Ely Tigers Wrap Up 2025 Season with Impressive Derby Win,

🏆 Counties 1 Eastern Counties

📆 20th December 2025

🆚 Newmarket

🕣 2pm KO

📍Pocock & Shaw Park

 

Ely Tigers wrapped up their 2025 campaign with a local Derby against Newmarket, looking to build on last week's win against North Walsham.

The Tigers got off to a strong start, crossing the try line within the first five minutes as Matt MaCarthy converted a Joel Scott Paul try. The game then settled, with McCarthy adding three more points via a penalty. Grant Storey, making his return to the squad, also found the scoresheet to bring the score to 15-0. Shortly after, Mitch Kennett added another try, extending the lead to 20-0 at halftime, while ending the half with 14 players

In the second half, Jake Alsop kicked a penalty for three points, but Newmarket responded with two converted tries, narrowing the gap to 23-14. These tries gave Newmarket momentum, but the home side pulled away again when McCarthy converted his own try. Although Newmarket managed another score late in the game, the final score stood at 30-21. As they head into the Christmas break, the Tigers remain in the bottom two but are only two points shy of ninth place, with several pivotal matches still to come in January against teams close to them on the table.