WIMBLEDON v SEVENOAKS SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2019 K.O. 3.00PM ROUND 1 PROGRAMME COST - £5 Club President Director of Men’s Rugby Editor: Meg Gardiner Jim Green Colin Osborne Design and Print: Club Chairman Men’s Head Forwards’ Coach The Wimbledon Print Company John Woods Joe Gray Welcome to Wimbledon Honorary Secretary Men’s Head Backs’ Coach General enquiries: Meg Gardiner Neil Hallett [email protected] Mike Keane, Club President Honorary Treasurer Men’s additional Forwards Coach Steve Platts Shawn Renwick To advertise in our match day programme or to discuss sponsorship opportunities, Chair, Senior Rugby Director of Men’s Rugby operations please contact Emma Boatman on Stefano D’Anna James Ogilvie-Bull [email protected] 1st XV Captain Josh Bayfield 2nd XV Team Manager Marc Bertrand Welcome all, to the last home game of Our traditional end of season players dinner 3rd XV Team Manager the season! Our opponents today are Old is being organised once again by Anna Yardley. Will Brunt Redcliffians who we played last December. This annual event will take place on May the Both teams played a hard fought game, but 11th at 7pm at the club. I’m sure it will prove Women’s XV Head Coach on that occasion Wimbledon came out on to be an eventful and memorable occasion so Niall MacSweeney top by just 1 point at 28-29! We are in for an if you are interested in joining us please e-mail Women’s XV Captain interesting re-match. Anna on [email protected]. Hannah Gutteridge What a season it has been and it will culminate Once again , thanks for all your support and Physio Leads with the Ladies, the 2nd, 3rd & 4th teams all have a great summer. Caroline Parmenter and Justin Smith in Surrey Cup Finals on May the 7th at Esher RFC. Please join us at Esher to support the teams. We now have had a taste of life in National 2 and we hope that we can continue to be a part of rugby at this level. Mike Keane I would like to take this opportunity to thank all Club President our players, coaches, physios and volunteers in all sections of the club. Special thanks must though to the Executive committee as it is down to their drive and determination that the We are pleased to support Wimbledon RFU club achieves at the level it does. Always on the ball and in touch with your property requirements! Accredited Club Why not give us a try! and touch down at... www.robertholmes.co.uk Wimbledon v Sevenoaks 1 Try Handelsbanken Stef says... We offer a high quality banking service to both corporate and individual Everyone has put in a big shift at pre-season The only downside to that day was that we but well done to Chris York and Rob Louw for unfortunately had several injuries and a number customers, coupled with a flexible and innovative approach. We start from a getting properly match fit. 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Stef Stefano D’Anna - Chair, Senior Rugby Images: Dave Hawkins Images: Dave 4 Wimbledon v Sevenoaks Wimbledon v Sevenoaks 5 On an unseasonably hot day and a sun-baked Five minutes later Kane got his second try Match Action pitch Wimbledon exacted sweet revenge for after a nice break by fullback Freddie Hooper their two narrow defeats at the hands of their had set in motion another lovely piece of play CS Stags, 14th September 2019 hosts last season. And they did it in real style, by the backline, and it was now 15-39. despite fielding a side with seven changes from last week’s starting XV. After York and his lifters had claimed yet another re-start, centre Jack Reville made a It didn’t start too well for Dons though, neat break, play moved rapidly downfield and conceding two soft tries to Stag’s lively ended with a fine try by the no.8, to cap his backs in the first eight minutes, one of excellent all-round performance. Boatman’s them converted. But between those scores conversion produced the final score of 15-46. Wimbledon gave a glimpse of what was to come with a series of impressive driving A spirited ten minutes of attacking play by mauls ending with hooker Josh Forrester the Stags before the whistle was repelled by touching down and no.10 Steve Boatman a very sound-looking Dons defence to round converting well to make it 12-7. During the off a very tidy and complete performance. next 15 minutes Dons’ pack took control over They’ll look for more of the same next week their opposition and only good defence by at home to Sevenoaks. Stags’ back line prevented further scores. But then the Wimbledon pack, urged on by scrum half Campbell Musson, bundled over Stags’ line again for Forrester to claim his second try and Boatman his second conversion, giving Dons a two point lead. Moments later Stags went ahead again through a simple CS STAGS 14 penalty conversion, but their lead was short- lived; on the half-hour the pack did it again, this time with lock Jack Cook claiming the score to make it 15-19. The impressive new wing Ollie Kitto was WIMBLEDON 46 yellow-carded for an over-zealous tackle, but the remaining 14 men finished the half on a high; no.8 Chris York, won yet another lineout after some fine play by the backs and the scrum powered over again to give Forrester a hat-trick try, and his team the bonus point. Resuming at 15-24 and with a number of changes, Boatman’s boot quickly took the score to 15-27. His break soon after led to a fine, flowing backs move, finishing with wing Alex Kane sprinting over in the corner to extend the lead to 15-32, further extended to 15-34 by Boatman’s conversion. 6 Wimbledon v Sevenoaks Wimbledon v Sevenoaks 7 Match Action Cinderford 24 Wimbledon 2nd XV 24 14th April September 2019 TakeTakeTake control control control of of of your your your Week 2 of the 2019/20 season saw the Dons The back line was supported by prodigal son healthcarehealthcarehealthcareTake control journey journey journey of your heading down to sunny Gloucestershire and Adam Ike back from long term injury and new Take control of your the Forest of Dean to play National 1 club Kiwi arrival Ben Jamieson.