Match Preview: Rosslyn Park vs Plymouth Albion
Saturday 4 October – Priory Lane, 3:00pm KO
Plymouth Albion will be in action once again this weekend as they head to Surrey to take on fellow high flyers Rosslyn Park at Priory Lane.
Both sides have enjoyed flawless starts to the 2025/26 season, taking maximum points from their opening four games. Rosslyn have already notched wins over Birmingham Moseley, Tonbridge Juddians, and Dings Crusaders, three sides they would have expected to overcome. Perhaps more impressively, they handed Blackheath their only defeat of the season so far, edging a narrow opening-day victory.
Albion’s run of success has been equally commanding, with maximum points from all four matches. Their biggest test so far came away at Bishop’s Stortford — a side who had also pushed Blackheath close — where Albion put in a comfortable performance. Last weekend saw them dominate Leicester Lions, despite the visitors bolstering their squad with players from Leicester Tigers.
What has stood out most about Albion this season is their resilience when under pressure. Their defensive line has held firm during extended spells on the back foot, while in attack they have been clinical inside the twenty-two. Skipper Jack Oulton and co-captain Dan Pullinger have led from the front, while Ben Moa continues to drive the ball forward and Bobby Wigginton has shown a real hunger for tries. Oulton, Harry Legg, and Frankie Dart have all kicked effectively in open play, with Dart especially prolific from conversions.
Tale of the Tape
- Albion average points scored per game: 45
- Rosslyn average points scored per game: 38
- Albion average points conceded per game: 13.5
- Rosslyn average points conceded per game: 20.75
The numbers point in Albion’s favour — scoring more and conceding less — but Saturday promises to be the sternest test yet.
Danger Men
Rosslyn’s standout threat is winger Luke Mehson, formerly of Nottingham, Wasps, and London Scottish, who has already crossed for seven tries this season.
Albion, by contrast, have shared their try-scoring evenly across the team. Bobby Wigginton leads the way with four, while Jenson Boughton and Jack Oulton both have three. A further five players — spread across positions — have two tries each, showing the depth of Albion’s attacking options.
Team News
Head Coach Ryan Lamb has reverted to a squad similar to the one that beat Bishop’s Stortford, with Shea Cornish and skipper Dan Pullinger returning to the starting XV.
Starting XV
- Jenson Boughton
- Louie Gulley
- Dan Pullinger (C)
- Freddie Stevenson
- Oscar Bekerleg
- Jake Clemson
- Angus Hodges
- Ben Moa
- Jack Oulton
- Harry Legg
- Bobby Wigginton
- Archie Hill
- Oscar Stewart
- Shea Cornish
- Frankie Dart
Replacements
16. Harry Wilkinson
17. Liam Bishop
18. Joel Broadhurst
19. Jago Sheppard
20. Iwan Jenkins
From the Coach
Head Coach Ryan Lamb said earlier this week:
“Rosslyn have always been a tough side at home. It hasn’t been a good hunting ground for us the last few seasons so it’s a really big challenge, but we hope to take the momentum of the last four games and go up there and get a result.”
