Sevenoaks Town won 2-0 at Steyning for a third straight win and sit 7th. Rugby beat Maidenhead 68-12, the women won 92-0, and both 1st XVs play Saturday.
Sevenoaks Town won 2-0 away at Steyning Town last Saturday. It was the Oaks’ third league win in a row. (Isthmian League, Sevenoaks Town)
The win takes them to seventh in the Isthmian South East Division, on 12 points from eight games. Steyning are 13th on nine points.
Sevenoaks RFC also made a winning start. The 1st XV beat Maidenhead 68-12 at Knole Paddock in their league opener. (Sevenoaks RFC, Post-Match Reaction, 27 September 2026)
Football: nine points in eight days
Sevenoaks took three points from their first five league games. They have taken nine from the three since:
- Saturday 19 September: Margate (h), won 2-1
- Wednesday 23 September: Eastbourne Town (h), won 5-0
- Saturday 26 September: Steyning Town (a), won 2-0
Steyning was also the Oaks’ third clean sheet of the league season.
The top of the division, from the league’s own table:
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hastings United | 18 |
| 2 | South Park | 17 |
| 3 | AFC Croydon Athletic | 15 |
| 4 | Broadbridge Heath | 13 |
| 5 | Faversham Town | 13 |
| 6 | Sittingbourne | 13 |
| 7 | Sevenoaks Town | 12 |
Sevenoaks are six points off the top, though the clubs above have not all played the same number of games.
Next up: Ashford United at home
Ashford United visit the Bourne Stadium on Saturday, 3pm kick-off. They are 17th, with seven points. (Isthmian League, Sevenoaks Town)
After that, the Oaks go to Crowborough Athletic on 10 October and host Broadbridge Heath on 17 October. (Football Web Pages, Sevenoaks Town fixtures and results)
The ground is in Mill Lane, a short walk from Bat and Ball station. Our Sevenoaks train times guide covers the line.
Rugby: 68-12 in the league opener
The 1st XV’s league season started late this year, after an extended pre-season. Olly Green led the side in his first game as captain. The club has posted highlights and post-match interviews with Director of Rugby Adam Bowman, Green and fly-half Ben Adams. (Sevenoaks RFC, Match Highlights, 27 September 2026)
On Saturday the 1st XV travel to Wimbledon RFC in Barham Road, SW20, for a 3pm kick-off. (Sevenoaks RFC, fixture: Wimbledon away)
The match will be streamed on the club’s YouTube channel from 2.15pm. The club has apologised for “last week’s technical difficulties” with the first stream. It says it hopes they are resolved. (Sevenoaks RFC, Can’t Make It to Wimbledon?, 2 October 2026)
Women’s 1st XV: 92-0, and the captain stays
The Senior Women’s 1st XV opened their season with a 92-0 win. The club says it came on the captain’s birthday. (Sevenoaks RFC, Andi Returns as Senior Women’s 1st XV Captain, 28 September 2026)
Andina Morris-Brown will captain the side for a second season. She took over from Emma Bowman last year.
Head coach Grant Scandling said: “She leads by example on the pitch and, most importantly, genuinely cares about every player in the squad.”
Morris-Brown thanked her predecessor. She said Bowman “played such a huge part in building this squad from the ground up”.
Off the pitch
- A new sponsor. West Heath School, the independent special school on the edge of Sevenoaks, has become a club sponsor. It teaches young people aged 9 to 20 with special educational needs and disabilities. (Sevenoaks RFC, West Heath School Joins the SRFC Family, 30 September 2026)
- Senior players coaching juniors. Centres Zac Shirtcliff and Tom Sarkesian helped run sessions for the club’s under-9s and under-13s last Sunday. (Sevenoaks RFC, 30 September 2026)
- Rent. Sevenoaks Town Council has also agreed to cut the club’s ground rent at Knole Paddock to a peppercorn. Our report on the town council’s grants has the detail.
For what else is on this weekend, see our weekend guide.
Sources
- The Isthmian League, Sevenoaks Town club page (the 2-0 result at Steyning, form, league table and points, 2 October 2026)
- Football Web Pages, Sevenoaks Town fixtures and results (earlier results and the October fixtures)
- Sevenoaks RFC, Post-Match Reaction and Match Highlights (the 68-12 result)
- Sevenoaks RFC, fixture: Wimbledon away and Can’t Make It to Wimbledon? Watch the Oaks Live Online
- Sevenoaks RFC, Andi Returns as Senior Women’s 1st XV Captain for 2026/27 (the 92-0 win and the quotes)
- Sevenoaks RFC, West Heath School Joins the SRFC Family and Senior Men’s Centres Supporting Our Future Oaks
Image: Andina Morris-Brown, supplied by Sevenoaks RFC, cropped from the club’s captaincy announcement. Chart by Sevenoaks Online.
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