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Another of National 2 South’s a seamless transition, and many prominent status both in Kent newcomers are our guests today clubs did fall by the wayside or rugby and promoting the game in and it is a pleasure to welcome split in the new professional era. the wider community. the Guernsey team, officials and Canterbury adapted, setting supporters who have travelled out on a path that embraced However, we keep evolving with from the Channel Island for this both semi-professionalism and new challenges and opportunities afternoon’s game. Hopefully, the community rugby and that both on and off the pitch. The fine February weather will extend progress is still evolving today. It local council’s rejection last month into this first weekend of March. has been this ability to adapt and of the Highland Court scheme, retain the game’s core values that which would have provided us In my fourth year as club has underpinned so much of our with a purpose built new home, President it is good to see that our success in providing National was disappointing but we will teams at all levels are enjoying League and Social Rugby and look for new avenues as we some success, inspired by the expanding into Wheelchair, Touch continue to expand. None of great example of the first team and Women’s teams along with a our progress, of course, would squad this season. I have been vibrant Youth and Mini section. have been possible without the reflecting on the changes, both on hard work and dedication of our and off the field, that I have seen A special word here for our committee, volunteers and, not over the years in my association Wheelchair team, the Hellfire, least, our enthusiastic sponsors. with the club. The greatest of who have ensured their place All, including our loyal supporters, these, although it seems almost a in the top level of the game for have played their part in making lifetime ago, has been the move another season and the Ladies this a very special club. I will from amateur to professional squad who have been crowned always be proud to be a member. status and the introduction of league champions. I am sure the leagues. Many of us were our founding forefathers would John Scurr, President sceptical as the old order be proud of the achievements Canterbury RFC changed, despite the promise of we see today with Canterbury’s

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THE HOME STRAIGHT It’s tight and it’s going to and that makes them even stay that way. As we go into more dangerous as they fight THIS IS HOW THE HOME STRAIGHT the final seven games of for survival. Certainly the visit LOOKS FOR OUR RIVALS: the season the battle for the to London Irish has a ‘banana promotion play-off spot is skin’ feel about it. Just ask Henley: building to a hectic finale. Tonbridge Juddians who went Clifton (A) there after beating us in the Birmingham & Solihull (H) Last weekend Henley stated pre-Christmas Kent derby and Canterbury (A) their case with a thumping lost. It is worth repeating that London Irish (H) win over Taunton in their any side in this league can Guernsey (H), Old Albanian (A) rearranged game and moved beat any other on their day Bury St Edmunds (H) into third place. It cut and, this afternoon, memories Canterbury’s advantage to four of the tough time we had at Tonbridge Juddians: points and when the Hawks Guernsey should banish any Old Redcliffians (A) come to The Marine Travel complacency. Dings Crusaders (H), Ground in two weeks time it Taunton (A), Worthing (H) could be a defining moment There is no such thing as an Redruth (A), Clifton (H) for both clubs. easy fixture between now Birmingham & Solihull (A) and April for the four clubs Before that, however, there in contention for the play-off Taunton: is the little matter of keeping place. None of them, ourselves Barnes (H), Rams (A) our winning run going against included, can rely on other Tonbridge Juddians (H) Guernsey, today, and at results; all must keep on Old Redcliffians (A) London Irish next week. Both winning and make their own Dings Crusaders (H) are deep in the relegation zone opportunities. Guernsey (A), Worthing (A) THANK YOU EVERYONE

The last home game became a very special day, not only because of the victory over Birmingham and Solihull but for once again underlining the generosity and community spirit of our supporters.

Funds totalling £1500 were raised for a very special lady, Natalie Havill, who worked for our principal sponsor Marine Travel, and is suffering from a rare form of cancer. The cancer, which has recurred for a third time, is terminal and she SAM’S TON-UP TRY has been given only months to live. However, there is a clinical Sam Sterling’s late try against In other news, Kent Under 20 trial taking place in Germany Birmingham & Solihull marked prop Tom Little has been loaned that may prolong her life so a new high; it was the team’s to Medway until the end of the that Natalie can enjoy being 100th of the season. The back season to help them with front with her young family for a little division have been in great form row injury problems and this while longer. The money raised with Aiden Moss our leading try week there was the welcome will help towards her travel scorer on 13, followed by Ricky sight of Number Eight George costs. Mackintosh and Dan Smart 11, Micans back in light training. JJ Murray 10, Ollie Best 8 and He has been out for the whole Tanya Wells, of Marine Travel, Sam Sterling 7. season following knee surgery wrote to say: “I would like last year. Missing from today’s to pass on Marine Travel’s All this, of course, is on the back match squad are the Best heartfelt thanks to your of hard work by the pack and brothers - Tom (injury) and Ollie generous supporters at the front row have made their (work commitments). Australian the Rugby Club lunch on own statement. Sam Kenny and centre Ben Neville makes his first Saturday. We raised £1500 Tristan King, with five tries apiece, team debut and prop Alex Wake- for Natalie’s fund through know their way to the line. Smith returns after recovering the bucket collection and from injury. the various auction items, including the infamous veg box!! I spoke to Natalie on ANDY’S VIEW Saturday evening, she was completely overwhelmed and Clearly a welcome week off last the treatment room. All clubs said that she wished she could week as other teams across are beginning the run in that will thank each and every person the National Leagues caught define their season and Guernsey herself. I know personally how up on weather affected games. are no different. Their recent supportive the club can be and There was a positive message victory at Clifton was impressive Saturday just underlined why from many of the lads and the and they know how to win away we are #oneclub” leadership that, despite having from home so we will have to no match, we wanted to have a bring our best today to have a If you would like to contribute full week’s training to ensure we chance. A big welcome to them go to the crowdfunding site: didn’t lose any sharpness. It was and their supporters after their www.justgiving.com/ a productive couple of sessions long trip from Guernsey. crowdfunding/nataliehavill on the field whilst Charlie Bannigan also worked hard in Andy Pratt, Head of Rugby th

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How many players fancy the LUNCH WITH ZINZAN challenge of becoming a referee? Ask them and watch the look Former All Black legend Zinzan of alarm that comes over their Brooke will bring a touch of faces. So step forward eight rugby magic to the club’s City brave members of the senior Lunch here at the Marine Travel team squad who, this week, Ground on March 28th. As a volunteered for a three hour 22-year-old he was part of the course on how to referee mini- New Zealand squad that won the rugby (Under 7 to Under 11). first ever World Cup tournament They will test their new found Canterbury Touch in 1987 and he went on to play skills (or lack of) when the club @CanterburyTouch 100 games for his country. hosts the East Kent Mini Festival on Sunday, March 17th. Touch rugby - it’s not just for boys. The back row specialist It’s great for fitness and we’re always captained the All Blacks five The players who put their looking for women and girls of all times, scored 41 tries and by hands up are Kyan BraithwaIte, ages to join us, whether socially or the time he played his last Dan Smart, Tyler Oliver, Louis competitively (in both mixed and test match, against England Whetton, Sean Stapleton, Ben single-gender teams). Come and try at Twickenham in 1997, had Neville, Tristan King and Matt it for free. #ThisGirlCan #FitGotReal accumulated an impressive 195 Corker. At least the poachers #O2Touch points. That included a famous turned mini-gamekeepers will not 47 metre drop goal in the 1995 have to unravel the mysteries of Word Cup semi-final. Zinzan the front row just yet, although ended his career with Harlequins, hooker Tristan would be the best first as player then coach, and qualified. now runs a construction and recruitment business. However, this first step may open up a whole new career when He is recognised as one of the they discover that the man with best speakers about the game the whistle has the best seat so come and find out for yourself in the house. Is there another later this month. Book a table or Glen Jackson among them, the Canterbury Bike Ride an individual place with former New Zealand Maoris and @TheCantBikeRide Giles Hilton at: Saracens fly half who is now on [email protected] the international referees panel? Some exciting news for your Tuesday morning - registration for the 2019 Canterbury Bike Ride is open! MICK’S WHEELCHAIR WALK www.canterburybikeride.co.uk/ Former club chairman Mick has to use an adult chair. O’Reilly and his wife Montse are The equipment is expensive on a mission to raise funds for and Wheelchair chairman Brian our Wheelchair Rugby section. Pitchford has suggested that Next month they are walking £2,000 would be needed to the 120 kilometre pilgrims route acquire the chair. All funds that from Ferrol to Santiago de Mr and Mrs O’Reilly raise will go Compostela in Spain. to the Wheelchair section and not to fund the walk. They have started a GoFundMe TRISTAN KING campaign which they hope To donate go to: Man of The Match will buy a specialist chair for a www.gofundme.com/walk-for- v BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL 14-year-old player who currently a-wheelchair OUR VISITORS: GUERNSEY RAIDERS

Guernsey were promoted to loan players but the core of the National Division 2 South for the Guernsey squad is made up of first time after winning a play-off local talent, no mean feat on an game with Bournemouth last island of 62,000 people. season. They have found life taxing at the higher level and Guernsey Rugby Club is over currently sit bottom of the league 100 years old, having been table with four victories from their established in 1913. It also takes 23 games. Their record, however, part every year in one of the paints an unkind picture of a side game’s oldest competitions, that has been weakened by an the Siam Cup. The opposition PLAYER TO WATCH unprecedented run of injuries. is always the same, its bigger At full strength, Guernsey have neighbour Jersey, and was Anthony Armstrong shown they are a competitive first played in 1920. This will Full Back outfit, not only on their own well be the club’s first ever visit to appointed ground but at places Canterbury. The Guernsey full back was an like Tonbridge Juddians and early victim of the injury problems Henley where they lost by only which have plagued the team this one score. season but he recovered from a dislocated shoulder to add to the Wins at Barnes and Clifton, never many appearances he has made an easy place to visit, is further LAST TIME for the club. He was a regular proof of their potential. That was try scorer in Guernsey’s rise to GUERNSEY clearly in evidence when they CANTERBURY National 2 level and with pace to pushed Canterbury to the limit in RAIDERS add to a 6ft 5ins frame he is a the earlier meeting in Guernsey. threat to any side. Jordan Reynolds, their Australian Director of Rugby, has filled 1 5 1 3 some of the injury gaps with TODAY’S GAME: THE TEAMS

CANTERBURY GUERNSEY TODAY’S GAMES Black & Amber Green & White Birmingham & Solihull v London Irish WG 15 Aiden Moss 15 Anthony Armstrong Canterbury v Guernsey 14 Ricky Mackintosh 14 Daley Aremu Clifton v Henley 13 Ben Neville 13 Luke Jones Dings Crusaders v Rams 12 Sam Sterling 12 Blair Campbell Old Redcliffians v Tonbridge Juddians 11 JJ Murray 11 Matt Lomas Redruth v Old Albanian 10 Harvey Young 10 Owen Thomas Taunton v Barnes 9 Dan Smart 9 Tom Teasdale Worthing v Bury St Edmunds 1 Aaron Cooper 1 Sam Steventon 2 Tristan King 2 Tom Ceillam 3 Sam Kenny 3 Layton Batiste 4 Royce Cadman 4 Lewis Hillier (captain) MATCH BALL SPONSORS 5 Matt Corker 5 Matt Thomas 6 Tyler Oliver 6 George Shannon 7 Sean Stapleton (captain) 7 Dom Rice 8 Jamie Stephens. 8 Douglas Horrocks.

Replacements: Replacements: 16 Kyan Braithwaite 16 Cameron Craine 17 Sam Rogers 17 Harry Baron 18 Alex Wake-Smith 18 Matt Creber 19 Charlie Grimes 19 Callum Gladstone 20 Louis Whetton 20 Taylor Quate

Coaches: Andy Pratt, Matt Pinnick Coaches: Jordan Reynolds & Dave Marshall & Malcolm Barnes Team Manager: Andy Rogers Team Manager: Megan Jones NEXT HOME GAME Medical: Dr John Allingham Physio: Francesca McCluskey v HENLEY HAWKS Physio: Charlie Bannigan Saturday 23rd March 2019 Kick-off 3pm

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Referee: Philip Davies, RFU Assistant Referees: Michael Woods & Tracy Pettingale, RFU Fourth Official: Chris Fullbrook

One of the National Panel’s most experienced Assisting Philip today are Michael Woods, from referees is in charge of today’s game. Philip Davies London, who joined the Assistant Referee National has officiated at every level, from Championship to Panel this season and Tracy Pettingale, one of our National 2. This will be his first visit to Canterbury own Kentish breed of officials. this season but we know from past experience that he is a referee who likes to let the game flow. OUR SEASON: FIXTURES & RESULTS

Date V Opposition F A Clubs P W D L F A Pts 2018 Sep 01 A Rams RFC 15 44 Rams 23 21 0 2 821 349 104 08 H Tonbridge Juddians 29 20 Canterbury 23 18 0 5 679 429 92 15 A Old Redcliffians 43 21 Henley 23 18 0 5 609 441 88 22 H Dings Crusaders 40 18 Tonbridge Juddians 23 18 1 4 645 441 85 29 A Taunton 22 23 Taunton 23 16 0 7 747 544 84 Oct 06 H Worthing 21 10 Clifton 23 9 1 13 550 636 55 13 A Redruth 10 14 Old Albanian 23 10 1 12 561 524 54 20 H Clifton 40 34 Bury St Edmunds 23 9 2 12 545 543 54 27 A Birmingham & Solihull 31 17 Redruth 23 10 1 12 502 575 53 Nov 03 A Guernsey 15 13 Worthing 23 8 2 13 604 675 48 17 H London Irish WG 31 12 Dings Crusaders 23 9 0 14 429 450 47 24 A Henley Hawks 32 29 Old Redcliffians 23 8 0 15 545 662 46 Dec 01 H Old Albanians 24 12 Barnes 23 8 1 14 474 567 45 08 A Bury St. Edmunds 20 14 Birmingham & Solihull 23 7 1 15 469 591 33 15 H Barnes 38 5 London Irish Wild Geese 23 6 0 17 398 769 32 22 A Tonbridge Juddians 18 23 Guernsey 23 4 0 19 395 777 28

2019 Jan 05 H Old Redcliffians 47 12 Note - Birmingham & Solihull had a sanction of 5 league points imposed by the North Midlands disciplinary panel last season. The panel ruled that this deduction is to be applied in the 12 A Dings Crusaders 20 23 2018/19 season. 19 H Taunton 26 24 26 A Worthing 34 21 TOP SCORERS Feb 02 H Redruth 46 14 09 A Clifton 39 17 OLLIE BEST 173 16 H Birmingham & Solihull 38 9 AIDEN MOSS 65 Mar 02 H Guernsey DAN SMART 57 09 A London Irish WG 23 H Henley Hawks 30 A Old Albanians Apr 06 H Bury St. Edmunds POINTS BREAKDOWN 13 A Barnes TRIES 100 PEN GOALS 15 27 H Rams RFC CONVERSIONS 67 DROP GOALS 0

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