Chairman’s 2024 Season In Review
Having been on the committee for many years, and part of the Club for even longer, it seems strange writing my first EOS review as the Club’s Chair! Whilst this may sound like a cliché; I have based my end of season review around a quotation from the poem: ‘No-one is an island, Entire of... Read More
Exiles Academy 2024 Season Review
Read what Academy lead Steve Lewis had to say about the 2024 season… Our regular season began with a home tournament in April; with a roster of 13 players (only two of whom had ever played contact football before). Turnovers were key as we lost both our games by just 4 points each. A crucial... Read More
Adult 2024 Season Review
Hear what Adult Head Coach Junior Hayden had to say about the Adult team’s 2024 season… A Year of Resilience and Growth As the 2024 American football season came to a close, our team finished with a 4- 4 record, narrowly missing the playoffs. While it may seem like an average season on paper, this... Read More
Under 11 Flag 2024 Season Review
Read what Under 11 Flag Head Coach Jay Miller had to say about the 2024 season… When I inherited the team from Trish and Lisa, we were already in great shape. Everyone who is an Exile has willingness to learn, and the drive to leave every session better than when they arrived. The kids will... Read More
Under 14 Flag 2024 Season Review
Read what Under 14 Flag Head Coach Gary Owens had to say about the 2024 season… The start of the season saw 6 players move to the u17 program, and 3 arriving from the u11 setup, a loss of experience which we thought would have a big impact on our season. During pre-season it became... Read More
Under 17 Flag 2024 Season Review
Read what Under 17 Flag Head Coach Dan Dart had to say about the 2024 season… 2024 was a somewhat limited season for the U17s in terms of actual matches with a low number of clubs actually fielding U17 squads. Similarly, less home tournament organisers had U17 matches scheduled that we and other teams could... Read More
Women’s Contact 2024 Season Review
Hear what Women’s Contact Head Coach Carl Alexis had to say about the 2024 season… We decided to focus on 7-a-side football after a concerted effort to recruit enough players for 9-a-side fell short. Despite adding several new team members, we also experienced some losses, making it clear that throwing our rookies into the deep... Read More
Congratulations to our Jack Petchey Award Winners 2023
The Kent Exiles are proud to announce this year’s four Jack Petchey Achievement Award winners: Rakeeb Giwa (Adult Team) Lloyd Banks (U19 Contact) Amelie (U14 Flag Team) Benjamin (U11 Flag Team) The Jack Petchey Achievement Award recognises outstanding young people who have gone above and beyond to achieve – perhaps when others thought they might... Read More
ADULT TEAM 2023 PRE-SEASON TRAINING IN FULL SWING
The Kent Exiles Adult Team have been hard at work since returning to training in early January, and the strength and depth of coaching and players should set this team up for an exciting season ahead in the Premiership South Division. Since last season there has been a lot of positive moves on the coaching... Read More
GB News: Exiles join U19 team, GB Men play on Sunday, Exiles Women hope to join GB squad
The following Exile players were successful at the recent GB Lions U19 trials: DB Gabriel Olatunji-Ojo DB Chijioke Davies OL Ethan Villalta* WR Noah Rimmer-Potin WR Muawiyah At-Thahabi (MK) They will join existing Exiles in the U19 GB setup: LB Michael Alade RB Samuel Crabbe DL Brandon Tennant WR Jack Sanctuary RB Terron (TJ) Thompson... Read More
The Kent Exiles have moved!
The Kent Exiles are pleased to announce their move to a new home ground: Westcombe Park Rugby Club, Orpington, BR6 9SX The Exiles completed the move on Saturday 22nd October 2022 with the help of generous volunteers who took time out of their weekend to help move the two storage containers full of kit and... Read More
Women’s Team Head Coach Carl Alexis’ Tournament 5 Review 2022
With a month between tournaments we had plenty of time to prepare for the final games of the season. A month to work on securing 3rd place in our division. A month to show the premiership that we were not only here to stay but also a force to be reckoned with. It was the... Read More