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3 May 2022Being the final game of the season, I’m going to begin this match report with a couple of ...
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15 April 2022All the group matches have now been completed and the finals day will be as follows. Below...
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11 April 2022The Covid pandemic was seemingly behind us and we were looking forward to taking almost 60...
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11 April 2022On Saturday 2nd April the players were very grateful to Jason and Anna Kedgley for a great...
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28 March 2022When a lot of families were settling down to a Mother’s Day lunch, ORRFC U15 Boys were tr...
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28 March 2022A sell out pre match lunch on Saturday, where we raised £700 for charity, was followed by ...
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8 March 2022This weekend was yet another fantastic milestone in what is proving to be an amazing seaso...
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6 March 2022What a great weekend at Park Lane with comprehensive wins for the A XV and the Colts, a na...
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5 March 2022Saturday February 26th saw 8 talented Old Reigatian girls and boys proudly represent the c...
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4 March 2022Sunday 27th saw Esher travel to Park Lane, one of very few home games for the U16’s, but t...
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3 March 2022Old Reigatian Rugby Club has partnered with a local team of Ukrainian & British volun...
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4 February 2022Last Saturday Old Reigatian 1st XV travelled to Weybridge to play Reeds, Reeds have two g...
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4 February 2022For the second time this season the U16’s made their way to Mitcham to play Old Ruts. The...
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4 February 2022This week saw the start of the knock-out phase of the national Cup, with the winners progr...
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4 February 2022On Sunday a large Raiders Cs squad made the journey to a very sunny Sunbury and London Iri...
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31 January 2022The Role To take responsibility for being the point of contact for league and cup fixtures...
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16 January 2022After two years of intensive lockdown conditioning, the ORRFC U12 Raiders were ready to be...
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8 January 2022Saturday Old Reigatian 1st XV travelled to Southampton to face Tottonians who were one pla...
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14 December 2021There are a limited number of tickets available to fully paid up club members for the 6 Na...
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11 December 2021Saturday Old Reigatian 1st XV travelled to Winchester historically an extremely difficult ...
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6 December 2021This Saturday Old Reigatian welcomed Old Tiffinians to Park Lane for round 8 of this seas...
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30 November 2021A crisp and bright Sunday morning saw us hosting Horsham for a friendly with a great turno...
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30 November 2021With a coach load of players and supporters, plus those travelling to Sunbury -on-Thames, ...
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13 November 2021Old Reigatian 1st XV hosted Eastleigh on Saturday with the visitors sitting one place bel...
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8 November 2021A SPECTACULAR firework display and bonfire held at Old Reigatian RFC for Guy Fawkes Night...
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6 November 2021Old Reigatian 1st XV travelled to Twickenham Rugby Club Saturday which is in fact in Felt...
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30 October 2021Old Reigatian 1st XV hosted Reeds Weybridge Saturday with Reeds sitting second in league w...
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25 October 2021Saturday 23rd saw Old Reigatian 1st XV travel to Chobham off the back of a two defeats fr...
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20 October 2021Today would be the first real test for the U15 girls this season and came in the shape of...
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20 October 2021Last Saturday Old Reigatian were again at home and hosting Chiswick RFC. For the second ga...
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6 October 2021Sunday 3rd October saw Old Reigatian hosting the inaugural U11 Girl’s Festival of R...
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6 October 2021In what only can be described as a foul day at Park Lane, Old Reigatian hosted Tottonians ...
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6 October 2021Our U18 girls came top of their pool of which there were 4 pools of 4 teams We drew with ...
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6 October 2021On Sunday the under 13’s took part in their first competitive festival and we arrive...
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1 October 2021The Walking Rugby section of Old Reigatian RFC started in early 2020 and for reasons known...
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1 October 2021We are looking for a number of enthusiastic individuals (18+), to join us behind the club ...
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1 October 2021The term ‘Friday Night Lights’ is often associated with American high school and college f...
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29 September 2021Now that we have reached U12, The Raiders will play a series of truly competitive matches,...
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29 September 2021Saturday Old Reigatian returned to Hove RFC for the first time since 2018 when they lost t...
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26 September 2021Saturday 12th saw ORs play their final pre season fixture and took on the London 2 South E...
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6 September 2021Seven of our U16 Boys had a great day as Quins kicked off the season with an internal fest...
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6 September 2021For the third warm up fixture the senior squad travelled to Beckenham. Beckenham will be c...
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2 September 2021Eight members of the Old Reigatian RFC Walking Rugby squad set out for Bristol on Friday t...
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1 September 2021Saturday 28th Aug the senior squad had their second pre season fixture following a 34-12 w...
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25 August 2021We would like to thank The 150 Club for the funding of our new website. When it was decide...
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25 August 2021On Sunday 22nd August six of our U18 girls from Old Reigatian RFC entered the National Eng...
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19 July 2021In June some of our U18 and U15 girls took part in trials at the regional touch rugby tour...
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6 July 2021As you may recall, we were planning to hold our 2021 AGM on Tuesday 29th June. This was sc...
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6 July 2021Peter Harrison KGCN CBE 29.4.1937 – 18.6.2021. Peter was brought up in Cheshire. He and hi...
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Old Reigatian Vs Chiswick Match Report
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Home » Old Reigatian Vs Chiswick Match Report Published: 15 January 2022 This Article was Written by: Kate Birinder-Ross |
ORs 1st XV travelled to South London on Saturday to face Chiswick for the second time this season and with the first fixture the Reigate team suffered their heaviest defeat of the season so far with a 8 – 24 at Home so with the team looking for revenge. With a trip to Chiswick another challenge is faced with them being the only Club in the league to have an artificial surface. However on paper the flat dry surface should suit ORs style of play with the mobile pack and pace in the backs.
However it was the home side to get the first and only points on the board after four minutes they kicked a penalty to take a three point lead. Once the visitors found their stride they looked dangerous with the ball in hand and the back row of Dan Jones, Jack Baart and Ryan Travers moved across the artificial surface with great power and fitness and looked in another class to the home team in this department.
In fact it was Travers who scored the first try of the afternoon after eight minutes showing great pace and leaving a few defenders in his tracks. Alex Skinner added the extra two points 3 – 7.
Still the lads in Blue & Green moved the ball with confidence and finally the ball was moved wide where Finn Coyle had enough space to use his pace and score in the corner. The kick was too wide for Skinner this time but 3 – 12 after seventeen minutes was a confidence building scoreline.
However the Referee had given a couple of penalties against ORs and when the next one was awarded Jack Baart was directed to the touchline for ten minutes.
Being down to fourteen men didn’t affect the flowing rugby from the Blue & Greens and it was that man Travers again who seemed to be in the right place at the right time to finish of the move making his second try of the afternoon, with Skinner converting to make the score 3 – 19 at Half Time.
Second half continued with Regaitian running the ball with intent and some intelligent support lines the Chiswick defence was continually under pressure with eight minutes gone in the second half Jack Baart took the ball well inside his own half. He showed incredible pace and power to break a number of tackles to find himself in clear space with one defender to beat Alex Skinner was on his shoulder in support and Baart timed the pass perfectly to give skinner a easy run in and make the score 3 – 26 after he had kicked the conversion.
Moving into the last quarter of the game Coyle got on the end of another move with the ball passing through numerous pairs of hands to claim his second try of the match. No extras this time 3 – 31.
Before the end of the game their was time for Finn Coyle to claim his hat trick and finish the scoring for Old Reigatian to win 3 – 36. Also great that the 2nd XV claimed an impressive victory over Battersea Ironsides 34 – 19.
With no match for Reeds and Tottonians, ORs now sit top of London 2 SW. Fully aware of how close the top of this league will be come April every fixture is so important now and the visit to Reeds in two weeks is on everybody’s mind but the focus now is Chobham at Park Lane next Saturday a side more than capable of causing an upset and never a team to underestimate.
Old Reigatian 1st XV
Chiswick 03 – 36 Old Reigatian
1. Paul Marshall 2. Ciaran Nestor 3. Toby Collister 4. Reilly Franklin – Talbot © 5. Seb Courtney – Walker 6. Dan Jones 7. Jack Baart 8. Ryan Travers 9. Alex Skinner 10. Harry Serjeant 11. Finn Coyle 12. Rob Williamson 13. Tom Allen 14. Harrison Mitchell 15. Tom Woodford 16. Joe Reid 17. Sam Foreman 18. Luke Quartermaine
