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game and aver conceding a try to fall behind in the
closing minutes it looked like the season was going to
start with a narrow loss however a last play of the
game try from recent Trinity School leaver Quinn
Singh sent the crowd wild and gave Trinity a winning
start to the season!
with a wide range of players from a band of 17-yearold Riddlesdown School boys to experienced former
1st XV regulars, including the evergreen Dom Plumb
s}ll going strong at 60! With other teams struggling
to get more than one side out on a Saturday there
has been frustra}on with game ge琀�ng cancelled and
venues changed at the last minute however the club
is working as hard as it can to ensure we get as many
昀椀xtures as possible!
We have had a number of new recruits this season
and all have played a key part in the clubs successful
start to the season however it is par}cular pleasing to
see familiar names reappearing on the team sheets
with the like of Alex Willis, CJ Maiden and Joseph
Mamode all following in their fathers footsteps by
represen}ng the club! Not that this is anything new
as Dan Crouch and Tim Jupp have been keeping their
respec}ve family names on the team sheet for years
The spirit shown to get the win against Haileyburians and will hopefully be con}nuing to do so with their
o昀昀spring currently represen}ng the Titans!
was a sign of what was to follow over the coming
weeks with a number of close fought victories! Aver
One of the changes that Ma琀琀 and George have
the opening 9 league games of the season the 1st XV
introduced this season has been the Wednesday VEO
league record read 9 wins from 9, a remarkable
analysis session with the players before training
achievement! This run included victories over
sessions! There is no doubt that this has helped to
Haywards Heath, Weybridge Vandals, Hove,
improve the performances on the pitch and is great
Twickenham, KCS Old Boys, Eastbourne, Old
to be ge琀�ng value for money from our investment in
Rutlishians and East Grinstead. Unfortunately the run
the VEO from the Starling Fund.
came to end with defeat at home to Cobham and this
was followed by defeat away to London Cornish both
of which were played in the wind and rain! However
we retuned to winning ways with victory over
Haywards Heath as we moved into the second half of
the season. With the last game before Christmas
again being played against the elements we fell to
our third defeat of the season leaving us 5th in the
table at the end of the year with the join most wins of
any team in the league but with less bonus points.
With a gap of just 6 points between the top 5 teams
promo}on remains a realis}c target as we kick o昀昀
with a game to Hove on the 4th January.
We had a break from the 1st XV and 2nd XV leagues
over the fes}ve period which has hopefully given a
The aim for the season was not just for the 1st team
number of players a chance to recover from various
to push on from last year and improve on their
injuries! There was however s}ll rugby on display up
league posi}on. A key target was to also ensure that
at Lime Meadow Avenue with our U22s side taking on
we were in a posi}on to 昀椀eld a 2nd XV for every
local rivals Warlingham. Managed by Mark Macaskill
league game! It is therefore just as important to the
and coached by Paul Roberts the U22s put in a 昀椀ne
club that the 2nd XV also started their season with 7
performance winning 31-15. The side featured 5
wins from their opening 7 games. A narrow defeat
recent Trinity school leavers making their club debuts
followed away to Su琀琀on & Epsom in the penul}mate
alongside some of our regular youngster and those
game of the year before bouncing back to winning
back from university. There will be another U22
ways in the 昀椀nal game of the year away to Old
昀椀xture during the Easter break!
Caterhamians. This has lev the 2nd XV top of their
league but only by a point over Su琀琀on & Epsom! This It is not only on the pitch that the club is going from
table topping start to the season has been achieved strength to strength! The social side has also stepped
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