...comfortably defeating a Folkestone 15 short on weight and experience but long on spirit. Folkestone were unhappy about the timing of this fixture, their website suggesting that the scheduling of this match had committed them to two games in two days, meaning one assumes that they were required to play new years day, thus explaining their decision to rest several of their first XV. Their replacements suffered no disgrace in defeat to a Dunstonian side missing only a few forwards from their full match 15, as what they lacked in bulk they made up for in commitment in the tackle. What followed was an eight try dissection topped off with an almost flawless kicking display from young Josh Smith, resulting in the old boys progressing to a third round tie at home to Sevenoaks.
If you're interested in Folkestone's perspective on the game you'll find it here http://www.folkestonerugbyclub.com/match-reports/first-xv-match-reports/1111-old-dunstonians-62-frfc-0.html. I suspect the author considers he's constructed a satire of Swiftian proportions but to me it reads more like he's taken a massive amount of drugs.
Next Saturday sees the old boys back in league action for the first time in a month when they visit Lewes hoping to avenge a narrow defeat at home in September.