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London Chargers v Wests Warriors

Rugby League

National Conference League

Division 2 Southern

Saturday 27th June 2026

Kick Off 15.00

London Chargers 16 Wests Warriors 18, attendance 41

@ King’s House School Sports Ground, 3G Pitch 2

Riverside Drive

Chiswick

London W4 2SP

No Admission or Programme.

I’d seen football played here at King’s School Sports Ground, on both a grass pitch and 3G Pitch 1, but this was my first visit for rugby league, where the game was played on the newish 3G Pitch 2. It is to the right when looking from the clubhouse, running the opposite way to the other 3G, running parallel to Riverside Drive. It’s a standard cage set up, with a spectator area running the full length of one side.

The match was 4th versus 3rd in the league table and was an excellent game that was in the balance right up to the final whistle. London took an early lead, scoring a try in the corner, but were unable to convert the extra points. Twenty five minutes in a try under the posts, easily converted, saw Wests edge 4-6 in front and another converted try, six minutes later, saw them stretch the lead to 4-12. Just before halftime Wests had a man sin binned and were made to pay, when a breakaway try, including a clever kick over the top, which was flicked on first time before running straight for the posts to pull it back to 8-12 at the break. Two minutes into the second half London drew level, following a quick break down the right. It only took Wests four minutes to regain the lead though, breaking through a tackle and forcing the ball over the line and it was converted to make it 12-18. With twenty seven minutes left a charging run down the centre, which was switched wide left, beating the last man, before scoring in the corner saw London pull it back to 16-18, but crucially the kick was missed, striking the upright and it turned out to be the last points of the match.

A good win for Wests. They remain third in the table, as the top two also won today. Bedford Tigers lead the way with 16 points (played 9), followed by Hammersmith Hills Hoists on 12 points (played 7) and Wests on 10 points (played 6). After today, I’ve just got bottom of the table North Herts Crusaders as the only unvisited ground left to do in this division now..