A GOOD WIN AGAINST A DETERMINED FOLKESTONE SIDE.

However, the Folkestone team were determined to disrupt this notion and started well, and opened the scoring with a good try. The rustiness of the long break without a game showed and the Lions battled through the half, struggling to find the form that they have shown this Season.
Folkestone remained resolute in their purpose and scored another try, putting the Lions under strong pressure . However, despite the apparent drop in form, the Home players showed grit and determination , scoring two tries before the half-time whistle to pull the side back into the game .

After the break, there ensued a battle for possession and ball retention. The Lions started to show some continuity and as a result of some excellent back play, a try was scored in the corner to give the Home side the lead.
There followed some vigorous forward play , with John Stabler to the fore, and another try was scored .

This victory ensures that the Lions stay unbeaten at the top of the Late Red East Kent League, having conceded only 4 tries in 9 games .

The Side : Hubbard, Dixon (Capt) , Bentley, Rose, Stabler, Chatterton, Matt Michael, Short, Joseph Michael, Libby, Johnson, McCarthy, Ward, Murray, Clarke, D.Atkinson, D.Best, Crews, Fletcher .