Match Day 14
The first meeting of these two sides this season after the fixture in December fell victim to Storm Bert and a waterlogged pitch, Walden sit in 5th place with a home record of 6 wins from their 7 home fixtures, their only home defeat came last Saturday when Cantabs recorded a 24-20 win.
Ely Tigers sit in 8th place with an away record of just one win on the road, last week Tigers picked up their first win in 2025 when the defeated North Walsham 2s, 50-17, but like previous weeks it’s all change in the squad once more, as head coach. Des Lloyd, is forced to make changes to the starting line up, but he welcomes back Luke Turner from the treatment table.

Starting Line Up
Ryan Edgeworth [13], Jordan Barnes [7], Issac Oldwood [9], Mitchell Kennett [12]0 Lee Thompson [11], Jerome Scott Paul [0], Alfie Allen [6], Jim Storey [C][13], Ash Clark [7], Rhys Williams Goldman [10], Joel Scott Paul [7], Luke Turner [VC][5], Adam Tallack [10], Paul Dewey [10], Matt McCarthy [10] Replacements: Grant Storey [9], Luke Cornwell [0], John Surbey [12]

The last time the two sides met was during the 2022/23 season, when the sides met at the end of October 2022, the game ended in a 51-26 win for Walden, the return fixture came on the 28th January as Walden travelled to Ely, and completed the double with a 24-5 win, Walden went on to win the league in a unbeaten season, finishing on 106 points, 16 points clear of second placed Holt.