ORRFC v Battersea Ironsides: Match Report

Saturday Old Reigatian hosted Battersea Ironsides 1st & 3rd XV’s in a home double header. With OR’s 2nd XV kicking off at 13:30 and the 1st XV’s kicking off at 14:00.

Old Reigatian 2nd XV v Battersea Ironsides XV, Match Report

So, this season’s OR 2nd XV / Battersea Ironside trilogy concluded with a resounding victory for the visitors. No excuses – we were outplayed, rather like Exeter at Toulouse, by a superior side, who were able to edge up through the gears every time they needed to pull away from us.

Old Reigatian 2nd XV v Cobham 2nd XV, Match Report

As the final scenes of the afternoon’s proceedings were playing out, with Harry Smith and Aran Courtney Walker having combined to score one final try and complete the rout of Cobham, thoughts turned to reflect on THE performance [save the best until last] of the season, and also the journey that has been made by this whole group from the early signs of life against Dorking, in September, to the formed beast that is the Old Reigatian 2nd XV.