Spalding RFC

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, ...

NLD Cup quarter-final: Spalding RFC 14 Market Rasen & Louth 55 A heavy cup defeat formed part of a tough few days for Spalding RFC. The NLD cup exit last Saturday – during which two players had to have hospital treatment – came hard on the heels of news that Harry Sharman was no longer club captain. Town were still ...

Former Spalding RFC scrum-half Kevin Wand insists the 1st team should have nothing to fear in the NLD Cup on Saturday. Town host fellow Midlands One East side Market Rasen and Louth at Memorial Field (2pm) in a welcome respite from league action. Last month Town took a 62-0 pasting at Rasen, but their two most recent performances have shown ...

Spalding Town Cricket Club has been left saddened by the news that club president Henry Walkers has passed away following his brave and courageous battle with illness. Those fortunate to have spent time in Henry’s company over the last five decades, whether on the field of play or socially, will agree that his presence was absolutely remarkable. A talented sportsman, ...

It’s been a wretched season so far for Spalding RFC – and skipper Harry Sharman admits that it is tough to take any positives from last weekend’s 95-0 loss at Old Northamptonians. That hammering made it ten Midlands One East defeats on the bounce for Town ahead of Saturday’s home clash with Paviors (2.15pm). Selection issues hampered Spalding’s progress at ...

Old Northamptonians 95 Spalding RFC 0 Injuries, illness and unavailability ensured that Spalding travelled to Northampton with a heavily depleted squad on Saturday – so it was no surprise to see them handed a heavy reverse by one of Midlands One East’s top teams. Spalding, rock bottom of Midlands One East, gave game time to a number of second team ...

Away games don’t come much harder than free-scoring Old Northamptonians in Midlands One East. That’s the task facing Spalding RFC on Saturday (2.15pm), though, as they bid once again to grab a first league win of the season. Rock-bottom Town, who have lost all nine of their games, aren’t expected to upset the odds against an Old Northamptonians side that ...

Spalding RFC 26 Newark RFC 53 It’s now nine Midlands One East defeats on the trot for winless Spalding RFC – and skipper Harry Sharman admits that the club’s plight this season has gone past being worrying. Town did look set to finally end their unwanted streak at the Memorial Field on Saturday when they raced into a comfortable half-time ...

Spalding RFC once again go in search of their maiden Midlands One East win of the campaign this Saturday as they welcome fellow strugglers Newark to the Memorial Field (3pm). It’s now eight defeats on the spin for Town after last weekend’s derby hammering at Market Rasen and Louth (click here for the report), but skipper Harry Sharman is refusing ...

Mkt Rasen & Louth 62 Spalding RFC 0 Injury-plagued Spalding RFC saw their Midlands One East campaign go from bad to worse on Saturday as county rivals Market Rasen and Louth handed them an eighth loss on the bounce. The match between the only two Lincolnshire teams in the division always looked set to be a one-sided affair, with Rasen ...

Fed-up Spalding RFC skipper Harry Sharman has launched a scathing attack on his team after seeing them slump to a seventh successive Midlands One East defeat. Town blew a 17-15 lead against struggling Mansfield at the Memorial Field on Saturday as they went on to be battered 50-24 in front of their own fans. Respected captain Sharman, who has defended ...