Match Reports

AEI made light of the boggy conditions and, playing with the slope in the first half, their pack dominated the scrums. AEI took first blood when Mark McDonough took a quick penalty close to the Claverdon line and was ferociously driven over to score by Tom King. After further wallowing […]

AEI sank to a third successive defeat by a single score in this hard fought Merit Table game. After only ten minutes, AEI scrum half Terry Bott made an early exit for his mandatory visit to hospital, causing a reshuffle in the AEI back line. The first half was a […]

A tense match, not helped by hail and freezing winds, saw AEI loose a match which was theirs for the taking. Yet again, the AEI team which took to the pitch bore little resemblence to that picked the week before but AEI were glad to welcome back Mark Allen and […]

AEI demonstrated good cohesiveness and team spirit as they finally returned to winning ways. Continuing a trend of early match heroics, winger Tim Udall mesmerisingly dived over to score after five minutes to set AEI on their way. AEI extended their lead midway through the half when flanker Chris Hague […]

AEI demonstrated what an excess of Christmas pudding and lack of exercise can do and they produced easily their worst performance of the season. An early AEI try flattered to deceive, although Rich Pinks did well to pick up a speculative kick from Mark McDonough and release Tim Udall to […]

With only 14 players, AEI put up an excellent performance in damp conditions. The AEI pack were dominant in the scrums, despite loosing a few balls against the head, and Southam’s constant refusal to use their overlap in the backs was to AEI’s advantage. The first half was particularly tight […]

For the second year running AEI ran out victors in this traditionally close fixture. AEI were boosted by the return of a number of players, all anxious to put themselves into the selectors minds for next weeks crunch local derby game. After a tense opening, the game developed into a […]

With AEI averaging ten years a man older than the visitors, this match was always going to be a game of forward’s strength versus back’s pace. AEI’s generosity did not just stop at the number of years advantage they gave OLs, they also contrived to give away an early penalty […]

An under-strength AEI were never really in this match against a well-drilled Birstall side. The pack was again missing a number of regular front row players plus Stevie Neal, who broke his toe changing a light bulb (strange but true). The Birstall pack dominated throughout and the AEI backs had […]

AEI completed their third victory in the Leicestershire Merit Table after a somewhat stuttering performance. Despite an early try in the corner by Neil Morgan, the home team started stronger and were soon 15-5 ahead due to some sloppy AEI defending. Although AEI scarcely deserved it on their first half […]