RUGBY: Final fixtures for rugby fans before the festive break

Rugby Welsh are top of their table at the half way stage of the season

Rugby fans will be out in force for the last time in 2019 on Saturday with the final league fixtures before the festive break.

Newbold are at home to Worcester at Parkfield Road in Midlands 1 West. Newbold are eighth in the table and their visitors a couple of places below.

In Midlands 1 East eighth-placed Rugby Lions travel to sixth-placed Old Northamptonians.

Old Laurentians are at home with third-placed Malvern the visitors to Fenley Field for a Midlands 2 West (South) fixture. OLs are fifth.

Leaders Rugby St Andrews will be hoping for a good result at John Tomalin Way to keep them top of Midlands 3 West (South) going in to the new year when they host bottom side Bedworth.

And also top of their table, Rugby Welsh will welcome ninth-placed Bishops Castle & Onny Valley to Alwyn Road.