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The West London Wildcats clawed their way back to the top of the ladder, leaping back above the Wandsworth Demons, in the completion of the split Round 7 fixtures. After the Demons downed the Hawks last weekend they briefly grabbed back the lead. From here it will be a fight to the finish for each side, locked together on six wins apiece and not meeting each other again before the finals.

 

The circuit breaker is that both will meet third-placed North London Lions (Demons in Round 8 and Wildcats in Round 10), with both hoping the other slips up which would determine the minor premiership – although it would be interesting if the Lions won both encounters, though their percentage is far weaker.

 

In the weekend matches the Wildcats thumped the London Swans by 154 points and would have won by more but for some errant kicking at goal. In the other match, the Lions downed the Magpies by 109 points in what ended up being a lopsided round (with the Demons having previously beaten the Hawks by 136 points last weekend).

 

Scores: Premiership Division

West London Wildcats 21.30 (156) vs 0.2 (2) London Swans          

North London Lions 17.15 (117) vs 1.2 (8) Putney Magpies

Women:

North London Lions 5.7 (37) vs 0.1 (1) South East London Giants

Social:

North London Lions 0.50 (50) vs 0.0 (0) Putney Magpies                

Reading Roos 26.14 (170) vs 1.4 (10) South East London Giants   

Conference:

Shepherds Bush Raiders 15.14 (104) vs 3.5 (23) London Swans                   

North London Lions 10.5 (65) vs 3.8 (26) South East London Giants

 

 

Round 8 sees the Wandsworth Demons take on the North London Lions in what is likely to be the match of the round. That match could yet be upstaged by a battle to avoid the wooden spoon when the London Swans tackle the Putney Magpies. The West London Wildcats will meet the Wimbledon Hawks.