Match Reports
Holbrook 2nd (0) V Horley (0)
13/03/2010
After a promising start to the new season Holbrook II travelled away to Horley and suffered a heavy defeat, 65 – 0 at the hands of the Sussex 3 new boys. There had been a few changes to the Holbrook side after their previous victorious encounter with Barns Green and on paper the team should have faired much better. Yet on the warm and humid afternoon, Holbrook II fell a l.... Read Match Report
Holbrook 1st (46) V Seaford (3)
10/10/2009
Playing in the back row for the first time in 4 years Marc Cashman delivered an outstanding performance to earn him the "Man of the Match" vote from his team mates in their much improved performance against Seaford on Saturday.
Holbrook finished off with a 46 - 3 win thanks to some fine performances throughout the team. Running in 7 tries Holbrook produced .... Read Match Report
Holbrook 1st (11) V Pulborough (13)
19/09/2009
Holbrook 11 – Pulborough 13
An early season clash between local rivals should have been an exciting affair, however, with so much at stake the game proved to be a major disappointment. Both sides played with passion and enthusiasm, but alas made far too many mistakes as balls were dropped and wrong options taken.
Pulborough finally held on to .... Read Match Report
Holbrook 1st (24) V Rye (5)
12/09/2009
The first game of the new league season saw Holbrook making an epic trek to the far end of East Sussex to play Rye. Holbrook started well winning good lineout ball and building on a series of phases to create an early try for full back Nick Holt who hit the line with a good angle of attack to sprint 20 meters for the opening try. Unfortunately the strong wind, which persisted f.... Read Match Report
Holbrook 1st (38) V Rye (14)
14/03/2009
Holbrook looked to have retained their Sussex 1 status, with a comprehensive victory away at league strugglers Rye in what was a must win game for both sides. The long drive did not seem to affect the visitors as they got off to a quick start with Mickey Walker converting a penalty in the first two minutes.
Holbrook’s lead however was short lived as a n.... Read Match Report
Holbrook 1st (10) V Uckfield (14)
07/03/2009
Holbrook 10 Uckfield 14
Holbrook can take great pride in a closely fought 14-10 defeat at the hands of second placed Uckfield. The visitors have only lost twice all season and had put 40 points past Holbrook in the return fixture so this was an extension of the recent improved performances by the North Heath Lane side.
With a number of play.... Read Match Report
Holbrook 1st (35) V Burgess Hill (29)
21/02/2009
Hobrook travelled to Burgess Hill on Saturday for the Div 1 clash still needing a couple of wins to be sure of avoiding any threat of relegation . After a disrupted journey down the visitors looked sluggish at the start with the home side gaining territory and possesion .
However the Holbrook defence kept the home side at bay until the pressure eventually told a neat cros.... Read Match Report
Holbrook 1st (17) V Seaford (19)
31/01/2009
Holbrook can take heart from a valiant performance down on the South Coast with a narrow defeat in the league at the hands of Seaford. After a convincing win the previous week Holbrook went into the game with great confidence of reversing two earlier defeats in the season.
With a strong breeze behind Holbrook took advantage in the first half with a quick star.... Read Match Report
Holbrook 1st (10) V Pulborough (44)
10/01/2009
Pulborough 44 Holbrook 10
Holbrook suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of local league rivals Pulborough after a lacklustre second half performance down at Cootham. After a lengthy Christmas break Holbrook were always up against it after a sluggish start, as Pulborough took advantage of the blustery conditions.
Pulborough were quickly o.... Read Match Report
Holbrook 1st (8) V Seaford (19)
13/12/2008
Weather was shocking with heavy rain and high wind for most of the game.
We spent most of the 1st half in the Seaford 22 using the windy conditions to our advantage. After huge amounts of pressure Chris Keeler managed to score a well worked try in the corner after some good work from the forwards and a perfectly weighted kick through from full back and Holbro.... Read Match Report
Holbrook 1st (8) V Pulborough (7)
08/11/2008
Holbrook 1\'s entertained Pulborough 1\'s on a damp and overcast day last Saturday , with both sides lower mid table and wanting a win to take them clear of the bottom .From the start both sides looked evenly matched although Pulborough got the early momentum with some good attacking rugby through the forwards and backs to keep the home side pinned down in their own 22 for a pe.... Read Match Report
Holbrook 1st (11) V Seaford (14)
25/10/2008
Holbrook suffered yet another agonising defeat, when Seaford scored in the final play of the game to snatch victory away from the North Heath Lane side. In front of a large crowd, bolstered by the Vice Presidents luncheon, Holbrook were confident of a positive result after an improved performance in the Cup last week and a strong line up due to their second’s game being c.... Read Match Report
Holbrook 1st (3) V Burgess Hill (20)
04/10/2008
At last rugby weather was here , a cooler drizzly day than had been experienced so far this season . Holbrook 1\'s hosted a Burgess Hill side enjoying a good start to the season and currently sitting on top in Div 1 .
The game started with BH looking tentative and making some errors which Holbrook forwards capitalised on to create pressure early on and an eventu.... Read Match Report
Holbrook 1st (5) V Uckfield (40)
27/09/2008
Holbrook suffered their second league defeat down in Uckfield, as the North Heath Lane side ran out of gas despite a promising start to the match.
On another hot & sunny day Holbrook got off to a bright start pinning the home side in their own half for long periods of the first quarter. The Blues failed to capitalise on the early pressure with a number of wrong opti.... Read Match Report
Holbrook 1st (31) V Rye (5)
20/09/2008
Holbrook bounced back from their opening league match defeat to secure an excellent win against fellow promoted rivals Rye.Holbrook, who had defeated Rye twice last year, took nothing for granted as they started the stronger with an early score. Quick ball from a line out and a practised back line move, created the opportunity for Centre Nick Holt to crash over for an unconvert.... Read Match Report
