Rosslyn Park RFC, founded in 1879, are currently lying in 7th place in National League One, with 54 league points, a total which includes 7 try bonus points and 5 losing bonus points. They have won 10, drawn 1, lost 7 games and have a hefty points total difference of +163 (For: 504, Against: 341).
Top points scorer is Harry Leonard with 126 points and top try scorer is Andrew Henderson with 6 crossings of the whitewash.
Rosslyn Park RFC have won their last 4 games, albeit that 3 of those were at home, the latest being last weekend, where they overpowered Old Albanians RFC by 35 - 17.
Prior to that, the wins were as follows:
17 - 10 at home to Plymouth Albion RFC
14 - 32 away at Cambridge RFC
51 - 14 at home to Blaydon RFC
Their last defeat was on the road in early December 2016, when they visited the Brantingham Park HQ of Hull Ionians RFC, losing 16 - 14.
In the corresponding fixture back at their Roehampton HQ on the first day of October 2016, Mowden were beaten 36 - 16, which afforded the home side their first win in 5 games, as they'd previously experienced a disastrous start to the new 2016/17 season, losing the first 4 games.
Matters have significantly improved to date, Rosslyn Park RFC only losing 3 games since those days and currently in a rich vein of form.
To a slightly lesser extent, DMPRFC have mirrored today's opponents, recovering somewhat from a poor run of six consecutive losing games from mid October to late November 2016.
DMPRFC are unbeaten in their last 4 games:
20 - 20 at home to Coventry RFC
17 - 24 away at Blaydon RFC
14 - 12 at home to Ampthill & District RFC
Last weekend at Cambridge RFC, the run continued with a deserved 20 - 25 at Volac Park, with tries coming from Jamie BARNARD, Simon UZOKWE, Josh BRAGMAN and Joe CRAGGS, with BRAGMAN kicking a conversion and a penalty.
Injured players returned to the squad against Cambridge RFC, with flanker Simon UZOKWE and lock Jack PAYNE figuring prominently in a very combative encounter.
Let's hope for decent weather and that we all witness a competitive game of rugby,
with mid-table security or higher, at least the projected aim of both clubs.