Kent Ravens 10 v 48 Coventry Bears

Rugby Union Friendly

THE temperatures may well have been over 30 degrees but the Kent Ravens used the friendly to rest players.

In their place new names took the field including players as Michael Rogers, Todd Cutting, chairman Alan Bacon and Ben Wadsworth.

From the start the experience of the Bears shone throw as they took the lead early.

But the first try for the Ravens came from the previously known forward Richard Williams, trying his hand at centre, as great work from Wadsworth squeezed Williams through for him to wrestle the ball over the try line.

While in total contrast an excellent piece of individual skill from Richard Paddick produced the other other try for the Ravens after Mark Martin, playing his first match at full back.

Kent Ravens Ladies 16 v 26 Coventry Bears

Womens XIII Rugby Union

At the same venue, the Ravens women lined up for their crucial league match against Coventry.

The match was marred by poor decisions and a lack of control however the Ravens looked in control early on as Paula Cooper breezed through the Bears' defence for the first try.

Then great team play between Anna Plews and Katie Lyne sent over captain Rebecca Balance for her second try of the season and Cooper added both chances of extra points as the Ravens went in at the break 12-6 up.

But in was the second half problems began when a scuffle on the field led to a Ravens player being red carded while the Bears player was only told to be replaced.

The Ravens battled hard for the remainder of the match with Heather Shaw crossing the line for another try.

Addington Lightening 42 v 28 Kent Ravens

Under-11s Rugby Union

The day continued in this form for the Ravens under-11s travelled to Addington to take on Addington Lightning.

Leading scorer Andrew Tulloch-Foley got all Ravens seven tries but it was Patrick McQuilkin and Jamie Wathen who shined for the Kent side as they never stopped working hard and making the spaces.

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