After three successive home matches, and mixed fortunes, the 1stXV are back on the road this Saturday as they head down the M6 into Cheshire to take on Chester.

TWO WELL-MATCHED CLUBS

The first four league matches played between Chester and Tynedale, strangely, all ended in wins for the away teams.
2015-2016. TYNEDALE 25 CHESTER 29
2015-2016 CHESTER 22 TYNEDALE 23
2016-2017 TYNEDALE 27 CHESTER 33
2016-2017 CHESTER 10 TYNEDALE 11

Since then the home sides dominated until last October when Chester, the visitors won at Tynedale Park.

2017-2018 TYNEDALE 52 CHESTER 21
2017-2018 CHESTER 34 TYNEDALE 33
2018-2019 CHESTER 33 TYNEDALE 22
2018-2019 TYNEDALE 35 CHESTER 5
2019-2020 CHESTER 36 TYNEDALE 17
2019-2020 Tynedale v Chester cancelled (Covid)
2021-2022 CHESTER 32 TYNEDALE 31
2021-2022 TYNEDALE 38 CHESTER 14
2022-2023 TYNEDALE 14 CHESTER 21
Four matches with only one point between the teams; Chester ahead on wins, but Tynedale on points.

Twelve league matches: Tynedale 5 wins (328 points), Chester 7 wins (290 points)

The last match between the sides at Chester was on 9th October 2021 when Chester just held on for the narrowest of 32-31 victories with both sides scoring four tries.
The Tynedale squad that day was:-
FORWARDS: Carmichael, Batey, Haigh, Wearmouth, Dunn, Cousin, Robson, Mills
BACKS: J Oustson, M Outson, A Todhunter, Miller, Clark, Pike, Grant
REPLACEMENTS: Loughhead, Craney, Nankivell, Blackburn, Cramb

In the reverse fixture between the sides on 22nd October 2022 Chester had the edge with a 21-14 victory.
Currently Chester sit one place above Tynedale in the league, having eight more points but having played one more game.

Chester’s’ league results to date:-
Fylde 34 Chester 29
Chester 19 Sedgley Park 20
Huddersfield 17 Chester 23
Chester 8 Sheffield 5
Sheffield Tigers 15 Chester 37
Chester 22 Otley 24
Tynedale 14 Chester 21
Preston Grasshoppers 13 Chester 29
Chester 45 Harrogate19
Hull Ionians 26 Chester 10
Chester 31 Blaydon 19
Rotherham 26 Chester 21
Chester 24 Wharfedale 22
Chester 19 Huddersfield 20
Sheffield 7 Chester 10
Chester 23 Sheffield Tigers 17
Otley 36 Chester 22
Sedgley Park 31 Chester 18

Referee
Ben Davis

Ground
Hare Lane
Littleton
Chester
CH3 7DB
01244 336017

Chester Website
https://www.chesterrufc.com/

Corbridge to Sheffield Tigers
181 miles via M6 (estimate 3hr 10mins)
199 miles via A1(M) (estimate 3hrs 36mins)

Weather Forecast
Light rain in gentle westerly breeze, 12 degrees

Selected Squad
To be announced