Ealing Trailfinders took complete control of their Championship title destiny with an emphatic 57-14 victory over an in-form Amphtill at Trailfinders Sports Club.

It took the league leaders only two minutes to lay down their marker, as heavy pressure inside the Ampthill 5-metre line allowed Matt Cornish to dive on a charged down box kick and give Trailfinders the lead.

The home side then extended their lead four minutes later through James Cordy-Redden, who ran a hard support line off scrum-half Craig Hampson to crash over the line.

A bizarre try got Ampthill back into the game, as ex-Trailfinders Academy player Brandon Jackson grubber kicked the ball twice to himself down the left flank to then set up Tom Bacon to score under the posts.

Congratulations to our Sxollie’s Man of the Match Craig Willis

Read the full report here: Trailfinders Women Match Report

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Trailfinders Women defeated Harlequins Women 42-31 in the Allianz Cup 7th Place Playoff to secure their first-ever win in a London derby.

A brace from Rowena Burnfield and tries from Vicky Laflin, Abi Burton and Liz Musgrove, along with 17 points off the boot of Ellie Green, secured 7th for Trailfinders over their West-London rivals.

This concludes the 23/24 Allianz Cup campaign, with Trailfinders hosting Exeter in the Allianz PWR next up.

Read the full report here: Trailfinders Women Match Report

Trailfinders Women defeated Harlequins Women 42-31 in the Allianz Cup 7th Place Playoff to secure their first-ever win in a London derby.

A brace from Rowena Burnfield and tries from Vicky Laflin, Abi Burton and Liz Musgrove, along with 17 points off the boot of Ellie Green, secured 7th for Trailfinders over their West-London rivals.

This concludes the 23/24 Allianz Cup campaign, with Trailfinders hosting Exeter in the Allianz PWR next up.

The game began at break-neck speed, with Quins conceding consecutive penalties at the breakdown. This gave Trailfinders the ball deep in the hosts’ red zone, and Burnfield converted the opportunity from the pick-and-go.

The pace of the match continued. Laflin made a break down the left wing, forcing Quins out of their defensive organisation. As a result, they were pinged for offside. This gave Green her first penalty kick of the game, taking the score to 10-0 in as many minutes.

Laflin continued to exert herself on the occasion in the following play. Liz Musgrove pounced on turnover ball and broke through the Quins line, finding the new England call-up, who scored from 40 metres out.

Quins then answered back with a try of their own through Rosie Dobson.

The hooker’s score was somewhat of a catalyst for the home side’s fight back, as they scored again through Aseza Hele.

However, Trailfinders had the final act of the first half, as Burnfield dotted down at the back of a thunderous scrum to make the score 24-14 at the break.

The second term started even faster than the first. Quins kicked a Trailfinders kick-off back to the travellers and right down the throat of Laflin, who produced an extraordinary mazy run through the on-coming Harlequins defence only to be dragged down inches from the whitewash. Burton capitalised on Laflin’s break, diving over from short range to score.

It then went from bad to worse for the hosts as Emily Scott was yellow carded for a high tackle on Burton, giving Green the chance to convert another shot at goal.

Musgrove then made Quins pay for the yellow card, as Ella Amory recognised a poor kick chase and found the Scottish winger in acres down the left wing to go over the whitewash.

A final Green penalty followed, leaving the final score 42-31 to Trailfinders, who took the bragging rights home to their part of West London.

Congratulations to Ellie Green who was our Arnold Hill Player of the Match.

“The U14’s played in the Harrow 10’s Cup on April 28th. Despite tough conditions the boys played well and put in some great performances.”

 

On Sunday 21st April, Ealing U13s hosted Bishop Stortford. We played two matches – an A team match and a B team match.

The A team match was a remarkable match with Ealing holding out Bishop Stortford for over 20 minutes in the second half. Ealing then went on to score in the final play to win 20 – 15. Man of the match went to Daniel.

The B team match was also a tense affair with both teams scoring frequently whilst putting in some excellent last gasp tackles! Bishop Stortford came away as winners, but we were delighted to give 4 Ealing players their first experience of playing for Ealing – they were all fantastic. One of the players who played in his first match was Luca (pictured) who was voted man of the match.

It was a great day for the U13s!

 

On Sunday morning, the Ealing U12 Girls squad assembled to play their final 12-a-side match of the season. Our opponents for the day, Ashford RFC, made the long journey up from Kent, and travelled in good numbers of both players and supporters. The drab weather conditions did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm from either side.

After a joint warm up, the referee (our very own Cyril R) got the game underway, and the first period was characterised by an evenly (and heavily) contested breakdown, the Ealing girls looking to move the ball through the hands, and Ashford’s strong ball carriers causing our girls problems. Both sides were guilty of leaving scores out on the pitch, and a tense first period finished Ealing 1 -2 Ashford, with Catherine grabbing the try for the hosts with a mazy run from out wide, which has become somewhat of a trademark for her.

The second period was much of the same, with the Ealing girls getting close to crossing the opposition tryline on several occasions and also having to working hard in defence to keep the Ashford attack at bay. Another closely contested period finished with the scores Ealing 2 – 3 Ashford, with Rose dotting down from close range to get the Ealing try.

The final 3rd was where Ashford pulled away from Ealing and eased their way to victory, with a number of tries characterised by strong running from deep despite the best efforts of a tiring (and injury depleted) Ealing defence. The sole Ealing score in the period came from Catherine, with the match ending Ealing 3 – 7 Ashford.

As mentioned by the Ashford manager in the post-match clubhouse speeches, the scoreline was not wholly reflective of what was generally a fairly even match. What is for certain however is that, at the end of their first season together, the girls acquitted themselves incredibly well against a well organised and well-established side. For that, they should be very proud of themselves.

The Ealing Player of the Day, as voted for by the opposition, was Neave and her fearlessness, elusive running and carrying the ball from deep made her a deserved recipient of the award.

The Ealing Girls squad and management are very grateful to Ashford for making the trip to West London and we hope to see them again soon. The team move forward from this match and look forward to their final outing of the season in a 7’s festival this Friday.

Ealing Trailfinders Netball Club got their first taste of precious podium metals at the Evolution Netball Tournament this past Sunday!

The u14s team went undefeated in the group stages and jumped into the finals of the tournament where they faced West London Junior Netball League Champions, All Stars Netball Club.

The fiercely competitive game went back and forth at speed, but All Star’s experience and game management meant that we proudly took home the Silver medals!

Our u15s won 3 of their 6 games to pick up the Bronze Medals in a very strong draw – It’s scary how much potential this group of players have!

In addition to the team successes, Abigail Alvares was awarded the U13’s Player of the tournament for her constant movement and determination to get the ball!

Lottie Pinneger was also voted as the U11 Player of the Tournament, for an emphatic defensive display, mostly against athletes a foot taller than her!

Three years ago, we started Ealing Trailfinders Netball Club with three girls as a response to Covid 19. We wanted to engage with more people from the community, so delivered a Free 6-week programme in local schools, including Brentside High School, Ellen Wilkinson, Ada Lovelace and St. Gregory’s to bring netball to the forefront of their schools.

We now have over 70 members from u7s – u15s and are still taking in new members every week! We also help deliver the extensive Netball Programme at Notting Hill and Ealing High School, Coach the University of West London’s first team and continue to build links in local schools including Christ the Saviour, Three Bridges, Ada Lovlace and Ealing Fields.

If you or anyone you know want to play netball or find out more about the work we do in the community, visit our website www.ealingtrailfinders.org.uk or contact PD on pd@etprm.com

In addition to the team successes, Abigail Alvares was awarded the U13’s Player of the tournament for her constant movement and determination to get the ball!

Lottie Pinneger was also voted as the U11 Player of the Tournament, for an emphatic defensive display, mostly against athletes a foot taller than her!

Three years ago, we started Ealing Trailfinders Netball Club with three girls as a response to Covid 19. We wanted to engage with more people from the community, so delivered a Free 6-week programme in local schools, including Brentside High School, Ellen Wilkinson, Ada Lovelace and St. Gregory’s to bring netball to the forefront of their schools.

We now have over 70 members from u7s – u15s and are still taking in new members every week!  We also help deliver the extensive Netball Programme at Notting Hill and Ealing High School, Coach the University of West London’s first team and continue to build links in local schools including Christ the Saviour, Three Bridges, Ada Lovlace and Ealing Fields.

If you or anyone you know want to play netball or find out more about the work we do in the community, visit our website www.ealingtrailfinders.org.uk or contact PD on pd@etprm.com

Join us for our End of Season Dinner and enjoy a three-course meal.
This year we have a new format with the Memorial Game being played during the afternoon, KO 15:00, so come make a day of it, either as a player or a spectator.
To book sign up HERE, Any questions contact Tim Hitchcock

Sunday 12. May at 10:00 – 16:00

Vallis Way, London W13 0DD, UK

Please join us on Sunday 12th May for our End of Season Family Fun Day Party.

The day will start with final training sessions of the season across Minis, Youth and Colts, followed by the End of Season Awards Ceremonies for each age group.
(Training times & invites will be issued on Spond by each age group as usual for this part).

You are then invited to stay and enjoy an afternoon of fun & games, which will include:

Bar, BBQ & Pulled Pork Rolls
Ice Cream Van
Bouncy Castle & Assault Course Inflatable’s
Children’s Rides & Face Painting
Cross Bar Challenge, Games & Races

Entry and all of the above games, rides & activities will be provided FREE of Charge.

Food, drink & ice creams will be available to purchase from the bar & food stalls.

Please feel free to bring friends and family with you as we celebrate the end of another great season at Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club. All sections of Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club (including Men’s, Women’s and Social Members) are also encouraged to join in and help celebrate the Club’s traditional season-end Closing Day.