Welcome to York Acorn, Thanet Road, York How the Teams Line Up York Acorn Castleford Lock La ne The Official Matchday Programme 1 Steve Mackley 1 Michael Hayward Friday 20th July 2012 2 Damien Hilton 2 Adam Garlick 3 Joe Porter 3 Nicholas Saxton Kick Off 7:30 4 Adam Sellars 4 Thomas Wood 5 Eddie Claphm 5 Ben Kendrew Today's Opponents Castleford Lock Lane 6 Joe Budd 6 Scott Horner Today's Match Sponsor Acorn Running Club 7 Tim Elliott 7 Daniel Grice 8 Nick Caldwell 8 Joseph Groves 9 Kev Brayshaw 9 Craig Duncan 10 Adam Endersby 10 Wayne Hardy 11 Alan Willetts 11 Steve Hayward 12 Danny Caldwell 12 Chris Tudor 13 Steve Doswell 13 Karl Rollinson 14 Tim Stubbs 14 Mark Spears 15 Nick Speck 15 Ben Brown 16 Mike Embleton 16 Ben Mawson 17 Fran Starkey 17 Joe Burton Colours - Blue and Gold Colours - Blue/White Referee: Phil Graham - Huddersfield £2.00 Includes admission Having a Party? All Occasions Catered for. Good Quality, Competitive Prices Tel: Tracey on 07858754068 THE Acorn would like to thank Gary Kelly from Jorvik Boxing Club for all his support For more information contact Garry Kelly Jorvik Boxing Club Global Centre Low Poppleton Lane York YO26 6BB Future Prospects T Chairman’s Welcome UNDER 15’S Acorn 30 – Wibsey 12 Good Evening and welcome to those With the summer break approaching, Acorn under 15’s were looking to sign off that have given up their time to watch with a good win having had comfortable wins in their last two encounters over Thanet Road, Acomb our second evening game of the the Bradford side. Acorn began with a sense of purpose that saw Billy Nicholson York, YO24 2NW season as we also welcome all from score after 4 minutes. The enthusiasm was then stifled when indiscipline reared 01904 330351 Castleford Lock Lane to Thanet Road its ugly head and on the back of 7 penalties in the next 10 minutes resulted in [email protected] as we try to complete the double over Wibsey taking the lead 6-4. Acorn again struggled until the 20th minute before www.yorkacorn.co.uk the Cas side following our hard posting their next points when Alex Smith crossed to regain the lead. Jake fought one point win in Castleford Calam kicked a superb kick from the touchline only to be knocked back by the Club Officials last March and another close encounter is referee despite the fact that the whole crowd applauded the successful kick. President Tony Winn expected tonight as they are only two points behind Acorn ran in a third before half time when Reef Wilson broke the defence and Chairman Mick Lumby us in fourth place and in the same group of teams galloped in, Calam successfully converting. Secretary Gill Blackburn that are chasing promotion although we have a At the start of the second period Acorn gain found themselves defending multi- Rugby Committee couple of games in hand. At the moment we are ple sets on their own goal line before ultimately allowing Wibsey back in the Chairman Steve Bromwich sitting proudly ahead of the pack following our game. The frustration subsided and Acorn where able then to demonstrate the Members superb away win at previous leaders Bradford attacking flair they have demonstrated so often this season by running in a fur- Alan Havercroft Dudley Hill a couple of weeks ago .The lads played ther 4 tries in the last 15 minutes. Jacob Walker showing his pace, followed by Andy Grant with allot of spirit and commitment ,especially in Lloyd Todd, capping a huge man of the match performance. Then Reece Rush- Dennis Byworth defence, to dethrone the then league leaders. One worth, strong as ever, powered over and finally Mickey Longs strong running Gary Parker of the reasons the side is on a high is the was rewarded with the final try. Calam’s goal kicking was off the mark this week, Louise Atkin emergence of young Joe Budd in the half back but they were all long range against a stiff breeze. Jacob Walker was influential Phil Wyard Helen Speck position, a masterstroke for the coaching staff, and throughout the game and Keiren Brown also put in a superb game. Keith Myers one that has reaped awards not just for the team but also for himself as well with a total of nine tries UNDER 9’S Club Physio and four man of the match awards to his name. Acorn 2 tries Sidall 5 tries Steve ‘Jonti’ Thompson Our A team travel the short distance to local rivals Acorn under 9’s have been improving with every game they play however their Sponsors Heworth and will be hopeful the game goes ahead winning run came to an end against a strong Siddal side boasting 16 players. PMJ Masonry especially after some of their games have had to However their resolve was to battle hard and prevent Siddal from scoring too be postponed due to lack of players a problem allot many tries whilst working hard to breakdown the oppositions defence to get of teams have struggled with as they try to come to across the try line themselves. This effort was justified when at half time the terms with the switch to summer rugby and one I score was 2 tries each. Unfortunately with superior Leeds Arms (Tadcaster) do not see going away for the foreseeable future numbers Siddal where able to bring on fresh legs and John Wadington especially in July and through August. ultimately the guard was broken and Siddal finished Enjoy the game, Mick Lumby. stronger. “The boys showed a great defensive effort today, this was by far the toughest game we’ve had to date, I am really proud “commented coach Wayne Pagdin. Its always diffi- cult to select outstanding performances from such a good team effort, but man of the match was Ethan Sutcliffe, York Acorn supports the RFL ‘RESPECT’ Campaign. supported by Coaches Player, Luke Powell. Harry Sawyer We welcome all players and was strong in defence achieving the top tackler award and spectators. Abuse of match this weeks most improved player was Mark Winn, one of officials, racism or offensive the newest members of the team. chanting has no place within our game and is totally unacceptable. What the papers say... York Acorn seek best cure for Magaluf hangover 10:30am Thursday 19th July 2012 in Rugby League By Peter Martini, [email protected] A BOOZY stag weekend in Magaluf might not have been the best preparation for a vital top-of-the-table clash but head coach Scott Rhodes is hoping his York An independent agency that prides itself Acorn ARLC players can recover from the excesses enough to maintain their on customer service. place at the summit. Acorn entertain Castleford Lock Lane tomorrow night Established in 1977 Acomb Travel has (7.30pm) in a game billed by club chiefs not only as a huge promotion challenge built up a fine reputation . but also – with a cheeky grin towards the city’s professional club – “the best rug- by league in town”. But, in a blow to their hopes, they will be missing no fewer Our experience is second to none. than four players who extended their stay in Majorca to this weekend, and the and will handle your requirements in a very remainder who flew home from key man Tom Hill’s stag do on Monday have not responsible and caring manner. so far been in a state to train with much vigour. Rhodes, who also went to the We are specialist in arranging tailor made Spanish island, is optimistic the bonding benefits from the beery bash will out- holidays to various worldwide destinations. weigh any lingering hangovers. “I don’t know what kind of intensity we will get from the lads – there wasn’t a great deal in training on Tuesday. We know it’s an When you deal with Acomb Travel you will important game, though,” said the former York City Knights captain. “Lock Lane be dealing with the best! are a physical team. I’m not too sure what they will bring away from home but Call in at: 41 Front Street, Acomb our mindset has to be spot-on. “It (the stag weekend) has possibly not done us Call us on 01904 782401 the world of good but it was a good bonding session with the lads and you don’t Or visit www.acombtravel.com get the chance for many of them through the season, and we’re looking forward to the game now.” Those who have stayed on holiday are Jordan Hyde, Antho- ny Chilton, Chris Rushworth and Martin Wood, while Aaron Thompson is a long- term injury absentee. “We’re missing a few but we will bring a few in,” said Rhodes, who will add Martin McTigue, Kev Brayshaw and Damien Hilton to to- morrow night’s party of a different kind. He is also hoping for a good turnout of home support following the wonderful win over title rivals Bradford Dudley Hill last time out. Acorn went top after that result, though Dudley Hill, and tomor- row’s opponents Lock Lane, are among four teams just two points behind. “We performed pretty well last time – it was probably the best I’ve seen this season,” said Rhodes. “We’re now looking for another big performance.” Coaches Comments Tonight see's us return to home league action after a 5 week break in which time we have played 3 league games and seen a some major differences in performance, At St Annes we nearly threw the game away when it should have been put to bed long before they're points rush in the final minutes of the match, St Judes was extremely disap- pointing where we failed to turn up and gave as poor perfor- mance as we have done all season, and then moved on to Dudley Hill where we showed up and played extremely well to get a good 2 points away from home, grit and determination can get you a long way sometimes and I was extremely proud of all the players on the day where we played long periods of the game without the ball.