunting for a first victory while Stourport have won one and lost one, they enjoyed a strong win over Moulton College in their first game.
Moulton have a chance to pick up a first win on Wednesday after two tough defeats, but they travel to a Gosforth Academy side that will be full of beans after a gritty win at Bishop Burton College last time out, who this week have a bye week.
Over in the Southern Conference the big one is surely Hartpury College’s trip to St Paul’s Catholic College. St Paul’s have won two from two, beating Truro College and City of Oxford College, but this will be a bigger challenge. Hartpury had a bye week last week but in their opener against City of Oxford College they were sensational, scoring nearly seventy points. It ought to be a key game.
Beechen Cliff are at home and in search of a first victory. Last year’s finalists had a bye in the opening week before a defeat to SGS Filton College last week, Filton have the bye this week. They host a Truro College side that are also searching for a first victory though, having been beaten by St Paul’s and Exeter College.
Exeter College meanwhile go in search of a third win from three, having beaten Truro and Filton in the opening two weeks. They face the newcomers, City of Oxford, who have had a tough start but showed real improvement from week one to week two, similar improvement this week could make for a very exciting game.
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AASE Round 3 Fixtures (predictions in bold):
North
Gosforth Academy v Moulton College
Oaklands College v Brooksby Melton College
Stourport HS v Myerscough College
Bye: Bishop Burton College
South
Beechen Cliff v Truro College
Exeter College v City of Oxford College
St Paul’s Catholic College v Hartpury College
Bye: SGS Filton College
AASE Round 2 Results:
North
Bishop Burton College 18-24 Gosforth Academy
Brooksby Melton College 40-19 Stourport HS
Moulton College 0-43 Oaklands College
Bye: Myerscough College
South
City of Oxford College 12-27 St Paul’s Catholic College
SGS Filton College 28-5 Beechen Cliff
Truro College 15-35 Exeter College
Bye: Hartpury College
AASE Round 1 Results:
North
Myerscough College 3-27 Brooksby Melton College
Oaklands College 24-17 Bishop Burton College
Stourport HS 59-26 Moulton College
Bye: Gosforth Academy
South
Exeter College 19-12 SGS Filton College
Hartpury College 69-14 City of Oxford College
St Paul’s Catholic College 40-20 Truro College
Bye: Beechen Cliff
Remaining Fixtures:
Round 4 (25th September)
North
Brooksby Melton College v Gosforth Academy
Moulton College v Bishop Burton College
Myerscough College v Oaklands College
Bye: Stourport HS
South
City of Oxford College v Beechen Cliff
Hartpury College v Exeter College
Truro College v SGS Filton College
Bye: St Paul’s Catholic College
Round 5 (2nd October)
North
Bishop Burton College v Brooksby Melton College
Gosforth Academy v Myerscough College
Oaklands College v Stourport HS
Bye: Moulton College
South
Beechen Cliff v Hartpury College
Exeter College v St Paul’s Catholic College
SGS Filton College v City of Oxford College
Bye: Truro College
Round 6 (9th October)
North
Brooksby Melton College v Moulton College
Myerscough College v Bishop Burton College
Stourport HS v Gosforth Academy
Bye: Oaklands College
South
City of Oxford College v Truro College
Hartpury College v SGS Filton College
St Paul’s Catholic College v Beechen Cliff
Bye: Exeter College
Round 7 (16th October)
North
Bishop Burton College v Stourport HS
Gosforth Academy v Oaklands College
Moulton College v Myerscough College
Bye: Brooksby Melton College
South
Beechen Cliff v Exeter College
SGS Filton College v St Paul’s Catholic College
Truro College v Hartpury College
Bye: City of Oxford College
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