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Today, in the Flying Duck of Ilkley, (which served an excellent Pilsner Urquell), the Adjudicators made the draw for the First Round of the 2020 PLCC.

Participating in this competition will be several newcomers to the Pie League…..we wish them the best of luck. It is intended that the first tie be played next week, on Saturday 14th March, and the game will feature newcomers Grassington, entertaining the 2019 beaten finalists, Otley.

The full draw is:-

Grassington v Otley

Skipton v Ilkley

Boroughbridge v Pateley Bridge

Ripon v Knaresborough

Tadcaster v Keighley

Wetherby v Pudsey

Birkenshaw v Sowerby Bridge

Hebden Bridge v Cleckheaton

For those interested, the pre-season 2020 PL Sausage Roll Sevens Tournament was won by Wetherby, who defeated Ilkley, by a split 2-1 decision, in an all Wharfedale final.

Samples of pies collected today, and in the earlier semi-finals, were tested at the Whitehall Laboratories, and results suggest another season of an exceptionally high standard of pies.