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Banishing Highland Court Jimmy Moves On The Demons Rejected
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It is always a pleasure to welcome the promise of a seamless prominent status both in Kent new faces to the Marine Travel transition, and many clubs did rugby and promoting the game Ground and today Birmingham fall by the wayside or split in the in the wider community. However, and Solihull make their first visit. new professional era. Canterbury we keep evolving with new With a good result under their adapted, setting out on a path challenges and opportunities both belts last week and the impressive that embraced both semi- on and off the pitch. form shown by Sean Stapleton professionalism and community and his boys at Clifton we should rugby and that progress is still The local council’s rejection get ready for an entertaining evolving today. It has been this last week of the Highland Court game this afternoon. This will be ability to adapt and retain the scheme, which would have my fourth year as club President game’s core values that has provided us with a purpose built and it is good to see that our underpinned so much of our new home, was disappointing but teams at all levels are enjoying success in providing National we will look for new avenues as some success. League and Social Rugby and we continue to expand. None of expanding into Wheelchair, Touch our progress, of course, would I have been reflecting on the and Women’s teams along with a have been possible without the changes, both on and off the field, vibrant Youth and Mini section. hard work and dedication of our that I have seen over the years committee, volunteers and, not in my association with the club. A special word here for our least, our enthusiastic sponsors. The greatest of these, although Wheelchair team, the Hellfire, All, including our loyal supporters, it seems almost a lifetime ago, who last week ensured their have played their part in making has been the move from amateur place in the top level of the game this a very special club. I will to professional status and the for another season. I am sure always be proud to be a member. introduction of the leagues. our founding forefathers would Many of us were sceptical as be proud of the achievements John Scurr, President the old order changed, despite we see today with Canterbury’s Canterbury RFC
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BANISHING THE DEMONS Whatever the rest of this black cloud but, crucially, we pitch, will throw everything into exciting season brings there have discovered ways to win the melting pot again. is no doubt that the past three when operating below our weeks have seen us achieve best and their grip on us was The encouraging show at two of the most important broken. Having got that patchy Clfton has strengthened Head victories of the campaign. If display out of our system we of Rugby Andy Pratt’s hand. you go by the current form next produced a liberated He has the luxury of rotating book then Worthing and Clifton performance at home to the squad, particularly the may not have looked the Redruth and that set us up for important back three, as we most threatening opposition the journey to Bristol last week. prepare for the final eight until, that is, you turn back the There, we played some of our games of the season. pages. Those two clubs have most intelligent and effective been Canterbury’s nemesis rugby and another demon was Today’s match, which presents on their own grounds for banished. a fresh challenge from a side many seasons so there were battling to avoid relegation, huge psychological barriers to Those three consecutive wins sees JJ Murray rested and overcome at both venues. have kept us in the promotion Aiden Moss, who missed play-off spot and extended our last week’s match, doing We travelled to Worthing lead slightly over the chasing bench duty. However, all the having last won there eight pack. In-form Tonbridge contenders will get game time years ago; at Clifton it was an Juddians are a real danger but in the weeks ahead. Skipper even longer spell of eleven the outcome of next week’s Sean Stapleton is an absentee seasons. The memory of game between Henley and today after receiving a one that dismal record hung over Taunton, postponed earlier match ban for accumulating the game at Worthing like a this month because of a frozen three yellow cards. HIGHLAND COURT REJECTED
The development project at Highland Court by Quinn Estates which would have relocated the club to a new home was rejected by Canterbury City Council Planning Committee. Chairman Giles Hilton said: “While the decision was a disappointment the club will continue to seek new opportunities.” The rejection will have no impact on our immediate future as our existing lease at Merton Lane North has some years to run and there are no financial implications for JIMMY MOVES ON the club related to the Highland Court scheme. Only when planning permission was granted Saying farewell to the club he County side. Front row players would the club have made has served so well is Jimmy are a breed apart and he is a binding commitments. Green. The 33-year-old prop paid up member of that special forward has been a permanent brotherhood. The biggest loser from a sporting fixture in our senior squad for perspective is Canterbury City many seasons and we wish him Jimmy feels he can no longer Football Club who have been well as he returns to his home commit to the demands of waiting years for the city council town club, Thanet Wanderers. National league rugby but there to honour their promise of finding is no doubt that he will give the club a permanent home. We Jimmy’s playing career includes his all to Thanet. They are also urge everyone to support their a spell with Westcombe Park inheriting the largest, heaviest efforts to find a solution and bring before he joined us and his wrist watch in Kent so will need a football back into the heart of the qualities were recognised by stronger valuables bag. community. regular appearances for the Kent
ANDY’S VIEW
Last week we said farewell, line with other former players in playing terms only, to long and teammates and the chat will serving prop Jimmy Green. Other often turn to that try at Worthing than a period out with a knee a few seasons back. I’ll let Jimmy injury, Jimmy has been pretty give you the details if you’re not much ever-present in all the aware... Many thanks for your squads I have coached. He has shift Jimmy - all the best for the won the Kent Cup and National rest of the season and beyond 3 SE league and made over back home at Thanet Wanderers. 150 appearances for the club in his time. Always popular with Big welcome to Birmingham the lads and supporters, he’ll & Solihull making the long trip be missed both on and off the down today. Enjoy the match. pitch. I’m sure now and again he will take his place on the touch Andy Pratt, Head of Rugby th
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FUTURE STARS? Canterbury RFC @cantrugby Congratulations go to eleven out The Saracens boys are Thor of the 21 players in the club’s Barnes-Evans, Stanley Bull, Canterbury Hellfire Wheelchair Rugby Under 14 squad who have Patrick McCully, Edan O’Neil, powered to an 11 point victory against been accepted into Premiership Henry Baxter, Jonny Newman, Yorkshire lions guaranteeing league club Academies. Ten of them Lucas Eule, Bartholomew one for next season!! will be going to Saracens and Johnson, Hector Valladares and #oneclub #welldone one, Harrison MacKinnon, joins Harry Stamp Harlequins and the Under 16 Scottish Development Squad.
TUESDAY NIGHT CUP RUGBY
The Pilgrims meet Medway 2nd in the semi-final of the Kent Plate on Tuesday evening next week, February 19th. The game is being played on the STP pitch at Simon Langton and kick-off is 7.30pm. Come and support the side as they eye an appearance at Finals Day on April 28th. Ron Rutland @RonRutland
Thanks for the warm welcome SUCCESS ALL ROUND last night @cantrugby - and to be welcomed by the chairman himself, February has been a good International Tournament in an extra special privilege! month throughout the club. Our Germany. In addition, Harry will Ladies side are Champions elect be GB’s vice captain. of the NC South East league while the Wheelchair Rugby The players have to find the squad, Hellfire, have ensured £250 cost of travelling so we will they stay in the top division of the be asking everyone for some game next season after beating financial help this afternoon. Yorkshire Lions. Looking ahead to summer, There was more good news another piece of positive news is for two of our Hellfire team that the club will be hosting the members. Kieran Flynn and England National Touch Rugby SAM ROGERS Harry Langley have been Tournament on June 28th and Man of The Match selected for the Great Britain 29th. v REDRUTH squad at a forthcoming OUR VISITORS: BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL BEES
A comprehensive 39 - 10 victory survived mergers, liquidations over Guernsey last week will and, in the guise of Pertemps have given the Bees a welcome Bees in the early 2000s, an boost in their battle to steer clear unsuccessful flirtation with of the relegation zone. The win the professional game. The sent the Channel Islanders to present club was re-formed as the bottom of the table and lifted a Limited Company in October Bees into 14th place. They are 2009 following the liquidation still eleven points adrift of Barnes of Birmingham & Solihull but with a game in hand. RFC. It was originally founded in1989 when the 80-year-old PLAYER TO WATCH It has been a difficult season Birmingham club joined forces Jack Jolly, Scrum Half for the Birmingham side with Solihull. since being promoted from The Bees skipper has been with Midlands Premier and then level They are still one of the foremost the club since the age of ten transferred to National 2 South. clubs in the West Midlands and and made his first team debut in Their introduction to the new their presence at Canterbury 2011 after graduating through environment was handicapped today as a Level Four team is a the club’s age groups. A former from the outset after they were tribute to their resilience. Wasps Academy player, Jack is a deducted five league points for key member of the squad and has a breach of RFU regulations played in both half back positions last season and the punishment LAST TIME during his long association with was carried over to the present the Bees. He has sampled life BIRMINGHAM campaign. Had it not been for CANTERBURY in every Division, from National that penalty they would have & SOLIHULL One through to Midlands Premier been within real striking distance and has been a consistent points of safety at this point. They are, scorer at all those levels. He was however, a club well used to 3 1 1 7 appointed as Bees captain in 2017. overcoming difficulties having TODAY’S GAME: THE TEAMS
CANTERBURY BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL TODAY’S GAMES Black & Amber Black, Gold & Red Barnes v Dings Crusaders 15 Ollie Best 15 Corey Venus Bury St Edmunds v Taunton 14 Ricky Mackintosh 14 Luke Smith Canterbury v Birmingham & Solihull 13 Sam Sterling 13 Nathan Tilsley Guernsey v Tonbridge Juddians 12 Tom Best 12 Dan Kelly Henley v Redruth 11 Charlie Grimes 11 Matt Dight London Irish WG v Clifton 10 Harvey Young 10 Harry O’Brien Old Albanian v Worthing 9 Dan Smart 9 Jack Jolly (captain) Rams v Old Redcliffians 1 Aaron Cooper 1 Joe Foreman 2 Tristan King 2 Stewart Pearl 3 Sam Kenny 3 Matt Probert 4 Royce Cadman 4 Matt Spink MATCH BALL SPONSORS 5 Matt Corker (captain) 5 Andy Weaver 6 Tyler Oliver 6 Ashley Scriven 7 Sam Rogers 7 Michael Stephens 8 Jamie Stephens 8 Marcus Brown
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Referee: Jack Sutton, RFU Assistant Referees: Stephen Light & Frank Venner, RFU Fourth Official: Chris Fullbrook
Hertfordshire based Jack Sutton has been be his second visit to Canterbury this year. Jack refereeing since he was 15-years old. He started was with us in January when he refereed the Old by handling age group games at his local club and Redcliffians match. progressed to the Hertfordshire Referee Society where he was soon promoted to take charge Accompanying him today are Assistant Referees of London Division One matches. He is now a Stephen Light and Frank Venner, both fairly regular member of the RFU National Panel and this will and welcome visitors to the Marine Travel Ground. 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 22 20 0 2 790 334 99 08 H Tonbridge Juddians 29 20 Canterbury 22 17 0 5 641 420 87 15 A Old Redcliffians 43 21 Tonbridge Juddians 22 17 1 4 610 424 80 22 H Dings Crusaders 40 18 Taunton 21 15 0 6 718 484 80 29 A Taunton 22 23 Henley 21 16 0 5 550 419 79 Oct 06 H Worthing 21 10 Bury St Edmunds 22 9 2 11 523 519 53 13 A Redruth 10 14 Redruth 22 10 1 11 485 554 52 20 H Clifton 40 34 Old Albanian 21 9 0 12 505 478 47 27 A Birmingham & Solihull 31 17 Clifton 21 8 0 13 492 582 47 Nov 03 A Guernsey 15 13 Dings Crusaders 21 9 0 12 402 408 46 17 H London Irish WG 31 12 Old Redcliffians 22 8 0 14 530 631 46 24 A Henley Hawks 32 29 Worthing 22 8 1 13 570 641 45 Dec 01 H Old Albanians 24 12 Barnes 22 7 1 14 454 552 41 08 A Bury St. Edmunds 20 14 Birmingham & Solihull 21 7 0 14 432 525 30 15 H Barnes 38 5 London Irish Wild Geese 22 6 0 16 372 739 30 22 A Tonbridge Juddians 18 23 Guernsey 22 4 0 18 378 742 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 160 16 H Birmingham & Solihull AIDEN MOSS 65 Mar 02 H Guernsey DAN SMART 52 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 94 PEN GOALS 15 27 H Rams RFC CONVERSIONS 63 DROP GOALS 0
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