’Summer after high school, when we first met
We make out in your Mustang to Radiohead
and on my 18th birthday, we got matching tattoos
used to steal your parents liquor and climb on the roof
Talk about the future like we had a clue
Never planned that one day, I'd be losing you.'
Quite a momentous day, really, the 20/9/25. It was the day we welcomed local rivals Tring back to Weedon Lane in January, following their bloodied nose after our unexpected win last season (33-12). This was the game that really kick-started our survival in level 5, as it was a convincing win against a well-established and respected level 5 side. There was, therefore, justifiable hope that a win would give us some helpful momentum in maintaining a decent start to this season. Team-wise, it is a delight to welcome back Will Drewett to the pack after his time away to improve his mind and discover himself—Josh Finch, our Captain, who we applaud following his marriage and fantastic honeymoon. Finally, we welcomed Will Price, who shared his travels and experiences supporting the GB rugby 7s side. Amersham made and welcomed home. We are all very proud of him
And so to the action - Again, another strong possession and attacking focused start from A&C. After only 4 mins, a penalty secured by young centre Harry Stevens to ensure some early points on the board.(3-0). With Chiltern possession maintained at a quick pace in the 12th minute, Joe Batt (Hooker), with some twinkly toes and 'nudge-nudge wink-wink', skipped through with the support of his fellow forwards to finish off a marauding style opening try, again converted by Harry (10-0). We had learned lessons following previous strong starts that had not been maintained as Joe again found and made space to score an early second try and take the score to (15-0). Conversion was a bit tricky, although there was a decent effort from Harry. Alas, it did have a wee bit of a feeling that we had ‘poked the beast’. In all black and I’m sure refreshed with lashings of energy drinks and with a few grumpy faces, Tring started looking determined to fight back. With a converted try following some weak defending (15-7) and then a successful penalty after some naughtiness (15-10) and then another converted try again because of some weak defence (15-17) it actually became a half that Tring had won: all credit and a great response to some excellent Chiltern rugby. The 2nd half started well for A&C with scrum half Ben Harris showing the way by darting through the imposing Tring pack. With Harry again stroking through the conversion, the lead again was ours (22-17). Memories of January 2025 then, as Joe Batt again secured a fantastic hat-trick to claim a 10-point lead with about 20 minutes remaining.
Both teams then started preparing for a close finish, with Tring failing to convert a penalty and Harry unfortunately missing a couple of penalty opportunities. I think we all knew what was about to happen, and all credit to Tring, who energised themselves and, with their experience and undoubted pride, scored a further two tries with one conversion. (22-29). The cherry on the top was the last kick of the game and a successful penalty. Final Score (27-32)
Players - 1. Doug McGregor-Smith 2. Joe Batt. 3. Max Morphey. 4. Kieran Booth. 5. Harry Bradshaw. 6. Will Drewett. 7. Josh Finch (C). 8. Jordan Scott. 9. Ben Harris. 10. Dan Kingsley. 11. Bojan Cecaric. 12. Harry Stevens. 13. Sammy Sinclair. 14 MacKenzie South. 15. Conor Segre. 16. Charlie Swerling. 17. Will Price. 18 Noah Jarvis

Match details

Match date

Sat 20 Sep 2025

Kickoff

15:00

Competition

Regional 1 South East

League position

HUEL Tring

Amersham & Chiltern

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