Nickname: TJs
Ground: The Slade – Capacity 1,500
Current position: Fifth (P3 W2 D0 L1 TB2 LB1 Pts 11)
Last season: National Two South champions (P26 W22 D0 L4 TB 22 LB1 Pts 111)
Last five games Vs. Rams:
Tonbridge Juddians 19-22 Rams (January, 2022)
Rams 24-13 Tonbridge Juddians (September, 2021)
Tonbridge Juddians 25-19 Rams (February, 2019)
Rams 33-18 Tonbridge Juddians (October, 2018)
Rams 12-12 Tonbridge Juddians (January, 2018)
Recent form:
TJs have started their return to Level Three in brilliant fashion, smashing Leicester Lions 46-14 on the road in Round One before pushing Rosslyn Park all the way in a 29-22 reverse a week later.
However, the Kent men got back to winning ways with a bonus-point 34-21 triumph at Dings Crusaders last time out.
They also enjoyed a successful pre-season bolstered by a plethora of summer signings, Bury St Edmunds dispatched 47-26 and Canterbury 22-19 in a closer showdown.
Players to watch:
George Merrick – Classy second row stands at 6ft 8in and weighs in at some 120kgs, possessing more than 100 Harlequins caps alongside time at Worcester Warriors, French heavyweights Clermont Auvergne and Carcassonne.
The ex-Whitgift School man then played a pivotal half-season part in helping Chinnor claim National One glory ahead of Rams in the 2023/24 campaign, subsequently starring for the Chicago Wolfhounds in Major League Rugby before aiding TJs to title glory upon his return to the UK.
Vince Everitt – Former Ram spent three seasons at the club post-Covid, the open-side flanker initially shining for the Titans before the turnover king went onto register a trio of tries in 36 first-team appearances.
Nathan Earle – Among plenty of eye-catching summer signings such as Harlequins duo Archie White and Lewis Gjaltema, as well as ex-Rosslyn Park No. 8 Dan Laventure, the former Premiership winner particularly caught the eye and was National One Player of the Week following a double in the opening round at Leicester Lions.
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