Old Brodleians
L 21-17
League
08-11-2025
Scarborough - 1st XV
By Charlie Hopper
Scarborough RUFC suffered late heartbreak on the road at Old Brodleians to slip to their third straight defeat in Regional Two North East.
Fresh off the back of a rest weekend, Ben Foden’s side found themselves on the back foot in the early exchanges, but their defence stood firm to keep the home side at bay. In the 14th minute, Scarborough’s defensive effort was rewarded as Aaron Wilson continued his try scoring form to score out wide. The lead was then extended just minutes later as Kahu Craig-TeRanga saw his kick bounce kindly for Jonty Holloway and the winger raced through to score under the posts. Ollie Carroll added the extras for 12-0. The home side responded well and in typical Old Brodleians style, they scored from close range after building the phases close to the Scarborough line. Josh Kelly kicked the conversion to reduce the deficit to 12-7. The final action of a physical first half came in the form of an attack for Scarborough. Craig-TeRanga was tackled agonisingly close to the Brods line before the ball was turned over in the ruck.
The home side made a commanding start to the second half and inflicted an early blow to Foden’s side as they scored close to the posts. Their driving maul picked up momentum and crossed over the line. Kelly made light work of the conversion to give his side the lead for the first time in the game. Scarborough regrouped well and were only trailing for a matter of minutes as they retook the lead in the 55th minute. Craig-TeRanga offloaded for Joe Davies to run through and score on the angle. With the game finely poised at 17-14, and set for a grandstand finish, the home side piled on the pressure as they looked to snatch an unlikely victory. With the clock heading towards the 80th minute, Old Brodleians won a line-out and mauled successfully towards the Scarborough line. The conversion sailed between the sticks to secure a 21-17 win for the home side in dramatic fashion.
Scarborough head into a rest weekend in third place in Regional Two North East. They are set to welcome fourth place Wetherby to Silver Royd on Saturday 22nd November.