The statistics from Ealing Trailfinders’ last 50 league fixtures provide the context to the challenge…
A View from JJ’s Bank
| 1st xv result – Caldy 28 – 36 Chinnor 3rd xv result – Caldy 19 – 25 Birchfield u18s result – Whitchurch 26 – 74 Caldy u17s result – Wirral 31 – 10 Caldy |
| Champ Rugby round 8 – Saturday 29th November 2025 The Rugby Paper report by John Lyon, images thanks to Kieran Free Caldy ….……… 28 pts Tries: Wynn 6, Hearn 21, 51, Ene 45 Conversions: K Wilkinson 6, 46, 51, Kilcourse 21 Chinnor ………. 36 pts Tries: Rukhadze 2, 17, Moore 28, Watson 31, Hardwick 47 Conversions: Warboys 3, 18, 28, 48 Penalty: Warboys 64  A delighted Nick Easter acknowledged an exceptionally good winning performance by Chinnor in testing conditions at Paton Field. “That is the best we have played this season, our ball retention was excellent, and we had the required patience when we got into the Caldy 22. We have worked hard on these aspects of our game and it so pleasing to see it come good on the pitch. However, although the majority of our defensive work was good, we cannot be happy at leaking four tries.” Chinnor started with a bang, scoring under the posts after only 2 minutes and Caldy were playing catch up for the next 78 minutes. Whilst the home side continually responded to Chinnor’s scoring they never got in front. The game was dominated by set piece scoring with six of the game’s nine tries coming from driving mauls. Chinnor’s four from their pack came through a brace by Ramaz Rukhadze and one each by his front row colleagues Christopher Moore and Robin Hardwick. The visitors’ scoring was completed through a try by centre Thomas Watson and four conversions and a penalty from the boot of George Worboys. The Ravers picked up their consolation bonus point from a couple of tries by hooker Ollie Hearn and two tries by backs Ollie Wynn and Obi Ene.    The view from Caldy’s Bank was that Chinnor was the best side to visit Paton Field this season. Chinnor were flawless in the line out, rarely kicked away possession and their pace, direct running and greater physicality kept the Ravers on the back foot for lengthy periods. The only consolation the Wirral side can take from an uncharacteristically passive performance was the brilliance of their two open field scores. Scrum half Ollie Wynn’s interception on the halfway line saw him dance through the Chinnor defence to bring the scores back level after seven minutes and in the game’s best passage of rugby, replacement scrum half Thomas Akehurst’s quick thinking gave the Ravers hope. A quick tap from a free kick inside the Caldy 22 saw the ball moved out to stand off Kieran Wilkinson whose dinked ball over the top was gathered by speedster Obi Ene who raced in for Caldy’s third score. Former RFU President Rob Udwin viewed the game as “A great advert for Champ rugby with a high level of skill and intensity in testing conditions.”  Caldy : Kilcourse, Tudor (Robinson 60), K Wilkinson, Barlow (Barker 50), Ene, C Wilkinson, Wynn, (Akehurst 50) Weatherby (McEachran 65) Hearn, (Gallagher 60), Rushton, (Sproston 55) Hogg, Gerrard, (Olyott 70) Ridgway, Owen (Logan 50), Dickinson (c) Chinnor : Brock, Hughes (Cousins 15) Hanks, Watson, Goss, Warboys, Carter (c), Rukhadze (Owen 70), Moore (Walker 60) Hardwick (Porter 65) Campbell, Brockschmidt, Dugmore, Stokes (Carr 65), Mann. Not used: Hall, Pascoe, Bourton Referee : Henry Pearson Attendance : 1,276 – NOWIRUL Div 3 West Caldy 3rd xv …………… 19 pts Birchfield ……………….. 25 pts Birchfield were reduced to 14 players in the first half after a straight red card but battled on against Caldy 3rd xv for a narrow away win. Caldy Rav3rs are up to 7th in the table and still have one or two games in hand. Next up is an away trip to Sefton on Saturday 6th December. – u18s Senior Colts NW League A Whitchurch u18s Senior Colts …….. 26 pts Caldy u18s Senior Colts …………….. 74 pts Match report thanks to Paul Clark The Senior Colts travelled to Whitchurch on Sunday for their second League game and came away with a very convincing 76-24 victory, in a wonderful display of hard running, free flowing rugby, scoring 12 tries in the process ! Having not been to Whitchurch in a couple of seasons, and not registering a win there this decade, we were expecting a tightly fought battle. We had conceded early in our last two games, so the lads were focussed on providing a “Caldy Welcome” and ensuring we started strong. The lads certainly did that with early tries from Dylan Jones, sniping from a ruck, and Drew Woodward surging down the left wing. Whitchurch hit quickly back following a lapse in defensive discipline, but order was soon restored through a surging run from Louis Hayes-Green and the unstoppable Matthieu Sangare who racked up the first and second of his 4 tries for the day powering through. Tom Hazleton rounded off the scoring in the first half to leave us 36-5 up at the break. The second half continued in similar fashion with 3 early tries scored through Ruben Smith, Sylvain Pennington and Matthieu’s third. At 47 points ahead, indiscipline crept into the lads’ game and the penalty count soared in Whitchurch’s favour. 3 quick fire tries through strong mauling and lax tackling brought Whitchurch good reward for staying in the game and not giving up the fight. Caldy regrouped and finished the match in fine style running in another 3 tries through Frankie Johnstone, Louis Hayes-Green’s second and Mathieu’s fourth ! Fantastic to see the lads translate their hard work from training on a Thursday night into some scintillating attacking play on a Sunday – they certainly put on a good show for all those parents and supporters who made the trip with us ! After just two games, the Senior Colts are the early leaders of the NW League A but there’s is a very long way to go. Next match is away to Newport Salop on Sunday 14th December. – u17s Junior Colts NW League A Wirral u17s Junior Colts ……….. 31 pts Caldy u17s Junior Colts ………. 10 pts Our Junior colts lost 31-10 at Wirral last weekend in a hard fought game. First half was very close with Wirral only leading by 4 from 2 conversions we missed. We then lost an important player due to injury ( he’s ok) just before half time . Second half was a battle and our boys dug deep with no scores until the last 10 minutes when Wirral scored two more tries thanks to their effective mawl.    Caldy u17s Junior Colts in action Images thanks to Paulo Bafico Cadle – Rugby coming up  Image – Francesca Rowley Saturday 6th December – Champ Rugby round 9 Ealing Trailfinders v Caldy kick off 3.00pm at Vallis Way, London W13 0DD We have a few spare reserved £83 return train tickets available to buy at a discount, first come first served, for this Saturday from Liverpool Lime Street Station departing 09.05am & returning 20.05pm from London Euston Station. If anyone is interested in travelling with the squad please contact Caldy RFC President, Graham Armitage – 07803 285399 Saturday 6th December – NOWIRUL Premier League Caldy 2nd xv v Chester 2nd xv kick off 2.00pm at Paton Field Saturday 6th December – NOWIRUL Div 3 West Sefton 2nd xv v Caldy 3rd xv kick off 2.00pm at Thornhead Lane, West Derby L12 9EY – Saturday 13th December – Champ Rugby round 10 Caldy v Coventry kick off 2.00pm at Paton Field The run-in to Christmas starts here at Paton Field and we need our fans out in full force. Two massive Champ Rugby home games in December and every voice, every clap, every roar counts. Wrap up warm, bring your mates, bring the noise, and let’s turn Paton Field into a fortress this festive season. Big crowds. Big atmospheres. Big December. Match Tickets are available to buy here : https://caldyrugbyclub.com/buy-tickets-membership/ Hospitality available for more details & bookings please contact Kenzie email : [email protected] Saturday 13th December – NOWIRUL Div 3 West Caldy 3rd xv v Crosby St Mary’s kick off 2.00pm at Paton Field – Sunday 14th December – Halbro NW Senior Colts Conference League A Newport (Salop) u18s v Caldy u18s kick off 2.00pm at Old Chapel Queens Road, Telford TF2 8DB Sunday 14th December – Halbro NW Junior Colts Conference League A Caldy u17s v Sandbach u17s kick off 12.30pm at Paton Field – |
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