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FLAME OF THE WEST<br />
WEST of ENGLAND <strong>FINAL</strong> PREVIEWS<br />
WRITTEN BY CHRIS WILSON<br />
16<br />
With the semi finals now complete in the<br />
West of England league, the double header<br />
finals day will take place at Portway Rugby<br />
Development Centre, Bristol this Saturday (12<br />
August).<br />
Having beaten Cheltenham Phoenix 44-28 in<br />
their semi final encounter, Oxford Cavaliers<br />
will meet the Pool 2 winners Swindon St<br />
George in the Championship final at 3pm.<br />
The final brings together last season’s plate<br />
winners in the Cavaliers and the championship<br />
runners up from 2016 Swindon who will be<br />
contesting their fourth Grand Final having<br />
also lost in 2011 and 2014 both times to the<br />
Gloucestershire Warriors.<br />
The Cavaliers will be in their third title decider<br />
having lifted the crown in 2012 before<br />
being demolished 94-12 by Cheltenham the<br />
following year.<br />
Swindon will go into the game as favourites<br />
as they defeated the Cavaliers twice in the<br />
regular season, 36-28 at home and more<br />
emphatically 54-8 in Oxford. Having gone<br />
through to the final without playing they<br />
have had a fortnight to prepare and will be<br />
desperate to earn some reward for what has<br />
been a phenomenally successful season for<br />
the club.<br />
Prior to that (1pm kick off), the Plate<br />
competition will be fought out between<br />
Gloucestershire Warriors and Swindon St<br />
George A.<br />
The sides have met twice in the league when<br />
100 points were shared in each game. The<br />
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