{"id":16778,"date":"2025-11-22T00:19:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T23:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?p=16778"},"modified":"2025-11-22T00:19:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T23:19:48","slug":"2025-review-meole-brace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?p=16778","title":{"rendered":"2025 Review: Meole Brace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Team:<\/strong>\u00a0Meole Brace<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 Captain:\u00a0<\/strong>Chris Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 Aim: <\/strong>To improve on last year\u2019s total number of points and position in the table<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 Position: <\/strong>9th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 Points:\u00a0<\/strong>168<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audlem Special Events Alan Mayhew Trophy:<\/strong>\u00a01st Round (lost to Hanmer by 18)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pool B: <\/strong>1st Round (lost to St Georges by 17)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading Player:<\/strong> Mark Thomas – 15 wins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comments:<\/strong> Meole Brace finished a point and place worse off than in 2024 as they had another solid season. Their home form was either good or bad, they won 7 of their 8 games with double figure points hauls, losing 5 games at home to the top four and Wem USC. Their away form saw them win twice at Horsehay and Bylet, with 7 more games heralding 4 or more points, and then two of the other 4 being whitewashes. They lost first game in both the cup competitions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2026 Aims:<\/strong> To keep the players they have and add a few more to increase competition in the squad, they were only 10 points off the top half so that will be their aim next season to get back there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Position<\/th>Team
Player<\/th>		Games<\/th>Aggregate<\/th><\/tr>
Team<\/th>Division<\/th>Play<\/th>Won<\/th>Lost<\/th>For<\/th>Against<\/th>Agg<\/th>Cons
Wins<\/th><\/tr>
1<\/td>40<\/td>Mark Thomas<\/a><\/td>26<\/td>15<\/td>11<\/td>474<\/td>440<\/td>+34<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>53<\/td>Andy Wigginton<\/a><\/td>25<\/td>14<\/td>11<\/td>469<\/td>410<\/td>+59<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>61<\/td>Chris Jones<\/a><\/td>25<\/td>14<\/td>11<\/td>444<\/td>423<\/td>+21<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>62<\/td>Tracy Bound<\/a><\/td>24<\/td>14<\/td>10<\/td>408<\/td>417<\/td>-9<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>73<\/td>Julian Cooke<\/a><\/td>21<\/td>12<\/td>9<\/td>392<\/td>342<\/td>+50<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>79<\/td>Will Tyler<\/a><\/td>26<\/td>12<\/td>14<\/td>469<\/td>477<\/td>-8<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>82<\/td>Craig Wilson<\/a><\/td>24<\/td>12<\/td>12<\/td>389<\/td>411<\/td>-22<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>108<\/td>Doug Edwards<\/a><\/td>26<\/td>10<\/td>16<\/td>436<\/td>476<\/td>-40<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>125<\/td>Dave Redge<\/a><\/td>25<\/td>9<\/td>16<\/td>406<\/td>474<\/td>-68<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>131<\/td>Russell Pugh<\/a><\/td>20<\/td>8<\/td>12<\/td>326<\/td>358<\/td>-32<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>150<\/td>Nick Davies<\/a><\/td>21<\/td>7<\/td>14<\/td>313<\/td>400<\/td>-87<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>160<\/td>Jen Rogers<\/a><\/td>13<\/td>6<\/td>7<\/td>210<\/td>247<\/td>-37<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>163<\/td>Camilla Parsonage<\/a><\/td>18<\/td>6<\/td>12<\/td>286<\/td>344<\/td>-58<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/td>197<\/td>Aiden Hughes<\/a><\/td>11<\/td>3<\/td>8<\/td>184<\/td>217<\/td>-33<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/td>247<\/td>Nigel Bound<\/a><\/td>6<\/td>1<\/td>5<\/td>76<\/td>121<\/td>-45<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/td>254<\/td>John Nash<\/a><\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>17<\/td>21<\/td>-4<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>H\/A<\/th>Opponent<\/th>For<\/th>Against<\/th>Won<\/th>Lost<\/th>Pts<\/th><\/tr>
Fri 4th Apr<\/td>H<\/td>Horsehay<\/td>237<\/td>163<\/td>9<\/td>3<\/td>11<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 11th Apr<\/td>A<\/td>Castlefields<\/td>178<\/td>231<\/td>4<\/td>8<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 18th Apr<\/td>H<\/td>Ifton<\/td>196<\/td>234<\/td>5<\/td>7<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 25th Apr<\/td>A<\/td>Hanmer<\/td>202<\/td>227<\/td>4<\/td>8<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 2nd May<\/td>H<\/td>Adderley<\/td>235<\/td>189<\/td>10<\/td>2<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 9th May<\/td>A<\/td>Hanwood<\/td>187<\/td>221<\/td>5<\/td>7<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 16th May<\/td>A<\/td>St Georges<\/td>215<\/td>219<\/td>6<\/td>6<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 23rd May<\/td>H<\/td>Wrockwardine Wood<\/td>190<\/td>234<\/td>3<\/td>9<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 30th May<\/td>A<\/td>Highley<\/td>206<\/td>223<\/td>5<\/td>7<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 6th Jun<\/td>H<\/td>Bylet<\/td>238<\/td>174<\/td>9<\/td>3<\/td>11<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 13th Jun<\/td>A<\/td>Burway<\/td>177<\/td>232<\/td>2<\/td>10<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 20th Jun<\/td>H<\/td>Wem U S C<\/td>205<\/td>211<\/td>5<\/td>7<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
Wed 25th Jun<\/td>H<\/td>Sir J Bayley<\/td>200<\/td>209<\/td>5<\/td>7<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 27th Jun<\/td>A<\/td>Sir J Bayley<\/td>160<\/td>252<\/td>0<\/td>12<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 4th Jul<\/td>A<\/td>Horsehay<\/td>241<\/td>200<\/td>7<\/td>5<\/td>11<\/td><\/tr>
Wed 9th Jul<\/td>A<\/td>Adderley<\/td>213<\/td>216<\/td>6<\/td>6<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 11th Jul<\/td>H<\/td>Castlefields<\/td>169<\/td>234<\/td>3<\/td>9<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 18th Jul<\/td>A<\/td>Ifton<\/td>197<\/td>228<\/td>3<\/td>9<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 25th Jul<\/td>H<\/td>Hanmer<\/td>234<\/td>186<\/td>9<\/td>3<\/td>11<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 8th Aug<\/td>H<\/td>Hanwood<\/td>203<\/td>200<\/td>6<\/td>6<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 15th Aug<\/td>H<\/td>St Georges<\/td>220<\/td>202<\/td>8<\/td>4<\/td>10<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 22nd Aug<\/td>A<\/td>Wrockwardine Wood<\/td>142<\/td>252<\/td>0<\/td>12<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 29th Aug<\/td>H<\/td>Highley<\/td>230<\/td>214<\/td>8<\/td>4<\/td>10<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 5th Sep<\/td>A<\/td>Bylet<\/td>231<\/td>215<\/td>8<\/td>4<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr>
Wed 10th Sep<\/td>H<\/td>Burway<\/td>212<\/td>185<\/td>9<\/td>3<\/td>11<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 19th Sep<\/td>A<\/td>Wem U S C<\/td>181<\/td>227<\/td>4<\/td>8<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td>Played 26<\/td>5299<\/td>5578<\/td>143<\/td>169<\/td>167<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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