The Former England Rugby coach, Dick Best, who led the national team to grand slam glory in 1992, shocked the world of sport in January by taking temporary control of Southend Rugby Club. In a candid interview with Southend Radio’s Tom Croasdell, he reveals that coming to Southend was one of the best decisions he’s ever made. Read more
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Barking 10, Southend 28
SOUTHEND continued on the road to recovery with this hard fought away win over struggling Barking. Read more
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Stanford 1st XV 14, Pegasus Palmerians 1st XV 11
ON a crisp fresh day, in form Pegasus travelled the short distance to play their local derby against Stanford. These games are always a tense and tight affair but earlier in the season Pegasus had taught the Stanford team a lesson in how to play rugby and that still hurt so the Stanford players were ready to show the supporters what they were made of. Read more
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Barking 10, Southend 28
SOUTHEND continued their recent improvement with this National League Two South derby victory at Barking. Read more
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THURROCK Rugby Club is celebrating a double success over the weekend.
On Saturday the men's first team clinched the London One North title with a thumping 104-0 victory against Chingford. The team is pictured celebrating in front of the Oakfield scoreboard.
And on Sunday the club's ladies team, the T-Birds, clinched their Championship South One title with a 31-0 win at Trojans Ladies.
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Barking 75, Sedgley Park 7
BARKING turned in a fantastic performance from start to finish as they destroyed Sedgeley Park, running in ten tries in the process. Scott Shaw scored four tries on his return to the first team to give Barking an emphatic bonus-point victory. Read more
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Ealing Trailblazers 27, Southend 0
AFTER the long lay off a trip to National 2 South leaders Ealing was always going to be a tough call for Southend and so it proved.
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Braintree 48, Beccles 0
BRAINTREE blasted their way to the top of London NE2 with a clinical eight-try demolition of a brave, but thoroughly outgunned Beccles on Saturday.
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Barking 34, Blackheath 22
BARKING took another significant step in their quest for promotion in a game of two halves as they beat Blackheath 34-22 at Goresbrook. Four first half tries from the home side was enough to extend their unbeaten run in National League One to 13 games. Read more
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REGIONAL rugby round-up: Our review of the weeknd's rugby reports includes: Barking 21, Blaydon 20; Southend 26, Clifton 33; Stevenage 5, Thurrock 24; Braintree 22, Rochford Hundred 18; Chelmsford 19, Canvey Island 18; Brentwood 17, Letchworth Garden City 20; Bury St. Edmunds 18, Westcliff 19; Read more
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OUR regional rugby round-up includes the following reports:
Redruth 20, Barking 20; Worthing 28, Southend 36; Westcliff 39, Old Colfeians 20; Chingford 43, Thurrock 5; Saffron Walden 22, Braintree 13; Chelmsford 43, Harlow 3; Canvey Island 30 , Enfield Ignatians 22.
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REGIONAL rugby review and reports: Barking 10, Macclesfield 6; Southend 23, Taunton 25; Thurrock 13, Woodford 18; Colchester 20 , Westcliff 29; Braintree 30, Ipswich 29; Rochford Hundred 29, Sudbury 19;
Harlow 0, Canvey Island 36; Old Streetonians 5, Chelmsford 28; Basildon 33, Wanstead 17; South Woodham Ferrers 36, Wisbech 3; Upminster 17, Newmarket 20; Burnham v Ongar (Home walkover); Writtle Wanderers 44, Stanford-le-Hope 5.
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THURROCK T-birds coach Jamie Daisley was delighted this week to finally secure the signature of two current England internationals. Read more
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Rosslyn Park 19, Barking 31
BARKING made it four wins in a row with an excellent win at Rosslyn Park on Saturday.
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Shelford 32, Southend 44
AN accomplished Southend performance in blustery Cambridgeshire conditions saw them beat Shelford by 12 points on Saturday.
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Westcliff 39, Stevenage 25
WESTCLIFF had to dig deep to come out on top in this game against one of the strongest sides in the league.
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Ruislip 35, Thurrock 15
THURROCK suffered their heaviest defeat since 2007 on a nightmare trip to West London.
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Chelmsford 10, Rochford Hundred 13
ROCHFORD squeaked home to victory against struggling Essex rivals Chelmsford despite four yellow cards.
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Chingford 35, Brentwood 19
INJURY-blighted Brentwood had no answer to a whirlwind Chingford performance that saw them score 27 unanswered points in the first half.
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Canvey Island 49 , Old Streetonians 20
CANVEY Island played host to fellow London Two North East newcomers Old Streetonians and got their season back on track with a thumping win.
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