He's back....hirsute hooker Luke Parry has returned to Vallis Way after a season living and playing and Kent, and he can't keep the smile off his face now that he's back in W13.

We chat about where he's been, who he's been playing for, why he's returned, and all manner of science that only one of us understood.

Luke also regales us with stories of his past as a (try-scoring) Cambridge Blue at Twickenham, and what it takes to upset a former England fly-half.

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Saturday 21 September

Ealing 1871 1sts v Chiswick (A) - 15.00

Ealing 1871 3rds v Belsize Park (A) - 15.00

Sunday 22 September

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It was a summer of change as Ealing 1871, most notably at the coaching level where Phil 'Smudger' Smith came in as head coach.

He has an impressive background in rugby, and he will pass on his experience as we chase another memorable season.

We get to know Smudger, learn about his playing days, his transition to coaching, his hopes for 1871, and what it is like to have World Cup winner, Neil Back gunning for you.

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Fixtures - September 14

Ealing 1871 1sts - Finchley (Vallis Way) - 15.00

Ealing 1871 3rds - Harrow (A) - 14.30

September 15

Ealing 1871 Women - Ampthill and District (A) - 15.00

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We are on the eve of the 2024-25 season and this Saturday, Ealing Trailfinders 1871 open the season at home to Cheshunt.

It has been a summer of changes at Vallis Way, with a new coach, new players, and a new pitch, but with the same drive and desire to take the team to the top.

To look ahead to another exciting season 1st XV captain Lewis Steadman brings us up to date on all the changes, and how the team is feeling as they count down to their opening fixture.

#BleedGreen

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Done and dusted, the 2023-24 is over, so what better way to look back over the previous season, than at the annual club dinner?

Join Jez and guest host Toby as they mingle with the great and good of Ealing 1871 - women's and men's teams, the powerbrokers, and those who just want to bask in the reflected glory.

We hear from the awards winners, the glory makers, and those who run our teams and ensure we all #bleedgreen

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Zoe Cox, Ealing 1871 Women's hooker is chasing the international dream this summer, with the England Deaf Women's team.

After Zoe discovered that she was profoundly deaf during Covid-19, she has progressed through the team and is in line to tour South Africa with England in August.

Guest host Toby Holt is on hand with Jez to find out how she got to this point, who has inspired her along the way, what playing without hearing aids is like, and what the tour to South Africa will entail.

To help Zoe get to South Africa, donate here - https://www.gofundme.com/f/pdgz89-south-africa-2024

#bleedgreen

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With the 2023-24 season over, who better to look back on the season just gone than 1st XV captain Lewis Steadman?

We review a season that earned the 1st XV promotion from Herts/Middlesex Counites 2 to Herts/Middlesex Counties 1 and featured a run to the Papa John Cup quarterfinals.

Lewis picks out which players stood out? How the new coaches fared? What the off-field highlights were? And which club servants we are waving goodbye to.

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Ealing 1871 Women's captain Sarah Taws is our guest this week to tell us all about the team and how their season has gone.

After three years, the flyhalf has helped the team grow, develop and learn, while this season they have also benefitted from head coach Andrew 'Quicky' Quick and his team, including members of the Ealing Trailfinders Women's professional team.

We talk about the season gone, how the team has grown and how they have one final challenge before celebrating the season's end.

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Harry Vidler, may have had the 1st XV captaincy dropped on him, but once the surprise of seeing (C) next to his name on the teamsheet had dissipated, he led the team in supreme fashion.

His assignment...lead the team to the sunny (and windy) Essex coast to beat Burnham on Crouch and progress to the next round of the Papa John's Trophy, and he responded by guiding the team to a 56-26 victory that sets up a match against Basildon at Vallis Way on Saturday.

We look back on the win, the season so far, what his song choice was, and just where the Bronson Cup is....

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