Play off still possible...

Amazingly on the back of five consecutive defeats and thanks to the value of bonus points being picked up, South Wales Scorpions travel to Wrexham still with a chance of making the play offs. There are a number of permutations involving results but if Oxford win at home to London Skolars or even draw it is out of the Scorpions hands.

However where there is hope there is always a chance, although the Crusaders need at least a point to overhaul Oldham but surely will want to finish their season in style. 

Speaking ahead of the match Scorpions coach Dave Clark

“We still have a chance of making the play-offs”, Clark said. “If Oxford lose to London Skolars and we beat the Crusaders then we can still sneak into the top six. The game against North Wales will be like a Grand Final. It will be tough but a big challenge for us.

“We had a meeting last week and the team came up with their own goals, not just for the Crusaders game but what they wanted to focus on leading up to the game. The spirit and hunger is still there. All year we’ve shown we can perform against the best sides so it’s about what we do in this game. We may not have had the results recently, but our season isn’t over yet and some of our players know they’ve also got World Cup places to go for.

“David James has come back to full fitness at the right time. He’ll be looking to put in a good performance to try and get into the Welsh side again. Joe Burke has led us really well this season and deserves to be back in the squad too.

“We’ve got lots of others too who are technically good enough to break into the World Cup squad this year. This will be a big test for them but we’re all very much up for the challenge.”