Travelling to Nottingham on Wednesday 17th February to report on a derby quarter final in the BUCS Midlands Conference Cup the big news was rain and more rain.
With over 100 caps to his name for Nottingham Rugby Club in the RFU Championship – one of the toughest leagues out – Alex Shaw is an experienced campaigner in England’s second tier but the back rower has decided to move onto pastures new ahead of 2014/15 season.
It was tense, dramatic, and everything you might expect from a game with so much at stake. But Nottingham finally clinched the points that guarantee Championship rugby next season by beating Moseley 29-24 at Meadow Lane.
One of Nottingham's worst performances of the season coincided with an excellent show from Rotherham Titans, who ran riot at Meadow Lane, running in eight tries to record a 51-7 win.
Nottingham Rugby welcomes the Rotherham Titans to Meadow Lane on Sunday (9th March) in the Greene King IPA Championship, in an early kick off (1pm) due to the Six Nations match between England and Wales.
Nottingham had what would have been a vital, and deserved win snatched away from them in controversial circumstances at the end of an absorbing afternoon's rugby.
Another impressive defensive effort from Nottingham looked like securing a second consecutive win but the last play of the game brought a try for Jersey to snatch the points.