Welcome to S&ERFC
Welcome to S&ERFC’s match-day programme, now produced in digital format.
The warmest of welcomes from S&ERFC to all those participating in or attending this match in the Regional 2 South East league.
The 2025-26 season brings a range of fixtures, several with old friends and rivals, others with new clubs whom we have not met at 1st XV level before. But wherever they hail from, and whoever they are, our opponents and all visitors will always be warmly greeted at Rugby Lane.
Last season was particularly enjoyable with plenty of very closely-contested matches for the men’s 1st XV. Ultimately, they finished in a creditable fourth place, with the women’s 1st XV finishing eighth in Championship South 1. At our level, league rugby is highly competitive, and is bound to become more so as the season progresses.
The Minis and Juniors section, both male and female, continue to thrive. The legacy of Jamie Paxton, whose vision and foresight led to the founding of this section, is there to be marvelled at every Sunday, and the vibrancy and enthusiasm these young players (and their parents!) generate gives the Club a real ‘buzz’.
We are also delighted to welcome back our friends from the visually impaired sector, whose skill, dedication, and evident enjoyment prove (if proof were needed) that rugby really is a game for all.
No club of our size and status could survive in the modern age without the support of sponsors. Some of our sponsors are represented by advertisements in this programme. Foremost amongst them is our headline sponsor: MB Associates, the company whose Managing Director is the redoubtable Monica Bradley. The Club is very grateful to all its sponsors for their continuing support – and I take the opportunity to remind all members that sponsorship is a two-way street: the more business Club members give to our sponsors (often on advantageous terms), the more that entrenches the relationship between the sponsors and the Club – to the advantage of both.
So, welcome once again. Let season 2025-26 be a season to remember at S&ERFC – for all the right reasons!
John Hardy President
Headline sponsor’s message
We are again delighted to be supporting S&ERFC in our ninth year as the headline sponsor.
Our ongoing partnership with the club is a constant source of pride, both for myself and my team. To be a part of something that is such a cornerstone of the local community and is so inclusive, on so many different levels, is indeed a real privilege.
As a business based in Cheam Village which has traded in Surrey for nearly twentyfive years, we share many of S&ERFC’s values. Therefore, it’s a great pleasure to be involved again this year, both from a sponsorship perspective but also with members of our staff yet again playing for some of the senior teams.
Wishing everyone at the club all the best for the 2025-26 season, and of course enjoying some outstanding rugby in the coming months!
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Sutton through the Ages
The Sutton & Epsom club – just Sutton until the reorganisation of London in 1971, is one of the oldest clubs in England. The original club was formed in 1871, the year of the RFU’s foundation, and although Sutton’s forefathers disbanded a few years later, many of those pioneers joined forces with rugby enthusiasts in the Sutton Bicycle Club to bring rugby back to Sutton. And that is the club we know today. It was the autumn of 1880 and the club first took the field under the banner of Sutton Bicycle Club (Football Section) – hence the iconic and much-loved symbol of the pennyfarthing.
And Sutton Football Club, as it soon became known, were quick to stamp their name on the football map, not only in the local area, but throughout the metropolis. Under the initial leadership of Yorkshireman Herbert Hooper, and later boosted by the arrival of international forwards Alfred Allport and George Fraser (the former Sutton born and bred) and a glittering array of backs, Sutton became a major force, capable of meeting and beating the likes of Saracens, Wasps and London Welsh, and even crossing the English Channel to beat the French Champions Stade Français in Paris. Thousands would flock to Grove Road, where a Sutton defeat was something of a rarity. Especially prized was the Surrey Challenge Cup, in which Sutton enjoyed a four-year stretch without defeat and once conceded not a single point in their triumphant cup run. One triumph coincided with the Victorian Era Exhibition at Earls Court in 1901, and there on a plinth in the Great Hall was the Surrey Cup itself, with Sutton’s name engraved upon it, alongside the Calcutta Cup recently won by England.
The Great War brought an end to Sutton’s dominance on the field – but not the growth of the club itself. The present Cuddington Court clubhouse was purchased in 1937 and the club resolutely stayed afloat during the war years, taking on the All Black and Wallaby inspired Royal Australian and New Zealand Services XV stationed in England. The president of the RFU opened the War Memorial stand in 1961 and within 30 years additional pitches had been purchased at Priest Hill, just half a mile away, reflecting the growth in playing numbers.
By 1987 leagues were upon us and it was a proud boast that Sutton, who had been placed in level five London One, retained their place in the top regional division for fully 18 years. There was also another period of dominance in the revived Surrey Cup, with seven cup triumphs in eleven appearances in the final. By 2019 Sutton had advanced to the National League Division Two. However, the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction and the club are now plying their trade in Regional 2 South East this season.
Such is the vibrant state of Sutton rugby today that it can now claim the distinction of being one of the biggest clubs in the country, with over 2,000 playing and social members. It can put up to 25 sides in the field every weekend, with minis from U5 to U11, youth sides for boys and girls from U12 to U18, a flourishing Womens XV, competing in the Women’s Championship South 1, and five men’s sides, including the flagship 1st XV, whose achievements over the past few seasons have been among the finest in a history spanning 140 years.
We are reminded of those words of another Sutton scribe, who wrote: “We have in our hands a precious legacy… it isn’t ours to keep, but it is something to make the most of when it is our turn and cherish, sustain and strengthen for future generations.”
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2024-25 Regional 2 South East Line-ups
7th September
S&E 50 Old Colfeians 7 (HT 26-0)
O’Brien (2t), Watkins (1t), Scott (2t), Bibby, Huie, Bunting © (1t & 5c), Wise, Boaden, Gordon (1t), Gibson, Glanville, McTaggart, Pulvirenti, Jones and Hegarty (1t). Reps: Hilton, Rea and Elliott.
14th September
Beckenham 29 S&E 14 (HT 12-7)
Elliott, Watkins, Scott, Bibby, Mohr, Bunting © (1 c), Lovatt, Mount, Gordon, Gibson, Tame, McTaggart, Rea, Jones (1t) & Whitaker.(+1 PT) Reps: Boaden, Hilton and Munford.
21st September
S&E 43 Old Reigatian 48 (HT 17-17)
O’Brien (1t), Watkins (1t), Scott, Bibby, Huie, Bunting © (5c & 1p), Munford, Mount (1t), Gordon, Boaden, Glanville, McTaggart, Rea, Jones (1t) & Whitaker (2t). Reps: Hilton, Green and Elliott.
28th September
Battersea Ironsides 19 S&E 19 (HT 7-6)
O’Brien, Watkins, Scott, Elliott, Bell (1t), Bunting © (1c & 4p), Munford, Mount, Gordon, Boaden, Glanville, McTaggart, Tame, Jones and Whitaker. Reps: Gibson and Green. Unused: Symonds.
12th October
S&E 12 Sidcup 7 (HT 0-7)
O’Brien, Huie (1t), Scott, Elliott, Bell, Bunting © (1c), Munford, Boaden, Mount, Gibson, Glanville, Tame, Rea (1t), Jones and Hegarty. Reps: Hilton, Green and Findlay.
19th October
Old Tiffinians 41 S&E 19 (HT 17-5) Bell, Watkins, Scott, Bunting © (2c), Baker (1t), Lennard, Munford, Boaden, Gordon, Hilton, Glanville, Tame, Rea, Jones (1t) & Hegarty (1t). Reps: Johnson, Green and Findlay.
26th October
S&E 22 Medway 18 (HT 16-3)
Bell (1t), Findlay, Scott, Bunting © (1c & 5p), Bibby, Lennard, Munford, Johnson, Jones, Hilton, Glanville, McTaggart, Gerhard, Davies and Hegarty. Reps: Madadangoma, Williams and Baker.
9th November
Dartfordians 26 S&E 30 (HT 21-3 )
Findlay, Huie, Bibby, Bunting © (3c & 3p), Symonds (1t), Lennard, Munford, Johnson, Boaden, Hilton, Tame, McTaggart, Jones (2t), Davies & Hegarty. Reps: Gibson, Gerhard and Wise.
16th November
S&E 33 Thurrock 29 (HT 15-17)
O’Brien, Findlay, Bibby (1t), Bunting © (1t, 3c & 4p), Huie, Lennard, Munford, Johnson, Jones, Gibson, Glanville, McTaggart (1t), Tame, Davies and Hegarty. Reps: Hilton, Rea & Wise.
30th November
Gravesend 22 S&E 23 (HT 3-17)
O’Brien, Huie, Bibby, Bunting © (2c & 3p), Findlay (1t), Lennard, Munford, Johnson, Jones (1t), Gibson, Glanville, McTaggart, Tame, Davies and Hegarty. Reps: Boaden, Lennie and Hilton.
7th December
S&E 17 Reeds Weybridge 11 (HT 12-6)
O’Brien (1t), Symonds, Bibby, Bunting © (1c), Findlay (1t), Lennard, Munford, Johnson, Lennie, Gibson, Glanville, McTaggart, Tame, Jones and Hegarty. Reps: Boaden (1t), Rea & Hilton.
14th December
S&E 20 Beckenham 19 (HT 10-5)
O’Brien, Huie, Bibby, Bunting © (2c & 2p), Findlay, Lennard, Munford, Johnson, Lennie, Boaden, Tame, McTaggart, Rea, Jones (1t) and Hegarty (1t). Reps: Mount, Hilton & Davies.
2022-23 Regional 1 South Central Line-ups (contd)
21st December
Old Reigatian 21 S&E 15 (HT 7-15)
O’Brien, Symonds, Rea, Bibby, Findlay, Bunting © (1t, 1c & 1p), Munford, Johnson, Lennie, Boaden, Glanville, McTaggart, Tame, Jones & Hegarty (1t). Reps: Mount, Finney and Scott.
4th January
S&E 21 Battersea Ironsides 20 (HT 13-7)
O’Brien, Huie (1t), Bibby, Bunting © (1c & 3p), Findlay, Lennard, Munford, Johnson, Lennie (1t), Boaden, Glanville, McTaggart, Tame, Jones & Hegarty. Reps: Gibson, Mount and Rea.
18th January
S&E 42 Old Tiffinians 46 (HT 21-29)
O’Brien, Scott, Bibby, Bunting © (5c), Rea, Lennard, Munford, Mount, Boaden, Gibson (1t), Glanville (1t), McTaggart, Tame, Jones & Hegarty (3t). Reps: Hilton, Davies and Wise. + 1 Penalty Try.
25th January
Sidcup 24 S&E 34 (HT 3-24)
O’Brien (1t), Symonds, Bibby, Bunting © (4c & 2p), Scott (1t), Lennard, Wise, Johnson (1t), Lennie, Boaden, Glanville, McTaggart, Rea, Jones & Tame (1t). Reps: Gibson, Hilton, and Howes.
3rd February
Medway 32 S&E 31 (HT 5-24)
O’Brien, Symonds (1t), Rea (1t), Bibby, Scott (2t), Lennard (3c), Munford ©, Johnson, Lennie, Gibson, Tame, McTaggart (1t), Jones, Davies & Hegarty. Reps: Howes, Madadangoma and Butt.
15th February
S&E 59 Dartfordians 20 (HT 26-15)
O’Brien (1t), Scott, Bibby (2t), Bunting (2t & 7c) ©, Findlay(1t), Lennard (1t), Munford, Johnson, Lennie (2t), Boaden, Glanville, McTaggart, Tame, Jones & Hegarty. Reps: Howes, Whitaker and Rea.
1st March
Thurrock 28 S&E 53 (HT 14-22)
O’Brien, Ghumra, Scott, Bibby (1t), Findlay(1t), Lennard (5c &1p), Munford (1t)©, Lennie (1t), Jones (2t), Gibson, McTaggart, Tame, Hegarty, Rea & Whitaker (2t). Reps: Madadangoma, Hilton and Symonds.
8th March
S&E 33 Gravesend 28 (HT 14-17)
Findlay, Scott, Bibby (1t), Bunting (4c) ©, Symonds (1t), Lennard, Munford, Johnson, Lennie (2t), Hilton, McTaggart, Glanville, Tame, Jones (1t) & Hegarty. Reps: Boaden, Gibson and Nelson.
22nd March
Reeds Weybridge 28 S&E 33 (HT 15-14)
Findlay, Nelson, Bibby, Bunting (4c) ©, Scott, Lennard, Munford, Johnson, Lennie, Gibson (2t), McTaggart, Glanville, Tame, Jones (1t) & Hegarty (1t). Reps: Boaden, Whitaker (1t) and Rea.
5th April
Old Colfeians 36 S&E 22 (HT 17-17)
O’Brien, Scott, Bibby, Bunting (1c) ©, Findlay (1t), Lennard, Munford, Johnson, Lennie (2t), Gibson, McTaggart, Glanville, Hegarty, Jones and Whitaker (1t) Reps: Boaden, Tame and Rea.
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Who plays where
Battersea Ironsides
Openview, Burntwood Lane, London SW17 0AW
Tel. 020 8874 9913 ironsidesrugby.com
Beckenham
The Clubhouse, Balmoral Avenue, Beckenham BR3 3RD
Tel. 020 8650 7176 beckenhamrfc.com
Brighton
Waterhall Playing Fields, Waterhall Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 8YR
Tel: 01273 562729 brightonblues.co.uk
Bromley
Barnet Wood Road, Hayes, Kent BR2 7AA
Tel: 020 8462 3430 bromleyrfc.org
Canterbury
Merton Lane North, Canterbury, Kent CT4 7DZ
Tel: 01227 761301 cantrug.co.uk
Dartfordians
War Memorial Clubhouse, Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent DA5 1LW
Tel: 07707 039784 dartfordiansrfc.co.uk
Gravesend
The Rectory Field, Donald Biggs Drive, Gravesend DA12 2TL
Tel. 01474 534840 gravesendrfc.co.uk
Horsham
Coolhurst Ground, Hammerpond Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 6PJ
Tel: 01403 265027 horshamrufc.com
Old Colfeians
Horn Park, Eltham Road, Lee, London SE12 8UE
Tel. 020 8852 1181 ocrfc.co.uk
Old Reigatian
Geoffrey Knight Fields, Park Lane, Reigate RH2 8JX
Tel. 01737 339777 oldreigatianrfc.com
Sidcup
Crescent Farm, Sydney Road, Sidcup, Kent DA14 6RA
Tel. 020 8300 2336 sidcuprfc.co.uk
S&ERFC 29-36 Horsham
The Rapid Round Up
ROUND 9
22nd November 2025
Beckenham 35 Battersea Ironsides 24
Fourth hosted fifth at Balmoral Avenue. The Ironsides had the chance to swap places with Beckenham. The opportunity was not taken and the loss sent Battersea tumbling down the table to seventh.
Dartfordians 11 Gravesend 15
The hosts took an early lead through winger Joe Scott before Stan Dadson levelled it for the visitors. Jarleth Heatherington and Josh Barnes traded penalties and nothing separated the teams at the break as they turned around 8-8. Another Heatherington penalty saw Dartfordians leading until the final five minutes. A fine solo effort by centre Zac Filmer put Gravesend ahead and Josh Barnes’ conversion put the final gloss on their 15-11 win.
Old Colfeians 22 Brighton 28
Blues fly-half Maxx Morris skipped through the defence to open the scoring. OCs reply was swift from winger Reigan Johnson who crossed the whitewash for the first time. A stunning score sweeping the length of the pitch extended the leaders’ advantage to 14-5. Once more Colfeians hit back with Freddie Holland-Oliver touching down before the half-time whistle for 14-12 at the break. Winger Mylo Mutongwizo’s try sent Horn Park into raptures. However, Brighton showed why they are on top of the pile with two quick scores. Johnson’s second try earned the hosts two valuable bonus points in the 22-28 loss.
Old Reigatian 10 Bromley 33
No doubt the Reigatian coaches are struggling as hard to find words to boost their team as scribes are to find synonyms to winless.
Sidcup 35 Canterbury II 0
Sidcup set themselves up in the perfect fashion for next week’s clash with the league leaders with a very comfortable bonus point win with the added boost of keeping a clean sheet. For the Pilgrims it was the end of their three-game winning streak.
ROUND 10
29th November 2025
Brighton 29 Sidcup 27
The clash between the top two in the league did not disappoint. Once again winger Tyrone Makasi was in top form for the leaders with two more tries to add to his personal tally. But Sidcup pushed the Blues all the way in a contest worthy of the occasion.
Bromley 0 Old Colfeians 0
What a joyous final score as a counterblast to the gluttony of the try-laden fixtures of the modern era. It was greeted by many of the younger element with confusion thinking it was either a typographical error or an indication that the game had not been played. Then they were informed by elderly statesmen that 0-0 was a possible score in rugby.
Dartfordians 26 Old Reigatian 14
For Old Reigatian another week, another defeat - different opposition but the same outcome. Messrs Kpaka, Chapman, Rackley and Whyte were the benefactors to provide Dartfordians with a bonus point win.
Gravesend 57 Battersea Ironsides 15
Gravesend made light of the testing conditions in an 8-try rout of the Ironsides. The glory was spread around but man-of-the-match Ben Hope collected a brace in a comprehensive win. With Old Reigatian next in their sights the Rectory Field fans will expect a handsome addition in the ‘Points For’ column.
Horsham 22 Beckenham 19
In a weekend of many close encounters Horsham edged out Beckenham and in doing so reduced the gap between the two clubs to a solitary point.
Kyren Ghumra: the prolific wing with a family following
Season Games Tries
2013-14 5 0
2014-15 24 15
2015-16 16 16
2016-17 17 6
2017-18 3 3
2018--9 19 13
2019-20 20 7
2021-22 16 5
2022-23 11 2
2023-24 11 3
2024-25 1 0
2025-26 7 7
Total 150 77
Milestones
Debut 8th March 2014
Chichester 48 Sutton & Epsom 8
First Try 27th September 2014
Gosport & Fareham 24 Sutton & Epsom 65
Hat Tricks
20th Feb 2016: Sutton & Epsom 34 Gosport & Fareham 8
19th Mar 2016: Dover 0 Sutton & Epsom 63
23rd Apr 2016: Sutton & Epsom 71 Twickenham 5*
14th Apr 2018: Sutton & Epsom 31 Shelford 49
6th Sept 2025: Bromley 19 Sutton & Epsom 49
*= Hat Trick as a replacement
Kyren may not have come through one of the traditional routes of an eminent local rugby school to the Sutton & Epsom 1st XV. However, he migrated from Old Caterhamians minis to join the Black & Whites to enjoy great success with the prolific unbeaten U16s. He has always had an impressive turn of speed that made him the county 200m silver medallist. The Surrey rugby coaches came knocking and U16 caps against Hampshire and Middlesex ensued.
Following Sutton’s only season in Level 7 the Black & Whites were enduring an inauspicious return to London 1 South in 2013-4. With the campaign drawing to a conclusion Kyren made his debut off the bench at Chichester. From those early appearances it was obvious S&E had an exciting wing with great potential. He broke his scoring duck the following campaign with a duo at Gosport & Fareham. A fortnight later the 1st XV were at Crescent Farm and the travelling supporters knew they had a special talent. Frankie Murray floated a sumptuous kick to the flank near halfway, Kyren rose mightily into the afternoon sky, landed with a pirouette escaping the clutches of the defender and ran in the try that resulted in the first time Sutton & Epsom had ever won away at the league leaders in their league history.
A decade ago Paul Hodgson was conducting affairs on the pitch as Sutton won the Level 6 title scoring 853 points with 121 tries. Kyren, with 16 tries was part of a lethal triumvirate with Messrs Whitaker (24) and Phillip (16) who ran defences ragged all seaswon. There followed the Golden Year of 2018-9 when Sutton secured the National League 3 title and he was the leading try scorer. In the pantheon of leading league try scorers he is in fourth place with only the legendary trio of Geoff Green, Keith Middleton and Matt Whitaker ahead of him.
Throughout his career Kyren has always had enthusiastic family support on the sidelines both home and away. At first it was mother Jill but the Kyren Ghumra Supporters Club has expanded over the years. Now his wife Shamima, daughter Reya, sister India and niece Asantewaa enthusiastically follow him around the circuit. However, it would be remiss of me not to mention Brighton in October 2021. The appropriately named Waterhall was turning into a lake, the rain was torrential, the freezing wind was gusting at 40mph and the match report recorded: “Only retired trawlermen, those testing allegedly waterproof clothing or concerned mothers would opt to spectate on the touchline. The sensible masses enjoyed the comfort of the excellent and wellappointed clubhouse with a perfect view of proceedings.”… Jill was the only supporter braving the elements.
Last Saturday at Canterbury he became the 12th player to reach the landmark of 150 1st XV league appearances and we look forward to him playing many more games, running in tries.
Focus on Brighton
This afternoon’s game is another meeting of two of the oldest clubs in the land. It is the oldest club fixture in Sutton history. Senior officers in the Field Artillery batteries at Preston barracks formed Brighton Shooflies in 1868. After 1873, having twice beaten their fierce local rivals the Brighton Wasps, they became known simply as Brighton FC. Our two clubs have been meeting each other almost continuously since the 19th Century. The match report of that first encounter is reproduce in this programme. This is a fixture that was only disrupted because of the expansion of the leagues. Our annual visit to Preston Park, the county cricket ground at Hove and Horsdean was invariably an end-of-season celebration and even included a lengthy spell as centrepiece of an Easter tour, which also took in Lewes and Worthing.
Sutton & Epsom v Brighton In the League Era
This Season
No doubt the pre-season clamour after a relegation is the importance of a rapid return to one’s former status. Though club pessimists will instantly fear it might be the start of a decline of the type that has been inflicted upon Streatham-Croydon. Brighton have certainly embraced the challenge as they supplanted Sutton in Round 7 to top the table after an emphatic 52-32 victory at Horn Park against Dartfordians. Only a narrow home loss on the opening day of the season against Beckenham has blemished a perfect record. They have shown their mettle with with a brace of two-point winning margins at Waterhall against Gravesend and Sidcup. With 393 points in ten outings they are the leading points’ scorers in the league with an impressive 175 garnered on their travels in four away days.
There is still a long way to go until the final game of the season on 11th April. Of course this season in their infinite wisdom the RFU have replaced the unloved Cup competition with the thrill of a play-off system that will extend until 9th May. Never has there been a greater incentive to win a league. Brighton may be one club that does not fear the promotion play-off scenario. In recent times they have gained ascent via a thrilling 33-26 play-off win at Mill Road against Colchester. The try-scoring triumvirate of Frank Taggart, Jordan Whyte and Dylan Winsloe, and the prodigious kicking of Sean O’Hagan with 18 points, gained their glory.
It is a great pleasure to host, once more, one of are oldest historical opponents.
The First Meeting
The Surrey Herald reported: “Supporters of the Sutton club were much indebted on Saturday last to the enthusiastic “Teddy,” who had arranged with the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company to issue tickets at 1s. for the return journey to London”. Teddy being the indefatigable EC Surridge.
The following is the Match Report for the first meeting on 9th October, 1897 at Preston Park.
Brighton 0 Sutton 13 (2 Goals & 1 Try)
The position of the Sutton football club having improved considerably of recent years, the executive have naturally sought to arrange matches with clubs of better standing than have hitherto appeared on their card, and on Saturday, for the first time, paid a visit to Brighton to meet the fifteen representing that popular town. Beautiful weather favoured the visit, and the Suttonians were accompanied by quite a large party of their supporters. The game took place in Preston Park before a large number of spectators, who swarmed all round the touch and dead ball lines. In the first half the visitors defended the north goal. For the first few minutes the play was confined to the mid-field neither side being able to claim any advantage. Sutton then made a steady advance, but on nearing the home twenty-five were pulled up by Parsons, who relieved with a long punt. Duckworth, by good play, enabled the home team to invade their opponents’ territory. Several scrummages ensued, and ultimately a penalty kick gave relief to Sutton. Neat passing was shown by Morrison and Gooch, and the home posts were neared, but the danger was averted. Cresswell and Pennell were also seen to advantage for the visitors, but Duckworth’s and Chapman’s defence was equal to the occasion. Duckworth again put in some sterling defence, but Sutton for some time kept up their pressure, vigorous play being shown by Gooch and Morrison. The tackling of the home team was, however, effective, though there defence was, at times, severely taxed. The Brighton twenty-five was invaded, but neat dribbling took the ball to mid-field. Sutton became aggressive again, and narrowly escaped getting behind. Half-time was called and neither side had scored. Changing ends, narrowly escaped getting behind for Sutton, and two minutes later Cox scored a try for that side, but Morrison failed in his place-kick. Starting afresh, Brighton, following up a long punt by Godfree, forged ahead, but were checked. Again aggressive, Sutton were once more seen to great advantage. Morrison, taking a pass from Cox, got behind, and Motion had no difficulty in realising the goal. Sutton maintained their pressure for some time, and though Brighton then made a run to the opposite end they failed to break through. Haycroft then gained possession for Sutton, and, making a long run, got behind, and Motion again placed a goal. Lane put in a good run, but was collared before getting dangerous, and mid-field was again the scene for hostilities. Brighton once more neared the Sutton goal-line, only, however, to be again disappointed, though Duckworth, Lane, and Godfree worked hard. Play was transferred to the Brighton end, and when the whistle sounded the score stood thus –Sutton, two goals one try (13 points); Brighton, nothing.
Sutton:
L. Jackson (back), CB Pennell, FWR Morrison, WW Cresswell, and GD Gooch (three-quarter backs), T Cox and RB Downing (half-backs), H Atterbury, HS French, G Fraser, A Gooch, WB Haycraft, AF Downes, S Watt, and WG Motion (capt.) (forwards)
Brighton:
K Vernon Nott (back), LF Duckworth (capt.), WH Chapman, JF Lane, and BWM Parsons (threequarter backs), GS Godfree, PB Turnbull, (half-backs), W Cox, GPA Broadbent, HN Waugh, RH Pickworth, THS Marchant, EM Chrimp, JP Villiers Stuart, and WJ Carey (forwards)
Regional 2 South East Table 2025-26
This Afternoon’s Games:
Sutton & Epsom v Brighton; Battersea Ironsides v Horsham; Beckenham v Canterbury II; Old Colfeians v Dartfordians; Old Reigatian v Gravesend and Sidcup v Bromley.
Next Round (13th December):
Dartfordians v Sutton & Epsom; Brighton v Battersea Ironsides; Bromley v Beckenham; Canterbury II v Horsham; Old Colfeians v Gravesend and Old Reigatian v Sidcup..
1st XV Fixtures Regional 2 South East 2025-26
Sep 06 A Bromley W 49-19
Sep 13 H Dartfordians W 33-29
Sep 20 A Old Reigatian W 49-14
Oct 04 H Old Colfeians W 40-24
Oct 11 A Sidcup L 12-22
Oct 18 A Gravesend W 29-12
Oct 25 H Beckenham W 22-19
Nov 08 A Battersea Ironsides L 22-24
Nov 22 H Horsham L 29-36
Nov 29 A Canterbury II L 26-30
Dec 06 H Brighton
Dec 13 A Dartfordians
Dec 20 H Old Reigatian
Jan 10 A Old Colfeians
Jan 17 H Sidcup
Jan 31 H Gravesend
Feb 14 A Beckenham
Feb 28 H Battersea Ironsides
Mar 07 A Horsham
Mar 21 H Canterbury II
Mar 28 A Brighton
Apr 11 H Bromley
Regional 2 South East
Sutton & Epsom RFC v Brighton RFC
Saturday 6th December 2025 – KO 2.00pm
Your referee for today is: Ollie Carter (LSRFUR)
Sutton & Epsom Brighton
15. Gareth O’Brien Fullback 15. Josh Cooper
14. Kyren Ghumra Wing 14. Ross Miller
13. Adam Bibby Outside Centre 13. Marcus Condon
12. Freddy Bunting (c) Inside Centre 12. Joe Pratt
11. Finlay Scott Wing 11. Tyrone Makasi
10. Tom Lennard Fly Half 10. Maxx Morris
9. Steve Munford Scrum Half 9. Brendan Challis
1. Dan Johnson Prop 1. Dec Peake
2. Sam Lennie Hooker 2. Tom Youngs 3. Tom Boaden Prop 3. Travis James
4. Ewan McTaggart Second Row 4. Jackson Egerton 5. Kieran Finney Second Row 5. Riley Ashby
6. Ben Tame Flanker 6. Will Hoare (c)
7. Josh Rea Flanker 7. Will Toon
8. Rob Hegarty No. 8 8. Fergus Matla Replacements Replacements
16. Jack Howes 16. Andrew Rowlandson
17. Eric Duey 17. Kas Lee
18. Michael Bennion 18. Gus Taylor
Manager John Croysdill Jason Tams
DoR Andrew Spooner Steve Morris
Coaches P Hodgson; A Dombrandt; S Munford D McIlwaine
Physio Cherry O’Sullivan
Touch Francis Hopkinson
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200CLUB S&ERFC
The S&ERFC 200 Club provides additional fundraising for the club while affording members an opportunity to win one of 17 cash prizes in the course of a year. And yes, it is possible for one person to win all 17 draws – totalling £2,600!
Sign up at: sande200club@gmail.com with your full name and membership number.
SOUTH WEST LONDON AND SURREY’S PREMIER SCAFFOLDING COMPANY are proud to support Sutton & Epsom RFC
L & R Scaffolding pride themselves on being one of the leading scaffolding companies in South West London & Surrey. With professional tradesmen and great health and safety, we aim to deliver your scaffolding project on time at an affordable price – and always to the highest standards.
Whatever your domestic or commercial scaffolding needs, contact us today to arrange a free no obligation quotation.
Player sponsorship
MEN
Ewan McTaggart sponsored by Walbrook Law LLP
Dan Johnson sponsored by E2W Fleet Solutions
Jack Spooner sponsored by Parsons Building Services
Kyren Ghumra sponsored by Parsons Building Services
Rob Hegarty sponsored by Esher Fireplaces
Laurence Wise sponsored by The Fuller family
Tom Lennard sponsored by Artemis Talent
Freddie Bunting sponsored by IT4Automation
Callum Hilton sponsored by The Magpies Golf Society
Thomas Boaden sponsored by Ayming UK Ltd
Tom Agu Benson sponsored by Mustard IT
Dan Jones sponsored by S&E Boys Colts
Josh Rea sponsored by S&E U16 Boys
Adam Bibby sponsored by S&E U16 Boys
Sam Lennie sponsored by S&E U16 Boys
Alex Mount sponsored by What a Fat Mess Ltd
Ciaran Mohr sponsored by Cutting Edge (Sets) Ltd
Eric Duey sponsored by C3 UnitedLife
WOMEN
Zoe McTear sponsored by InTouch Capital Markets Ltd
Abby Brassey sponsored by Smith and Byford
Olivia Lambe sponsored by Relove Technology
Sarah Methven sponsored by Artemis Talent
Nevaeh Saungweme sponsored by The Magpies Golf Society
Charlotte Mahoney sponsored by T Brown
Isabelle Keith sponsored by Pink Elephant Consulting Ltd
Maddy Major sponsored by Delta Chocolate
Anja Cooper sponsored by Delta Chocolate
Lauren McPartlin sponsored by Parsons Building Services
Millie Breeden sponsored by Story Clothing
Men’s player sponsorship @ £350.00 covers cost of player’s membership, sponsor included in match programmes, club website and social media teamsheet and MOTM posts.
Women’s player sponsorship @ £300.00 covers cost of player’s membership, sponsor included in match programmes, club website and social media teamsheet and MOTM posts.
Enquiries: bob@haime-butler.com
The Complete Building & Roofing Company
Jack Auletta Ltd is a local building firm based in Brockham, Surrey, that has built its unrivalled reputation for high quality building over the last decade. We understand that one of the most important investments for people today is their home and as such every project undertaken is carefully researched and considered in order to exceed our client’s expectations.
Jack Auletta Ltd
Unit 5
Tanners Court
Tanners Meadow
Brockham
Surrey RH3 7NH
07796 440000 01737 333366 info@jackauletta.co.uk
jackauletta.co.uk
League Playing Records 2025-26 Season
Results Grid
Club structure
PRESIDENT
John Hardy
LIFE VICE-PRESIDENTS
J J R Austin 1982
B G Chapple 1971
R J Cheall 2012
J Croysdill 2022
P J Dommersen 1985
Jackie Dowden 2009
J C Evans 2003
M Felsted 2025
A J Fernihough 2011
I M Frazer 2000
R J Haime 2017
J Hardy 2010
N Harries 2005
D R S Harris 1976
D Hegarty 2015
G Howford 2022
J Hume 2001
M J Hunter 2000
P Jenkins 2007
D Kieran 2006
I M Lovatt 2001
Jo Martin 2009
I McGraw 2022
CLUB OFFICERS
Chair
R Reino
Honorary Secretary
R Davies
Assistant Secretary
G Jones
Honorary Treasurer
TBC
K Mohr 2022
Janet Moore 1990
D E Moore 2002
P J O’Hagan 2000
P O’Sullivan 2005
J Parsons 2013
P Phillips 2016
R R Poole 1998
J Potts 2025
L H Quested 2003
R Reino 2016
Ann Saunders 2001
J R M Saunders 2004
S M Shaylor 2007
R J Sinclair 2000
A Spooner 2025
J A Tedder 2003
Ann Towers 2001
J N Vale 2000
K Webber 2025
A J Woods 1996
Rachel Wright 2009
G Yadoo 1976
Chair Sponsorship & Marketing
R Haime
Chair House & Grounds
TBC
Director of Rugby
A Spooner
HONORARY TRUSTEES
J J R Austin; J Parsons; G Hill
Main club contacts
PRESIDENT
John Hardy
John.Hardy@3rblaw.com
CHAIR
Ryan Reino
ryan.reino@blueyonder.co.uk 07734 452427
HONORARY SECRETARY
Rob Davies
robert.davies@walbrooklaw.com 07900 167376
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Garry Jones
garry.jones@mac.com
HONORARY TREASURER
TBC
serfctreasurer@outlook.com
CHAIR SPONSORSHIP & MARKETING
Bob Haime
bob@haime-butler.com 07702 419195
CHAIR HOUSE & GROUNDS
TBC
ryan.reino@blueyonder.co.uk
CHAIR EVENTS
Nick Corby nickcorby@hotmail.com
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
Mark Asten suttonrugby.membership@gmail.com
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Bob Haime
bob@haime-butler.com 07702 419195
DIRECTOR OF RUGBY
Andrew Spooner dor-serfc@outlook.com 07458 680767
HEAD COACH
Paul Hodgson hodgey_no9@hotmail.com
1ST XV MANAGER
John Croysdill
johncroysdilljc@gmail.com 07852 487798
CLUB CAPTAIN
Ben Tame ben.tame@hotmail.com
SENIOR FIXTURES SECRETARY
Iain Frazer
Iain.frazer@virginmedia.com 020 8643 4835
CHAIR WOMENS’ SECTION
Zoe Smith Zoesmith1992@gmail.com
WOMENS’ FIXTURES SECRETARY
Georgina Farrington sandeladiesrfc@gmail.com
CHAIR MINI RUGBY
Sam Gooder
sgooder@aol.com 07968 180333
CHAIR JUNIOR RUGBY
John Potts
Johnpotts06@hotmail.co.uk 07769 941862
CHAIR JUNIOR GIRLS
Steve Boardman
S.boardman@bilendi.com
MINIS FIXTURES SECRETARY
James Teuten-Shaw fixturesec@serfcmini.co.uk
CLUB COACHING CO-ORDINATOR
Nick Harris
nickaharris@gmail.com 07939 253649
SAFEGUARDING
Kellie Rutledge kellie_rutledge@yahoo.co.uk 07808 719150
L SRFUR LIAISON OFFICER
Dave Carty
davidcarty08@icloud.com 07775 883939
I NTERNATIONAL TICKET SECRETARY
Iain Frazer
Iain.frazer@virginmedia.com 020 8643 4835
WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR
Bob Haime
bob@haime-butler.com 07702 419195
CLUBHOUSE MANAGER
Frankie Murray suttonrugbyclubhouse@gmail.com 020 8642 0280
HONORARY CHAPLAIN
Rev Derek Brice derekbrice@blueyonder.co.uk 020 8642 0241
MAGPIES GOLF SOCIETY CAPTAIN
Felix Symonds magpiesgolfsociety@gmail.com 07976 062567
CALLING ALL S&ERFC MEMBERS DO
YOU PLAY GOLF?
The Magpies are Sutton & Epsom RFC’s very own Golfing Society and all club members automatically qualify as members. You don’t need any particular high level of golfing skill although a sense of humour and ability to ‘lunch’ well will help!
Come and join players, past and present, and enjoy your fantastically entertaining Golf Society – a warm welcome is assured. We have four meetings a year including the legendary Christmas meeting and Captain’s Away Day.
For further information contact:
Felix Symonds (Captain) 07976 062567 magpiesgolfsociety@gmail.com
Sponsorship
We are always looking for new business partners with whom we can build relationships for long-term mutual benefit.
In return, we can offer our sponsors a range of benefits, including opportunities to promote their business and their products, to generate direct sales via club membership and to entertain their clients, both at the club and at Twickenham.
We have a range of packages available to suit all budgets and objectives. For an initial discussion, without obligation, please contact:
Bob Haime Chairman Sponsorship & Marketing
07702 419195
bob@haime-butler.com
CLUB HIRE
The clubhouse and grounds are available for hire at very reasonable rates. We can host a range of social functions, including parties, dinners, weddings and wakes, as well as indoor and outdoor facilities for clubs and societies of all descriptions. Generous discounts and special terms are offered for club members.
To enquire or make a booking, please contact:
Frankie Murray Club Steward suttonrugbyclubhouse@gmail.com
It is always happy hour for members of Sutton & Epsom RFC at their local wine bar. Please present your membership card for 10% off your bill.
All aspects of garden and tree work undertaken by fully insured, qualified and experienced professionals including:
• Tree felling and pruning
• Stump grinding
• Driveway and patio installation
• Paving and brickwork
• Fencing and decking
• Pond installation and maintenance
• Turfing and landscaping
• Water features
• Garden maintenance