Men’s 1st XV v East Grinstead 22/10/2005
Home - London 4 South East Report by Andy Ward Won 23-14 An unconvincing win by Hove - but a win never the less. They never quite got the game together although did enough to win. The first half saw…
Men’s 1st XV v Burgess Hill 15/10/2005
Away - RFU Senior Vase Report by Andy Ward Won 65-3 Hove got off to a good start with Tom Le Mehaute skipping over for an early try after two minutes - duly converted by Adam Phillips. This scoreline was…
Men’s 1st XV v Bromley 08/10/2005
Away - London 4 South East Report by Andy Ward Won 21-10 Bromley got off to a quick start playing down the slope,with a penalty to take a 3-0 lead followed soon later by a converted try to increase their…
Men’s 1st XV v Old Elthamians 01/10/2005
Home - London 4 South East Report by Andy Ward Won 24-10 This top of the table clash was Hove's first home League adventure of the season and was awaited with great anticipation by the assembled throng. The pre match…
Men’s 1st XV v Betteshanger 24/09/2005
Away - London 4 South East Report by Andy Ward Won 16-10 A trip to Betteshanger never fills the team with the excitement that a trip to Pussycats normally achieves, but with the second league match of the campaign to…
Men’s 1st XV v Whitstable 17/09/2005
Away - RFU Senior Vase Report by Andy Ward Won 6-3 Hove traveled to Whitstable for the first ever time and took to the pitch 30 minutes later than expected. Whether this contributed to the game can only be the…
Men’s 1st XV v Horsham 10/09/2005
Away - London 4 South East Report by Andy Ward Won 57-17 Hove started their first London and South East 4 League fixture against newly promoted Horsham in a confident and professional manner. Although all round fitness could be improved…
Men’s 1st XV v Eastbourne 05/03/2005
Away - Sussex Cup Report by Andy Ward Won 22-3 Hove seem to have the Indian sign over Eastbourne, beating them in the Cup last season and in the league twice this season. The trend continued as a good second…
Men’s 1st XV v Deal & Betteshanger 26/02/2005
Home - London 4 South East Report by John "Statto" Harrison Lost 13-21 On a day when other results went Hove's way, this one most certainly did not. Crawley overcoming Bromley by 24-0; East Grinstead beating Lordswood by 36-12 and…
Men’s 1st XV v Lordswood 29/01/2005
Home - London 4 South East Report by John "Statto" Harrison Won 31-20 Following last week's defeat at Old Dunstonians, Hove were back on the winning track with a sometimes gritty performance against Lordswood. On five minutes a missed penalty…
Men’s 1st XV v Bromley 19/02/2005
Away - London 4 South East Report by Andy Ward Lost 0-10 Brief details - full report awaited from Statto. A penalty from the boot of Hove's answer to John Eales - the erstwhile captain for England Richard "Jacko" Jackson…
Men’s 1st XV v Hastings & Bexhill 15/01/2005
Home - London 4 South East Report by Andy Ward Won 20-8 Hove welcomed Hastings and Bexhill for this Sussex Cup 2nd round tie. The game was only five minutes old when Hastings were awarded a penalty for crossing. Full…