Reeds v Old Reigatian 1st XV, Match Report
Old Reigatian 1st XV travelled to Whiteley Village just outside Weybridge to play Reeds. These sides have a history of close matches and Saturday was no exception.
Old Reigatian 1st XV v Old Colfeians, Match Report
Old Reigatian 1st XV hosted Old Colfeians at Park Lane. Saturday morning OR’s sat second in the League a single point behind Beckenham and OC’s were in sixth place. The fixture should have started with Reigatian as favourites however last time the teams met at Colf’s ground the home team won 37-26 and had recently found their form with a win over the League leaders last time out.
Sutton & Epsom v Old Reigatian 1st XV, Match Report
Saturday Old Reigatian 1st XV travelled to Rugby Lane in Ewell to play Sutton & Epsom. Saturday mornings league table gave a slightly distorted view of this fixture with Old Reigatian sitting third in the League playing S&E sitting 7th.
Old Reigatian 2nd XV vs Farnham 2nd XV, Match Report
The old line, ‘Try everything once, except folk dancing and incest,’ should have ‘watching two games of rugby on adjacent pitches, simultaneously’ added to the list of things not to do. It is a feat somewhat over and above my skillset.
Gravesend v ORRFC 1st XV, Match Report
Saturday Old Reigatian 1st XV travelled to Gravesend in Kent for the last match in the first round of fixtures. Reigatian had a different look about them this week with the only player to have played every fixture this season Dan Grant not available to a house move and regular centre partnership of Max Coyle & Gareth Stephens both in away playing at the Dubai 7s.
KCS 2nd XV vs Old Reigatian 2nd XV, Match Report
The composer Rossini wrote about Wagner’s music, ‘Beautiful moments but awful quarters of an hour’. This looked as though it would be a fair summation of the AXV’s performance at KCS on Saturday, but somehow the boys turned what was heading towards a damp squib into a spectacular firework display.
Old Reigatian 1st XV v Medway RFC, Match Report
Saturday Old Reigatian 1st XV host Rochester based Medway RFC. After the successful trip to Old Alleynians last Saturday OR’s had only one change with Harrison Mitchell unavailable Finn Coyle returned on the Wing. Saturday was the first Saturday that Old Reigatian played in their new kit sponsored by Reicon. Reicon are a construction company based in Reigate and Old Reigatian are pleased they have chosen to be the main sponsors of the 1st XV.
Old Alleynians A vs Old Reigatian 1st XV, Match Report
Saturday Old Reigatian 1st XV travelled to Dulwich to play Old Alleynians. OA’s were promoted last season and have settled in well at Level 6 with 4 wins from 8 games Saturday morning the same record as Old Reigatian. Reigatian went in to the game missing their Captain Reilly Franklin-Talbot who has been ever present this season and the talisman Max Coyle. The Squad knew that a strong performance would be required to get a Win on the road and this had to be for 80 minutes with the performance fading in recent weeks.
Old Reigatian 2nd XV vs Rosslyn Park Nomads
Following the deluge of the previous week, the sun shone at Park Lane, giving opportunity for an entertaining game of rugby, which is what spectators and players alike were afforded. Although the weather was fine, a picnic was never on the cards, and the question would be whether the previous two victories had been a false dawn or the start of our journey forwards.
Old Reigatian 1st XV v Battersea Ironsides, Match Report
Saturday Old Reigatian 1st XV hosted second in the league Battersea Ironsides. Both teams had showed good form the previous week with Reigatian beating local rivals Cobham and Battersea beating top of the league Beckenham. So, everything looked set for a thrilling game at Park Lane.