Jamie Shakespear

On the final day of what has been an overall good season, the Mighty G’s Super 2s took on local rivals Dartford Valley. While the 1st team sealed their place in the next round of the play-offs, their able understudies did not disappoint on the far pitch, which at this point of the season lacked any moisture whatsoever. The Super 2s fielded yet another side full of changes due to injuries and unavailability. Once again, it was a very youthful squad, with only club stalwart, the evergreen...

On a breezy, overcast afternoon there was a lingering question around the ground: could the 2nd XV possibly maintain the excitement that had been witnessed just minutes before kick-off? What had happened? Well, Gravesend Grammar School had booked their place in the national schools’ bowl final with a superb semi-final victory over a side seemingly packed with little Lord Fauntleroys. The terraces were lined with a bumper crowd of over 1,000 supporters and former GGS alumni — many of whom...

Roses are red, violets are blue…We went for five and came back with two. On a beautiful February afternoon — sunshine, blue sky and the false optimism that only rugby players have— Gravesend RFC 2s made the perilous 100-metre journey up the hill to face Old Gravesendians in the Valentine’s derby. The Super 2s arrived on the back of two dominant wins and confidence was high… right up until Friday night when availability did what availability always does. Eight changes later, two old boys had...