OLD NORTHAMPTONIANS RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB
FOUNDED 1923 “SPORT SEPTEMBER RELOADED” 20TH – 22ND SEPTEMBER
WEEKEND RUGBY MATCHES SCHEDULE*
Friday 20th September 2019 7.30 pm Kick off
O.N.R.F.C. Vets vs. Olney RFC Vets
Saturday 21st September 2019
1.00 pm Kick off
EMRU Merit Table
O.N.R.F.C. 3rd XV vs. Bugbrooke RFC 2nd XV
3.00 pm Kick offs
MIDLANDS 1 EAST LEAGUE
O.N.R.F.C. 1st XV vs. Syston RFC 1st XV
FRIENDLY O.N.R.F.C. 2nd XV vs. Luton RFC 2nd XV
5.00 pm Kick off O.N.R.F.C. Academy vs Bugbrooke RFC Colts
* SEE INSIDE FOR FULL WEEKEND SCHEDULE
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Welcome to Old Northamptonians RFC 2019 / 2020
A warm welcome to Billing Road to all our visitors this weekend from Syston, Bugbrooke, Luton & Olney rugby clubs, on what is forecast to be a fine afternoon in this “Indian Summer”. The weather should be well suited to open & expansive rugby, although the surfaces will be very firm despite extensive watering this week.
This weekend sees the return of what last year proved to be a very popular extravaganza of sport & entertainment aptly titled “September Reloaded”. It promises to be an amazing few days providing much enjoyment both on & off the pitch! The proceedings get underway on Friday night with the opening of the new balcony extension to the already impressive clubhouse, followed by a floodlit Vets game between ONs & Olney at 7.30pm.
Saturday provides a full-on day of Rugby: following earlier NSB school matches on the ONs pitches there are under 11s &12s games against Syston at 12.45pm, closely followed by the ONs 3rds playing Bugbrooke.2nds in an EMRU Merit League game.
At 3.00pm ONs 1st XV take on Syston in a top of the table clash - both teams are currently unbeaten with bonus points from each game played. Past league games between the 2 sides have always been tight & competitive, I’m sure this will be no different as Syston strive to make an immediate return to Level 5.
On the other pitch also 3pm KO ONs 2nds will be taking on a side from Luton while at 5pm ONs Academy take centre stage with a game against local rivals Bugbrooke. As you can see there will be an absolute plethora of Rugby to be enjoyed. I'd also like to welcome all our match officials from the East Midlands Referees Society & hope they all also enjoy their day & add to the spectacle
Off the pitch there is also plenty to enjoy: the morning Run a Mile competition offers mass participation across our younger age groups. The beer festival, gin bar; food court & raffle will offer enjoyment to many of our older members & guests, while for those with any energy left the evening will be topped off with some excellent live music.
With the fantastic balcony now complete focus is now on finishing off the work on the changing rooms. None of the above would have happened without a great deal of effort made by our hard-working Committee & other volunteers; too many to mention by name here (but who know you are). The whole club owes them a great debt & the new extension will provide a lasting legacy for all current & future ONs.
In whatever way you are involved this weekend please have a fantastic fun rugby experience. With all best wishes from me, come on England, Go Well!!!!
Peter “Jack” Doughty Old Northamptonians RFC President
O.N.R.F.C. Vets O.N.R.F.C. 3rd XV
Starters: Finishers:
15 Quang Dinh Steve Barber 15 Quang Dinh 14 Adam Faulkner Craig Neighbour 14 Harry Fox 13 Greg Chapman Rich Briggs 13 Mike Coggin (Beer duty) 12 Sim Morgan John Shaw 12 AJ Gray 11 Mike Savage Will Battom 11 Stuart MacDonald (Captain) 10 Al Rose Tom Winfield 10 Ali Wood (Beer duty) 9 Stuart MacDonald Tom Robinson 9 Andy Attwell Andy Britten 8 Jez Leeke Andy Browne 8 David Dinh 7 Laurence Knowles Phil Monkman 7 Will Battom 6 Mike Egan Ricky Anderson 6 Lyall Thompson 5 Rhys Hughes James Maule 5 Dan Whatton 4 Tom Gregory Ali Petty 4 Tom Gregory (VC/music duty) 3 James Phillips Dave Wilson 3 Stu Holliday 2 John Gray Mike Goody 2 Ben Briddon 1 Lee Lawrence Piotr Maciaszek 1 James Fraser Jake Oliver Chris Sugden Replacements: Captain: Chris Harris 16 Graeme Haynes 17 Ben Webb 18 Paul Hogan 19 John Shaw 20 Mike Savage 21 Jake Holmes 22 Lemmy Macauley
Match Referees: Dave Middleditch TBC, East Midlands Society MIDLANDS 1 EAST 2019 / 20 SEASON
Results Saturday 14th September 2019
Derby 25 - 10 Lutterworth Peterborough 28 - 21 Olney Rugby Lions 14 - 35 Old Northamptonians Syston 50 – 10 Oadby Wyggestonian Towcestrians 41 - 17 Melbourne Wellingborough 22 - 40 Market Harborough West Bridgford 31 - 36 Oundle
League Table at at 20th September
Team P W D L F A +/- TB LB Pts 1 Syston 2 2 0 0 82 23 59 2 0 10 2 Oundle 2 2 0 0 82 31 51 2 0 10 3 Derby 2 2 0 0 69 29 40 2 0 10 4 Old Northamptonians 2 2 0 0 66 44 22 2 0 10 5 Towcestrians 2 1 1 0 75 51 24 2 0 8 6 Market Harborough 2 1 1 0 74 56 18 1 0 7 7 Peterborough 2 1 0 1 58 52 6 2 1 7 8 Lutterworth 2 1 0 1 81 31 50 1 0 5 9 Rugby Lions 2 1 0 1 53 63 -10 1 0 5 10 West Bridgford 2 0 0 2 50 80 -30 1 1 2 11 Oadby Wyggestonian 2 0 0 2 38 89 -51 1 0 1 12 Olney 2 0 0 2 21 74 -53 0 1 1 13 Melbourne 2 0 0 2 30 73 -43 0 0 0 14 Wellingborough 2 0 0 2 28 111 -83 0 0 0
After 2 rounds just 4 sides remain unbeaten, and all with try bonus points in both games. Both Syston & Derby were related from Midlands Premier last season so look like they are determined to make immediate returns. Oundle have similar ambitions having strengthened even more from last season with ex Saint Darren Fox joining in the summer making at least 8 former Peterborough Lions players in their ranks. The youthful ONs side, containing 15 “graduates” from the M&J/Academy, are also up there having won both their matches both of which to be honest could have gone either way – whatever we’ll take the points!
4 sides also lost their first 2 games, Wellingborough having the heaviest defeats, while Olney & Melbourne are still looking to find their feet at this level having been promoted as league winners last season. Oadby Wyggs were 3rd last season winning 18 games so sure with their massive pack they’ll be back near the top within weeks! Indeed it will be a couple of months yet before the picture becomes clearer, also when the heavier pitches no doubt take their toll so no predictions from me at this early stage as there don’t seem to be any easy wins in what looks like a very strong league for Level 6!
Fixtures Saturday 21st September 2019
Lutterworth v West Bridgford Market Harborough v Derby Melbourne v Wellingborough Oadby Wyggestonian v Towcestrians Old Northamptonians v Syston Olney V Rugby Lions Oundle v Peterborough
Old Northamptonians R.F.C. Syston R.F.C.
Rory Seymour * 15 Matt Stewart Fernely Simmonds 14 Luke Williams Alex Crofts * (Captain) 13 Jay Rudkin Matt Love * 12 Ian Smith James Edmondson * 11 Sam Reid Tyler Mills * 10 Laurie Harries Joe Heslop * 9 Alex Cavner
Drew Hudson * 8 Joe Lorriman Matt Parry * 7 Tom Judd Sam Carden 6 Matt Furgusson Guy Holt 5 Robbie Clay Calum Brennan 4 Klay Chapman (Captain) Craig Stewart 3 Ben Freer Sam Donald * 2 Craig Lockington Zach Draper * (Vice captain) 1 Aaron Dawson
Replacements: OT Edwards * 16 Grant Nunney Ollie Bland * 17 Jack Chantrell Sam Connor * 18 Matt Tuckey
Head of Playing: Richard Blank * Director of Rugby: Phil Smith Club Coach: Mark Kefford Backs Coach: Nabs Suma Team Manager: Richard Bosworth Match Physio: Sophie Slope *
* indicates M&J/Academy Graduate
Today’s Match Referee: Richard Draper, East Midlands Society
O.N.R.F.C. 2nd XV O.N.R.F.C. Academy U18s
Barry Harrower 15 Ben Hodgson Jake Sanders 14 Adam Moran Mike Bellamy 13 Harry Collins John Mundy 12 Barney Kentish Ollie Spencer 11 Cameron Stacey Tom Blason 10 Jacob Harris Jake Varney 9 Ethan Turiccki
Aaron Cort 8 Josh Fitzmaurice Ben McDonald 7 Will James Joe Rolleston (Captain) 6 James Thompson Sam Howes 5 Izaiah Maison Moxam Rob Cunningham 4 James Wootton Jacob Evans 3 Billy Baxter Kieran Murdie 2 Dan Woodfield Lee Seymour 1 James Hudson
Replacements: Ben Randall 16 Jacob Burns George Magell 17 Archie Buglass Andrew Browne 18 Ethan Rowe Ben Roberts 19 Olly Austin Ash Barber 20 Mauro Almanda Ian Guttierez 21 Elijah Johnson Alex Saint 22
Team Manager: John Gray Academy Manager: Mark Russell Coaches: Colin Maitland/Alex Regan* Match Physio: Bridget Pittaway Match Physio: Andy Burns
Match Referees: TBC, East Midlands Society ONRFC Programme Sponsors:
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O.N.R.F.C 1st XV Fixtures 2019 / 20
Saturday Kick offs: 3.00 pm Sept/Oct/Mar/Apr, 2.15 pm Nov – Feb
Score Date 1st XV League & Cup Fixtures Venue Result F A Sep-07 Peterborough H W 31 30 Sep-14 Rugby Lions A W 35 14 Sep-21 Syston H Fri Sep-27 Towcestrians (7.30pm KO) A Oct-05 Wellingborough H Oct-12 Derby A Oct-19 Lutterworth H Oct-26 Market Harborough A Nov-02 FREE LEAGUE WEEK (RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL) Nov-09 Melbourne H Nov-16 Oadby Wyggestonian A Nov-23 West Bridgford H Nov-30 FREE LEAGUE WEEK Dec-07 Olney H Dec-14 Oundle A Dec-21 Rugby Lions H Dec-28 FREE LEAGUE WEEK (Xmas) Jan-04 Syston A Jan-11 Towcestrians H Fri Jan-18 Wellingborough (7.30pm KO) A Jan-25 FREE LEAGUE WEEK Feb-01 Derby H Feb-08 Lutterworth A Feb-15 Market Harborough H Feb-22 FREE LEAGUE WEEK Feb-29 Melbourne A Mar-07 Oadby Wyggestonian H Mar-14 FREE LEAGUE WEEK Mar-21 West Bridgford A Mar-28 Olney A Apr-04 Oundle H Apr-11 FREE LEAGUE WEEK (Easter) Apr-18 Peterborough A SPONSOR OF OLD NORTHAMPTONIANS R.F.C. LADIES
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