The Kent Ravens kicked off their season at Princes Park Stadium with
a very entertaining 14-14 draw against Greenwich University in a
friendly, in front of 156 excited fans. The match was the first
opportunity for the players to play in this impressive arena, and by
the way that the players performed, it was obvious that they
thoroughly enjoyed playing in the stadium. Also the Ravenettes and
Junior Ravenettes got to show off their dancing ability before kick
off, and cheer the teams out onto the pitch.

The game started fairly quickly and Greenwich had the first chance
to score, however some good defending by the Ravens prevented any
score being conceded. Almost immediately after that scare, the
Ravens took the lead with a try from Stuart Leppard. Aiden Oakley
duly slotted the goal to give the Kent Ravens a 6 point lead. Even
with this deficit, Greenwich were not out of the game and this
proved to be the case when they managed to cross the try line and
reduce the deficit to 2 points. However the Ravens were determined
not to let the opposition get a stranglehold on the game, and the
Ravens took a 10 point lead into half time when their captain, Aiden
Oakley scored the team's second try.

The heat appeared to take its toll slightly in the second half, in
which Greenwich got themselves firmly back into the game. It started
brightly with Ross Bailey scoring a try on his debut for the Ravens,
which gave them a 14-4 lead. However Greenwich clawed their way back
into the match and snatched a draw towards the end.

Despite not winning, Kent Ravens go into next Saturday's opening
league match against Norwich Saxons in high spirits with a lot of
positives to take from this match. The match next Saturday is again
at Princes Park Stadium in Dartford with a 2.30pm kick off. The club
is looking to beat the attendance figure from the game against
Greenwich so why not come along and cheer on the Ravens?!!

For more information regarding the Kent Ravens or if you wish to
join the Ravens please contact the club on:

Club Tel: 07707 852 952
Club Email: alan@...
Join mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kentravens/join

Or visit our website at www.kentravens.co.uk