Happy New Year All
Rugby is back after the Christmas break (and the weather interruption in December). The whole club is very excited to be playing again, with all three senior sides in action this weekend. The 2s and 3s are both away at local rivals Tunbridge Wells and Old Dunstonians respectively; whilst the 1s welcome Worthing to The Paddock. The weather has been pretty soggy over the past week or so, so fingers crossed 🤞 all games are on. The December cancellations in truth came at a good time, giving a number of players the chance to recover from injuries.
We resume with the Seconds sitting pretty at the top of Counties 2 Kent league (having played a game more than Dover and Canterbury 2s) with an impressive 10 wins. The First team entered the break in 10th place in National League 2 East, slightly adrift from Guernsey and Bury St Edmunds above. The Oaks head a posse of 5 teams who may end up battling to remain in the league…… but early days. We certainly feel we have enough to stay in the league but as I have said before, we must take our chances at this level, knowing the opposition probably will.
We welcome Worthing who sit in 5th place in the league with 8 wins and 4 losses to The Paddock, remembering our early season match in deepest Sussex. It was fierce contest where we really imposed our physicality but one or two errors led to a tough to take narrow defeat. We know what to expect and will be ready to compete with a very good team.
I look forward to seeing a big (non-dry January) crowd at the weekend, as well as hoping some of you can support the 2s and 3s. Let’s start the new year with a good performance and hopefully a win.
COYO
Adam
