S&ERFC v Sidcup (17.01.26)

SUTTON & EPSOM RFC 2025-26 SEASON Regional TWO South East vs Sidcup RFC

17 January 2026

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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!

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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The Rapid Round Up ROUND 13: 13th December 2025 Battersea Ironsides 32 Horsham 25 A meeting of the 9th and 10th in the league who were level on 29 points always promised to be a close affair. The hosts prevailed and will be hoping to put a run of wins together to climb up the congested table.

Beckenham 54 Dartfordians 7 The Balmoral Avenue Boys are used to being top at Christmas but perhaps this season with play-offs in mind they will be happy to be coming up on the rails. They sit handily placed in third whilst Dartfordians are one off the bottom but one win see them jump to ninth.

Gravesend 55 Canterbury II 10 Gravesend enjoyed a comfortable win over the Pilgrims. Having led 36-0 at the break they ran out clear winners as George Bruce and Les Falefatu scored a brace apiece.

Horsham 55 Brighton 43 Horsham were relegated with Brighton and obviously benefited from the familiarity of recent meetings having done the double over their guests last season. The hosts led 41-7 at the break and despite a spirited comeback, including a burst of three tries in ten minutes, Horsham were not to be denied. Centre Tom Whitaker notched up another league hat trick for the Green & Whites.

Sidcup 36 Old Colfeians 17 Sidcup maintained their strong home form with a win in the ‘321’ Derby in a disappointing result for the Colfeians who lie 5th a couple of points behind S&E who they were to host in their 2026 opener.

ROUND 14: 10th January 2026 Brighton 17 Canterbury II 24 The upset of the weekend saw the Blues slip to back-to-back losses over the festive break as the lowly Pilgrims enjoyed the high point of their campaign.

Bromley 24 Horsham 38 An impressive win, including a brace from Tom Saunders at the Warman Sports Club, moved Horsham into the promotion play-off position but if Bromley do not move in an upwardly direction they will be facing the play-off matches to avoid the drop.

Dartfordians 21 Battersea Ironsides 31 A frustrating afternoon for Dartfordians, despite scoring three goals, they missed out on not only a victory but also bonus points in their fight for survival.

Old Reigatian 17 Beckenham 41 No need to dwell on the continued misery of Old Reigatian. It was a case of another year and another loss for the club cut adrift at the bottom of the table.

Sidcup 30 Gravesend 14 Our visitors this afternoon would have gone to the top of the table this week, due to their vastly superior points difference, had they secured the bonus point for a fourth try against Gravesend whilst Brighton slipped to defeat at Waterhall.

Focus on Sidcup Sutton & Epsom v Sidcup In the League Era 24.2.90 9.3.91 31.10.92 8.10.05 11.2.06 15.10.11 25.2.12 21.9.13 15.3.14 11.10.14 31.1.15 12.9.15 19.12.15 11.11.17 10.3.18 29.9.18 19.1.19 25.9.21 15.1.22 4.11.23 17.2.24 12.10.24 25.01.25 11.10.25

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Earlier This Season At Crescent Farm: Sidcup 22 Sutton & Epsom 12 In a season that has seen Sutton & Epsom start with six wins out of the first seven fixtures followed by five losses on the spin and a plethora of bonus points arguably the game at Crescent Farm was the one match they never felt like winning. Sidcup ended the Black & Whites hot unbeaten streak of four wins with a 22-12 win.

Sutton opened the scoring through hooker Sam Lennie executing a catch and drive routine.

Sidcup replied in kind through Tom Epps. As the home side gained in ascendancy the visitors were forced into defensive mode. Though their efforts were heroic and evoked images of Horatio they were undermined by careless penalties. For the Kent Club Freddie Ruff powered over for their second try. Then on the stroke of half time Josh Twyford wisely added a penalty to his earlier conversion to see Sidcup lead 15-5 at the break.

The Crescent Farm team secured the vital first score of the second period as Freddie Ruff collected his second try of the day. With the reliable boot of Josh Twyford adding the extras Sidcup led 22-5. The 17-point cushion, with the Kent team playing towards the clubhouse that is their preferred method, looked like a steep mountain to climb for S&E. The triumvirate of Agu Benson, Archie Fitzgerald and Sam Lennie with their powerful carrying, time and again, tried to free Sutton from the Sidcup shackles. It was a testimony to the quality of the home defence that they only yielded in time added on. Rob Hegarty burst free for the consolation score on a rare pointless afternoon for Sutton.

From The Archives The County Herald report on the 4th December 1897 fixture: SUTTON 11 SIDCUP 0 {Stopped early due to darkness} Sutton were at home, on Saturday, to Sidcup, and a game which was interesting from start to finish ended in a victory for the home side by eleven points to nil. After the recent frost the ground was not in very good condition, being slippery on the top, with a good deal of “bone” underneath, a state of things which was found to be disadvantageous to both sets of forwards. There was a good attendance of spectators. Sidcup, who first defended the Sutton goal, set the ball going.

After a scrimmage or two in Sutton’s half of the field, the ball was removed to the other half, but for some time the goal was not in danger, a beautiful bit of passing by the Sutton halves and threequarters being the most noteworthy feature in the first quarter of an hour. This took the play up into the visitors’ twenty-five, and one of their back division, being collared on the touch line, knocked his leg against the rope post with such force that he was obliged to leave the field, though, we believe, no bones were broken. Thus weakened, Sidcup continued to hold their own fairly well in the scrimmage, and for some time their forwards succeeded in getting the ball four times out of five, but their three-quarters were not able to make much of the opportunities thus given them. Eventually they were compelled to touch down, Cresswell narrowly escaping getting a try. Sutton continued to press, and Cresswell, having the ball passed to him from the halves, passed out to Morrison, who, running through a number of the opposing side, obtained a try. R.M. Bell took the kick at goal, but, though the ball went straight enough, did not put enough power behind his kick. For the remainder of the first half, though the home side had slightly the best of the play, they were never really dangerous, and the teams crossed over the homesters leading one try to nil. As is generally the case with the Suttonians, they played with much more dash and vigour in the second half. Once or twice the visitors made excursions into their opponent’s territory, but generally speaking they had to act on the defensive, and when they did get the ball their three-quarters and halves relied more on safety kicks into touch than on passing and combination. After about ten minutes’ play Sutton got the ball in front of Sidcup’s goal, and Cresswell made an unsuccessful attempt to drop the leather over the bar. Sutton were soon pressing again, and last were rewarded, after the prettiest bit of combination of the whole afternoon. The ball came out of a scrimmage near the railway touch line. T. Cox passed out to Cresswell, who, after a pretty run, sent on with a long high throw to Morrison, who passed in a like manner to W. Cox, enabling that player to get in and run close behind the posts. L. Jackson, took the kick, and had hard luck, the ball hitting one of the uprights and bounding back into the field. Shortly after the last named player was noticeable for a very fine run. Going at full speed he caught the ball after a kick by the opposing back and rushed right through the forwards, passing when he got within ten or a dozen yards of the goal line. The pass was muffed, and a certain try was thus lost. Immediately afterwards Pennell, by a good run, scored Sutton’s third try, Jackson making no mistake about converting this time, and a few minutes afterwards the referee stopped the game owing to the darkness. Forward the two sides were fairly well matched, especially in the first part of the game, but behind the visitors were palpably out-classed.

Sporting Musings Sutton’s game last Saturday was as interesting as that the week before had been the opposite.

Sidcup’s scrummagers were a powerful lot, and even after they lost one of their number quite held their own for a considerable time. They packed well, had a good idea of walking over and heeling out the ball, and in the loose were quite as clever as their opponents, who perhaps shone most at the line out. Sutton’s superiority was in the back division, which on this occasion did not believe its reputation. Though it would be silly flattery to say that advantage was taken of every opportunity which was offered for scoring, there were two bits of passing, one in each half, which could have done credit to any club.

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Regional 2 South East Table 2025-26 P

W

D

L

F

A

Diff

BP

Pts

Brighton

14

11

0

3

Sidcup

14

11

0

3

552

377

175

13

57

497

223

274

12

56

Beckenham

14

10

0

4

508

292

216

12

52

Horsham

14

7

2

5

495

424

71

13

45

Sutton & Epsom

14

7

0

7

460

367

93

16

44

Old Colfeians

14

7

1

6

425

439

-14

12

42

Gravesend

14

7

1

6

432

333

99

11

41

Battersea Ironsides

14

7

0

7

399

449

-50

11

39

Canterbury II

14

6

0

8

377

494

-117

11

35

Bromley

14

5

0

9

397

488

-91

11

31

Dartfordians

14

4

0

10

361

536

-175

12

28

Old Reigatian

14

0

0

14

197

678

-481

3

3

This Afternoon’s Games: Sutton & Epsom v Sidcup; Battersea Ironsides v Old Reigatian; Beckenham v Old Colfeians; Canterbury II v Bromley; Gravesend v Brighton and Horsham v Dartfordians.

Next Round (31st January): Sutton & Epsom v Gravesend; Bromley v Brighton; Dartfordians v Canterbury II; Old Colfeians v Battersea Ironsides; Old Reigatian v Horsham and Sidcup v Beckenham.

1st XV Fixtures Regional 2 South East 2025-26 Sep 06 A

Bromley

W 49-19

Dec 13 A

Dartfordians

L 33-34

Sep 13 H

Dartfordians

W 33-29

Dec 20 H

Old Reigatian

W 61-17

Sep 20 A

Old Reigatian

W 49-14

Jan 10 A

Old Colfeians

L 22-44

Oct 04 H

Old Colfeians

W 40-24

Jan 17 H

Sidcup

Oct 11 A

Sidcup

L 12-22

Jan 31 H

Gravesend

Oct 18 A

Gravesend

W 29-12

Feb 14 A

Beckenham

Oct 25 H

Beckenham

W 22-19

Feb 28 H

Battersea Ironsides

Nov 08 A

Battersea Ironsides

L 22-24

Mar 07 A

Horsham

Nov 22 H

Horsham

L 29-36

Mar 21 H

Canterbury II

Nov 29 A

Canterbury II

L 26-30

Mar 28 A

Brighton

Dec 06 H

Brighton

L 33-43

Apr 11 H

Bromley

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Regional 2 South East Sutton & Epsom RFC v Sidcup RFC Saturday 17th January 2026 – KO 1.00pm Your referee for today is: Alex Lambe (LSRFUR)

Sutton & Epsom

Sidcup

15.

Michael Bennion

Fullback

15.

Josh Twyford

14.

Finlay Scott

Wing

14.

Seb Ellison

13.

Adam Bibby

Outside Centre

13.

Ben Stokes

12.

Freddy Bunting (c)

Inside Centre

12.

Fraser Smith

11.

Matt Symonds

Wing

11.

Louis Keeley (c)

10.

Tom Lennard

Fly Half

10.

Mike Ubee

9.

Euan Findlay

Scrum Half

9.

Ben Ibrahim

1.

Dan Johnson

Prop

1.

Reece Conlon

2.

Sam Lennie

Hooker

2.

Harry Large

3.

Tom Boaden

Prop

3.

Sam Carmen

4.

Ewan McTaggart

Second Row

4.

Ben Stock

5.

Eric Duey

Second Row

5.

Olly Romp

6.

Josh Rea

Flanker

6.

Chris Koung

7.

Dan Jones

Flanker

7.

Liam Healey

8.

Rob Hegarty

No. 8

8.

Jake Caple

Replacements

Replacements

16.

Jack Howes

16.

Josh Watson

17.

Josh Glanville

17.

Ron Knott

18.

Richard Madadangoma

18.

Colby McMahon

Manager

John Croysdill

Trevor Pooley

DoR

Andrew Spooner

Chris Jones

Coaches

P Hodgson; A Dombrandt; S Munford

D Mizen; J Webber

Physio

Cherry O’Sullivan

Pete Stevenson

Touch

Francis Hopkinson

Scott McLean

Home-grown player

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WOMEN

Ewan McTaggart sponsored by Walbrook Law LLP

Zoe McTear sponsored by InTouch Capital Markets Ltd

Dan Johnson sponsored by E2W Fleet Solutions

Abby Brassey sponsored by Smith and Byford

Jack Spooner sponsored by Parsons Building Services

Olivia Lambe sponsored by Relove Technology

Kyren Ghumra sponsored by Parsons Building Services

Sarah Methven sponsored by Artemis Talent

Rob Hegarty sponsored by Esher Fireplaces

Nevaeh Saungweme sponsored by The Magpies Golf Society

Laurence Wise sponsored by The Fuller family

Charlotte Mahoney sponsored by T Brown

Tom Lennard sponsored by Artemis Talent

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Maddy Major sponsored by Delta Chocolate

Callum Hilton sponsored by The Magpies Golf Society

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League Playing Records 2025-26 Season Games

Try

Con

Pen

Drop

Points

Ewan McTaggart

14 1

0

0

0

5

Josh Rea

14 3

0

0

0

15

Adam Bibby

13 2

0

0

0

10

Rob Hegarty

13 5

0

0

0

25

Dan Johnson

13 1

0

0

0

5

Sam Lennie

13 16

0

0

0

80

Tom Lennard

12 1

16

2

0

43

Gareth O’Brien

12 6

3

1

0

39

Finlay Scott

12 (2)

1

0

0

0

5

Tom Boaden

12 (5)

1

0

0

0

5

Eric Duey

11 (3)

2

0

0

0

10

Steve Munford

11 (6)

0

0

0

0

0

Kyren Ghumra

10 11

0

0

0

55

Dan Jones

10 6

0

0

0

30

Kieran Finney

10 (3)

2

0

0

0

10

Ben Tame

10 (4)

0

0

0

0

0

Freddy Bunting

9 2

29

0

0

68

Laurence Wise

8 5

0

0

0

25

Jack Howes

8 (7) 2

0

0

0

10

Agu Benson

7 1

0

0

0

5

Archie Fitzgerald

7 (1) 0

0

0

0

0

Alex Mount

7 (1) 1

0

0

0

5

Michael Bennion

4 (1) 0

0

0

0

0

Callum Hilton

3 (1) 0

0

0

0

0

Matt Symonds

3 (2) 2

0

0

0

10

Jack Butt

2 (2) 0

0

0

0

0

Lawrence Elliott

1 (1) 0

0

0

0

0

Joe Lovatt

1 (1) 0

0

0

0

0

Niall McCormack

1 (1) 0

0

0

0

0

Angus Nelson

1 (1) 0

0

0

0

0

Sutton & Epsom

14

48

3

0

460

71

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56-31

21-49

29-36

21-31

57-15

28 Mar

31 Jan

26-27

38-17

28 Mar

19-49

30-26

34-33

12-29

7 Mar

44-22

14-49

22-12

Brighton

Bromley

Canterbury II

Dartfordians

Gravesend

Horsham

Old Colfeians

Old Reigatian

Sidcup

35-24

14 Feb

Beckenham

Sutton & Epsom

24-22

28 Feb

Battersea Ironsides

Battersea Ironsides

Sutton & Epsom

2025-26

Regional 2 South East

31 Jan

17-41

21 Mar

28 Jan

22-28

55-43

22-19 24-33

17 Jan

33-52

17-59

31 Jan

43-31

19-50

28 Mar

27-38

19-27

11 Apr

28-36

33-43

Beckenham 7 Mar

Brighton

22-19

Bromley 41-25

55-10

31 Jan

38-30

17-24

24-22

11 Apr

21 Mar

Canterbury II

29-31

10-33

35-0

23-39

21 Mar 28 Feb

19-51

14 Feb

28 Feb

17 Jan

40-34

47-7

31-24

11 Apr

Dartfordians 11 Apr

21 Mar

38-33

17 Jan

7 Mar

26-17

29-41

14 Jan

54-7

36-38

33-29

Gravesend 32-25

29-36

Horsham

31-14

19-52

38-29

21-21

11-15

20 Sep

27-26

26-24

28 Feb

31 Jan

33-33

11 Apr

38-45

41-40

24-38

31-22

28 Feb 21 Mar

21 Mar

31 Jan

Old Colfeians 36-17

24-47

14 Feb

36-8

28 Mar

57-41

0-0

7 Mar

17 Jan

18-21

40-24

Old Reigatian 46-10

11 Apr

78-12

28 Mar

26-14

14 Feb

7 Mar

73-0

68-7

17 Jan

61-17

Sidcup 5-38

27-19

20-24

5-41

14-80

7 Mar

28 Mar

29-27

22-32

14 Feb

17 Jan

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Club structure

Main club contacts

PRESIDENT John Hardy

PRESIDENT John Hardy John.Hardy@3rblaw.com

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

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

CLUB OFFICERS Chair R Reino Honorary Secretary R Davies Assistant Secretary G Jones Honorary Treasurer TBC Chair Sponsorship & Marketing R Haime Chair House & Grounds TBC Director of Rugby A Spooner HONORARY TRUSTEES J J R Austin; J Parsons; G Hill

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

INTERNATIONAL TICKET SECRETARY Iain Frazer Iain.frazer@virginmedia.com 020 8643 4835

CLUB CAPTAIN Ben Tame ben.tame@hotmail.com

WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR Bob Haime bob@haime-butler.com 07702 419195

SENIOR FIXTURES SECRETARY Iain Frazer Iain.frazer@virginmedia.com 020 8643 4835 CHAIR WOMENS’ SECTION Zoe Smith Zoesmith1992@gmail.com WOMENS’ FIXTURES SECRETARY Anya Cooper 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 LSRFUR LIAISON OFFICER Dave Carty davidcarty08@icloud.com 07775 883939

CLUBHOUSE MANAGER TBC 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:

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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

S&ERFC

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