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Tonbridge Juddians won 36-32 in a nine-try thriller at Bishop's Stortford to stay unbeaten after six games, level on points with National League 1 leaders Plymouth Albion.

Frankie Baker's shot cannoned in off both posts to settle a dour contest at Maidenhead, and goalkeeper Nathan Harness then denied a stoppage-time equaliser to preserve Tonbridge Angels' sixth straight unbeaten away league game.

Tonbridge Juddians take a five-from-five record to Bishop's Stortford, Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells are both unbeaten and sat third and fourth in their shared new division, and Weavering Warriors and East Peckham & Paddock Wood are first and second in theirs - the first weekend of regular rugby coverage across West Kent's six senior clubs.

Off-road racing team Gigglepin Racing, run out of Hildenborough near Tonbridge, is competing in this week's King of Portugal - the latest round of the Ultra4 Europe Championship - a few months after winning a fourth King of Britain title.

Two years in the making, Tonbridge Angels' PAN Disability football team played its first tournament this week - beating Charlton Athletic along the way - and the club is now looking for more players aged 16 and over to join them.

A week on from five straight losses, West Kent's SCEFL clubs rallied: Larkfield & New Hythe beat league leaders Fisher, Rusthall thrashed Erith & Belvedere 4-0 and Bearsted edged past AFC Greenwich Borough, while Tunbridge Wells were well beaten by Phoenix Sports and Snodland Town and Staplehurst Monarchs both drew.

Tonbridge Angels created chance after chance in a one-sided first half against National League side Torquay United, but a string of saves from goalkeeper Toby Savin and a second-half Matt Worthington goal sent the Gulls through in the FA Cup Third Qualifying Round - the third time in eight home meetings Torquay have beaten Angels by a single goal.

Tonbridge Angels will hold a minute's applause before Saturday's FA Cup tie against Torquay United in memory of season ticket holder Chris Brown, who died shortly after last weekend's game against Ebbsfleet United at Longmead.

It was a bruising weekend for West Kent's Southern Counties East clubs: Bearsted, Rusthall, Tunbridge Wells, Larkfield & New Hythe and Snodland Town all lost, Bearsted conceding after leading 3-2 at half-time at league leaders Fisher, while Staplehurst Monarchs were the only West Kent side to avoid defeat, drawing 0-0 away at Greenways.