This weekend sees Mowden Park travel to Loughborough in their final game of the 2017/18 National One season. Saturday's hosts currently sit in 12th spot, 2 points clear of the relegation zone. The students have enjoyed a purple patch of form in recent weeks, winning their last 3 games to lift themselves out of the bottom 3. Those wins over Esher (A), Bishop's Stortford (H) and Fylde (A) have seen the university side leapfrog Hull Ionians as they look to secure their National One status for next season. Their most recent win at Fylde was an emphatic one, as they crossed for 12 tries in a 33-81 win.

Loughborough have enjoyed the best of their form at home, winning 6 and drawing 1 of their 14 games so far. Their leading points scorer is fly half Owen Waters with 176, with Jack Stapley sitting top of their try table with 14.

National One Table

Coventry 129
Darlington Mowden Park 111
Ampthill and District 101
Plymouth Albion 93
Blackheath 88
Old Elthamians 81
Birmingham Moseley 79
Bishop's Stortford 74
Esher 69
Caldy 68
Cambridge 67
Loughborough Students 61
Rosslyn Park 61
Hull Ionians 59
Old Albanian 54
Fylde 20

Recent league form has seen Mowden record 6 league wins over Saturday’s hosts, with just one loss since the team’s first met in the 2014/15 National One Season. Last season saw Loughborough record their first victory over DMP, with a 29-14 win on their home patch. Mowden returned the favour on the opening weekend of the current season, winning 33-23.

Saturday 2nd September 2017

Mowden Park 33
Tries: Seals (2), Hodgson, G.Connon, Frankland
Conversions: Seals (4)

Loughborough 23
Tries: Dobinson, Stapley, Bitirim
Conversions: Waters
Penalties: Waters (2)

A win for Loughborough on Saturday would ensure their safety, while a loss would leave them waiting on results elsewhere with a game in hand to follow. Mowden meanwhile will be hoping to finish the season on a high having secured 2nd spot in last weekend's win over Coventry. This promises to be an entertaining game between two sides in fantastic form.

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