In todays Star(on-line) Mark Aston is concerned over the state of DV after the recent weather. With more snow forecast & cold temps all week , will the game go ahead.

I think Mr Aston should do all he can to play....It will be in better condition now than in a few months.

Tell him the keepmoat is available. With a quick turnaround against two of the favourites, would it be better for it to be postponed until a free weekend?

Free weekends are a problem the CC & NRC round of the 16 coming up.
For me Championship matches should take priority over the NRC .

I don't much like the fact that part time players are asked to play games so close together. it's not football, a bit of running and not much else, its a physical contact sport, bodys are going to be battered and bruised, need time to recover. I often wonder if the people running the game actually played it.

most probably not.
Although Ralph Rimmer did play at Rossington Hornets when i was there.
Afew years ago now though!!!

Does anyone know how long before i stop being Stevo's Armpit?

They used to play three game in seven days Christmas Day,Boxing Day & New Years Day & go to work in between , no substitutes in those days & the game was a lot more physical.

Doesn't make it right now, though i wouldn't disagree with what you said , the game is now faster and more demanding imo

In the RL Express Tony hinting we may not have any Dual Reg players from Wakefield for the week end due to injuries at Wakefield. That is why he has gone for loan players to cover our injury problems .

Nothing much said about James Claire recently , thought he was on a season long loan, or am I mistaken.

Clare has been a bit of.a mystery...., without the dual reg players it sure leaves us a bit thin , with the injuries. If we get anything from these games over Easter, it would be a bonus. All teams can have an off day, so fingers crossed. Does make you wonder if this dual reg is worth it though, too eratic

I agree 100 % about Dual Reg .

The thing about Claire he was supposed to be on a season long loan but Cas have recalled him twice I think.

Like you say we are short of players , without the dual reg players I think we have 19 fit or close to fitness for the coming week end that is not including Broughton & Claire .

Also theres no pushing in the scrums & far too much aimless kicking of the ball, its five drives & a kick and hunt the mistake & very boring to watch.

Yourn entitled to that opinion, mine differs somewhat . Last season the Dons played some brilliant , entertaining rugby.

The Eagles don't subscribe to any of this nonsense and oddly enough that's who we play next.
Let's see which model comes out on top.
Dual reg is bollox.
We need to wake up not Wakey up.

mark aston approached the dons yesterday to play at the keepmoat on friday but was turned down by the dons can only assume that the rovers had a say in it to protect the pitch for monday , its our pitch as much as theres in my humble opinion as much as i would like the rovers to get promotion they should not ride roughshod over us coyd

I think they run the stadium , so living in the real world they can do what they want .

And then it all went deathly quiet.

m.thestar.co.uk/sport/rugby-leag ... -1-5535650

m.thestar.co.uk/sport/rugby-leag ... -1-5535650

Big starts for the Dons on the handicap betting. Bet365 & BetVictor +26pts 4/5, Skybet +28pts 10/11 and Stan James +30pts 10/11.

Hardly surprising when the sides are with a few exceptions those of last season.
It is effectively a top Championship side at home to a top Championship 1 side.
It's a no-brainer.
I don't really know what we are attempting to do.
We are going to be in a very bad place in a month's time at this rate.

Im not very positive bout tommorows game but still looking forward to it hopefully ther might b a shock result : )

I'm going, but will probably wear earphones and play music to drown out the gloating.

Match Preview

Doncaster Rugby League Club travel to Sheffield on Friday evening to play in the first South Yorkshire league derby since June 2009. This Kingstone Press Championship game has a 7:30pm kick-off at the Don Valley Stadium.

Both clubs had last weekend off as the recent snow and freezing weather almost wiped out the Championship round 8 fixtures as only two games survived the extended winter period.

The inclement weather continues to put Friday's game in doubt, but Eagles coach Mark Aston is hopeful the game will go ahead and insists everything will be done to play the match and said: "The last thing we need is a fixture pile-up, and by Friday it will be two weeks since we last played."

The Dons have added Wakefield's half back Matt Wildie to their dual registration list and he joins team mates Danny Cowling, Liam Kay and Kyle Trout who are all in contention to play at the ill-fated Don Valley Stadium. 22 year-old Wildie has made over 20 Super League appearances for the Wildcats and was on loan at Batley for the majority of last season.

Huddersfield's loan winger Ben Blackmore is also in line to make his Dons debut but prop Josh Johnson has been recalled by the Giants ahead of their Easter games against Salford and Widnes.

However, prop Adam Scott will feature after joining the club for a third time following his recent release from Batley. Brooke Broughton could be recalled to Tony Miller's squad as the Dons head coach attempts to keep his players fresh with top of the table Halifax visiting the Keepmoat on Easter Monday (3:30pm kick-off).

Miller said: "We've got an extremely tough Easter weekend coming up so it's vital that the squad of players are rotated to keep injuries to a minimum.

"Sheffield have picked up from where they left last season and have proved how good they are with their recent victory over Featherstone.

"However, it's a local derby and the form book often means nothing in these situations but we'll need to play very well for 80 minutes to ensure we get something from the game."

Doncaster born Liam Higgins is Sheffield's only absentee as the home side will be aiming to make it seven wins on the bounce in the Championship since losing their opening game of the season against Halifax (18-10).

There's silverware up for grabs as the derby will be played for the Autism Plus South Yorkshire Cup. The trophy was introduced last year when the two sides met pre-season at the Keepmoat Stadium where the Eagles ran out 40-22 winners.

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Last 5 Meetings

26th February 2012: Sheffield Eagles win 56-12 at Keepmoat Stadium
28th June 2009: Sheffield Eagles win 78-8 at Keepmoat Stadium
9th April 2009: Doncaster RLFC win 23-22 at Don Valley Stadium
1st July 2007: Sheffield Eagles win 32-20 at Keepmoat Stadium
6th April 2007: Doncaster RLFC win 24-20 at Don Valley Stadium

Match Day Admission

Adults - £15
Concessions - £10
Juniors & Students (with valid ID) - £5

Referee

J Cobb

The Eagles have confirmed that tonight's game is on, 7.30 pm kick-off