Basingstoke failed to cope with Cleve and were rolled over by 22 points to 53 in the home game on the 23rd September. Stoke points came from Simon Appleby, Jim Dixon, Karl Buttle and Myles Rutherford with tries and Ollie Rogers making 1 conversion. Basingstoke 22 – 53 Cleve

The first away game of the new season was not what Basingstoke wanted as they went down nil to 27. Basingstoke just did not get into the game and never looked like they would inflict any damage on a robust Chippenham side. The result was a wake up call for the 1st XV and warning [...]

Stoke began this years league campaign with an unconvincing win against Bracknell. Having led 15-0 at half time through tries from Dave Lambert and Simon Appleby plus a conversion and penalty by Ollie Rogers. The second half we expected a Stoke try feast but it was not to be and Stoke only managed a further [...]