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News from the County
Saturday 10th May
Essex came a very unlucky 13-12 runner up in the final pool round of the
County Championship Plate against Leicestershire. In brilliant
weather matched only by the performance of both teams Essex just failed
to pull off the surprise win of the day against a much fancied
Leicestershire XV.
Saturday 3rd May
24 - 21 Staffordshire score in the dying seconds of the RFU County
Championship match at Litchfield tol snatch the win. Leicester
beat Notts Lincs & Derby 22 - 21 at Newark. ...match
report
Honeywood School from Coggeshall win U13 New School competition at
emerging schools final at Twickenham
Sunday 27th April
A try in the last minute ensured South Woodham Ferrers on the U14's Cup
as then beat Barking 20 - 14 in a nail biting final at Old Brentwoods
RFC.
Chelmsford U17's win inaugural U17's 7-a-side at Upminster RFC with
Barking runners up. In the Colts final, Westcliff beat the hosts
Upminster to take the U19's trophy. Aggregate points winners were
Chelmsford RFC,
Saturday 26th April
RFU County Championship Plate
With an emphasis on youth Essex overcome the power play of Nott's Linc's
and Derby with an excellent display of rugby winning their first round
match 44 - 18 at Eton Manor ....match
report
League News
Southend travelled to third placed Stourbridge in National 2 and so
nearly came back with the points eventually going down 27-13.
Southend end their first season in National Two a very credible eighth
place. Maldon fail to gain promotion to London 4 going down 15-20
to West Norfolk in the level 9 Play off.
Sunday 20th April
Westcliff beat Colchester to win the U15's Cup final in a thrilling
match at Rochford
Both U14's sides loose to Herts at Fullerians - "A" squad lost 17 - 3
"B" squad lost 10 - 7.
U13's Festival: Cup winners Chelmsford beat Braintree in the final,
Plate: Woodford beat Romford, Bowl: Barking beat Rochford; Shield Round
Robin - Eton Manor won from Thurrock and Stanford.
Saturday 19th April
Southend
creep up to sixth place with an 11 - 24 win over Blaydon with one more
match to go Southend look assured of another season as our highest
placed league club.
Barking's fight for survival succeeds as they earn a vital win over
League leaders Mounts Bay 15-14 - as news came through that Clifton had
also secured a win over Havant there were a few worried faces about but
Barking end up a point ahead of Clifton and so live to fight another
season in National Three South.
With a
close win over Eton Manor, Chingford confirm their third place in London
2 North just two points behind second place Staines who beat
Woodford 12-19. Unfortunately Thurrock's brave win over Letchworth
fails to make any difference over their bottom place and face for the
first time ever, London 3 Rugby next season - but with this performance
whose to say they won't bounce back next season.
In London 3
NE Westcliff look forward to London 2 next season with a polished 25 -
14 win over Romford and Gidea Park. With Chelmsford loosing to
second placed Diss it was touch and go for survival the the Essex club
as they anxiously waited for Ipswich's result from Norwich.
15 - 11 to Norwich kept Chelmsford just 1 point ahead of Ipswich who are
now doomed to relegation along with Colchester who were beaten 13 - 46
by Rochford.
Mersea
Island and Sudbury gain promotion to 3NE whilst Campion go down to Essex
1. There are no other relegations from this league which next
season moves to being a 12 club league. Replacing Campion will be
Dagenham the Champions of Essex 1
Sunday 13th April
Essex U17's beat Kent U17's 5 - 27 at Gravesend -
match report
Essex U15's loose out to Middlesex - A squad lost 33 - 15 Development
squad lost 30-26. Match reports to follow
Saturday 12th April
BL Merit Table Finals - Sixteen Trophies up for grabs + 31 teams ( one
no show) over 930 players + sunshine + rain and mud + Brian Larman on
Karaoke a great showpiece of Essex second team rugby at
Westcliff - Results
Sunday 6th April
Rochford win Shepherd Neame Essex County Intermediate Cup beating
neighbours Westcliff 12 - 0 at Southend RFC
Presentation by Mike Drinkwater
Chelmsford loose 20-19 to Dorking in thrilling U17 National KO in
appalling weather at Old Albanians.
Wanderers beat Sweden at Braintree
Saturday 5th April
Southend retain Shepherd Neame County Cup beating Eton Manor 52-23
Victorious Southend RFC
Sunday 30th March
Essex County RFU U20's 11 - 17 Army U20's played at Aldershot
16th March 2008
Dagenham Win Essex Presidents Shield beating Maldon 16 - 7.
Match report
Dagenham win the Presidents Shield
2nd March 2008
Essex etch out a win over Kent in the RFU County Championships. 25-20
but just miss out on becoming pool leaders by points difference. .. For match report please use
the U20's link above.
1st March 2008
Barking win Second XV Cup beating Westcliff 44-15
Barking 2nd XV presented with the Cup
29th February 2008
The County congratulates
Jamie Bache, Kit McCartney, Sam
Stanley.
on their selection to the
England U16's team to take part in the Four Nations Festival in Lyon in
March
16th February 2008
A brace of tries from Brentwoods Keiron Skurr help Essex secure a hard
fought for win over a very good Surrey side at Woodford in the RFU U20.
Turning round at 15-12 at half time Essex saw their lead slip half way
through the second half but managed to regain their composure to earn
the win 28-24. full rerport on the U20's pages please use the link
above.
With Middlesex scoring a shock 33-13 win over Kent, Essex now need to
pull out all the stops in their final match of the pool which is against
Kent at Rochford on Sunday 2nd March KO 2pm.
15th February 2008
Bancroft win John Adler 2nd team cup for the first time. Bancroft
dominated the first 60 minutes of this final of the Junior 2nd team cup.
Winning the first half 13-0 Bancroft never looked in danger of loosing
this match as they added another 22 points after halft time before
Millwall began to respond. With almost 70 minutes of the game gone
Millwall at last managed to score a converted try but Bancroft still had
time to respond with a further try of their own winning the Cup for the
fist time by 42 points to 7.
Bancroft Claim the John Adler 2nd XV Junior Cup
President Mike Drinkwater presents the John Adler Cup to Bancroft,
A second half revival fails to save Southend as they fall to Blackheath
41-33 but at Barking, the magic returns as they turn the tables on
fourth placed London Scottish with a 34-5 win which moves them up into
tenth place. Chingford went to a top of the table battle at
Staines where despite their usual workmanlike performance they
came second loosing 25-10 to a very determined Staines. Chingford
now occupy third place on equal points with Staines. Woodford did
their best to assist Chingford as they took the league leaders to a
22-22 draw. At the other end of the table Thurrock remain in the
relegation zone with Tabard after both clubs settled for a 18-18 draw.
A 38-14 win over ~Chelmsford puts Westcliff further ahead in London 3
North East as neighbours Rochford give them a helping hand by beating
second placed Diss 21-13 so putting themselves just four points behind
the Norfolk club. Elsewhere Harlow found themselves wanting as
Brentwood took the honours 35-12.
7th January 2008
The
County U20's earn a 17 - 17 draw away to Middlesex in the RFU
U20's County Championships. They next face Surrey at Woodford RFC
on Sunday 17th February KO 2pm. so if you can, why not come along and
give them your support.
25th January 2008.
The County congratulates the following
U16's players who, following the inter Divisional Schools and Clubs
trials, have been selected to join the England U16 Development squad.
We wish them the very best of luck in the following sessions.
Jamie Bache, Kit McCartney, Sam
Stanley.
There are 17 London & SE players who have
been selected in the 60 that form the England Development Squad. This
squad does not guarantee selection for the final England Squads and
other boys may still be called in.
Following the development camps the England Squad and an England A
Squad, each comprising 26 players will be announced to take part in an
international festival.
21st Janaury 2008
Did "Go
Play Rugby work for you?" It certainly did for Braintree. On
a positive note they have gained four more players to the vets
side who used to play for other clubs, and for the final two home games
of the season they are going to be putting out "TWO" vets sides.
Mardy's Bar in Braintree have kindly sponsored Braintree Vets for
another set of shirts to help push this along and hopefully keep it
going in the 2008/2009 season. Do you have a success story to tell?
Sunday 20th Janaury
Chris Sigsworth, formerly the RDO for Middlesex brought over the Swedish
u16, U18 development squads and their U21's. With matches palyed
against Coopers Conurn U16 and u18 and the U21's Playing against our
U20's it was a busy and hectic day for all concenred.
19th / 20 TH January
Sorry I was away this weekend learning all about the Follow up to the Go
Play Rugby Campaign. More news on that later.
15th January
Rochford get drawn against Dover (Away in
the next round of the EDF Energy Senior Vase. Dover are currently
ling third in London 3 SE and recently beat Diss 16 -23. The close
margin shows that a Rochford could go into the next round.
12th January 2008
Cup weekend - so no league Rugby apart
from Westcliff who played a rearranged match against Ipswich and remain
on top of London 3 NE with a 20 - 13 win,. Diss, who have a game
in hand against Norwich to play are 6 points behind but were beaten in
the EDF Cup match by Dover 16-12 and will soon be back concentrating on
the chase.
Rochford go marching on to the next round
of the EDF Energy Senior Vase with a 19 - 25 win over Tottonians at
Totnes. They now go into the draw with clubs from London division
and the South West which still includes the team Hartspury College who
beat Billericay in the final of the Intermediate Vase at Twickenham last
season
Essex
Cup results to follow....
5th January 2008
National League Two - Not quite the start
Southend wanted as they succumb to a second half onslaught at Redruth.
Being just 3 points behind at half time 20-17 Southend found themselves
struggling as Redruth piled on another 20 points for a 40-17 win.
Southend remain in seventh place just two points ahead of Cambridge.
National
League Three South - West Country Rugby was also the downfall of Barking
this weekend as they went down 18-40 to Lydney. With only Clifton
and Luton below them matches against these two clubs have even greater
importance on Barking's hopes of remaining in this league.
3rd January 2008
The funeral of Mike Reilly
the 19 yr old from Chelmsford RFC who died from Meningitis the weekend
before Christmas, took place at Our Lady Immaculate Chelmsford.
Tributes were paid to Mike who had been a member of the club from an
earlage as well as playing for South Woodham and being a County
representative player. The family were joined by several hundred friends
in a service to celebrate Mike's life
1st
January 2008
To all our Clubs, Schools,
Players and Patrons we send our best wishes for a successful 2008
Essex U16's and U18's
selected for London Division - The County congratulates a number
of our County players who have been selected to play for London Division
- further information can be found on the London Division Web site by
clicking here
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U18 |
| Kit McCartney |
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Nick Fraser |
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| Jamie Bache |
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Matt Chambers |
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| Sam Stanley |
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Jackson Wray |
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| William King |
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| Michael Ayrton |
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