Club President NIGEL DAY Welcomes ECCLES
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Fixtures and Results 2016 - 17 Club President Wolves Vikings Hawks N1W Cotton Traders Premier Raging Bull 3S NIGEL DAY September 3 ECCLES Caldy CAPENHURST 10 Altrincham Kersal PRESTON GH 2 Marple 2 Welcomes 17 BIRKENHEAD PARK Stockport WIDNES 2 24 WEST PK (ST. HELENS) Sale VILLAGE SPARTANS ECCLES October 1 Blackburn CHESTER Whitchurch 3 8 LEIGH Sedgley Pk LYMM 3 15 Well, here we go again! Welcome to Pownall Park and the start of another season. An extra welcome goes to the 22 Vale of Lune VALE OF LUNE Holmes Chapel 29 ROCHDALE Fylde Wanderers CARRINGTON players, supporters and committee of our visitors, Eccles. This will be Eccles’ third season in North One West league and judging by the two previous seasons they look like they are here to stay! November 5 Warrington ROCHDALE Dukinfield 2 12 BURNAGE Preston GH 3 BROUGHTON PARK 3 19 Northwich FIRWOOD WATERLOO Wirral 3 Last season was one of the best seasons that Wilmslow Rugby Club has ever had, from the senior section right 26 ST. BENEDICTS Macclesfield Lions MANCHESTER 2 through the colts to the minis, both on and off the field. A rugby club is more than the 80 minutes of rugby that December 3 Kirkby Lonsdale LYMM New Brighton 2 takes place on a Saturday afternoon; it is the juniors on a Sunday, the army of helpers and volunteers, the ground 10 ALTRINCHAM KERSAL MARPLE 2 and bar staff, and the supporters. Those people; family, friends, former players, who come and watch, in all 17 Birkenhead Park Widnes 2 24 weathers and venues, possibly wistfully wishing to be still playing but there none the less to watch. Thank a 31 For the second half supporter, today! January 7 West Park (St. Helens) of the season this Village Spartans 14 BLACKBURN WHITCHURCH 3 Today, the Vikings (2nds) start their 2016-17 campaign in the Premier league, away at Caldy. This will, no doubt, 21 league splits into 28 Leigh Lymm 3 be a tough season for the Vikings and it is important the whole club gets behind them any way we can. Best of two conferences. luck, guys. The new Division 3 South season starts for the Hawks (3rds), at home, against newly promoted February 4 Those clubs in the Capenhurst, it would be remiss of me to mention their undefeated fixture list last season which secured them 11 VALE OF LUNE HOLMES CHAPEL 18 Rochdale top half at 3rd. Carrington promotion. 25 December will form March 4 WARRINGTON Conference A, the DUKINFIELD 2 It goes without saying, we wish all coaches, Pudsey, Jonah, Bryn, Macca and the players the best for the new 11 Burnage Broughton Park 3 season. 18 others will form 25 NORTHWICH WIRRAL 3 Conference B There seems to have been no break in sporting activity around the world, from the Wimbledon, Formula One, the April 1 St Benedicts Manchester 2 Olympics, international cricket, Southern Hemisphere Rugby Championship (who is going to pressure the All 8 KIRKBY LONSDALE NEW BRIGHTON 2 Blacks?), shortly the Paralympics and, all too soon, back to football again. We often think these sportsmen and 15 women just train and prepare for their one event or match but these guys are professionals, this is their job, and no 22 Eccles Capenhurst 29 sooner is your Olympics over then you are straight back to the next tournament or event without much of a break. There is no more evidence than with a number of our own club members; no sooner had the 2015-2016 season finished than the Fat Dads were in full training for the inaugural Touch Tournament. Winning skipper, Dave The Colts League Committee has determined to introduce a new West, was pleased with the dedication and commitment that his squad had put in to winning the ‘Buddha Trophy’ Raging Bull Senior U18 Colts format for 2016/2017 to provide a greater number of more equitable and vowed to be back next year to defend it. Ric Noden, one of the Fat Dads founding fathers was very pleased League D games for our Colts Teams. Conferencing of the Leagues after the with the first event and is hopeful of building its reputation of the years to come. Preliminary League stages will mitigate the effects of any mis-seeding September 4 Bolton and will permit us to accommodate the fallout from any early season 11 GLOSSOP withdrawals. It should also be recognised the lengths and commitment that other players have dedicated to returning this season 18 Ashton U Lyne at the peak of physical condition; I refer to the well documented locations and training activities our two Southern 25 NORTHWICH The Conference Leagues will likely be slightly different from the Hemisphere colleagues, Hone and Tom, have participated in during the close season. Here are two guys raring to October 2 Crewe & Nantwich seedings for the Prelim Leagues, and Teams may be moved up or be let off the leash and continue the damage they inflicted on the opposition during last season! 9 SEDGLEY PARK down a league. 16 Liverpool Collegiate 23 County Cup P Rd. Prelim' League Season... Club developments continue apace, you might be standing on the most obvious of them, the extension to the patio 30 County Cup 1st. Rd Playing in Seeded Leagues using an 8 Team Format; the first 7 in front of the club house! The demise of the grass bank maybe the loss of a major plaything for the little ones on a November 6 weekends will be the Prelim' Season. Teams play each other once, wet day but will certainly add to, and improve, the viewing of what is happening on the pitch. Routine 13 home or away as drawn. Trophies will be awarded to the Prelim' maintenance is an everyday requirement for any club and there is a band of unsung heroes who give up so much of 20 League Winners. their time to keep everything fit and ready for match days, not just on a practical level with a screwdriver in hand 27 Conference League Season... but those who are involved with liaising with the utility companies and other outside bodies, from replacement of December 4 The Conference Season will provide the 8 Team Leagues with 14 electrical supply units to leaking pipes. Pownall Park, like all clubs, are not empty from Monday to Friday but 11 fixtures; Home & Away. often a hive of activity. 18 The County Cup Prelim Round and First Round weekends will provide As the new 1st XV captain, Bob MacCallum, and vice-captain, Robert Taylor, lead the team out today, let’s the timescale needed to determine any restructuring required for the Conference Leagues and fixtures. welcome in the new season with a good game of rugby with the result going the way the reader would like! The Artisan League N1W Forecasts Sponsored by The Artisan Meat Company Our thanks once again go to the Artisan Meat Company for their continued sponsorship of the ‘tipsters’ league. At the end of the season, the winner and runners up will receive vouchers to spend in the shop, guaranteeing them the finest Sunday roast or steaks that they’ll ever have. Players not eligible to enter. During the summer, Artisan have installed the first ever ‘Himalayan Salt Chamber’ in Cheshire in which to hang and mature their beef. It’s an impressive sight facing you when you walk into the shop. Despite it being the first matches of the season, there’s a surprising consenus this week with only the result of two matches at Rochdale and West Park dividing the field. We shall see. There are bound to be upsets. Saturday 3rd.. SeptemberSaturday Saturday 10th. Northwich v Lune Vale of Kirkby Lonsdale LeighKirkby v West (St. Park Helens) v West (St. Park Helens) Burnage v WarringtonBurnage v Rochdale v Northwich Leigh v St. LeighBenedicts v September Rochdale Burnage v Points for this week Altrincham kersal v kersal v Altrincham Blackburn Eccles v Wilmslow v Eccles Wilmslow v Birkenhead Park v v Park Birkenhead v Park Birkenhead Altrincham Kersal Altrincham Cumulative TotalCumulative Kirkby LonsdaleKirkby St. St. Benedicts v Blackburn v v Blackburn Vale of Lune Vale of Warrington Wilmslow Beer Keeper H A H A H A H Braveheart H A H H H A H Chicken Sarney H A H H H A H Dick Dastardly & Mutley H A H A H H H Draichgoch H A H A H A H Flying Scotsman H H H H H A H H H A H H A H H Jonty H A A H H H H Kiwi H A H A H A H Millie 29 H A A A H H H Nob H A H A H A H Red Gauntlet H A H H H A H Romulus & Remus H A H H A H H Shakey H A H A H A H Super Ted H A H H H A H Uncle Fester H A H H H A H Zoo Keeper H A H H H A H Cherry Tree F a r m Lees Lane Mottram St. A n d r e w Tue - Fri 8.00am - 5.30pm Sat 8.00am - 5.00pm Sun 10.00am - 4.00pm Matured Cheshire Ribs of Beef on the Bone, Fillets, Sirloins, Rumps : Hand Made Pork & Cracked Pepper Sausages : Herb Cured Pancetta : Cheshire Pork Loin Chops : Legs and Shoulders of Lamb, Free Range Poultry and lots more…………. 2016 - 2017 SEASON Hon. President Wolves Captain Flooring and Carpeting : Furniture Wilmslow RUFC Nigel Day Bob MacCallum Kings Road Immediate Past President and Vice Captain Student Accommodation : Refurbishment Wilmslow Hon.