With the end of the 2021 Super League season approaching, Round 5 was played out in the rain on Tuesday night and in slightly better weather last evening.
As has become the norm, Marauders v Minotaurs took place on Tuesday in constant rain which generally was light but there were a couple of heavy showers. In the first pair of games Minotaurs, Jayne & Bernard, very quickly found themselves 0-8 down against Marauders, Phil & Gill. Minotaurs, needing to do something, swapped the order of play and then only conceded one more point to take the game 13-9. On the other piste Marauders, Tom & Amanda, were struggling against Pete & Rose but the stuck to the task and slowly clawed their way back into the game before eventually running out winners by 13-11 in a very exciting finish leaving the halfway score at 1-1 [22-25] with a small points advantage to Minotaurs.
On the restart, Jayne & Bernard crawled to a 6-0 lead over Tom & Amanda taking one point at a time. Marauders then won a couple of ends before Minotaurs took a 4 and closed out the game 13-5. In the final game Pete & Rose were struggling against Phil & Gill finding themselves 5-12 down. When they took a four there was a glimmer of hope but losing the next end gave the game to Marauders by 13-9. The overall score was 2-2 [40-46] which at least improved Minotaurs points difference on a night when a win would have secured them the Super League title for the second year in succession.
Last night Meteors played Monarchs. Rob and Melys took an early lead for Meteors against Sean and Mike, and never looked back. They maintained the pressure for a thumping 13-2 win for Meteors, evidence that the Meteors are a force to be reckoned with. In the other game, Meteors didn’t really get started and Ben and Steve went down 1-13 to Monarchs two Rogers. So at the turnaround the score was 1-1 [14-15] – game on!
After the break, the two Rogers took on Rob and Melys and won 13-1. Could Meteors Ben and Steve beat Sean and Mike and squeeze a draw? The signs were good when Meteors took an early lead, but Sean and Mike then pulled off a six pointer and eventually won 13-5. The final result was a 3-1 [41-20] win to Monarchs.
So on to the climax of the season in two weeks when Minotaurs v Monarchs will decide the winners of the 2021 Super League. Its too close to call who will pick up the title and will depend on which team rises to the occasion.
| Marauders | Minotaurs | Meteors | Monarchs |
| Phil Roberts | Bernard Adshead | Rob Harris | Roger Griffin |
| Gill Clark | Jayne Dunn | Melys Phinnemore | Mike Jones |
| Tom Mills | Peter Kensett | Roger “Ben” Bennett | Roger Green |
| Amanda Jenkins | Rose Fiera | Steve Hawkey | Sean Smith |
