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Bowman aiming to build for next season

30 April 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Sevenoaks director of rugby Adam Bowman is delighted to have steered his side to survival in National Two East and now wants […]

Spirited fightback earns bonus point

2 April 2023 0 comments

By ADAM DICKINSON Worthing………………52 Westcliff……………..29 An opening-quarter blitz from Worthing was enough to see off Westcliff, though a spirited fightback earned the visitors a try […]

Relegated Westcliff part company with coach Johnson

12 March 2023 1 comment

WESTCLIFF parted ways with head coach Danny Johnson last week after what has been a miserable campaign for the already relegated side. Having lost all […]

Centurion Sam celebrates with his try double

19 February 2023 0 comments

By NICK PITSON Henley………………….73 Westcliff…………….. 13 A Sam Lunnon double on his 100th appearance for Henley Hawks lead the way in an 11-try blitz over […]

Ace Armstrong on song for visitors

29 January 2023 0 comments

By NICK CROWE Westcliff…………….. 13 Guernsey…………….. 41 An efficient Guernsey side were good value for their convincing win over luckless Westcliff. Westcliff had a dream […]

Gordon’s begin with a bang in Spring League

29 January 2023 3 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By ELISE HAMERSLEY The inaugural NextGenXV Spring League continued on Wednesday with a Surrey derby seeing Gordon’s secure a 38-3 victory over Reed’s. […]

Worthy Worthing see ’Cliff go west

4 December 2022 1 comment

By NICK CROWE Westcliff…………….. 15 Worthing………………69 A clinical performance from an impressive Worthing side saw Westcliff play second fiddle throughout. The home side defended with […]

Westcliff show grit as Barnes run riot

13 November 2022 2 comments

By RICK COMPTON Westcliff…………….. 14 Barnes………………….53 BARNES showed why they are one of the pacesetters as they overcame a gallant home side with a thoroughly […]

Juddians run riot to down Westcliff

6 November 2022 0 comments

By DICK DAVIES Westcliff…………….. 13 Tonbridge J…………48 Four tries in each half added up to a comfortable win for Tonbridge Juddians at Westcliff. The visitors […]

Classy islanders turn it up to eleven

16 October 2022 2 comments

Guernsey…………….. 71 Westcliff…………….. 14 By NICK CROWE Guernsey put in a classy performance at Footes Lane to overrun a gallant but outplayed Westcliff, scoring eleven […]

Blackheath aiming to get back at first time of asking

9 October 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Great start: Marcus Burcham scoring Blackheath’s sixth try in their win against Bury St Edmunds James Shanahan’s Blackheath have made an impressive […]

Reed-Affleck duo act sinks West

25 September 2022 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLILY Bury St Edmunds..38 Westcliff……………..28 Bury St Edmunds marked Yasin Browne’s 100th appearance for the club with victory over Westcliff. Westcliff enjoyed the […]

Winning start has Rochford targeting top ten

18 September 2022 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK ROCHFORD Hundred made a strong start to their season by winning their two opening games but head coach Danny Cleare […]

Controversial red is costly for Lions

11 September 2022 0 comments

By NICK CROWE Rochford H…………..29 Westcliff……………..27 A TENSE local derby went the way of Rochford after a pivotal red was given to Westcliff ‘s Lachlan […]

Superb start for slick Sevenoaks

4 September 2022 0 comments

By NICK CROWE Westcliff…………….. 12 Sevenoaks…………..29 NEWCOMERS Sevenoaks made a flying start to the season with a bonus-point victory at Westcliff. The home side impressed […]

Dings ………………….38 Glasgow Ac…………17

21 August 2022 0 comments

By NATHAN EDWARDS Luke Arscott has seen his pre-season campaign as “a learning curve” with Dings earning a big victory against Glasgow Academicals. Crusaders picked […]

Improving Westcliff plot centenary success

29 May 2022 0 comments

WESTCLIFF head coach Danny Johnson believes they’ve laid strong foundations for next season after a difficult campaign saw them finish 15th in National 2 South. […]

Affleck double as Westcliff buried

3 April 2022 0 comments

By ANDREW HERHILY Bury St Edmunds.. 61 Westcliff………………..0 BURY shrugged off two defeats by West Country opposition to claim a huge victory over Westcliff. Bury […]

Hat-trick ace Fin so close to victory

27 March 2022 0 comments

By RICHARD COMPTON Westcliff……….26 Guernsey……….27 DESPITE never taking the lead, another spirited Westcliff performance saw them deservedly pick up two points against a highly-efficient Guernsey […]

Walker claims a bonus point in thriller

27 February 2022 0 comments

By NICK CROWE Westcliff…………….. 31 Clifton…………………..57 WITH Clifton 19 points ahead after six minutes, the home crowd had every reason to fear a rout of […]

Six of the best as Redruth dominate

20 February 2022 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Redruth………….40 Westcliff………… 0 REDRUTH ran in six unanswered tries as they dispatched a willing but outgunned Westcliff on a pitch that held […]

Hornets provide a sting for Westcliff

13 February 2022 0 comments

By NICK CROWE Westcliff………. 12 Hinckley………..22 A LAST-MOVE penalty denied Westcliff a bonus point which they richly deserved, in a match which, on another day, […]

Lions battle back to topple Westcliff

16 January 2022 0 comments

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..49 Westcliff…………….. 12 LEICESTER Lions turned on the style in the second half to finally break the resistance of gutsy visitors […]

Rochford battle to Westcliff success

19 December 2021 0 comments

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hun………28 Westcliff…………….. 17 ROCHFORD Hundred overcame a spirited and determined Westcliff to claim a bonus-point win over their long-standing rivals. The […]

Agony for West in Bury reverse

28 November 2021 1 comment

By NICK CROWE Westcliff………………. 9 Bury St Edmunds.. 17 A DISPLAY of wholehearted commitment in atrocious conditions went unrewarded as Westcliff agonisingly failed to break […]

Raiders run in ten tries to trounce Westcliff

21 November 2021 0 comments

By ROB BATISTE Guernsey………. 60 Westcliff………… 5 GUERNSEY Raiders were never going to be able to expect or extract sympathy from their latest visitors to […]

Esher down West with 12-try romp

14 November 2021 0 comments

By NICK CROWE Westcliff………………. 7 Esher……………………. 80 WESTCLIFF succumbed to another heavy defeat in their nightmare season, but they can take many positives from Esher’s […]

Westcliff go west in OA thrahsing

31 October 2021 0 comments

By NICK CROWE Westcliff………………..0 Old Albanian………..89 WESTCLIFF’S challenging season got no better as they were comprehensively beaten at The Gables by an enterprising and skilful […]

A sweet 16 for ton-up Clifton

24 October 2021 1 comment

By ROGER OPIE Clifton………………… 106 Westcliff…………….. 17 CLIFTON returned to winning ways in emphatic style in a 16-try beating of bottom side Westcliff. Clifton’s superior […]

Redruth run riot to add to Westcliff woe

17 October 2021 0 comments

By NICK CROWE Westcliff………………. 7 Redruth………………..57 REDRUTH underlined their title credentials with a ruthless display at Westcliff. A performance of clinical efficiency gave their embattled […]

Wonderful welcome awaits in Barnstaple

3 October 2021 1 comment

ON returning from a holiday in Cornwall, my wife and I stopped in Barnstaple and had the most wonderful time at their National League 2 […]

Seven-try Lions are finally up and running

19 September 2021 0 comments

By NICK CROWE Westcliff………. 17 Leicester L……. 50 LEICESTER Lions bounced back from defeats by Clifton and Redruth to overpower hosts Westcliff and break their […]

Dings hold on in ding-dong tussle

5 September 2021 2 comments

By RICHARD COMPTON Westcliff……………..25 Dings Crusaders ..29 WESTCLIFF were left to rue chances that went astray as they were edged out by visiting Dings Crusaders […]

Rochford resolute despite coaching changes

25 May 2020 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By JACK ZORAB AMBITIOUS Rochford Hundred are being forced to re-adjust their sights ahead of their debut season in National 2 South next […]

Another defeat for OAs extends streak

8 March 2020 1 comment

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian….10 Westcliff……..16 OLD Albanian collected their 21st bonus point of the season but were unable to get the win as they […]

Hawks hit the front in bonus triumph

16 February 2020 1 comment

By ALISTAIR BENYON Henley…………..29 Westcliff…………5 HENLEY Hawks had to contend with both Storm Dennis and a resolute Westcliff defence to climb to the top of […]

Westcliff have no answer to Taunton rush

2 February 2020 0 comments

By MIKE AMOS Taunton ……….43 Westcliff……….10 Taunton started at a fast pace and never looked back to record a convincing victory over Westcliff. The hosts […]

Bournemouth rise from dead

26 January 2020 0 comments

By NICK CROWE WESTCLIFF saved some face against Bournemouth despite throwing away a 15-point lead as nothing could ultimately separate the sides at the Gables. […]

Westcliff turn on style on the road

19 January 2020 1 comment

By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffians ..28 Westcliff …………….36 THE SUN may have shone briefly at Scotland Lane, but as it sank so did the hopes […]

Cliff sink bogey side as Dartnell seals it

12 January 2020 0 comments

By NICK CROWE WESTCLIFF prevailed against their bogey side with two late tries getting them out of jail in a match in which they had […]

Bury switch on turbo as Westcliff are felled late

22 December 2019 1 comment

By NICK CROWE BURY St Edmunds grabbed two late tries to put the gloss on victory in an evenly-fought match-up at Westcliff. Just five points […]

Adams try puts Westcliff away

15 December 2019 1 comment

■By ADAM LEROUX Barnes………….34 Westcliff …….27 TWO tries in the last 20 minutes from Ryan Seabright and James Adams saw Barnes get the better of […]

Bannister has Westcliff climbing

27 October 2019 0 comments

Worthing……….15 Westcliff ………19 By MATTHEW WHITE GREG BANNISTER kicked 14 points as Westcliff secured their first victory as a National League 2 side in a […]

Dings merry with Hawkesby double

27 October 2019 0 comments

Sutton & Eps ….7 Dings Crus ……15 By JOHN CROYSDILL BOTH teams arrived at Rugby Lane with victories over Westcliff and Barnes to their credit […]

Sorry Lions tamed by merciless Titans outfit

20 October 2019 0 comments

By NICK CROWE A GALLANT Westcliff succumbed to a highly-disciplined and formidable Taunton side at Aviation Way, fighting tooth and nail but ultimately falling well […]

Westcliff are undone by Bourne supremacy

13 October 2019 0 comments

By ADAM HUNTER BOURNEMOUTH scored their first league points of the season, defeating fellow strugglers Westcliff at Chapel Gate. Both clubs had targeted the showdown […]

Ruthless Albanian hit Sutton for six

22 September 2019 1 comment

Old Albanian 43 Sutton & Eps 18 By BRANDON HOWLETT OLD ALBANIAN racked up another win in Nat 2 South after a resounding victory over […]

Second-half Lions surge downs Cliff

22 September 2019 0 comments

By NICK CROWE Westcliff ……12 Leics Lions……19 WESTCLIFF were frustrated for the second time at home this season as their visitors’ experience at this level […]

Lions tamed by experienced Bury

15 September 2019 1 comment

By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds ….53 Westcliff ……..17 BURY St Edmunds banished memories of their opening-day defeat with an eight-try demolition of promoted side […]