Stowmarket Claims 52-30 Victory Over Ely in Competitive Match

 

🏆 Counties 1 Eastern Counties

📆 13^th September 2025

🆚 Stowmarket RFC

📍 Chilton Fields, Chilton Way

Ely visited Stowmarket for the first time since the 2017/18 season and made necessary changes to their squad. Early in the match, Ely was awarded a penalty but failed to secure points as Jake Alsop's attempt was off target. Subsequently, Stowmarket capitalised on a missed tackle and scored a converted try to take the lead. Ely responded with a converted try from Alsop, equalising the scores.

A misplaced pass shifted momentum in favour of Stowmarket, who then scored their second converted try, making it 14-7. Ely narrowed the gap through an Alsop penalty, but Stowmarket extended their advantage with another try. Another Stowmarket try followed, although the conversion attempt struck the upright. Play was paused due to thunderstorms, and upon resumption, Alsop added three points for Ely with a penalty. Just before halftime, Stowmarket increased their lead with a converted penalty, resulting in a 26-13 score at the break.

In the opening attack of the second half, Stowmarket added a converted try to lead 33-13. Ely responded with a try as Tom Gunbie's kick enabled Alfie Allen and Craig Rugg to touch down in the corner, though the conversion was unsuccessful. Another Ely attack led to a try by Declan Wolverson, but again the conversion was missed, reducing the deficit to 10 points. Lory Martin then scored under the posts for Ely, with Gunbie adding the conversion.

Late in the match, two intercepted passes by Stowmarket resulted in additional tries, taking their total beyond 50 points. The final score was a 52-30 win for Stowmarket.

Tigers Open the League with a Defeat

 Counties 1 - Eastern Counties
Saturday 6th September
Ely Tigers v West Norfolk
Pocock + Shaw Park

Ely Tigers opened the 2025/26 season with a home fixture against nearly promoted, West Norfolk, Tigers, under a new leadership team, lead by former players, Tim Mills & Ricky Neale, got off the the perfect start, with just 10 minutes on the clock they scored the opening Try as Coby Guerrero crossed over the try line, with Jake Alsop adding the conversion, a couple of minutes later West score their opening try of the season, breaking from the own half to score, but they were unable to add the extra points, 20 minutes on the clock and Ely were awarded a penalty in the front of the posts, Alsop opting to kick for the points, to extend their lead, 10-5, but from the restart, West score again making light work of the Ely back line, this time that adding to open up a two lead, with half time approaching Ely score again worth Mitch Kennett powering over the line, with Alsop adding scoring the extra points, As Tigers lead at the break 17- 12.

 

The second half saw neither side get the grip of the game, the turning point coming on 55 minutes when Charlie Coupland received a Yellow card, and it was while Tigers were down to 14 when West scored, along with the conversion, they lead by 19-17, and that's how the score line finished come full time.