Well we do need to win this one not just to get back to winning ways but to try and keep and get more in the gate. With London going down last weekend to South Wales this could be a good time to play them and get a big win !!!!!

So for me i going for ORL to get back to winning ways and big too, so ORL by 18+

COYB

Oxford by 13 for me, Our games against Skolars thus far have been tight and feisty and expect more of the same. COYB.

I think this match will define Skolars season. They were atrocious on Saturday. There has to be a reaction. Will they come out fired up and look to put their season back on track? Or will the appalling body language and sullen, argumentative nature of their late match post try conceded huddles set the tone and see them prepare for the winter break very early?

We need to see the teams. Will Alex and Jimmy be fit? Who will Broncos parachute in for Skolars? Illies Macani, hugely talented but seemingly lacking confidence after Broncos start to the season, Will Lovell and Erjon Djollapi on Saturday. The latter two are coming back from long term injuries and if fully match fit are better than Championship One standard. They will miss Tony Pelo, banned for one game.

Oxford need to win this one and I believe are capable of doing so. So much depends on which London Skolars team turns up though.

The Broncos 19 for Wakefield on Friday gives some clues as to which dual reg players may show. No Erjon or Illies so I suspect we will see them. Especially Erjon given Skolars have a prop banned.

Will is in the 19 so may well not play. A young prop has been dropped from the 19 but I suspect he'll play for Broncos juniors as he is still eligible.
I believe Jamie Woodburn-Hall has featured for Skolars this year and it must be possible he'll feature

I've been meaning to join in these for a while (obviously the last four games I would have been spot on had I got round to posting).

Anyway, based on the performance of both teams last weekend I'm going for Oxford by 40.

Broncos coach Joe Grima has tweeted that Denny Solomona will play for Skolars. I'm surprised by this, only seen him twice but thought he looked ok. General consensus amongst the Broncos fans I talk to seemed to be he was one of the better ones this season. A real boost for the Skolars on paper.

He was quite highly rated at the Storm, expect him to have a point to prove if he's playing for Skolars.

Key for us is not giving away silly penalties and or getting caught up into any fights. As the old saying goes, D is key!

Denny will probably be well fired up. It's a long way from understudying Billy Slater to running out at Iffley Road. You never quite know with dual reg players though, memories of Tony Gigot's performance first game this season......

Denny's presence suggests it is less likely Illies Macani will feature.

Have to say I'm slightly uneasy about imports being used as dual reg in what is basically a development league however it's within the rules so good luck to 'em.

Illiess and Will are both in the 17 for Broncos tonight.

The whole Dual Reg thing stinks frankly, I would have less of a problem with it with tighter conditions e.g. you can only send them out for a fixed loan period, must be a home grown player under 25 for example.
Wonder if other out of favour broncos like McMeekan may feature.

Well I think the dual reg players made the difference today. No complaints, whilst I don't like the system it's legal so good luck to Skolars. (Apparently there was a bit of rule book inspecting when Denny rolled up but the conclusion was he could legally play.) At key moments the Broncos lads provided a touch of class that was beyond us. What on earth Denny was doing playing at that level is beyond me.

We can't control who Skolars pick but we can control our discipline. At times in the first half we looked like an undisciplined rabble and played right into Skolars hands, too many easy yards. Yet after the team warning we barely conceded another foul. Better discipline before the final warning would help.