Derby hosted Towcestrians, looking to get back to winning ways, after successive away defeats. Another windy day greeted the sides, with Towcestrians having the advantage in the first half. Derby kicked off and were soon on the attack. Josh Tizard lost the ball, over the try line, but after 5 minutes the same player made no mistake. Lewis Hancock converted.
For the 2nd week in a row, Derby travelled to a ground they had not previously played a league game on, in this case, Gosforth Fields. Injuries and unavailabilities led to changes in the backs; Lewis Hancock moved to fly half, Ryan Milton played at full back, Tom Bigland returned on the wing and Harris McConnell made his debut in
In a seesaw game that saw the lead change hands several times, Derby RFC’s Mixed Ability team the ‘Bucks’ were able to showcase just how far they’d come as a team. Starting the stronger of the sides the Bucks crashed over for an early 7-0 lead. This didn’t last long with Longlevens running hard lines between their 10 and 12
Derby made their first ever visit to Stamford Road to play a league match, looking to build on their fine performance against Belgrave. West Bridgford played 3 ex Derby players; Ben Marlow, Joe Simcox and Dan Hyams and were 3rd in the league at the start of play, having beaten Derby at Haslams earlier in the season. Derby kicked off
With numerous delays, cramped car parking, issues on the roads, the game was delayed by 10 minutes. Nuneaton were quicker out the blocks at the start of the first half, scoring two quick converted tries. As the half went on, Derby grew into the game, figuring out the differences between having solid scrums and competing well upfront. With some positive
It was a dramatic change from last week’s performance as the players responded to the words of Mark Bradley by making a fast start and keeping up the tempo throughout the game. It was a magnificent team spirit, which produced a single-minded approach and unity of spirit. It might sound like a nine-try demolition of Belgrave but it was not.
Derby travelled to play league leaders Bedford Athletic at Putnoe Woods, having not played for 3 weeks and with a number of players missing, due to a variety of reasons! The rain cleared just before kick off and with Bedford having the same pitch as Derby, conditions were not an issue. Bedford kicked off and took the lead after just
Derby travelled to Bretton Woods to take on injury-ravaged Peterborough Lions. Such were Peterborough Lions’ problems that they didn’t have any replacements. Derby had problems of their own, with Ethan Pearson suffering an injury in the warm up. Jake Barker and Declan McManus started in the back row, while Jerry Oldfield returned at prop, although he played a fair amount
For the 2nd week in a row, Derby played a game in atrocious conditions. The biting cold of last week was accentuated by driving rain, which continued for the majority of the match. A strong breeze blew across the pitch just to add to the discomfort! Charlie Barker was ruled out through injury, so Sam Pittman returned to the side,
Derby travelled to Billing Road on a freezing cold day, looking to make it 5 wins in a row against an Old Northamptonians side that had beaten leaders Bedford Athletic 2 weeks earlier. Derby gave a debut to Ethan Pearson and played with the strong wind and slope in the first half. Old Northamptonians kicked off, but it was Derby
