Derby day for Bancroft and Wanstead
BANCROFT and Wansteadmeetin a derby clashthis Saturday, each fired byadesire to get whatthey see astheir just reward.
The Herons were irked to lose out against second placed Maldon last weekend in a close game that ended 17-22. Meanwhile the B's feel aggrieved at having failed to win the previous game between the pair earlier in the campaign. The first match of the season ended in a 32-32 draw
Wanstead skipper Paul Cristofoli said: "We were disappointed to lose against Tring last week, and if we play to the same standard on Saturday we will be fine."
Bancroft coach Steve Baker said: "We are looking for revenge after missing out at home against them last time. We beat them in the same fixturelast season."
His side saw off struggler's Millwalllastweekend, buttheir recent form has been patchy, with defeats to Old Brentwoods and Dagenham torpedoing their promotion hopes.
Baker said: "We want to go for third place and finish on a high rather than see our season petter out."
Cristofolibelieves the two side'sdifferent strengths will make for another classic. He said:"The last game between us very even, we had the better centre forwards and they the superior centre backs.
"We have done well with our backs all season."
The Herons skipper will miss the game, as will flanker Dave Martin.
Bancroft have an lengthy injury list, but it has not limited their ambitions. Baker said: "We are missing six players at the moment, and it has been a test of their replacements, but those guys have stepped in very well. A strong finish would be a great building block for next season."
1:03pm Friday 7th March 2008
Print 
Email this 
Comment
What are these links for?
If you liked this article and would like to share it with others on the web who might be searching for good content we've made it easy for you to do it.
At the bottom of all articles, you'll see links to six sites. These sites - commonly called 'social bookmark' or 'social news' sites - have large communities of web users who share and rate interesting, useful and fun things on the web.
Clicking the links will automatically add the address of the story you are reading to one of these sites, letting you share it with others. Each site will ask you to register to share stories. Registration is free and once a member, you can store, recommend and search for stories that interest you.
More on Digg
More on del.icio.us
More on Furl
More on reddit
More on NowPublic/
More on Yahoo!
