Sports Talk - Rugby Union: Can Doncaster Knights maintain their bid for Championship glory?

HAVING reached the halfway point of the Greene King IPA Championship campaign, it’s all looking rather rosy for Yorkshire’s three contenders in the English game’s second tier.
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Dec 2015, 17:13 BST

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Doncaster Knights' Paul Jarvis in action. Picture: Scott MerryleesDoncaster Knights' Paul Jarvis in action. Picture: Scott Merrylees
Doncaster Knights' Paul Jarvis in action. Picture: Scott Merrylees

Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, Doncaster Knights are the leading White Rose representative, sitting four points adrift of leaders Bristol, with county rivals Yorkshire Carnegie sat a further five points back in third spot.

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Yorkshire Carnegie head coach Bryan Redpath. Picture: Jonathan GawthorpeYorkshire Carnegie head coach Bryan Redpath. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe
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Rotherham Titans are currently off the pace slightly, sitting seventh in the table, five points adrift of fourth-placed Bedford Blues - sitting in that last play-off place.

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As the teams take a weekend off from the league to contest their latest British & Irish Cup encounters, Dave Craven - one of The Yorkshire Post’s union writers - joins SportsTalk host Phil Harrison to discuss the merits of all three Yorkshire clubs hoping to make it through to the end-of-season play-offs.

Rotherham Titans in action against London WelshRotherham Titans in action against London Welsh
Rotherham Titans in action against London Welsh

Could all three of our clubs make it to the post-season?

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