Men’s 1st XV v Guildford 31/10/2009
Home - RFU Senior Vase Report by Andy Ward Lost 20-23 The morning rain had stopped although it had left the pitch a little heavier than of late as the teams prepared for the game. The crowd were moving to…
Men’s 1st XV v Bromley 24/10/2009
Away - London 2 South East Report by Andy Ward Won 23-19 Upon arriving at the ground after sausage and mash at the George up the road from the ground we were greeted by the news that Liam had an…
Men’s 1st XV v Purley John Fisher 17/10/2009
Away - London 2 South East Report by Andy Ward Won 34-12 Summary: We won. We won away. And that is what we must take from this. If you are winning and especially winning away, then things are going well…
Men’s 1st XV v Old Dunstonian 10/10/2009
Home - London 2 South East Report by Andy Ward Won 55-10 On a surprisingly warm October Saturday, almost a year to the day since OD last visited the Recreation Ground, a decent crowd gathered to watch the game kick…
Men’s 1st XV v Warlingham 26/09/2009
Away - London 2 South East Report by Andy Ward Drawn 10-10 Returning a day early from my sojourn to the Balearics major island, I found myself the elected driver for the trip up to Warlingham. Inviting a series of…
Men’s 1st XV v Sevenoaks 19/09/2009
Home - London 2 South East Report by Andy Ward Won 65-13 After a full week at work (for once) and a quiet Friday night your match reporter for this week was up at 7 on Saturday morning looking forward…
Men’s 1st XV v Deal & Betteshanger 12/09/2009
Away - London 2 South East Report by Andy Ward Won 13-8 The inaugural game for Hove in the newly named London SE2 proved less than the rousing performance that we were hoping for. Possibly a degree of ring rustiness…
Men’s 1st XV v Chichester 26/04/2009
Away - Sussex Cup Final Report by Andy Ward Lost 19-22 Alas, after giving it our best shot we were pipped at the post. In my opinion, we lost the game rather than Chichester winning it. The first half, we…
Men’s 1st XV v Purley John Fisher 18/04/2009
Home - London 3 South East Report by Andy Ward Won 51-25 After a season that, at times has flown by, Hove were to face their last league fixture of a season that has brought so much for the team…
Men’s 1st XV v Warlingham 04/04/2009
Away - London 3 South East Report by Andy Ward Lost 13-19 I've spent the night thinking about how to write this report and the overwhelming urge to write "Bollocks" and leave it at that was hard to resist. Not…
Men’s 1st XV v Worthing 22/03/2009
Home - Sussex Cup Semi Final Report by Andy Ward Won 44-20 "Sun is shining, weather is sweet, yeah. Make you wanna move your dancing feet" sang the famous Rastafarian bard Bob Marley. And so it was on 22nd March…
Men’s 1st XV v Old Elthamians 28/03/2009
Home - London 3 South East Report by Andy Ward Won 23-10 Some disappointment preceded the match with the news on Thursday that the London Division had ruled against our appeal, but a further appeal is to be made so…