Kentish Express Ashford & District
Leaders hit hundred mark
Rugby
Kent/Sussex Regional 2 Ashford ......... 11 9 1 1 44 18 28 M Russets ..... 10 9 0 1 44 16 27 South Saxons 11 7 2 2 38 23 23 Gill Anchs ...... 11 7 0 4 32 27 21 Cant Pilgrim.. 11 6 2 3 37 21 20 Hailsham ...... 11 4 0 7 25 33 12 Mid-Sussex .. 11 4 0 7 25 38 12 BBHC ............ 11 3 1 7 17 29 10 Southwick ..... 11 3 1 7 22 35 10 Holcombe 2 .. 11 2 1 8 15 36 7 F’lkestone 2.. 11 2 0 9 11 34 6
Results: Ashford 1 South Saxons 3, BBHC 2 Gillingham Anchorians 1, Canterbury Pilgrims 2 Folkestone 2nds 0, Mid-Sussex 3 Holcombe 2nds 0, Southwick 1 Hailsham 3.
Fixtures: Folkestone 2nds v BBHC,
Gill Anchs v Mid-Sussex, Hailsham v Ashford, Holcombe 2nds v Southwick, South Saxons v Marden Russets.
Kent Area Division 1
Herne Bay ..... 12 9 1 2 55 21 28 Blackheath 2 12 9 0 3 41 16 27 C’bury 3 ........ 12 8 2 2 45 24 26 O Bordens 2.. 12 5 5 2 34 24 20 Ashford 2 ...... 12 6 0 6 38 28 18 Holc 2a ......... 12 6 0 6 32 33 18 Gore Court 2 . 12 5 2 5 40 37 17 Maidstone 2.. 12 5 2 5 37 48 17 Burnt Ash 2... 12 4 2 6 39 35 14 Cliftonville ..... 12 4 1 7 25 39 13 S’oaks 3 ....... 12 3 1 8 25 31 10 Uni of Kent .... 12 0 0 12 11 86 0
Results: Gore Court 2nds 3 Ashford 2nds 6, Herne Bay 5 Cliftonville 0, Holcombe 2a 1 Burnt Ash 2nds 2, Old Bordenians 2nds 3 Maidstone 2nds 3, Sevenoaks 3rds 1 Blackheath &
Elt 2nds 2, Univ of Kent 0 Canterbury 3rds 5.
Fixtures: Ashford 2nds v Old Bordenians 2nds, Blackheath & Elth 2nds v Univ of Kent, Burnt Ash 2nds v Gore Court 2nds, Canterbury 3rds v Holcombe 2a, Cliftonville v Sevenoaks 3rds, Maidstone 2nds v Herne Bay.
Kent Open Premier A
Results: N Beccehamian 4 K Sports 3, Sutton Valence 3 Marden Russets 2nds 3, Gravesham & Wellcome 1 Burnt
Ash 3rds 2, Gillingham Anchs 2nds 0 O Bordenian 3rds 2, Sevenoaks 5ths 0 Ashford 3rds 5, Folkestone Optimist 4ths 4 Folkestone Optimist 3rds 3.
Fixtures: Burnt Ash 3rds v Folkestone Optimist 4ths, K Sports v Gravesham & W, O Bordenian 3rds v Sevenoaks 5ths, Ashford 3rds v Sutton Valence, Marden Russets 2nds v N Beccehamians, Folkestone Optimist 3rds v Gillingham Anchs 2nds.
Kent Open Premier C
Results: Marden 3rds 3 Holcombe
4A 2, Sevenoaks 7ths 0 Sevenoaks Acorns 2, Burnt Ash 5ths 6 Bromley & Beckenham 6ths 1, T Wells 4ths 1 Sutton Valence 2nds 2, Gore Court 4ths 4 Gravesham & Wellcome 2nds 2, Ashford 4ths 5 Deal 2nds 2.
Fixtures: Sutton Valence 2nds v Marden Russets 3rds, Deal 2nds v
Burnt Ash 5ths, Gravesham & Wellcome 2nds v Tunbridge Wells 4ths, Holcombe 4A v Ashford 4ths, Sevenoaks Acorns v Gore Court 4ths, Bromley & Beckenham 6ths v Sevenoaks 7ths.
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
East League Division 1 South Maidstone ..... 13 10 1 2 61 22 31 East London.. 13 9 3 1 45 10 30 Upminster ..... 13 9 3 1 32 10 30 Blueharts ...... 13 8 3 2 35 19 27 Chelmsford 2 13 7 2 4 21 23 23 B Stortford .... 13 5 4 4 30 24 19 Crostyx ......... 13 5 3 5 15 20 18 Old Loughts .. 12 3 3 6 19 23 12 Tun Wells ...... 13 2 2 9 12 38 8 Ashford ......... 13 2 1 10 17 45 7 Colchester .... 13 2 0 11 17 43 6 C’bury 2A ..... 12 1 3 8 12 39 6
Results: Bishops Stortford 4 Old Loughts 3, Maidstone 6 Colchester 1, Tunbridge Wells 1 Chelmsford 2nds 3, Blueharts 4 Canterbury 2A 0, Crostyx 4 Ashford 2, East London 1 Upminster 1.
Fixtures: Chelmsford 2nds v Maidstone, Canterbury 2A v Tunbridge Wells, Ashford v Blueharts, Upminster v Crostyx, Bishops Stortford v East London, Colchester v Old Loughts.
Kent League Division 2 Ashford 2 ...... 13 13 0 0 64 5 39 Ashford 3 ...... 13 9 3 1 42 22 30 Deal .............. 13 7 1 5 20 15 22 Tun Wells 3 ... 13 6 1 6 36 19 19 BBHC 2 ......... 13 6 4 3 36 21 19 N Beccs 2 ..... 13 6 1 6 27 32 18 Holcombe 3 .. 13 4 3 6 21 16 15 Gore Court 2 . 13 4 3 6 14 36 15 Dartford ........ 13 3 3 7 18 24 12 Burnt Ash 3... 13 3 3 7 11 35 12 C’bury 3A ..... 13 2 4 7 8 32 9 Old Willis 2 .... 13 1 2 10 16 56 5
Results: Dartford 3 Holcombe
3rds 2, Ashford 3rds 3 T Wells 3rds 0, Bexleyheath & Belv 2nds 2 N Beccehamian 2nds 0, Burnt Ash 3rds 2 G Court 2nds 0, O Wills 2nds 0 Ashford 2nds 9, Canterbury 3As 0 Deal 3.
Fixtures: Ashford 2nds v BBHC 2nds, Deal v Old Wills 2nds, Gore Court
2nds v Ashford 3rds, Canterbury 3As v Dartford, T Wells 3rds v Holcombe 3rds, N Beccehamian 2nds v Burnt Ash 3rds.
Kent League Division 5 Results: Ashford 4ths 5 Bromley & Beckenham 5ths 0, Faversham 5 Burnt Ash 6ths 2, Marden 3rds 9 Meopham 2nds 1, Sevenoaks 7ths 2 Remnants 1, K Sports 2nds 4 Blackheath & E 4ths 0, N Beccehamian 3rds 5 Dartford 3rds 0.
Fixtures: Meopham 2nds v Ashford 4ths, Bromley & Beck 5ths v Remnants, Blackheath & E 4ths v Faversham, Dartford 3rds v K Sports 2nds, N Beccehamian 3rds v Sevenoaks 7ths, Burnt Ash 6ths v Marden 3rds. Shepherd Neame Kent 1
P W D L PF PA Ps Ashford ........ 13 13 0 0 660 99 64 G’ham Anch .. 13 11 0 2 472 164 56 Old G’send .... 13 11 0 2 401 264 52 Southwark ... 13 8 0 5 349 264 43 Kings Hosp ... 12 7 0 5 274 298 34 Cranbrook .... 12 6 0 6 300 230 31 HSBC ........... 12 6 0 6 261 263 28 New Ash Grn 13 3 0 10 237 303 18 Whitstable ... 13 3 0 10 214 431 17 Foots Cray ... 13 2 0 11 173 534 13 Sheppey ...... 13 0 0 13 96 587 -4 Results: Ashford 105 Foots Cray 5, HSBC 17 Cranbrook 22, New Ash Green 17 Old Gravesendians 19, Sheppey 0 Gillingham Anchorians 71, Southwark Lancers 26 Whitstable 10. Ashford ran in 17 tries as they started the year with a 105-5 victory over Foots Cray at Kinneys Field.
They top Kent 1 with an eightpoint advantage over secondplaced Gillingham Anchorians and a 12-point buffer over thirdplaced Old Gravesendians, both of whom they play in February.
Ashford made a number of mainly positional changes, with Callum Stuckey and Dan Sherrin returning to the pack, and Rhys Fussell and Aaron Bowes forming a new half-back partnership.
The first score came within two minutes, Logan Chandler finishing off a good take and drive by the home forwards.
Rhys Fussell then released fast ball to the left creating space for Chris Baker to outpace the cover defence and a third try followed a good midfield break by hooker Dan Sherrin that created space for Jamie Farris to score.
On the 10 minute mark, Ashford secured the try bonus with their fourth, resulting from an initial break by prop Charlie Norman, carried on by Chandler whose inside pass fed winger Farai Myezwa for the first of his five tries.
Myezwa went over again and this was followed by a brace from Fussell.
On the half hour, Ashford registered their eighth try, the second for Farris. In the last 10 minutes of the half, Ashford added two more tries, with Myezwa securing his hattrick, and Danny Bushell being rewarded for his strong running with a well worked try.
Will Alkin’s five conversions brought Ashford’s half-time lead to 60-0.
An early second half score, a fourth for Mywezwa, added to the visitors’ gloom, but they refused to lie down and although occasionally leaking a score, they slowed the home team’s rate of progress and gained some reward for all their efforts. By the hour mark, Ashford added two more tries, Fussell securing his hattrick and Myezwa rounding off his five-try haul.
In the last quarter, a try from Henry Hall gave Ashford an 88-0 lead before Foots Cray registered their first points when good driving play created an opening for No. 8 Kelvin Munroe to score.
In the closing minutes the home side rounded off their account with three more tries from Fussell and two from Stuckey. With Alkin contributing a further five conversions, Ashford finished the day by passing the hundred mark.
Ashford: Alkin, Myezwa, Colman, Bushell, Baker, Bowes, Fussell, Chandler, Farris, Stuckey, Remington, Knight, Norman, Sherrin, Huxted. Replacements: Redman, Perkins, Hall.
Ashford 2nds were beaten 26-3 at Sevenoaks 4ths in Late Red 3, while the 3rds were 43-3 winners against Sittingbourne 2nds in Five Grain 4 East.
Ashford Ladies defeated Worthing Ladies 32-22 on Sunday.
The hosts secured the opening score but Worthing bounced back immediately with a try of their own.
With Ashford moving the ball wide as often as possible, tries following at a regular intervals.
Worthing were, however, not prepared to give in, and scored three tries of their own that enabled them to stay in touch.
However, Ashford were not to be denied and, courtesy of six tries in all, from Jules Teague, Zia Braimoh, Tanya Pinkham, Kat Smith, Clare Tumber and Leanne Kelly, together with a Poppy James conversion, the home side triumphed by a 10point cushion.