27/10/2024
What an amazing win and a great performance at home yesterday for our 1XV including the 2 tries of our winger James Kelly. Like the week before, it was a very close game against Mitcham with both teams scoring 2 tries before half time, leading to a 14-all score at the break. Croydon started strong the second half scoring 2 other tries before seeing Mitcham coming back and even taking the lead by 2 points few minutes before the end of the game. It wasn't counting on Croydon's skipper Jack "Nerves of Steel" Bond successfully kicking a 47m penalty putting the Poppies back in the lead. While the last 5 mins was unbreathable, the local team managed to keep the ball safely until the ref delivered both sides from a cliffhanger game finish.
This 3rd win in a row conforts Croydon RFC at the 4th place of Counties Surrey 5 League before a week off and the reception of Staines, the League leader, in 2 weeks at the Hangar.
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