Tag: Old Albanian

Dramatic late win boosts leaders

■ By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes…………….25pts Tonbridge J……26pts A LAST-minute converted try saw Tonbridge Juddians snatch victory from the jaws of defeat at Barnes. It was […]

OA pay price for poor home form

■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 […]

Happy Havant look here to stay!

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 […]

Poullet’s double boost for Raiders

By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanian…..14pts Guernsey………..37pts GUERNSEY Raiders lived up their name as they sealed an emphatic away win against Old Albanian. No.8 Joshua Poullet […]

OAs survive late Raiders fightback

■By ADAM CLEARY Worthing………………27 Old Albanian……….. 31 OLD Albanian claimed a third successive win after claiming victory at Worthing Raiders. The hosts got off to […]

Hawks hang on to deny the hosts

Old Albanian……….. 21 Henley Hawks…….22 ■ By RICHARD HOMER HENLEY came out the right side of a tense one-point affair. The Hawks were first on […]

Dream Team with Jordon Poole

The Coventry and former Yorkshire Carnegie, Darlington Mowden Park & Exeter Chiefs hooker, chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Will […]

Hawks home run shattered by OAs

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks…….24 Old Albanians……..27 OLD Albanians ended Henley Hawks’ proud unbeaten home record as a solid performance helped them come away with […]

OAs halt losing run in fine style

By PAUL MORSE North Walsham……. 8 Old Albanian………..35 OLD Albanian claimed their first win in four with a solid performance at bottom-placed North Walsham. OLD […]

Barnes pip OAs in dramatic finish

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes………………….38 Old Albanian………..36 BARNES secured a thrilling two-point victory after sharing ten tries with Old Albanian in a dramatic contest. It looked […]

Barum beaten as OAs enjoy visit

By ALAN WHITE Barnstaple………….. 12 Old Albanian………..36 OLD Albanian claimed their first win in several weeks with an impressive second-half performance on their first visit […]

Alex leads from front for Clifton

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian…………. 7 Clifton…………………..52 WHEN a tight head prop scores a hat-trick these days he receives congratulation rather than the opprobrium he […]

Old Albanian deny fightback of hosts

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund…….27 Old Albanian……….. 31 THIS fast and exciting match ended as a closerun thing with Rochford fighting back after being down […]

Cleaves brace keeps Raiders in the frame

By SHAUN WREN Worthing………… 31pts Old Albanian……. 7pts Flat out: Jack Forrest dives in for Worthing TWO tries from replacement winger Cassius Cleaves helped Worthing […]

Raiders sock it to charity

NEWS EXTRA WORTHING Raiders were one of 11 teams supporting Rugby Against Cancer’s first-ever Sock Day 2022 during their match against Old Albanian yesterday. Over […]

Vowles kick seals thrilling away win

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian………..26 Hinckley………………28 NERVELESS Rory Vowles kicked a lastgasp conversion as Hinckley snatched victory at Old Albanian. Alex Noot’s 75th minute try […]

McPhun gives hosts the slip

By JON BATHAM Canterbury……………. 3 Old Albanian……….. 12 SCRUM-HALF Elliott McPhun produced a wet conditions master-class to lead Old Albanian to a hard-fought win over […]

Young shines as Lions oust OAs

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian……….. 14 Leicester Lions….. 16 A HAUL of 15 points from fly-half Ben Young helped Leicester Lions edge to a two-point […]

Westcliff go west in OA thrahsing

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 […]

Thompson kick steals it for OA

By MIKE BARBER Clifton…………………..32 Old Albanian………..33 MORGAN Thompson’s late conversion saw Old Albanian snatch a dramatic one-point victory at Clifton. Two Jack Lloyd penalties in […]

OA cling on as hosts hit back

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley………………26 Old Albanian………..32 THIS was a classic game of two halves at Leicester Road with Old Albanian hanging on for a six-point […]

Gutsy Old Boys open campaign with style

By NICK PITSON Henley……………. 19pts Old Albanian…..25pts OLD Albanian deservedly took the spoils against an uncharacteristically off-colour Henley at Dry Leas. The Old Boys were […]

DREAMTEAM

JEAN-BAPTISTE BRUZULIER, CORNISH PIRATES AND FORMER OLD ALBANIAN, WALES 7s, TOULON, WORCESTER, NEVERS & LEEDS No.9, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… […]

Juddians win but fall from summit

By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ……….26 Old Albanian ……..24 TONBRIDGE Juddians overcame the conditions and a second-half fightback to down Clifton, but ultimately dropped a […]

Thompson spot on to lift OAs

By WILL JENNINGS Worthing…………….29 Old Albanian ……30 MORGAN THOMPSON was the hero as his late kick secured a thrilling victory for Old Albanian. They had […]

Titans triumph as OAs edged out

By BRIAN QUINN THE narrowest of margins gave Taunton victory over Old Albanians at Woollams as they were made to work tirelessly for the spoils. […]

Crusaders hold on for nervy win

■By JOHN WHITE Dings …………….22 O Albianian ….20 A LATE conversion from Dings’ replacement flyhalf Ollie Millner on 70 minutes was all that separated the […]

Smash and grab as Salisbury fires

■By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian ..24 Barnes…………..26 OUTRAGEOUS fortune had little to do with this narrow defeat at Woollams – the slings and arrows were, […]

Bolster gives Hawks strength

Henley……………25 Old Albanians 18 By NICK PITSON HENLEY HAWKS deserved their win but were made to work hard by a resolute and wellorganised Old Albanian […]