Match Reports


19 December 1998, AEI 22, Coventry Saracens I 12

Sustained AEI pressure finally paid off with inside centre Nick Elliott taking a crash ball on the halfway line, breaking the defence and slipping the ball to outside centre Rich Pinks to run it in. Saracens hit back with a try and conversion after a good period of pressure but […]


12 December 1998, Bedford Athletic IV 10, AEI 22

AEI’s run of good results continued, despite both teams fielding less than the traditional fifteen players. The wet,muddy conditions and quagmire like pitch meant that handling was a challenge and the game was littered with mistakes. Amongst numerous scrums and lineouts, AEI were first onto the scoresheet when centre Neil […]


5 December 1998, AEI 32, Old Leamingtonians IV 10

A good victory for a much improved AEI in this traditionally tough fixture. Stevie Neal was first on the scoresheet for AEI before Old Leams hit back with a converted try of their own. AEI then opened the gap with trys before half-time by Rob Goode and Chris Milner (his […]


28 November 1998, Warwick II 7, AEI 27

A very late change in fixture and drive down the road from Old Warwickians to Warwick did little to upset AEI’s usual exhaustive pre match routine. The game marked Paul Thompson’s farewell appearance for the club before his departure to pastures new across the Atlantic but, unusually, he didn’t find […]


21 November 1998, Newbold IV 27, AEI 5

A typically hard fought local derby ended in victory for the home team. Despite the slope advantage in the first half, AEI needed an early Newbold try to wake them up and start them playing. The remainder of the first half remainded tight with Newbold playing to their strengths in […]


14 November 1998, AEI vs Bugbrooke II – Cancelled

A little documented side-effect of the increased number of international games on the TV is their impact on ‘junior’ club rugby. Once upon a time there were four international weekends in January/February. Soon the Five Nations will be increased to Six, plus we have a spate of matches now played […]


7 November 1998, AEI 27, Claverdon II 7

An interesting match which started with 27 players on the pitch and, despite an ambulance removing one Claverdon player with a broken ankle, ended with 30 players. Generous as always, AEI leant Claverdon three players and it was one of these, Terry Bott, who scored the only try of the […]


31 October 1998, Kettering IV 22, AEI 29

Hayward Hat-trick Hero! AEI started poorly on a wet and windy Kettering afternoon, going three tries to nil down after 20 minutes and losing out to Kettering’s well drilled pack. Inspiration came from stand-in ‘stand-off’ Mark McDog breaking through and feeding ever young Nick ‘Haircut 100’ Hayward to score and […]