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Ely Tigers travelled to league leaders Norwich, who remain unbeaten, following last week’s defeat away to Saffron Walden. The head coach had to make changes to the match day squad due to unavailability. With just 6 minutes on the clock, the home side took the lead with a try and successful conversion. Ely soon had …
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With Rugby being frozen off all weekend, approx 50 people took part in the first “Tigers 5km Roar”, which included players, coaches, team managers, first aiders and families. The route took the “A10 path” from the Hive towards the BP petrol station and back. Tigers are back in action this weekend as they travel to …
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Eight teams of year 5 and 6 students from six schools in the East Cambridgeshire district took part in a mixed Tag Rugby tournament organised by ActivePlay Education on Thursday, November 28th,2024. Although it was a frosty start to the morning, the pitch at Ely Outdoor Sports Association soon thawed and with Young Leaders from …
Ely Tigers are delighted to announce the appointment of Des Lloyd as Senior Head Coach. Des joins us from Watton RFC, where he held the position of DOR/Head Coach for 7 years. In that time, he re-energised the club, helping to re-introduce a second team and securing 2 promotions for the 1st XV. Prior to …
Ely Tigers travelled to Suffolk to face Southwold, and a strong brisk wind on the coast, for their last away game of 2023, again the side were forced to make changes to the starting 15. Five minutes on the clock, the home side make the breakthrough, a missed tackle on the wing allowed them to …
Ely Tigers faced Diss on Saturday afternoon, hoping to stretch their unbeaten run to four games. Again, Tigers were faced to make changes to the starting 15, it was the visitors that took the lead with five minutes on the clock, when they were awarded a penalty, opting to kick for the points, with the …
Ely Tigers travelled to North Walsham 2s on Saturday afternoon to face a side with only one win on the board all season. Tigers again were forced to make changes in the starting 15, and that maybe showed during the first 40 minutes, as they struggled to get their passing rugby going, with to many …
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The rain that has swept the county meant a delayed start to the game, as the players from Cantabs swept the pitch, but the pitch was still unsafe to play, so players, and supporters crossed the road to play at Long Road College. 8 minutes on the clock, and the first try of the game …
A change to the starting 15 for Ely, due to unavailability, which also saw players playing out of position. The home side made a bright start, applying pressure on the Ely back line, Tigers held firm to win a scrum on their back line, the ball went back giving Tigers a chance to kick to …
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Ely Tigers travelled to Holt for their final league game of the season, knowing a win against the second place side would cement their fourth place. The first half started with the home side having the lion share of the ball, but unable to make the chances count, but with 11 minutes on the clock …
Ely welcomed Diss to the Cambridge Commodities Park on Saturday for their last home league game of the season, knowing a win would help then secure a fourth-place finish An early chance for Ely, as they were awarded a penalty, which Jake Alsop scores, soon after the first try of the afternoon came, with Ely …
Ely Tigers welcomed Southwold for a rearranged fixture on Saturday afternoon to the Cambridge Commodities Park. Both sides were missing players and it showed in a disjointed game, it was the home side that scored first, with Mark Assenti crossing the try line to give the Tigers an early lead, with Matt McCarthy adding the …
Ely Tigers welcome unbeaten league leaders, Saffron Walden, to the Cambridge Commodities Park on Saturday afternoon. The game started evenly but it was the visitors that troubled the scoreboard first, from a Walden line out, forcing Ely back, the ball breaks out wide finding a gap in front of the posts to score unchallenged, with the …
A slow start for Ely Tigers proved costly on Saturday as the side travelled to Wymondham, again the Tigers were unable to name the same side as the previous week’s win over Shelford. An early chance for the home side saw the first points on the board, and like previous weeks it was missed tackles …
Ely Tigers travelled to Diss for a rearranged fixture from the opening day of the season, again the squad of 18 saw a number of changes due to injury and player unavailability which meant another shuffle around for the coaching staff. The game started with neither side able to take a foothold on the game, …
Ely Tigers travelled across to Bury St Edmunds Saturday afternoon to play Bury 2’s with a much changed squad of 18 due to injury and player unavailability, aswell as Covid cases, a squad that changed again on Saturday morning. It was the home side that troubled the scoreboard first, winning a line out they moved …
Ely Tigers looked to build on last weeks win away at Southwold as they welcomed West Norfolk to the Cambridge Commodities Park, again there was changes to the starting 15, with Joel Scott Paul making a long awaited return following injury that ruled him out for the majority of the previous season. Tigers started the …
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Ely Tigers made their longest away journey of the season when then travelled to Southwold last Saturday. Forced into changes due to player availability meaning some players would be playing off position, the game saw a league debut for Aaron Borland, and the return to the pack for Eli Williamson. The game didn’t start well …
On Saturday 19th an impressive a hundred and sixty nine Tigers players and their families descended on Franklins Gardens for a packed day of rugby and fun. As part of our recent affiliation to Northampton Saints we were invited to be their club of the match. The day involved a coaching session from the club, …
Ely Tigers took a break from the league to face Shelford 3’s in the Cambridgeshire Intermediate County Cup at Davey Field on Friday evening. Tigers fielded a changed starting 15 handing debuts to Michael Reeves and Joe Coyle, there was also a place for Joel Scott Paul, who due to injury has been missing from …
Ely Tigers made the short trip to Wisbech for their final league game of 2021, having already met last month, where Tigers run out 62-17 winners, the side were looking to complete the double and keep the pressure on league leaders, Holt. The game started well for the home side, scoring the first try of …
Ely Tigers welcomed league leader’s Holt, to Cambridge Commodities Park on Saturday afternoon. The game started well for both sides, as both sides tried to get a foot hold in the game, it was the home side that put points on the board as the referee award Ely a penalty, they opted to kick for …
Ely Tigers travelled to Thurston last Saturday afternoon looking to extend their unbeaten run to three, again the selection saw changes to the starting 15, the forecast all week had mentioned the incoming storm and for a change the forecast was spot on as the game was played in rain and gusting winds The game …
While other clubs in the London 2 Eastern Counties League, Ely Tigers welcome Wisbech in a re-arranged league fixture, the sides met on the back of wins the previous week, both sides fielding changed 15’s making changes to their squad during the morning of the game, with replacement Ricky Linton being forced to withdraw, and …
Ely Tigers travelled to Ipswich YM on Saturday with yet another much changed starting 15, with the bench, possibly the oldest they have named for a while, and the replacements came into action as early as the fifth minute as Tom Green was replaced with John Dibb. In a tight first half it was Ely …
The new club mantra this year of, Two Teams, One Squad, again came to the forefront on Saturday as Ely Tigers travelled across to Thetford for a league fixture, with first team regulars missing due to injury and availability it gave a chance to those coming in to impress. Tigers got off to a prefect …
King’s Ely’s 1st XV Rugby team has made school history by winning every single match they played this season. The squad won all eleven of their games this season, putting them at the top of the UK Schools Rugby League and making them winners of the East Anglia Independent Schools 1st XV Rugby Trophy. Captain …
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Busy entrepreneur, mum, teacher and events organiser Joanna Branson has plenty to keep her on her toes. Her small business, Shoenique – Life is Too Short for Boring Shoes, won the Grafton Centre’s Mumpreneur Award in Cambridge last year. Her EastEnders themed stilettos swept soap star Luisa Bradshaw-White off her feet at the London Gay …
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For those people following Ely Tigers First Team. Sadly they lost today to Epping in their play-off game 36 – 22 which means they are not promoted for next season. However the Tigers Development Team have a Cup Final next weekend and they are also undefeated in their league this season, so promotion for them. …
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