Tigers Face Tough Start to 2026 Season with Heavy Loss Against

 

🏆 Counties 1 Eastern Counties

📆 17th January 2026

🆚 Ipswich

🕣 3pm KO

📍Humber Doucy Lane, Ipswich IP4 3PZ

Tigers finally got 2026 started with a league fixture against Ipswich, both sides looking for points to push them up the league. The home side start bright, scoping inside five minutes, with a unconverted try to lead 5-0, soon after they doubled their lead, With ten on the clock, as they score again, this time in the corner, with another unconverted try to double their lead, The next attack looked it was going to be a long afternoon for the Tigers, as they conceded a third try, as Ipswich scored in the corner once more, this time converting, to lead 17-0, however Ely were next on the score sheet, with Jake Alsop breaking free, with John Surbey finally touching down the ball, with Alsop adding the conversion. 

With 22 minutes on the clock Luke Turner broke free to run, unchallenged to score under the posts, with Alsop adding the conversion as the score board read 17-14 to the home side

However, Ipswich soon open the gap with a converted try, down the left hand side,, the left hand side of the pitch was proving profitable for the home side, as they quickly opened the gap up to 36--14, with a mixture of converted and non converted tries, to go into the half time brake with a healthy lead, First attack of the second half sees Ipswich score from a scrum deep in the Tigers half, with the home side breaking off the blind side, with the conversion added the home side increased their lead, the rest of the half, see neither side take control of the game, as the fog dropped in, Ipswich edged to the 50 point mark, as they push Ely back across the try line, to score a converted try, as the final score finished 50-14.