The 1st XI drew 0 – 0 at Frenches Athletic FC earlier today. It was a pretty close match, although the Ruts certainly had more chances overall. However, our usually incredibly potent scorers were unable to break the deadlock on this occasion.

That said, the Hosts are a decent outfit and yours truly was personally  impressed by their performance earlier in the season at Poplar Road.

Given that all 3 of our subs were injured or unwell, it was quite handy that they were not required until the final stages. Unfortunately, Michael Beard took a step too far by attempting to play, as he soon departed again a short time later, as his injury was still very apparent.

The 1st XI are Away to Frenches Athletic FC. Venue: Wallfield, Green Lane (off Park Lane) Reigate, Surrey RH2 8JY. Kick Off is at 2.00pm.

The 2nd & 3rd XI’s Seasons have now finished.

The 1st XI secured a decent 2 – 0 home win against Tooting Bec Res FC earlier today, in a match that pitched 1st v 2nd in the table. Pleasingly the ensuing victory enhanced the OR’s pole position, with just 3 games to play.

A tight first half saw Zak Graham fire a rasper in the 15th minute, only for his effort to slam the post and then ricochet across goal past the other post and away to safety.

The 1st XI secured a 3 – 0 Home win against Goldfingers FC at Poplar Road thanks to a Zak Graham Hatrick. The Ruts MOTM was Dan Lawrence.

The somewhat depleted 2nd XI suffered a double defeat against high flying Woodmansterne Hyde FC in their Double Banker with a number of 3rd and 4th XI Players stepping up to help the cause. However, the Ruts went down 5 – 2 and 4 – 1 with Sam Colebrook notching in both matches and Paul Gough scoring the other Ruts goal.

Driven by this years Association President Craig Wellstead, the Ruts were delighted to receive a Certificate and recognition from the Aspire Communications Group recently.

Another Ruts legend Graham ‘Boo Boo’ Larcombe was on hand at the Luncheon to be part of the event, which is very close to the hearts of both the Larcombe family and Craig.

UPDATED – To reflect the time change to the 2nd XI Kick Off Times.

The 1st XI are at Home to Goldfingers FC. Kick Off is at 2.30pm at Poplar Road.

The 2nd XI travel to Woodmansterne Hyde FC for a Double Banker. Venue: Woodmansterne Sports Club, Woodmansterne Street, Woodmansterne SM7 3NH. The KO of the first match is now at 1.30pm, the second match will follow afterwards.

The 3rd & 4th XI’s do not have fixtures scheduled.

The 1st XI’s double banker against old rivals and fellow title challengers Wandgas FC saw a 4 – 1 win for the Ruts in the first match and a 1 – 0 defeat in the second match. However, favourable results elsewhere saw the OR’s secure a 7 point lead at the top of the table.

A much changed and depleted 2nd XI went down 4 – 0 to Merton Social Reserves, whilst the 3rd XI secured a very important 2 – 1 victory over Chessington KCFC ‘A’ FC.  The 4th XI did not play today.

More details and scorers may follow in due course.

Best wishes to the Ruts Junior Teams tomorrow.

The 1st XI secured 3 points without actually kicking a ball in earnest, as their scheduled opponents were unable to field a side.

The 2nd XI went down 2 – 0 to table topping Battersea Boys FC. Apparently the team put in a decent shift against their strong opposition though.

The 1st XI have a welcome weekend off, as their scheduled opponents are unable to fulfill the fixture.

The 2nd XI are at home to Battersea Boys FC in the League. Kick Off is at 2.30pm.

The 3rd XI also have a weekend off.

The 4th XI are at Home to Woking United Sports Club in the Joe Hankin Cup, Venue, Tudor Drive, Kick Off is at 1.30pm.

Best wishes to all of the Ruts teams this coming weekend.

The 1^st XI overcame Reigate Priory FC at Poplar Road this afternoon, although in reality the score-line didn’t truly reflect the overall balance of play at various times during the match.

However, after a relatively even first 40 minutes the Ruts disturbed proceedings by hitting two incredibly quick fire goals in prompt succession. Firstly a trademark 25 yard free kick from Zak Graham broke the deadlock and then the effervescent Paul Whitthread finished a fine team move by firing home in the area.

The Ruts then added 3 further goals to their tally after the break, although they needed to remain fully alert at the back themselves, as the visitors regularly threatened and only adverse finishing, determined defending and the alert Evan Watson thwarted the danger in the second period.

That said, the Ruts remained potent going forward themselves and a superb Zak Graham strike took the sting out of the game around the hour mark and pleasingly this was then shortly followed by a terrific Chris Beard strike.

To wrap the game up Chris Beard was battered to the ground in the Reigate area shortly before the whistle, which then enabled Zak Graham to claim an excellent Hatrick from the spot, which also earned him the OR’s MOTM award on the day.

The 2^nd XI went down 3 – 0 at Shaftesbury Town FC, with no further detail to offer at this stage.

The 3^rd XI suffered narrow back to back 2 – 1 defeats in their double header against Reigate Old Boys FC, with Kevin Foster and Matt Vandepeer notching the OR’s consolations in the respective matches.

The 4^th XI returned to winning ways with a welcome 3 – 2 victory over Barnslake FC. The Ruts scorers were Aaron Betteridge, Owura Appiah and Dean Riordan.

Best wishes to the Ruts Junior teams tomorrow.