At the third time of asking Kent Eagles finally managed to complete their National Development Trophy campaign for season 2025 at Leicester’s Hydroscand Arena on Thursday evening.
Kent Eagles will try again to complete their National Development Trophy campaign this evening after heavy rain frustrated attempts to fulfil their intended Sunday fixture at the Hydroscand Arena home of the Leicester Fox Cubs.
A dominant visiting pack, poor discipline and questionable choices all contributed to this narrow Canterbury defeat, their first home loss of the National 2 East season.
Kent Eagles complete their 2025 National Development Trophy campaign this coming Sunday evening as they travel to Leicester’s Beaumont Park Arena where they are set to face the local Fox Cubs with a 7.30p.m. start time.
Kent Eagles slipped to a 51-38 defeat at Plymouth Centurions Coliseum circuit on Saturday however they were able to clinch the aggregate bonus point by a 5-point margin (92-87) by virtue of their 54-36 victory over Devon outfit at Iwade in mid-June.
The precision and pace of the National 2 East league leaders proved too much for a patched up Canterbury but their competitive qualities earned them late scores and a bonus point.
A team of runners from Kent will go the extra mile on Sunday when they run 70km from Newington near Sittingbourne to Ramsgate in aid of Kent, Surrey, Sussex Air Ambulance.
A commanding first half show from Canterbury, which saw them run in five tries, set up this decisive bonus point victory.
Kent Eagles Captain Ben Morley proved a wholly popular winner of the Iwade Championship at the Old Gun Site on Sunday afternoon.
Canterbury were blown away in the second half at windswept Dorking. In agame of a remarkable eight yellow cards they failed to push home theirdominance when wind and slope worked in their favour and a narrow 7-5 half time lead never looked enough.
A Kent derby that went down to the wire saw Canterbury snatch their third consecutive victory with a try from the last play of the game.
Kent Eagles try again this coming Saturday evening as they travel to Plymouth’s Coliseum Stadium in search of National Development Trophy points as they are set to take on the local Centurions.
A tough as teak defensive effort earned Canterbury a first National 2 East success at Henley for six years.
In boxing terms Canterbury’s first National 2 East victory of the season would have been called ‘a crowd pleaser’ with eleven tries on offer and the result never nailed down until late in the game.
Kent Eagles rounded off their home National Development Trophy home team fixtures in dominant mood as they saw off the challenge of the Birmingham Bulls by a 54-35 margin, a scoreline and the acquisition of the aggregate bonus point (98-79) seeing them leapfrog the West Midlands outfit into second place in the table.