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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: BillyStubbsTears on April 16, 2023, 04:12:44 pm
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Looking like they are on for a 100% league record after 5 games. And that's included playing every major promotion candidate barring the very strong Dewsbury side at the top of the league.
Hopefully this is the promotion year after 2 very near misses.
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We'll that was nearly a foot-->mouth post...
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Absolutely battering 3rd place Workington today.
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That’s a really good win and a shut out in the second half
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Big one away at Dewsbury next week.
That's going to be a really tough match and you'd fancy Dewsbury to win the league. But the Dons are head and shoulders ahead of the rest of the division apart from them.
Be fantastic for the city and for Club Doncaster if they could get promotion.
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They have stuck with the coach after finishing playoff losers for the last 2 years and if it was football he would have been poached ,I think this could be the year for the dons
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You'll be playing my club Wakefield Trinity in the championship the way we are carrying on this season .
Good Luck to the Dons this season and I hope you get promoted .
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Dewsbury away next n all.
Dons always have good seasons/are always in the hunt.
Their shirts are lovely, too.
COYD!
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You'll be playing my club Wakefield Trinity in the championship the way we are carrying on this season .
Good Luck to the Dons this season and I hope you get promoted .
I hope my team Featherstone Rovers won’t be playing yours Tyke next season.
Prefer it if you and Cas both stay up. 2 tasty local derbies. Well 4 really. H & A of course. :)
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Big test today
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Sounds like a very even first half. Dewsbury have been crushing sides so far this year.
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Another good win today away at Oldham 22:28
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Came back from 22-16 down as well. A good result against the nearest rival. Just need Dewsbury to slip up a couple of times to make it really interesting.
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Came back from 22-16 down as well. A good result against the nearest rival. Just need Dewsbury to slip up a couple of times to make it really interesting.
Don't even need that.
If the Dons win all their intervening matches, they go into the final match of the season at home to Dewsbury knowing a win gives them the title.
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That will be some finale
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Came back from 22-16 down as well. A good result against the nearest rival. Just need Dewsbury to slip up a couple of times to make it really interesting.
Don't even need that.
If the Dons win all their intervening matches, they go into the final match of the season at home to Dewsbury knowing a win gives them the title.
Is that a home game and when is it?
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At home 27 August.
Two tough matches coming up in the next month, away at Hunslet and Workington in 4th and 5th place. Win those and that last game of the season will be monumental.
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Came back from 22-16 down as well. A good result against the nearest rival. Just need Dewsbury to slip up a couple of times to make it really interesting.
From 22-6 down. Oldham scoring first in the second half really should have won them the game, but this Dons team have an incredible spirit and have won a few games they really had no right to.
Another bit of trivia from the day:
Doncaster are the only team to beat Oldham this year, and have done it three times
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Good win at Workington today.
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Yeah but last week, getting mullered by Midlands Hurricanes was a disaster. That finished any realistic chance of winning the league.
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Brilliant result today. What a shame they threw it away with that awful run of results in July.
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Are there any playoffs now BST?
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Home against Oldham next week
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Complicated system. Dons are slightly handicapped by finishing 3rd. They'll have a harder route than if they'd finished 2nd.
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Home against Oldham next week
Just seen the structure on Wiki - couldn't find it on RL site. If I have it right it looks like we have to win three matches to be promoted, including the last one. There are 4 rounds and we could afford to lose one of the first 2 rounds. If we win both the first two we go straight to the final. I am now dizzy and need to lie down, makes the National League Football playoffs look simple :lol:
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If its like last year, I THINK it goes like this
Dons v Oldham
Winners play at Hunslet.
Winners of that go through to final and have home advantage.
Workington vs North Wales.
Winners of that play losers of Dons v Oldham
Winners of that play losers of Hunslet game.
Winners of that play away in final.
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24-0 at HT in first playoff match.
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32-0 in last few mins. Radio Manc commentators are effusive in praise of Dons. Big, strong, fast, organised. Just overwhelmed Oldham who finished 4th.
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Just said "Oldham have worked hard but they've been frankly outclassed by a better and stronger side."
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36-0 FT. Excellent performance.
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I had never been to a Dons match until; yesterday and I certainly picked a good one to break my duck. Oldham couldn't lay a glove on a stronger, quicker and fitter Dons side. I live just up the road from Hunslet so although it took me 42 years to get to one Dons match it'll probably take 7 days to make it to two!
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I had never been to a Dons match until; yesterday and I certainly picked a good one to break my duck. Oldham couldn't lay a glove on a stronger, quicker and fitter Dons side. I live just up the road from Hunslet so although it took me 42 years to get to one Dons match it'll probably take 7 days to make it to two!
I'm glad you enjoyed the experience, Mike. You would certainly have loved the greatest result in the Dons' history, when we beat St Helens away 29-20 in 1994, in the first match of the ill-fated season in the top tier.
I couldn't believe what I was watching that day. It was the equivalent of Rovers going to the Etihad and beating Man City.
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And was it in a cup game at Tattersall SS that we lost to St Helens back in the day to a late penalty. That was in the days of Little old Donny playing a supreme St Helens.
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I had never been to a Dons match until; yesterday and I certainly picked a good one to break my duck. Oldham couldn't lay a glove on a stronger, quicker and fitter Dons side. I live just up the road from Hunslet so although it took me 42 years to get to one Dons match it'll probably take 7 days to make it to two!
I'm glad you enjoyed the experience, Mike. You would certainly have loved the greatest result in the Dons' history, when we beat St Helens away 29-20 in 1994, in the first match of the ill-fated season in the top tier.
I couldn't believe what I was watching that day. It was the equivalent of Rovers going to the Etihad and beating Man City.
That was an unbelievable game/experience. A really big crowd at the game too
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I had never been to a Dons match until; yesterday and I certainly picked a good one to break my duck. Oldham couldn't lay a glove on a stronger, quicker and fitter Dons side. I live just up the road from Hunslet so although it took me 42 years to get to one Dons match it'll probably take 7 days to make it to two!
I'm glad you enjoyed the experience, Mike. You would certainly have loved the greatest result in the Dons' history, when we beat St Helens away 29-20 in 1994, in the first match of the ill-fated season in the top tier.
I couldn't believe what I was watching that day. It was the equivalent of Rovers going to the Etihad and beating Man City.
At greast cost too if i remember rightly, one of our better players never played again!
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And was it in a cup game at Tattersall SS that we lost to St Helens back in the day to a late penalty. That was in the days of Little old Donny playing a supreme St Helens.
We drew 4-4 at Tattersfield lost the replay 36-0
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I had never been to a Dons match until; yesterday and I certainly picked a good one to break my duck. Oldham couldn't lay a glove on a stronger, quicker and fitter Dons side. I live just up the road from Hunslet so although it took me 42 years to get to one Dons match it'll probably take 7 days to make it to two!
I'm glad you enjoyed the experience, Mike. You would certainly have loved the greatest result in the Dons' history, when we beat St Helens away 29-20 in 1994, in the first match of the ill-fated season in the top tier.
I couldn't believe what I was watching that day. It was the equivalent of Rovers going to the Etihad and beating Man City.
At greast cost too if i remember rightly, one of our better players never played again!
I can't think who that might have been, DD. No-one was injured that day.
You might possibly be thinking of Jamie Bloem, the star of that game. He eventually got a 2 year ban for the use of steroids, but that was quite a few games after the Saints game.
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And was it in a cup game at Tattersall SS that we lost to St Helens back in the day to a late penalty. That was in the days of Little old Donny playing a supreme St Helens.
We drew 4-4 at Tattersfield lost the replay 36-0
Yes it was a draw in the first game.
My one and only Dons game.
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I was there that day. It was 1970 I think. I was praying that Marra Towle would get a late chance of a penalty or drop goal. A great crowd there that night.
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I had never been to a Dons match until; yesterday and I certainly picked a good one to break my duck. Oldham couldn't lay a glove on a stronger, quicker and fitter Dons side. I live just up the road from Hunslet so although it took me 42 years to get to one Dons match it'll probably take 7 days to make it to two!
I'm glad you enjoyed the experience, Mike. You would certainly have loved the greatest result in the Dons' history, when we beat St Helens away 29-20 in 1994, in the first match of the ill-fated season in the top tier.
I couldn't believe what I was watching that day. It was the equivalent of Rovers going to the Etihad and beating Man City.
That was an unbelievable game/experience. A really big crowd at the game too
One of my mates used to play at a decent level and was in the Dons youth setup around that time (not that you'd believe it to look at him now!). I well remember how giddy he was that season and he was a big fan of Jamie Bloem and Vila Matautia.
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And was it in a cup game at Tattersall SS that we lost to St Helens back in the day to a late penalty. That was in the days of Little old Donny playing a supreme St Helens.
We drew 4-4 at Tattersfield lost the replay 36-0
Memory eh, I can still remember the disappointment!
Couldn't remember if my old team mate Marra was playing that day
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i came away thinking we had been cheated,the Dons scrum half had a drop goal disallowed in the last minute, because the ref said it had touched a Saints player as he kicked it.
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For those too young to remember sport in the 70s, this is possibly the greatest documentary in history. The opening few mins are a work of art
https://youtu.be/PjaTYQAuPFk?si=6exSVOpfvUTlp2pC
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I had never been to a Dons match until; yesterday and I certainly picked a good one to break my duck. Oldham couldn't lay a glove on a stronger, quicker and fitter Dons side. I live just up the road from Hunslet so although it took me 42 years to get to one Dons match it'll probably take 7 days to make it to two!
I'm glad you enjoyed the experience, Mike. You would certainly have loved the greatest result in the Dons' history, when we beat St Helens away 29-20 in 1994, in the first match of the ill-fated season in the top tier.
I couldn't believe what I was watching that day. It was the equivalent of Rovers going to the Etihad and beating Man City.
At greast cost too if i remember rightly, one of our better players never played again!
I can't think who that might have been, DD. No-one was injured that day.
You might possibly be thinking of Jamie Bloem, the star of that game. He eventually got a 2 year ban for the use of steroids, but that was quite a few games after the Saints game.
It was Tony Bowes, did his leg in and never played for the Dons again after that match i believe.
The match is actually on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfXbsD6j2kc
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And was it in a cup game at Tattersall SS that we lost to St Helens back in the day to a late penalty. That was in the days of Little old Donny playing a supreme St Helens.
We drew 4-4 at Tattersfield lost the replay 36-0
Memory eh, I can still remember the disappointment!
Couldn't remember if my old team mate Marra was playing that day
I think that he got our four points with two penalties raven.
Marra got sent off against us for Cementation in a Donny Sunday League match. Cleared one of our lads out in a tackle back in the day when sending offs were very rare.
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Idler, who were you playing for?
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Balby Vine Rangers. It was about 1971, I did my knee in in 1973 which finished me. I was always more enthusiastic than gifted though.
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I had never been to a Dons match until; yesterday and I certainly picked a good one to break my duck. Oldham couldn't lay a glove on a stronger, quicker and fitter Dons side. I live just up the road from Hunslet so although it took me 42 years to get to one Dons match it'll probably take 7 days to make it to two!
I'm glad you enjoyed the experience, Mike. You would certainly have loved the greatest result in the Dons' history, when we beat St Helens away 29-20 in 1994, in the first match of the ill-fated season in the top tier.
I couldn't believe what I was watching that day. It was the equivalent of Rovers going to the Etihad and beating Man City.
At greast cost too if i remember rightly, one of our better players never played again!
I can't think who that might have been, DD. No-one was injured that day.
You might possibly be thinking of Jamie Bloem, the star of that game. He eventually got a 2 year ban for the use of steroids, but that was quite a few games after the Saints game.
It was Tony Bowes, did his leg in and never played for the Dons again after that match i believe.
The match is actually on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfXbsD6j2kc
Thanks for that, DD. I've just watched it and re-lived the whole experience.
One of the days of my life I'll never forget.
Edit: The next game was at home to Widnes, on a Friday night in front of the TV cameras, which we won and went top of the league. Just imagine that; Doncaster at the top of the whole Rugby League.
Yes, it was only for 48 hours; yes, we finished bottom of the league; and yes, we were liquidated, but we had our moment in the sun.
That's something that will always be.
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I had never been to a Dons match until; yesterday and I certainly picked a good one to break my duck. Oldham couldn't lay a glove on a stronger, quicker and fitter Dons side. I live just up the road from Hunslet so although it took me 42 years to get to one Dons match it'll probably take 7 days to make it to two!
I'm glad you enjoyed the experience, Mike. You would certainly have loved the greatest result in the Dons' history, when we beat St Helens away 29-20 in 1994, in the first match of the ill-fated season in the top tier.
I couldn't believe what I was watching that day. It was the equivalent of Rovers going to the Etihad and beating Man City.
At greast cost too if i remember rightly, one of our better players never played again!
I can't think who that might have been, DD. No-one was injured that day.
You might possibly be thinking of Jamie Bloem, the star of that game. He eventually got a 2 year ban for the use of steroids, but that was quite a few games after the Saints game.
Ironically Jamie got tested after the home game with Saints a few months later. The ironic thing is that Bobby Goulding the Saints scrum half had warned Jamie he was on the list to be tested that day.
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I was at Headlingley for the game against Leeds (in corporate, it was a work thing) and all the talk was about bringing Bloem in from the Dons, the game was lost but he was running through brick walls during the game, he looked unstoppable.
It all came to a head after this and he was banned for 2 years
Shame as it was the best team we ever had, what a change for us to be playing against the leagues elite for that single season.
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The infamous Bodies gym was where a lot of the Dons side trained and got their supplements
Think Jamie became a decent ref
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I had never been to a Dons match until; yesterday and I certainly picked a good one to break my duck. Oldham couldn't lay a glove on a stronger, quicker and fitter Dons side. I live just up the road from Hunslet so although it took me 42 years to get to one Dons match it'll probably take 7 days to make it to two!
I'm glad you enjoyed the experience, Mike. You would certainly have loved the greatest result in the Dons' history, when we beat St Helens away 29-20 in 1994, in the first match of the ill-fated season in the top tier.
I couldn't believe what I was watching that day. It was the equivalent of Rovers going to the Etihad and beating Man City.
At greast cost too if i remember rightly, one of our better players never played again!
I can't think who that might have been, DD. No-one was injured that day.
You might possibly be thinking of Jamie Bloem, the star of that game. He eventually got a 2 year ban for the use of steroids, but that was quite a few games after the Saints game.
Ironically Jamie got tested after the home game with Saints a few months later. The ironic thing is that Bobby Goulding the Saints scrum half had warned Jamie he was on the list to be tested that day.
Not long after that, we were at home to Wigan in a night match. I spotted Maurice Lyndsey, that little sh*t who ruined rugby league for the smaller clubs. I asked him how many Wigan players were ever tested,(the talk about Shaun Edwards at that time was rife). He just sneered and walked away.
What Jamie did was silly, but he wasn't the only one at it. He was just unlucky in getting caught. It proved costly for the Dons.
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The infamous Bodies gym was where a lot of the Dons side trained and got their supplements
Think Jamie became a decent ref
Along with about 99% of the bouncers in town.
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I had never been to a Dons match until; yesterday and I certainly picked a good one to break my duck. Oldham couldn't lay a glove on a stronger, quicker and fitter Dons side. I live just up the road from Hunslet so although it took me 42 years to get to one Dons match it'll probably take 7 days to make it to two!
I'm glad you enjoyed the experience, Mike. You would certainly have loved the greatest result in the Dons' history, when we beat St Helens away 29-20 in 1994, in the first match of the ill-fated season in the top tier.
I couldn't believe what I was watching that day. It was the equivalent of Rovers going to the Etihad and beating Man City.
At greast cost too if i remember rightly, one of our better players never played again!
I can't think who that might have been, DD. No-one was injured that day.
You might possibly be thinking of Jamie Bloem, the star of that game. He eventually got a 2 year ban for the use of steroids, but that was quite a few games after the Saints game.
Ironically Jamie got tested after the home game with Saints a few months later. The ironic thing is that Bobby Goulding the Saints scrum half had warned Jamie he was on the list to be tested that day.
Not long after that, we were at home to Wigan in a night match. I spotted Maurice Lyndsey, that little sh*t who ruined rugby league for the smaller clubs. I asked him how many Wigan players were ever tested,(the talk about Shaun Edwards at that time was rife). He just sneered and walked away.
What Jamie did was silly, but he wasn't the only one at it. He was just unlucky in getting caught. It proved costly for the Dons.
Was is Shaun Edwards that was married to Heather Small?
I've got a mate that played for Wigan (we call him pie eater,obviously)reserves at that time and later played for lots of semi pro teams.
He has an anecdote about an end of season presentation night at that time . The Wigan player asked the committee man if he wanted her to sing(this was at the height of M People's fame),the committee man said we don't do karaoke on a Wednesday!!
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One of my pals was spotted playing Rugby Union by the Dons and he was asked to come down for trials.
A skilled player but also one you wouldn't want to tangle with. His favourite story is the time with the A team when he was told pre game to give their key player the opposing 2nd rower, a good player but on his way down, a good one at the 1st opportunity. Biding his time the opportunity came said punch was delivered which was usually enough to put somebody to sleep. The player went down, shook his head looked around and just smiled at him. Later in the game my pal woke up in the Dons dressing room having taken one back from said player. When it cost him more to have his teeth put right than he was paid for playing he decided to call an end to his Rugby League career. He couldn't go back to playing Union not brcause he had been paid as a League player but because he was alteady banned sine die for refusing to pay his fines having been sent off playing Union.
We later played football together in the same team as he was a very good footballer and he was again sent off for lamping a player called Corky/Curly for Thorne Colliery who had attempted to kick me in the face during a tackle. Feigning injury I asked if the player had been sent off on being told yes I got up to see my Pal also on the sidelines.
He then ended up sine die from football after refusing to pay his fine saying it was my fault he'd been sent off.
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The infamous Bodies gym was where a lot of the Dons side trained and got their supplements
Think Jamie became a decent ref
Along with about 99% of the bouncers in town.
No comment IR lol
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I was at Headlingley for the game against Leeds (in corporate, it was a work thing) and all the talk was about bringing Bloem in from the Dons, the game was lost but he was running through brick walls during the game, he looked unstoppable.
It all came to a head after this and he was banned for 2 years
Shame as it was the best team we ever had, what a change for us to be playing against the leagues elite for that single season.
I went to Polytechnic at Leeds and was in the Headingly crowd with a few Leeds fans. Jamie's run from full back got a round of applause from the Leeds fans.
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Dons 22-14 up with 10 mins left. Come on!
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26-14 in final minute. Brilliant.
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A great result.
One game away from promotion.
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Had them at evens money today very good odds
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Do they play North Wales in the final?
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Do they play North Wales in the final?
They play winners of Hunslet vs NW semi next week.
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Is the final at the eco power?
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Yes.
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A week on Sunday
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Play North Wales in final
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So if the dons win next Sunday they will be promoted to the championship? Tattersfield last time I saw them play, crikey bet that’s a good few years ago now.
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tickets on sale....
https://www.doncasterrugbyleague.co.uk/article/1521/tickets-%7C-tickets-are-now-on-sale-for-the-betfred-league-one-promotion-final-on-sunday,-september-24
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North Wales then.
Not sure that's the best outcome today. Hunslet have been far better than them for the last 4 months but seem to have crashed over the past few weeks, whereas NW have hit form. Should be a cracker. I'd expect Dons to be clear favourites.
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I’ve not received anything from Club Doncaster about this game. Has anyone else?
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Ive seen promos on DROS and it was 15 quid (no Concessions) , but I think I found that getting my EFC Tickets rather than an Email from CD
So no but Ill check
Check complete NO but I thought as I was looking , maybe I have ticked a Box to only receive Rovers related Emails and so Dons , Belles etc may be blocked ?
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Good point on the box ticking DW. I didn't think about that.
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Hope you don't mind me posting this; it's the FAQ's I have done for the Dons Supporters Forum. May find it useful
When/where is the final?
The final is at the EcoPower Stadium on Sunday 24th September, 3pm kick off
How do I get TIckets?
Tickets are £15 for Adults and £2 for Children. Tickets can be bought online in advance at https://tickets.clubdoncaster.co.uk/.../categories/donshome. This is much better than waiting until the day as you will need to queue at the ticket office. Please note that in the last round the option to buy online was not available on the day of the game so I would recommend getting your tickets before the day of the game
Can I use my season ticket?
No, season tickets do not count for play off games
Will the game be streamed?
It is now confirmed that the game will be streamed live on The Sportsman's YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@TheSportsmanRugbyLeague). I will post the live link on the match day thread on Sunday. Do not follow any other links claiming to be live streams of the game.
Where can I get score updates?
The best and quickest places for score updates are on the match day thread on the facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/doncasterrugbyleague), which will be posted on the day of the game and pinned to the top of the page. Or the clubs official X (formerly Twitter) account https://twitter.com/Doncaster_RLFC
Can I access the members lounge?
If you had a season pass for the members lounge then this is still valid for this game.
One off lounge passes have now sold out for this game.
Will other bars be open after the game?
We have no information at the moment about if other bars will be open after the game, we are chasing the club for an answer on this at the moment.
Can I help promote the game?
Yes; by telling people, sharing posts on your social media or downloading the promotional posters and putting them up for people to see. Downloadable from https://www.facebook.com/.../doncasterrugbyl.../files/files/
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I’ve had a few e mails about tickets