Preview: University of South Wales 3rd v Hartpury University 3rd

by James Dodd

USW 3rd will be looking to back up their entertaining 5-4 victory over USW 4th when they face Hartpury 3rd at the Sport Park.

The Welsh side have also enjoyed victories over Bristol 5th and Cardiff 4th prior to this fixture.

Whereas, Hartpury 3rd are yet to register a win after losses to Gloucestershire 2nd and Bristol 5th. They have also drawn with USW 4th.

USW 3rd coach Rob Bailey is excited for the match and is happy with his competitive squad.

“I am looking forward to building on a solid start that has plenty of scope for improvement still.

“I have a strong squad in which all players can rightly consider themselves starters and every time we are together the quality rises a little higher.”

Bailey also put an emphasis on how important the performance was to him.

“I am looking for the players to put in a consistent level of performance as opposed to thinking about league titles – with a squad that has as much potential as this one I am more than happy to focus on performance levels and let everything else take care of itself.”

Finally, Bailey has praised his side’s preparation and believes it will keep improving his side going forward.

“We have prepared well as we have every game this season with the help of our team analyst Josh Doyle.

“All our games have been filmed and we have used that to rectify weaknesses and build on strengths, which we have all found beneficial.”

Kick-off at the Sport Park is at 12:30.