Finally, a much needed win, but under unfortunate circumstances.

Surbiton contacted us on Monday to concede the match as they were unable to raise a team.

This was rather surprising as they’re a large club with a lot of members. I note, though, that they’ve fielded weakened teams in some of their other recent matches.

While it’s good to get a point on the board, it was disappointing that we didn’t get the chance to play any moves to do so.

We hope Surbiton are able to resolve their problems and look forward to visiting them on 5 February.