1st XV Match Reports

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Blackheath vs Esher Match Report, Saturday 27 th April 2019 Esher ended their season with a heroic 24-22 bonus point win away to Blackheath, overcoming the south-east London club in a thrilling last day contest, but ultimately coming up just short in their bid for National League One survival as results elsewhere decided their destiny. Starting the...

Our final game of the season saw us win at Blackheath with a performance full of heart and skill, picking up all five points in the process. Unfortunately, as expected, other clubs at the lower end of the table picked up points as well, resulting in relegation being confirmed. Although the season as a whole had been disappointing, our team never ga...

Esher vs Chinnor RFC Match Report, Saturday 13 th April 2019 Esher ensured their survival fight would go into the final week of the season as they signed off their home campaign with a 34-29 bonus point victory over visitors Chinnor RFC in another tense encounter at Molesey Road. With Tom Williams's men knowing that anything less than a win would s...

Esher vs Sale FC Match Report, Saturday 30 th March 2019 Esher kept their survival hopes alive with a dramatic late victory on Saturday, overcoming visitors Sale FC in a thrilling contest to earn a 31-29 bonus point win in the spring sunshine at Molesey Road. With the two sides having played out a high scoring encounter earlier in the season, the g...

Esher vs Rosslyn Park Match Report, Saturday 9 th March 2019 Esher suffered a narrow 13-17 defeat in a tempestuous local derby match with Rosslyn Park on Saturday, pushing the promotion contenders close with a combative performance, but ultimately having to settle for a losing bonus point after being reduced to 13 men in the closing stages. On a bl...

Esher vs Old Elthamians Match Report, Saturday 16 th February 2019 Esher went down to a late defeat against league leaders Old Ethamians on Saturday, fighting back from a 14 point deficit to trail the visitors by just 3 points in the closing stages, before conceding two tries inside the last 8 minutes to suffer a 17-34 loss. The game started bright...

Esher vs Bishop's Stortford Match Report, Saturday 2 nd February 2019 Esher slipped to another disappointing defeat on Saturday, going down 14-27 against visitorsBishop's Stortford on a bitterly cold afternoon at Molesey Road. With just one place in the table separating the sides at the start of the day, it was the visitors who drew first blood whe...

Esher vs Caldy Match Report, Saturday 19 th January 2019 Esher fought their way to another potentially vital win on Saturday, holding off visitors Caldy RFC to earn a dramatic 17-14 victory after being reduced to 13 men in the closing stages of a tense encounter at Molesey Road. On a cold and grey January afternoon it was the home side who made the...

Cambridge 28 - 20 Esher Rugby A LAST-GASP bonus point try and a conversion from the touch line rubber-stamped a crucial win for Cambridge and denied Esher an equally critical losing bonus point at Grantchester Road. Jake McCloud opened the scoring for the Blood & Sand from Jamie Ayrton's muscular break. Ben Penfold added the extras to...

Esher vs Ampthill Match Report, Saturday 5 th January 2019 Esher opened their account for the New Year with a thrilling 49-48 victory over 4 th placed visitors Ampthill on Saturday.On another afternoon of high drama at Molesey Road, the home team raced into a 30 point lead in the first half, before surviving a late onslaught from the Bedfordshire s...

Plymouth Albion 19 - 16 Esher Rugby 'Could Albion make it three from three?' was question all the fans were asking before the game and Albion certainly responded with a crucial win to boost them another place up the National 1 table heading in to the new year, meaning they now sit at mid table. The conditions were almost perfect for the game, on an...

Esher vs Loughborough Students Match Report, Saturday 8 th December 2018 Esher made it back to back wins on Saturday, following up their high scoring victory at Sale by beating visitors Loughborough Students 17-14 in a tense encounter at Molesey Road.With the two teams occupying precarious positions in the table at the start of the day, the match h...

MATCH REPORT Sale v Esher December 1 st 2018 Sale FC hosted Esher at the CorpAcq stadium on a gloomy Saturday afternoon. The visitors were soon on the score sheet with a penalty kick slotted home by Esher fly half Paul Roberts on 3 minutes. Sale responded quickly with a try in the corner from winger Paulo Odogwu , capitalising on a strong run from ...

Esher vs Birmingham Moseley Match Report, Saturday 24 th November 2018 Esher went down to a disappointing defeat on Saturday, losing 38-21 with a subdued performance against a fired up Birmingham Moseley side at Molesey Road. The game started brightly enough for the home side as they opened the scoring through a Paul Roberts penalty in the 4 th min...

Rosslyn Park vs Esher Match Report, Saturday 17 th November 2018 Esher got back to winning ways again on Saturday, producing a stirring performance to beat Rosslyn Park 25-17 in a fiercely contested loca l derby at The Rock in south-west London. With the two sides separated by 10 league places at the start of the day, it was the away team who made ...

Esher suffered another close defeat in a proverbial game of two halves on Saturday, building up a 21 point lead in the second half only to lose by a 25-24 score line in the closing stages to visitors Darlington Mowden Park. In the early November Molesey Road sunshine, it was the home side who opened the scoring after just 4 minutes when centre Max ...

Esher vs Rotherham Titans Match Report, Saturday 20 th October 2018 Esher suffered a 45-15 defeat to visitors Rotherham Titans at Molesey Road on Saturday, producing a spirited second-half performance but ultimately falling well short after a loose opening half hour had left them with a mountain to climb against the South Yorkshire side. On a clear...

Bishop's Stortford 1st XV 26 Esher 29 With thanks to John Allanson Esher winger, Kariym Irving's dominance of the high ball makes the crucial difference in a tight game. In marked contrast to last week's rousing performance at Chinnor, Stortford were lacklustre in the early stages of this game, allowing the visitors an edge in both possession and t...