Women’s Team Head Coach Carl Alexis’ Tournament 3 Review 2022
We prepped for tournament 3 knowing that these were two games we had a great chance of winning. We were going against two teams that we were at least the equal of but also two teams that were as hungry for the wins as we were. It was only just earlier in the season that... Read More
Women’s Team Head Coach Carl Alexis’ Tournament 2 Review 2022
With trepidation we travelled to Birmingham to play our second tournament of the year. We were already down key players due to injuries and work commitments but this got worse with the loss of another player on the day due to illness. Unfortunately this depleted our thin-on-the-ground defence even further but our team unhesitatingly faced... Read More
WOMEN’S TEAM HEAD COACH CARL ALEXIS’ TOURNAMENT 1 REVIEW 2022
Our first game of the new season lined us up against the only team we had beaten last year, the Hertfordshire Cheetahs. We had proved to ourselves then that we could win in the premiership division and we were determined to do so again. The game started with multiple changes of possession with both defences holding... Read More
Head Coach Steve Lewis: U16s Home Tournament Review
Our home tournament this year was in jeopardy when our pre-arranged medical cover withdrew at short notice due to Covid-19. A special thanks goes to Martin Jefkins who, after considerable effort and stress, successfully managed to arrange replacement cover at around 5pm the day before, to ensure our squad of 23 could take to the... Read More
Kent Exiles’ Coach Adam Lillis to Lead Great Britain Men’s American Football Team Wide Receivers
The Kent Exiles is proud to announce that former player and current adult team Offensive Coordinator, Coach Adam Lillis, has been selected as the wide receivers coach for the Great Britain men’s contact team. This achievement is well earned by Lillis, whose dedication to American Football development in the UK is almost unparalleled; with... Read More
Women’s Contact Head Coach Carl Alexis’ Post Match Review – London Tournament
With thunder and lightning forecast, it was with great concern of our first competitive games since the COVID-19 outbreak being cancelled, that we headed to the Warriors tournament. As the lightning failed to appear and the rain petered out we took the field for our first game against the Wembley Stallions. The game started as... Read More
Adult Team Head Coach John Moore Previews Sundays Upcoming Home Match Against the London Warriors at Beccahamians RFC
Two games in and no wins. Same old Exiles? I think not. We aren’t playing make weight games here. We are playing against the best teams in the country. These tests are tough. We were disappointed that we lost two games that we could have won. We left points out there, made mistakes. We... Read More
Head Coach Steve Lewis Previews this Weekends U16s Home Tournament
The Under 16 Youth Kitted Team continue their season this Saturday 24th July looking to maintain their undefeated record. The Venue is Harris Academy Tintagel Road Orpington BR5 4LG and spectators are very welcome. Regrettably, London Blitz have withdrawn from this tournament due to a lack of available players. They do hope to fulfil... Read More
Women’s Team Head Coach Carl Alexis Previews Saturdays Upcoming Tournament at London Warriors
Welcome to the start of the new National Women’s Football League (South East division)! It’s a new league, a new season and we have some new opponents. Since the disappointing end to our last season (where our assault on the championship was halted not by an opponent but by the outbreak of... Read More
Adult Team Head Coach John Moore Previews Sundays Upcoming Match Against the London Blitz at Beccehamians RFC
Hello All Just a few days away now from our next game in the 2021 Season; a return home fixture against the London Blitz. Sunday 27th June saw us take field against the London Blitz at Finsbury Park, London, in the first game since the Pandemic changed everything. I knew how much work... Read More
Kent Exiles Undefeated Division 2 South Champion Women’s Team Captured in Exclusive Sunday Times Article
“American football fever hits Britain’s parks To celebrate Independence Day, the photographer Jon Attenborough turns his lens on our grassroots American football teams” In an article dedicated to impactful photography and his love of the game, award winning Twenty Twenty and Sunday Times photographer, Jon Attenborough, artfully captures Kent Exiles Women’s team on their... Read More
U17s Flag London Renegades Tournament Preview – Saturday 12th July 2021
This Saturday, 12th July, sees the U17 Flag team travel just down the road to Beckenham, home field of the South London Renegades and hosts of the second flag tournament of the 2021 season for the older age group. We catch up with Head Coach – Dan Dart – to get a preview of the... Read More