RAF star scores for Rams as Army U23s suffer their fourth defeat in five games

The British Army under-23s rugby union team have been beaten 50-25 by Rams under-23s at Old Bath Road.

It's a fourth loss in five games for Junior Bulumakau's team after two defeats to Bath University and one to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

The Army hope to secure one final match this month before their Inter Service campaign kicks off against the Navy on 25 November, which you can watch live on the BFBS Forces News YouTube channel.

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On a cold night in Reading, the Army actually went into half-time leading and the highlight was a lung-busting distance run from Ben Hurford-John that laid it on a plate for Ollie Allsopp to score.

Hurford-John also grabbed a second-half try, but tries from Harry Bicknell (3), Jone Frederick, Saxon Hastings, Louie Roumignac and Joe Clark helped Rams to a win.

That was sealed by a military man as RAF star Kieran Jenkins scored against the Army to inflict another defeat on the young guns.