Image - Richard Angell Photography The Kites returned to winning ways with a commanding 34-10 victory over Fullerians. They secured all five points and head into the off week with momentum firmly on their side. Head coach Sam Bowers was pleased with the result, while seeing room for more. “A win is a win, and it’s good to win,” he said. “The way we went about it, we could have been a little bit more ruthless in attack. But a five-point bonus-point win is good to take into an off week, and to...

Reading Abbey 15, Reading 23 The 1s travelled to Reading Abbey on Saturday and came home with a derby win and the Tracey Rolfe Cup, back at Holme Park for the first time in a long time. The result keeps the 1st XV unbeaten in the league. Head coach Jay Henderson knew how much this one meant. “I’ve had the most phone calls I’ve ever had since being at the club about this fixture,” he said. “I was at Reading Uni this week and three people tapped me on the shoulder and said, you’d better win on...

The 1s travelled to Bracknell on Saturday for one of the toughest away days in the league and won 20-7. Head coach Jay Henderson rates it as the most satisfying result of the season so far. “It’s a very, very tough place to come,” said Jay. “We knew they had some very experienced players, especially in the pack, and their 15 was very good. So we knew what we had to do.” Last week the side showed off its attacking rugby. This time it was the defence that did the talking, and the opposition...