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PROGRAMME £2.00 MATCH PROGRAMME COVENTRY BEARS v DONCASTER RLFC SUNDAY 5TH AUGUST KO 3PM BUTTS PARK ARENA Proud Sponsors of Welcome Welcome to today’s match they dont get promoted be an opportunity to and to all players, staff this year they will be re-ignite the fire in the and supporters from pushing next year. Owner region and bring back Doncaster. Carl Hall is a man I have some momentum to clubs alot of respect for in which have either folded So we travelled to high the game. The former or struggled to get games flying York City Knights Kiwi professional is a in the past few years. last week and it proved man with a vision and The RFL is undergoing an to be a game too far on that is something that overhaul and the RLWC in our winning run after is critical these days 2021 could be just what defeating London, Hemel, both in business and the sport needs. Keighley and West Wales. in professional sport. They have recently Hopefully both Doncaster York are up there and submitted a bid to host and Coventry will be after defeating Bradford RLWC 2021 games at successful in their bids Bulls on the Saturday it the Keep Moat stadium and both our hard work was always going to be and I have no doubt they gets rewarded. tough for us. That, and the will be successful in their fact that 10 of our players endeavours. Please dont miss my own had been involved in the review on the seaosn later student 4 nations meant That leads me onto in the programme it will that we had some tired revealing that I have also be a first installment on bodies out there. Some been involved in a bid to how the year has gone of the guys had played host RLWC2021 games in from a behind the scenes 6 games in 14 days and Coventry. Along with the personal perspective that really is a massive City Council and Wasps and I hope it gives you an undertaking. we have supported a new insight into the club that bid to bring international you havnt seen before. Looking ahead to today rugby league to the city it will be another big task and after the success of See you next time. against a club who is the 4 nations in 2016 it Alan Robinson pushing the top 3. The would be another huge Bears Owner and CEO Dons have a strong Dual boost to the game not Registration agreement only in Coventry but the with Hull Fc and are Midlands region as a coached by Hull legend whole. With the demise Richard Horne. They are of Sky Try funding and a club who is a solid top the Midlands Academy PASSIONATEPASSIONATE ABOUTABOUT of the table team and if in loughborough it could RUGBYRUGBY LEAGUELEAGUE VISITORS LEAGUE TABLE I have a theory..... Famously in the 1980 season They still have time to do so. The main thing that moves clubs they were in the spotlight as In the programme last week I up from being at the bottom of Yorkshire TV featured their fight asked the question the ladder is new clubs coming to avoid going a season without “What two unique firsts did in and taking their place. a win in the documentary David B Davies from Llanelli “Another Bloody Sunday” achieve”? Skolars, Gateshead/Newcastle, They too almost foundered and N.Wales ( in all their guises) and in fact did in 1995 only to be I promised a pint to anyone who Hemel were all the whipping rescued and almost go under could come up with the answer. boys when they joined the again in 2001. I am very pleased to say I didn’t league. They at least clung on have to fork out as no one did. unlike Nottingham,Chorley, I highlight these travails only So as promised here is the Mansfield,Kent, Oxford and because there is again a answer. He was the first player the All Golds. This isn’t a new questioning about expansionist to play for Wales at both rugby phenomenon. clubs being admitted. The union AND rugby league. lesson seems to be persistence Doncaster had more years at Will eventually pay off. His second achievement has the bottom of the pyramid than Hopefully those dark days are still has never been repeated most. now behind them and under by anyone else. He is the only the stewardship of Carl Hall player to have played in a They joined the league in 1951 the ,”Dons” are on the up. They Challenge Cup Final AND an FA and always struggled. They suffered a bit of a setback Cup Final! finished bottom every year a couple of years ago when from 1956-1961 and were they were relegated from the Pretty impressive hey? in the bottom 3 every year Championship. between 1963-1968. In fact With the form Bradford and between 1970 and 1985 they York are showing they might only managed to miss out not make it this year but, they on a bottom 3 place on two are still in the mix and they will occasions! be fighting to cause an upset. 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Reserve Refere: N WOODWARD THE FRONTLINE A YEAR IN REVIEW WITH BEARS OWNER ALAN ROBINSON So the season began for us for that. and of course the influence Distington a club from locally based young squad we are doing things the in the depths of November of Bears Vice President Cumbria in our first BBC and to grow from within so right way. with the plan for one of So preseason came and Mike Shires whose support LIVE TV game. We came we had to trust that and the longest pre seasons went and excitement built in the past few years has out convincing winners back ourselves. The next So defeat after defeat ever. A gruelling 12 weeks towards our match versus been invaluable in making against the amateurs and match we got our first followed but we stuck to ending in February with Leeds Rhinos. It was these big things happen! I was confident we had win of the season versus our values and the boys a preseason match actually a match 3 years more in the tank but it still Hemel Stags which was kept working hard, we versus the Super League in the making as Leeds After we played Leeds remained to be seen as another welcome boost had another huge game Champions Leeds Rhinos. owner Gary Hetherington that night I made my way the league then started although what followed away at Bradford Bulls and agreed to support us into the pitch and shared with a heavy defeat away was very challenging. We gave a good show scoring Tom and the coaching granting the opportunity a moment with Gary H.