RUGBY TOWN: Daventry visit for Easter Monday derby

Kurtis Revan was a late sub against Shaw Lane Aquaforce    Pictures by Martin PulleyKurtis Revan was a late sub against Shaw Lane Aquaforce    Pictures by Martin Pulley
Kurtis Revan was a late sub against Shaw Lane Aquaforce Pictures by Martin Pulley
Not too much damage from last gasp defeat at Shaw Lane

Rugby Town kept hold of their eighth place in the Evostik NPL South Division table despite their last gasp defeat at title chasing Shaw Lane at the weekend.

The 3-2 reverse was only Valley’s second in fifteen league outings, but with 6th and 7th placed Chasetown and Leek playing out a draw, the damage to their outside chance of a play-off spot was only minor – with Lincoln (in 5th) also losing at Market Drayton.

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Town are now three points adrift of the two teams immediately above them – with Leek also returning empty-handed from an away game at Shaw Lane on Tuesday evening, whilst the win for Market Drayton saw them pull level with Rugby on 51 points.

Goalkeeper Sam Andrew was Rugby's Star Man at Shaw LaneGoalkeeper Sam Andrew was Rugby's Star Man at Shaw Lane
Goalkeeper Sam Andrew was Rugby's Star Man at Shaw Lane

A further point back are Romulus in 10th, and Valley visit the West Midlands club on Good Friday (7.45 p.m. kick-off) in the first of their two Easter fixtures.

The Roms play their home games on Sutton Coldfield’s Coles Lane artificial pitch, and the only previous meeting between the two sides at the ground saw a Warwick Alexander penalty settle a Birmingham Senior Cup tie in favour of a Martin Sockett-managed Rugby in 2010.

Romulus will be looking to complete the double over Town though, after they brushed them aside 2-0 at Butlin Road near the start of September in what turned out to be Gary Mills’ last game in the hot seat.

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One-time Rugby player Luke Keen was on-target for the visitors that evening, and the striker – who has had two spells at the club – is currently in second place in the division’s scoring chart with 21 league goals to-date.

Goalkeeper Sam Andrew was Rugby's Star Man at Shaw LaneGoalkeeper Sam Andrew was Rugby's Star Man at Shaw Lane
Goalkeeper Sam Andrew was Rugby's Star Man at Shaw Lane