Rugby

Mansfield RFC 34 Spalding RFC 7 Although there were again positives for Spalding RFC to take on Saturday, they failed to register an elusive first win of the Midlands One East season as fellow strugglers Mansfield emerged as sound winners from this basement battle. Indeed, if Spalding had any designs on winning a match this season in the league then ...

Spalding RFC slipped to another Midlands One East defeat on Saturday as they went down 34-7 at fellow strugglers Mansfield. It’s now 19 losses from as many matches for Town, who now find themselves 15 points adrift at the foot of the standings with seven games left to play. Spalding take a break from league action next weekend, with a ...

New Spalding RFC head coach Ben Williams believes that there were plenty of positives to take from Saturday’s 35-0 loss to Kettering. In what was his first match as Town chief, Williams felt that the scoreline was harsh on his side as they slipped to an 18th defeat from as many Midlands One East games. And Williams, who admits to ...

Two rugby teams from Spalding Grammar School brilliantly booked their places in county finals last week. The school’s under-14 and under-16 sides emerged victorious in Lincolnshire League semi-finals against the same opposition – Sleaford’s Carres Grammar School. The under-14s started strongly with Henry Hoyles, playing at number eight, leading the defensive line with some very strong and accurate tackling. It ...

Spalding Grammar School’s top under-18s rugby team saw their fantastic run in the NatWest National Vase competition come to a crushing end at the hands of King Edward VI Aston School. The strong and very well-drilled Birmingham-based side eventually overpowered the Spalding boys 52-5 in the regional final. Although the Grammar were missing a few players, Aston never let them ...

Spalding RFC 0 Kettering RFC 35 Struggling Spalding RFC conceded their 1,000th point in Midlands One East on Saturday as they slipped to an 18th loss from as many matches. High-flying Kettering picked up a 35-0 victory at the Memorial Field – and with Belgrave picking up a rare victory over Huntingdon, Town are now 14 points adrift at the ...

The playing career of new Spalding RFC head coach Ben Williams could be over. His appointment as replacement for Andy McMahon coincided with surgery on a knee, which – if he heeds the advice of medical staff – means his days at scrum-half/number 8 are numbered. The 35-year-old Town stalwart said: “I’m gutted. It’s what I have been doing forever. ...

Spalding RFC Under-16s had a superb 57-12 win over Derby on Sunday in round three of the NLD Cup group matches. Spalding racked up a 38-7 lead at half-time and ran in three further tries in the second half. A team spokesman said: “A convincing scoreline and some excellent combination and support play should give some confidence after what has ...

Spalding Grammar School reached the last 16 of the NatWest Under-18s Vase competition after beating St Albans’ Beaumont School 23-12. It is that first time in recent history that the school have made the regional final and consolidates yet another rugby season for the school teams. The win sets up another away trip – to King Edward VI School Aston ...

Ben Williams has been appointed the new head coach at struggling Spalding RFC as they try to snap a run of 17 straight league defeats at home to Kettering on Saturday (2.15pm). Town have gone for a “new direction and fresh approach” by replacing Andy McMahon, who they say has done an admirable job under tough circumstances in Midlands One East this ...

Ilkeston 83 Spalding 1st 0: Sam Cooke led Spalding onto the field knowing that it was going to be a tough day against the team fifth in Midlands One East and chasing the top teams. Back in October in the home fixture Spalding ran Ilkeston close with a 16-22 result but on Saturday with Ilkeston winning the toss and choosing ...

Huntingdon & District 48 Spalding RFC 0 Harry Sharman was man-of-the-match in his Spalding RFC first team return on Saturday – but it was another day to forget as Huntingdon and District eased to a convincing Midlands One East win. The 48-0 defeat will rank as one of the worst of Town’s league losses so far this season, with the ...

Spalding RFC’s winless streak in Midlands One East stretched to an enormous 16 games on Saturday as they lost 48-0 at Huntingdon and District. The loss, a 16th from as many matches this season, keeps Town bottom of the table and nine points behind nearest rivals Belgrave. Ryan Chappell’s side visit fifth-placed Ilkeston next Saturday (2.15pm). A full report from ...

Spalding RFC captain Ryan Chappell believes his side need to get more physical with their Midlands One East rivals if they are to end their miserable run of form. The new skipper was speaking after seeing Town’s losing league run stretch to 15 games at Derby last Saturday . Once again, Spalding’s young side showed glimpses of their potential with ...

There was no change of fortune for Spalding RFC in their first game of 2015 as they were soundly beaten 78-14 at Derby in Midlands One East on Saturday. Bottom-of-the-table Town kicked off the New Year as the old one ended, as they made it 15 defeats from as many games in the league so far this season. There was ...

Spalding RFC 23 Bugbrooke RFC 39 Winless Spalding RFC put in a much-improved performance in their final Midlands One East game of 2014 – but still couldn’t break their duck for the season. The last Saturday before Christmas marked the start of the second half of the season, with Town entertaining a Bugbrooke side that hammered them 62-3 in the ...

Defiant Spalding RFC captain Ryan Chappell still believes that his struggling young side can beat the drop in Midlands One East this season. Town go into Saturday’s home clash with Bugbrooke (2.15pm) as the division’s basement boys – having lost all 13 of their league games so far this campaign. They were beaten 91-0 at Bedford Athletic last weekend (see ...

Spalding RFC’s 13th outing of the Midlands One East proved one of their unluckiest yet as they were battered 91-0 at Bedford Athletic on Saturday. Rock-bottom Town were soundly handed their 13th defeat from as many games and are now facing up to the very real possibility of losing every league game this season. Spalding’s final game of 2014 is ...

Spalding RFC 1st 7 Syston RFC 1st 48 Despite slipping to a 12th defeat from as many Midlands One East games on Saturday, Spalding RFC’s desire could not be faulted against second-placed Syston. Having last met the Leicestershire side four years ago, Town knew they were in for a tough test against a side that are bang in the title ...

Harry Sharman is no longer captain of struggling Spalding RFC. Town are bottom of the Midlands One East table without a win. The club said Sharman (28), who has not played a competitive match this season due to injury and suspension, offered to quit. Neither Town nor the player is saying what led to last week’s change of club captain, ...