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Aug 16 2025EsherA
Aug 22 2025Tonbridge JuddiansH
Aug 29 2025BlackheathA
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Sep 6 2025BarnesA
13 Sept 2025SevenoaksH
20 Sept 2025Henley A
27 Sept 2025Westcombe ParkH
4 Oct 2025DorkingA
11 Oct 2025HavantH
18 Oct 2025Old AlbanianA
25 Oct 2025Bury St EdmundsH
8 Nov 2025OundleA
15 Nov 2025London WelshH
22 Nov 2025Oxford HarlequinsA
6 Dec 2025GuernseyH
13 Dec 2025EsherA
20 Dec 2025SevenoaksA
10 Jan 2026Henley H
17 Jan 2026Westcombe ParkA
24 Jan 2025DorkingH
31 Jan 2026HavantA
14 Feb 2026Old AlbanianH
21 Feb 2026Bury St EdmundsA
28 Feb 2026OundleH
14 Mar 2026London WelshA
21 Mar 2026Oxford HarlequinsH
11 Apr 2026GuernseyA
18 Apr 2026EsherH
25 Apr 2026BarnesH
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Sept 21 2025Horsham WomenH
Oct 5 2025Medway WomenA
Oct 19 2025Dorking WomenH
Nov 9 2025Hove WomenH
Nov 23 2025Jersey RFC WomenA
Dec 14 2025Portsmouth Valkyries L:adiesH
Jan 11 2026Aylesford Bulls LadiesA
Jan 19 2026Medway WomenH
Feb 8 2026Dorking WomenA
Feb 22 2026Hove WomenA
Mar 8 2026Jersey RFC WomenH
Mar 22 2026Portsmouth Valkyries LadiesA
Mar 29 2026Aylesford Bulls LadiesH
Apr 26 2026Horsham WomenA
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Aug 22 2025Tonbridge Juddians H
Aug 29 2025Deal 1st XVH
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Sept 6 2025Battersea IronsidesH
Sept 11 2025Horsham A
Sept 20 2025GravesendH
Oct 4 2025BrightonH
Oct 11 2025Bromley A
Oct 18 2025DartfordiansH
Oct 25 2025O. ReigatiansA
Nov 8 2025O. ColfeiansH
Nov 22 2025Sidcup A
Nov 29 2025Sutton & EpsomH
Dec 6 2025Beckenham A
Dec 13 2025HorshamH
Dec 20 2025Gravesend A
Jan 10 2026Brighton A
Jan 17 2026BromleyH
Jan 31 2026Dartfordians A
Feb 14 2026O. ReigatiansH
Feb 28 2026O. ColfeiansA
Mar 7 2026SidcupH
Mar 21 2026Sutton & EpsomA
Mar 28 2026BeckenhamH
Apr 11 2026Battersea IronsidesA
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Sept 13 2025Dartford Valley A
Oct 4 2025Old Dunstonians H
Oct 11 2025Sittingbourne A
Oct 18 2025Old Williamsonians H
Nov 8 2025New Ash Green A
Nov 22 2025Old Gravesendians H
Nov 29 2025Brockleians A
Dec 6 2025Gravesend 2nds A
Dec 13 2025Tunbridge Wells A
Dec 20 2025Whitstable H
Jan 10 2026Dartford Valley H
Jan 17 2026Old Dunstonians A
Jan 24 2026Sittingbourne H
Feb 14 2026Old Williamsonians A
Feb 28 2026New Ash Green H
Mar 7 2026Old Gravesendians A
Mar 21 2026Brokleians H
Mar 28 2026Gravesend 2nds H
Apr 11 2026Tunbridge Wells 2 H
Apr 18 2026Whitstable A
Apr 25 2026Hastings and Bexhill A
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Sept 20 2025Gravesend 3rds A
Oct 4 2025Medway 4thsH
Oct 11 2025Maidstone 2 H
Oct 11 2025Leigh 1 H
Nov 8 2025Whitstable 2nds H
Nov 22 2025Sittingbourne 2ndsA
Nov 29 2025Deal 2nds H
Dec 13 2025Gillingham 2nds H
Dec 20 2025Folkestone 2nds A
Jan 17 2026Medway 4ths A
Jan 24 2026Maidstone 2nds A
Jan 31 2026Tonbridge Judds 3rds H
Feb 14 2026Leigh 1 A
Feb 28 2026Whitstable 2nds A
Mar 7 2026Sittingbourne 2 H
Mar 21 2026Deal 2nds A
Apr 11 2026Gillingham 2nds A
Apr 18 2026Folkestone 2nds H
Apr 25 2026Gravesend 3rds H
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Sept 13 2025Lordswood 2nds H
Sept 20 2025Sheppey 2nds H
Oct 4 2025Dartford Valley 2nds A
Oct 11 2025Deal 3rds A
Nov 8 2025Vigo 2 H
Nov 22 2025New Ash Green 2nds A
Nov 29 2025Old Gravesendians 2nds H
Dec 6 2025Thanet 3rds A
Dec 13 2025Gravesend 4ths A
Jan 10 2026Lordswood 2nds A
Jan 17 2026Dartford Valley 2nds H
Jan 31 2026Deal 3rds H
Feb 28 2026Vigo 2nds A
Mar 7 2026New Ash Green 2nds H
Mar 21 2026Old Gravesendians 2nds A
Mar 28 2026Thanet 3rds H
Apr 11 2026Gravesend 4ths H
Apr 25 2026Sheppey 2nds A
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Match report – End of Season Spectacular, Canterbury Mens 1st XV v Bury St Edmunds

END OF SEASON SPECTACULAR

CANTERBURY 31 BURY ST EDMUNDS 34

by David Haigh

Canterbury’s season may have ended as it began with a narrow loss to Bury, this time to Charlie Reed’s last minute penalty goal, but this was still a game to savour. The biggest crowd of the season were treated to a feast of ten tries, some of them spectacular, in a cracking contest that had none of that end of term feel about it. Victory was important for Bury as it gave them a top six finish in National 2 South and after building a fourteen point lead in the second half their job seemed almost done. But Canterbury, who had lost their earlier intensity, rediscovered it to dominate the final fifteen minutes and draw level with two exhilarating tries. To then concede that late penalty was a frustrating own goal leaving them with two league points instead of three from the draw their efforts probably deserved. The game was alive from the off with Canterbury taking an early lead through a catch and drive try from Billy Young and Bury hitting back quickly when Ruraidh Williams’ break made a try for Matt Bursey. From then on it was nip and tuck until half time. Lovely foot work from Reed set up the first of Bury wing Ross Taylor’s three touchdowns, Alex Evans rewarded more close range work by the city pack and hooker Fin McCartney claimed Bury’s third try to edge his side ahead again. Canterbury clawed it back in the closing minute of the half, Young again finishing an organised driving maul. Reed’s two conversions against one by Will Hilton saw Bury two points in front at the break and everything nicely poised. However, one of Canterbury’s regular failings has been a drop in concentration in the third quarter and here it surfaced again. Bury’s fast moving wide game exposed them and Taylor completed his hat trick in the space three minutes, the first following a fine break by scrum half Chris Bolton and then capitalising on work by fellow wing Ciarian Leeson. Reed converted both tries and Canterbury had all the work to do. Inspiration for the fight back came from replacement scrum half Tom Williams who spotted space on the blind side and outpaced the Bury defence in a searing 70 metre run. Hilton converted and was left a much easier kick when clever footwork by fly half Frank Reynolds took him over between the posts to bring everything level and ten minutes remaining on the clock. Canterbury seemed to have the momentum but paid the penalty for hanging on to the ball at a ruck and Reed cooly slotted the winner with the last kick of a brilliant match.

Canterbury: W.Hilton, G.Hilton, F.Morgan (repl D.Heads), T. F.Reynolds, B.Cooper (repl T.Williams), A.Cooper, B.Young, E.Lusher (repl D.Herriott), J.De Vries (repl R.Cadman), J.Stephens, A.Evans (repl S.Churchyard), T.King, T.Oliver

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v Bury St Edmunds - 30 April 2022

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