OLD NORTHAMPTONIANS FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDED 1923 Northampton & District Alliance Cup Winners 2004 – 2017 Saturday 6th April 2019 3.00 pm Kick off LEAGUE Old Northamptonians RFC 1st XV vs. West Bridgford 1st XV

Action from the last home game, it’s good to see props still get on well together….

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Welcome to Old Northamptonians RFC 2018 / 2019

A warm welcome to the penultimate league game of the season & the light relief of just a rugby afternoon following recent Saturday events, which do make the clubhouse busy – well done for raising over £2,000 at last week’s Ladies Lunch, but a Yard of Prosecco anyone?

West Bridgford RFC provide the opposition today for I believe their first visit to Billing Road. Looking at the relative league positions of both teams, the game could go either way. I was fortunate to go up to watch the away fixture back in December & what a game it proved to be! Despite the changeable weather, both sides provided a spectacle which was a pleasure to watch from the sideline. The result went in the ONs favour as they played as well that day as I have seen all season, but it could have as easily gone the other way as both sides showed both attacking flair & heroic defence. I hope today's game can replicate that fixture - the same result would also do nicely!

The ONs demonstrated in recent fixtures that they can score tries freely again. After the thriller up in Leicester last week when they pushed third place Oadby Wyggs all the way to lose by a single point in the dying minutes. It goes to show what getting some key players back from injury can do for our match day performance. Let's hope we finish the season on a high.

The U18s, despite being knocked out of the National Cup the other week are still on course for the two local finals, the East Midlands Referees Cup & the Alliance Oceanic Trophy. They have strong opposition in both but are having issues arranging both their semi-final fixtures, but I suspect they will come good in both with the quality of their now full strength squad so we hope to see some silverware somewhere along the line. Keep an eye on the website for when the games are to be played & get along to watch, I am sure you won't be disappointed.

Of the ONs lower sides the 2nds continue their previous form throughout the season & are awaiting being crowned as winners of the top East Mids Merit table. The 3rds were due to host Bugbrooke today but are now searching for an away fixture (minibus available so beware!). Also having won their Merit table there will probably be the partaking of much cheese & Port as a consequence (..I don't know either?),. The Vets play their EMRU Veterans Plate final over Easter weekend, so if you want some entertainment, pop along & see how the old boys do it (although to me some are still whipper snappers). God knows what comestibles they will indulge in if they win?

Our Ladies section have experienced a few issues this season with injuries & retention but reports are that they are coming strong again. They too have the semi final of the Alliance Cup against Towcestrians Roses on 14th April. Hopefully they will go one better vs Tows than our 1st team. All the best from me and hope they get to their first trip to the Gardens on 24th April

Regarding discipline, we have recently attended an East Midlands Disciplinary Panel to discuss our record, as unfortunately we have made 5 appearances across the club. This is not that many considering the many Seniors, Ladies M&Js and Ladies teams we put out. However, this record is not one to be particularly proud of as it shows some lack of control & discipline which is not a value we advocate. Disciplinary records can lead to sanctions for the Senior Club, if they exceed certain boundaries all players, officials & supporters at EVERY LEVEL must be aware that their actions can have implications. Respect & discipline is paramount, let’s ensure it is shown to today's very welcome 1st team referee Gary Malpas.

Enough from me, enjoy your day, hopefully we should see a bit of sun on our grounds which are looking particularly good at present. May the best team win or if not, the second best...!

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Message from Eddie Slinn, Chairman of the ONA

Dear Members, I am writing to inform you that the extension works to our facilities commenced on April 1st. As you will know this project originally began as a plan to replace the boiler system at the clubhouse, We have already installed a new boiler system and air conditioning in the clubhouse which I hope you have benefited from However, through the generosity of our members and the tireless dedication of a small number of people we have managed to exceed all expectations so have now started building fantastic new changing rooms and viewing platforms that will benefit all sections for generations to come. My personal thanks to Pete Bason, Richard Blank, Adam Civil, Mark Lee and Jamie Evans who have been at the forefront of fundraising over the last year and with your help have raised an incredible amount of money to help our vision come true. As with all building works there will be some disruption to our facilities during the build and I ask you to ensure that the Health & Safety of all our members, visitors, spectators and children are paramount in your mind during the works. The building contractors will take every precaution to ensure the building works are safe, but we must ensure that no one goes near the works, especially children. There will be some slight disruption to the clubhouse, with the metal staircase being removed during the works so that the only entrance and exit will be the main staircase. Please can we ensure that children do not block the staircase at any time. Site security will be important so please can all coaches ensure that gates are closed and padlocked at the end or training sessions. Your patience and understanding is appreciated at this exciting time. We are very lucky to have such excellent facilities at our magnificent club that we are in a position to improve and very lucky we have such dedicated members that can make these ideas into reality. Kind Regards Eddie Slinn Chairman of Old Northamptonians Association. ------More exciting news:

Old Northamptonians Association Centenary Ball

On July 12th we shall be holding a magnificent Black Tie Gala Ball to celebrate 100 years of the Old Northamptonians. We are pulling out all the stops to make this the hottest ticket in town, we already know there is a huge demand for tickets. The event will be held in a stunning marquee in the ONs grounds with a great evening of entertainment lined up including one of the UK’s best up & coming comedians, a top band, disco & fine dining, We are aiming at 400 people in 40 tables of ten with tickets a minimum of £75 per head on a first come, first served for an event that promises to be hugely popular. We are delighted to announce that the much-valued sponsor of the Old Northamptonians, BCA (British Car Auctions), have kindly agreed to be our Headline Event Sponsor, we are extremely grateful for their support. There are also other sponsorship opportunities so if you or your company are interested or have any queries or questions please reply directly to [email protected] This is going to be a great occasion and we are looking forward to seeing many of you there. Kind personal regards Mark Lee and Peter Bason On behalf of the Old Northamptonians Gala Ball Team Old Northamptonians R.F.C. 1st XV

* indicates an ONRFC M&J/Academy Graduate

15 Ben Rivans *

14 Mikey Bellamy 13 Alex Crofts * (Captain) 12 Jake Spencer * 11 Ollie Spencer *

10 Matt Love * 9 Matt Watts

8 Drew Hudson * 7 Ash Fullthorpe * 6 Guy Holt 5 Matt Bedden * 4 Chris Read 3 Craig Stewart 2 Dave Irvine 1 Zach Draper *

Replacements:

16 Jake Diggin * 17 Mark Edwards * 18 Aaron Cort *

Head of Playing: Richard Blank * Club Coach: Mark Kefford Backs Coach: Heath Stevens * Team Manager: Richard Bosworth Match Physio: Sophie Slope *

Today’s Match Referee: Gary Malpas West Bridgford R.F.C. 1st XV

SQUAD NOT RECEIVED

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14 13 12 11

10 9

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Replacements

16 17 18

Club Captain: David Watson Head Coach: Gareth Kerr Forwards Coach: Josh Elgoran Backs Coach: Calum Gunn 1st Team Manger: Graeme Gunn

East Midlands Referees Society MIDLANDS 1 EAST 2018-19 SEASON

Results 30th March 2019

Kettering 62 - 13 Towcestrians Leighton Buzzard 22 - 21 Rugby Lions Lutterworth 12 - 29 Peterborough Melton Mowbray 0 - 68 Paviors Northampton Old Scouts 12 - 50 Oundle Oadby Wyggestonian 31 - 30 Old Northamptonians West Bridgford 40 - 21 Wellingborough

League Table as at 5th April 2019

Team P W D L F A +/- T L Pts B B 1 Kettering 24 22 0 2 893 275 618 18 2 108 2 Paviors 24 19 0 5 886 412 474 20 3 99 3 Oadby Wyggestonian 24 16 1 7 783 507 276 16 3 85 4 Oundle 24 17 0 7 739 458 281 15 1 84 5 Peterborough 24 17 1 6 537 342 195 9 4 83 6 Lutterworth 24 15 0 9 686 549 137 15 2 77 7 West Bridgford 24 12 0 12 697 558 139 14 4 66 8 Towcestrians 24 12 0 12 686 549 137 13 4 65 9 Old Northamptonians 24 12 0 12 547 493 54 10 4 62 10 Wellingborough 24 11 0 13 482 626 -144 6 3 52 11 Rugby Lions 24 7 0 17 555 728 -173 11 5 44 12 Leighton Buzzard 24 4 0 20 349 762 -413 6 4 26 13 N’pton Old Scouts 24 2 0 22 280 965 -685 0 2 10 14 Melton Mowbray 24 1 0 23 218 1114 -896 2 3 4

Kettering’s win last week over Tows means they only need a point from their last 2 games to guarantee top spot and automatic promotion up to Level 5. Paviors are sure to be runners and their record should give them a home tie vs either Dudley Kingswinford or old friends Newbold in the play off. Derby appear relegated from , probably with Syston, so both should return to our league at level 6.

In mid table ONs will be fighting to gain 7th place & a top half finish, along with today’s visitors from West Bridgford & Tows, who are in the midst of a slump, so there IS still much to play for today!

As we’ve known for a few weeks now at the opposite end of the table Leighton Buzzard, Old Scouts & Melton Mowbray will all be relegated to Level 7. Melbourne look to have gained promotion to this league from (North). Olney & Market Harborough are still fighting for top spot in the South section, if runners up they will face Dronfield from the North in the play off. All of the above assumes no RFU shenanigans or sides going bust from the pyramid above of course!

Fixtures Saturday 6th April 2019

Old Northamptonians v West Bridgford Oundle v Oadby Wyggestonian Paviors v Northampton Old Scouts Peterborough v Melton Mowbray Rugby Lions v Lutterworth Towcestrians v Leighton Buzzard Wellingborough v Kettering Old Northamptonians R.F.C. 1st XV Fixtures 2018-19

Score Date 1st XV League & Cup Fixtures Venue Result F A Sep-01 Oundle A L 17 46 Sep-08 Paviors H L 23 27 Sep-15 Peterborough H W 12 5 Sep-22 Rugby Lions H W 48 5 Fri Sep-28 Towcestrians A L 7 17 Oct-13 Wellingborough H W 26 10 Oct-20 Kettering A L 10 39 Oct-27 Leighton Buzzard H W 10 5 Nov-03 Lutterworth A L 17 21 Nov-17 Melton Mowbray H W 52 0 Nov-24 Northampton Old Scouts A W 27 18 Dec-01 Oadby Wyggestonian H W 43 20 Dec-08 West Bridgford A W 32 20 Dec-15 Paviors A L 0 17 Dec-22/29 FREE LEAGUE WEEKS (Xmas and New Year) Jan-05 Peterborough A L 24 17 Jan-12 Rugby Lions A L 3 28 Jan-19 Towcestrians H L 17 31 Fri Jan-25 Wellingborough A W 10 3 Feb-09 Kettering H L 12 32 Feb-16 Leighton Buzzard A W 32 15 Tue Feb-19 Towcestrians (Alliance Cup) H (NSB) L 3 15 Tue Feb-26 Daventry (Lewis Shield - 2nd XV) A L 27 32 Mar-02 Lutterworth H L 25 41 Mar-09 Melton Mowbray A W 31 17 Mar-23 Northampton Old Scouts H W 46 20 Mar-30 Oadby Wyggestonian A L 30 31 Apr-06 West Bridgford H Apr-13 Oundle H Apr-17 Oceanic Trophy & Lewis Shield Finals night at Franklins Gardens Apr-24 N&DR Alliance Mens & Ladies Finals night at Franklins Gardens

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