Match reports 2009/10

Saturday 27th March 2010
Kingston 8 Old Mid-Whitgiftian 47 (L)
Last week Kingston was 5 minutes away from taking a valuable win, but let Wimbledonians in at the death. Three sin bins didn’t help their cause, so it was important this week that they got out of second gear against on paper, a much stronger side. With Kingston Old boys in support, the 1stXV set about their challenge…to get a win against a side riding high in the table.
Kingston played up the slope in the first half and knew it was important to keep the score line close, with a solid, well organised defence. OMW as expected ran the ball at every opportunity, either firing the ball wide for their pace men to attack down the centre, or their forwards to hit some holes through the Kingston’s pack. Kingston showed that when they put their mind to it, they can match any team in this league and stopped OMW on numerous occasions, clearing their lines. Kingston also put together some attacking plays themselves, with Jonathan Morris in the centre, along with Jason Lee and Nathan Brown on the wing.
Kingston slotted an early penalty, kicked by Jason Lee and OMW slotted two of their own.
Kingston however, was the first to score the first try. A kick over the top saw the OMW fullback hesitate and slip. Sam Cox, chasing every cause as usual snatched the ball from his grasp and popped it up to Gary Sherriff who simply had to dive over the line. The half-time whistle blew and Kingston were 8-6 up…a position from which Kingston thought they would move on from as they played down the slope in the second half.
With only a few minutes elapsed, a serious injury to an OMW player led to the game being stopped until an ambulance arrived to take him to hospital. The game resumed with a lineout from OMW on Kingston’s 22-metre. They chose to drive the lineout and slowly put K’s on the back foot. K’s defence finally broke, letting OMW in.
Kingston then either lost concentration, or they ran out of puff. In previous matches against OMW, Kingston always seems to hold them for a half, before seeing them pull away. The score line was a bit flattering, with a couple of tries being scored from silly mistakes from Kingston and on other occasions pushing the game a bit too much. Kingston kept battling, with the likes of Richard Marsden Danny Williams and Richard Hodges carrying the ball forwards as best they could. Unfortunately, most of the play was in mid-field and Kingston struggled to get into the right territorial position. The lineout continued to perform well with Graeme Maisey taking good ball from Danny Williams’ throws, with a few catch and drives nearly bringing a try, but the maul was stopped just short of the line.
All in all, OMW were worthy winners and Kingston must look at their overall fitness if they are to compete for a full 80 minute and not get over powered in the second half by sides. K’s are not getting beaten on skill, which means it can be rectified, but only by the individual players. That means training, teamwork, gym work and commitment. There is no real big secret in playing rugby at this level. One final match against Sandown & Shanklin in two weeks time.

Battersea Ironsides 2ndXV v Kingston 2ndXV (M)

Kingston 3rdXV v Racal Decca (M)

Saturday 6th March 2010
Kingston 16, Andover 3 (L)
Kingston kept their league survival alive with a controlled 16-3 win over mid table Andover.
With the return of key personnel including Michael Walsh and Shaun Terrey, Kingston was confident of securing a win. The first half was a tight affair; with Kingston slotting two penalties to take a 6-0 lead. Kicked by Jason Lee.
Andover had the edge in the scrum first half with the aid of the slope, but Kingston dominated in the open play. Kingston worked their maul well, and Damien Cunningham went over only for the try to be disallowed for being held up over the line. Richard Marsden made a number of strong carries to break the gain line. The first half finished 6-0 and now with the slope, Ks were confident in gaining greater territory. Kingston played the majority of the second half in Andover’s half and following some sustained pressure, the ball was kicked through and Jonathan Morris raced through to touch the ball down over the line. Jason Lee converted to give Kingston a 13-0 lead.
Andover came back with a penalty and then two further opportunities were missed.
Kingston then saw about maintaining both territory and possession. The lineout was performing better in the second half, thrown well by Danny Wiliams at hooker, with Graeme Maisey securing safe ball from which the Kingston pack drove well, sucking in the defence to give K’s backs a good platform from which to attack. Kingston’s scrum also performed better, now with the slope in their favour. Kingston gained a further penalty after Andover were penalised in the lineout and Jason Lee duly slotted the penalty to make the game safe.
Kingston suffered a number of injuries in the later part of the game, but David Krasij slotted into the front row to allow Kingston to see the game out and Charlie Symonds came on in the backline with Simon Ridpath at backrow.
This was an important win for Kingston who face O’Wimbledonians in two weeks time and then have a further two games remaining, which they must win.
Ryan O’Malley had a great game on the wing.

O'Wimbledonian 2ndXV v Kingston 2ndXV (M)

Effingham & Leatherhead 3rdXV v Kingston 3rdXV (M)

Saturday 27th February 2010
Ellingham & Ringwood 78, Kingston 12 (L) - 2pm KO

Report care of E&R...
Ellingham & Ringwood put on one of their best displays of the season this Saturday, when they entertained Kingston RFC at parsonage Barn Lane, in their London SW3 league encounter. The game had been rearranged due to the icy conditions earlier in the season, so it was now to be played the day before their Cup Semi Final against league leaders Gosport. Ellingham choose to rest several players for the cup match, but still put out a very strong side, showing their strength in depth. Within moments of the first whistle, Ellingham were 5-0 up when Scrum Half Ross Whale sprinted in for what was to be the first of a hat-trick tries for him on the day. Young Winger Josh Butcher scored a fine try only 5 minutes later. Dawfydd Williams added the extra 2 points. 12-0. Kingston came straight back with a push over try under the posts. 12-7. On the quarter hour, Number 8 James Canneaux picked up from the back of a scrum to dive over. The conversion was made by Williams. 19-7. The tries were being shared out well by an Ellingham team that was ticking an all cylinders. Second Row Duncan Soden scored the E’s next try with Williams converting. 26-7. The second half started as the first had ended, with Ellingham controlling the game with free flowing rugby against a side that could not cope with the way Ellingham were keeping the ball alive. Whale went over under the posts for his second try, giving Williams an easy conversion. 33-7. Williams added to his total with a converted penalty. 36-7. With yet another free flowing move, The E’s spun the ball wide for Winger James Bovett to dance his way to the line. Williams converted from way out on the touch line. 43-7. Ellingham were now enjoying a lot of space out wide and Full Back John Firkin got in on the action when he collected a reverse pass from Williams to dodge his way over the line. Williams again converted. 50-7. At this point, you would have thought Kingston would have given up. But no, they fought back and mauled the ball over to score in the left hand corner. 50-12. The last 10 minutes saw Ellingham run in 4 more tries from Charlie Levey, Whale, Stuart Ramsey and Firkin. All 4 tries were converted by Williams giving him a personal tally of 23 points from his boot. 78-12. Ellingham’s Head Coach Steve Anderson said after the game “We had a much changed side today, but our strength in depth was a bonus. I was pleased with the guys for the way they kept their shape and stuck to our game plan. They did the basics right. Credit has got to go to Kingston, who stuck at it for the entire 80 minutes and were a credit to their club. It was nice to see 8 different try scorers and Dawfydd kicked superbly.”

Kingston 3rdXV v Becs O'Boys (1.30pm KO)

Saturday 13th February 2010
Kingston 27, Old Wellingtonians 24 (L)
Could this be the start of the comeback that Kingston need to get them out of being relegated back to Surrey 1. For once, Kingston managed to field some key players who have been unavailable for most of the season. With this added strength, the Kingston side are a match for any team in this league and Saturday, they showed what they can do.
Kingston, choosing to play up the slope in the first half started brightly, playing some great open rugby, with the forwards providing good quick ball for K’s back line to attack from. With Michael Walsh at scrum-half making his return and Shaun Terry at No. 10, Kingston’s control of the game was much improved. The scrum was very competitive, but when needed, Darren DeLeur at No.8 was on hand to tidy up when the pressure was on and get the boys moving forwards.
The first half saw Kingston awarded an early penalty, which Jason Lee slotted for 3 points.
Kingston opening try came from Simon Ridpath, who picked a great line to score. Jason Lee converted to give Kingston a 10-0 lead.
Kingston’s second came after more pressure. Kingston moved the ball well, patiently opening up the defence following a number of phases of play. Eventually the gap opened up and Jonathan Morris darted through to score under the posts. Lee converted to extend Kingston’s lead to 17-0.
Kingston’s line out performed reasonably well, but after seemingly securing ball, they failed to protect it, allowing OW to pluck the ball from their hands and spin it wide for the softest of tries. 17-5. A further lack of concentration allowed OW in again bring the score back to 17-12.
Kingston kept up the pressure and they went over twice more, with Graeme Maisey and Darren DeLeur both seemingly scoring perfectly good tries. The referee however saw things differently and disallowed them - one for blocking, the other being held up over the line.
Shortly before half-time, veteran Russ Fabris picked the perfect line to crash over for Kingston’s third. Jason Lee converting for a 24-12 lead at the interval.
In the second half, Kingston just needed to secure territory and keep the ball. They again started well and further pressure delivered a penalty, which Jason Lee slotted for a 27-12 lead.
The last 30 minutes, Kingston seemed to lose their control on the game. OW came back with a couple of tries. They had pace out wide and their plan was to get the ball out wide as quickly as possible. Although Kingston had managed to suppress it in the first half, tiredness started to take its toll and overlaps started to appear. A number of injuries meant a bit of re-organisation, which didn’t help the defence and OWs broke through in the corner. Kingston gifted a second try after winning a line-out, instead of some simple mauling and keeping possession, they threw a loose pass straight to an OW player who ran through creating the over-lap to create the try and leaving a tense finish for Kingston.
Kingston secured ball from the kick-off and managed to hold on the remaining 5 minutes to take the win against a strong side.
There was great play from one to fifteen. If Kingston can field this side for the rest of the season, then there is a real chance that the club can move up the table and stay up this season. The other clubs have a very tough remainder of the season, all playing the top sides. Kingston…It’s up to you…

O'Wellingtonian 2ndXV v Kingston 2ndXV (M)

O'Whitgiftian 3rdXV v Kingston 3rdXV (M)

Saturday 30th January 2010
Gosport & Fareham 46, Kingston 12 (L)
It was another week of key players unavailable for a multitude of reasons. It has cost Kingston dear this season and. Ironically, Kingston still have nearly all the players within the club who were part of the side that finished third last season, but for a multitude of reasons, some understandable, some less so, they have not made themselves available to play.
Kingston has had to bring players up from the 2ndXV to fill in as well as fielding a different team every week. That said, the spirit has remained excellent and Saturday was an example of that strength within the club. With seven games left to play, it might take a miracle to get out of the quagmire, but anything is possible and if it doesn’t happen, we will continue to play rugby and move onwards next season developing our younger players and the club as a whole.
After fielding three sides last Saturday, this week the club struggled to get two sides out. But with the persistence and hard work of Alan Ockenden during the week, two sides were fielded, but it meant the 1stXV travelled down to Gosport with a bare 15 players.
It was a changed backline, with Ray Barclay, Gareth Barker and Bobby McEvoy coming up into the starting XV. New comer Jason Lee stepped into the No.10 shirt and tried throughout the game to question the strong Gosport defence with some excellent chipping and individual breaks. The pack was largely the same, but Angus Hutchinson stepped into prop.
The first half ended disappointingly for Kingston. After some sound defending by Ks following early pressure, Gosport ran in a number of tries following some weak tackling and organisation in the Kingston defence. To their credit, they had strong runners throughout their side and passed the ball out of the tackle well. They also spread the ball from one side to the other very quickly and gaps in evidently opened. There is a reason why they are sitting top of the league.
Kingston’s lineout performed well, but their scrum performed less well, but with a changed front row, it took the first half to sort it out. Trailing about 30 points at half-time, Ks regrouped and decided they had nothing to lose and had to have a go.
The pack started to put together some passages of tight play, with a number of pick and gos, mauls, they slowly but surely started to get into the game and frustrate Gosport. Kingston was awarded a number of penalties which allowed them to gain valuable territory. It was from a penalty, that Kingston got their opening try. Quick-thinking Jonathan Morris tapped and burst through the defence before Gosport had chance to retreat 10-metres. Morris dived over the line beating a number of tacklers.
Kingston second try goes to the front five of Angus Hutchinson, Danny Williams, Richard Hodges, Ciaran Galvin and Graeme Maisey. Kingston was awarded a scrum five metres out from Gosport’s try-line. K’s scrum had started to function well in the second half and K’s were confident they could drive Gosport back. Scrum after scrum, Gosport were driven back only for them to collapse it, stand up, bore in, etc. Ten minutes later and about nine scrums later, the referee awarded Kingston a penalty-try. A small victory for Ks in the game, but one that felt good and I suspect that hadn’t happened to Gosport much this season. Jason Lee slotted the conversion.
The game finished, meaning Kingston matched Gosport’s try count in the second half, showing that Kingston can compete in this league.
Well done to all the players that stepped in and a big thanks to the loyal supporters that travelled down.

Kingston 2ndXV v O'Whitgiftian 2ndXV (M)

Kingston 3rdXV v Bec OB 4thXV (M)

Saturday 23rd January 2010
Camberley 11, Kingston 8 (L)
Kingston travelled down to Camberley looking for a win to help ease their relegation fears, but unfortunately their endeavours were not enough to overcome a bulky Camberley pack. In drier conditions, Kingston could have perhaps used their lighter pack to their advantage, but in boggy conditions, on heavy ground, it was Camberley’s pack that managed to go forward and give their backline some ball to play with. The first half saw Kingston defend for the majority of the half, with an occasional half break from Jason Lee at full-back, but in the boggy conditions, it was hard going under foot. Ks gave away numerous penalties and this cost K’s valuable territory. Ironically, it was Ks that took the lead after Camberley were penalised for hands in the ruck. Jason Lee slotted the kick for a 0-3 lead.
Further pressure from Camberley secured a penalty for themselves and a successful kick brought the score level. 3-3. Camberley took the lead following a line-out five metres out from Ks line. The ball was spun wide and Ks defence was breached for an unconverted try in the corner. 8-3.
After the break, another conceded penalty from Kingston gave Camberley an 11-3 lead. Further pressure was exerted by Camberley through their pack, but Kingston put up a brave defence and stopped Camberley going over for a try after being camped on their try line for 5 minutes.
Kingston then started to gain more possession through their forwards and started to break the gain line, eventually securing a lineout five metres out. Skipper Ciaran Galvin caught and Ks drove the lineout well for Chris Connelly to touch down at the base of the maul to score. The conversion was missed to leave Ks 3 points down.
Kingston battled hard the remaining 10 minutes and on the final whistle, was awarded a penalty some distance out. Given the conditions, the sensible choice of a kick was chosen, but unfortunately, the ball dropped agonisingly short.
Good debuts by newcomers Jason Lee and Danny Williams at prop.

Kingston 2ndXV 18, O'Freemans 2ndXV 17 (M)
Kingston played up the hill in the first half and early pressure secured a penalty, which Alan Ockenden slotted for a 3-0 lead.
Ks then spilt a high ball and Freemans took advantage and scored under the posts. The conversion was kicked to leave Kingston trailing 3-7.
Freemans were awarded another penalty to increase the lead to 3-10 and then it was Kingston’s turn and Alan Ockenden kicked the penalty to bring the scores back to 6-10 at half-time.
Kingston dominated the scrums, but in the loose, Kingston’s lack of fitness in the forwards started to tell. Freemans’ scrum-half then ran round unopposed to take the score to 6-17 following the successful conversion.
Then came Kingston’s comeback. Ockenden kicked a grubber under the posts for Ryan O’Malley to race through to score. Ockenden converted to bring Kingston within four points. 13-17.
Freemans continued to apply pressure, but Kingston then secured a number of line-outs, from which Ockenden slipped the ball to Ryan O’Malley for him to break through to score his second try and win the game by a single point for Kingston. A great result for the side.

Kingston 3rdXV 0, Woking 50 (F)
A slight mis-match against a 1stXV Woking side. The only fixture available for 3rdXV, but the side brought by Woking as a training sessions was just too strong. Hopefully a better game this coming Saturday.

Saturday 16th January 2010
Kingston 8, Fordingbridge 15 (L)
Kingston were hopeful to start 2010 well, and for the first 15 minutes, they did just that.
Kingston started the match, dominating in the forwards and securing territory deep in Fordingbridge’s half. The line-out was working well and Kingston drove a maul from 5 yards out to open the scoring, with Simon Ridpath touching down. K’s had the slope, so in the wet conditions, it was important to build on this.
Fordingbridge however had different ideas and they soon got a hold on the game through their pack and started to carry the ball well, breaking the gain line consistently and putting Kingston on the back foot - nothing fancy, yard by yard, but enough to force Kingston to give away penalty after penalty. The penalty count allowed Fordingbridge to gain easy territory and very soon, they were playing their rugby in Ks 22-metres. A penalty reduced K’s lead to 5-3 and then further pressure by Fordingbridge gave them their first try, running through the K’s pack to score under the posts – disappointing. The conversion gave them a five point lead. 5-10. Shortly after, more pressure and again, Fordingbridge ran through K’s pack to drive over the line. 5-15.
Kingston started the second half brightly enough, but Ks didn’t really know the best way to respond, and although individuals made a number of good half breaks, with the pitch being in the condition, it wasn’t a game for running rugby and offloads. Forward penetration through the pack was needed to provide the platform, but with Fordingbridge now playing a containment game, it wasn’t going to be easy. Kingston reduced the deficit to a converted try with a penalty kicked by Leo Fedorico, but try as they did, chances went begging and another valuable two points were missed.
K’s will look for an improved performance against Camberley this weekend.

Twickenham 2ndXV v Kingston 2ndXV (M)

Kingston 3rdXV v Croydon 3rdXV (M)

Saturday 2nd January 2010
Kingston 2ndXV 31, O'MidWhitgiftians (F) 15
Kingston started 2010 with a friendly against OMW. The club will be looking for improved results in the second half of the season and there were many promising performances from a number of players.
Kingston played up the slope in the first half and struggled to get momentum through their forwards, with OMW crossing the gain line with more determination, providing their backline with a better platform. OMW’s dominance soon paid dividends, and some dangerous runs through the youngsters in their backline delivered three tries. The kicks were missed to leave the score 0-15.
Kingston eventually put together some pressure of their own through their pack and when Alan Ockenden spotted Sam Cox out wide, a simple cross kick allowed Cox to slide over the line to reduce the score at half-time to 7-15 after Leo Fedorico slotted the conversion.
Kingston’s forwards played with much greater desire in the second half, following a number of substitutions. Kingston are grateful for the return of back-row Simon Ridpath after a knee injury and he put in a fine performance, scoring a hat trick after coming on in the second half.
Kingston started to spend the majority of the second half in OMW’s half and the pressure soon told, when Leo Fedorico cut through the defence to score under the posts for a try. Fedorico converted to bring Kingston within a point. 14-15.
Kingston continued to batter OMW through the forwards with Ray Barclay making some strong runs and the backline through Cox, Fedorico, Symonds and Tattum running hard and chasing and loose ball.
Further pressure lead to OMW giving a loose pass that Simon Ridpath collected to run in for his first try of his return.
Kingston’s scrum in the second half was too strong for OMW, and in the last ten minutes, Kingston drove over the line twice, allowing No8. Simon Ridpath to dive over to round off a convincing 31-15 victory for Kingston 2ndXV. Man of the match, or should I say Men of the match go to Leo Fedorico, Joe Best and Simon Ridpath. Superb tackling and determine running throughout. Too difficult to split.
The club will be looking for the same kind of performance from the 1stXV this week in their first league game of 2010 away to Ellingham & Ringwood.

Saturday 19th December 2009
Kingston 6, Old Paulines 5 (L)
On an icy afternoon, Kingston was keen to finish 2009 with a win…and they did…just.
The pitch thawed sufficiently for the ground to soften and the game to go ahead, and although O’Paulines seemed less reluctant to play, the referee deemed the pitch playable.
The game was a tight affair. Kingston took an early lead with a penalty kicked by Leo Fedorico, but then a lapse in concentration allowed O’Paulines to score in the corner following some pressure through their forwards that provided quick ball out wide.
Kingston re-grouped and soon regained the lead with another penalty, again by Leo Fedorico.
Kingston’s defence throughout the game was generally sound and although O’Paulines battered Kingston’s line on a number of occasions, K’s defence could not be broken. Kingston had their own opportunities with Nathan Brown gathering a kick through to set up a promising attack and some strong running by debut winger Oliver Bell.
After the interval, it was a half of nearly there, but never quite, with both sides coming close to scoring. Kingston missed a couple of penalty kicks and then with only a few minutes to go, O’Paulines had the best chance with a kick close to the posts. The penalty kick went wide and Kingston breathed a sign of relief. Working their way back up the field, K’s wound the clock down to secure the win and the valuable two points.
It will be looking for a better second half of the season and the appeal goes out to all the club players, new and old and non-regulars… get down to training, make yourself available and save the club from relegation. We can do it, but it’s up to you!

O'Hamptonian 2ndXV v Kingston 2ndXV (F) (postponed)

Kingston 3rdXV v Lightwater (F)

Saturday 28th November 2009
Andover 16, Kingston 8 (L)
Kingston travelled down to Andover with a number of their backline missing this week due to various commitments. It was left to others to fill their boots and Kingston very nearly pulled off an unexpected win.
The forwards knew they had to dominate proceedings to give their backs the best possible chance and with Andover having a strong set of forwards themselves, it turned into a competitive confrontation.
Kingston had the edge in the set pieces, with the rest of the play decided on who dominated the breakdown. It was Kingston who took the lead, with a penalty kicked by Leo Fedorico, after some sustained pressure through the forwards.
Andover looked dangerous on the counter and had some pace out wide, but Kingston’s defence held strong with Martin Ng’Uni and Sam Cox putting in the tackles out wide.
Richard Hodges was sinned binned along with Andover No4 after Andover’s No4 decided to try to punch everyone including Hodges. A bizarre refereeing decision amongst many others that afternoon! Andy Kent came on and did a sterling job in the front row…with the scrum never going back once.
Andover eventually went over after an initial drive from a penalty allowed the ball to be spun wide to enable Andover to drive through the backline from 10 metres out. A weak try to concede.
The backline played with intelligence and executed their plays well all afternoon. Credit to Paul Symonds, Bobby McEvoy, Sam Cox and Martin Ng’Uni who played together as a backline for the first time and kept Kingston moving forwards.
Sam Cox chased a number of kicks and put Andover under considerable pressure, gaining Kingston valuable territory, one five metres out. Kingston took the option of a scrum and Harrison very nearly drove over, only to be short by inches.
In the second half, Kingston played with determination in the forwards that had been missing in recent games. Harrison May played well at No8, the front five throwing themselves into every ruck, led by Ciaran Galvin and the front row drove forward at every opportunity, as well as scrummaged well, with Nick Matthews putting his body on the line more times than I can remember.
Kingston’s break eventually came with two pieces of class. After some sustained pressure through the forwards, Bruce Fowles at scrum half spotted an opportunity and switched play to Leo Fedorico who with two defenders to beat looked to offload, but dived low for the corner to score.
Kingston fought for the remainder of the 20 minutes, but couldn’t break down Andover’s defence. Andover then got a couple of penalties themselves which they slotted to take the game out of Kingston’s reach.
A very competitive game and one Kingston might have nicked. A commendable effort by one to eighteen and we will look to take this into our league game against O’Wimbledonians this weekend.

Kingston 2ndXV v O'Wimbledonian 2ndXV (M)

Streatham & Croydon 3rdXV 21, Kingston 3rdXV 45 (M)

Saturday 21st November 2009
Kingston(CUP)
No fixture

Streatham & Croydon 2ndXV v Kingston 2ndXV (F)
No fixture

Kingston 3rdXV 24, O'Suttonian 12 (F)
Three tries by Stuart Peplow and one from Bobby McEvoy seal the victory...

Saturday 14th November 2009
Kingston 5, Old Alleynians 17 (L)
Kingston delivered a very lack-lustre performance and deserved to get beaten by a side, who in reality were one of the weaker sides Kingston has played this season. That said, OA’s pack were far hungrier for the ball and it was largely their efforts that gave their backs the ball to attack with.
Weather conditions were appalling for both sides, with lines-out a bit of a lottery and spinning the ball wide was risky in one direction and impossible in the other due to the cross wind.
Kingston played up the slope first half, but some weak defending cost Kingston two tries in the first half. Some pressure in the corner eventually paid dividends for Kingston, and scrum half David Krasij spotted the gap and darted through to finish well between two tacklers.
Kingston were hoping for a better performance second half, but showed no more desire until 20 minutes to go. OAs territorial kicking was superior to Kingston and any pressure from Ks was effectively relieved. Kingtson did have a 10 minute spell of sustained pressure, with some extra aggression from Richard Marsden and were unlucky not to go over a number of times for a score. Poor defending finally finished off the game for Ks to round off a dismal afternoon.
Each player will need to address their own poor display between now and the next league game, work on their weaknesses, beit fitness, skill or organisational skills and attitude in time for the next league game. The teams in the bottom half of the league are all within a few points, so a few wins will pull us clear of relegation. Team spirit and hard work will bring results. Everyone is expected at training so we can work on our set pieces – especially all those players involved in the 1stXV squad. We cannot expect to win if we do not train!

Kingston 2ndXV v O'Emanuel 2ndXV (M)

Kingston 3rdXV v Woking 2ndXV (M)

Saturday 7th November 2009
Old Wellingtonians 39, Kingston 13 (L)
With some key players missing this week, it was left to others to fill the gaps. It was always going to be a big ask as OWs have been performing consistently well.
Kingston started brightly though and although they conceded an early try, some good pressure forced OW into making mistakes and conceding a penalty which Leo Fedorico duly kicked.
Kingston scored a try of their own after an initial attack through the back line provided skipper Ciaran Galvin in support to score.
Some weak defending however let OWs back in.
Kingston turned round at half time only 5 points down, but the second half was a more one sided affair. OW superior fitness and structured play started to tell and Kingston were forced into some last ditched tackles to avoid further tries. Too frequently, they broke through tackles and a poorly organised defense and in the end it was a convincing win by the better side.
Kingston will be looking for improvements this week against O’Alleynians in a crucial home fixture.

Kingston 2ndXV v Wellingtonian 2ndXV (M)
Merton 3rdXV v Kingston 3rdXV (M)

Saturday 31st October 2009
Brighton v Kingston - POSTPONED

Kingston 2ndXV 48, Egham 1stXV 7 (F)
Kingston fielded a mixture of experience and newcomers against an unknown Egham side. In the end, Ks ran out comfortable winners, however Egham never gave up trying and nearly broke through on more than one occasion, but for some last ditch defending saving Kingston.
Richard Marsden returned to his favoured No.8 position where he caused all sorts of problems and taking much stopping. Luke Burge had a fine game at back row and Larry Weeks played well in his return at fullback.
Kingston ran in a number of tries, Leo Fedorico (2), Luke Burge (1), Ciaran Galvin (4), Richard Marsden (1).

Kingston 3rdXV 0, Law Society 2ndXV 57 (M)
A stronger than expected Law Society side...

Saturday 24th October 2009
Kingston 6, Gosport Fareham 35 (L)
Kingston knew this game would prove the toughest test yet this season and with a number of players unavailable, including skipper Ciaran Galvin, Kingston made a number of changes. It seems to be the inability to field a regular side this season that is costing Kingston dear.
Kingston, playing up the slope started the most brightly, applying pressure through their forwards and nearly going over. The Ks scored two early penalties to take a 6-0 lead, kicked by Leo Fedorico.
Gosport, however, looked dangerous and had strength throughout the side and looked to keep going forwards, either offloading in the forwards or some strong running through their backline.
G&F reduced the lead with a penalty and then a lack of organisation at the lineout resulted in a G&F try. Kingston, trying to re-arrange their line-out, failed to defend a quickly taken throw allowed G&F to run down the touchline and score in the corner – a disappointing end to the first half for Ks.
Kingston were positive that with the slope, they would comeback, but they conceded a second weak try and constant attacking by G&S started to deliver tries. The afternoon was a very physical confrontation between both packs.
Ks didn’t give up, but a number of injuries to the starting front row resulted in further changes.
A disappointing afternoon for Kingston who before the game were confident they could get a result.
Kingston will hope that all their players, injured or otherwise, will be available for their next league game against O’Wellingtonians on 7th November.


O'Whitgiftian 2ndXV v Kingston 2ndXV (M)
Awaiting match report...

Kingston 3rdXV v Mitcham 3rdXV (M)

Saturday 17th October 2009
Kingston 46, Camberley 11 (L)
Kingston’s hard work and determination finally delivered the performance that they knew was within them this weekend, to the delight of coach Dave Hitchins who has been developing the side over the past month. Kingston saw the return of Bruce Fowles in the backline who scored a hat-trick of tries to help ease Kingston to a convincing win. The team was lead by Ciaran Galvin, who was officially appointed captain this weekend and he led by example, getting himself around the park and involving him self in moves to the final whistle.
Kingston knew from recent weeks performances, that their game was close to delivering and with their forwards putting in another solid performance, their backline had the platform to stretch Camberley and break through their defence.
An early penalty from Leo Fedorico gave K’s an early lead, shortly followed by a try from veteran Richard Foskett. Some good hands soon delivered another allowing Bruce Fowles to burst through to give Kingston a 15-0 lead. Camberley reduced the lead with a penalty, but then Kingston chipped over the top for Andrew Fell to dive over in the corner. Leo slotted the conversion giving Ks a 20-3 lead. Camberley reduced the lead with a penalty to leave it 20-6 at half time.
Kingston now playing up the slope continued to dominate through their pack and retain much of the possession. A line-out five metres out provided the platform for Kingston to drive over, scored by hooker Pete Codd. Three further tries, one from Leo Fedorico and two from Bruce Fowles rounded off a great afternoon for the club.
A good performance also from scrum-half Nicholas Powell who helped keep the Ks moving forwards.
Kingston will look for a repeat performance against Gosport & Fareham this coming weekend.


O'Freemans 2ndXV, Kingston 2ndXV (M) **POSTPONED**

Raynes Park 3rdXV 0, Kingston 3rdXV 42 (M)
A fine display by the 3rdXV, lead by Jake Catling saw them demolish the opposition. A fine performance from Sam Cox who scored a hat-trick of tries.

(If anyone who played wants to email me a match report, I will post it on the site. Graeme).

Saturday 10th October 2009

Fordingbridge 19, Kingston 10 (L)
It was another week of disruptions and disappointment for Kingston, with a couple of unexpected injuries in the warm-up resulting in Kingston started with players out of position. Ks knew it was going to be a tough game, with Fordingbridge fielding a strong forward pack, so it was important to get on top early. From the kickoff, Ks showed their determination applying pressure through a series of rucks and mauls before the ball was spun wide. Ks very nearly broke through, but a solid Fordingbridge defence held firm and they turned the ball over and cleared their lines.
The afternoon was largely a battle between the two teams packs, which provided a epic battle for the home spectators. It was however, a couple of soft tries that ultimately cost Kingston dear. One from a speculative kick over the top allowing Fordingbridge to run the ball back unopposed and the other from some sustained pressure. The half finished 12-0.
Kingston played with much more endeavour in the second half and further pressure through a more open attack gave Kingston more opportunities to score. Santino Sorci drove over strongly to bring the score back to 12-5, but then an opportunity to intercept was missed in defence allowing Fordingbridge to extend the lead to 19-5.
Kingston to their credit never gave up and it was some class in the centre from Jonathon Morris who split the defence in two, charging through to spin the ball wide through the backline for Nathan Brown to score in the corner. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a good day with the boot on a blustery day, with both conversions and two penalties missed meaning a converted try was still not enough to level the scores. Ks battled to the end and both sides knew they had been in a game.
Good performances from Santino Sorci, Charlie Symonds and Jonathon Morris to name a few.

Kingston 2ndXV v Twickenham 2ndXV (M)
Awaiting match report...

Kingston 3rdXV v Haslemere 2ndXV (M)
Awaiting match report...

Saturday 3rd October 2009

Kingston (CUP) (No game. We have a bye to round 2 on 31st Oct.)

Kingston 2ndXV v O'Caterhamian 2ndXV (F)

Kingston 3rdXV v O'Ruts (F)

Saturday 26th September 2009
Kingston 12, Ellingham & Ringwood 21 (L)
Kingston were hoping to build on the positives of last week’s performance to secure their second win of the season. Alas, unavailable players and an injury to Kingston’s centre during warm-up further disrupted the side and meant some players were playing out of position. Jonathon Morris made his first appearance back after surgery to a neck injury, Ciaran Galvin returned as lock and newcomer Nicholas Powell made his debut as replacement scrum half in the second half.
Kingston put everything into the game, creating a very competitive match. Kingston had the edge in the forwards, whilst E&R tried to open things up and run at every opportunity.
E&R scored a flurry of tries last week against Fordingbridge, however Kingston’s defence was generally sound and held strong. Eventually, it was a couple of mistakes by Kingston that resulted in them conceding two soft tries in the first half and it was this in the end that cost Kingston dear.
E&R slotted a penalty a minute into the game. Two penalties by Leo Fedorcio and the two tries from E&R resulted in a 6-15 score at HT.
Kingston retained much of the possession in the second half and came close to scoring on a number of occasions only to be either held up, or to get turned over just short of the line. A penalty brought Kingston to within 6 points, but then a further penalty from E&R extended the lead back to nine. 18-9. A further penalty by Leo put Kingston within six points again, but a late penalty from E&R ended Kingston’s hope of a comeback and the game finished 21-12.
There are a lot of positives in the game and skipper Peter Codd was pleased every player put 100% into the game. The next two weeks will be crucial if Kingston are to rectify their game to secure a win at Fordingbridge.

O'Paulines 2ndXV v Kingston 2ndXV (M)
Awaiting match report...

Reeds Weybridge v Kingston 3rdXV (cancelled) (M)

Saturday 19th September 2009

Old Paulines 7, Kingston 3 (L)
Kingston had a disappointing and frustrating afternoon at O’Paulines. Kingston had the majority of the possession throughout the game, including camping in OP’s 22 for considerable amounts of time, but somehow couldn’t seem to find the try line. Kingston had a large number of unavailable players this week, including further changes from last week. That said those who stepped up played well, particularly the forwards with Kevin Philips stepping in to Lock to ensure a strong scrum.
In the first half, the game was on a knife edge, with a number of missed penalties from both sides. Kingston was eventually awarded a penalty which Leo Fredorico slotted to put Kingston up 0-3 at half-time.
During the second half, OPs broke through after some intense pressure to score the only try of the afternoon. The conversion was kicked to lead 7-3.
The remaining twenty minutes saw Kingston hold the majority of possessions, dominating the scrums and line outs. A crucial lineout 5 metres out, was pulled down illegally, but was not spotted, but Kingston continued to batter the tryline, but just couldn’t find a way through the defence.
Good performances from Harrison May, Tom Worrall and Darren DeLeur.
The side showed some great spirit, but plenty to work on in training on Tuesday this week, so everyone make an effort to attend.


Racal Decca 6, Kingston 3rdXV 63 (F)
Kingston 3rdXV comprehensively beat Deccas with a flurry of tries, including a hat-trick from newcomer Sam Cox and two by Stuart Peplow. Further tries were scored by Andy Dacks, Aidan Hamilton, scrumhalf Nick Powell and Simon Smith playing no.8.
Simon Smith (Wiffer), Nick Powell and Sam Cox all made their debuts for the club.

Saturday 12th September 2009

Kingston 22, Sandown & Shanklin 19 (L)
Kingston got off to the perfect start on Saturday with a win against newly promoted Sandown & Shanklin. With a number of new players this season, Kingston were unsure how the team would gel.
From evidence of the first 1o minutes, they need not have worried. Kingston gathered a fumbled ball from the kick off and drove S&S’s pack back towards their line with a effective driving maul. Debut scrum-half David Krasij then dived under two tacklers to score Kingston’s opening try. Leo Fedorcio converted to put the home side 7-0 up. Leo Fedorcio slotted a penalty and then it wasn’t long before Kingston scored their second, this time by backrow Simon Ridpath after further pressure through the forwards.
S&S dominated the scrum in the first half, not helped with a number of Kingston players playing out of position.
Sandown & Shanklin always looked like they had some pace in their backline, but missed passes meant a number of possible chances went begging.
Kingston turned around at halftime 17-0 up, but the second half was a story of injuries (Ks down to 14 players) and holding on to the slim lead at the end. Prop Richard Hodges came on to bolster the tight-head side of the scrum after halftime and improved the platform. Three injuries and a stop in play resulting in Kingston becoming a bit disjointed and S&S started to claw their way back into the game through their backline, bringing the scores back to 17-14 with two converted tries.
A spill at the kick-off cost S&S dear for the second time, when the ball was kicked through for chasing back row Simon Ridpath to dive on the ball just short of the deadball line to get his second. The conversion was missed, but the try was crucial as further pressure from S&S breached Kingston’s defence again to peg the scores back to 22-19. Kingston showed that they know how to dog out a win and held on to take the points. Good performances by Simon Ridpath, David Krasij and Gary Sherriff.


Kingston ClubXV v Chipstead 2ndXV (F)

Saturday 5th September 2009
Kingston Club(1)XV 7, Whitgiftians 20 (F)
Kingston RFC kicked off the new season with two friendly matches.
Kingston Club XV lost to Whitgiftians 10-20 in a closely fought game. Kingston trailed 0-10 before Gareth Barker scored a try from a play developed on the training ground during the summer. Leo Fedorico slotted the conversion to reduce the deficit to 7-10. Whitgiftian scored again taking the score to 7-15 and then scored a further try in the last play to secure the win. Good performances for Kingston from Ciaran Galvin, Alex Walters and debut scrum-half David Krasij.

Kingston Club(2)XV 10, O'Guildfordians 2ndXV 5 (F)
Awaiting match report...

Pre-season trial against Windsor RFC - a great success...
Kingston warmed up for the forthcoming season with a regular pre-season warm-up against Windsor Rugby Club, coached by Kingston’s former coach and player Paul Britton.
The teams played four 30 minute games, and all the games proved very competitive, providing an opportunity for both teams to practice their game plays and tactics that both teams had been working on over the summer.
Kingston’s skipper Danny Walsh was very pleased with the performance of all the players that took part, including a number of new comers who are due to start their first full season for Kingston.