Monthly archives: April 1998


25 April 1998; Kettering IV 0, AEI 47

AEI finished off their season with an emphatic victory over a side with whom they drew earlier in the season. The scene was set from a scrum in the opening minutes when the ball was spun through the backs, winger Paul Thompson made a good break and Tony Chronnell popped […]


18 April 1998; AEI 27, Northampton Casuals III 37

The final score was perhaps closer than it should have been in this typical end of season game. The try-fest started in the opening minutes with a try for Casuals but some characteristically strong running by Paul Thompson gave him a try to bring the scores level, and Nick Elliott’s […]


11 April 1998; Old Leamingtonians IV 12, AEI 15

A Nick Elliott penalty ten minutes from time clinched a match for AEI that for long periods had been in the balance. Despite widespread flooding around Leamington, the pitch was in excellent condition and the main factor affecting play was the strong wind into which AEI played during the first […]


4 April 1998; Milton Keynes III 10, AEI 7

A Milton Keynes try in the last minute put pay to a brave AEI effort on a day when many would have preferred to stay in the bar. With a contingent of AEI players on duty at Twickenham, the selection committee again had a difficult mix and match task, and […]