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Westcliff
SAT 04 OCT 2025
Southend Saxons
42 - 37
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1st Half
All for one and one for all today, away to a club that we have not played at first team level before. Like us they had started the season well so a difficult game was to be expected and that’s what the Saxons got.
Because of injuries and unavailability, Southend had debutants and players playing out of position but they coped with it very well playing as a team that looked as though they played together all the time both defensively and in attack.
The first ten minutes rolled back and forth from one end to another with Medway looking the more dangerous. But Saxons scored first after Medway kicked ahead and the ball carried by the stiff breeze ran out of play. From the ensuing scrum a good kick from Southend in their half bounced into touch in within the Medway twenty- two and so it was a Saxon lineout. The ball was well gathered and the forwards rumbled over, touching down wide out. Tom Ramsey was unable to convert. 0 – 5.
Within a few minutes the referee awarded Medway a penalty for boring in from a scrum right in front of the Saxon posts. The easy kick was gratefully accepted and the score moved to 3 – 5.
Southend continued to exert pressure penning Medway withing their own half with fantastic defensive play. Another long clearing kick from Medway sailed high, far and out of play. The Southend scrum saw the ball run across the field and into the hands of winger Ramsey who evaded a couple of despairing tackles and touched down. He then converted his own try to make the score 3 – 12 which is where it stayed until half time.
2nd Half
Southend took to the field having made one substitution, Harry Phelps Knights, coming on for Tom Mowle in the front row. Almost immediately from the kick off Medway scored their first try of the day, sloppy play from Southend saw them touch down but the conversion sailed wide. 8 – 12. Within another two minutes they scored their second right under the posts but somehow their kicker snatched it wide but they moved into the lead for the first time at 13 – 12.
Southend continued to ship penalty’s which became 13 – 4 against before they scored their third try. It followed a decision to change a line out in favour of Medway after a Saxons player disputed where the ball had gone out. It was of no consequence because they won the lineout anyway distributing the ball smartly until winger George Griffiths went over wide out converted by Ramsey with yet another great kick. 13 – 19.
It was followed straight away with another, when Tom Ramsey made a smart interception and ran the ball half the length of the field to score his second try which he also converted moving the score to 13 – 26.
A rare penalty in the Saxons favour was dispatched for a further three points 13 – 29. Just before full time Southend added another try from winger Griffiths that captain Ben Lloyd converted to take the final score to 13 – 36.
A wonderful team effort from the Saxons with special mention of back row Osa Obasuyi, moving up from the colts side for his impressive debut. The result took them to the top of the league on 15 points one ahead of Colchester.
Next up, neighbours Westcliff at Warners Park on October 4th.
Southend Saxons
SAT 20 SEP 2025
Medway
13 - 36
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Southend Saxons
SAT 13 SEP 2025
48 - 24
Shelford
Remembering Pete Thomas & Phil Reid
First Half
Shelford have always been one of Southend’s bogey teams so what better way to celebrate Stu Whatling’s one hundredth game for the club than a win at home in front of three hundred club members and supporters on this windy afternoon.
The game started brightly for both sides without either managing to get over the line for the first ten minutes. Then following a successful line out and swift moves across the field Saxons winger George Griffiths broke two tackles and went over for a try wide out on the left. The kicking duties fell to full back left footed Tom Ramsey and the wind was blowing fiercely from his left but much to the delight of Southend supporters the ball started out about 15 meters left of the posts but was blown sharply right and sailed over 7 – 0.
Shortly after Southend’s number 8 was yellow carded for, in the referees opinion, which is the only one that matters, tackling someone in the air. It was not long before Shelford took advantage and scored a converted try of their own 7 – 7.
The first half continued with both teams striving to best the other, it ended with a further try and conversion and a successful penalty kick from both sides 17 – 17. Tom Ramsey’s second conversion was another remarkable one in the conditions, very similar to the first.
Second Half
As the result of not realising my voice recorder was not working properly this is just a summary.
What ever was said in the changing room worked because this half was all Southend Saxons, they put on another 31 points, consisting of five well worked try’s and three successful conversion from that man Ramsey. Shelford managed only one more try and conversion leaving the final score at 48 – 24. Following this result Saxons are now on 10 league points and moved up the league to 2nd on points difference to newly demoted Colchester.
Away next week to Medway, you can travel to support either by boat from the pier or by road.
AG
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SAT 6 SEP 2025
Amersham & Chiltern
24 - 29
Southend Saxons
GOODAY
First Half
A bright windy day at our old friends Amersham & Chiltern who, according to their president, had lost all their previous eleven games against us. He said they intended to change that.
Well after only two minutes it started to look as though he might be right as they rumbled over the line following a scrum just in front of Southend’s posts. The easy conversion took them into an early 7 – 0 lead.
Shortly after Southend responded with a well worked try of their own wide out on the left. Tom Day touching down, the conversion sailed wide on the wind but the gap had narrowed 7 – 5. Unfortunately, Southend’s openside flanker, Lewis Holmes suffered what looked to be a serious pulled hamstring and could take no further part in the game, he was replace by Syd Noyd.
Ten minutes later the Saxons were awarded a penalty in front of the post and Captain, Ben Lloyd, took full advantage and kicked the three points taking Southend into the lead for the first time 7 – 8.
Play flowed back and forth without any further score until Amersham were awarded a penalty of their own. The good kick sailed between the post taking them back into the lead at 10 – 8.
Southend lost one of their players to a yellow card but they continued to press and shortly before half time they scored their second try, again Tom Day touching down. The conversion from Captain Ben Lloyd took them into the lead again. 10 -15 where it stayed till halftime.
Second Half
Within two minutes Amersham scored what can only be described as a no rugby try. They were awarded a penalty a meter or two in front of their own try line, kicked it to the halfway line, were awarded another penalty from the line-out which they kicked to a couple of meters from the Saxons try line caught the throw in and rumbled over. The successful conversion from wide out took them back into the lead at 17 – 15.
Not long after they scored another, this time a very good try, running the length of the field passing the ball from hand to hand until they scored wide out on the right. Another good conversion took the score to 24 – 15 and looking as though their president might have his aspirations realised.
But Southend had different ideas. Back to fifteen they took the game to Amersham, a couple of penalties saw them throw the ball in 5 meters out for a forwards push, recycle and finally pass the ball out to Saxon Tom Day that saw him touch down for his third try of the afternoon. Another good conversion from Lloyd took the Saxons back into touching distance at 24 – 22 with thirty minutes left.
Amersham looked as though they scored another try but the referee called it held up much to the Southend supporters relief. Shortly later Southend stormed forward and scored their fourth try of the game when the forwards mauled it over the line. Another successful conversion took the score to 24 – 29.
Both teams lost a player each to yellow cards following a tussle off the ball.
The final 20 minutes, including added time where Amersham’s. They dominated but failed to score again partly because they kept losing hard won line-outs and Saxons defense proved resilient much to the relief of the traveling supporters. Five league points on the road is a good start to this seasons campaign. We are in 6th place on points difference. Next up Shelford at home next Saturday.
AG
