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2018-19 NOTTINGHAM RUGBY #GREENNWHITES 2018-19 FIXTURES SAT 02 SEP BEDFORD BLUES - H LEAGUE 15:00 PM SAT 15 DEC DONCASTER KNIGHTS - A CUP 14:30 PM SAT 08 SEP LONDON IRISH - A LEAGUE 15:00 PM SUN 23 DEC COVENTRY - H LEAGUE 15:00 PM FRI 14 SEP LONDON SCOTTISH - H LEAGUE 19:45 PM SAT 12 JAN JERSEY REDS - A LEAGUE 15:00 PM SUN 23 SEP YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE - A LEAGUE 15:00 PM FRI 18 JAN LONDON IRISH - H LEAGUE 19:45 PM FRI 28 SEP DONCASTER KNIGHTS - H LEAGUE 19:45 PM SAT 26 JAN LONDON SCOTTISH - A LEAGUE 15:00 PM SUN 07 OCT CORNISH PIRATES - A LEAGUE 14:30 PM FRI 08 FEB YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE - H LEAGUE 19:45 PM SUN 14 OCT HARTPURY - H LEAGUE 15:00 PM SAT 16 FEB DONCASTER KNIGHTS - A LEAGUE 14:30 PM SAT 20 OCT RICHMOND - A LEAGUE 15:00 PM FRI 01 MAR CORNISH PIRATES - H LEAGUE 19:45 PM FRI 26 OCT EALING TRAILFINDERS - H LEAGUE 19:45 PM FRI 08 MAR HARTPURY - A LEAGUE 19:45 PM SAT 10 NOV YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE - A CUP 13:00 PM SUN 24 MAR RICHMOND - H LEAGUE 15:00 PM FRI 16 NOV DONCASTER KNIGHTS - H CUP 19:45 PM SAT 30 MAR EALING TRAILFINDERS - A LEAGUE 15:00 PM SAT 24 NOV COVENTRY - A CUP 15:00 PM SAT 13 APR COVENTRY- A LEAGUE 15:00 PM FRI 30 NOV COVENTRY - H CUP 19:45 PM FRI 19 APR JERSEY REDS - H LEAGUE 19:45 PM SUN 09 DEC YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE - H CUP 15:00 PM SAT 27 APR BEDFORD BLUES - A LEAGUE 15:00 PM TICKETS: NOTTINGHAMrugby.co.uk OR CALL: 0115 907 0070 [email protected] DESIGNED BY: thedairyagency.co.uk PRINTED BY: Midland Regional Printers Ltd 2018-19 NOTTINGHAM RUGBY #GREENNWHITES SAT 02 SEP BEDFORD BLUES - H LEAGUE 15:00 PM SAT 15 DEC DONCASTER KNIGHTS - A CUP 14:30 PM SAT 08 SEP LONDON IRISH - A LEAGUE 15:00 PM SUN 23 DEC COVENTRY - H LEAGUE 15:00 PM FRI 14 SEP LONDON SCOTTISH - H LEAGUE 19:45 PM SAT 12 JAN JERSEY REDS - A LEAGUE 15:00 PM SUN 23 SEP YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE - A LEAGUE 15:00 PM FRI 18 JAN LONDON IRISH - H LEAGUE 19:45 PM FRI 28 SEP DONCASTER KNIGHTS - H LEAGUE 19:45 PM SAT 26 JAN LONDON SCOTTISH - A LEAGUE 15:00 PM SUN 07 OCT CORNISH PIRATES - A LEAGUE 14:30 PM FRI 08 FEB YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE - H LEAGUE 19:45 PM SUN 14 OCT HARTPURY - H LEAGUE 15:00 PM SAT 16 FEB DONCASTER KNIGHTS - A LEAGUE 14:30 PM SAT 20 OCT RICHMOND - A LEAGUE 15:00 PM FRI 01 MAR CORNISH PIRATES - H LEAGUE 19:45 PM FRI 26 OCT EALING TRAILFINDERS - H LEAGUE 19:45 PM FRI 08 MAR HARTPURY - A LEAGUE 19:45 PM SAT 10 NOV YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE - A CUP 13:00 PM SUN 24 MAR RICHMOND - H LEAGUE 15:00 PM FRI 16 NOV DONCASTER KNIGHTS - H CUP 19:45 PM SAT 30 MAR EALING TRAILFINDERS - A LEAGUE 15:00 PM SAT 24 NOV COVENTRY - A CUP 15:00 PM SAT 13 APR COVENTRY- A LEAGUE 15:00 PM FRI 30 NOV COVENTRY - H CUP 19:45 PM FRI 19 APR JERSEY REDS - H LEAGUE 19:45 PM SUN 09 DEC YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE - H CUP 15:00 PM SAT 27 APR BEDFORD BLUES - A LEAGUE 15:00 PM TICKETS: NOTTINGHAMrugby.co.uk OR CALL: 0115 907 0070 [email protected] DESIGNED BY: thedairyagency.co.uk PRINTED BY: Midland Regional Printers Ltd.

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