News in Thurrock

Thurrock 28, Belsize Park 17

THURROCK continued on their best run of the season as they defeated Belsize Park at Oakfield on Saturday (2 April).

Thurrock non-League football round-up: Late goal boosts Rocks' survival hopes and Grays are in upbeat mode after win .

AVELEY missed a great chance to get one hand firmly on the Isthmian North title this evening (Friday, 8 April) when they were beaten - a first home defeat of the season for the Millers.

A bumper crowd of 746 saw Hashtag United spoil the party with a win that very much keeps their hopes of sneaking a play-off place alive.

'Believe in yourself and all that you are..' is an inspirational quote and it seems apt that Belhus CC should enter a new cricket season in a confident mood.

In 2021, Belhus CC 1st XI finished a respectable mid table 6th in the Essex Premier and our Club Youth Section had unprecedented success in their respective competitions, culminating in South Essex District final wins for both the u11s and u15s.

Aveley title hopes dented but far from over by first home defeat - now weekend attention switches to Grays and East Thurrock's big games.

Thurrock Ladies 29, Old Albanians 14

WHAT an advert for women's rugby! The top two teams in the English Championship South slugged it out for the whole contest, with Thurrock finally emerging triumphant!

IT was a good day for Thurrock's non-League sides this afternoon as three out of the four teams won, with just tilbury missing out and having to settle for a high-scoring away draw.

It would be difficult to decide the result of the day, with east Thurrock Unite beating Merstham to keep their hopes of Isthmian Premier survival well and truly alive – while Aveley cemented their position as Isthmian North tile favourites with an emphatic away win.

EXPECTATIONS and hope will be running high in equal measure at Rookery Hill in Corringham this afternoon as East Thurrock United bid to continue their bid for a great escape.

The Rocks go into today's Isthmian Premier match against fellow strugglers Merstham on the back of successive victories. Half an eye at Rookery hill will be on the clash between fellow relegation rivals Leatherhead and Cray, who play each other – which means that even with a win Rocks won't get out of the bottom three but three points would set them up for survival with four matches left after today.

A WEEKEND of top action is promised at Thurrock RFC's Oakfield ground with two matches to savour.

Today (Saturday, 2 April) Thurrock men's first team will be looking to bounce back from last week's derby defeat at Brentwood when they entertain one of the founder members of the Rugby Football Union, Belsize Park, for a London North clash that kicks off at 3pm.

Brentwood 29, Thurrock 21

BRENTWOOD just about managed to hold on against a spirited Thurrock in a committed London One North encounter at King George's Field on Saturday (26 March).