Derby were led out by Josh Tizard, to mark his 150th appearance for the club. Before the start of the game a minute’s silence was impeccably observed out of respect for The Queen. Derby made 2 changes to last week’s starting XV. Jeri Oldfield and Patrick Burke came into the team, while Sam Tebbs and Judah Simpson returned to the
Derby ran out at Cooke Fields to start the new league season in a new league – Regional 1 Midlands. They handed debuts to 3 players, prop Guy Bowley, Rhys Colrein and Khias Webb. Derby kicked off, on a hard, dry surface; unsurprisingly considering the hot summer we have had! Derby were quickly into their stride and an attack led
This was a second victory in the preseason warm up games. Having beaten England Fire Service 41 – 0, it was a long journey to face a strong Regional 1 North, side Driffield. It started in a similar way to the first game, with the opposition dominating possession and testing Derby’s defence for the first twenty minutes. This is one
It was the last game of the season, a 9-try thriller, and it produced festival rugby on the AGP. In front of the biggest crowd swelled by employees of AMS Hayley Group, our match day sponsors, Derby produced a great display of teamwork in the rugby “fast lane”. It was also the 150th appearance for Martin Kent, who came on in
With promotion already guaranteed, this was a game of little league importance. However, with a growing list of injuries, this was just as well. With no props available Martin Kent was persuaded to return from retirement for his 149th appearance. Derby started with the slope and gusty wind in their favour, but it was ‘Boro ‘s Stand-off, Uden, who kicked
The latest RFU information on the league structure next year indicates that there are 3 promotion places available this season. With Derby in 2nd place before the game, they knew that if they could extend their winning run to 6, they would be very close to securing promotion. Jack Bates led the team out, in honour of his 50th appearance,
Derby travelled to Wigston Road, looking to make it 5 wins in a row and keep up their promotion chase. For the first time in a number of weeks, the players were greeted by pleasant conditions, as they ran out to start the match. Derby kicked off and started well. An early Lewis Hancock run led to Ethan Pearson being
A strong gusting wind on a training pitch made muddy by the recent floods, rendered the playing surface energy sapping and the playing conditions difficult. However, seeing the Derby XV stride back to the Club House after their warm-up session, I was struck by the unity of spirit which they exuded. Playing against the wind, Derby were put under
Derby travelled to Ashby Lane to try and extend their winning streak to 3. The game was preceded by a minute’s applause in memory of Jack Jeffrey, who tragically lost his life playing rugby for Evesham last week. As a mark of respect, both sides retired the number 11 shirt that Jack played in, for the day. Derby kicked off,
Derby kicked off on another windy afternoon, with rain not helping the conditions. Andy Brown, Josh Bingham, Louis McGuckian, Mike Johns, and Simon Moon returned to the side as Derby looked to build on last week’s fine win. Injury meant that the front row consisted of 3 props! Derby took a lead they were never to lose, after just 3
