Bees' gloom starts to lift; RUGBY.Byline: Roger Clarke Roger Clarke is a presenter and reporter for Sky Sports News and was the first journalist to interview Jermain Defoe on the day of his controversial transfer from West Ham United to Tottenham Hotspur. WHEN Birmingham & Solihull take on Moseley at Sharmans Cross Road Capacity Sharmans Cross Road has been viewed by many as one of the worst grounds in Division 1 for several years due to the fact that the 1st XV pitch was simply a field with one "bus shelter" like construction on one side of the ground. tomorrow, the financial clouds might not have lifted completely but at least the sun could be breaking through. Head coach Russell Earnshaw Russell Earnshaw is a rugby union player who currently plays flanker for English National Division 1 side Pertemps Bees. Club Rugby Earnshaw has player Premiership rugby with West Hartlepool, Bath Rugby and Rotherham Titans. cannot fault the attitude of his players despite no wins in their eight games so far. He said: "They have been playing for weeks not knowing what is going on and now there is a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel. ''Next week we can look at resolving some of the financial issues with the players. It is still going to be a tough few weeks, though." Bees go into the first round of the local derby with Moseley with one weight being at least lessened on their shoulders, but finding another one has been added with a 15-point deduction imposed by the RFU RFU Rugby Football Union RFU Reserved For Future Use RFU Relative Fluorescence Units RFU Ready For Use RFU Radio Frequency Unit RFU Reconfigurable Functional Unit RFU Request for Update RFU Remote Focusing Unit for the club going into voluntary liquidation Voluntary liquidation Liquidation proceedings that are supported by a company's shareholders. . It leaves them on minus 14 points, 22 adrift at the foot of the table. Earnshaw, though, still thinks Bees can survive in the Championship despite the added handicap. "If I did not think we could I would not be doing it," he said. "Once there is some stability then he will be looking to bring in players to strengthen the squad and picking up points ahead of what looks like a crucial run-in. "We will be looking at targeting the last six matches of the season and we have the players here who can play in those sorts of matches," continued Earnshaw. "We are scoring tries but the defence is an issue we need to resolve." Tomorrow Earnshaw is hoping to have Ben Jones in his squad after the ex-Worcester and Doncaster scrum-half, who is back in the area, agreed to play along with Worcester fullback Mike Penn. Earnshaw is also talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to Worcester about other possible recruits. CAPTION(S): Grounds for optimism: Bees man Rossario Halavatau takes on Exeter Chiefs Exeter Rugby Club is a rugby union club based in Exeter, England. The Exeter club was formed around 1871 and played its first match in 1873. In 1905, Devon played a match against the All Blacks at the County Ground, the home of the club, attracting a crowd of 6,000. at Sharmans Cross Road. |
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