Havant shot out of the blocks with two tries in the first ten minutes.

On 2 mins prop Brandon Vince drove over for the opening try, quickly followed by winger Will Perry racing through to add his try. Centre Jacob Knight added a conversion to take Havant into a 12-0 lead.

Lions retaliated with a penalty by fly half Dan Tomanek to make the score 12-3.

Havant came back with scrum half Wesley Dugan nipping over for a try, converted by Knight to take Havant into a 19-3 lead.

Lions soon came back with a try by centre Matt Price, with Tomanek adding the extras to take the score to 19-10.

Havant finished off the half with tries by Vince and Knight, with Knight adding a conversion to take the half time score to 31-10.

HT 31-10

Early in the second half Havant stretched their lead with tries by replacement Jack Wright and back row Aden Brassington, with Knight adding both conversions, opening the score gap to 45-10.

Lions showed their tenacity coming back with tries by hooker Tim Waterfield and replacement Sam Janaway, with Tomanek adding both conversions to close the gap to 45-24.

In the closing stages of the game replacement George Pooley added an unconverted try for Havant taking the score to 50-24.

This was swiftly followed by an unconverted try by speeding Lions winger Roman Priestly-Nangle closing the game score at 50-29.

FT 50-29

This gave Havant a five point win and Lions a point for scoring four tries.

A well deserved win for Havant, but again Lions showed their application and persistence with a meritorious performance.

Next weekend, on Saturday 3rd October 2026, Leicester Lions welcome Henley Hawks to Westleigh Park with a 2.00 pm kick off.