Tag: Barnes

NATIONAL 2 EAST

This season’s National Two East sees three newly promoted sides as Colchester, Havant and Oxford Harlequins join the fray. Oxford face a daunting start as […]

DREAMTEAM

DREAMTEAM

John Liley, the former Wakefield, Leicester, Moseley and Worcester full-back, chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Mark Linnett – A […]

Cornwall enjoy day in the sun

Cornwall………………48 Hampshire…………..24 By BILL HOOPER Cornwall completed their campaign scoring seven tries in the glorious Cornish sunshine to send Trelawny’s Army home happy in a […]

Barnes hits

Barnes hits four in nine-try rout

By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Surrey…………………………………… 7 Hampshire………………………….63 HAMPSHIRE ran in nine tries to thrash Surrey and kick-start their campaign with Curtis Barnes crossing for four. Both […]

Buckinghamshire push Surrey all way

By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Surrey …………………. 14 Buckinghamshire.. 5 SURREY won a battle of attrition by absorbing much of Buckinghamshire’s pressure. The match started slowly and […]

‘We have

‘We have to manage load’

PAUL REES EXAMINES THE FALLOUT FROM GLOUCESTER’S 90-0 HIDING BY NORTHAMPTON SAINTS George Skivington has had better weeks. He knew his decision to field a […]

Holders Kent

Holders Kent are back in business

By JOSH THOMAS Hampshire…….. 30pts Kent…………………32pts KENT began their defence of the Bill Beaumont Cup with a thrilling victory over Hampshire. The reigning champions, who […]

Priddey is Dawe’s Captain fantastic

By MO SHER Surrey……………………..0 Cornwall………………55 WHEN it comes to County Championship rugby, Cornwall are kingpins. And on a stunning day just outside of the capital, […]

Raiders finish

Raiders finish the campaign ‘together’

By HENRY PARISH w Worthing………… 71pts N Walsham…….. 19pts ECSTATIC Worthing coach Fred Pierrepont celebrated his side’s “togetherness” as the Raiders ended a “tough” season […]

Captain retires in best possible way

■By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians……..28 Bury St Ed’s………….26 ALTHOUGH this midtable, end-of-season game could have led to a damp squib, credit is due to both […]

Last-gasp Rhys kick clinches best-ever season

■By PAUL BOLTON Bournville……..28 Hinckley………..27 RHYS Williams snatched a dramatic victory with a last-gasp penalty which helped Bournville complete their most successful National Leagues season […]

Reds in the pink in Baa-baas show

■By MICK JACOBS Old Redcliffians….43 Redruth………………..24 THERE was a ‘Barbarians-esque’ feel at Scotland Lane, the two sides trading 13 tries in an entertaining after noon […]

Hat-tricks aplenty for happy hosts

By PAUL RICHARDSON Old Albanians……..76  North Walsham…..34 OLD Albanians emerged victorious in a high-scoring contest although Walsham were in total command in the first ten […]

Birch stands tall with superb treble

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J…………36 Barnes………………….43 A SCINTILLATING game saw two of the top-four sides share six tries, with the winning score coming in the […]

Dons win to set up nail-biting final day

By EDDIE McATEER Wimbledon………….55 Worthing………………32 WIMBLEDON beat Worthing to take their relegation battle with Hull Ionians into the final weekend. The Dons took advantage of […]

Davies grabs two to seal tough win

Barnes…………………. 19 Sevenoaks……………. 5 By MICHAEL WHITFIELD BARNES came out on top from a fiercely contested match against visitors Sevenoaks. On a blustery day at […]

Old Reds are too hot for Hinckley

Old Redcliffians….40 Hinckley……………… 17  By CHRIS CAMPBELL OLD REDS produced a strong perfor mance to overcome Hinckley. The visitors played with the wind in the […]