St Leonards CP 0 Crowborough II 31 (HT 0-19) Ports found themselves in the Sussex Bowl semi-final facing higher league opposition. Crowborough had beaten Ports twice last season on their way to a league title and came into this game as strong favourites. Both teams made errors from the off, while it was clear that […]
Lordswood II – 15 St Leonards CP – 65 (HT 10-30) Injuries and unavailability meant that Ports travelled to the Medway towns with only ten players, bolstered by Rye stalwart Cezza, and Welsh centre Matt Mayatt. Lordswood loaned a player too, giving Ports 13 to face a full Lordswood squad. The strange quality of the […]
Uckfield II 14 St Leonards CP 24 (HT 7-5) After a month since the last league game Ports took a sizeable squad to face an Uckfield team that had held its own in the league. The similar nature of the squads was apparent from the off. Uckfield carried strongly and Ports had to defend doggedly. […]
Medway IV – 29 St Leonards CP – 19 (HT 17-7) Ports eased into 2020 with a friendly after a month away from the pitch. The quickly arranged match saw a bare Ports squad of 15 travel to Rochester to face a sizeable Medway squad. The Ports XV had an unfamiliar look to it. Debutant […]
Hellingly II – 31 St Leonards CP – 12 (HT 10-12) Ports had won their last three league games, but travelled to Hellingly knowing that a strong home team would face them. The early exchanges were characterised by a well-organised Ports side in attack and defence. Matt Standen was a willing carrier throughout, he crashed […]
St Leonards CP – 22 Heathfield & Waldron II – 10 (HT 5-10) Ports hosted a Heathfield team sitting at the top of the league, having already lost the first fixture earlier in the season. Heathfield were slightly short-handed and Ports loaned them veteran Craig Barningham to begin the game in parity. Ports continued to […]
St Leonards CP – 18 Rye – 7 (HT 10-7) Rugby is often a free-flowing game, but sometimes like today an arm wrestle between two evenly matched sides can provide real spectacle. With both sides evenly matched in the league in the opening seconds Rye strung together a slick set of offloads and support runs […]
Lewes II – 10 St Leonards Cinque Ports – 48 (HT 10-24) Ports returned to league action with a trip to a Lewes side who had beaten Ports twice the last season. Ports had a competitive squad and despite hosting, Lewes were short-handed with Ports veterans Gavin Thomas and Kim Wan starting the game in […]
Weavering Warriors II 31 St Leonards CP 29 (HT 7-24) A much changed Ports XV travelled to Kent to face a friendly against new opposition. For the first time Weavering had put together a 2nd XV but the core of the side was well drilled and organised. This was clear from the off and Ports […]
