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Fullerians Girls v Ampthill Girls – Sunday 9th December 2018

U13's Ampthill/Bedford U13 Girls played away at Aylesbury last Sunday against Fullerians and an Aylesbury/ Bletchley composite team. The opposition were well drilled and formidable however due to the Ampthill girl's discipline and focus on the basics, such as rucks and mauls backed up with constant support the girls played and won the 4 games played. The girls effort and hard work in training is starting to pay off and they are looking to build on the foundations being built. Fullerians U15 Girls 35 Ampthill 5 A tough day for the Ampthill girls, we got off to … [Read more...] about Fullerians Girls v Ampthill Girls – Sunday 9th December 2018

1stXV 25 Moseley 17, Sat Dec 08, 2018, National 1

1stXV Overcome Tough Moseley In Tight Game Moseley arrived at Dillingham Park confident after two good victories in their last two matches against Plymouth Albion and Esher. Starting well the visitors took a deserved lead on five minute after a line out, catch and drive wide on the right scored by centre James Williams who failed with his conversion attempt. Ampthill hadn’t got off the bus with poor discipline and inaccuracy against a well drilled Moseley proving a problem. The visitors extended their lead in the 14th minute with lock Buster Lawrence coming up with … [Read more...] about 1stXV 25 Moseley 17, Sat Dec 08, 2018, National 1

1stXV v Moseley, 14:00, Sat Dec 8th, 2018, National 1, Match Preview

Ampthill welcome Birmingham Moseley to Dillingham Park This Saturday Birmingham Moseley began life in 1873 as Havelock Football Club, an offshoot of Havelock Cricket Club some of whose younger members wanted to play a winter sport. Home matches were played at St. Paul's Road, Balsall Heath. In 1874 the club was renamed Moseley Football Club and the famous red and black colours were used for the first time. 7 years later Moseley visited Leicester for the latter club's first-ever game. At the end of the match both sides claimed that they had won! In 1883 the club … [Read more...] about 1stXV v Moseley, 14:00, Sat Dec 8th, 2018, National 1, Match Preview

Rosslyn Park 10 1stXV 6, Sat Dec 01, 2018, National 1

Much Changed 1stXV Go Down At Rosslyn Park Rosslyn Park fully deserved their win at the Rock with a strong and disciplined display against a much changed Ampthill. Amps saw a major overhaul of the squad with nine changes to the match day 20 which obviously took a while to settle and Park, with the benefit of the elements in the first half, took advantage. The hosts scored first after the referee overruled his assistant to give a line out to the home side from some distance away! The resulting line out, catch & drive followed by multiple phases saw an 8th … [Read more...] about Rosslyn Park 10 1stXV 6, Sat Dec 01, 2018, National 1

Ampthill 40 Mowden Park 29, Sat Nov 24, 2018, National 1

A Game (Quite Literally) Of Two Halves Ampthill welcomed Mowden Park to Olney Field on a dry, overcast afternoon with a stiffish breeze blowing at right angles to the pitch. Amps squad saw Paino Hehea return at lock partnered by Jon Kpoku (dual registered with Saracens), Mikey Waters returning at fly half while the bench included Samson Ma'asi (hooker, DR with Northampton Saints), Alex Coles (lock, DR with Saints) and Mickey Wilson covering the backs. A's came out firing with much of the first 10 minutes played in the visitor's half before taking the lead through … [Read more...] about Ampthill 40 Mowden Park 29, Sat Nov 24, 2018, National 1

1stXV v Mowden Park, Sat Nov 24, 2018, 14:15, Match Preview

Ampthill Host Darlington Mowden Park This Saturday, Nov 24 Darlington Grammar School Old Boys was founded in 1950, 1970 saw the club buy land and build a pitches and a clubhouse at a site in Mowden, to the West of Darlington. At the same time the club changed it’s name to Mowden Park RFC, a more appropriate name as the club was no longer just for Old Boys. The last decade of the 20th century saw on field success with the club eventually promoted to level 4 in the rugby pyramid (then National 3 North, now National 2 North) and another renaming, to the current Darlington … [Read more...] about 1stXV v Mowden Park, Sat Nov 24, 2018, 14:15, Match Preview

Academy National Cup victory 46 – 7 over Ashby

A glorious bright winter’s afternoon saw Ampthill Academy welcome Ashby de la Zouch to Ampthill’s Dillingham Park for the latest round of the National Cup. A’s started the game well and centre Jamie Bell crossed the whitewash after just 2 minutes. Ashley, playing very much on the back foot conceded further tries from flanker Adam Shelley after 6mins. and second row man Harry Charter after 9min. The conversion from Fyn Cooke saw Ampthill leading 17 points to nil. As the game settled down Ampthill continued to dominate around the pitch and further tries came from prop … [Read more...] about Academy National Cup victory 46 – 7 over Ashby

Old Elthamians 13 1stXV 13, Sat Nov 17, 2018, National 1

1stXV Draw At League Leaders Old Elthamians Ampthill travelled to College Meadow on a dry autumnal afternoon to face league leaders Old Elthamians with a number of changes to the squad. Up front Alex Coles* returned to the engine room while flanker Will Allman replaced openside Joe Bercis. In the backs Kevin Barrett returned at scrum half while Ciaran Whyte moved to fly half to cover Josh Sharp's injury, James Pritchard returning at full back after an extended injury absence. The bench saw Syd Blackmore covering hooker while Sean Reffell* returned to cover the back … [Read more...] about Old Elthamians 13 1stXV 13, Sat Nov 17, 2018, National 1

Ampthill U15’s 17 V Olney U15’s 10 – Sunday November 11th 2018

Ampthill U15’s returned to Dillingham Park for an EML fixture against their old foes Olney in perfect conditions for rugby on Remembrance Sunday. Players, coaches and parents all observed two minutes silence at 11am to pay their respects. The game started well for Ampthill with plenty of early possession & territory, they opened the scoring with a well worked try from a ‘training ground’ line-out move with skipper Archie Barrett going over, this really was proof of all the hard work on the training ground coming to fruition, so much so it even brought a (rare) … [Read more...] about Ampthill U15’s 17 V Olney U15’s 10 – Sunday November 11th 2018

Olney RUFC U13’s Development v Ampthill RUFC Tigers – Sunday 11th November

Result: Olney 25 - Ampthill Tigers 10 Ampthill Tigers headed to Olney for what would, as always be a tough encounter. Although great early defence by the Tigers kept Olney at bay and saw one attempt over the line held up, a momentary lack of concentration saw Olney break the line to score. The forwards then took control of the ball and there were some powerful runs through the middle, an offload from one of these breaks was picked up by our centre who spotted a gap and ran half the pitch to level the score. The game then saw the introduction of the newest player … [Read more...] about Olney RUFC U13’s Development v Ampthill RUFC Tigers – Sunday 11th November

U13 & U15 Girls looking for new players

Last Sunday saw a lovely sunny autumn day for the under 13’s girls to join the under 15’s rugby to work on their rugby skills in a training session! The under 13’s squad is for all abilities in the school year of 7 and 8 we welcome girls that have not played the game before. The under 15’s squad welcomes all abilities too and is the school years 9 and 10. We train on Friday 6-7pm at Ampthill Rugby club and play or train on Sundays. Not played before? That is no a problem! Enjoy playing a team or group sport? then come down and try it out. We welcome new … [Read more...] about U13 & U15 Girls looking for new players

Ampthill RUFC Membership

Did you know your membership card gets you a discount to all home games (if you’re a gold member it’s free entry !) This same card also gets you a 10% discount at the clubhouse bar (all you have to do is load some money on it first) If you’ve applied for membership this season your card will be waiting for you behind the bar!! … [Read more...] about Ampthill RUFC Membership

Ampthill Academy 19 – Kettering 37

The Academy went down to their second league defeat of the season at home against a strong Kettering side. Early pressure from A’s went unrewarded, a feature of the game, and Kettering went up the other end to score a converted try on their first visit to the home sides 22. This was quickly followed by a penalty to make the score 0 – 10 after just 8 minutes. In the 10th minute Prop Pierce Holland got Ampthill onto the scoreboard with a typical strong charge across the try line.  A further Kettering try and a penalty saw the visitors build a lead although Ampthill came … [Read more...] about Ampthill Academy 19 – Kettering 37

1stXV 22, Rotherham 8, Sat Nov 03, 2018, National 1

1stXV Ends Rotherham Winning Run Ampthill welcomed Rotherham to Olney Field on a dry, partly cloudy afternoon with a strong wind blowing in favour of the visitors in the first half. The forward packs were evenly matched in the tight with nether side gaining much advantage at the scrummage or line out, however the home side's back row, working in tandem, had an advantage at the breakdown. Ampthill's backs, however, made frequent line breaks and always looked threatening while the visitors struggled by comparison. Amps opened the scoring on 3 minutes with a fine … [Read more...] about 1stXV 22, Rotherham 8, Sat Nov 03, 2018, National 1

1stXV v Rotherham, Sat Nov 03, 2018, 14:15, Match Preview

Former Premiership & Championship Rotherham Titans Visit Dillingham Park Ampthill are honoured to host Rotherham Titans this Saturday, Nov 3rd. The visitors were relegated from the Championship last season after 14 seasons playing at level 2 since they last played at Premiership level. Having had an indifferent start to their season they have struck a rich vein of form having won five consecutive games securing a bonus point in each to lie second in National 1, equal on points with leaders Old Elthaminans, with a played 9 won 6 record. Comfortably the … [Read more...] about 1stXV v Rotherham, Sat Nov 03, 2018, 14:15, Match Preview