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FLAME OF THE WEST<br />
FINAL FORTNIGHT<br />
OF FATE<br />
WRITTEN BY CHRIS WILSON<br />
22<br />
There are just two rounds<br />
left in the West of England<br />
league with the play-off<br />
contenders jockeying for<br />
position in both the Grand<br />
semi finals and <strong>Shield</strong> semi<br />
finals.<br />
game against Cheltenham<br />
to follow, the two points<br />
are vital for the Cavaliers if<br />
they are to have a chance<br />
of repeating their 2012<br />
triumph.<br />
With Gloucestershire<br />
Warriors out of the play-off<br />
picture, Bath Romans host<br />
Bristol Sonics hoping for<br />
the win that could earn<br />
them home advantage in<br />
the <strong>Shield</strong> competition. The<br />
Sonics will be keen to take<br />
the win partly in revenge<br />
for last season’s Grand<br />
<strong>Final</strong> defeat at the hands of<br />
the Romans and partly to<br />
secure top spot and home<br />
advantage in the play-offs.<br />
If Pool 1 is tight then Pool<br />
2 is tighter with four sides<br />
in with a mathematical<br />
Pool 1 sees the Bristol<br />
Sonics and Portsmouth<br />
Seahawks neck and neck,<br />
both vying for home<br />
advantage in the semi<br />
finals with <strong>Oxford</strong> Cavaliers<br />
breathing down their necks.<br />
The Cavaliers have a<br />
make or break game this<br />
weekend as they host<br />
Portsmouth knowing that<br />
they have to win if they are<br />
a chance to snatch a top<br />
two berth. With a winnable<br />
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