We're counting down the minutes until the 2025-26 season starts, and to get us frothing in excitement for the season to come, we catch up with first XV skipper Lewis Steadman.

It is his fourth season wearing the arm band, and he has a lot to build on with new teammates and last season's success fresh in the memory.

We catch up with him to reflect on the joys of pre-season training and what sort of form we'll take into the new campaign.

#BleedGreen

Saturday 6 September

Ealing 1871 1st XV v UCS, Vallis Way, 15.00

Ealing 1871 3rd XV v Harrow, Vallis Way, 15.00

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We're on the eve of the 2025-26 season, and the Ealing 1871 squad is ready to explode out for a new campaign.

The players have been grafting hard in pre-season, and we catch up with head coach Phil 'Smudger' Smith to find out how it has gone, what we can look forward to in the coming season, and how last season's success sets us up for another memorable year.

#BleedGreen

Saturday 6 September

Ealing 1871 1st XV v UCS, Vallis Way, 15.00

Ealing 1871 3rd XV v Harrow, Vallis Way, 15.00

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Ealing Trailfinders 1871 signalled the end of a wildly successful 2024-25 season with their inaugural End of Season Club Awards Gala, a night that was as spectacular as some of their play this season.

There was much to celebrate, awards and caps to dish out, and praise galore who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure the club continues to prosper and grow.

We catch up with the men's and women's players, and those who make the club tick, to find out how their seasons have been.

#BleedGreen

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"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;

For he today that sheds his blood with me

Shall be my brother."

Last Saturday, Ealing Trailfinders 1871 1st XV stood tall, puffed out their chests, and declared, "This is our day."

Indeed, it was, as a 28-24 win over Old Bristolians brought home their first piece of silverware in many a season, and celebrated in the same style in which they had played.

We catch up with head coach Phil 'Smudger' Smith and captain Lewis Steadman to look back on a day that will be etched in the club's history and talked about long after the heroes of the hour have hung up their boots.

#BleedGreen

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Finals fever is sweeping Ealing Trailfinders 1871 as the 1st XV count down the days before they face Old Bristolians in the Papa John's Cup Final.

Phil 'Smudger' Smith has named his team, and coaches full of supporters are ready to sweep down the M4 to roar on their heroes in green and white.

It is a team stuffed with experience and sprinkled with talented youth, so we catch up with one of Smudger's Young Guns, Theo Szweda, to preview the match, gauge the levels of excitement, and discuss how many of his family and friends will head west.

#BleedGreen

Saturday 17 May

Ealing Trailfinders 1st XV v Old Bristolians, Dings Crusaders RFC (Bristol) - 15.00

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Semifinal fever has swept Ealing Trailfinders 1871 and Vallis Way, with the 1st XV set for a semifinal showdown against Weybridge Vandals in the Papa John's Trophy.

Phil 'Smudger' Smith' will lead the green and white hordes down to Surrey where their opponents await at Cobham Rugby Club.

We hear from Kyle Beck, who hopes to be among the called troops, but first, we catch up on what occurred in the quarterfinal on the Suffolk coast.

#BleedGreen

Saturday 10 May

Ealing Trailfinders 1871 1st v Weybridge Vandals (Cobham RFC) - 15.00

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It is a happy camp at Ealing Trailfinders 1871, and why not after the seconds lifted the club's first trophy in a while with a 43-17 victory over London Scottish Lions 2nds.

Luke Beasley lifted the trophy, but as he was away recuperating, we hear from Danny O'Sullivan, who gives us a breakdown of what happened.

We also hear from head coach Phil 'Smudger' Smith, who is taking the team to Southwold RFC in Suffolk for the latest round in the Papa John's Trophy.

#BleedGreen

Friday 02 May

Ealing Exiles v UCFB (H) 19.45

Saturday 03 May

Ealing Trailfinders 1st XV v Southwold (A) 14.00

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Break out the bunting, dust off the oversized rosette, Ealing 1871 have a cup final to look forward to.

That's right, this Saturday, 1871 2nds will take on London Scottish Lions 2nds in the MT Bowl Final at Wasps FC on Twyford Avenue.

To mark this momentous occasion, we chatted with skipper Luke Beasley to preview the match, reflect on the season, and discuss his pre-match preparations.

It has been some time since an Ealing 1871 team was in a cup final, so get down to support the team and show the world we bleed green.

Saturday 26 April - 14.00

London Scottish Lions 2nd XV v Ealing Trailfinders 1871 2nd XV

Wasps FC,

Twyford Avenue,

W3 9QA

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