Friday night rugby returned to Haslams, as they played Long Eaton for the second Friday in a row. Long Eaton had comfortably won their home game last Friday, so Derby needed to improve. After the recent storms, Derby are waiting for their pitch to be repaired, so this game was played on grass ! Derby welcomed Jack Bates, Mike Johns
Marking his 200th appearance, Sam Tebbs, as team captain, ran out alone to the applause of a good crowd and the opposition. It was a mark of respect for a loyal and dedicated player. It was also debuts for Lui Natui at centre and young Kiberly Nalson at hooker. It was another great start for Derby as the forwards took
Derby travelled to Stourton Park, looking to build on their victory against Nuneaton in their previous fixture. Yet again injuries and unavailabilities caused widespread changes; the team sheet before kick off showed 10 changes to the 18 who faced Nuneaton although some of the changes were positional. Derby also have 3 of their 1st XV squad currently touring Australia! Derby’s
This win moves Derby to four points behind Dudley Kingswinford, with two games in hand. The fight for survival has begun. It was a good start for Derby with Mc Grath Van Wyk kicking an early penalty after just three minutes. However, Nuneaton responded with a quickly taken tap and go penalty and Ben Hayword touched down from a driving
Derby travelled to Barkby Road, looking to improve on their 67 – 11 defeat to Syston in September. They gave debuts to Thamsanqa Madondo in the 2nd row and Neldus Kruger at fly half. Tom Mycroft came off the bench to make his 1st appearance of the season. The problems Derby are having this season were encapsulated by having to
Having previously beaten Bridgnorth and Banbury, Dudley Kingswinford looked ready for this home encounter in front of a large crowd. Derby looked keen but produced a disjointed first-half performance. They gave the opposition time and space to move the ball and a couple of missed tackles proved costly. Lewis Hancock missed a penalty before Derby suffered an early setback when Mc
Derby travelled to Knowle to meet Silhillians for the first time. Both teams were having difficult seasons, having the same number of points with only Kenilworth below them in the league. Derby kicked off, as the first rain of the month arrived, to make conditions tricky. Derby were forced into late changes, with Jake Barker starting and Harry Cook coming
Flanked by a Guard of Honour from Derby & Burton Minis, Sam Pitman led the team out for his one hundredth appearance for Derby. Sam Tebbs captained the side and Joe Acton made a welcome return at scrum half. Overall, the game was strewn with penalties and Burton played to their strength in the driving mauls. Things started well for
Derby travelled to Finstall Park, knowing a tough game was in prospect, against 2nd place Bromsgrove. After the horrific injury to captain Charlie Barker in the abandoned game last week, Sam Tebbs stepped up to lead the side. Rhondell Stabana came in for his first start of the season, while Jack Partington moved to scrum half. Derby kicked off, on
Derby travelled to Kenilworth, looking to build on their impressive win against Stourbridge, but still occupying 11th place in the table. One place below them, Kenilworth had lost all four games. Derby kicked off on a dry day, after all the morning rain. Josh Tizard played the first half at scrum half, while Jake Roome replaced him at half time;
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