Hampton Third XV kick-off season with a close win over Brighton College

By Ben Robinson

In the always hotly contested game against Brighton College on Thursday, the Hampton Third XV came out on top by two points thanks to a match winning intercept try from Alastair White and a missed conversion from Brighton.

Hampton started the match well with two early tries from Monty Nendick and Max Camilleri. Brighton hit back with a well worked try just before half time, but Hampton had the lead going into the second half.

Despite Hampton’s dominance in the first half, the second 40 minutes would prove to be much more testing for Hampton as Brighton secured a try to make the score all even at 14-14 early in the second period.

Heading into the last 15 minutes, the sides were still locked at 14-14. But, with 10 minutes on the clock, White intercepted a Brighton pass and scored to make the game 21-14.

Brighton did not give up and hit back with a try in the corner. However, the tricky conversion was incomplete, leaving the score at 21-19 to Hampton.

In the final few minutes, the Third XV was disciplined in their defence, winning a penalty at the scrum, managing to hold out to win a tight game.