Match Reports


3 October 1999; AEI 24, Neil Waddoups’ Select XV 29

AEI forsook their normal Saturday afternoon engagement to entertain an “Old AEI and guests” team selected by Neil Waddoups as a “testimonial” match. Neil has been forced to retire early due to the failure of his radical ideas on tackle practice. His theory that “The bigger they come the harder […]


18 September 1999; AEI 10, Rugby Tailenders 43

The previous weeks victory over Cosby proved costly for AEI who were forced to start this game with a largely experimental pack. This was helped little by the loss after 10 minutes of flanker Mark McDonough and meant AEI were reduced to 14 men. With two early tries by Tailenders, […]


24 April 1999, Northampton Heathens 28, AEI 15

On an unusually warm and pleasant spring day AEI arrived at Heathens expecting a run out against their second team despite grave predictions from several older members of the team about the oppositions predisposition in changing the fixture. Alas the doom merchants were correct and another AEI selection of those […]


3 April 1999, AEI 17, Long Buckby III 29

On a fine spring day, both sides demonstrated that the handling game is alive and well amongst the junior clubs but AEI passed up a golden opportunity for victory. Early exchanges demonstrated that the sides were evenly balanced, and it took quarter of an hour until the first score. It […]


27 March 1999, AEI 12, Kettering IV 27

AEI’s struggle against 1999’s ever increasing injury and absence list meant that debutant Herve Menaut was the 42nd player used by AEI this season. Following the pre-match minutes silence in honour of former AEI player Jim Baines, the well drilled Kettering team were quicker out of the blocks and were […]


20 March 1999, Cosby 9, AEI 5

A disappointing result for AEI in a scrappy and niggly match. In what is traditionally a tight fixture between the teams, Cosby took first blood with a penalty in front of the posts. Despite some problems in the scrums and the early loss of Mark McDonough through injury, AEI then […]


13 March 1999, Chorley II 5, AEI 31

With a continued disregard for protocol, AEI won on tour for the third year in a row. A somewhat rushed and cramped changing room combined with a liquid lunch made AEI’s pre match preparation more chaotic than usual. This, combined with the brave decision to play uphill for the first […]