Spalding RFC

Spalding RFC’s miserable season continued on Saturday as they were hammered 62-0 at rivals Market Rasen and Louth. The derby drubbing leaves winless Town rock bottom of the standings – and they’ve now lost all eight of their league games this season. Struggling Spalding are now ten points off 12th-placed Newark, who they host next Saturday at the Memorial Field. ...

Spalding RFC’s search for a first win in Midlands One East will drag on for another week after they were beaten 50-24 by Mansfield at the Memorial Field on Saturday. That now makes it seven defeats on the spin for Town, who remain bottom of the table and the only side yet to register a victory. They did at least ...

Spalding RFC are targeting the win that could transform their Midlands One East season this weekend. Having lost all six games so far – including last Saturday’s 58-0 beating at leaders Kettering – Town have just one point and are rock bottom of the table. But skipper Harry Sharman is refusing to dwell on the past. He’s hopeful that Spalding ...

Kettering RFC 58 Spalding RFC 0 It was always going to be tough for rock-bottom Spalding RFC at Midlands One East leaders Kettering on Saturday – and so it proved. Town failed to register a point in what was widely recognised as their hardest game of the entire campaign and have now lost all of their six league games this ...

Harry Sharman reckons that the timing of Spalding RFC’s hardest game of the season couldn’t be more unfortunate. Town travel to Midlands One East leaders Kettering on Saturday (3pm) – with the teams essentially polar opposites. Having won all five of their games, Kettering are a whopping 22 points ahead of winless Spalding already. But, having earned their first point ...

Spalding RFC’s winless start to life back in Midlands One East continued with a 22-16 home defeat to high-flying Ilkeston on Saturday – but there is plenty of room for optimism. Producing a performance labelled “outstanding” by injured skipper Harry Sharman, Spalding were always in the game thanks to tries from Pete Waudby and Ben Williams, plus two early penalties ...

Frustrating and disappointing are the main words captain Harry Sharman would use to describe Spalding RFC’s season so far. Promoted via the play-offs last season, Town have found life back in Midlands One East challenging – and currently have no points on the board after Saturday’s loss to Huntingdon and District . But experienced captain Sharman has been here before. ...

Spalding RFC 10 Huntingdon & District RFC 44 Skipper Harry Sharman bemoaned Spalding RFC’s injury crisis as he watched his side lose for the fourth time in as many Midlands One East matches on Saturday. The Town captain, himself out with a broken nose, admitted that he was on the phone trying to get a side together on the morning ...

Spalding RFC’s tough start to life back in Midlands One East continued on Saturday as they were handed a 44-10 home reverse by fellow strugglers Huntingdon and District. The Memorial Field defeat is Town’s fourth defeat in as many games – and they are the only side in the division who are yet to collect a point. More worryingly for ...

Injured skipper Harry Sharman chose to take the positives after seeing his Spalding RFC side demolished 77-8 by Midlands One East heavyweights Derby. Town only had a Tim Waltham try and Dan Mackie’s early penalty to shout about during Saturday’s Memorial Field clash, which put a damepner on the club’s well-supported President’s Day. Sharman, who still faces around three weeks ...

BUGBROOKE RFC 1st 62 SPALDING RFC 1st 3: A resounding defeat in Spalding’s first-ever league encounter with Bugbrooke reinforced just what standard will be needed in Midlands One. Town had only a drop goal from fly-half Jim Williams – making his first appearance for 18 months – to show for their trip to Northamptonshire. A club spokesman said: “The players were clearly ...

The broken nose suffered by Spalding RFC skipper Harry Sharman in Saturday’s Midlands One East defeat to Belgrave will rule him out for at least four weeks. Sharman, who accepts that the incident that badly damaged his nose was probably an accident, requires a trip to see a specialist before he can even think about returning to the field. That ...

Spalding RFC 21 Belgrave RFC 32 Red mist descended on the Memorial Field on Saturday as Spalding RFC were beaten by old foes Belgrave in their first game back in Midlands One East. A costly red card dished out to Jay Harwood for lashing out at an opponent forced Town to take on the reigning Midlands Two East (North) champions ...

Spalding RFC made a losing start in Midlands One East on Saturday as they went down 32-21 to rivals Belgrave at the Memorial Field. Rob Lucas – who kicked a host of penalties – and Jeremy Darley both ran in tries for Town, who did lead 21-20 at one stage. But Belgrave, promoted a champions from Spalding’s division last year, ...

Talismanic Spalding RFC skipper Harry Sharman is adamant that his side won’t be setting any targets ahead of their return to Midlands One East action on Saturday. Town welcome Midlands Two East (North) champions Belgrave to the Memorial Field for their opener (3pm), which marks the renewal of last year’s rivalry. Although they were pipped to the title by their ...

  Talismanic Spalding RFC skipper Harry Sharman admits that he and his team-mates are itching to get back onto the pitch ahead of Thursday’s one and only pre-season fixture. Town make the short trip to rivals Peterborough RFC (7.30pm) as they bid to get valuable game time in ahead of their Midlands One East opener at home to Belgrave on ...

Talismanic Spalding RFC skipper Harry Sharman has been sworn in as captain of the first team for a record sixth year on the spin. Sharman was the obvious choice to continue as the club’s on-field leader – making it no surprise that he was re-elected at  Friday night’s AGM. Having replaced Andrew Branton back in 2009, nobody has now spent ...

Spalding RFC talent James Thomas scored a memorable try as he helped guide the Welsh Exiles to glory at an under-15 provincial tournament on Saturday. Thomas, who is from nearby Morton and attends Bourne Grammar School, was among a squad of 22 players from clubs all over England (and one from Jersey) to travel to Colwyn Bay for the event. ...

SCUNTHORPE RFC 54 SPALDING RFC 19 Spalding RFC’s stellar season ended with a heavy defeat to higher-graded Scunthorpe in the Lincolnshire Cup final on Monday – but captain Harry Sharman declared himself proud of the team’s efforts. Town, promoted to Midlands One East last weekend, were without no less than eight regulars for the Kesteven clash with their county rivals. ...

Spalding RFC were handed a 59-19 defeat by Scunthorpe in the final of the Lincs Cup on Monday. Town, who were missing a host of players, put up a good fight in the Kesteven clash – but couldn’t end their promotion-winning season with a trophy. More on the final in Thursday’s Spalding and South Holland Voice.