The rearranged fixture against Old Halesonians caused a number of availability problems for Derby. Jeri Oldfield, James Godfrey, Josh Ridley, Ryan Cokayne and Jake Roome returned to the starting XV while James Foster made his first start of the season.  Derby kicked off on a sunny but cool day. Derby led by 6 points after 6 minutes, thanks to 2

Derby kicked off in the rain, looking to put last week’s performance behind them and get back to winning ways. They welcomed skipper Charlie Barker back from injury while Josh Bingham made his first start since the opening game of the season. Josh Harvey came in at prop and Rhondell Stabana returned to the back row. It was Kenilworth who

Derby travelled to Hartwell Lane, looking to build on their last-gasp win against Bridgnorth. James Godfrey and Kristian Powell returned to the starting XV, while Ryan Cokayne returned to the bench. Stoke kicked off on a dry sunny day, on a muddy pitch. The game could not have started any worse for Derby, with a converted Stoke try after just

The early morning rain had given way to constant drizzle as Derby ran out at The University of Derby. The game had been moved due to flood damage at Haslams. Archie Partridge made his debut from the bench and Josh Bingham made his return from injury, also from the bench. Derby kicked off, but it was Bridgnorth who struck first,

DERBY couldn’t dent Oxford Harlequins’ perfect record at the top of Regional 1 Midlands but they made sure they had something to show for their efforts at the finish.The home side made it six wins out of six by defeating Derby 37-25 but the visitors kept fighting to the finish and bagged a try bonus point, although they were frustrated

Derby made 3 changes to the starting XV for the visit of second place Stourbridge. Sam Pittman, Jake Roome and James Godfrey came into the side while Jason McGuinnes made his debut from the bench. Ryan Cokayne made his first appearance of the season, also from the bench. Skipper for the day, Lewis Hancock led the team out in light

Injuries are starting to bite for Derby. Jeri Oldfield (making his 50th appearance), Dave Cowell, Josh Ridley and Rhondell Stabana all started as the pack made 4 changes. Jake Roome made his return from the bench, while James Godfrey made his first appearance of the season, also from the bench. It is only fair to point out that Burton had

Callum Jones and Lewis Hancock returned to the starting XV for the visit of Bradstreet. Ethan Pearson made his first appearance of the season, as did Rhodell Stabana, from the bench. Derby also handed debuts to Alex Scullion and Tom Hinchcliffe, both of whom came on in the second half. Derby kicked off, on a warm afternoon and had an

Derby travelled to Finstall Park and made several changes to the side that beat Syston. Josh Harvey, Jake Barker, Kristian Powell and Jack Partinton all came into the starting XV, while Simon Duke made his debut from the bench. Unfortunately, Josh Bingham damaged his hamstring in the warm-up, so Derby had to shuffle the side, with Cam Finlay moving from

Derby welcomed Simon Moon back to the starting XV, after a long injury absence. The rest of the side had a familiar look, with the only newcomer, making his debut from the bench, Kristian Powell. Derby kicked off, as summer finally arrived! It only took 3 minutes for Derby to take the lead. Josh Bingham kicked through and Lewis Hancock