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Group 1
TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS
Goodricke 1sts 3 3 0 0 8 0 6 9
Halifax 2nds 3 2 0 1 7 2 5 6
Alcuin 2nds 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
Langwith 1sts 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
Derwent 3rds 4 0 1 3 2 15 -13 1
Fixtures
Monday
11:00 - Goodricke 1sts v Langwith 1sts
12:00 - Halifax 2nds v Alcuin 2nds
Goodricke 1sts – need a point to secure top spot. If they lose and Halifax seconds win, they will come second.
Halifax 2nds – need a point to secure second. Can still win group if they win and Goodricke firsts lose.
Alcuin 2nds – must win to go through. They are guaranteed to go through to the plate.
Langwith 1sts – in plate.
Derwent 3rds – OUT.
Group 2
TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS
Derwent 1sts 3 3 0 0 10 0 10 9
Vanbrugh 1sts 3 2 0 1 7 3 4 6
Goodricke 2nds 3 2 0 1 5 7 -2 6
Langwith 2nds 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5 1
Halifax 3rds 4 0 1 3 1 8 -7 1
Fixtures
Tuesday
11:00 - Derwents 1sts v Vanbrugh 1sts
12:00 - Goodricke 2nds v Langwith 2nds
Derwent 1sts – must draw to secure top spot. Can still crash out of the Cup if they lose by three and Goodricke win by nine.
Vanbrugh 1sts – must equal Goodricke’s result to go through unless Goodricke win by six more goals.
Goodricke 2nds – must better Vanbrugh’s result or win by six more than them. Could win the group by benefiting from a 12 goal swing with Derwent.
Langwith 2nds – if they score, can lose by two, if they lose by three and do not score, they are out of the Plate.
Halifax 3rds – must rely upon Langwith result.
Group 3
TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS
Alcuin 1sts 3 3 0 0 13 1 12 9
James 1sts 3 2 1 0 10 0 10 7
Vanbrugh 2nds 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 4
Wentworth 2nds 3 1 0 2 2 9 -7 3
Goodricke 3rds 4 0 0 4 0 16 -16 0
Fixtures
Thursday
11:00 - Alcuin 1sts v James 1sts
12:00 - Vanbrugh 2nds v Wentworth 2nds
Alcuin 1sts – through but must at least draw to secure top spot.
James 1sts – must draw to secure second or hope there is not a nine goal swing with Vanbrugh.
Vanbrugh 2nds – must win, hope James lose and pick up nine goals on James.
Wentworth 2nds – through to plate.
Goodricke 3rds – OUT.
Group 4
TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS
Halifax 1sts 3 2 1 0 12 1 11 7
James 2nds 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 6
Derwent 2nds 3 1 2 0 6 4 2 5
Wentworth 1sts 3 1 1 1 7 4 3 4
Vanbrugh 3rds 4 0 0 4 3 19 -16 0
Fixtures
Monday
14:00 - Halifax 1sts v Wentworth 1sts
15:00 - Derwent 2nds v James 2nds
Halifax 1sts – must at least draw to go through. If they lose by five and James draw, they finish second. If they lose by five and James or Derwent win, they are out. If they lose by 11 and James draw, they are out.
James 2nds – must draw and hope Wentworth do not win to go through.
Derwent 2nds – must win to have any chance of going through. If they win and Halifax lose, they win group. If they win by 10 and Halifax draw, they win group.
Wentworth 1sts – must win to stand any chance of going through.
Vanbrugh 3rds – OUT.
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