Leicester Lions 17 Esher 20 National Division 2 South Saturday January 18, 2020 Peter Winterbottom's call for Esher to show their steeliness at the back was answered in just the right manner as they held on for a first victory of 2020. Defeats at the hands of Dings Crusaders and Bury St Edmunds had made a sobering start to the new year for the Elm...
By MARK BENGOECHEA ESHER must rediscover their defensive steel if they are to claim a rare win on the road at Leicester Lions on Saturday. That was the message from Eees Director of Rugby Peter Winterbottom this week after disappointing defeats at Dings Crusaders and at home to Bury St Edmunds. Winterbottom feels both were games Esher should have w...
By MARK BENGOECHEA ESHER have been told to "meet fire with fire" against Bury St Edmunds on Saturday to stand a chance of avenging their defeat in Suffolk in September. The Eees return to Molesey Road still smarting from last week's patchy display at Dings Crusaders that saw them go down 45-33 and leave them in ninth spot in National League Divisio...
Dings Crusaders 45 Esher 33 National Division 2 South Saturday January 4 2020 So often masters of the comeback in the old year, Esher looked set for another victorious rally in their first outing of 2020 only to be beaten by a pair of late tries. Having been 31-14 down at half time, they dominated the next 30 minutes of the match and three unanswer...
By MARK BENGOECHEA PETER WINTERBOTTOM has called for his Esher side to cure their awayday blues as they start the New Year hoping to complete a league double at Dings Crusaders on Saturday. The Eees have lost five of their eight games on their travels and that poor record leaves them in eighth place in National League Division Two, although they ha...
Further to a pitch inspection by the RFU we announce that the match this afternoon has been postponed however, the Christmas Lunch is still on!
By MARK BENGOECHEA PETER WINTERBOTTOM is demanding more consistency from his Esher side as they start the second half of the campaign aiming to complete the double over local rivals Barnes at Molesey Road on Saturday. The Eees have been dogged by lapses in concentration in the first half of the season that has thwarted their promotion ambitions and...
Esher produced a stirring second half fightback against visitors Clifton on Saturday, overturning a half-time deficit of 18 points to record a thrilling 32-26 bonus point win over the West Country side at Molesey Road. The home team got off to the worst possible start as Clifton gathered possession from the kick-off and made a break down the left w...
By MARK BENGOECHEA PETER WINTERBOTTOM will demand a massive improvement against title challengers Clifton at Molesey Road on Saturday following the shock loss at Westcliff last weekend. The Eees Director of Rugby had warned his side to expect a committed Westcliff side on the day they celebrated the opening of their new Essex ground. But Esher turn...
By MARK BENGOECHEA ESHER have been warned that Westcliff will be fired up to mark the opening of their new ground in style when the two teams clash on Saturday. The Essex club have moved to brand new facilities near Southend airport and Esher Director of Rugby Peter Winterbottom accepts it will make his side's task even more difficult. Westcliff ma...
Esher got their season back on track again on Saturday with a much needed bonus point win, overcoming visitors Old Albanian with a commanding second half display to secure a 31-20 victory in an incident-packed encounter at Molesey Road. With the conditions set for a dry but bitingly cold afternoon, the home side were forced into some early defendin...
By MARK BENGOECHEA PETER WINTERBOTTOM wants Esher to replicate the desire and commitment they showed at Tonbridge last week as they aim to end a three-match losing streak against Old Albanian RFC on Saturday. The Eees shrugged aside patchy displays against Worthing and Henley to push high-flying Tonbridge all the way before being edged out 17-11. T...
