Thamesians RFC

Thamesians 1XV manage to keep a clean sheet and beat Hatfield by 15 points.

However the score could have been even higher if it hadn't been for the hands or rather the lack of them from Zippy. After some strong play from the forwards and a Lightning break from Matty Yates, Yates managed to draw two (some would argue three) men, and putting his body on the line he delayed the pass right up to the moment of impact, he popped the ball out to a unmarked Zippy. With such a perfect pass, Yates could only asume a certain try would result as he was knocked off his feet and driven backwards. However along with the thud of himself hitting the floor he also heard the squeals of Zippy, as with only 15m to go and a clear field ahead, Zippy watched the ball bounce right out of the bread basket and forward onto the floor. Reading previous match reports written by the man himself you can only wonder how the mighty have fallen?

Although there was some great performances around the pitch, Kingston Keiths defence and cover on the wing, the tireless foraging of Lance and Nicks backrow play, along with the now expected disruptive play of Marlon to name a few, Thamesians did at times look like a team slightly lost. So with another good win under their belt, strides now have to be made to pull the team together and get it working as a unit if they are rise to the top of the league.

With Thamesians scoring a high points difference against Cuffley on Saturday, we find ourselves being catapulted up to 2nd in the League.

Cooming Soon....

Thamesians win the first league game. Any volunteer to get match reviews underway?

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It was very much a case of all hands on deck as missing players left the players base desperately short. There were particular issues in the front row and from the outset we doff our collective hats to Messrs Farrell and Chandler for stepping into the breach.

Thamesians got off to an inauspicious start and an annoyingly regular theme of poor discipline saw the Mill Hill kicker given the opportunity to get his eye in with two simple early efforts. Then came the frustration of conceding what turned out to be the crucial first try of the game. T's defence has stood them in good stead this season and even the league's high flyers have found it a tough nut to crack. So the disappoint was there for all to see as a gap appeared close to the ruck, which inevitably was too much for the cover defence to close down. However, the Mill Hill kicker was losing his line and the conversion went astray, as did further attempts to cash in on T's indiscipline.