Whitgift marching on two fronts

Many of the players who won the 1999 Under 15 Cup for Whitgift areprogressing well in the senior competition and their successors at theSurrey school will be a real handful for any opposition this season.

Theymade a slow start at Caterham to lead 12-0 at half time but regrouped andplayed some fine attacking football which led to seven tries and a 59-0victory.

Left winger Dominic Lespierre took the eye with a hat-trick oftries but so did Paris Booker at hooker.

Chichester reached the semi-finalstwo seasons ago but had a tough battle to get past Eastbourne in the secondround.

They took the lead with a Scott Jackson try after atypically determined effort by their forwards.

But Eastbourne's taller andheavier pack were always threatening and they replied with a neatly takentry from their left wing.

Chichester responded immediately through theirbacks, Kenny Alegbe touching down to make it 10-5.

Eastbourne then exertedthe pressure but the home defence held out and Mark Giddings settled thematch by scoring from 30 metres after a quick penalty.

It will be anotherall-Sussex battle in the third round at Worth.