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1st XV Men – Barnes RFC v Canterbury RFC | 6 September 2025
Full-time: Barnes 26 v 14 Canterbury
League: National 2 East
Round 1
Season: 2025 – 2026
Kick Off: 15:00hr
Ground: Barn Elms, SW13 0DG
Referee: Mr. Peter Buchanan
Asst. Referee 1: Mr. James Richardson
Asst. Referee 2: Mr. Richard Collis
Match Date: 6 September 2025
Match Programme: https://barnesrfcprogramme.co.uk/
Barnes RFC Website: https://www.barnesrfc.org/
Canterbury RFC Website: https://cantrugby.co.uk/
Match Photographs: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1F4YzfoEpns1N3GYBIRR42rgk5usU9XT7?usp=drive_link
Let’s do it. Uh Canterbury kicking off towards the car park. Jamie three. James, just give us a press on the button. See if I can hear you. Terrific. That sounds really good. Three. So, we overcome challenges. You good, mate? What’s that? Nice bit of foam. Okay, let’s keep your boys behind you, please. Right. Green. Ready. [Music] Inside. [Applause] Put them on the edge of the dash here. Put green on the edge of the deck. carry. Get up, get up, get up, get up. [Music] No, no, no, no. One chance. Not in the ball lead. Stay there. Stay there. Stay push. [Music] [Applause] Good start. Let’s have a boy. Sorry. We’re inside. No. No. It’s in on the line. So, it’s inside. Let’s go. Straight back. [Music] Crouch. bind free kick early engage too not enough gap you go high tackle advantage to blue above the sternum was it too Rain is no advantage. I’m on two green high tackle. Let’s have a look. You anyway. Middle more out over. They’re through the middle. That’s fine. He’s through the middle. That’s fine. Dick right again. Sorry. Go back. Reset tackle. No, he’s fine. Play on. Ball is out. Mo [Applause] held up to the goal. Skull line drop. Kickoff procedure. Go to your safe. [Music] Just keep your voice behind you, please. Keep your voice. Thank you. Let’s go right now. Lean here. Lean here. Small [Applause] lovely. Yes. way back. Yeah. Yeah. Um, we’re too close. Yeah. And same on this side. We’re too close. We need more gap. Let’s go again. Inside. Inside, boys. Crouch. Bind. Set. [Music] Keep going. RIP is successful. The rip is successful. Play on. [Applause] [Applause] Yes. There’s no 5022 here. High tackle [Applause] 10 green. Number four [Applause] Come on. [Music] Attend go. Right. Right. Tackle. How many times? Thank you. [Applause] How many boys? Some more three. Can’t change there. He’s through the middle. That’s fine for me. Outs over. He’s through the middle. [Applause] Wales. offside. Blue two offside. Let’s go. Time’s not off. We’re playing on. Time’s not off. We’re playing on. Time’s not off. We’re playing on. It’s not off. Come. boys. Time is not off. Time is on. We’re playing on. He’s out of play. It’s not a scrub. Let’s go. We’ll manage. I’ll handle I’ll handle it. Don’t you worry about it. [Applause] Not straight option. What would you like? Scrum called now. On to stop. If it’s a front row for a scrum and you’re in play and in danger, we’re not going to do that. If he’s No, we’re playing on. He’s playing. Let’s play. I said this, boys. Let’s go. Not right now. Same [ __ ] deal. Up. Up. Boys. Boys. Hey. Hey. You stay straight. You stay outside. You stay outside of him and we won’t have a problem. Okay. No, it’s up to you. Crouch, boys. Find unstable far side. It’s you. bullet. Stop moving. Hurry in. Stop the jump right. I didn’t hear that risk again, please. We’re through here now. We got good momentum. Stay on. [Applause] [Music] Come on, boys. Freaky. All right. He’s starting straight. Shoulder tucked across and causing instability. You need to be straight up. So much better. Let’s go. Let’s go. We got this here. Let’s go, boys. [Applause] Yeah, let’s go. Let’s hear it. Come on. Behind [Music] this, boys. We’ll reset. That’s a long call. It’s a long call this side. Same again. Same again. Same again. Let’s go. [Applause] That’s it. Let’s go. Let’s go. Find [Applause] the [ __ ] 17 green collapse. edge of the dash here. Perfect, boys. Three. More more more. Thank you. More over now. We’re stopped there. Let’s see if we can play an advantage here. Knock on by blue outside the 22. Just Green sub. Oh, he’s already he’s already off. Y great. No, time’s on. Time’s on, boys. Let’s go. Scrum. Green ball. Okay, that’s big shot now. Must just be free decided, boy. Let’s go, buddy. Come on. Come on. Come on. Michael, chest, crouch, bind. Ready. Ready. both downplay. No, we’re not. We’ll have a scrum. We’re not going to milk that. No, we’re not milking that. We’ll have a scrum. That’s deliberate. No. Good work, buddy. Nice and loud there. Keep that bind up high. Elbow up. Crouch. Blind. Set a set. [Applause] [Applause] one side. Four blue to play back quickly if we fancy to get to the exit. Understood. But positive play only, please. numbers. Five. Lost one. In and set, boys. In and set. backwards off blue. Play on [Music] off the legs. Play on. Leave it now. Leave it now. Nice. One hand. You don’t have a yellow card. Penalty only for the deliberate knock on [Music] the dash of the painting in this channel. You’re on. He’s inside. [Applause] Don’t talk to me like that. Go away. Don’t talk to me like that. [Applause] set or words afterwards after. Okay. Six. Go, go, get it. Suck it. Suck it. Out. [Applause] Going sideways here. No, you change. Can’t change. Don’t touch him. Don’t you Thank you. sir. No, thank you. 25 Pull it in. Pull it in. Pull it right. There’s a boys. Let’s go. [Applause] We have protection for the nine. Now you’re in. Ask a question. Ask James question inside the going to be protected there under the new law. But I understand the counter up. Okay. But then we on the point that’s just trying to clear the ball contest play on on it. Nice. Nice. [Applause] [Applause] Off. [Applause] Five. Five. Five. Leave it. [Applause] Head to an edge. Head to an edge. 11. You can go through, but you can’t touch the player clearing the ball. You need to be careful around the ball. It’s like new law. New law. You have to give the nine the space there. Hurry up. Hurry up. Hurry up. 30 seconds. Win the ball though. Trying to suck it. So, we’ll score every time. to go. I just thought I wasn’t sure if it was [Music] Rich. Can you say that one again, please? 10 remaining 30. So I’ve got 10 minutes remaining. Okay. Thank you. We’ll wait. We’ll wait. We’ll wait. Just wait. Just wait. Time’s off. Time’s off. Three green sub. Have you Have you got him off there yet, James? Three green sub. All right, great. He’s up. Fantastic. Hang on. Time on inside. [Applause] [Applause] Play on tackle. [Applause] Tackle is completed. Knees are on the ground. No strip, boys. Three green. No release. energy. [Applause] [Music] It’s dead in golf. Yeah. Keep them up. Same intent. Always. Same intent. [Music] [Applause] Changing props now props on boys. Space and stability on my chest. Crouch. Let’s go. Let’s go. Bindight. Set. [Applause] one. [Applause] Firstly, it’s a high tackle going for the strip. You have to bend. One blue above the sternum. Yeah, you’re just there, mate. You’re fine. How many numbers. Edge of the paint. Edge of the paint. Everybody’s on the plan. On the plan. That’s down by Green on my side. James, anything different for you guys? Play on. It’s a rock now. Okay. Now, slow again. in touch. No, it’s a different ball. Line out. No, I don’t have a clear knock on there. I only got in touch. So, it’s a line out. Wales Island Mike Phillips different ball that one. I do, mate. We get that every week. No, it has nothing to do with whether he’s in the line or not. It’s whether we’re in the way. Time’s off. Sorry, sir. Time’s off. Just hang. Sorry, sir. All right, let’s go, boys. Water off. Water off. Time on. Let’s go, boys. Water off. Water off. Let’s go. No contest play on eight out go right. [Applause] conventional ite every single See, I’m being really quiet today, sir. I’ve learned my lesson from two weeks ago. He told me off. It’s good. Three. that short. Okay. pressure. Two and a half. Two and a half to go. Get up. Get up. inside. That’s cool. Go ahead, boys. Good [ __ ] shift. He is a prop and it is a scrap. Anyway, hey sir, just wait. It’s going to be back a little bit. Sorry, I didn’t catch what you were saying earlier. You said there’s a new law. Can I just Yeah, it’s a new law. Uh, it’s one and a half. Yeah. So, so the nine has more protection this year around the ruck and the ball. Okay. How much space is it? So if you’re if you’re bound in the ruck, if you’re in the ruck, like say you’re counter rucking, okay, and the nine picks at the ball, you’re still in the ruck countering, you can’t touch him, right? If I’m not in the ruck, but I’m next to the rock, can I take him out? As long as you’re on side. Okay, cool. Yeah, just constitute the ruck myself in there. It’s It’s the tackle player who’s been tackled and a player from their side over the ball. So if he rolls out, take the ball, then it’s in general play. Let’s go, boys. You play pressure on chest crouch. They’re going this way. Five. So Lewis set the number. Oh, it’s 11 green. Only advantage to me. So it’s advantage over in touch. Yeah, we’ve come 60 m. Yeah. Advantage over. Zero remaining. Zero remaining. All right. Zero. Wait. They’re going to push right. 17’s been replaced. Let’s go. Yeah. Let’s go. now. Get out. No, leave him. You have to leave him. Yep. Stopped. Stopped. Half time. You have to leave him there. You’re bound in the mall. It’s a new law this year. Leave him when he’s come out. Yes. So, you have to either retire on side. I thought you lift it, it was out. No, no, it’s a new law this season. Okay. Thanks, sir. Yes. No, I think No, I think he was um his long [Music] Thank You want Come on. Heat. Heat. You’re welcome. Heat. Heat. Oh yes. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Oh yeah, I know. So this is Charlie. This is Matt. Henry’s coaches. [Music] They were already a bit uh a bit trien up on the ride over and then this past At least he didn’t do it in front of It’s probably as stand All right. Okay. Yes. Yeah. I think So he tells you it’s late, right? Because then that’s partly your You can kick him in the middle, right? Mark here’s move just a little touch that way. Got it like in between the posts. Yeah. Just wait a second. This check here is good. Yeah. Yeah. Check. Check. Good. Time on. [Music] Inside [Applause] the line, boys. Put blue on the line. Yeah, we’re good. We’re good. Plus one. Plus one. Ripper. Come. [Applause] Seven. Green. Not releasing. Perfect. Yep. Good. [Music] Backwards off blue. Play ones. Bales. Bales. Get low. Holding the last feet. Use [Applause] on. That’s not knock on. That is backwards. Lay on. K9 K9 [Applause] play through here though. [Applause] [ __ ] [ __ ] unreal, mate. Yeah, good. 13 blue. No release. You go here. [Music] Blue on the line, please. Numbers, boys. One. Same. No contest play on your side. [Music] Go go go. No breakdown. No offside. Play on green roll. Pinned in by blue there. Now five. Five. Hands up again. [Applause] [ __ ] following. Please remember some refers to turn their nose up on me when I go and walk. No. Sub’s complete. It looks like it’s done already. We’ve already got the player. Yeah, we’ve already As long as he Yep. I’ve got it. 22. 22 is the number. We’re going to play 10 pen advantage. [Applause] Penmanage. [Applause] They still got pen advantage. 22 blue high tackle. on the line, boys. More access is fine for me. One out’s over now. Oh no. Oh no. Come on. Come on. That’s where we want to play, boys. Exit now. That’s where we want to play all day. We’re going to prelatch. Prelap. So, they’re coming into us doubles. Okay, that’s they’re allowed one. They’re not allowed two. And as long as the second player remains on their feet, we’re okay. I’ll keep it. Thank you for letting me know that. Understood. Please. Please hold up, boys. outside. So we carried back in [Applause] the dash here. He’s rolled it back in. Edge of the dash. Green. Over the dash on me. On me. One more, boys. Boys in inside the 22. Yes. Obstruction. Yes. Number one and number six. Closing the door in front of you. Obstruction. Five. It’s five. It’s always five. [Music] Pressure. more. Still moving forward. You got to stay where you are. Still moving left. [ __ ] you. [Applause] I don’t have a knock on there, James. Do you backwards? Backwards. Backwards. N got nine. No, he’s fine. The shooter is fine. Release now. Leave it. Leave it. No. Both off your feet. Leave it. Backwards. Right. Work. Go. No. No. Play on. Play on. One more. Right. Black. Leave. Blue. Six. Get off. I’m trying to get out of the way as fast as I can, mate. I’m sorry about that, mate. Chef Ys, good boy. They’re all up. Let’s go. Green sub. What number? Three. Green. Three. Green sub. Yeah. Let’s go. [Music] Crouch. Bind. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Boys, we need stability here. Steady. More gap on this side. Let’s go. Come on. In this chest, crouch. Let’s go, boys. behind. Set. [Applause] No. Leave. Blue. Leave. Go again. [Applause] Play on. Play on. No. No. [Applause] Touch the player in front of you. I think he’s hurting me. You play on? Sure. Yeah, it’s just jammed in the ref. Let’s go, boys. Off. Off. No. Time’s on. Let’s go. So, we want to break that. You’ve got air going left. [Music] [Music] [Applause] Go side. Pull out. 5022 is on the roll, sir. Carried in. I didn’t see anything there. James in the background. Okay. Leave it now. I got nine. I got nine. Good job. [Music] Thank you. 14 high tackle. Let’s go. Time’s still on. Yeah, time’s still on. Green on the line. Do you need all right? Hitting the head in the air. He’s all right. All right. Play on number [Music] time. Say again, please. Seven blue is He’s walking off behind you now. Is that it? Time on. Let’s get up. Let’s get up. Help me. Help me. Get off. No. I’m going inside. Two hands on the ground. Two hands on the ground. Monster C. [Applause] 10 on the 10. Green. Green. Six. Six, mate. And now nine’s captain. You said Rich. Great. Thank you. Just wait. Hold the throw, please, James. Hold the throw. Wait, boys. No, the player’s not even off the pitch. Time onward. [Applause] Let’s go now. Let’s go. Hey. Hey. Let’s go. Let’s go. Go on BS. All said, let’s go again. Oh no. Here we are. [Applause] Crouch. Bind. unstable blue. It’s all right. Cheers. Can I go straight out? No. If you do, the line is right here. [Music] It’s an attacking kick. That’s going to be a He grounds it to goal line. Goal line. [Music] That’s not a good [Applause] Left [Music] [Applause] jump left out slow. [Applause] in touch. Ball still live. Ball’s still alive. Ball still live. Fem [Applause] for that. Scrum that. We [ __ ] deserve that. Blue substitutions. Time’s off. Props from blue sub. Yeah. Time’s on. Green ball. Nice stable new props. Okay. Find my head. Stop. Stop. Hey, boys. Hey, listen to me. No. Listen to me. You guys stay stable. You guys don’t pull back. Neither is in the right. We’ll reset. Let’s go. Let’s go. Let’s go for this. Nice and stable. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I’ll lead. I’ll lead. Let’s go. Energy. Crouch. Bind. [Music] No, play on. It’s fine for me. Block again. forward. Go out. Straight out. line out. I don’t have a knock on there. I’ve just got line out backwards and then he’s dropped out. I’m off substitution 11. Blue 11. Just hold on, please. Hold on. Time’s still off. 13 blue needs a sub. 13 blue needs to go. 13 blue. Yeah. What’s that? Is a substitution. Hold a minute. What’s going on here? It’s It’s eight the blue that’s down. No, no, it’s not. I’m being told 13. I know. I know, boys. Let’s go, boys. Time’s going to be back on in about 10 seconds. Let’s go. Time on. Play on. Seven. No. Don’t grab him. Date. Don’t off feet. Oh, sorry bud. was green 19. Get off the top here. around the corner. Yes. Going up. Get him. Get him. Vage over. It’s an attacking kick. Let’s see where this goes. That’s backwards. Backwards. It’s backwards. It’s backwards. Work, work, work. No, it’s okay. On scrum. Let’s go, boys. Come on. Where we are? No. Let’s go, boys. Let’s go. Come on. Substitution. Seven green. Seven. Thank you. Yeah, we we’ll we’ll hold here. What’s the time of the game? We have 10 remaining. Yeah, you’re back on. Great. Big 10 minutes there. different on this. Focus on this. 10 minutes. This looks like another sub here. Hang on, Rich. Is this player who’s just running with the head gear? Okay. Okay. I can see 15’s gone off the back. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. He’s been 15’s off. He’s gone behind the goal line. It’s okay. All right. All the subs are complete. Let’s get going. Come on, boy. Come on, fellas. Our ball now. Time’s on. Let’s go. Stability, boys. Stability. Come on. Crouch. Five. Anything left? Spence. Anything left. Set. Ready. Ready. 2. And now 2. Stay in the mid line. Good. Up. [Applause] Looks like we got another sub coming here, mate. He’s already off. Let’s go. Let’s go. Let’s not slow down this. Let’s keep it going. Sub’s already complete. [Music] Hold the last seat, boys. Use nine. Put that backwards off green first. Fine. Yeah. Play on Time off. Time off. Separate, boys. Boys, separate. I heard somebody with a call. Can someone Can you say it again, please? Go away. Yes. Yeah. Okay. I’m going to So, blue 23 was late first defense. Yep. Late tackle. Okay, boys. Captains, time’s off. No, boys. We got a penalty here. It’s going to be against 23 blue for coming in late to that rock and causing the foul play. He scores the flare up and then your boys have come in and it’s made it not great. But you you guys have started 23 blue. So, we’re going to have penalty here. He’s come in late and pushed the player on the ground. He doesn’t need to do it. It’s caused the pile up over here and we’re going to have a penalty. Much of an issue. Yes, we’re going to have Y. [Applause] 23 blue late hit. Uh 8 minutes. [Applause] Blue on the line. Six. Go. [Applause] [Applause] It’s fine. Play on. Leave. Leave [Music] there. Get up. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Get out of the way. Keep going. Keep it in. Off. Off. He was in the way. You’re the player that needs to roll. [Applause] Look at the offside. Get low. Get low. Get low. Let go. Let go. That’s locking in. That’s control. How long? Five. Five in a bit. How long? Five. Thank you. Let me know when I have 10 seconds left. Okay. I will. Thank you. There’s nothing off you. Um, who scored, sir? Yeah. Again. Okay. Yeah. Number two, I think. Someone’s asking over there. How many minutes? Five. You got 30 seconds on the kick. 30. Yes. 10 10 10. [Applause] Eyes on. Get off. Get backwards off blue. Play ones. Wales n use that now. Connecting. throw in the ball. tight. Tight long. Yes. Yes. Turn over is good. Turn over is good. [Applause] This here is you up time off. This play is being replaced. Yeah, time’s off. Time’s off. The substitution’s now on. 17. Great. Come on. Time on. Pressure on. Z [Music] inside. Let’s go, boys. Forward pass. Good job. Let’s go. Let’s go. Let’s go. Ma, let’s go. Let’s go. Charlie, Charlie, on you. Let’s go. Crouch. Yeah, I’m there. Bind. Let’s go. All you mate set [Music] I can’t see that. You got anything there? I’ve got to reset now. Okay. Okay. Absolutely no help, boys. Let’s go, boys. Head and shoulders up. Team of the week, man. crouch behind. Let’s go. Set away. Boys, that’s it now. That’s it. Zero. Well done. Thanks. Bye-bye. [Applause] Bye-bye. Yeah. Thanks, mate. That was good. Good pop. [Applause] Yes. Put in my hand. I’ll put it in my pocket. Okay. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. [Applause]
