After last weeks 34-13 win over basement club Devonport Services, Redruth go back on the road for the 640 mile return trip to face Macclesfield, a club that, despite all the geographical evidence, the RFU thinks is in the West of England.

Last weeks game lacked some of the intensity of Redruth’s two previous performances against Cinderford and Clifton and they will need to pull out all the stops against a club that is currently hovering just above the relegation zone after a 54-29 home defeat by Hinckley last week. The Cheshire side face tough matches against Taunton, Loughborough Students and Camborne so will fight desperately for a home win.

Redruth are currently just one point behind Taunton in the league table and, with three of the final four games at home, including one against the Titans, will be hopeful of getting to that fourth spot before the end of the season.

Unlike Redruth, Macclesfield have not been used to the sort of travelling that this league entails and they will be putting pressure on the powers that be to transfer to National Two North if they avoid the drop. Unfortunately for them, one of the teams that will drop from National 1 is almost certain to be Darlington Mowden Park who will take one of the spaces in National Two North.

With two to drop from National 1, one less than normal because of the restructuring of the championship, the other club likely to drop will be our old friends at Leicester Lions. That could mean aat last three fixtures in the East Midlands for the Reds next season. With two to be relegated from National 2 West, it will probably be either Macclesfield or Bournville that will drop.

From the two feeder leagues below us, Barnstaple and Brixham are fighting for promotion from Regional 1 South West while Leicestershire side Syston, (no me neither) are well clear at the top of Regional 1 Midlands. Travelling won’t get any easier next season.