V Uni of Gloucester All Golds Sunday 21St February 2016 IPRO CUP Kick Off 2Pm
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OFFICIAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMME v Uni of Gloucester All Golds Sunday 21st February 2016 IPRO CUP Kick Off 2pm 2 Club Sponsor Programme Sponsor league Sponsor Issue Who’s Who At The Bears From Alan Robinson Bears Managing Director Welcome to todays match time in 2016 but to see the and the Butts Park Arena once three big trophies brought more. Today is the beginning down by Leeds Rhinos on COVENTRY BEARS V ALL GOLDS of our competative season the day. We had some great and we take the field versus comments and photos taken Sky and Navy COLOURS Black one of our southern rivals the by supporters. University of Gloucester All HEAD COACH Tom Tsang Lee Greenwood Golds. One story that stood out to MANAGING DIRECTOR Conor Kelly MANAGER me was from a grandparent Alan Robinson The All Golds have had a good who had brought down some Mark Sloan & Jonny Tuson ASST COACHS Simon Phillips preseason and will be well of her grandchildren from CLUB PRESIDENT Ron Banks SQUAD SQUAD prepared for us but we have Templars primary school in been busy focusing on our- Tile Hill. It was their first ever Dave Weston 1 1 Jonny Leather VICE PRESIDENTS selves in our own preseason game and they had been Ron Banks Jamahl Hunte 2 2 Chris Barlow games and have taken alot invited by their coach James Hugh Brown Michael Shires from both the games we have Geurtjens who has been deliv- Eddie Medforth 3 3 Josh Allison played. ering our sky try programme CLUB CAPTAIN Jason Bass 4 4 Lewis Reece at their primary school. The 4 James Geurtjens Last week we came away children waited quietly after 5 5 Hayden Freeman Phil Cowburn comfortable winners but what the match to meet James FIRST GRADE HEAD COACH Tom Tsang Jay Lobwein 6 6 Courtney Davies stood out the most to me was and the other players but the number of young players then their screams of delight ASSISTANT COACHES Craig White 7 7 Brendon Newton who played very well at this could be heard at the top of Mark Sloan & Jonny Tuson James Geurtjens 8 8 Ollie Purslow level. Young men like Trae the stand when Geurtjo came Osullivan, Hayden Freeman out to meet the kids. Their FIRST TEAM HEAD PHYSIO 9 9 Richie Hughes (c) Steve Parry (c) and Elliot Norman all had grandma said it was the best James Neal good games it is really pleas- day out she had ever had with 10 10 Jack Morrison Joe McLean ing to see as I can remember the children which absolutley TEAM MANAGER Conor Kelly Liam Thompson 11 11 Morgan Evans seeing all of these guys as jun- made my day. iors up at the Xcel Leisure cen- 12 12 KIT MAN Jono Milizewski Emmerson Whittel tre. They have come through Lets hope today we can create Rob Easthope Matt Reid 13 13 Alex Davidson the Midlands Academy and some more special moments back to the Bears and all have and it can be a day to remem- FINANCE DIRECTOR Elliott Holton 14 14 Rory Sharratt demonstrated great instincts ber against a local rival. Debbie Watson that will stand them in good Alex Beddows 15 15 Harrison Elliott VIDEO stead going forward in League Martin Watson Trae OSullivan 16 16 Aaron Lyons one. I certainly dont think we Alan Robinson have seen the last of them at MATCH DAY MANAGEMENT Chris Barratt 17 17 Dan Poulton the BPA this season. Sam Collier Maureen Collier Gavin Grant 18 18 Brad Kislingbury It was also great to see how HEAD BALL BOY excited our supporters were Jack Johnston last weekend not just to see VOLUNTEER CO-ORDINATOR the Bears in action for the first Chris Johnston Referee: Reserve: Touch Judge: Touch Judge: Match Commissioner: T GRANT A BARNABY N WALKER J JONES A BARNABY ROAR POWER 2016 SEASON For more information please go to our website atwww.coventrybears.com With Tom Tsang Bears Head Coach Its always difficult to read overall we were much we do not have the luxury too much into pre-season slicker. We put ourselves of rotating our substitutes friendlies - each team into good positions to as freely as we have in the is testing out different score, and we were able past two weeks. systems, combinations to make the most of those The players who have and players. What you chances. been selected to play look for as a coach, is We conceded one try, today have been given progression and growth which was disappointing the first opportunity to in individual players and and we have really nail down a their spot in the team as a whole, from focused in on our the game day 17 for the game to game. defensive processes to rest of the season and This was by far the most ensure we improve in that they will all be wanting to pleasing part of last area. make the most of it. week’s win over Oxford I will be looking for a in comparison to our similar improvement in loss the week before today’s match against the against Rochdale. The All Golds. They will be a combinations we have much bigger test than worked on in training what Oxford posed last were a bit smoother, our week, and with it being a timing was better and competitive cup match, ROAR POWER 2016 SEASON 05 OPPOSITION VENUE DATE KICK OFF RESULT UNI OF GLOUCESTER ALL GOLDS HOME iPro Cup SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21ST 2.00PM KEIGHLEY COUGARS AWAY CCup SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28TH 13.30PM TOULOUSE OLYMPIQUE AWAY SATURDAY MARCH 5TH 3.30PM ROCHDALE HORNETS HOME SUNDAY MARCH 13TH 3.00PM UNI OF GLOUCESTER ALL GOLDS AWAY FRIDAY MARCH 25TH 7.30PM BARROW RAIDERS HOME SUNDAY APRIL 10TH 3.00PM YORK CITY KNIGHTS AWAY SUNDAY APRIL 17TH 3.00PM LONDON SKOLARS AWAY SATURDAY APRIL 23RD 6.00PM KEIGHLEY COUGARS HOME SUNDAY MAY 8TH 3.00PM DONCASTER RLFC HOME SATURDAY MAY 14TH 3.00PM HEMEL STAGS AWAY SUNDAY MAY 22ND 2.30PM BYE WEEK BYE WEEK WEEKEND MAY 28TH/29TH OXFORD RLFC HOME SATURDAY JUNE 11TH 3.00PM HUNSLET HAWKS AWAY SUNDAY JUNE 19TH 3.00PM NEWCASTLE THUNDER HOME SATURDAY JUNE 25TH 3.00PM NORTH WALES CRUSADERS AWAY SUNDAY JULY 3RD 3.00PM We provide a variety of tools and services to help our SOUTH WALES SCORPIONS HOME SATURDAY JULY 9TH 3.00PM customer succeed in their goals. 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League One League Table 2016 P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS 1 Toulouse Olympique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Doncaster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Keighley Cougars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 York City Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Hunslet Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 North Wales Crusaders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Rochdale Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Barrow Raiders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Newcastle Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 University of Gloucestershire All Golds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Oxford RLFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 London Skolars 0 0 0 Season0 tickets0 0 sold0 online0 13 Coventry Bears 0 0 at0 www.coventrybears.com0 0 0 0 0 14 ROARHemel POWER Stags 2015 SEASON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 South Wales Scorpions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 070 EVERYBODY WANTS TO A SUccESSfUL 2015 RULE THE WORLD By Michael Shires 2015 was a vintage year Zealand Kiwis 2-1 in a three Dacia, TalkSport2 and Batch- By Michael Shires for the sport. Not only did match test series. The test elors Mushy Peas bringing Coventry Bears make their match series against New much needed exposure and professional debut but a Zealand saw the largest commercial resource into new structure to the game crowds for a three game the game that is well placed with the tag line “Every Min- series against New Zealand to continue its expansion in By the time you are reading and resurrected in 2000 when for team Super League but the ute Matters” was introduced in living memory with a first 2016. The opening round of this article the first two games Melbourne Storm defeated St toughest challenge faces Leeds following the scrapping of ever game at the Queen Super League fixtures were in Dacia World Club Series will Helens 44-6. Following this the Rhinos this evening as they licensing. Whilst no-one Elizabeth Stadium in London played in front of sizeable have taken place. I dearly hope one off game was dominated take on NRL champions North that both St Helens and Wigan by British teams with notable Queensland Cowboys. achieved promotion to the attracting over 44,000. crowds and the opening Warriors will have completed victories for Leeds, Bradford and The Rhinos, whose magnificent First Utility Super League, Positive signs indeed as the match of Leeds v Warrington notable victories against Sydney St Helens over the years. trophies we welcomed to the the season was considered game re-connected with its was an absolute humdinger Roosters and Brisbane Broncos With the rise in popularity of Butts last week, are taking part to be a major success.