Medway 3 vs TWRUFC 1st XV 38

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Wanderers travelled to Medway for the last away game of 2025 and a six try haul saw them end the year in second place in the league. Play early on saw Thanet penalised a number of times and an early penalty saw the home side take the lead after 8 minutes with a kick in front of the posts. Thanet responded soon afterwards, retaining possession from a lineout eight metres out the pack drove the opposition back and Finley Hickmott grounded the ball for the first try of the game.

The next few passages of play saw both teams setup good opportunities to score but both sides were unable to complete the final pass. Thanet then went through a number of phases in midfield without advancing far until on 27 minutes Ben Cannon broke a number of attempted home side tackles to score Thanet’s second try. Tom Walton kicked the conversion for a 12-3 lead.

The home side were a man down five minutes before half time as their number 8 was shown a yellow card for a deliberate knock on. Thanet moved up field and were awarded a scrum about 7 metres from the try line. A solid scrum enabled Cannon to pick up from the base and score his second try of the game.

As the half came to an end the hosts were again penalised for a deliberate knock on and saw another player sent to the bin. There was still time for Wanderers to extend their lead as Tom Walton took advantage of a loose lineout by Medway and he gathered the ball to score and then convert the try. Thanet had secured a  try bonus point before half time with the lead now standing at 24-3.

The second half started with a flurry from Medway but they failed to cross the tryline. On 48 minutes Cannon was shown a red card for foul play. Medway were deep in Thanet’s half for the next ten minutes of the game but staunch defence by Thanet and good discipline ensured that they did not score. Instead, an interception, by Walton, saw the field open for him to score his second try of the game.

This he converted to extend the lead to 31-3. On the hour Thanet were down to 13 men as Louis Marshall was shown a yellow for dangerous play. Despite this Thanet maintained the upper hand in the game, having the majority of the possession but they were unfortunate not to score, whilst still disrupting Medway’s attempts to gain further scoring opportunities. As the game came to a close Walton scored his hat trick try and with the conversion the final score was 38-3.

Despite playing the majority of the second half at least a player down Thanet maintained their shape throughout the game. Their overall defence during the game ensured Medway were unable to gain any meaningful scoring chances.

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Penalties: None

Drop Goals: None