Brave Ravens fall short

Eastern Raiders…    48

Kent Ravens…         14

Kent Ravens RLFC put in a strong second half performance against the Eastern Raiders but just fell short of claiming a miraculous second half comeback. Having made a disastrous start to the match after conceding an early try, the first half continued in the same vein and unfortunately the Ravens entered half time having been unable to register a point on the board.

However, after a stirring half time team talk between the players, the second half started a lot more brightly with the Ravens looking like they might start a comeback. The first try of the afternoon for the Ravens was scored by Joe Oxford. This try gave the Kent Ravens a foothold in the match and soon after a second try was scored by Phil Nicholls. At this point the Ravens were dominating the match and it looked like the ultimate comeback was on the cards. Unfortunately the Raiders scored a breakaway try which seemed to spur them on again and deflate the Ravens slightly.

Joe Oxford capped a great display by scoring his second try of the match, and captain Darren Griffin kicked the goal to make the final score 48-14 to the Eastern Raiders.

While at the same time the Junior Ravens under 14's played their first match against Addington Lightning on Saturday for what would be Ravens' third match this season. After arriving at the pitch it soon became apparent that a win was what Ravens were hoping for, and that only hard work, commitment and teamwork would get them there. After a short delay the match begun, with Raven's receiving the kick off. After only 3 minutes Ravens made their first try; the first of many for the Raven's players. Tries from Rory, Paul, Matt, Charlie (C) and Chris enabled Ravens to lead at half time by 50 points to 6. The second half proved a similar scoreline, and further tries from those mentioned again as well as debut tries for Louis, Tom and Tom H further increased their lead. The match ended with the score at 94-6 to Ravens. A truly spectacular performance from players who had only recently begun to play Rugby League. All in all Addington were no match for a well disciplined and determined Ravens, who took advantage at every possible moment to regain or keep possession, in order to further increase the score. Every Ravens player showed fantastic commitment having only fielded the available 11 players, and still managing to win by such a vast margin; a real credit to the Ravens badge, showing fluency and skill at every possible moment throughout the match, also the under 13s went down at home to an experienced Elmbridge Eagles side 0-60

The Ravens are looking to get back to winning ways next Saturday (7^th June) against South London Storm at Princes Park Stadium, kick off 2.30pm.

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@...
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