Lewes RFC

Lewes made it three wins in a row with a good performance against Brighton.

The opening try game from Jack Soltermann, which was converted by Harry Rees. He followed up his successful kick with a try of his own which he also converted.

Brighton replied with a goal to make it 14-7 at half time score, and then went on to score the first try of the second half which took them to within two points of Lewes. However Ben Butler marked his debut for Lewes with a try that Darryl Benson’s conversion took the score beyond Brighton’s reach.

As a result of this victory, Lewes went up two places in the table to sixth position. There are two away matches for Lewes on the horizon as they go to Burgess Hill on Saturday 21^st November and East Grinstead on Saturday 5^th December. Both matches will kick off at 2,00.

Our last match of 2026 will at home to Seaford on Saturday 5^th December. This will be preceded by our annual Vice Presidents’ Lunch. We are using an online ticketing system for the club lunches.  This will provide us with a clear idea of numbers well ahead of time and will make payment collection much easier and efficient. If you are planning on attending, please could you purchase a ticket to the lunch using the new system. The weblink is Lewes RFC - Members' Lunch – 12 December 2026

Lewes team: Roy; Benson, R. Green (captain), Mills, George-Coker; Soltermann, Rees; Thomas, Simmonds, Gage; Bradford, Taylor; Butler, Duncan, Medhurst. Replacements: A. Green, Petty, Hutchings.

Try scorers: Soltermann, Rees, Butler

Conversions Rees, Benson

There is an interesting competition between Jack Soltermann and Harry Rees who are way ahead in the leading points scorers’ charts. Harry went into the lead in this game and now stands on 27, with Jack on 25.