The big maroon bus is in the fast lane and Reigate were the smart-car that didn’t indicate before pulling out; wrecked. After heading outside of the M25, horrible I know, in the fungus piloted by Danger Dean, the team arrived at Reigate RFC raring to go.

The Strets fans didn’t have to wait long to cheer, with a blistering start seeing Captain Freddy Greene over the line in the early minutes off the back of a boring ole scrum. The team kept the pressure on in this first quarter, with our 9, Freddy Smarts, living up to his name with a very clever quick tap pen to run in under the posts. This was followed by Lou Grean getting a pick and go try over despite his slight frame and, rounding out the first 20mins, Ben Cowl scoring a speedy break away try after the hard work from the forwards to turnover in midfield. All converted by our own slab of Irish beef, Adam Shehey.

As the boys were coasting along nicely, we were rudely interrupted by Reigate as they stole 5 points from some sort of maul or equally dull, prop-centric play. However, a rallying call came across the field and we bounced back with two clinical tries from fullback, Ben ‘The Owl’ Cowl. He’d say there should’ve been another; however he is wrong. Again, expertly slotted by Shehey, taking us into the half.

Coming out after the break, the game became as crazy as a Texas Walmart on Black Friday, lots of breaks, offloads and penalties on both sides. Cutting through this chaos to make a stamp on the game was Lamont Bryant, who had migrated in from Wing to Centre at the half. He asserted his dominance with two, back to back scores, demolishing every defender who came close, and even seeking out some who didn’t. Next up was Mr Versatile, James Beynon, flying through the lines to slide in for a try. Shout out to the RRFC defended who dropped an elbow into his back 5 seconds late like WWE too.

And again, time came for a little wake up call as the boys were coasting, with a classic interception thrown 5m out, handing Reigate the easiest try they’ll ever score. Fair.

From here, the full extent of the chaos of rugby erupted, with the pitch resembling more of a war zone than a sport. Tempers were lost and toys were unceremoniously thrown from prams, though we shan’t go into the details. Despite this, Strets rallied to seal off another hat trick of tries, with Ibby Cambell snagging two, after some EXQUISITE hands from a talented centre, and Adam Shehey dotting over for a well earned 5 points. This final conversion blasted over by Lamont. Again, kudos to Shehey who only missed one kick all day.

All in all a solid win but a great learning process too. Roll on the jesters next week. Over and Out.