Entries by Zahael

The Hammers Vets show the joue!

Vets Rugby: where prodigious talent meets inconsistent execution.  Where amazing potential meets infrequent availability.  Where sharp minds meet slowing bodies. Where grand plans meet modest implementation. Where parched lips meet post-match beers. And where, on Friday 18th November, Hammers Vets met London Welsh. With 122 current and former Hammers on the Vets WhatsApp group and […]

Lots of smiles for the women’s 2nd XV

Going into the 3rd game for Hammers 2s, the goal was clear: points on the board. NC1 has been every bit of the step up we expected after 2 consecutive seasons of promotion so after back-to-back duck eggs from our first 2 games, coming up against top of the table was always going to be […]

Hammers 3rd XV lose it in the last minute

Saturday 29th October would see Hammers III make the annual pilgrimage up to the Regents Park ‘Hub’, to play Belsize Park III, on a day that would have climate change sceptics struggling for explanations on how the weather was this hot, this late in the year. Kicking into the sun, an excellent kick off allowed […]

The Hammers survive a scare on Hammerwe’en

A villain themed Hammerwe’en, a first versus second league game, a sold-out crowd. It sounded too good to be true, it sounded like a recipe for too much fun. The top of the table clash in England’s most prolific league, Regional 2 Thames produced yet another epic encounter that would live long in the memory […]

Hammers 2nd XV put in a big performance

On an unseasonably warm day at Hurlingham Park, Hammers 2nd XV took to the field against old rivals Belsize Park. Pre-match tension was palpable, this fixture last season producing a 30-point drubbing to nil for the visitors, and a last-play epic win for hammers in the reverse. With that in mind, and the words of […]

Hammersween is upon us!

  We love a fancy dress, and nothing says fancy dress more than our annual Hammerween Party!  This year’s theme? Villains!! So don your best Poison Ivy outfit, Darth Vader suit or Hannibal Lector and come on down to the Temperance at 730pm!