Season: 2016-2017
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First XV:
Our final table position was 6th with a poor point differential of -170. We finished top of the Sussex pack but could of finished in 4th place if we had managed to close the games out, eg. Charlton park home and away; Beckenham home; Bromley away; Horsham home; Old Colfeians at home and others.
The team only had one red card in the season but 14 yellow, with the occasional double yellows being the result of losing games. On a postive note, kit discipline was the best we have ever had with very few socks and shorts going missing!
In summary we finished well after a poor start to the new year.
Second XV: Beefeaters:
What a bizarre season.
Hove finished 5th in the RFU Sussex 1 league, and were the counties highest placed non-first team. The league was however a damp squib with 3 sides withdrawing over the course of the season meaning there were only 14 competitive games. After a bright first few months, a top three finish looked possible, but injuries to 1s & 2s players over December, January and February meant that we were simply not able to maintain the start. Despite a few heavily losses the Beefeaters were never a push over and sides had to work hard to beat us; the team sprit was as strong in April as it was in September.
Sussex reward for Hove’s efforts appears to be being removing us from the league ladder structure to play in a parallel non-first team league while weaker first teams will be promoted to level 9 rugby – bizarre.
Women:
The growth and popularity in the women’s game saw the team recruiting a number of new players this season, many of whom arrived with a background in rugby and were in a position to compete for 1st team shirts. The ladies have really grown in confidence and have approached games with the belief that they could win through playing expansive and attacking rugby.
11 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses saw the ladies finish 3rd – which is their highest league finish to date!
The team were hoping for a strong cup run this year but unfortunately got knocked out by a superior Gloucester/Hartpury side in the ¼ finals. Whilst being disappointed with the result at the time, the strong Gloucester side were later revealed to be one of the new teams taking a spot in the new Premiership rugby competition – so it puts the surprise defeat in a little better context.
Development Squad: A huge highlight for the ladies team is the completion of 2 fixtures for the development squad. Further recruitment is taking place during the off-season and the ladies hope to be fielding a development squad in the Merit League against other local new clubs throughout the 2017/18 season
Colts:
As the bulk of the team were U17 players it was decided at the beginning of the season to play in the Colts Championship League. This proved a good decision as the team were unbeaten and finished top of the league with 29 points.
The U17’s quickly gelled with the few U18’s that returned. The team rapidly developed into a tight knit unit and played with great spirit throughout the season.
There were two highlights of the season. The first was beating Uckfield 22-7 after being 7-0 down within 5 mins. The second was playing Medway in the U17 National Cup Regional semi final. The team arrived at Medway with only 16 players and within 10 mins we had two injuries and played the rest of the game with only 14 players. The defence and spirit of the team was exceptional throughout . With only ten minutes to go Hove were winning 22 – 21 having scored 4 tries to 3. However an overlap on Medway’s left wing got them in for a try and the game finished Hove 22 – Medway 27. Never-the-less it was a great Hove performance that showed a high will to win against the odds. They received many congratulations from the opposition’s supporters who were convinced up until the end that the game was lost. We will not mention Doms failure to get out of bed that morning
A special mention must go to Stephen Marsh who scored 19 tries for the Colts and I believe 3 or 4 for the County. An impressive total and one that I have not seen before. For his contribution to the success of the team he received a special award at the end of season dinner.
The end of season Dinner proved entertaining. Many of the players learnt new skills, one of which might be for Kyle to know how to clean out the toilets. However I think Tom and Luke’s donation to the entertainment may need a bit of explanation to some parents in the future. I wish them a great deal of good luck all of which they will probably need.
Our best wishes go to George, Kyle, Theo , Archie, Harry and Jack who constantly contributed to the good performance of the Colts this season . A special mention goes to George who set a great example of how a Captain should perform and constantly lead from the front. His score tally for the season was 148 helped in a small way by Stephen. Hopefully all will move on to Senior Rugby.
Both the current U16 and U17 have good numbers. If all return then we could enter teams in both the Colts Premier and Championship leagues next season.
Junior Teams
Under 16s: Rhinos:
Head Coach: Tom Le Mehaute; Assistant Coaches: John Oades, Jon May;
Team Manager: Kevin Taylor
Captain: Max May
Sussex Representatives: Max May, Harry Morrel, Harry Nelson, Noah Rees, Jo Routledge, Alfie Smith
The U16s had an excellent season, finishing unbeaten to claim the League 1 Championship and Cup. This is the first year we have run only one team and we took a very open approach with the boys, making clear that we would select our strongest 22 for League games but use friendlies to ensure those not selected for league fixtures would be in the starting team for any friendlies. Despite this, we lost a few long standing members of the squad who were concerned they would not get enough game time. Balancing this, we gained 4 new players – with two joining us from Brighton, one from the Merlins, and one from Cardinal Newman. By the early autumn we had a stable and committed squad of 24/25 players, all of whom trained regularly. Being able to focus on just the one squad made coaching easier, and one of the most notable aspects of this season was the improvement across all of our players, and the very strong squad spirit, which enabled us to regularly rotate the starting 15.
A smaller and more stable squad, and the improvement in skills across the squad, gave us three key advantages over other teams this season. First, with every member of the squad comfortable with our game plans, we were able to use our bench much more effectively – with ‘starters’ and ‘finishers’ as well as just cover for injuries. Second, we were able to weather the loss of a few key players to injury at different points in the season without any noticeable drop in form. Third, whilst most other teams remained reliant on a few ‘stars’, the quality across our team as a whole made it much more difficult for the opposition to shut us down, and provided us with far a far greater range of attacking options – finishing the season having scored more points (and conceding fewer) than any other team.
Highlights on the pitch included try bonus points in 6 of our 8 games, finishing 8 points clear of the runners up; a 21-6 victory over Brighton; and the great attitude shown by our boys after Jersey conceded 20 minutes in to our league match, with a number of our lads pulling on a Jersey shirt and playing out the match as a friendly so the Jersey boys could at least have a game having come so far. Special mention must go to our head coach Tom Le Mehaute who has developed a remarkable squad, and one which is keen to stay together – with Tom as Head Coach and Kevin as Team Manager – as they head in to U17s (and the National U17s Cup), and Colts.
Under 15s:
League 2 Champions
8 Wins and 1 Draw saw Hove promoted to Div 1 next season.
The Squad numbers were strengthened early in the season with Shoreham u15’s folding. Hove boys were very welcoming, however competition for places was stiff and made all the boys improved for the challenge.
During the season we also gained 3-4 more players, all of whom added something extra.
Looking forward to next season in Div 1!!
Under 14s: Spartans:
This season was a season of transition for the Spartans. In September when the team got together for pre-season training there were a number of boys who had moved on to new pastures and a number looking forward to playing their first full season of rugby. Fortunately for boys, new and old, an expanded coaching team of Chris Jones, Chris Owens, Jay Holt and Bryn Garrish were there to support them. Big thanks to Chris Cleary for his help in coaching a reconfigured scrum.
A new competition for the U14’s was created by Sussex RFU, a waterfall structure, with teams divided into tiers and competing through the season with peers based on results. Hove were in the top tier, based on last year’s results, and through a mixture of luck, pluck and dogged determination stayed there all season, cementing their place in the top league next year.
Highlights of the season included and fine win over East Grinstead and a caning of Camberley. A narrow loss to Brighton was disappointing…. but next year boys, next year! The season was topped off by a fine tour organised by James Follows where the boys really came together as a team. 5 games, 2 wins, 2 draws and only one loss (to the eventual runners up) was reward for the hard graft, teamwork and guts they showed over the two days. The Spartans have come a long way this season. They’re looking forward to the next season with relish.
Under 13s: Vipers:
The U13s group has swelled in numbers this year as boys pull in friends from their schools. We have had a mixture of experienced and relative novice players join us. We were lucky to be able to enter a second ‘development’ team into the waterfall competition as Bognor withdrew due to lack of numbers. Despite much juggling of fixtures (thanks Adam!), this meant that all squad members were regularly able to represent Hove RFC competitively. On some days we fielded 36 players in matches. Over the season and including our tour which took in Bournemouth and Portsmouth festivals, we have played against 25 other clubs. Our boys are regularly complemented on their sporting attitude and for the way they play rugby as well as their conduct on and off the pitch.
The players are starting to develop a style incorporating high pressure defence and a high tempo attacking game. Frequently out-sized by opponent teams we have worked hard to develop effective defence. In the waterfall fixtures the ‘Vipers’ won 8 of their 9 fixtures and are now in the top group. the ‘Bulldogs’ had some excellent displays and won 5 out of 8 fixtures. The squad moves to 15-a-side next year and is continuing with the aim of getting as much game time for all players by entering 2 teams into next year’s waterfall competition.
This year the coaching squad welcomed Kieran, a trainee teacher with a L2 qualification looking for club coaching experience, as a non-parent coach. He is continuing next year together with Giles and Jon, and Matt and Dom take over the ‘head Coach’ role as Alex moves to help coach his youngest in the U9s. A big thank you to the club, those who reffed, our manager Annette, parents and most of all to the players for an enjoyable year.
Under 12s: Hornets:
The U12’s had a real mix of a season, probably in common with many other age groups and certainly with other clubs. The new mixed ability rules led to a lot of confusion and frustration as other clubs chose not to enter into the spirit of this. Poor performances and results at Chichester and Crawley festivals left many of the boys (and parents) questioning their involvement in the game with some choosing to leave for other clubs and even the dreaded round ball game.
However, we settled down and along with other clubs strove to ensure that we were putting out appropriately balanced squads. Our boys don’t mind losing, but they hate unfairness and not being given a chance to play their rugby. After the flurry of tournaments that began the season, we finally got some time at the Rec to work on the boys’ passing, tackling, rucking and organisation. Ex-Rhino Craig was drafted in to help out with modern training techniques and bridge the gap between us oldsters and the Hornets (thanks for the double clap trick) and Stuart introduced Tuesday night training. Things were starting to look up. Just as quickly, it started to unravel. Discipline began to slip and in early December the shortcomings were brought home. A squad meeting was called at which all aspects of behaviour were discussed with the boys with them all agreeing what was & wasn’t acceptable. There’s been no looking back since then.
With a real mix of festivals, players’ and coaches’ availability in the second half of the season, the strength in depth of the squad has come to the fore. With Stuart, Malcolm and Andy away for 3 weeks and a series of festivals on, Dom took the helm and reported back on amazing performances from the unlikeliest of quarters. Forwards excelling as scrum halves, amazing work rate in the 2nd row, new finds and emergence of talent in the centre. We’ve had a flurry of new players joining in the last third of the season and they have all fitted in really well. As a result, having struggled to get more than one team out each week this year we have entered 2 squads into next season’s waterfall structure. The groups should be played in different phases on differing weekends so hopefully we’ll be able to cover this off well.
Otherwise, the season is finishing off with the just completed tour to Great Yarmouth which was a huge success, with 20 touring Hornets it was a challenge but we made sure that every one of them got the same playing time. Bonds were created and memories made, be it Ryder’s supercool differing sleeve lengths, Luca’s gold bling neck-chains, Emir’s sudden pouncing like a panther on the scrum half at the breakdown, Sean’s Sunday morning braai, fight night, and making new friends and playing new teams at the tournament. One more fixture to come in the next few days to face down a visiting Dutch touring side at Waterhall and we’ll be done.
Minis…it’s been emotional. Looking forward to 2017-18 and the challenge of youth rugby.
Go Hornets!
Under 11s:
The u11’s maintained a healthy squad size this season, with a few good new signings and many of the old guard carrying on, enabling the u11’s to field 3 teams on occasions. The players were skilfully managed by our committed group of coaches.
Unfortunately the season never really seemed to take-off, due partly to the introduction of non-competitive festivals and more significantly the inconsistent approach to the application of the Mixed, Development and Experienced team concept. At several festivals in the season it was clear that other clubs had picked teams at odds with that stipulated by the festival organisers. Sadly even the Sussex festival didn’t really amount to much which was a shame as in previous seasons it had proved to be an exciting finale. We have provided feedback to the Sussex RFU that mixed ability teams don’t really work for any players – in particular for the less experienced players who can be put off when taking a hit from an experienced player. Steve Moss did a sterling job of organising our entry into multiple festivals and joint training sessions with other clubs. We are extremely grateful to him for all his work on fixtures and the tour.
For a second year running we were lucky with the weather on tour in Bournemouth. Our two teams battled hard without any subs against some enormous opposition (notably those from Ireland), but the highlights really came in the parent v’s kids game on the beach, the Chez Fred fish and chip shop and at the bar and arcade in the evenings.
We look forward to the waterfall mini league system next year and the element of competition that it reintroduces.
Under 10s:
The U10s have had another really strong season. This is against the backdrop of the imposed changes from the RFU to abolish competition at kids level and to push their mixed agenda formats in an attempt to encourage more kids to stay in the game (more on this later).
This season the U10s were exposed to new rules such as rucking and scrums and for the first time for us, the need to turnover ball from the opposition and keep ball to score – no more 7 tackles rule for us. It took a while for the kids to leave the U9s rules and embrace the new rules but it was interesting to see different boys now step up be really effective as the new rules played to greater individual strengths that were perhaps not shining at U9s level.
On the pitch the team remained strong at both A team and B team level. Despite no ‘competition’, the kids and parents were always wanting to win every match and the team effectively remained Sussex champions by having both mixed teams win their respective Sussex Festival pools and the A team then beat Chichester (our El Classica fixture) in the final, and only, A team festival of the season. The teams then faced a London Irish touring team and put up a great performance against a well organised London team. The kids have all stepped up a bit this season with a greater number of B players now knocking on the door of the A team. We had a about 4-5 new players this season who are developing really well. The A team at the moment remain a very special set of players and are currently the stand out team in Sussex at this level. We need to ensure we can keep them motivated by pushing them against the established teams outside of Sussex on a more regular basis (eg London) and encouraging the B players to continue to step up and challenge for a space in the team.
Off the pitch, on the whole the new directive from the RFU has not been well received by parents or kids. The taking away of competition when you have had competition previously as an age group has been really frustrating and demotivating overall with parents and kids quite flat at festivals and sometimes even at training. We have lost a few good players to football as well which is still full competition at this age group. The Mixed Ability focus has not been well received either with A team players generally becoming disillusioned playing with development players and development players not enjoying being smashed by opposition A players and feeling they have to or wanting to let the A team players do everything. It has been harder to get an U10 team together this year for festivals compared to last year because of most of them being mixed ability.
This will continue to have an impact next year and we know we face a real challenge to keep some of our players motivated and to stay in rugby at Hove with us in the U11s. Let us hope we can do so and continue to have successful seasons.
Under 9s:
We have had an unbelievable year adapting to the new rules. The transition into contact has been excellent. We have been able to put out 4 teams regularly into a range of tournaments. Although the RFU guidelines state that scores are not kept and there can be no winners or losers it has been clear that as a squad we have been incredibly successful in both our attack and defensive play which was demonstrated to great effect at the West Sussex tournament. The players in the under 9’s have developed not only into great players but great ambassadors of how the game should be played – this was highlighted at the end of season tour at Old Oakmedians where a trophy was awarded for the team that not only played the best rugby but also in the best spirit and demonstrated fantastic sportsmanship.
Under 8s:
Despite the early concerns with the new ‘non-competitive’ nature of mini rugby, the coaches managed to embrace it. More importantly, and as expected, the kids were really none the wiser, as no teams were leaving festivals with silverware. There were a couple of exceptions to this when trophies were up for grabs on tour style events, fortunately we managed to win one and narrowly lose out on a second – that was hard to take.
The kids (often set up as randomly selected, fully mixed teams) were always competitive and coaches were able to focus on squad development. This was the most rewarding part for both parents and coaches, as were the compliments re the style and spirit of play received from other teams. Accepting next year will bring about a whole new challenge centred around contact we feel the squad are in a good place.
Under 7s:
It was another great season for our team, now the Under 7’s. There was a strong show of around 33 registered kids, with regular attendees of 25-30 turning up come rain or shine. We saw the return of Matt and Marcus as head coaches, and Grant, our fixtures man, Rich, our tour lead and new comer Paul developing his coaching skills and experience. Again we had great support from our parents who displayed a good rugby ethic and support for both the team and club. This was our first year of competitive / non-competitive rugby against other clubs, and every child who wanted to, was given the opportunity to get involved in the festivals and matches. Right from the first whistle our boys and girls were committed to playing good all-round rugby. Their skills set has developed immensely over the season, with a focus on developing and enhancing the basics, with their passing and support play becoming very strong. By the end of the season the players even managed to understand the importance of working together in a defensive line.
This year saw the Under 7s head off on tour to Bournemouth with 18 boys and their parents, including the 5 coaches, particularly Head of Tour: Rich, who had worked tirelessly to ensure that the children had a fantastic experience on their very first rugby tour… Particular highlights were staying up late, a strict diet of burgers and pizza, team building and consolidating friendships, not least between the parents, and of course, some outstanding rugby playing. They are looking forward to the next tour already!
Thank you to Hove Rugby Club for another great season of rugby.
Under 6s:
The 2016-2017 U6 season has been productive and successful when measured by the involvement of children and parents during the year. We have had 58 children on the books who have turned up to try it at some point, and on average between 25 – 30 children turning up each week. By the end of the year, there was almost a 50/50 split between U6 and U5’s, so next year’s U6 group will be battle hardened!
The coaching team started with just 2, but we soon picked up a team manager to handle logistics and and the coaching pool swelled to 8 by the end of the year. One thing we learned is that its important to keep asking for parents to get involved and to encourage them to step over the line to join in the fun.
The training sessions consisted of the ever popular bulldog, followed by an assortment of drills and other games, focusing on basic skills of tagging, ball handling, passing (backward), grounding the ball & support play. Towards the end of the season we spent the whole session playing 4-a-side tag rubgy games which everybody loved and got the U6’s in the mood for festivals next year.
The U6s sent a team to one festival, at East Grinstead. There was joint training with East Grinstead and some games against them. The kids & parents all loved it and came back with enthusiastic reports. Everyone is looking forward to the real thing next year in U7!
Girls Rugby:
Girls rugby started at Hove with a great open day – we had twenty girls, some from around the county and some new girls from our schools sessions. We also had special guests Karen Andrew and Amy Wilson-Hardy, a former and a current England international down for the day to help us out.
Our first training session was a week later with seven girls – a pretty good start considering that our target for the year was 7-10 girls to form the basis of an U13 team! Over the next few months, leading into the start of the season, the numbers grew and we had to rapidly revise our plans. We’d intended to run the entire section as a joint endeavour (combining small age groups in U13, U15 & U18) but the numbers grew to a point where we had to try and split it out a little.
The season ended with the Worthing 10s Tournament. We took around 30 girls and 30 parents over to Worthing to camp out for the night and really build on the great team spirit that had developed over the course of the season. The U13, bolstered by a few spare Trojans players, won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 before losing in their semi-final. Ironically, their only pool loss turned out to be one of the best performances as they battled a strong Welwyn side in an amazing game of rugby at any level.
The U15 won their first game of the day against a combined Worthing and Horsham side, but lost their second two pool games. Mounting injuries meant the team took to the pitch for their semi final with just the bare 10 able to play and as a consequence couldn’t keep up with a strong Barbarians team. Overall, the girls have exceeded all expectations and we’ve managed to build the foundations of two great squads.
Next year, we’re looking forward to adding the U18s squad into the mix and really integrating the pathway into the women’s section. As a club, we’ve traditionally been very strong in the youth and have developed players that have gone on to play for Hove in the seniors, and that’s what we’re trying to replicate here. Thanks to everyone who’s got involved – players, parents and of course all of the volunteers who have become part of the team!
U18 Girls:
Over the course of the season, we picked up a few U18 girls, most of whom will also be around next year. While we haven’t had enough numbers to form a Hove side, they have joined up with Tunbridge Wells and Worthing at a few points over the season and there is some real talent in the small group.
With around 8-10 players from the U15 coming up next year, we’re hoping to run a full U18 squad for next year.
U15 Girls:
The U15 had their first game in October, playing against an established Uckfield side who had lost a lot of players up to their U18 side at the start of the season. They were still far too strong for Hove and put in a commanding performance in the first two periods of a three period game. The Hove girls were offered the chance to mix and match the squads to make the game a bit more even but declined, preferring to play together as a team. This team spirit has carried them all the way through the season. It’s been difficult for a group that grew so quickly – with nearly 15 players for each game, other clubs at the same level only had 8/9 players so there was a lot of mixing up of teams, and the clubs who had enough to play 15-a-side were much more experienced than that. This meant that the team had to aim for small victories to build on. The first two 15-a-side games were against Pulborough and Worthing, and although both were defeats for Hove, they came with a try for Hove in both games, and an amazing defensive effort, especially considering that nearly half the team that played in the games had only started training in November/December. As the girls grew in experience from other games, including heavy defeats against a combined Horsham/Warlingham team and Tunbridge Wells, the signs of improvement were there. In March, they travelled to Uckfield for a return fixture and came back with their first ever win 31-22!
U13 Girls:
The U13 were entered into the Sussex Waterfall Tournaments and had their first one in Worthing in November. Two narrow defeats against Worthing and Horsham before coming up against Pulborough, the strongest girls side in the local area. We had 6 for the tournament and Pulborough had 12 so they had lent us 2 for each of the other games, but for the final game we played just with the six we had. Pulborough took an early lead and brought their strongest players off the pitch. So it was a great satisfaction for the Hove supporters when Hove took the lead and they brought their strongest players back on! The game finished 8-8 in a really good contest. There were two more Sussex Waterfalls before the pools were redrawn to the rest of Area 3 and in the second half of the season, we went to Westcombe Park and hosted one ourselves! The team grew in both numbers and confidence as the season went on, producing some good displays in tournaments, with regular 1W 2L and the occasional 2W 1L record from the waterfall tournaments. A couple of wins against Worthing and Tunbridge Wells came throughout the season, as well as a couple of close contests (and one not so close) against Horsham who became Area 3 champions at U13 level!
Men’s 1st XV
Results
| Date | Result | Hove Score | Opp Score | Location | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/04/2017 | Won | 38 | 30 | Away | Deal & Betteshanger |
| 01/04/2017 | Won | 34 | 28 | Home | Heathfield & Waldron |
| 25/03/2017 | Lost | 7 | 64 | Away | Dartfordians |
| 11/03/2017 | Lost | 22 | 29 | Home | Charlton Park |
| 04/03/2017 | Lost | 31 | 37 | Away | Bromley |
| 18/02/2017 | Lost | 12 | 22 | Home | Beckenham |
| 11/02/2017 | Lost | 7 | 46 | way | Old Colfeians |
| 04/02/22017 | Won | 43 | 10 | Away | Crowborough |
| 28/01/2017 | Lost | 34 | 36 | Home | Old Alleynians |
| 07/01/2017 | Lost | 5 | 41 | Home | Medway |
| 17/12/2016 | Won | 32 | 28 | Away | Horsham |
| 10/12/2016 | Lost | 27 | 28 | Away | Heathfield & Waldron |
| 26/11/2016 | Won | 37 | 22 | Home | Dartfordians |
| 19/11/2016 | Lost | 34 | 38 | Away | Charlton Park |
| 05/11/2016 | Won | 24 | 39 | Home | Bromley |
| 29/10/2016 | Won | 21 | 17 | Away | Beckenham |
| 22/10/2016 | Lost | 24 | 32 | Home | Old Colfeians |
| 08/10/2016 | Lost | 34 | 15 | Away | Old Alleynians |
| 01/10/2016 | Won | 41 | 7 | Home | Crowborough |
| 24/09/2016 | Lost | 19 | 46 | Away | Medway |
| 17/09/2016 | Lost | 17 | 24 | Home | Horsham |
| 10/09/2016 | Won | 18 | 6 | Home | Deal & Beteshanger |
Table – London 2 South East
| # | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | Adjustments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medway | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1004 | 285 | 719 | 16 | 1 | 101 | |
| 2 | Old Colfeian | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 755 | 328 | 427 | 14 | 3 | 85 | |
| 3 | Dartofrdians | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 720 | 421 | 299 | 14 | 3 | 81 | |
| 4 | Charlton Park | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 705 | 448 | 257 | 12 | 2 | 78 | |
| 5 | Beckenham | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 528 | 405 | 123 | 11 | 2 | 77 | |
| 6 | Hove | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 510 | 680 | -170 | 10 | 5 | 51 | |
| 7 | Horsham | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 501 | 683 | -182 | 7 | 4 | 47 | |
| 8 | Deal & Betteshanger | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 384 | 591 | -207 | 6 | 4 | 38 | |
| 9 | Old Alleynain | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 464 | 811 | -347 | 8 | 2 | 36 | |
| 10 | Heathfield & Waldron | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 406 | 621 | -215 | 5 | 7 | 36 | |
| 11 | Bronmley | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 407 | 649 | -242 | 7 | 5 | 34 | |
| 12 | Crowborough | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 317 | 779 | -462 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
Women’s 1st XV
| Date | Result | Hove Score | Opp Score | Location | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/03/2017 | Won | 29 | 14 | Home | Saracens II |
| 22/01/2017 | Won | 12 | 0 | Away | Richmond II |
| 15/01/2017 | Won | 10 | 5 | Home | Thurrock |
| 08/01/2017 | Won | 10 | 5 | Home | Trojans |
| 11/12/2017 | Drawn | 10 | 10 | Away | Henley |
| 04/12/2016 | Won | 34 | 19 | Home | Cheltenham |
| 27/11/2016 | Won | 38 | 5 | Away | Wasps II |
| 30/10/2016 | Won | 33 | 10 | Home | Richmond II |
| 23/10/2016 | Lost | 15 | 12 | Away | Thurrock |
| 16/10/2016 | Lost | 3 | 40 | Away | Trojans |
| 09/10/2016 | Won | 48 | 7 | Home | Henley |
| 25/09/2016 | Won | 29 | 7 | Away | Cheltenham |
| 18/09/2016 | Won | 31 | 7 | Home | Wasps II |
| 11/09/2016 | Won | 28 | 10 | Away | Saracens II |
Men’s 2nd XV
| Date | Result | Hove Score | Opp Score | Location | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/02/2017 | Lost | 11 | 42 | Away | Burgess Hill I |
| 11/02/2017 | Lost | 13 | 19 | Home | Hellingy I |
| 28/01/2017 | Lost | 24 | 46 | Away | Uckfield I |
| 07/01/2017 | Lost | 12 | 58 | Away | Seafield I |
| 17/12/2016 | Lost | 39 | 53 | Home | Crawley I |
| 19/11/2016 | Won | 91 | 0 | Away | Bognor II |
| 05/11/2016 | Won | HWO | Home | Brighton II | |
| 29/10/2016 | Won | 40 | 37 | Home | Burgess Hill I |
| 22/10/2016 | Lost | 14 | 35 | Away | Hellingly I |
| 08/10/2016 | Lost | 11 | 48 | Home | Uckfield I |
| 01/10/2016 | Won | 37 | 12 | Away | Horsham II |
| 24/09/2016 | Won | 14 | 0 | Home | Seaford I |
| 17/09/2016 | Lost | 7 | 46 | Away | Crawley I |
Playing Honours
| Person | Playing Honour |
|---|---|
| Sam Whiting | Captain |
| Alex Maguire | Vice Presidents Trophy |
| Martin MacDonald | Mens 1st XV Player of Year |
| Carl Buckland | Mens 1st XV Player's Player of Year |
| Ady Shergold | Mens 1st XV Most Improved Player |
| Chenna Uranu | Mens 2nd XV Player of Year |
| Lawrence Daraio | Mens 2nd XV Most Improved Player |
| Lee Smith | Mens 3rd XV Player of Year |
| Claire Slater | Womens 1st XV Player of Year |
| Sophie Robbins | Womens 1st XV Most Improved Player |
| Lucy Simpson | Womens 1st XV Player's Player of Year |
| Manj Nagra | Claire Thompson Memorial Award |
| Aaron Kildea | Colts Player of Year |
| Freddie Nehls | Colts Most Improved Player |
| George Davies | U17 Player of Year |
| Kyle Woollard | U17 Most Improved Player |
| Mike Attfield | Youth Coach of Year |
| Andy Sherwood | Minis Coach of Year |
Images from the Season
Club Highlights
Club Honours
| Person | Club Honour |
|---|---|
| Manjinder Nagra | Vice President |
| Beth Parry-Evans | Vice President |
| James Finlason | Vice President |
President’s Office
| Honour | Person | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| President | Richard Hopkins | |
| Immediate Past President | Colin Lucas | |
| Senior Vice President | No incumbent | |
| Junior Vice President | No incumbent |
Committee
| Person | Position |
|---|---|
| Geraldine Brown | Chair |
| Fiona Nehls | Secretary |
| Pete Domzalski | Treasurer |
| Andy Ward | Commercial |
| Adam Tunesi | Operations |
| Geoff Pollard | Governance and Compliance |
| Phil Ward | Director of Rugby |
| John Nehls | Playing |
| John Tsapparelli | Junior Rugby |
| Sim Ward | Playing |
| Nick Garrish | Playing |
Annual General Meeting
This was held on Thursday 25th May 2017 and the documents are attached below:
Club Handbook and Programmes
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Flip Book
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