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East Thurrock United v Carshalton Athletic – LIVE
East Thurrock United 1-1 Carshalton Athletic Canvey Island 3-2 Lowestoft Town Hastings United 0-0 Billericay Town Kingstonian 0-1 Concord Rangers Tilbury 2-1 Grays Athletic Thurrock 0-0 Havant & Waterlooville Crewe Alexandra 4-1 Dagenham & Redbridge Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Southend United Barking 2-1 Bowers & Pitsea Stansted 1-2 Basildon United Rugby Diss 3-10 Thurrock Woodford 15-20 ...
read moreToday’s Football And Rugby Fixtures
Forget about everything coming down to the finish, or the start influencing how things go, it’s the heart of the season where most games are played, where most points are won or lost. It doesn’t decide things but, my, this phase of the season is probably more important than the start or end, despite popular belief. So this weekend has absolutely massive meaning to our sides. All bar three of our football and rugby sides are involved in battles at the top or bottom of the table. It could and should be another...
read moreHomeless Enjoy Platters
Our Friend Esther the Vicar at our local church in Basildon was picked and won the Platter Competition we ran over the Christmas period last year, meaning that the food she won went to her charity that feeds the homeless. Armed with great gifts from the Platter company she held an event in the church hall at St Martins, and the homeless enjoyed the food provided. There was enough food so the event was repeated at The Bell Tower on a cold winters night. Our thanks from all of us to The Platter Company in providing this great prize. Pictures...
read moreRugby: Thurrock Title Bid Buries St. Edmunds
Another busy weekend of rugby, another triumphant day for Thurrock. The Blackshots based club had a tricky task on their hands, and it wasn’t until the latter stages of the match that they put the game to bed against a determined Bury St. Edmunds. Thurrock continue to lead the way at the top of London One North, with a promotion now a huge possibility. Here’s a full run-down of our teams’ results: London One North Thurrock 27-15 Bury St. Edmunds Thurrock remain top ————— London Two...
read moreSaturday Football – LIVE
East Thurrock United 1-1 Hampton & Richmond Borough Aveley 2-4 Canvey Island Billericay Town 2-0 Wingate & Finchley Concord Rangers 4-2 Bury Town Harlow Town 3-0 Tilbury Sutton United 1-1 Thurrock Dagenham & Redbridge 0-1 Hereford United Northampton Town 2-5 Southend United Basildon United 2-3 Eton Manor Bowers & Pitsea 1-1 Witham Town Ted Hankey 5-6 Christian Kist Thurrock 27-15 Bury St....
read moreRocks Trophy Challenge Tops Weekend Sports
All eyes will be on Rookery Hill this afternoon as the Rocks look to progress on their unlikely road to Wembley. East Thurrock United have already played 17 cup matches during the course of this season, and this afternoon face perhaps their sternest test, outside of that epic FA Cup 1st Round tie, when Conference South side Hampton & Richmond Borough come to town. John Coventry’s side, though, have been in great form, winning nine and drawing one of their last 10 games, and will certainly have no fears. A thrilling afternoon is...
read moreEast Thurrock United v Concord Rangers – LIVE
East Thurrock United 4-1 Concord Rangers Thurrock 1-1 Salisbury City Stansted 1-1 Bowers & Pitsea —————————— FULL TIME And the curtain comes down on a cracking evening’s entertainment. You have to feel for Concord, having three shots cleared off the line. No doubt that East Thurrock United deserved the win, with the goalscorers outstanding, but the margin of victory is somewhat flattering. That’s football though. Hope you’ve...
read moreAnother Weekend, Another Mixed Set Of Results
Everything from the Essex Senior League to the FA Cup, via London One North rugby, took part for our locals sides over the weekend, and the only predictable thing, again, was the unpredictable nature of the results. Bad weekend for our Ryman Premier sides, with East Thurrock the only victors, and poor results in the Essex Senior League and Conference South. Good weekend, though, in Ryman One North, League 2, the FA Cup and (by and large) our rugby sides. Here’s the...
read moreThis Weekend’s Sports Fixtures
New year, new weekend, and a new set of enthralling local sports fixtures are on offer, from the bottom of the pile to the top of the tree. Billericay Town have a tough ask to keep their place at the head of the Ryman Premier, whilst East Thurrock and Concord will be looking to move further away from the drop zone. Grays and Tilbury both have winnable games as they strive to cement their promotion credentials in Ryman One North. At the other end of the spectrum, Conference South outfit Thurrock and ESL sides, Basildon and Bowers all have...
read moreA Rocking Start To 2012 As Covo Conquers Canvey
Phew! A hectic festive feast of football frolics is over and, as you can imagine, this afternoon was yet another 90 minutes of thrills and spills, ups and downs for our sides. That was before the kick-off too. Pride of place, undoubtedly, over the Christmas and New Year period has been East Thurrock United. Without the distractions of cup competitions, John Coventry’s side racked up four wins out of four, three of them away, to haul themselves away from the Ryman Premier drop zone. Hot on their tails come Concord Rangers, with...
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