H&B target place in cup quarter-finals

Hastings & Bexhill Rugby Club is gunning for a place in the quarter-finals of a regional knockout competition.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Feb 2016, 15:00 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 22:06 BST

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Action from Hastings & Bexhill's victory at home to Petersfield in the previous round. Picture courtesy Andy WaldingAction from Hastings & Bexhill's victory at home to Petersfield in the previous round. Picture courtesy Andy Walding
Action from Hastings & Bexhill's victory at home to Petersfield in the previous round. Picture courtesy Andy Walding

H&B will travel to Kingston tomorrow (Saturday) in round three - or the last 16 - of the London & SE Junior Vase.

Kingston are second-bottom of Surrey One having won four and lost eight of their 12 games so far, while H&B are fourth in Kent One with nine wins and five defeats from 14 matches.

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H&B head coach Chris Brooks said: “They’re not having a very happy season, however Surrey is a very tough league and the fact that they’re second-bottom doesn’t mean they’re not of a level.

“It’s a game we’re looking forward to with intrigue. The pressure’s off really and if we win it’s another feather in the cap and step forward. The Junior Vase is a bit of a lottery and you never quite know.”

H&B’s scheduled visit from unbeaten league leaders Sheppey last weekend was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch. It’s likely to be rearranged for February 27.

“It was a shame because we were well prepared for it,” continued Brooks. “We had a very physical training session on the Thursday, and I had all the guys wound up and ready to go.”

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The club’s second team fixture suffered the same fate, with around two inches of standing water laying on the pitch in places.

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