Entries by Zahael

Hammers 4s fight hard and fight well.

As luck would have it the sun was out at Hurlingham Park last Saturday, but many puddles remained on the pitch after the torrential down pours during the week. I’ll come back to one puddle in particular in due course.The atmosphere was a little subdued, not sure why. After a tentative warm-up and a bit […]

Hard work pays off for the 1st XV Hammers Women!

Whether it’s the annual Pub Golf social, post-match boat race or a game of pre-training touch, it is a truth universally acknowledged by all that “A quick game is a good game“. The referee made it clear from the off that we needed pace in everything from set pieces to open play in order to […]

Hammers 2nd XV Women put in a spirited performance.

A loss never felt so much like a win. After a solid warm-up, the Hammers were ready and raring to kick off. Reading got off to an impressive start and scored 4 trys during the match, however a good defensive effort and some excellent dominant tackles prevented Reading’s score line from increasing. As well as […]

Hammers go 7 from 7

A big day ahead, the longest coach trip of the year, a potential banana skin if past seasons are anything to go by and the thought of Six bottles of Lambrini’s on the horizon created an anxious buzz around the group. Arriving at the ground the excitement began to grow, with facilities and grounds every […]

Hammers 3rd XV turn it on at Chiswick!

Match Report: Hammers III v Chiswick II Saturday 15th October saw a Hammersmith and Fulham 3rd XV handily beat a well drilled Chiswick 2nd XV. Hammers took the game by the horns when after a well recovered kick off in the opposition 22 and good phase play from the forwards, Jack Hooper was put over […]

The Hammers Women’s 1st XV bring the OOSH!

Once again the rugby gods smiled down on us and we had bright sunshine for our trip to the top of the Northern Line. Unusually we also arrived to find that the Hampstead pitches still had grass on them! Clearly we should travel up there early every year. As expected it was a tough game […]

5th bonus point win rounds out a Brilliant Q1

What on earth is going on in the house of commons… Another Saturday was upon us forecasting yet another train strike and, of course, a spot of champagne rugby. The boys turned up rolling dice after the 2 hour, 20 mile car journey to Old Haberdashers’ RFC just north of the city; nevertheless, the sun […]