NATIONAL LEAGUE 2 EASTView League Table
PRE-SEASON
DateOppositionVenueScore
17-Aug-24EsherH26 - 45
24-Aug-24HarpendenA7 - 52
30-Aug-24BlackheathH12 - 41
NATIONAL EAST LEAGUE 2
DateOppositionVenueScore
07-Sep-24 Colchester H53 - 13
14-Sep-24 Sevenoaks A27 - 14
21-Sep-24 Worthing H49 - 21
28-Sep-24 Guernsey A41 - 23
05-Oct-24 Havant H36 - 31
12-Oct-24 Westcombe Park H39 - 22
19-Oct-24 Tonbridge Juddians A40 - 24
26-Oct-24 Barnes H13 - 22
09-Nov-24 Old Albanian A17 - 54
16-Nov-24 Bury St Edmunds H59 - 35
23-Nov-24 Henley A17 - 16
07-Dec-24 Oxford Harlequins H31 - 10
14-Dec-24 Dorking A34 - 35
21-Dec-24 Sevenoaks H35 - 22
11-Jan-25 Worthing APP
18-Jan-25 Guernsey H24 - 15
25-Jan-25 Havant A5 - 61
01-Feb-25WorthingA25 - 29
08-Feb-25 Westcombe Park A
15-Feb-25 Tonbridge Juddians H
01-Mar-25 Barnes A
08-Mar-25 Old Albanian H
15-Mar-25 Bury St Edmunds A
22-Mar-15 Henley H
05-Apr-25 Oxford Harlequins A
12-Apr-25 Dorking H
26-Apr-25 Colchester A
WOMEN'S NC 1 SOUTH EAST (SOUTH)View League Table
PRE-SEASON
DateOppositionVenueScore
WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SOUTH EAST 2
DateOppositionVenueScore
15-Sep-24 Horsham Women A43 - 30
22-Sep-24 Medway ladies H24 - 22
13-Oct-24 Dartford Valley Ladies A75 - 14
20-Oct-24 Heathfield & W Ladies AHWO
10-Nov-24 Jersey RFC Women H58 - 19
24-Nov-24 Pulborough Women A0 - 48
15-Dec-24 Tonbridge Juddian Ladies HHWO
05-Jan-24 Medway ladies A0 - 10
19-Jan-24 Dartford Valley Ladies H36 - 0
09-Feb-25 Heathfield & W Ladies A
23-Feb-25 Jersey RFC Women A
09-Mar-25 Pulborough Women H
23-Mar-25 Tonbridge Juddian Ladies H
06-Apr-24 Horsham Women H
COUNTIES 1 KENTView League Table
PRE-SEASON
DateOppositionVenueScore
24-Aug-24Deal and Betteshanger LionsAMATCH CANCELLED
31-Aug-24Gravesend 1stH0 - 10
COUNTIES 1 KENT
DateOppositionVenueScore
07-Sep-24 Crowborough A15 - 21
14-Sep-24 Sevenoaks II H43 - 17
20-Sep-24 Ashford H38 - 7
28-Sep-24 Charlton ParkHHWO
12-Oct-24 Park House A9 - 15
19-Oct-24 Deal & Betteshanger H43 - 7
26-Oct-24 Bromley A35 - 29
09-Nov-24 Beccehamian H45 - 7
16-Nov-24 Dover A25 - 45
23-Nov-24 Cranbrook A0 - 38
07-Dec-24 Heathfield & Waldron H26 - 3
14-Dec-24 Sevenoaks II A47 - 24
21-Dec-24 Ashford A3 - 76
04-Jan-25 Charlton Park H71 - 12
11-Jan-25 Park House H67 - 12
18-Jan-25 Deal & Betteshanger A15 - 54
01-Feb-25Bromley H
15-Feb-25 Beccehamian A
01-Mar-25 Dover H
08-Mar-25 Cranbrook H
22-Mar-25 Heathfield & Waldron A
05-Apr-25 Crowborough H
COUNTIES 4 KENTView League Table
PRE-SEASON
DateOppositionVenueScore
31-Aug-24Gravesend 2H5 - 3
COUNTIES 4 KENT
DateOppositionVenueScore
07-Sep-24 Medway III H60 - 12
14-Sep-24 Sheppey A33 - 44
21-Sep-24 Rye H52 - 33
28-Sep-24 Dartfordians II A26 - 27
12-Oct-24 Old Colfeians II H28 - 17
19-Oct-24 Foots Cray A14 - 31
26-Oct-24 Kings College Hospital H26 - 7
09-Nov-24 Bromley II A13 - 29
16-Nov-24 Cliffe Crusaders H19 - 14
23-Nov-24 Old Williamsonians H12 - 19
07-Dec-24 Faversham A19 - 39
14-Dec-24 Sheppey H55 - 0
21-Dec-24 Rye A7 -12
04-Jan-25 Dartfordians II H45 - 19
11-Jan-25 Old Colfeians II APP
18-Jan-25 Foots Cray H102 - 5
25-Jan-25Old Colfeians IIA19 - 19
01-Feb-25 Kings College Hospital A
15-Feb-25 Bromley II H
01-Mar-25 Cliffe Crusaders A
08-Mar-25 Old Williamsonians A
22-Mar-25 Faversham H
5-AprIl-25 Medway III A
KENT RURAL BView League Table
DateOppositionVenueScore
14-Sep-24 SHEPPEY 2NDS HPP
21-Sep-24 LEIGH 1ST A34 - 46
28-Sep-24 GRAVESEND 3RDS H36 - 24
05-Oct-24 DEAL 2NDS A57 - 24
12-Oct-24 VIGO 2 AHWO
19-Oct-24 MAIDSTONE 2 HAWO
26-Oct-24 THANET 3 A52 - 12
2-Nov-24SHEPPEY 2H19 - 38
09-Nov-24 SITTINGBOURNE 2 H21 - 60
30-Nov-24 LEIGH H35 - 12
14-Dec-24 SHEPPEY 2 A
04-Jan-25 GRAVESEND 3 A40 - 29
11-Jan-25 VIGO 2 HPP
18-Jan-25 MAIDSTONE 2 A12 - 35
25-Jan-25 ASHFORD BARBARIANS H5 - 41
01-Feb-25 THANET 3 H
08-Feb-25VIGO 2H
15-Feb-25 SITTINGBOURNE 2 A
08-Mar-25 DOVER 3 A
22-Mar-25 ASHFORD BARBARIANS A
05-Apr-25 DEAL 2 H
KENT RURAL CView League Table
DateOppositionVenueScore
14-Sep-24 NEW ASH GREEN 2 HHWO
21-Sep-24 DEAL 3 A10 - 34
05-Oct-24 FAVERSHAM 2 APP
19-Oct-24 GRAVESEND 4 A35 - 19
09-Nov-24 OLD GRAVESENDIANS 2 H22 - 29
16-Nov-24 GILLINGHAM 2 APP
23-Nov-24 LORDSWOOD 2 HHWO
30-Nov-24 DEAL 3 H27 - 10
07-Dec-24 WHITSTABLE 2 A20 - 20
14-Dec-24 NEW ASH GREEN 2 A
25-Jan-25 GRAVESEND 4 H34 - 24
1-Feb-2025GILLINGHAM 2A36 - 21
15-Feb-25 OLD GRAVESENDIANS 2 A
01-Mar-25 GILLINGHAM 2 H
08-Mar-25 LORDSWOOD 2 A
29-Mar-25 WHITSTABLE 2 H
DateTeamOppositionVenueScore
TEAMDATEOPPOSITIONVENUESCORE
Men's XV26-Sep-24 Kings Dev XVA7-0
Men's XV05-Oct-24 CRFC Dev XVA40-24
Men's XV10-Oct-24 Kent College 1st XVA37-22
Men's XV17-Oct-24 The Duke of York’s Royal Military School Dev XVA50-0
Men's XV13-Nov-24 Simon LangtonH
Women's XV14-Nov-24 Simon LangtonA
Men's XV28-Nov-24 KingsH
Men's XV4-Dec-24 Canterbury AcademyH
Men's XV12-dec-24 Kent CollegeH

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Match Report – Canterbury 1st XV vs Worthing Raiders

CANTERBURY 29pts  WORTHING 24pts

Canterbury have lift off.  This bonus point victory over a previously unbeaten Worthing could not have been better timed as rugby returned to the Marine travel Ground for the first time in eighteen months.

To register their first league points of the season the city club had to hold their nerve as Raiders dominated second-half territory and mounted a ferocious late assault. But outstanding defence kept them at bay and that as much as their four tries earned Canterbury this success. Having established a nine-point lead by half time they then had to overcome a mental barrier. In their two previous defeats they have thrown a similar advantage away. This time they cut out the errors and produced a score at a critical time.

The catalyst for that first-half lead was wing Sam Sterling who scored two of Canterbury’s three tries and had a substantial role in the other.   His first came after heavy forward pressure opened the way to an overlap, converted from wide out by Frank Reynolds who put behind him two earlier penalty misses.  That was after fifteen minutes but Raiders soon cut the deficit when the impressive Nathan Jibulu, a Harlequins Academy player, finished powerfully. Although he was wearing a wingman’s shirt, however, Sterling roamed everywhere and it was his break that paved the way for flanker Alex Evans to touch down.

Once again the score was pegged back as Raiders made space for a Jerome Rudder try but in the final minute of the half Sterling struck again.  Charging down a kick, he scooped up the ball and outran the chasers to leave Reynolds an easy conversion.  That 19-10 lead looked pretty fragile as Raiders mounted a second-half offensive but finding a way through was another matter.  Canterbury resisted countless line out drives, stifled the Raiders backs but eventually succumbed to Henry Birch’s try which Matt McLean converted.

The city side gathered themselves and broke out to produce a critical score. Fly half Reynolds threaded a kick behind the raiders defence and Tom Best was first to the ball as it bounced under the posts.  Reynolds topped up the try and went on to add a late penalty goal.  Worthing were always in this match and they set nerves jangling in the last five minutes with Cam Dobinson’s converted try.  It was not quite enough thanks to Canterbury’s marvellous defenders.

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