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| EDF Energy Intermediate Cup Final preview |
| 9 April 2008, 9:51 am |
| By Jonathan McConnell |
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| We look ahead to the Chester v Birkenhead Park game at Twickenham game on Saturday |
Chester, who play their rugby in the North Two West league, are bidding to become just the second side from outside level five to carry off the EDF Energy Intermediate Cup title in the last eight seasons: the others were Stockport in 2006.
Chester have already secured promotion to National One as champions and have never played at Twickenham before.
Birkenhead Park currently occupy 4th spot in North One with a won 10, lost 10 record. This game in Park’s first national cup final appearance, whilst they have not visited Twickenham since participating at the Middlesex Sevens in 1939.
Birkenhead Park have won six of the last seven meetings with Chester when the two sides were in North One between 2003-04 and 2006-07, whilst their only previous national cup clash was in this competition on 13 October 2001 at Birkenhead Park where the home side won 18-13.
EDF Energy Path: How Chester got here
1st round: 13/10/2007 – Pontefract 7, Chester 57
2nd round: 17/11/2007 – Chester 25, Rochdale 7
3rd round: 8/12/2007 – Chester 15, Broughton Park 6
4th round: 12/1/2008 – Chester 30, Ampthill 15
QF: 23/2/2008 – Chester 56, Basingstoke 5
SF: 15/3/2008 – Chester 34, Newport 6
EDF Energy Path: How Park got here
2nd round: 17/11/2007 – Northwich 6, Birkenhead Park 40
3rd round: 15/12/2007 – Birkenhead Park 27, Cleckheaton 0
4th round: 12/1/2008 – Birkenhead Park 10, Luctonians 6
QF: 23/2/2008 – Staines 12, Birkenhead Park 23
SF: 15/3/2008 – Bracknell 12, Birkenhead Park 16 |
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