Campaign starts against familiar foes

Rugby

Canterbury Rugby Club will start the 2017/18 National 2 South season at home to Cinderford – the team they beat 33-30 at the Marine Travel Ground on the last day of the season just finished. Andy Pratt’s side host the Gloucestershire outfit at Merton Lane on Saturday, September 2 and will then face the three newly-promoted sides starting with a Kent derby at Tonbridge Juddians on September 9. Coventry-based Broadstreet, who have transferred from Division 2 North, are the visitors on September 16, with Old Redcliffians completing the line-up for September – on the 23rd. The return fixture with Judds is on Saturday, December 23 with the new year starting with a trip to Broadstreet (January 6). The season ends at Cinderford on April 28. Canterbury finished eighth last season – the first since Pratt’s return to the club, in the role of head of rugby. Full Fixtures, September 2 Cinderford (home); September 9 Tonbridge Juddians (away); September 16 Broadstreet (home); September 23 Old Redcliffians (away); September 30 Barnstaple (home). October 7: Wimbledon (away); October 14 Redruth (home); October 21 Taunton (away); October 28 Bury St Edmunds (home). November 4 Worthing (home); November 11 Clifton (away); November 25 Henley (home). December 2 London Irish Wild Geese (away); December 9 Redingensians (home); December 16 Chinnor (away); December 23 Tonbridge Juddians (home). January 6, 2018 Broadstreet (away); January 13 Old Redcliffians (home); January 20 Barnstaple (away); January 27 Wimbledon (home) February 3 Redruth (away); February 10 Taunton (home); February 17 Bury St Edmunds (away). March 3 Worthing (away); March 10 Clifton (home); March 24 Henley (away). April 7 London Irish Wild Geese (home); April 14 Redingensians (away); April 21 Chinnor (home); April 28 Cinderford (away).