Fixtures and Results 2015 - 16 Club President Wolves Vikings Developmentals N1W Standish Media Services 1 Raging Bull 3S NIGEL DAY September 5 L WARRINGTON W U OF LIVERPOOL VETS HWO 12 Eccles W BURNAGE W 2 L Welcomes 19 KERSAL W W LYMM W 26 BROUGHTON PARK W Broughton Park W Widnes 2 L October 3 Blackburn W LIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE W BROUGHTON PARK W 10 LEIGH W Leigh AWO Glossop W 17 Vale of Lune W CREWE & N’TWICH (Cup) W University of Liverpool (Cup) L When does one stop saying Happy New Year, the annual debate continues? Based on the premise that a lot 24 ROCHDALE W Wirral L WIRRAL 31 of us haven’t seen each other since last year, Happy New Year to all!

November 7 Widnes W BOLTON W Dukinfield 2 L 14 CARLISLE W ALTRINCHAM KERSAL W Weather permitting; we should have a full house today as we welcome the players, officials and supporters 21 Penrith W BLACKBURN W Burnage W from Blackburn. Their fixture list, since November, has been ravaged by the weather, having only played 28 CREWE & NANTWICH W FIRWOOD WATERLOO W two games since then, a narrow defeat away at Eccles and a tight 19-19 score draw, at home, against December 5 KENDAL L Preston Grasshoppers 3 P BROUGHTON PARK 4 P 12 L MACCLESFIELD 3 P Marple 2 W Warrington. 19 ECCLES L Burnage W MANCHESTER 2 L 26 The Wolves (1sts), having not enjoyed the best of results in December, travelled to Broughton Park last January 2 MACCLESFIELD 3 W weekend and, with a fair number of the planets in line, blew the cobwebs away and ended up running in 9 Altrincham Kersal P ALTRINCHAM KERSAL W Lymm P another 5 try haul to run out winners 34-10. This excellent result helps keep in fourth place in the 16 Broughton Park W BROUGHTON PARK P WIDNES 2 P 23 BLACKBURN Liverpool Collegiate Broughton Park 3 league with only 6 points separating the top four! 30 Leigh LEIGH GLOSSOP February 6 Neither The Vikings (2nds) nor The Hawks (3rds) played last weekend. The Vikings (2nds) will be wanting 13 VALE OF LUNE Crewe & Nantwich Firwood Waterloo 20 Rochdale WIRRAL Wirral to continue their winning ways after their excellent win against Altrincham Kersal, 22-0, two weeks ago. 27 Rossendale OLD BEDIANS 1 Today they visit Liverpool Collegiate who sit near the bottom of the table with an unenviable record this

March 5 WIDNES Bolton DUKINFIELD 2 season. 12 Blackburn BURNAGE 19 Carlisle ROSSENDALE Old Bedians 1 26 The Hawks (3rds) have an early kick off at Broughton Park who are currently equal sixth in the league only separated by a poor points difference. No pressure for Macca, Jim and the team! April 2 PENRITH 9 Kendal PRESTON GRASSHOP- Broughton Park 4 16 KIRKBY LONSDALE PERS MARPLE 2 Just before Christmas, we said farewell to Vili and Legin who arrived this time last year and made an 23 Warrington Macclesfield 3 U of Liverpool Vets Warrington immediate impact and impression on the players, both our own and a fair number of the opposition! They grew and developed before our eyes, returning to New Zealand, to continue their studies, and rugby. We Wilmslow’s Best Beardies wish them well for the future. Out with the old...in with the new! We welcome Hone Karaka and Tom Raging Bull Senior Colts League D Willians who have just arrived to take up a years teaching experience at Terra Nova school and fortunately September 6 Bolton L January 3 Oldham for us they will be playing their rugby at Pownall Park. Like Vili and Legin they arrived in one of the warmest 13 LIVERPOOL ST H L 10 ALDWINIANS winters to date and their first outing in a Wilmslow shirt was on a very wet and soggy Jim Everson pitch for 20 Fleetwood L 17 27 24 Rossendale the Vikings against AK. It does get better, guys. You are very welcome!

October 4 Sedgley Park L February 7 County Cup Rd 11 OLDHAM W 14 BOLTON We were hoping to have a Wilmslow Vets versus and Macclesfield Vets game here, last night, to officially 18 Aldwinians W 21 open the new floodlights however the 1st pitch is struggling to dry out and is not up to two games on 25 ROSSENDALE 28 consecutive days so it has been postponed until next Friday, hopefully. November 8 New Brighton W March 6 League Cup Rd 15 Liverpool St H L 13 League Cup Rd Every year, we have the Wilmslow Player’s Reunion and, if you hadn’t already guessed, it is today! 22 FLEETWOOD W 20 League Cup Rd 29 County Cup Rd 27 Welcome to all who have turned up today, it is great to see so many of you here, some of you we haven’t 29 seen for a while, please have your excuses ready! Today is about reacquainting ourselves with those we have December 6 April 3 County Cup Rd toiled alongside against opposition trying to do their worst to us. It is also about reminding ourselves, if we 13 SEDGLEY PARK 10 League Cup needed it, why we played rugby in the first place, the laws might have changed a bit but the teamwork and 20 17 27 24 League Cup Finals camaraderie is the same as it was in our day as it is out wherever the Wolves, Vikings and Hawks are playing today…and drinking tonight! If you haven’t been done for a while, you will see there are a few changes and May 1 County Cup Finals improvements to your club; the new floodlights, the function and catering facilities, the new strip in ‘old’ colours for example. This is about developing and improving your club, your club is you and that is why you are all here today. Have a great day and here’s to a clean sweep of wins! Saturday 19th. December 2015 North 1 West Wilmslow 3 – 7 Eccles

There was no doubting Wilmslow’s spirit and desire for the contest against Eccles but in the face of an heroic defensive effort by the visitors, the Wolves just didn’t have the tactical nous to find a way through. Coach Richard Jones was very disappointed afterwards, particularly with his side’s decision making and carelessness. ‘We were just naïve he said.’

True though it was that it had been another difficult afternoon on which to play rugby, a sodden surface, a slippy ball, a capricious wind and intermittent rain, the Wolves could have no complaint at the end. Despite playing virtually the whole of the second half in or around the Eccles twenty two, their set piece and lineout wasn’t always solid and as they chased the their ability to retain possession just became unreliable.

Eccles, for their part, clearly felt that they had the measure of this Wilmslow and helped by the conditions and some lenient refereeing put in a tenacious defensive shift, which time and again thwarted Wilmslow’s attack, when it seemed that a score must come. They stuck to their guns and at no side had earned and deserved their win.

Wilmslow had been slow to start and for the first fifteen minutes, all the rugby came from the Eccles team. It was no surprise when on the quarter hour, a quickly taken tap penalty in the Wilmslow twenty two, stretched the home side’s defence and after recycling several times a gap opened up for their prop forward Mark Greenhalgh to run through and score a try converted by George Oakey. Only at the start of the second half, when a penalty to the corner set up a catch and drive attempt, did they ever threaten to score again.

After conceding the try, Wilmslow started to wake up but real scoring opportunities were hard to come by and it took a MacCallum penalty from forty metres as half time approached to get the Wolves on the scoreboard. MacCallum had several penalty opportunities in the second half but in the conditions none of them were absolute ‘gimmees’, so he opted to kick for the corners. This set up classic opportunities for catch and drive rugby but although the lineouts were generally won, it wasn’t always clean possession and the forwards were just unable to get sufficient forward momentum to cross the line, any kind of line in fact.

It’s always easy to be wise after the event but in the face of regular infringements by the Eccles defence, maybe, taking three points would have encouraged them to stay a bit more honest, knowing that only one point divided the sides and that another infringement could have been fatal to their cause. When it comes to infringing, Eccles had in their three encounters against Wilmslow a fair bit of ‘previous’ in this regard, which may or may not have been considered in the pre match planning.

Nor was there any inspiration in the Wolves back play. They had their chances and went agonisingly close more than once but the final pass was always snuffed out by the Eccles defence. You felt that just one score would suffice to open up the game. The conditions, of course, were extremely difficult but if you want to be a top side, you have to have the patience to come up with the solutions that will break down obdurate opponents on a wet wintery afternoon.

It was a disappointing end to Wilmslow rugby for the two young New Zealanders, Legin Hotham and Vili Tuipulotu, who have made such an impact in the last eleven months. Their gap year is now over and they return home to take up places at the Universities of Otago and Waikato respectively. They are both not just outstanding rugby players, whose future exploits we shall watch from afar but also two of the most agreeable young men, you could ever hope to meet, who full heartedly entered into events at the club and also in their duties at Terra Nova school. They will be hard to replace. The show though has to go on and coach Jones now has to find a way of remotivating his side for the second half of the season.

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Penalties Points Conversions Guidance in relation it was in touch at all or who the Jordan Ayrey 9 1 5 to verbal and throw has been awarded too is Nick Barker 12 3 15 emotional abuse. forbidden. Remember that Mike Black 11 children play primarily Abuse of Match Officials 1 Mark Brewis for their own Sam Cutts 15 3 15 enjoyment not that of Code of Conduct regulations Louis Davis 1 spectators. state that a person shall not Ben Day 6  Acknowledge good abuse, threaten or intimidate a referee, touch judge or other Alex Donaldson 10 play, effort and match official, whether or not Max Harvey 4 performance on the field of play. Crude or irrespective of team Adam Hewitt 14 2 10 abusive language or gestures or player. Shout ‘for’ Legin Hotham 14 8 40 towards officials is not players not ‘at’ them. Richard Hughes 10 1 5 permitted. Never ridicule a

Lawrence James 1 player. James Keys 2 1 5 Abuse is defined as individual  Respect match perception of personal Jack Masters 5 officials’ decisions degradation, be it mental, or Bob MacCallum 12 15 22 89 even if they appear to physical before, during and Ollie McCall 3 1 5 have made a after a game and includes Conor McMurdock 5 1 6 15 mistake. Remember verbal or physical assault, they are volunteers intimidatory conduct and/or Harry Patch 15 17 85 too. racial and sexual harassment. Mat Shufflebottom 14  Never verbally abuse Ben Stern 9 Abusive behaviour affects the players, coaches, Ed Stobart 12 16 80 reputation of the club and will match officials or not be tolerated. Action will be Adam Taher 6 fellow spectators. taken against any member or Standing Figures’ Northern School Such abuse can Gareth Tait 1 other spectator considered to William Turner oil painting of create a negative pair of bronzes by Austin Wright, Alex Taylor 14 2 10 be in breach of the IRB Code environment for just sold for a local Capesthorne Hall sold for £2900 Robert Taylor 13 2 10 of Conduct. players, which their estate for £4,100 Vili Tuipulotu 13 6 1 7 47 behaviour will often James Venables 7 reflect. Andy Walker 13 2 10 Charlie Wilton 1

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easyfish in Chapel Lane WISHING LAWRENCE JAMES AND THE WOLVES A SUCCESSFUL SEASON Best away win ever in my Wilmslow career was Penrith in the snow, couldn't feel my toes but somehow we Under 20 Rugby World Cup managed to play so well! And even with 12 years at the club, the second best away win ever was Vale of Lune this season as well...we always used to struggle away as a team but recently we've found the travelling mind set. 7th. - 20th. June 2016 Bob MacCallum Twelve nations will be competing in this year’s U20 rugby world championship to be held in Manchester. It’s The Cup Final win against Crewe & Nantwich in April, our first silverware for a while and to win 37-0 tops it for the first time this tournament has been played in . Last year in Rome, New Zealand beat England 21- me. Kirkby Lonsdale in December, I’ll never forget, the coldest match I’ve ever taken part in, the coldest I 16 in the final and South Africa beat France 31-18 in the third place play off. have ever been. All the players afterwards showering together in full kit and Hughesy still shivering for another 40mins Mike Black Matches will be played at the A J Bell Stadium and the Manchester City Academy Stadium. Each participating team can choose a training ground from a list drawn up by the organisers. The past winner has first choice of training ground, the runner up second choice and so on.

Legin Hotham’s try at Blackburn, a change of direction, a change of pace, a second change of direction, pure Wilmslow is one of the clubs to be included on the list of twelve, which we know includes Ashton on Mersey, class. It must have been like chasing a shadow for the Blackburn defence. Broughton Park, Burnage, Sale Carrington, and David Pike Earlier this week, on Wednesday, the Japanese delegation visited the club o view the facilities available at the Villi Tuipulotu’s try away at Eccles. They were pressing hard just outside our 22 and their fly-half kicked across Memorial Ground. That doesn’t necessarily mean that we will end up hosting the Japanese squad but they’re field. It was just out of reach for their winger, but was caught by Villi, who handed-off him off and set off down the wing. A covering centre was brutally shouldered off and the full back was equally dealt with as Villi crossed the first to visit us and we’ve been told to expect more. . the line, to a great roar from the Wilmslow supporters. Another was our hard earned win, 22-19 away at Widnes. We have travelled there several times and lost. Pool A Pool B Pool C The twelve teams will play in the three pools of four Barry Fisher Georgia Australia Argentina shown alongside with the three winners and the best Ireland England France runner up going through to the semi finals. The arrival of two young New Zealanders who, once they got ball in hand, didn’t play like any average 18 year New Zealand Italy Japan old! They certainly left their mark on both the club and those they played with. The Vase final at follows and I’ll never forget Kirkby Lonsdale last month, the atrocious conditions, the remarkable handling Wales Scotland South Africa from both sides and the players exit from the pitch to hold the traditional end of match acknowledgement of their opponents in the showers. Nigel Day

The whole year has been one to remember. The best ever finish by the Wolves in the league, the Vase, new sponsors, new floodlights, solar panels, all the junior teams reaching their cup final and re-kitting the whole club from U6s upwards in its traditional colours in just one season. Jon Hitch

For me it has to be the Cheshire Vase final. It was the most complete performance I’ve ever seen from a Wilmslow team. Daz Lucas

Never to be forgotten. Mr. Joubert’s decision to rob Scotland in The World Cup! Iain Milne

New Zealand against Australia at Twickenham on a certain day in October. Aside from that, my part in bringing those two young Kiwis to Wilmslow and starting something, which I hope will become something of a legacy, just gives me a very warm feeling. Steve Braddock

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PLAGIARISED FROM THE IMMORTAL BARD BURNS NIGHT 25TH. JANUARY Saturday 2nd. January 2016 Saturday 9th. January 2016 Standish Media League Standish Media League (Division 1 of the North West Intermediate League Structure) Wilmslow Vikings 22 – 0 Altrincham Kersal Wilmslow Vikings 3 – 0 Macclesfield 3rds. It was more a swamp than a rugby pitch up on the Jim Evison Field on the 9th. but ruled to be playable by the On yet another wet afternoon, there was very little to choose between these two teams in a rearranged game, referee for the reserve teams of Wilmslow and Altrincham Kersal to set about each other. With such a soft during which both attempted with some success to serve up a game with plenty of passing, handling and squelchy surface though, it was hard for any of the players to get much purchase with the ground. Consequently, movement. they were continually losing their footing and the game was conducted at a slow pace. It was a game though, which the players seemed to enjoy and there were no complaints afterwards even though it had been hardly any The visitors from Macc looked a thoroughly competent outfit belying their eleventh position in the fourteen side spectacle. league. On past form, the Vikings, now six points clear at the top of this league, would have been expected to have run out as comfortable winners, however much local rivalry, and probably would have done if Macc’s Lions The Vikings welcomed back lock forward Mike Clifford from paternity leave during the autumn. He looked as fresh side (their second string) had had a fixture to fulfil in the Bateman Premier League. Consequently, or so it’s and sprightly as a spring lamb and was the outstanding player on view. Wolves coach Rick Jones was also claimed by those with feet in both camps, their third team was heavily reinforced with Lions players for this game. impressed by Callum Rowe’s showing at No. 10, in particular his decision making in running the game.

The Vikings’ ranks included the veteran Ricky Chadwick, both a former Macc and Wilmslow player, and hooker There were also very promising debuts for Hone Karaka in the centre and Tom Williams, both new arrivals taking a Johnny Newsham, back home for a week during the holiday period. Otherwise, it was the normal group of players, gap year from New Zealand. Those brave enough to stand on the touchline all remarked on a covering tackle by who have been doing so well this Karaka on an AK centre, when he looked clear. Apparently the boy has a bit of pace about him season. Macc Lions are third in the Bateman League so it was very much to The game was largely dominated by the Wilmslow pack. Jordan Ayrey was back at his best in the front row, you the Vikings credit that they should enjoy can’t keep the influential Robert Taylor off a rugby field for long and then there was the substantial figure of Adam their fair share of possession and Taher present as well. They shunted their opponents over their own line for two tries and the third was scored by territory. They defended fiercely when Callum Rowe. they had to and by the end it was only Conor McMurdock’s penalty on the A good afternoon for the Vikings, extending their top spot in the league. stroke of half time which separated the sides. Sure evidence that should they still be top at the end of April, they have the players to cope in the Bateman providing they have the belief and desire.

Macc were first to attack in the opening period, missing a simple looking kick in front of the posts, but otherwise failing to break down the Vikings well organised Hone Karaka and Tom Williams defence. The pendulum then turned when the Vikings took a quick tap The club welcomes Hone and Tom, the two penalty and for fifteen minutes or latest arrivals from the illustrious Hamilton so, leading up to half time, exerted a High School for Boys in Waikato, New bit of pressure in the Macc half of Zealand. They heard good reports from Legin the field, which should have led to and Vili before setting off and needed no more than it did. second thoughts about accepting the invitation. The third quarter belonged to Macc, who had two touchdowns They will take up boarding and other general disallowed, the first for a knock on in duties at Terra Nova School, be involved in the act of scoring and the second, some rugby coaching there and play their club more controversially, for a double rugby at Wilmslow. During the off season movement. Once again though, the they have plans to travel in both the UK and Vikings mounted a counter and in Europe and to take in a few ‘festivals’. When the final quarter, they also had the time comes in December to return home, several chances to put the match out of site and started to look the more likely of the two. Hone is planning to attend the University of Waikato to study Sports Sciences and Tom to study viticulture and oenology, probably at Lincoln University, Christchurch. The final minutes saw desperate counter attacking from Macc and a resolute Vikings defence, which for the most part kept Macc at bay around halfway. If the Vikings could have been a bit more accurate in their line kicking and On the rugby field, both boys played for their school’s 1st. XV, one of the most successful school rugby teams set piece work at this time, they looked to have the potential to play down the clock without excessive concern but anywhere in the world. Tom is a big strapping back row player, whilst Hone will fit in anywhere in the back three or they kept on giving a final chance to steal the game at the finish. The last scrum though held firm for Oliver centre. Rugby is a serious recreation for them and both are keen to advance to the highest levels in the game if Mooney to hoof the ball out of play and to record a famous win. they can. Their first appearance for the Wilmslow Vikings was full of promise and represents their first step in the adult game. But rugby is not their only sports interest. Tom was part of this year’s Under 18 rowing crew which won New Zealand’s premier schools trophy, the Maadi Cup, whilst Hone excels at Olympic Class wrestling, having won a host of honours at his weight.

Have a great time, boys, whilst you’re with us! BLACKBURN RUFC Our visitors today are one of those clubs who periodically appear on the Wilmslow fixture list before disappearing for a few seasons and then reappearing. It’s back in October 2009, when they were last seen at the Memorial Ground.at the precise time that this club was celebrating its 125th. anniversary. Jonty fallows as club president was setting a sartorial trend for which he b duly became famous and which has been continued in his own way by our current president Nigel Day. Only Bob MacCallum and, not many of you would have guessed or known, Alex Donaldson and Mike Clifford of the current Wolves side turned out that day. Charlie Mulchrone was scrum half, there were two Longmore brothers playing, some of the others are still seen around the club, either playing or coaching and the rest have just disappeared. It was also Giles Heagerty’s first season as club coach.

The Wolves were ninth in the table with two wins from four and eventually finished in the middle of the table. It wasn’t a bad season for them but they haven’t really moved on much since, until possibly this season. In those days, it was two points for a win and no bonus points. Blackburn had lost four out of four for a ‘nil’ return and at the end of the season went down into the North Lancs and Cumbrian League for five seasons. They’re a substantial club though with a decent ground and clubhouse so it was really only a question of when they came back up again, not if. In fact, it’s surprising that it took as long as it did.

The Wolves celebrated the 125 anniversary with a 37-22 win. They had been winning comfortably at half time but then got distracted by the ‘Wilmslow Wonders’, a troupe of cheer leading Wilmslow HS teenage girls, strutting their stuff during an extended interval. The Blackburn side showed no interest in such frivolity and promptly scored twice after the break, threatening to become the ultimate party poopers, before Jordan Kennedy raced away twice in the last quarter to restore the Wolves advantage. The Wonders were never seen again.

By the time of the return at Ramsgreave Drive, Blackburn and Aspatria were marooned a long way behind the rest and the Wolves duly won 32-12. Drew Donaldson was on press duty that day and felt that the home side deserved better desserts than they got.

This season the Wolves won 35- 11 at Blackburn,, scoring five tries in the process. It was their fourth win on the trot, accompanied by some exhilarating play in passages, some excellent defence and, of course, a fair share of less distinguished play.

Their winning run then continued until December, when Kendal, Kirkby Lonsdale and Eccles issued reality checks in quick Pictures from Blackburn v Wilmslow 3 Oct 2015 succession, the last two of these games going right to the wire.

The game was won by the time Burn’s second row Ben Corless squeezed over for a late consolation from a scrum, when Yellow Cards to Robert Taylor and Sam Cutts had reduced the Wolves to thirteen. After an all conquering season to get out of NLC1, Burn knew that N1W would be a sharp step up for them. It had been a difficult start and if they hadn’t been plagued by so many injuries to key players they may have improved upon their five wins, one draw and seven losses in their thirteen matches. But we all know that feeling. Not quite in mid table but not in immediate danger of dropping into the relegation zone, they will know that if they show the same run of form from their remaining matches, then they should be safe and as likely as not on Wilmslow’s fixture list for next season. An away win here to add to the scalps collected at Carlisle and Leigh will be very much on their agenda.

THE SUE FISHER MEMORIAL TROPHY BOXING DAY WILMSLOW U21 Last week’s fixtures, with the exception of Broughton Park v Wilmslow, were all postponed because of ice and snow. The 10 - 10 week before they had all been played, with the exception of Altrincham Kersal v Wilmslow. STOCKPORT U21

The Wolves match at AK was called off early on the Saturday morning by the referee following a pitch inspection, showing The annual U21 Boxing large pools of standing water with more rain forecasted. It was quite reasonable to suppose that it was going to get worse Day match was again well before it got better. By kick off time, however, the water had largely drained away, more than it had on the Jim Evison supported by a decent Field, and it didn’t start raining again until late in the afternoon. Wilmslow and Altrincham are not exactly miles apart, sized crowd and two barely fifteen minutes from one ground to the other, so this was a case when a later decision could have been made teams, both determined to without causing undue inconvenience. On the other hand, there have been several matches recently in where give a good account of the go ahead was given by 10.00am to enable travelling teams to set off, only for conditions to worsen to the extent that by themselves. In December, kick off time the games concerned should probably not have taken place. One of them was the Wolves game at Kirkby Stockport were the Lonsdale, whilst the other was Penrith’s home game against Leigh. All this just goes to show how difficult it can be to visitors, allowing the make the right call when conditions can change so quickly. players to reacquaint themselves with former Kirkby Lonsdale 37—21 Vale of Lune colleagues and opponents, Conditions were heavy under foot but there was a large crowd on a fine going back in some cases to U7. day for this local derby, which saw the return of Dave Barton to Kirkby’s That’s nearly a lifetime. colours. Vale started off towards the town end, were awarded an early penalty but their lineout drive was halted by the Kirkby men and when play In the event, Stockport salvaged a got into Vale territory Kirkby were awarded a penalty for a deliberate knock deserved draw in the last play of the on. Three points for Tom Picthall followed, five minutes played. game, when Wilmslow’s last line defender failed to find a match Kirkby’s first try soon followed when Lwazi Ngcumgama took a lineout winning touch from behind his own catch and blasted through the Vale defence. Ben Dorrington of Vale was posts. He only had to boot the ball then yellow carded for a high tackle and from the lineout Kirkby picked and over the dead ball line a couple of drove several times before spinning the ball right where winger Dave Bird yards behind him or possibly he out paced the defence for a score in the corner. A further penalty followed, was the only person on the pitch or Ngcumgama took the ball, it was spun right again and this time full back in the ground who didn’t know that Tom Slater hit the line to score. Picthall was on target and Kirkby were 22 - it was the last play of the game. No 0 in front after just over twenty minutes. matter, there’s nought wrong with a bit of charity at Christmas so Mark Vale managed to get into the game on the half hour when they mauled and Shotton presented the inaugural rolled their way for a seven pointer, Andy Powers and Charlie Lomas, being Sue Fisher Memorial Trophy to both try scorer and kicker respectively. They then conceded another penalty captains. and it was 25-7 at half time. Mercifully, the weather, although dreich, was mild and the rain stayed away for long enough to allow the match It was always going to be now a mountain to climb for Vale and the killer blow came when Vale were penalised again for a to be played. Mark Shotton’s full report can be read on the club’s web site. forward offence. From the lineout Barton ran a loop move for Slater to score the fourth try. They then appeared to take their foot off the pedal which allowed Vale in for two converted tries from Ben Dorrington and Fergus Owens. In between, Barton had scored with a fine solo effort.

Agreement all round that it had been a fine team effort from the Kirkby men, looking every bit like champions elect.

Kendal 37—10 Rochdale The Mint Bridge men were on the attack from the start and it wasn’t long before their pack opened up the way for Gary Holmes to get the first score. Despite several break outs by Rochdale, most of the pressure was exerted by the home side. Holmes got his second try, Nathan Wooff added a penalty and Glenn Chesher got a third from a driving maul. If you think that it was the power of the Kendal pack that was driving them on, then you wouldn’t be far off the mark. Rochdale got five points early in the second half and then kept Kendal at bay until the last quarter. Holmes was stretchered off and soon after Rochdale suffered a red card for continuous offending on the ground. Kendal then THE AREA’S LEADING INDEPENDENT ESTATE AGENCY added three tries through winger Zane Butler, Wooff and Chris Downham. A consolation for Wishing Wilmslow Rugby Club Rochdale came from the last play of the game. A Successful 2015 - 16 Season

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t 01625 536434 f 01625 527772 [email protected] Saturday 16th. January 2016 North 1 West There were two instances of great comradeship over the Broughton Park 10 – 34 Wilmslow holidays. The first was after the game against Eccles, The Wolves put a bad December behind them to start 2016 with what eventually turned out to be a comfortable win when presentations were made to the departing Kiwis. against old adversaries Broughton Park. Five tries away from home, for the fifth time this season, is never to be sniffed The bar was packed with the club teams; the usual at and showed that the side had lost none of its potency. oldies; a gang of Al McLennan’s schoolmates from Imagine for just a moment that yesteryear and the arrival of the present 1st XV from the It wasn’t all one way traffic though as Broughton Park showed that they two could play a bit with two well constructed you’re a French rugby player or at least playing in High School, who had just beaten Kings Macclesfield in tries either side of half time. That made the score 10 – 15 and a third score for them at that time would have made France for, may be Agen, Castres, Narbonne, you get the the Cup. things very interesting. The Wolves though, helped by some savvy substitutions from coach Rick Jones, pulled away drift, and you’ve just given out a dicking, ‘joie de joie’ to quickly with two further tries by the end of the third quarter and were able to canter home at their leisure in the final Toulouse so it’s now time to relax and look forward to a The second was on Boxing Day, when Mark Shotton, twenty minutes. traditional ’cassoulet’ with your chosen one, a glass or two of Mark McCall and Ric Noden arranged a game for our the region’s robust red wine, followed by cheese and a well under 23’s against That the game had developed into a contest just after half time was really the Wolves own fault. After opening up a 15-0 chosen Armagnac. ‘Ah, I can just hear you say, magnifique!’ the old enemy, lead on the half hour, they knocked on at the restart. Park took the scrum cleanly and with some good running, passing Davenport. (Sorry, and recycling found themselves with men over out on the right, giving winger Warren Duffy an easy run in. Emboldened Cassoulet de Castelnaudary Stockport). A great by this success, they started the second half in the same vein, taking the game to Wilmslow and after several phases For four people, you’ll need:- game, played under putting their left winger Adedayo Titeloye into space for a second score. Up to that point, the Wolves had enjoyed most 140g sliced and diced pork belly, 140g bacon lardons, 300g very wet conditions, a of the pressure and field position but it had been a day when they’d been careless with the ball at the breakdown and a Toulouse sausage cut into 1cm slices, 4 duck legs (readily 10-10 draw, and bit hasty with their passing, leading to knock ons and missed opportunities so Park had always had a chance to counter available from any large Tesco), 6oog haricot beans, 1 stick of another big crowd in and on another day might have capitalised even more. chopped celery, 1 chopped and peeled large shallot, 1 large, the bar. peeled and sliced carrot, 6 peeled garlic cloves, 1tsp mixed

There’d been some doubt over the fitness of the ground for rugby so referee James O’Brien had allowed the captains to Mediterranean herbs, 2 tbsp of tomato paste, either one tbsp. On both occasions, decide. Neither wishing to be out done by the other, both Park’s Paddy O’Donnell and Wilmslow’s Mike Black decided of olive oil or duck fat, ½ tsp grated clove, a large glass of dry mentions were made the game would be on. The Wolves were the first to show, all hustle and bustle, earning two early penalties, the second white wine, mug of chicken stock, salt, pepper and flat of the family feel to of which Bob MacCallum put away from the Park twenty two. chopped parsley. the club and, in my

opinion, this goes back generations, typified by the three The hustle though led to messy ball from the breakdown, the Wolves were penalised and Park had a couple of Start by soaking the haricot beans overnight as per the or four “very old” codgers - Geoff Mitchell, Peter Turner, opportunities to kick for the corners. Mike Clifford, however, was back in the lineout for the Wolves and stole the first instructions on the packet. The next morning, discard the John Holloway and Peter Poizer - who love to come Park throw and then his presence, no doubt, was enough for the next throw from Park to be ruled squint. Park were water and add the beans, together with the sliced and diced down for a bite to eat and to watch the present players. then forced back on the defensive and earned two Yellow Cards in quick succession. MacCallum put the ball into the pork and lardons to a saucepan. Cover with fresh slightly They are now 85 plus, but as keen as when they were corner but the Wolves, despite a two man advantage, conspired to lose the throw. Unfortunately for Park, their scrum salted water and simmer for twenty minutes. Drain and add to playing. There was another similar group in the previous half Lawrence Stansfield was one of those in the bin and their weak clearance was taken by Wolves full back Ben Day, the slow cooker. generation; Vaudrey Middleton, Graham Wilson, Arthur who put right winger Harry Patch away. Patch still had a lot to do but he pinned his ears back and not for the first time Turner, etc. Vaudrey became the “caretaker” of the club. this season, his power and pace took him to the line for a fine individual score. Ten minutes later, Park again lost Meanwhile, prick the duck legs and lightly salt. Place in the My wife used to say that the club was my second home possession and Patch was sent on his way again from about halfway. He had a bit more space this time as he brushed oven on a roasting tray for about 30 minutes at 200C. but, for Vaudrey, it was his first home. I was reminded off some not very convincing tackling to run in under the posts. the other day about the night he was watching the end of Heat the olive oil or duck fat in a pan and fry the celery, season Kicking Cup. The contestants were not doing too Park’s revival pulled it back shallot, carrot and garlic cloves until softened and on the point well from the 10 metre line in front of the posts, so to 10 – 15 but they of turning brown. Add the tomato paste, herbs, grated clove, Vaudrey came on, in his suede shoes, and proceeded to conceded a penalty as they salt, pepper, a large glass of dry white wine and a mug of pop one over – he must have been in his sixties at the came again and chicken stock. Simmer and stir for five minutes. Season to time. His photograph even made the Manchester MacCallum planted it in the taste. Evening News. corner. Jones made the first of his inspired Transfer to the slow cooker and cook for around three hours He was 75 when he came with us on our 1985 tour of changes, replacing prop until the beans are soft and creamy and the juices have South Africa. In our first hotel in Durban, he rang for the Alex Donaldson with thickened. Now add the duck legs and a spoonful of the porter in the middle of the night and complained that he Jordan Ayrey, who repaid accompanying duck fat. Continue cooking for a further hour, had trodden on a snake in the bathroom. This turned out the confidence shown in possibly two or so. When the beans are all soft, it’s done. To to be the hairdryer, which he had knocked off its rest in him by breaking off from serve, sprinkle with chopped parsley. the dark. I think the following tale is now well past the the lineout drive and thirty year rule for “What goes on tour...” He was sharing powering over for the Sarlat potatoes will go well with this dish. You just slice some a room with John Robinson in Humansdorp and as they Wolves third try. Marais Piper potatoes about ½ cm thick and roast in any got into their beds, he said to John that, to save having to MacCallum then charged surplus duck fat. go along the corridor to relieve himself, he had brought a down a probing kick by his cut-off plastic orange bottle to use instead. John heard opposite number and from the ensuing lineout in the Park twenty two the ball was quickly moved to centre Ed Stobart, To drink, for me, it has to be a full rounded red wine, a him doing just that in the night but, drink had been taken who broke the line and raced away to score under the posts. At 10 -27, there was really no way back for the home side. Southern Rhone, Corbieres, Minervois or St. Chinian all with and Vaudrey’s aim was not good. He had missed the Briefly, they might have taken three points from a straight forward looking penalty but time was running out so they opted the hint of the ‘garrigue’ about them. If you want to try bottle and filled his suitcase full of clothes instead. to kick for position but were again unable to break the Wolves defence. In the final minutes, Jones replaced Sam Cutts something different then Alex Fraser at Majestic suggests, with Nick Barker on the left wing. This paid immediate dividends when the Wolves got turned over at the breakdown but Hochar Père et Fils 2011 from the renouned Lebanese Musar To go back to the first paragraph, I hope the Kiwis went capitalised on a weak Park clearance. Ben Day had been solid under the high ball all afternoon and when it made its estate. Full of complexity and structure from a cuveé of home having enjoyed their year with us. They are now way to Barker, he was off like a hare, seeing off the chasing Park greyhounds, for try number five. Patch had an Cinsault, Carignan, Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon, it going to University and we shall be looking out for news opportunity to get his hat trick but decided to kick instead and the referee then blew for no side. contains a nose of spiciness, figs, dates and other black fruits of their progress on the rugby field. Some of us are to appeal to your taste buds. Remember to pull the cork out thinking about going to New Zealand in 2017 to follow the A good win in the end, some excellent rugby at times, mixed up with a fair amount of less impressive stuff. No doubt, of the bottle, whatever you decide on, before departing for Lions and I am pleased to see that one of the provincial Jones and his team will be working on that this coming week as they prepare for next Saturday’s home fixture against your game because three or four hours breathing will always games is in Hamilton, the home of our boys. We must Blackburn. add to the wine’s flavour and richness. find time to call in to the school.

Bon Appetit!

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AltrinchamBlackburn Kersal BroughtonCarlisle Pk Eccles Kendal Penrith Vale of Lune Wilmslow Kirkby LonsdaleLeigh Rochdale Warrington Widnes

Altrincham Kersal 30-3 27-7 5/03 12-7 2/04 17-13 23/01 8-15 13/02 38-24 16/04 24-5 P

Blackburn P 20-7 2/04 16-11 16/04 18-41 13/02 P 5/03 21-30 19-19 12-3 11-35

Broughton Park 15-7 30/01 18-18 13-12 18-39 13-25 20/02 3/10 9/04 19/03 19-32 14-16 10-34

Carlisle 5-5 20-22 22-5 20/02 24-31 30/01 9/04 P 23/04 P 19-21 27-7 19/03 Eccles 23/04 10-6 16/04 27-24 6-14 2/04 19-18 5/03 21-36 23/01 24-20 13/02 6-34 2015-16 Kendal 33-7 P 13/02 23/01 19/03 20/02 23/04 14-13 37-10 34-3 27-12 32-0 9/04

Kirkby Lonsdale 9/04 23/04 5/03 30-10 32-18 24-19 22-19 13/02 22-17 37-21 19/03 23/01 3-0

Leigh 3-41 15-24 7-41 P P 18-20 6-21 16/04 10-22 5/03 22-26 2/04 30/01

Penrith 19/03 9/04 34-17 41-8 12-5 30/01 20-34 19-10 36-10 23/04 20/02 24-0 0-34

Rochdale 13-3 18-5 P 36-10 30/01 15-25 P 19/03 21-16 0-14 17-23 16/04 20/02

Vale of Lune 30/01 20/02 24-7 16/04 51-0 0-5 13-19 23-10 41-31 2/04 26/09 P 22-45

Warrington 38-15 49-13 2/04 13/02 9/04 5/03 12-12 29-22 36-14 23/01 45-23 38-3 23/04

Widnes 20/02 19/03 23/04 15-10 14-22 P 3-37 20-27 17-30 10-21 9/04 30/01 19-23

Wilmslow 31-12 23/01 50-25 46-7 3-7 12-32 16/04 47-7 2/04 32-12 13/02 30-47 5/03 realising that the intensity could not drop off and that if they stuck to the The Dirty Dozen League game plan, running the ball wide League N1W Forecasts With the recent severe weather having caused such a and at the opposition, they would Sponsored by The Artisan Meat Company large number of postponed games the League quickly tire them out and have Fixtures Panel have decided to extend the league plenty of space to play. Eventually, season by two weeks through to Sun 13th March. it was Marcus Atkinson who took Little or no change last week as all the games except Broughton Park v Wilmslow were cancelled, so Kiwi still leads them apart as the ball was moved the way. Home wins seem very popular this week, with five going for all home wins and another five going for six wide and in support he took the Priority in rearranging fixtures will be given to those home wins. pass to run in our first score. teams at the top of their respective leagues where There was some monstrous tackling from Brendan Beehan there are some must play games which could affect who throughout the game took down players twice his size Everyone in agreement with the forecasts for the games at Altrincham, Kendal, Kirkby Lonsdale and Wilmslow. So the outcome. and stopped many of the Fleetwood attacking moves. any odd or strange or fixed results could "upset the apple cart"

As a result the League Cup Competitions, which Soon after Harri Dickinson took advantage to score and normally start on the first weekend of March, will now this was followed by Guy Pritchard crossing the line. A be slightly delayed and will assume a revised format; conversion had made it 17– 7 but Fleetwood responded further details to be posted shortly.

Altrincham Kersal v Leigh v Kersal Altrincham Widnes v Lonsdale Kirkby with a breakaway which they converted. Saturday Penrith v Park Broughtpn

Blackburn v Alty Kersal Alty v Blackburn

Warrington v Rochdale v Warrington

Blackburn v Wilmslow 16th JANUARY Luneof Vale v Eccles

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This Weeks Total This Weeks

Broughton Park v Park Broughton

Widnes v Kendal v Widnes

Carlisle v Penrith v Carlisle

Sunday 22nd. November Carlisle v Kendal 2016 Lonsdale Kirkby

In the second half, the bench came on and the boys slowly v Lune of Vale Wilmslow 31 - 26 Fleetwood Eccles v Leigh

Warrington

Rochdale v Rochdale

regained their dominance. Hector Tomlinson saw a gap Wilmslow This was the return home fixture against Fleetwood after

through the crowded forwards and picked his way through Total losing with just 14 players at their place in September,

to the line to score the 4th. try which Harri duly converted. giving us an opportunity to show how much we have

Confidence regained the team continued to move the ball progressed in the last two months.

along the back line, the ball was moved out to the wing

regularly and both Morgan Hall and Jake Windram having

With 20 to choose from, the coaching team had the novel

plenty of opportunity to run at the opposition ball in hand.

dilemma of having to select a playing 15. From the off, it

Finally, Jake showed some real pace touching down on seemed the players had assumed that as we had 15 the left wing and Harri’s conversion took the score to 31- players plus subs, the intensity and commitment we have 14. That should have been it game over but Fleetwood seen the last few weeks could drop. Beer Keeper H A A A A A H 10 267 H H H H H H H had not given up. Rallied by going down to 14 men as a

result of a yellow, they fought back hard resulting in two Braveheart H A H A A A A 10 326 H A H H H H H Our game plan, to get the ball in the hands of the quick late scores to bring the final tally to 31-26. Closer than it strong backs was forgotten and we began the game in a should have been but still a win. Chicken Sarney A A A A A H A 10 324 H A H H H H H fitful manner, allowing the opposition who were bigger and

looked physically stronger to play a slow game giving them So progress – a game away we had lost by 10 points we Draichgoch H A A A A H A 10 312 H A A H H A H time to rest and recover between each phase. As a result now won by 5 at home. The differences: it was Fleetwood who took the early lead with a converted The Flying Scotsman H A A H A H H 10 309 H H H H H H H

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Tommy Riordan and George Kiodo Bunt available having Bit by bit Wilmslow clawed their way into the game, slowly managed some time off from their weekend jobs. Both put Kiwi A A A A A H A 10 349 in strong performances and would be a big boost to the squad if they are available more often. Millie 29 A A A A H A A 10 316 H H H H H H H Nob H A A A A A A 10 313 H A H H H H H The Game plan – realising it is there for a reason and seeing the effect Percy Hotspur H A A A A H A 10 327 H H H H H H H it can have on Wilmslow’s Best Beardies the opposition Super Ted A A A H A H A 10 284 H A H H H H H, when it is stuck Uncle Fester H H A H A H A 7 308 H H H H H H H to effectively Zoo Keeper H A A A A A A 10 326 H A A H H H H Confidence, boosted by a Results for Week P 10-34 P P P P P League D P W D L F A Diff Pts Adj few wins recently and Bolton 10 9 0 1 390 135 255 28 0 Cherry Tree realizing that F a r m Liverpool St Helens 9 7 0 2 269 132 137 23 0 a team Lees Lane dominated Sedgley Park 7 6 0 1 212 66 146 19 0 Mottram St. by 17 year A n d r e w Fleetwood Senior 10 4 1 5 207 180 27 19 0 olds can compete in Tue - Fri Wilmslow 9 4 0 5 211 229 -18 17 0 the Senior 8.00am - 5.30pm Oldham 9 1 1 7 126 324 -198 12 0 Colts league Sat effectively if 8.00am - 5.00pm New Brighton 7 2 0 5 152 216 -64 11 0 we play well Sun 10.00am - 4.00pm Aldwinians 9 1 0 8 124 409 -285 10 0 technically.

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If you would like to support the team by Next week, the Wolves are away at becoming a personal sponsor, then Leigh for a 2.15pm. kick off. Ground please let either Mike Blackett or David conditions can be notorious at Hand Blackburn XV Pike in on the secret. Lane, despite recent drainage works so Wilmslow XV and their Sponsors if it rains, snows or freezes during the Jordan Ayrey - week, do check before setting out and 15. Ben Day U11s 15. Sean Hall Nick Barker - The Barker Brothers take your wellies. Mike Black - TWP Wealth Mark Brewis - Sam Cutts - Tim Holloway LEIGH RUFC, ROUND ASH PARK, 14. Harry Patch Jimmy Toole & The Farmers’ 14. Dan Birkett Ben Day - Under 11s HAND LANE, LEIGH WN7 3NA Alex Donaldson - Drew Donaldson 13. Ed Stobart Jonty Fallows 13. Leon Fifield Max Harvey - Norman Herring Approaching on the A580 from the 12. Richard Hughes World of Business Change 12. Anton Garcia Adam Hewitt - Robin Gregory and West, take the second left, Carr Lane, Hubron Speciality after the A579. Follow the road round 11. Sam Cutts Tim Holloway 11. Cameron Boulter Legin Felix-Hotam -Terra Nova into Hand Lane, turn right into Rick Hughes - World of Business Change Ltd Thames Ave, go to the end and you’ll Lawrence James - Tom Levings, see Leigh’s clubhouse on the left, the 10. Bob MacCallum Ian Stewart 10. Ockert Erasmus Easyfish & U9s car park on the right and the pitch 9. Andy Walker Barry Fisher 9. Harry Pilkington Jack Masters - beyond it. Bob MacCallum - Ian Stewart Conor McMurdock - K N H Plumbing Services 1. Jordan Ayrey 1. Ben Corless Harry Patch - Jimmy Toole and the TODAY’S REFEREE Farmers Arms 2. Alex Donaldson Drew Donaldson 2. Tony Thomas Matthew Shufflebottom - RHS Property 3. Robert Taylor Harvey Finance & Vehicles 3. Joe Shorrock Services Loui Staples - Paddy Mulchrone 4. Matt Shufflebottom RS Property Services 4. Lawson Whittaker Ben Stern - Blacc Consulting 5. Mike Clifford 5. Nathan Sewell Ed Stobart - Jonty Fallows Richard Storrow - 6. Adam Hewitt Hubron Speciality & Robin Gregory 6. Ben Renton Adam Taher - Co-op Funeral Care, Salford and Concept Group 7. Mike Black (capt.) TWP Wealth 7. Callum, Kyle Gareth Tait - Alex Taylor - Iain Milne 8. Alex Taylor Iain Milne 8. Jordan Pearson Robert Taylor - Harvey Finance & Vehicles Vili Tuipulotu -Terra Nova Subs Subs James Venables - Run Creative Karl Kirkpatrick Andy Walker - Barry Fisher Nick Barker Barker Brothers Alistair Reay Josh Whiteley - Jon Hitch MDRURS Josh Whiteley Jon Hitch Liam Canning Jack Walmsley - Connections Private Travel Mr. Kirkpatrick first made his name as a Super Max Harvey Norman Herring Ben kelsall Ollie Wilkinson - Zak George and the League and Grand Final referee in Rugby Under 8s League before becoming the first referee to Tommy Wilkinson - switch codes in 2007.

At the time it was a choice of going full time with Rugby League to retain his grade one status or to retain his career in banking and drop a grade in RL refereeing.

He chose to switch and has subsequently risen to become an RFU Panel Referee Coach Wishing the Wolves a Successful Season