Andover RFC

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THE HOME OF RUGBY IN ANDOVER, AT THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY

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ANDOVER RFC CLUB HISTORY

Established in 1959, Andover RFC holds a special place within our local community. With the renowned Goodship Ground as our cherished home, we have made a lasting impression both on and off the rugby field for over six decades.

Our club embraces the values of community and inclusivity. From our dedicated academy players, starting as young as under 6, to our esteemed men’s and women’s senior sides, we foster a nurturing environment that empowers players of all ages and skill levels.

Discover more about our teams, fixtures, events, and our wide range of initiatives on our website. Join us to experience the unique camaraderie and unwavering support that define Andover RFC. Together, we are shaping the future of grassroots rugby and making a positive impact on our community.

LATEST RESULTS

Andover

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7

Eastleigh

SAT 06 SEPT

3:00PM

The Goodship Ground Andover

MATCH REPORT

Match Report:

After a testing previous season and relegation from Level 6, Saxon safety sponsored Andover looked for a strong start to the new campaign, with new energy drawn from a strong pre season training effort all round.

Andover kicked off against familiar old foes Eastleigh and proceeded to delight fans and coaches alike with a wonderful display of flowing rugby.

Receiving the first line-out of the season, both sides traded possession in the early stages of the game, before the all blacks struck with the first significant possession of the match.

From open play on halfway, the ball came to Man of the Match Callum Hollinshead who gave a deep pass to full back Bryn Waite. Quick hands from Waite, who terrorised the visitors all afternoon, to captain CJ Feirn put winger Evan Roll in space. He stepped inside one defender and held off another long enough to offload back to Waite on his outside, who stepped inside the final defender for Andover’s first try of the season.

Minutes later Andover continued their charge. After a stolen line-out from Hollinshead , great runs and smooth hands from the Andover backs gave winger Evan Roll two defenders to beat and he went past them with space to spare, for Andover’s second try.

Next an incredible counter attack to Eastleigh’s five meter line from winger Charlie Deaval, followed by tough running and silky hands from Andovers forwards, put Hollinshead in for the third try of the day.

Soon, after a fine run from the halfway, Waite dummied a defender and offloaded to Stan North for the 4 try bonus point before half time.

Eastleigh, far from down trodden, finished the half by battling down the field to claim a converted try of their own.

Andover returned in the second half with the same tenacity as before the break. A well worked lineout and set maul sent veteran prop Nic Reed driving over the line for Andover’s firth try of the day.

With continuous pressure through strong running and smooth handling, North and Roll gave Andover their sixth and seventh tries of the day.

To finish the game Andover went end to end with the same strong running and smooth handling as before, giving debut winger Isaac Demesi the chance to step past the final defender and show his electric pace to register eighth try of day, with the ever reliable Rich Retallick converting six times to make the final score Andover 52 Eastleigh 7.

View Paul Campbell photos from the match here.

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Gosport & Fareham

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41

Andover

SAT 13 SEPT

3:00PM

The Pavillion Gosport & Fareham

MATCH REPORT

Match Report:

Gosport 13 Andover 41

Saxon Safety sponsored Andover made the tough journey to Gosport and Fareham last Saturday on the back of an impressive performance and victory against Eastleigh in round 1 of the league campaign. Notoriously Gosport and Fareham is a difficult place to go with the hosts boasting an impressive home record which is buoyed by their hostile home crowd making a difficult atmosphere for away teams to navigate.

But navigate it Andover did. Playing into a strong wind in the first half Andover played well having most of the ball with accurate handling, meaning that the hosts struggled to turn their wind advantage into any points. It was actually a mistake from Andover that led to the first points of the game as a miss kicked clearance went out close to the Gosport line and they were able to capitalise from the following set piece to take a 5-0 lead. It was clear though that Andover had another gear to go through.

Some fast and purposeful play saw number 8 Ryan Mcgealy in for his first of the game, this was followed by captain CJ Feirn crossing after some slick handling from the backs out wide and Rich Retallick exquisitely converting. Gosport responded with a penalty but Andover went in 12-8 up with the conditions in their favour in the second half.

The message from the coaches was more of the same as it was clear that the hosts were tiring and unable to cope with Andover’s variety in attack. Just after the second half kicked off the moment of the game took place.

Man of the match Jake Dixon was given the ball just in the Gosport half, the giant second row then fended off three players before stepping two more and dotting down for what will surely go down as one of the try’s of the season again converted by Retallick.

This score deflated Gosport and Andover put them to the sword from there after. A fantastic break from Kane and kick through from Bryn Waite - who has had an impressive start to life at fullback- saw Andover with a scrum 5 meters out. A brilliantly executed backs move straight from training pitch allowed winger James Fleet to dot down out wide for his first try for the club.

Andover were not done there, the pack had their own move up their sleeve which saw big second row Tom Erskine score his first of the season from a driving maul, Retallick again adding the extras. A final flurry from the ‘Hampshire All Blacks’ saw another move straight from the training ground, when Nic Reed put Mcgealy in for his second of the day from a quick tap penalty move, Retallick added the extras and then soon after a penalty.

The hosts did get a consolation try in the last play and will definitely take some positives out of the fixture themselves as they certainly left everything out there. The final score was 13-41 to Andover. An impressive statement victory from the All Blacks, and one that was sure to make the rest of the division stand up a take notice.

Senior coach Charlie Waite said after “ I’m extremely happy with the performance, especially in the second half. To see us put so much of what we do on the training field into action today was especially pleasing. We knew this was a potentially tough fixture, but if we removed the emotion from the game, that our quality would shine through. The boys managed it perfectly. On to the next one.