Old Leamingtonians Vets were pleased to welcome Warwickians 2nds to the Crofts. The Vets were depleted of players through injury and throughout the club and therefore had to borrow a player from Warwickians to make the game 13 plays 14.

As has become the custom between the Vets and their good friends from Warwickians the game was an end to end affair with plenty of flowing rugby resulting in the sides scoring consecutively. More trys would have been scored but for the fact that both sides were playing sort handed. Warwickians scored the first and second trys in the first half whilst Old Leams Vets scored trys through the indefatigable Steve Cook from openside flanker and a close in try from prop Gary Marks.

The second half continued in much the same fashion, sadly the Vets lost the services of Steve Cook to a cut head, however they scored a further 2 trys through Nick Sandy, who showed remarkable pace for a prop running in from 30 meters out making light of the tackling. Second row Simon Quinlan scored a try following good forward work.

The game was notable as hooker Tom O’Conner was joined for the first time on a rugby field by his son Tom O’Conner Jnr. Tom snr’ scoring a penalty kick and a conversion and Tom jnr’ scored a conversion. A poll of both sides resulted in Tom O’Conner junior receiving the man of the match for his all round display of rugby skills as the Vets guest scrum half.

Again the Vets are indebted to Andy Hall for kindly refereeing the game in lieu of any society ref.