Seniors

Fixtures

First XV

10 Dec10th December 2022 Alton RFC away (l)

17 Dec17th December 2022 Trojans RFC home (l)

7 Jan7th January 2023 Gosport and Fareham RFC away (l)

14 Jan14th January 2023 Portsmouth RFC away (l)

21 Jan21st January 2023 Winchester RFC home (l)

28 Jan28th January 2023 Havant 2 away (l)

11 Feb11th February 2023 Basingstoke RFC home (l)

18 Feb18th February 2023 Petersfield RFC away (l)

4 Mar4th March 2023 Jersey RFC home (l)

11 Mar11th March 2023 Andover RFC away (l)

Second XV

10 Dec10th December 2022 Alresford RFC home (hp)

17 Dec17th December 2022 Chichester 2 away (hp)

7 Jan7th January 2023 Ellingham and Ringwood RFC home (hp)

14 Jan14th January 2023 Fordingbridge RFC home (hp)

21 Jan21st January 2023 Tottonians 2 away (hp)

28 Jan28th January 2023 Sandown and Shanklin home (hp)

11 Feb11th February 2023 Fawley RFC away (hp)

18 Feb18th February 2023 New Milton and District RFC home (hp)

4 Mar4th March 2023 Millbrook RFC away (hp)

11 Mar11th March 2023 US Portsmouth RFC home (hp)

Third XV

14 Jan14th January 2023 Fareham Heathens 2 away (hl)

21 Jan21st January 2023 Isle of Wight 2 away (hl)

28 Jan28th January 2023 Portsmouth 3 away (hl)

18 Feb18th February 2023 Lockheath Pumas 2 home (hl)

4 Mar4th March 2023 Trojans 2 away (hl)

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First XV 2021/22

Second XV 2018/19

Third XV 2018/19

Fourth XV 2018/19

2022/23 season

Senior Coaching Team

Head Coach

James Croker

Assistant Coach

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First XV Captain

Matt Lovell

Manager

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Second XV Captain

Nic Blake

Manager

Lloyd Bennett

Third XV Captain

Sam Stanley

Manager

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Results

First XV

3 Dec	Eastleigh	29	25	Bournemouth
12 Nov	Eastleigh	87	10	Petersfield
5 Nov	Basingstoke	12	20	Eastleigh
29 Oct	Eastleigh	16	11	Havant
22 Oct	Winchester	40	10	Eastleigh
15 Oct	Eastleigh	48	0	Portsmouth
1 Oct	Eastleigh	36	31	Gosport and Fareham
24 Sep	Trojans	14	20	Eastleigh
17 Sep	Eastleigh	35	21	Alton
3 Sep	Eastleigh	24	19	Andover

Second XV

12 Nov	New Milton and District	80	5	Eastleigh
29 Oct	Sandown and Shanklin	HWO		Eastleigh
22 Oct	Eastleigh	5	38	Tottonians
15 Oct	Fordingbridge	100	0	Eastleigh
8 Oct	US Portsmouth	41	40	Eastleigh
1 Oct	Ellingham and Ringwood	70	0	Eastleigh
1 Oct	Ellingham and Ringwood	70	0	Eastleigh
24 Sep	Eastleigh	20	17	Chichester
17 Sep	Alresford	HWO		Eastleigh
10 Sep	Eastleigh	7	68	Bognor

Third XV

5 Nov	Eastleigh	36	17	Portsmouth
22 Oct	Eastleigh	3	56	Isle of Wight
15 Oct	Eastleigh	43	0	Fareham Heathens
24 Sep	Chichester	75	7	Eastleigh
17 Sep	Eastleigh	36	26	Trojans

	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	P.For	P.Ag
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2nd XV
3rd XV
Social XV

Match Report

29th February: London Exiles RFC at home

Eastleigh hoped for a quick and dominant start however this was quite different to what happened; straight from the kickoff, the London Exiles second row broke through the home side’s defence and as the ball was shipped wide, the visitors scored in the corner. This was shortly followed up by a penalty to give the visiting side an early 0-8 lead.

From this point onwards, Eastleigh began to dominate the rest of the half; James Mitchell and Ryan Kelly both bulldozed over for a try each and these were followed up by a brilliant solo effort from Adam Gallagher who raced down the right flank for the score.

The home side’s superb discipline began to pay off as Eastleigh were the ones who were rewarded with a penalty in which Matt Lovell converted to take a 22-8 lead into half time.

Eastleigh’s defence was tested in the second half but they were able to turn defence into attack very quickly; Will Rigglesford cleared the ball long and Adam Gallagher managed to gather, kick ahead and dot down for another fantastic individual effort.

Panos Logothetis and Dan Henry continued to break the gain line when in attack and as James Mitchell floated the ball out wide to Matt Lovell, he was able to beat the covering defence to score in the corner.

These scores extended the home side’s advantage to 32-8 before the travelling side fought back with two tries of the own to reduce the deficit to a final score of 32-18.

Man of the match: Panos Logothetis

Match Report by Joshua Devereux

Match Report

22nd February: Battersea Ironsides RFC away

After recent impressive away form, Eastleigh were back on the road as they travelled to Battersea Ironsides to play in another top of the table clash. After a disappointing first half for the visitors, the home side were able to dominate proceedings and took a well deserved 10-0 lead going into half time. Eastleigh came out of the blocks fighting in the second half but it was Battersea who recorded their try third try of the match. The visiting side began to start maintaining possession and strong carries from Jack Berry and Will Rigglesford enabled them to edge towards the try line. After a number of phases, the ball was recycled out wide where Adam Gallagher dotted down in the corner. Matt Lovell converted from out wide to reduce the deficit to 15-7. Richie O’Donnell and James Mitchell continued to put their body on the line for their team as Eastleigh looked for a further score. It appeared that Will Rigglesford had grounded the ball for a try but the referee deemed it as a knock on so we went back to the original penalty in which Matt Lovell slotted home, 15-10. As minutes remained, the visitors continued to search for the winning score but they left it too late as Battersea regained possession and kicked it into touch.

Man of the match: Richie O’Donnell

Match Report by Joshua Devereux