Rugby
SOUTHEND Saxons can all but secure the Regional 2 Anglia of London & SE title with a win over Harlow, now up to second following a 48-24 victory over Thurrock. The Saxons hold a ten-point advantage with four matches to play following their 35-20 victory…
FACING tough opposition away from home, it was important that Harcroft made a strong start in their Sunday afternoon match-up against Hitchin. The team clearly didn’t get the memo, conceding three sloppy tries in the opening 10 minutes and slipping to a 19-0 deficit. There…
Dagenham 14 v 35 Harlow DUE to a waterlogged pitch Harlow switched this already twice cancelled game to the all -weather pitch at Eton Manor RFC. Dagenham like Harlow were promoted to this Anglia Regional 2 league last season and although not having as much…
HARLOW Rugby Club is hosting a “Pitch Up and Play” for U12 and U14 girls this Sunday at 12.30pm. There is a real push to get more girls involved in rugby, so please come along and take part in what is not only a great…
THE GIRL’S first game in February was the Regional Semi-Final of the National Cup designed for teams that finished second in their pool. Harcroft, playing under the Harlow U18W banner, had drawn Enfield / Grammarians and knew they were in for a physical and confrontational…
HARLOW Running & Tri Club, Ware Joggers, Bishops Stortford Running Club, and Saffron Striders competed in the last race in a four race Local Cross Country League series on Sunday, which was hosted at Ware. Terri Wiley was Harlow’s first home in the women’s race,…
Harlow 78 v 22 Holt HOLT visited Latton Park hoping they could produce their second half form in the earlier fixture when they pushed the Reds all the way. However, it soon became apparent that this was not to be the case. There was a…
Woodford 21 v 42 Harlow THE Reds travelled to Woodford knowing that a win would push them up the league and they duly delivered. Woodford dominated the first 10 minutes but some great defence kept them out. With more pressure coming from the forwards, especially…
ALL the staff were incredibly proud of the Longwood Rugby Team last week as they competed in the Harlow Schools Rugby Tournament. Considering the team have only been playing together since the start of this academic year, they have shown real determination and great teamwork,…
LAST week, ten 10 of Latton Green’s wonderful Year 6s took part in a Tag Rugby tournament at Passmores against other primary schools across Harlow. A spokesperson said: “They worked well as a team and enjoyed competing against other children. It was a great opportunity…
ON SUNDAY, Harlow’s U14’s made the journey to Westcliff for a pitch up and play tournament. Clustering with Westcliff and Southend, the girls played two matches against Billericay/Witham and then Basildon/Bancroft. In extremely windy conditions both matches went in favour of the opponents. A valiant…
HARLOW travelled to Saffron Walden to finish off the year knowing that a win would keep them up amongst the league leaders. A frantic first 10 mins resulted in only a penalty from reliable Liam Batty but Saffron Walden stepped up their game to dominate…
FIVE of Harlow’s Under-18 squad are set to represent their county today (Sunday). Kayleigh Chatters, Tasha Blunden, Lily Martin, Grace Woollard and Kaiyah Hussey will be taking on Hampshire and Oxfordshire at Wansted RFC at 1.30pm. Good luck to you all and well done at…
FOLLOWING a number of tough defeats to Southend and Thurrock, Harlow began the second half of their league campaign with a wonderful, gutsy display to perform the double over table toppers Eton Manor. They overcame the atrocious conditions to match the opposition’s strong defence to…
HARLOW have now reached the half-way point of the league fixtures and following is a brief round-up of their exploits so far. Having swept everyone aside last season and reaching a Twickenham final, Harlow knew that the move to level 6 would be a huge…
HUGE congratulations to Harlow Rugby Club’s Tasha, Lily, Grace and Kayleigh who have been reselected to represent Essex Under 18’s this season. Special congratulation to Kaiyah who has been selected for the first time.





