While the finalists in the Manx Cup are now decided (see below), the Shimmin Wilson Manx Plate remains wide open.

Current Plate pool leaders Ramsey B face Western Vikings this weekend at Mooragh Park, meaning there’ll be an opportunity for someone in the chasing pack to close the gap.

Two of these sides, Emerging Nomads and Vagabonds B, lock horns at King William’s College in the afternoon’s other game.

A defeat for Vagabonds could end their chances while a defeat for Emerging Nomads would put a major dent in their ambitions too.

Ramsey and Western Vikings have met once already in this competition.

Vikings won that one convincingly 75-5 and, as the only unbeaten team left in the Plate, they must start as favourites.

Vikings have two of the Shimmin Wilson leading try scorers in centre Danny Howard and number eight Alex Gibson who between them have crossed the line 27 times. Any side containing these two is likely to have a good attacking edge.

Ramsey, however, are no slouches and average nearly 35 points per game in the Plate.

Manager Mike Caine has taken quite a raw outfit at the start of the season and slowly built them into a team.

Nathan Thompson and Reece Noden have been regular scorers, but the spoils have been shared around a bit more than Vikings and a number of players feature in the stats.

The two sides met in the Manx Bowl at the Mooragh and Ramsey edged that one 14-10 which shows they do have a winning mentality at home.

In the other game at KWC, much will depend on the squad availability.

With both first teams also meeting in the Manx Cup there could be some frailty.

Vagas managed a full side last week, although a strong Castletown beat them convincingly which suggests that Nomads may do the same.

It is, however, approaching the end of the season and Nomads’ skipper Mike Quayle may also find his options a little limited here.

Fixtures: Saturday, March 30

North One West

Northwich v Douglas @ Northwich

Shimmin Wilson Manx Cup

Douglas Celts P-P Ramsey @ Port-e-Chee ko 2.15pm

PDMS Southern Nomads v Vagabonds @ King William’s College ko 3pm

Shimmin Wilson Manx Plate

Emerging Nomads v Vagabonds B @ King William’s College ko 1.30pm

Ramsey B v Western Vikings @ Mooragh Park ko 2.15pm

l Round-up of all Saturday’s rugby in next week’s Isle of Man Examiner - on sale Tuesday morning.