After a long and hard Pandemic it was finally time for the Lewes Women’s Section to have their first competitive match. Due to lack of numbers from both sides the game started off playing 10 a side but with numbers dwindling due to injuries from Horsham we were 8 a side for a good proportion of the match.

The game was played as three 20 minute sections. The first thirds saw Lewes dominate in Horsham’s 22 but with a break in defence on the blind side, Horsham’s nippy backs make a break through to score two tries.

Lewes were dominating the scrums and with some great hands and speed Sammie Williams managed to evade 3 players to score in the right hand corner, making the score 5-12 to Horsham.

The second third saw Lewes’ heads drop a little and Horsham get through and score a few more times, Manue Martin was denied a try due to a forward pass.

The final third saw Lewes get their heads back up and with some excellent work throughout the forwards and backs saw Sam Gottardi burst through the defence and dive over the line to score.

Manue Martin finally got her redemption for her missed try with excellent run down the left wing to collapse under the posts to score.

Big thanks to Horsham RFC for travelling to play us.

Forward of Match: Abbie Fry

Back of the Match: Sammie Williams