South Wilts Barbarians take on Bradford-on-Avon II in what promises to be an early test of the promotion aspirations of both sides. Bradford visit Skew Bridge (1500 kick off) having won both their previous Dorset & Wilts 3 West fixtures thus far this season, starting with an impressive 38-19 defeat of Wincanton which was followed up with a 19-17 victory at Corsham IIIs last week.
Anthony Gibson powers towards the line against Westbury with the pack in close support
The Barbarians themselves have a game in hand on the early pace setters, having not played last week but will be keen to build on an a superb opening day win over Westbury as well as pre-season form which included a good win over Pewsey IIs to follow up victory in the Plate at the Pewsey 10s tournament.
Particularly pleasing for player-coach Zak Thorpe is the wider number of scorers in the side with trys coming from all positions, a stark contrast to last season when the Barbarian’s early season run at the top of the table saw tries from the same three or four players over and over (indeed it was very nearly Christmas before a winger crossed the line).
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