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Last-gasp drama as Dorking lose home record

15 December 2024 0 comments

By PAUL MOSLEY Dorking…………. 34 Canterbury…….35 A DOMINANT two-try 20-minute spell after the interval set Canterbury up to inflict high-flying Dorking’s first home defeat of […]

O’Donoghue double helps hosts Bury the visitors

8 December 2024 0 comments

By RORY MORROW Canterbury………….. 31 Oxford H………………. 10 CANTERBURY cantered to victory as they ran in five tries to convincingly see off Oxford Harlequins. The […]

Nerveless Max seals comeback

24 November 2024 0 comments

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks……. 17 Canterbury………….. 16 SPENCER Hayhow’s injury time try and Max Titchener’s conversion saw Henley Hawks edge past Canterbury in atrocious […]

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 […]

OA pay price for poor home form

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanian……….. 17 Canterbury…………..54 CANTERBURY ran out well deserved winners against an Old Albanian side who still find winning at Woollams a […]

College helps Benning learn lessons for the big leagues

10 November 2024 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK Working hard: Henley back rower Will Benning HENLEY College has proved a useful pathway for the likes of Will Benning who […]

Davies keen to bring new direction to Barnes

3 November 2024 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK RECENT retiree Josh Davies has moved into the world of coaching at the age of 31 and offers a fresh perspective […]

Martin’s boot is the difference in tightest of tussles

27 October 2024 0 comments

By CAMERON MACMILLAN Canterbury……. 13 Barnes……………22 BARNES moved into the top three courtesy of a hard-fought, tense win against a home side which, after an […]

Juddians are looking good – courtesy of wing Barnes

27 October 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK On the run: Tonbridge Juddians wing Curtis Barnes TONBRIDGE Juddians have made a statement start to the season and look the team […]

Thanks, Jeff, your piece was spot on

20 October 2024 0 comments

THE main purpose of this letter is to thank you for your existence and quality. I used to play from 11 to 21 (when six […]

Leaders stand firm in battle of Kent

20 October 2024 0 comments

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J…………40 Canterbury…………..24 AS west hosted east in the battle of Kent at the Slade it was league leaders Tonbridge Juddians who […]

Murray out to make good in the land of his mother

20 October 2024 0 comments

TRP By SIMON THOMAS Probyn: Please don’t take captain George off too early >> Page 37 BLAIR Murray may have been born and raised in […]

It’s a real Corker as plan pays off

13 October 2024 0 comments

■By CAMERON McMILLAN Canterbury……..39pts Westcombe P…22pts CANTERBURY’S preparations paid off as they saw off Westcombe Park, according to coach Matt Corker. He said: “We were […]

Discipline a worry despite victory

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By CAMERON MACMILLAN Canterbury…………..36 Havant…………………. 31 CANTERBURY just did enough in the tightest of contests. Early dominance from the hosts led to Havant giving away […]

Raiders shrug off pressure as Jones leads way

29 September 2024 0 comments

By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey………. 41 Canterbury…….23 GUERNSEY came from behind to secure an emphatic win over Canterbury. Right from the start Canterbury took the game […]

Gwilliam’s ambition to build from the bottom

29 September 2024 0 comments

By TOM KELLY Boss: Taff Gwilliam PICTURE: Matthew Walker CANTERBURY director of rugby Taff Gwilliam is deter mined to grow the club so that they […]

Williams’ super try crowns top show

22 September 2024 0 comments

By CAMERON MACMILLAN Canterbury…………..49 Worthing……………… 21 CANTERBURY produced a dominate performance to see off Worthing. They quickly opened the scoring through Harvey Furneaux, but Worthing […]

Barnes stormer leads TJs again

15 September 2024 0 comments

■By ED MARRIAGE Colchester…………..26 Tonbridge J…………48 TONBRIDGE Juddians made it two wins from two as they beat National League 2 new boys Colchester on the […]

Oaks are toppled by a flying start

15 September 2024 0 comments

■By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks………….. 14 Canterbury…………..27 CANTERBURY survived Sevenoaks’ second-half revival to take the Kent derby honours. The visitors dominated the first half, opening the […]

Harlequins sign former 7s Player of the Year Rodrigo Isgro

8 September 2024 0 comments

Harlequins have announced the signing of 25-year-old Argentinian winger Rodrigo Isgro ahead of the 2024-25 season.

Canterbury sign centre Kurt Heatherley

8 September 2024 0 comments

National League 2 East side Canterbury have signed 29-year-old former Auckland and Jersey Reds centre Kurt Heatherley.

Canterbury blow Colchester away

8 September 2024 0 comments

Canterbury…………..53 Colchester………….. 13 ■ By TAFF GWILLIAM CANTERBURY were in red-hot form on the opening day of the campaign, clocking up seven tries as they […]

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 […]

Rosslyn Park show Barnes how it’s done

25 August 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock National One Rosslyn Park illustrated their league superiority by dispatching their London rivals Barnes 52-12. Park took the lead after just two […]

All Blacks gear up for Springbok showdown

18 August 2024 0 comments

NEW Zealand inflicted revenge on Argentina after last week’s disappointing show in Wellington to set up a massive clash against South Africa in a fortnight.

National League One sides show superiority in pre-season games

18 August 2024 0 comments

Newly promoted Rotherham Titans proved they are a force to be reckoned with this season with a dominant win over Leeds Tykes.

Matt Gallagher Foundation: Charity cricket match entertains

18 August 2024 0 comments

Bumper crowds supported a charity all-star cricket match between The Matt Gallagher Foundation and Knowle & Dorridge Cricket Club last week.

Alex Lozowski, John Gallagher open rugby academy in Canterbury

18 August 2024 0 comments

Saracens centre Alex Lowzoski and ex-All Black John Gallagher will help launch an ambitious new rugby academy at Canterbury Rugby Club.

Once again, Pumas fail to back it up

18 August 2024 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER Running riot: All Blacks No.8 Ardie Savea ONE of the most question able truisms in rugby is that wet weather is a great […]

Increase the teams in Olympic Sevens

4 August 2024 0 comments

SOMETIMES you just have to say well done. To witness six days of raucous sell-outs at the Stade de France for the two Sevens competitions […]

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 […]

Unleash chaos: Canterbury release new ‘Stampede’ boot collection

25 July 2024 0 comments

Heritage rugby brand, Canterbury of NZ have released their new rugby boot collection, ‘Stampede’.

You are only ever as good as your players

21 July 2024 0 comments

Steve Hill puts the questions to David Marshall, below, head coach of Westcombe Park in National Two East and backs coach of Kent’s County Championship […]

Entertaining the crowds is not the only thing

14 July 2024 0 comments

Paul Rees says that, while attracting a new audience is important, the game must not ignore its core support Scott Robertson made his name with […]

Lest we forget: The bravery of the fallen

14 July 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON It’s a long way from Maesteg to Mametz Wood, from a mining community in the Llynfi Valley to a place in Picardy forever […]

Why is captain replaced so early?

14 July 2024 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME So the All Blacks keep their home record of wins at Dunedin by just one point […]

Being in final is the pinnacle of community game – coach

9 June 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Division 1 Final Yorkshire v Kent Saturday, June 15. 3pm Touchdown: Garry Jones scores a try for Kent against Hampshire PICTURE: […]

Pink city deserves its place at the top

2 June 2024 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER – A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Anybody watching the crowd scenes in front of the big screen […]

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 […]

Selknam boss Mangin on the importance of culture

13 May 2024 0 comments

New Zealander Jake Mangin, 42, may be a long way from home, but the Selknam head coach is helping lay the foundations for a new […]

Oaks are felled by the assured hosts

28 April 2024 0 comments

By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury…………..34 Sevenoaks………….. 21 CANTERBURY secured seventh position after a strong final display. Frank Morgan bagged the opening try in the first ten […]

Scoring in Hell Fire Corner was great

21 April 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Greg Goodfellow – The former Cornwall, Chinnor, Redruth, Cornish Pirates, Coventry, Mounts Bay & Hawick scrum-half talks about his life […]

Rawsthorn wastes little time for Hawks

14 April 2024 0 comments

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley………………….36 Canterbury…………..35 A BRACE of first-half tries for Guy Rawsthorn helped Henley overcome Canterbury in an end-to-end contest. Henley opened the scoring […]

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 […]

‘I’m playing again after near death experience’

31 March 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Henley Hawks forward Morgan Macrae has fulfilled his goal of playing again just seven months after nearly dying from a cardiac arrest. […]

Big Ben proves the inspiration as OA take spoils

24 March 2024 0 comments

Old Albanians……..38 Canterbury…………..23 By RICHARD HOMER OLD Albanians ran out winners against a competitive Canterbury side who saw a lot of possession, but ran into […]

Raiders repelled despite slow start

17 March 2024 0 comments

By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury…………..33 Guernsey…………….. 19 CANTERBURY triumphed in an early kick-off against Guernsey Raiders, despite starting slowly. It took until a Frank Morgan try […]

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