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High-flying Ds on top in points fest

17 November 2024 0 comments

By ADAM DICKINSON Worthing………………34 Dorking………………… 61 DORKING prevailed in a definitive game of two halves that featured 95 points and more than a little needle […]

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 […]

Quainton quality leads Quins win

10 November 2024 0 comments

■ By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford…………………..34 Worthing……………… 20 DOMINANT Oxford Harlequins kept Worthing searching for a win. Despite the first points going the way of Worthing, […]

Richardson leads the swashbucklers

27 October 2024 0 comments

By MO SHER Worthing………………34 Henley………………….55 WORTHING’S search for a first league win of the season continues as they were swept aside by a swashbuckling Henley […]

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 […]

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 […]

OAs survive late Raiders fightback

13 October 2024 0 comments

■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 […]

Jacques the lad shines brightly

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes………………….55 Worthing………………25 IT was not all plain sailing for Barnes, despite their nine-try haul over the south coast club. Josef Murphy opened […]

Gosforth, Gordon’s enjoying good start to season

6 October 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS UNBEATEN runs were broken in the third round of the ACE League, but northern side Gosforth and southern side Gordon’s […]

Barnes hat-trick sinks old mates

29 September 2024 0 comments

By GARETH WITHERS Worthing……………….. 5 Tonbridge J…………38 TONBRIDGE Juddians maintained their perfect start to the season as they collected a fourth bonus point win of […]

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 […]

Reynolds sets sights on seeing Raiders reach full potential

22 September 2024 0 comments

By SAOPE SOKO ONE of the hallmarks of Jordan Reynolds’ tenure as Guernsey head coach has been a relentless focus on tactical innovation. Whether it’s […]

Rudder returns to haunt Worthing

15 September 2024 0 comments

■By PETE MAYHEAD Worthing………………34 Havant………………….40 HAVANT backed up last week’s performance with a hard-fought but controlled win in the Worthing sunshine. Worthing started the better […]

Simmonds makes the difference as Raiders do battle

8 September 2024 0 comments

Guernsey……… 24 Worthing……….. 16 ■ By MIKE MARSHALL FOURTEEN-MAN Guernsey edged out Worthing in a tight tussle between the Raiders. Guernsey opened the scoring within […]

Everyone’s on a different journey – so enjoy yours

25 August 2024 0 comments

Steve Hill puts the questions to Fred Pierrepont, below, the head coach at Worthing RFC Why did you get into coaching rugby and how did […]

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 […]

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 […]

Imbalance of northern sides may push up travel costs

12 May 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK DESPITE his side being shifted back to National Two North, Chester fourth official Martin Buck said it doesn’t solve the bigger problem […]

With selection, you can’t keep every player happy

5 May 2024 0 comments

Steve Hill puts the questions to Chris Wilkins, below, the head coach at Esher, champions of National Two East Why did you get into coaching […]

Raiders finish the campaign ‘together’

28 April 2024 0 comments

By HENRY PARISH w Worthing………… 71pts N Walsham…….. 19pts ECSTATIC Worthing coach Fred Pierrepont celebrated his side’s “togetherness” as the Raiders ended a “tough” season […]

Wimbledon pay homage to stalwart Green

28 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Following a remarkable 45 years of service as a player, coach and administrator at Wimbledon, legend Jim Green has retired from the […]

Dons win to set up nail-biting final day

14 April 2024 0 comments

By EDDIE McATEER Wimbledon………….55 Worthing………………32 WIMBLEDON beat Worthing to take their relegation battle with Hull Ionians into the final weekend. The Dons took advantage of […]

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 […]

Havant so happy to be returning to the National League stage

7 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Director of rugby Rob Matthews and head coach Will Knight have witnessed the rise and fall of Havant, but the dynamic duo, […]

Botterill hat-trick sets up title thriller

7 April 2024 0 comments

Worthing………………22 Esher……………………. 50 By MO SHER A RAMPANT Esher set up a mouth-watering tie against second-place Dorking next week, a game which could well see […]

New faces win battle at the bottom for Fred’s men

7 April 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS Upbeat: Fred Pierrepont FOR the last two seasons, Worthing have been a mainstay at the top of the National Two East table, […]

‘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. […]

Reid the real deal for rampant TJs

24 March 2024 0 comments

Tonbridge J………… 61 Worthing……………… 31 By GARETH WITHERS TJs beat Worthing to take their run to seven wins in eight games, scoring a total of […]

RPNS7s – U18 Girls ACE: Exeter show worth

24 March 2024 0 comments

Exeter College ended Hartpury‘s long reign as they beat Worthing College in the final to win the U18s Girls ACE Competition. Worthing had made sure […]

Worthy Worthing are right said Fred

17 March 2024 0 comments

By HENRY PARISH Worthing………………40 Sevenoaks…………..28 HEAD coach Fred Pierrepont was “proud of his squad” as his Worthing side overcame Sevenoaks in a chaotic yet compelling […]

Oatley on point as flying Hawks takes honours

10 March 2024 0 comments

By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks…….29 Worthing……………… 19 FOURTEEN points from fly-half Jordan Oatley helped Henley Hawks secure a try bonus point win over Worthing Raiders. […]

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 […]

Jones inspires OA to see off Worthing

18 February 2024 0 comments

By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians……..39 Worthing………………26 OA ran out winners against a competitive Worthing at Woollams. OA where quick out of the blocks and Lewis […]

Mcgann’s calling shots for Raiders

11 February 2024 0 comments

By HENRY PARISH Worthing…………28pts Guernsey……….. 31pts PROUD Guernsey director of rugby Jordan Reynolds praised his side for “finding their identity again” as they made it […]

Delighted Derrick snatches victory at the death

4 February 2024 0 comments

National 2E By HENR PARISH Worthing………..29 Westcombe P..26 THREE turned out lucky for Worthing as Thomas Derrick struck at the death. William Gearing-Grief opened the […]

Young Guns: Harlequins and England U20s second row Harry Browne

28 January 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Harry Browne is eager to nail down a starting slot for England U20 in the forthcoming Six Nations. The 19-year-old second row […]

Skipper Simpson strikes late on to foil Raiders

28 January 2024 0 comments

By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury…………..36 Worthing………………33 CANTERBURY scored a dramatic late try against Worthing to ensure that Tom Best’s historic 300th apeparance for the club ended […]

Wary Heald warns: Be careful what you wish for

28 January 2024 0 comments

By EDDIE McATEER Barnes are targeting the top three in National 2 East but aren’t thinking about promotion yet, says head coach Jack Heald. The […]

Wilstead makes the dream debut

14 January 2024 0 comments

By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes………………….49 Worthing………………26 BARNES emerged victorious in what proved a breathless 11-try encounter. The hosts took the lead with a Pete Weightman try, […]

Young Guns: Harlequins centre/wing Ben Waghorn

7 January 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Ben Waghorn could have become a rugby league player rather than playing the 15-a-side game but the Harlequins and England U20s centre, […]

Morgan: We’ll run our way out of trouble

24 December 2023 0 comments

By EDDIE McATEER Wimbledon RFC are second bottom in National 2 East but fly-half Edward Morgan fancies their chances to stay up. The Dons sit […]

Away-day joy for in-form Dorking

17 December 2023 0 comments

By HENRY PARISH Worthing……………… 18 Dorking…………………29 DORKING overcame Worthing to ensure they only have two blots in their copybook at the end of the calendar […]

Raiders triumph over Dons in big basement clash

10 December 2023 0 comments

By ADAM CLEARY Worthing……………… 51 Wimbledon………….33 WORTHING came away with a bonus-point win against Wimbledon in a clash between two of the basement boys. It […]

Looking back is not Morley’s way to take his team forward

3 December 2023 0 comments

By BEN CONEYBEARE Success is addictive, and once a team has had a taste of it, they can become preoccupied with chasing the phantoms of […]

Perfect ten for high-flying Esher

3 December 2023 0 comments

By OLLY PINHEY Esher…………………….62 Worthing……………… 20 ESHER secured a sixth consecutive win with a ten-try rout over Worthing at Molesey Road. Worthing started brightly, but […]

Quick-start is key as TJs edge battle

26 November 2023 0 comments

By MO SHER Worthing………………33 Tonbridge J…………43 A FRACTIOUS affair at Roundstone Lane went the way of the visitors, whose fast start proved to be vital. […]

Oaks too strong for visitors as good run continues

19 November 2023 0 comments

By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks……. 15 Worthing……….. 10 SEVENOAKS toughed out a battling win over Worthing with all the Oaks points coming from the trusty boot […]