Season 2017-2018 // 24th March 2018

HOVEDean, V Abbie, HORSHAM Joey and Nico TodaysBrackenridge Club Sponsor Todays Match Dayr olfSponsor berryman recruitment specialists SATURDAY 24TH MARCH @ 3.00PM

Match Ball Sponsor Specialist Global Marketing

THIS YEARS PLATINUM SPONSORS:

HOVE RECREATION GROUND @HoveRugbyClub SHIRLEY DRIVE, HOVE HOVE RUGBY CLUB SPONSORS

Property Moves 109 Church Road, Hove BN3 2BB T. 01273 321 333

www.propertymoves.co.uk

Brighton Mitsubishi 161 Old Shoreham Rd, Southwick, Brighton BN42 4RB T: 01273 388 808

www.brighton-mitsubishi.co.uk

24 Market St, Brighton BN1 1HH · T 01273 777 607 165 North Street, Brighton, BN1 1EA · T 01273 737 342 The Boardwalk, Brighton Marina, Brighton, BN2 5ZB · T 01273 805 935

www.bellaitalia.co.uk

Art Republic 13 Bond St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1RD

www.artrepublic.com · T. 01273 724 829

Uncle Sams 13 Queens Parade, Hove BN3 8JN 197 Carden Ave, Brighton BN1 8LE

www.unclesams.co.uk · T. 01273 206 644 T. 01273 700 748

Cardens Accountants LLP 73 Church Road, Hove BN3 2BB

www.cardensaccountants.co.uk · T. 01273 739 592

T. Reeve & Son Ltd Fairways Industrial Estate, Moulsecomb Way, Brighton BN2 4PB

www.treeve.co.uk · T. 01273 688 033

Rolf Berryman Consultancy LLP The Langfords, Third Avenue, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2PX

www.rolfberryman.com · T. +44 (0) 1273 326 454 · E. [email protected]

Hove Rugby Club gratefully acknowledges the generosity of all our sponsor’s and encourages all members and supporters to avail themselves of our sponsors’ services. PRESIDENT’S NOTES

I am pleased to welcome you to Hove Rec today for the visit of local rivals, Horsham who are not only enjoying a successful season in London South East Two, but also great success across their youth teams. The recent developments of the facilities there together with the extensive site bodes well for the future. I am looking forward to welcoming Richard Ordidge, Barry Wright and Alan Fisher to the pre-match lunch.

Today’s lunch is also the second vice presidents lunch of the season and as well as renewing old friendships, we shall be remembering and celebrating absent Richard Hopkins friends at the Horsham lunch. It has been a difficult season for many club members; we have lost former president and secretary, Graham Gordon, Rick Walker, Mike Gibson and John Attfield - and Colin Lucas is very seriously ill. Of course, there is quite an overlap between membership of the Hove Club and of Hove Rugby Club – and that this was in evidence both at Graham Gordon’s funeral, conducted by Father Peter Clegg, and at the wake afterwards at the Hove Club. Graham was given a good send off and it was heartening to witness the civility and cordiality on the day.

It has been a disappointing couple of weeks for the senior side on the pitch – an away defeat at Charlton Park and the loss of our unbeaten home record to division leaders, Dartfordians has made it more difficult for us to make the end of season play-offs. However, Charlton Park are at Dover today which, as we know well – having never won there - is not an easy place to visit. All of which means that there is still plenty to play for today.

As things stand today (March 18) we remain in second place in London and South East Division 2 while Horsham are fourth. However, Charlton Park are now only a point behind us with a game in hand. Horsham stand ready to take advantage of any slip ups but are six points behind us at present, having played the same number of games.

The club sponsor for today’s game is Rolf Berryman, the match day sponsor, Dean Brackenridge and the match ball sponsor, Specialist Global Marketing. On behalf of the club, I would like to thank you all for your continuing support which is both generous and gratefully received.

Just in case you missed the update in my letter to vice presidents, I can report that the club remains active off the field. Plans to extend the clubhouse have been prepared and we are ready to go for planning permission – a significant fund raising effort is likely to follow, but we do need to keep developing the facilities. Overplaying on the pitches remains a significant risk, which we are seeking to mitigate in the medium term through an arrangement with Cardinal Newman School to gain access to their planned 4G pitch for training purposes.

We hope that we will able to do the same thing with the club ball, which is being held at the Grand on April 28; present number of tickets sold is just under 200. Plenty of space remains – so, please, if you have not already booked your tickets (£60 per head), please do so by getting in touch with Geraldine. (geraldine.brown@ hoverugby.club) We would love to see you there.

On the 14 April we are working with the Sporting Memories Charity and the U15 girls & boys teams to capture the club history from the senior members of the club. There is also a club lunch and a first team home game that day so if you have a few tales to tell about the history of the club we would love to see you. More information on the charity is available on their website. http://www.sportingmemoriesnetwork.com/

Enjoy your afternoon. Richard Hopkins, Club President Award Winning Brighton Based Recruitment Consultancy

Rolf Berryman are delighted to be sponsors of Hove Rugby Club!

Specialist recruiters in the Legal, Accountancy & Finance, E-Discovery, and Construction markets .

TODAY’S SaturdayMATCH 24th MarchSPONSOR 2018 HOVE RUGBY CLUB V Horsham

HOVE RUGBY CLUB – SKY BLUE AND MAROON

Full Back

Full Back 15 Rob Biggs Sponsored by Miolly & Archie Three Quarters

Left Wing 14 Guy Patton Sponsored by Neil Parker

Outside Centre 13 Carles Casanova Galindo Sponsored by Millson Ltd

Inside Centre 12 Martin Macdonald (Captain) Sponsored by Sports Club Direct Ltd

Right Wing 11 Rene Pavlides Sponsored by Martin Windsor Half Backs

Fly Half 10 Gareth Davies Available for Sponorship

Scrum Half 9 Jerome Pie Available for Sponorship Forwards

Loose Head prop 1 Declan Peake Sponsored by Adam Tunesi

Hooker 2 Patrick Andrews Sponsored by Jamie Angus

Tight Head Prop 3 Ryan Storer Sponsored by Adam Tunesi

Lock 4 Kyle Woollard Sponsored by David & Nicole Mickey

Lock 5 Carl Buckland Available for Sponorship

Blind Side Flanker 6 Luke Torres Sponsored by Geoff Pollard

Open Side Flanker 7 Rob Ward Sponsored by Kitty Bourne

Number Eight 8 Charlie Dagwell Sponsored by L & S Printing Company Ltd Replacements

16 Ady Shergold Sponsored by Brian & Sue

17 Ian Saunders Sponsored by Alastair Bourne

18 Phil Dugard Sponsored by Chris Drakeford Match Officials Referee Mark Hayward Touch Judge Jon Sears s Assessor TBC Team Officials D.O.R. Phil Ward Manager Adam Tunesi Coaches Sandy Robertson, Jack Newton, Ryan Storer Physio TBC RESULT ZONE

Men’s 1st XV

London 2 South East

Todays Fixtures

Proud Match Ball sponsors

Contact Malcolm McCullough on [email protected] COMINGS & GOINGS

Promotion and Relegation

The tables below show relegation and promotion places around the London 2 South East League.

London 1 South

3 automatic relegation places

1automatic promotion place 1automatic promotion place Play off match 1play off place 1 play off place

London 2 South East London 2 South West

2 automatic relegation places 2 automatic relegation places

2 automatic promotion place At level 6 and 7, level transfer is also a possibility. London 3 South East Barking, for instance, really should have been in L2NE but were level transferred to L2SE. It is likely that they will go to L3NE - but they are up before the beak and may get penalised for not fulfilling fixtures.

Ask Mystic for more info! From above, all 3 belong strictly in L2SE but there might not be room to absorb Proud Match Ball sponsors all 3 so possibly one or more may have to go to L2SW or possibly one of L2NW/L2NE.”

Contact Malcolm McCullough on [email protected] MEN’S FIRST XV SQUAD

To sponsor one of our players contact Andy Ward: [email protected]

Hove Rugby Club would like to present their Men’s 1st team squad for this season and we are trying to get all players sponsored to help pay for the new changing rooms. The cost is £125.00 per player and your name will appear in the Match Day programme against your sponsored player. This is an easy way for you to help the Club. Can I also remind you that Full Back (Captain) Sam Whiting Match Days can be sponsored for £500.00 and Match Balls for £250.00. Richard Hopkins SPONSOR

Front Row Half Back Back Row Pat Andrews Rob Biggs Lock Charlie Dagwell Jamie Angus Molly & Archie Carl Buckland L & S Printing Company SPONSOR SPONSOR AVAILABLE FOR SPONSORSHIP SPONSOR

Half Back Half Back Half Back George Davies Half Back Phil Dugard Carles Galindo Phil Ward & Holly Taylor Gareth Davies Chris Drakeford Millson Ltd SPONSOR AVAILABLE FOR SPONSORSHIP SPONSOR SPONSOR

Back Row Wing Centre (Acting Captain) Scrum Half Chris Knott Tom LeMehaute Martin MacDonald Charlie Knight SGM Ltd Jon Mahon Sports Club Direct Ltd AVAILABLE FOR SPONSORSHIP SPONSOR SPONSOR SPONSOR HOVESPONSORS RUGBY CLUB SPONSORS

Centre Wing Wing Wing Ryan Morlen Nick Paddenburg Guy Patton Rene Pavlides Lawrence & Anne-Marie Boon Jon Sears Neil Parker Martin Windsor SPONSOR SPONSOR SPONSOR SPONSOR

Front Row Lock Ian Saunders Declan Peake Back Row Half Back Adam Tunesi Rupert Phillips Jerome Pye Alastair Bourne SPONSOR SPONSOR AVAILABLE FOR SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE FOR SPONSORSHIP

Front Row Back Row Front Row Back Row Adi Shergold Jack Silcock Ryan Storer Luke Torres Brian & Sue L & SAVG Printing Property Company Adam Tunesi Geoff Pollard SPONSOR SPONSORSPONSOR SPONSOR SPONSOR

Back Row Front Row Wing Lock Rob Ward Al Watson Harvey Wickens Kyle Wollard Kitty Bourne SGM Ltd ACG Property David & Nicole Mickey SPONSOR SPONSOR SPONSOR SPONSOR MYSTIC GEOFF’S MUSINGS - 24th March 2018

Three league games left, hopefully with a playoff in addition.

Weirdly three of today’s games have neighbours in the league table playing each other.

Barking v Pulborough. These two are now relegated from L2SE after just one seasons stay. Pulborough go back whence they came to L3SE whilst poor Barking continue their slide down the leagues. Last week it would appear that Barking failed to go to Heath and that must raise the spectre of an ejection from this league and a return to an even lower league. A great shame for the current players of the club who have, through no fault of their own, been placed in this position.

Geoff Pollard Deal & Betteshanger v Heathfield. Deal are four points behind Heathfield in 10th and 11th places respectively. Deal, however, have a game in hand. The problem is that game is against Charlton Park so this game will be important to them. A win would put them level on points with Heathfield. Heathfield have a couple of tricky games to end the season whilst Deal face Pulborough away next week. This tussle will be interesting. I think Deal will win.

Haywards Heath v Dartfordians. Any thought that Dartfordians might lift their foot of the gas now they are virtually certain to win the league was dispelled last week when they beat us. They obviously want to finish the season unbeaten and last weeks display showed a very well organised and efficient team. Like teams we have seen before at this level they have an excellent driving maul. I suspect that weapon may meet its match next season in L1S. I don’t see Heath winning this.

Old Alleynians v Beckenham. Old A are 7th, Becks 8th. There is one point between them. I dont think that Beckenham will need their game in hand to retake 7th place this afternoon and, if they do win, they might overtake Dover into 6th (see below)

Dover v Charlton Park. CP are just one point behind Hove in third place with a winnable game in hand. However they need to match our result to stay that close and going down to Dover is never easy. Dover have climbed the table very well and it is always difficult to win at their place. If Dover can win then our second place looks safer. I think Dover can do it, come on Dover!

Hove v Horsham. We are second, Horsham fourth. They beat us by 5 points earlier in the season. We need to win to keep second place. Our last two games look winnable, but then so do CPs, so the playoff slot might be largely decided this weekend. I see us winning a narrow game.

Since we are reaching the end of the season I though I’d look to see what has happened to those that have been recently promoted from this league.

Hardly surprisingly Medway, last seasons champions, have done well, currently 2nd in London 1 South. Old Colfeians have fared less well and are flirting with relegation in 12th.

Previous season (15/16) Tunbridge Wells were promoted as champions and are now two leagues up in London and South East Premier League where they are 6th. Sevenoaks who accompanied them up sit 10th in L1S. Kati Innes OT SPONSORST: 07713 585 123 · E: [email protected] HOVE RUGBYwww.katiinnesot.co.uk CLUB SPONSORS

Uniglobe Preferred Travel - Brighton 11 South Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 6SB T. 0845 180 7817 · E. [email protected] www.uniglobepreffered.co.uk

ACG Property Service Ltd 3 Sandringham Drive, Hove BN3 6XD T. 01273 507 436 · M. 07976 685 443 www.acgpropertyservices.com

Rix & Kay Solicitors 7 The Drive, Hove BN3 3JS T. 01273 329 797 · F. 01273 225 609 www.rixandkay.co.uk

Newport Paper Aston House, Springfi eld Industrial Estate, Newport, Shropshire TF10 7NB T. 01952 811 121 · E. [email protected] www.newportpaper.com

Preston Insurance Brokers 11 Hollingbury Place, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 7GE T. 0845 129 7505 www.prestonib.co.uk

Winston Sports 2-4 Bridge Road, Orpington Kent BR5 2BH T: 01689 837 975 www.winstonsports.co.uk

Hart-White Consulting E. [email protected] www.hart-whiteconsulting.co.uk

Latino America Cafe Malbec 36, Church Rd, Hove BN3 2FN 34 Church Rd, Hove BN3 2FN T: 01273 7703 55 · www.latinoamerica.co.uk T: 01273 915 555 · www.cafemalbec.co.uk

OTHER SPONSORS The Hove Club 28 Fourth Avenue, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2PJ T. 01273 730 872 E. [email protected] www.thehoveclub.com

Cheetah’s Gym Kingsway Brighton and Hove, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2WW T. 01273 206 644 www.cheetahsgym.co.uk

CHARITIES SUPPORTED

Martlets Hospice Wayfi eld Avenue, Hove BN3 7LW T. 01273 273 400 www.themartlets.org.uk

Wooden Spoon 115-117 Fleet Road, Fleet, Hampshire GU51 3PD T. 01252 773 720 · F. 01252 773 721 www.woodenspoon.com

Friends of Hove Rugby Club T. 01273 505 103 www.friendsofhoverfc.org.uk HOVE RUGBY CLUB Thank you to our platinum sponsors

If you wish to sponsor a match, a match ball or one of our players contact Andy Ward: [email protected]

@HoveRugbyClub