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Ford hails his pack for leading way in close win

15 December 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s…… 24pts Old Albanian…..20pts TEAMS BURY ST EDMUNDS: Reed, Earnshaw, Johnson, Kharbouch, Loose, Penfold, Metcalfe, Williams, Guy, Andrews, Kelland, Grigg-Pettitt, […]

Sam knows title race is wide open this season

15 December 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Front runner: Tonbridge Juddians fly-half Sam Evans IN recent seasons, one side has stayed on top for the majority of the campaign […]

Red and Blacks inspired by Jones

17 November 2024 0 comments

By RORY MORROW Canterbury…………..59 Bury St Edmunds..35 WINGER Garry Jones’ hat-trick of tries propelled Canterbury to a bonus-point victory over Bury St Edmunds. Jones only […]

Quins’ Allan hopes they can Purchase top-six finish

17 November 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Challenge: Oxford Harlequins lock Allan Purchase NEWLY-promoted Oxford Harlequins have set lofty aspirations this season and such is the strength in depth […]

Earnshaw treble in vain after epic Havant recovery

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s………….49 Havant………………….53 HAVANT came out on top in a match of more than 100 points at Bury St Edmunds. They […]

Happy Havant look here to stay!

27 October 2024 0 comments

By PETE MAYHEAD Havant…………….37pts Old Albanian…..29pts THE first fixture between these two sides for 15 years was well worth the wait as a bumper crowd […]

Bonus time again in nervy Bury win

20 October 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Eds…………..32 Worthing………………29 BURY St Edmunds claimed a third successive bonus-point win as Worthing paid the price for missed chances. The […]

New boys are ready to click in this league, says Creighton

20 October 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Optimistic: Colchester scrum-half Fin Creighton NATIONAL League new boys Colchester lost their opening six games but scrum-half Fin Creighton says his new […]

Kharbouch brace chops down Oaks

13 October 2024 0 comments

■By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks………….. 19 Bury St Eds…………..28 BURY St Edmunds took the spoils from Kent in an impressive encounter thanks to a higher degree […]

It’s derby delight as Bury are pushed all the way

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s……36 Colchester…….22 BURY St Edmunds secured victory over Colchester in a closely contested Suffolk derby. But Bury claimed the bonus-point […]

Try-machine McRae eyes big things for Dorking

6 October 2024 0 comments

By OLLIE AUST Hat-trick hero: Toby McRae FOLLOWING an impressive victory over Bury St Edmunds last weekend, Dorking winger Toby McRae believes they are in […]

McRae’s treble spearheads win

29 September 2024 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking…………………47 Bury St Edmunds..27 DORKING outscored Bury St Edmunds by six tries to three with wing Toby McRae sealing the victory and […]

Hawks swoop to grab late winner

15 September 2024 0 comments

■By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley…………………. 20 Bury St Ed’s…………. 17 A STIRRING second-half comeback from Henley Hawks saw them edge past a solid Bury St Edmunds […]

Ford aiming to Bury all memories of sorry finish

8 September 2024 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK Big changes: Bury St Edmunds boss Jacob Ford JACOB Ford has overhauled his squad at Bury St Edmunds and says he’s […]

Students too good for Esher

1 September 2024 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK THIS weekend’s preseason encounters presented National League coaches with a final opportunity to test their squads ahead of their season openers […]

Heald predicts a four-way battle

1 September 2024 0 comments

National 2 East BY BEN JAYCOCK THIS season is a golden opportunity for one of last season’s title contenders to take advantage and win promotion […]

Semesa puts on a power display

25 August 2024 0 comments

SEMESA Rokoduguni, Doncaster’s new star signing, made an impressive debut at Castle Park, threatening to cause havoc each time he had the ball.

It’ll be tough – we’ll give it our best shot

4 August 2024 0 comments

Q&A Following promotion to National Two East, Colchester head coach Craig Burrows, below, tells Ben Jaycock his plan for the new challenge On the way […]

NATIONAL 2 EAST

28 July 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Five-star Oxfordshire power into last four

26 May 2024 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Division 2 round-up OXFORDSHIRE scored five tries with their best performance of the campaign to grab a 34-27 bonus point win over […]

Top three dominate but real gems to be found across entire league

19 May 2024 0 comments

THE BEST XV FROM 2023-24 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR REPORTERS Following Esher’s National Two East title success, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our […]

Esher waste no time in bouncing back up

21 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Esher prop Matt Lowes says securing promotion back to National One against their title rivals Dorking in a big win last weekend […]

A tale of two halves for Sherwood’s improving side

14 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK It’s been a season of two halves for Tonbridge Juddians, and director of rugby Seb Sherwood is looking to build on a […]

Where there’s a Will there’s a way

7 April 2024 0 comments

Canterbury…………..29 Bury St Ed’s………….27 By CARRICK BLAKE WILL Waddington crossed twice as Canterbury completed a narrow bonus-point victory over Bury St Edmunds. The East Anglian […]

Cooper stars as Bury end poor run

24 March 2024 0 comments

Bury St Ed’s……. 19pts Westcombe P…14pts By ANDREW HERLIHY RELIEVED Bury St Edmunds ended a run of seven defeats by g rinding out a win […]

Having strength in numbers is proving big Barnes bonus

24 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Barnes have used an incredible 51 players this season, and head coach Jack Heald puts his side’s success down to their squad […]

Skipper Davies’ treble in Barnes try spree

17 March 2024 0 comments

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes………….. 47 Bury St Ed’s….. 34 A FOUR-try blast in the space of ten minutes was at the heart of Barnes’ high-scoring […]

Lear looking to build a bright future for Vikings

10 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK North Walsham have endured a tumultuous campaign at the foot of the table, having secured their first victory of the season only […]

We need to take more control, says Ford

3 March 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Bury St Edmunds have seen their National Two East title hopes shattered away in recent weeks with five defeats on the spin […]

Raiders hit back to stun the Saints

25 February 2024 0 comments

By HENRY PARISH Worthing………………32 Bury St Edmunds.. 31 ELATED Worthing head coach Fred Pierrepont paid homage to his team’s “outstanding reaction” as they overturned a […]

We were hit by a World of pain, says Osborne

25 February 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Wimbledon head coach Collin Osborne says a big factor in their relegation fight is his players being unavailable in the early months […]

This is probably the safest the sport has been

25 February 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Jacob Ford, below, the director of rugby at Ipswich School and Bury St Edmunds […]

Morgan’s late roll of the dice pays off for Wombles

18 February 2024 0 comments

By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed’s………….27 Wimbledon…………. 31 IN an open and flowing game, Ed Morgan’s last-gasp try gave Wimbledon a deserved win. A Ben […]

Robbins’ hat-trick leads Esher’s rout

11 February 2024 0 comments

By OLLY PINHEY Esher…………………….. 60 Bury St Edmunds… 15 ESHER turned on the style to destroy Bury in a top-of-the-table clash. The visitors travelled without […]

Oaks looking to grow much taller as young talent blossoms

11 February 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Adam Bowman’s youthful Sevenoaks pulled off a surprise victory over title challengers Bury St Edmunds last weekend to push away from the […]

Waters relishes biggest battles ahead in race to clinch title

4 February 2024 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE The battle for supremacy at the top of the National 2 East can feel like a staring contest, and last weekend we […]

Juddians shatter Bury’s run of form

28 January 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s………….27 Tonbridge J…………36 TONBRIDGE Juddians inflicted Bury St Edmunds’ first defeat since September, but the home side will wonder just […]

Ben making a Kell of an impression with Bury!

21 January 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Ben Kelland took over the forwards coach responsibilities alongside his work in Bury St Edmunds’ second-row and has created a formidable pack […]

Bury Bourne again as Archie inspires

14 January 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s………….26 Henley………………….14 MATCHES involving Bury and Henley are always close-fought encounters, and this was no exception. Bury took the lead […]

Luke who’s set his sights on achieving golden finale!

14 January 2024 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE In a league as intensely competitive as National League 2 East, the slimmest edge gained can become decisive over the course of […]

Happy players are more likely to stay

14 January 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill talks to Cai Griffiths, the ex-Ospreys prop now director of rugby at London Welsh who play at Level […]

Dream Team with Fraser Honey

7 January 2024 0 comments

The Rams, Cornwall and former Redruth, Plymouth, Bury St Edmunds & Launceston fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Tommy […]

Ford’s high-flying Bury into top three

7 January 2024 0 comments

By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s…….33pts Canterbury…….. 14pts IN-FORM Bury St Edmunds overcame Canterbury to stretch their unbeaten run to nine matches and move up […]

Vikings battered by seven-up Bury

17 December 2023 0 comments

By SEB SUTCLIFFE North Walsham……. 5 Bury St Ed’s………….45 BURY St Edmunds blew North Walsham away, winning by seven tries to one in a thoroughly […]

Penfold pulls the strings as islanders flounder

10 December 2023 0 comments

By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey………. 10 Bury St Ed’s……40 GUERNSEY Raiders suffered a home battering as Bury St Edmunds proved to be far too strong in […]

Harrison holds his nerve to deny visitors victory

26 November 2023 0 comments

Westcombe P………34 Bury St Ed’s………….34 By JOHN VALLELY IN-FORM Bury St Edmunds visited Kent on the back of wins against Dorking and Barnes, but were […]

Battling Bury hold on to down Dorking in thriller

12 November 2023 0 comments

By KEVIN BEAL Dorking……………22pts Bury St Eds……..23pts BURY St Edmunds ran out winners by a single point in a dramatic finale as they continued their […]

Ford: Fresh faces taking club to the next level

12 November 2023 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE Bury boss: Jacob Ford JACOB Ford came and the records fell at Bury St Edmunds. Ford finished sixth in his first season […]

Bullett clear that Esher aiming for quick return

22 October 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON In its centenary year, Esher, a club steeped in history and tradition, finds itself at a critical juncture. It’s a year of […]

Bury savour a first win on their travels

15 October 2023 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE Wimbledon…………. 31 Bury St Eds…………..45 BURY St Edmunds secured their first away win of the season in an entertaining clash with Wimbledon. […]

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