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76 For up-to-the-minute news and information visit dailyecho.co.uk Friday, September 17, 2010 Boost for RUGBY SPOTLIGHT Derby weekend promises some thrillers

NABBED: Romsey’s Adam Ells club Battle is on for Knibbs, right, in action dur- ing last weekend’s defeat of ELLINGHAM & Ringwood Rugby Club have secured a New Milton. major new sponsorship deal. bragging rights It means their HQ at Parsonage Barn Lane will be renamed the ‘Raymond Brown Memorial Ground.’ IT’S minimum travelling and ■ By Clive Downton New sponsors Raymond maximum excitement for Brown Group have been oper- many rugby clubs in [email protected] ating in Ringwood as an inde- this weekend. stiffafew miles into the New pendent family business for Sides at all levels will be fac- Forest at South-West 3 level more than 50 years. ing their neighbouring rivals where Fordingbridge and It was established by with a dominant league posi- Elllingham & Ringwood come Raymond Brown, a successful tion in mind, even at this face-to-face. local businessman who, shortly Relegated are before his death in 2008, made early stage of the season. Senior sides and up against newly-promoted a generous personal contribu- Alton at the same level. tion towards the cost of the face each other higher up the leagues and In South- club’s new ground. ampton are at home to regu- The sponsorship deal Portsmouth make a short trip lar opponents Romsey and involves the Raymond Brown across the county border to Fareham Heathens clash with Group paying the club £5,000 a face . US Portsmouth. year for three years. But the real rivalry can be Ellingham & Ringwood chair- Winchester last met Alton found much closer to home during the 2004-2005 season man Steve Benson said: “They with Tottonians ready to wel- are a well respected local com- when Winch claimed the pany and we believe that the come adversaries Trojans to spoils home and away.The season. Winchester coach in on the wing. but they are without their deal will bring real benefits to Water Lane in 2 local derby will inevitably Andy Fields makes just one belatedly kick off captain, Russ Smith, who is both the club and the Raymond South-West. have an extra edge, both sides change for the game against their league programme still not fit following injury Brown Group”. Competition will be just as seeking their first win of the Alton, Ricky Timson coming tomorrow against Andover last season. Pictured are Raymond’s daughter Sue Brown, Ron Isaac and Kelvin White from the MOTORSPORT SPOTLIGHT After a single year in F2 racing Dean Stoneman looks to have the talent to challenge the top stars Group, with Steve Benson and Jason Lewis from the Ellingham & Ringwood Rugby Club. ■ By Adrian Kajumba [email protected] LISTENING to rising racing star Dean Young Southampton Stoneman talk so casually ahead of the biggest weekend of his fledgling career, you’d have little idea FIXTURES of what he is on the National 3 London & SE: Ampthill v race Tr ing , Civil Service v Barnes, Dorking v verge of achieving. , Havant v Basingstoke, The Southampton-based 20- Hertford v Bishop’s Stortford, North Walsham v Diss, Staines v Bracknell. year-old currently tops the F2 : Chichester v championship with a healthy Portsmouth , v Thanet 31-point lead over nearest Wanderers, v Haywards Heath , Amateur v Chobham , rival Jolyon Palmer. Sutton & Epsom v , If he manages to hold off Tunbridge Wells v Tonbridge Juddian, Palmer’s challenge, ace Wimbledon v Cobham. London 2 South-West: Effingham & Stoneman will lift the title on Leatherhead v Guildford , and Sunday ... an achievement Fareham v Bognor, Guernsey v Old that would be all the more Reigatian , KCS Old Boys v London Cornish , Tottonians v Trojans, remarkable given this is his Twickenham v Weybridge Vandals. first year in F2 and one which London 3 South-West: Fordingbridge v Ellingham & Ringwood, Old could also propel him into the Alleynians v Old Wimbledonians, Old even more prestigious world Wellingtonians v London South Africa, of F1. may Petersfield v Sandown & Shanklin, Teddington v , Winchester v Considering what is at Alton. stake, you would forgive Hampshire 1: Andover v Eastleigh, Stoneman if he was a little bit Fareham Heathens v US Portsmouth, Isle of Wight v Ventnor, New Milton & distant and pre-occupied District v Millbrook, Southampton v ahead of the final two-race Romsey. round of the F2 champi- onship in Valencia. TEAMS have GREAT FUTURE: Dean Stoneman in action. But rehearsing races in his WINCHESTER: Todd Duncan, Simon mind or getting stressed over Farrington, Adam Grant, Steve Healey, the strengths and weaknesses Richard Knight, James Logan, Callum of his opponents is not his McGregor, Jake McGregor, Kerry O’Reilly, Jack Parsons, Rob Payne, Tom style. Pervin, Rob Prestidge, Ian Rice, Tom Instead, he appears a little Self, Ricky Timson, Danny Waite, Matt non-plussed by it all. Woods. GOSPORT & FAREHAM: Foster, Wes “I don’t really concentrate a winning formula Dugan, Ben Madigan, Richard Daly, Tim on that (what is riding on this Snowden (capt), Mark Pollard, Trevor Westerman, Dai Whitehead, weekend),” he confessed. Mansbridge, Ash Burton. Rep: Paul “I will just go there, turn up Maxwell, Simon Pickett, Richard Lloyd. and do the best. “I do things like off-roading motocross but his involve- school in year nine,with the Powerboat champion, in Josh Whitehead, Alex Heron, Wayne and some watersports or go ment was curtailed following amount of time he spent on Bishop’s Waltham. Dugan, Liam Moggeridge, Pat “I don’t sit at home thinking Mulholland, Sam about what I’m going to do on down to the beach on jet skis the outbreak of foot-and- the track as opposed to the “It was a bit of a challenge ROMSEY: Alex Hill, Ben Hewitt, Gerry the first corner. and the boats to enjoy myself. mouth disease. classroom a major factor. and I thought it would be a Francis, Andy Hancock, Gareth “(This weekend) I will just Scores of fields across the In 2006 he won the UK Super good one to try and win them Roberts, Mark Sergison, Ed Forbes, “A nd I’m not too bothered Ben Savage, Ed Pawsey, Mike Peace, about the other drivers.” get there, try and enjoy country were closed offto ICC Championships,unusu- all. Graham Lusty, Mark Stent, Lozz Scott, He added: “I approach myself and do the best I can.” riders following the outbreak ally juggling competing at “But the French and Italian Adam Knibb, Alex Lee, Tom Windibank, Stoneman’s carefree atti- to try to prevent the spread of home with also racing in the championships were too Dougal Trentham, Joe O'Connor. things differently to a lot of EASTLEIGH (First XV): D Achilles, Z drivers. tude probably comes from the the disease,so Stoneman took French and Italian much to travel back and forth Wai Chung, G King, A Kidd, M Delaney, “A lot of drivers will be 100 knowledge that he is blessed up go-karting instead in 2000, Championships. and we stopped that because T Fudio, R O'Donnell, P Fudio, S Hayes, T Liston, L Bennett, P Noonan, per cent, every day doing with such natural talent, assisted by his dad, Colin. “No one else was doing it was costing us too much. S Hicks, S Jerram, M Kirby. Rep: A everything for racing, but I do something that has been Initially it was just for fun. that,” remembered Croydon- He added: “Winning the Payne, J Weatherall, W Rawlins. apparent for some time. But it soon turned serious born Stoneman, who lives British Championships was a EASTLEIGH (Second XV v a lot of other stuffoutside of Tottonians): P Taylor, S Shears, N racing. Stoneman began racing in and Stoneman even quit with his dad, a former World good achievement. Adcock, J Hickson Board, R Sutherland, D Lowe, A King, A Gilmour, A Blythe, P Kelly, G Lawrence, J Curtis, L Atree, J King, Joe Riggs.Rep: D Hoyos, Jack Riggs, D Johnson. GOT A SPORTS STORY FOR US? EMAIL [email protected]