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MUM'S THE WORD IN VIXENS WIN
More Cup cheer for Wyverns but 3s lose in semi-final
East London RFC’s Vixens Ladies completed a Mother’s Day 10-0 victory over Chobham Women on Sunday (10 March) to put some breathing space between them and the lower end of the league table.
On a muddy wet pitch which put expansive running rugby at a premium, it was tries from inside centre Freya Challis and Number Eight forward Lauren Hatch that saw them home at Memorial Park in West Ham.
The win leaves the Vixens in eighth place in Women’s National Challenge 1 South East (North) with 22 points from 14 games, 14 points above opponents Chobham and 15 points above bottom place London Welsh Women who they still have to play away.
Women’s Rugby Officer and Vixens front row replacement Kat Salthouse said: “It was good to get such a vital win on Mothering Sunday with three mums in our team, me, replacement prop Christine Kizito and outside centre Whitney Bennet (all pictured).”
East London Vixens versus Chobham Women: 1. Ella Blom; 2. Katie Gemal; 3. Sorcha Caudery; 4. Louise Privett; 5. Steph Smith; 6. Katie Robinson; 7. Nicki Barlex; 8. Lauren Hatch; 9. Aoife Farrell; 10. Lucy Thomas (C); 11. Lea Saulue-Laborde; 12. Freya Challis; 13. Whitney Bennet; 14. Maria Lamont; 15, Rachel Edmead. Replacements: 16. Kat Salthouse; 17. Christine Kizito; 18. Lyssa Barber; 19. Megan Hogg; 20. Rachael McMeekin; 21. Tolu Ogunsakin; 22. Damini Bhudia.
On Saturday (9 March) there was more success for East London men’s second team the Wyverns who continued their hunt for silverware on two fronts by beating Basildon 2s 49-5 at Memorial Park in the second round of the John Adler Cup.
Two tries from hooker Chris Brown plus others from prop Simon Leke, second row Tom Mohan, left wing Matt Louis, right wing Zviko Jabangwe and backs replacements Logan Carroll, plus four conversions and two penalties from fly-half Fabio Ogunfowora, saw them into the semi-final where they will face Campion 2s on 23 March. The Wyverns have also made the final of the Group 1 Automotive Essex Merit Table Division 3 West Cup where they face Bancroft on a date to be fixed in April.
East London Wyverns versus Basildon 2s: 1. Dave Gibson; 2. Chris Brown; 3. Simon Leke; 4. Tom Mohan (C); 5. Josh Orhiere; 6. Jack Roughan; 7. Will Emery; 8. Dan Bracken; 9. Niall O’Shea; 10. Fabio Ogunfowora; 11. Matt Louis; 12. Jerome Swan; 13. Ben Clare; 14. Zviko Jabangwe; 15. Micky Boden. Replacements: 16. Caleb Gibson; 17. Henry Wallace; 18. Logan Carroll.
East London’s 3rd XV, the Thirsty Thirds, lost 52-24 away at Old Brentwoods 2s in the semi-final of the Essex Merit Table Division 3 West Cup despite a hat-trick of tries from flanker Rich Keough plus one from outside centre Asher Courts and two conversions from fly-half Frank Murphy.
East London 3s versus Old Brentwoods 2s: 1. Reece De Oliveira; 2. Ian Bright; 3. Paddy Coman; 4. Mo Mohamed; 5. Archie Leport; 6. Zach Deleonardo; 7. Rich Keough; 8. Michael Greig (C); 9. Paul Conolly; 10. Frank Murphy; 11. Chukz Chiagorum; 12. Femi Akintoye; 13. Asher Courts; 14. Luis Herrera; 15. Charlie Raw. Replacements: 16. Pete Stubbs; 17. Joaquin Otero.