2009 All London Cup Round 1
There were some close games on Tuesday, and none closer than at Rosslyn Park, where the game went to sudden death in Round 10 before Eclectics just squeezed past the hosts. Although this was the only game to go to extra time, there were also tight finishes at the Triple Crown, where London Scottish beat guest team Alliance by a point, and at the Calthorpe Arms, where another guest side, Sons of the Dessert, beat Telstars by two points. All the "Sons" made double figures, in a very even team performance (12, 12, 11, 12). Not quite so close at the Royal Oak, where guest team Brewery Tap held on to their initial advantage to defeat former Cup winners Accrington Cylindricals, nor in Dockside, where Mealy Bugs beat Wharfside. Commiserations to injury hit Belly, who could only field two players as they went down to twice former winners Ovalytes. Best scores were 21 points by John McDonnell of Accrington Cylindricals and Mick Lancaster of Belly, both in a losing cause.