Club President NIGEL DAY Welcomes WIGTON
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Fixtures and Results 2014 - 15 Club President Wolves Vikings Developmentals N1W Standish Media Services 1 Raging Bull 3S NIGEL DAY September 6 New Brighton W DE LA SALLE W Broughton Park D 13 KENDAL L Altrincham Kersal W MOORE 2 W Welcomes 20 Carlisle L CALDY 3 W Anselmians 2 AWO 27 VALE OF LUNE W Firwood Waterloo L SANDBACH W WIGTON October 4 Broughton Park W WIRRAL D Wirral 3 L 11 WIDNES L Warrington L MANCHESTER 2 L 18 Warrington W ROSSENDALE W Birchfield 2 L Today, it is the turn of Wigton to make the long journey down the M6 to Pownall Park and we extend a 25 KIRKBY LONSDALE L Blackburn L BROUGHTON PARK 4 L welcome to the players, coaches and supporters. Wigton have not had the easiest start to 2015 but a November 1 Eccles W ALDWINIANS L Christleton 1 L good win against Vale of Lune will have bolstered spirits….not too much I hope! 8 Winnington Pk (Vase) W Aldwinians (L&BS Jug) W Birchfield (L & BS Bowl) L 15 BIRKENHEAD PARK L Lymm L Winnington Park 2 L 22 Wigton W WHITCHURCH W LIVERPOOL UNI VETS L The Wolves start today buoyed with an extremely hard fought victory, away last week at Widnes, with 29 Bolton L ALTRINCHAM K’SAL (Jug) W the result going down to the wire and resulting in a 22-19 victory, having been 15-0 up after about the December 6 PENRITH P Liverpool Collegiate W FIRWOOD WATERLOO L first 20 minutes. As is often said, it can almost be as tough watching as it is playing, at least on the 13 Kendal P ALTRINCHAM KERSAL L Moore 2 W 20 BOLTON W Lymm 3 L emotions! For those who watched the England .v. Scotland game, last week, will understand, it is never 27 as easy to see what is not happening, or what should be happened, when you are on the pitch as being January 3 CARLISLE W Caldy W ANSELMIANS 2 W on the side-lines but England, with the possession they had, should have finished off the opportunities 10 Vale of Lune W FIRWOOD WATERLOO W Sandbach 3 W they created. At this moment, I can’t imagine, the southern hemisphere sides are quaking in their boots. 17 BROUGHTON PARK W Wirral W WIRRAL 3 W By the end of today, we will know if England have managed to pull things together and take a step 24 PENRITH W 31 Widnes P WARRINGTON Manchester 2 towards the WRC 2015 with a successful 6 Nations. For those loyal to other members of the 6 Nations, February 7 WARRINGTON P Rossendale W BIRCHFIELD 2 I hope you play well too….but not too well! 14 Kendal L Warrington L 21 Kirkby Lonsdale L BLACKBURN L Broughton Park 4 L 28 ECCLES W Aldwinians CHRISTLETON 1 L A fortnight ago, the Vikings (2nds) played Lymm, at Lymm, for the second time on two weeks; the first was in the Cup, the second in the league. It sounded like the Vikings wanted to play a forwards game March 7 Birkenhead Park L LYMM L WINNINGTON PARK 2 W 14 Widnes W Lymm (Jug) L whereas Lymm wanted the backs to play and, unfortunately, the backs game triumphed. However, sitting 21 WIGTON Whitchurch Liverpool University Vets reasonably comfortably mid-table, the Vikings (2nds) have travelled to Whitchurch today hoping to 28 BOLTON Bolton LYMM emulate the win earlier in the season. Two weeks ago, in the first game against Lymm, a milestone was April 4 Crewe & N’twich (Vase) reached by a stalwart of the club; Chris ‘Parrot’ Denham, who marked 20 years playing at 2nd team level. 11 Penrith LIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE Firwood Waterloo 18 NEW BRIGHTON De La Salle BROUGHTON PARK 3 He did say afterwards that he wasn’t quite expecting the full 80 minutes but, to be fair, I guess Yippers 25 WARRINGTON wouldn’t have left him on if he wasn’t playing his part! Well done, Parrot, more to come, we hope! With no game last week, the Hawks (3rds) are away at second placed Liverpool University Vets today Senior Colts (U18s) Following the withdrawal of so many clubs from the plotting a win to further secure a mid-table position. Raging Bull Colts League : Conference B Intermediate League, it Ollie McCall has left on his foreign travels, sorry, job, and will be missed not just because of his injection September 7 Penrith L January 4 BURY W became so meaningless 14 CALDY W 11 Chester L of pace but for his all-round high quality of play making, let alone his try scoring; he has been an that it was abandoned and 21 Bury L 18 FYLDE P important part of the squad for a few years and we wish him well and look forward to his return. 28 CHESTER P 25 SANDBACH W from 23rd. November, the surviving clubs were October 5 Wirral W February 1 County Cup Rd You will have noticed, if you didn’t already know, the preparations are in full swing for the Waters 12 SEFTON C 8 Bury placed in a new 19 Cockermouth C 15 CALDY Wilmslow Half Marathon tomorrow, the first event was held back in 1984 and has only had to miss once 26 VALE OF LUNE L 22 FYLDE competition based on two due to the outbreak of foot and mouth, some record. Talking of records, the course records currently conferences of six clubs stand at, for the men: Isaac Macharia (Kenya) 61:52 (2004), and for the women: Michelle Ross-Cope November 2 Fylde L March 1 League Cup Rd each. (City of Stoke AC) 72:02 (2010). It is also a matter of record that the first year the events was held, the 9 8 League Cup Rd 16 15 League Cup Rd club president managed to scamper round the course in a fairly respectable 1hr:35mins, and in those 23 Caldy L 22 County Cup Rd days, the course took in the Congleton Road hill through Alderley Edge. There are a number of club 30 County Cup Rd 29 League Cup Rd members and supporters taking part, including one of the clubs esteemed photographers, Suzie December 7 CHESTER L April 5 Walmsley, who will be running tomorrow. It’s a bit of a family affair with both Chris and Wammo also 14 Fylde W 12 League Cup Rd 21 Sandbach W 19 up early to help as part of the army of volunteers. Good Luck, Suzie, and all other members taking part. 28 26 League Cup Finals Let’s hope the weather holds fair for a possible tilt at those records….and also so we can make use of May 3 County Cup Finals the club for car parking! It is not too late to volunteer….. Are delighted to sponsor Ollie McCall and wish the Wolves every luck for the 2014/15 season. Nat West Schools Cup Semi Final 2014 - 2015 SEASON Hon. President Wolves Captain Dulwich College 50-14 Wilmslow High School Wilmslow RUFC Nigel Day Mike Black Kings Road Immediate Past President and Vice Captains It’s an astonishing fourth consecutive NatWest Schools Cup u18 final after they put in a ruthless performance to Wilmslow Hon. Club Chairman Ben Day and Bob MacCallum beat Wilmslow High School 50-14 on 7th. March. SK9 5PZ Jon Hitch Wolves Team Manager Hon. Secretary Mike Blackett In a nervy, tentative start to the game, Dulwich enjoyed plenty of possession and territory, but struggled to make any real Rob Milner inroads. So they reverted to their bread and butter, catch and drive, which has served them so well this season, but Tel : 01625 522274 Vikings Captain Wilmslow had a plan. The Cheshire school backed off, but Dulwich were smart, they kept the ball in the hands of the jumper Hon. Treasurer Matt Pearson and baited Wilmslow into engaging, and when they did the Dulwich steam train took off towards the line for lock Luke Bliss to pitchero.com/clubs/wilmslow Tony Kersh Vikings Team Manager score. Bryn Lewis Hawks Captain Wilmslow looked dangerous when they could make those high risk offloads stick, but too often they hit the deck. Tom Sneesby They continued to play though, and their ambition was rewarded when scrum half Will Maslen wriggled his way over to level Hawks Team Manager the score. James Senior Head Coach But in true champion fashion, Dulwich responded with calm and ruthless precision. Fly half Jonny Waugh offloading brilliantly Magazine Editor and Club Press Officer : David Pike Rick Jones for Ed Berry who cut a delicious line to go over. Dulwich had found their stride, and the small moments started to go their Tel : 01625 525616 : 07886 588524 : Coaches way more often. Another maul shortly before half time proved unstoppable once again, and lock Charlie Dee found a way [email protected] Richard Hughes into the corner. Another expert conversion from Waugh gave Dulwich a 21-7 half time advantage. The opening exchanges of the second half were error strewn, but once Dulwich settled they were ruthless. Danger man Reece Pinnock finally got the opportunity he was looking for, and the speedster took it with aplomb, latching onto a Waugh NORTH 1 WEST : RAGING BULL NORTH WEST offload before rounding the covering Wilmslow defence to score under the posts. Scrum half Pierre Thompson made it a Wilmslow RUFC is an http://www.rfu.com LEAGUES http://www.rfunorth.com http://www.rfu.com quick fire double for Dulwich, and the contest was settled.