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PREVIEWING OUR OPPONENTS: ROSSLYN PARK

PREVIEWING OUR OPPONENTS: ROSSLYN PARK

Rich Ashton20 Oct 2022 - 12:15

An insight into the Londoners' recent form, players to watch, historical clashes and more!

Year Founded: 1879

Nickname: Park

Ground: The Rock (Capacity 2,000)

This season: Second (P6 W6 D0 L0 TB6 LB0 Pts 30)

Last season: Third in National One

Previous games Vs. RAMS:

Rosslyn Park 13-17 RAMS (February, 2022)

RAMS 24-21 Rosslyn Park (October, 2021)

RAMS 27-20 Rosslyn Park (November, 2019)

Recent Form: Exemplary – Park are yet to drop a point this season.

Last time out they battled to a hard-fought 33-28 victory at Darlington Mowden Park, the hosts scoring in the last minute to snatch two bonus-points.

Prior to the rest week, Rosslyn Park snatched a dramatic home success 33-29 thanks to Joe Luca Smith’s last-gasp score against Bishop’s Stortford.

Park had enjoyed comfortable 66-19 and 42-14 triumphs at Hull and against Chinnor at The Rock, with another late victory – 32-27 at Esher – coming thanks to a brace of Craig Holland penalties at the death.

On the opening day, Park impressed with a six-try, 46-26 home win against Cinderford, Craig Holland’s 21-point haul kick-starting an impressive run which sees him have 71 to his name already.

Players to Watch:

Matt Bolwell – Former Cornish Pirates flanker joined Rosslyn Park during the summer having moved to London.

He racked up 129 appearances for The Championship club since signing with Pirates in 2013, a tally which would have been considerably higher were it not for a few lengthy injuries.

Has touched down twice against Chinnor and Hull in his first six games for Rosslyn.

Matt Gordon – Another summer signing for Park, the inside centre has made an eye-catching start to the season with three tries, including a double last time out at Darlington.

Nicknamed the Brisbane Bull, having been born in Queensland, he was with Ealing Trailfinders last term, grabbing five tries in seven games.

Prior to that, he was also with Edinburgh and London Scottish.

Charlie Walker – The ex-Harlequins wing has enjoyed a sensational start to life at The Rock, touching down eight times in his six starts including a hat-trick at Hull.

Scored 44 tries during eight seasons at Quins, while he also had a spell at Zebre before joining Ealing where he grabbed 11 tries in 10 outings last term.

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