RUGBY: Today's fixtures


There’s just one home game for rugby fans today, but some exciting ones in prospect slightly further afield.
In Midlands 1 East Old Laurentians host ninth-placed Northampton Old Scouts at Fenley Field, Lime Tree Avenue, kicking off at 2.15pm. Third-placed Newbold travel to Paviors who are seventh in the table.
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Hide AdRugby Lions have another attempt to play at Old Coventrians, the fixture twice being called off for a waterlogged pitch. The top of the Midlands 3 West (South) table reads: Southam 67 points, Evesham 66, Lions, 66, Ledbury 62 and Old Coventrians 58. Southam and Ledbury have played one game more.


In the Midlands 3 East division, Rugby St Andrews have a weekend free of competitive action. Saints, who are sixth play local rivals Daventry, who are currently ninth, in their next game on March 5.
Last weekend second-placed Rugby Welsh continued their excellent season in Midlands 5 West (South) beating struggling Wellesbourne 7-0 away from home. They are now seven points behind leaders Five Ways Old Edwardians, who are their opponents in a rearranged game this afternoon.
Third-placed Keresley are three points behind Welsh.