06/09/2026
Today Newbold Eagles travelled to Bugbrooke RFC for NE4. We had a depleted squad but with the help of our friends from Northampton BBOB we had a team that was ready to fight ππ»
Faye Taylor scored a consolation try in a humbling by the impressive Harbury but the 7-1 result certainly wasn't down to lack of effort.
We then played Stratford II with Faye again crossing the whitewash along with the speedster Rubee Johnson. We were holding Stratford to a 2-2 draw until the final few minutes where Stratford pulled away to win 4-2. Their ability to chop and change their team at will certainly was a big contributing factor in their victory.
After the break we went to play fellow Rugby side Old Laurentian. The game finished 4-1 to OL's who again had a much larger squad than us so had the luxury of rotating their team at will. Our girls kept going and Faye scored for the third league game in a row.
The final game was a match up against our hosts Bugbrooke. We were heavily aided by our friends from Harbury and got a 2-1 victory with another try Rubee and Alex M from Harbury grabbing one for us.
The attitude of the girls today was fantastic in trying conditions and we played some really good touch in patches. They should all be really proud of themselves. Faye captained the team brilliantly both on and off the pitch. Rubee and Bella put in their usual class performances too.
We would just like to thank Bedworth RFC ladies for helping us with the first few games, Bugbrooke RUFC - Ladies Touch Rugby for game 3 and for putting on such a good tournament and Harbury Hurricanes - Womens Touch Team for helping out in game 4.
A massive thank you though to Cara and Sophie from Northampton BBOB RFC for giving up their Sunday and being Eagles for the day. Without you two we wouldn't have played at all β€οΈπ€
Eagles player of the day - Faye Taylor - Only found out she was captaining the team at 11am, guided the non touch players through the day, organised how she wanted the team play and lead from the front on the pitch with 3 tries π¦