A slow start from Tj's meant Sittingbourne opened the scoring to go 7–0 up, leaving TJ’s looking around the very narrow pitch wondering where their usual game plan had gone, and whether it had been mislaid somewhere near the A249.
Once the early confusion cleared, TJ’s did what they do best.
They stopped trying to be clever… and started being very, very physical.

On a pitch so tight it felt like it had been measured with a child’s ruler, patterns were abandoned and replaced with raw intent.
Enter the Costello family reunion, a moment that will live long in club folklore.

History was made as four Costello brothers took the field together, and because understatement clearly isn’t hereditary, all four crossed the whitewash.

A proud day for Dad… and a Dick of the Day  John Costello, who somehow managed to make headlines for the wrong reasons due to his poor pull out game.

Once TJ’s hit their stride, the scoreboard moved rapidly.
Harry Costello, Joe Massey, and Callum Logan punched holes through Sittingbourne’s defence to flip the score to 7–19, with Tom Costello calmly slotting two conversions as if he had all afternoon.

Then it was Jack Costello’s turn to join the family business, Tom again adding the extras.

Charlie Costello 
followed to make it 7–31, by which point Sittingbourne were officially wandering around the pitch like tourists without a map.

TJ’s dominance in the collisions was absolute, and nowhere was that more evident than in the work of Man of the Match, Toby “Bone Rattler” Slater. His tackles didn’t just stop players, they registered on the Richter scale.
Several Sittingbourne casualties are believed to still be reassembling themselves somewhere near the clubhouse. An unbelievable performance once again.

Then came the fairytale moment for big Danny Jury, smashing over the line in front of his old teammates on his old stomping ground, a reminder of exactly why he’s now wearing TJ’s colours.

Callum Logan grabbed his second, and to cap off the afternoon, Tom Costello decided it was only right he joined the try party himself, crossing in the final minute to seal a comprehensive 7–50 victory.

A dominant, statement win on a ground long considered cursed for TJ’s, curse lifted, job done.

Next up: Deal and Betteshanger away next Saturday.
TJ’s sit second in the league, firmly on a mission, especially with Medway dropping points against Canterbury.

Momentum is building. Confidence is soaring and Toby Slaters performance may need to be registered as a seismic event.

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