Chiswick RFC Times ISSUE 10 - 22/2/2011
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Chiswick RFC Times ISSUE 10 - 22/2/2011 1ST XV HAVE IMPRESSIVE AWAY WIN nd 2 XV DISSAPOINT IN DEFEAT / CHIEFS GO TOP WITH VICTORY AT LONDON FRENCH Welcome to issue 10, this issue has the usual reports from all sides and items from the Chairman and all Captains. RESULTS – 19/2/2011 THIS WEEKS FIXTURES ST 1 XV: ST ALBANS RFC 3 CHISWICK 24 The 1st XV have a very hard fixture against the unbeaten Hammersmith AWAY & Fulham who are Champions elect and will be crowned if they beat RFU LONDON NORTH WEST 2 Chiswick on Saturday. Chiswick cannot afford to lose as they hunt ND second place in the league and have been buoyed by recent form, all 2 XV: CHISWICK 7 H&F III 10 these elements should mean a fantastic match so please come and HOME support the players and coaching staff. MIDDLESEX MERIT TABLE 2 For information on St Albans go to: www.fulhamrugby.co.uk Chiefs: LONDON FRENCH II 5 CHIEFS 25 AWAY The 2nd XV will look to bounce back from last weekends disappointing MIDDLESEX MERIT TABLE 5 league defeat when they face Merlin RFC in a friendly match at home kicking off at 230pm.Unfortunately the Editor couldn’t find a website for Merlins RFC. The Chiefs have a home Friendly match this weekend; unfortunately Big Chief Tillen is away on Community Service so Andy Higgins will captain the side this weekend ably assisted by the Chiefs Manager Simon Bartly. Please check the website for details of the opposition once they confirm. PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT ALL SIDES!!! FIXTURES – 26/2/2011 ST 1 XV: HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM AWAY RFU LONDON NORTH WEST 2 TOUR MONEY IS NOW DUE !!!!! 2.30PM KICK OFF ND 2 XV: MERLINS HOME PLEASE SEE WEE MAN ASAP IF YOU FRIENDLY 230PM KICK OFF HAVE ANY TROUBLE PAYING Chiefs: TBC OTHERWISE YOUR NAME WILL BE HOME FRIENDLY 230PM KICK OFF STRUCK OFF THE LIST. CHISWICK RFC SPONSORS: CONTACTS / CAPTAINS CHANGE IN BAR PRICES Head Coach: Dave Samuel [email protected] As you will all be aware, the profit made from the Bar is a major 07904999838 contributor to the finances of Chiswick RFC. Club Captain: Shane Donaldson In order to help cover the Club’s costs as well as plan for the future, it [email protected] is important to try and maximise the contribution that the Bar makes 07775512028 to the Club. This is done in part by trying to ensure as many teams ST as possible play at home each week and encouraging the away 1 XV Captain: Jon Gibson [email protected] teams to return to the Club after their fixtures. ND The Club also organises a number of social events to try and boost 2 XV Captain: Rory Fletcher (Co Captain) revenue. As you will also be aware, costs have risen over the past [email protected] twelve months or so not least with the Vat increase which came into Steve Ferbrache (Co Captain) effect at the beginning of January. [email protected] In order to mitigate these costs and ensure that the Bar continues to Chiefs Captain: Rob Tillen make a major contribution to the Club’s finances, it has been decided [email protected] to increase our prices with effect from this Saturday, 19 February th 2011. 4 XV Captain: TBC Vets Captain: Ian King The new tariff will be displayed as usual at either end of the bar but [email protected] the main change will be that the price of a pint will increase by 20p. All soft drinks and spirits will remain the same as will crisps and chocolate. CHISWICK TIMES NEEDS YOU !! I am well aware that times are tough for everyone but ask that you PLEASE SEND ANY LETTERS, EMAILS OR remember that any extra revenue generated goes into the Club’s ANY NEWS OF INTEREST TO: coffers and therefore is for the benefit of all members of Chiswick RFC. [email protected] I also hope that this increase will not force anyone to reduce their THIS IS YOUR NEWS LETTER SO THE MORE alcohol intake! INFORMATION AND FEEDBACK WE HAVE THE MORE WE CAN PUBLISH. Graeme Hatch WE ALSO NEED ALL PHOTOS OF MATCHES, Bar Chairman SOCIAL EVENTS!! CHISWICK RFC ONLINE SHOPSUPPLIED BY www.shop.tacklebag.co.uk FLEECE STADIUM PANTS SPORTS BAG CHISWICK RFC BRANDED CHISWICK RFC BRANDED CHISWICK RFC BRANDED ¼ ZIPLINE £40.99 £32.50 £39.50 AVAILABLE NOW AVAILABLE NOW AVAILABLE NOW ST ALBANS RFC 3 CHISWICK 24 REPORT BY CHRIS HALLEWELL Chiswick’s travels to Herfordshire have brought very little in way of points reward so far this season, so it was with some apprehension that a much changed team took to the field in search of the win that would break the Herts Hoodoo. Conditions on the face of it looked very much in favour of the large St Albans pack with a wet and very soft pitch underfoot. Chiswick through unavailability and injury had to re-shuffle the pack with Stuey Parmeter and Glenn Tucker returning in the front row. Matt Addison dropped in to the engine room with Seth McCullun. In midfield Chris Hallewell moved from the wing to inside centre for Simon Hallett with James Hitchmough partnering Ben Sutherland on the wing. The early exchanges were scrappy as both teams struggled to get to grips with the conditions. St Albans immediately making their game plan clear with a number of short charges off the side of the ruck pressurising Chiswick just outside their 22. As Chiswick fought to repel the early tide they were penalised for an offside infringement. The shot to goal was, considering the pitch condition surprisingly drop kicked by the St Albans fly half which sailed outside the left upright. A let off for Chiswick but they were soon back under the sticks again from another off side infringement with the finger being pointed at Ben Kelly resulting in a stern warning from the referee to skipper Jon Gibson, that Chiswick would lose a man to the bin if the infringements persisted. The kick this time sailed through 3 – 0 to St Albans. From the kick off Chiswick managed to get phases going and when Ben Cheston was released by some good structured rugby it seemed a try was inevitable, with the full back covering Cheston he passed wide to the supporting Sutherland who was stopped by his opposite number agonisingly short of the St Albans line, if only his short T-Rex arms were longer he would surely have been able to reach over the line but the scramble defence managed to fashion a turnover relieving the pressure by kicking to the 10 meter line. Luckman re-asserted the pressure with a long kick that was slightly overhit but led to the drop out which gave Chiswick their opening try. It was kicked long to the waiting Hansie Bear who broke through two midfield tackles on a trademark burst, with sufficient cover seemingly in place to cover the wide pass to the Chiswick centres in support, Hansie threw an outlandish Dawsonesque dummy to his outside and cut inside the home fullback for a score under the posts to the euphoric delight of Matt Addison whom exclaimed that “HANSIE IS BACK” as he ran in for his bear hug. Luckman slotted the extras 7 – 3 to Chiswick. At this point Chiswick were beginning to take control. Simple rugby and clean phases the order of the day. From the kick off, Chiswick ran their patterns and off a quick platform made another long range dash through the backs only to be thwarted by more desperate St Albans defence. The first half ebbed and flowed between the two 22 metre lines until Chiswick won a line out inside the St Alban’s 10 meter line. Quick off the top ball from McCullun gave Hallewell a clean run into midfield where he was met by the opposition number 8, with good support from the Chiswick back row the ball was recycled quickly and carried blind from Cheston to the supporting Chris Morris, Hitchmough outside on the wing. Morris not to be outdone by Hansie showed his own range of dummy prowess again using the supporting back to his advantage on the outside, stepping inside the first tackler and then back on an outside arc to score 5 yards from the touchline. Luckman nailed the conversion from wide out. 14 – 3 to Chiswick with no further score to halftime. The second half picked up where it left off with Chiswick, buoyed by their success in the lineout and finding some parity in the scrum. The backs full of confidence chose to play rugby in the St Albans half and making good penetrating runs through the midfield with Gibson and Hallewell to the fore, some astute kicking from a number of players kept the pressure building on the home side, they began to become ragged and ill disciplined. Another bullocking run through the midfield from Hansie and it all got too much for the home pack. An altercation on the ground with player reports citing anywhere between 5 and 10 poorly aimed punches being thrown at the bear by the home second row left him 10 minutes behind the posts to cool off. Chiswick sought to capitalise on the extra man opting for the lineout from the penalty but it was won by the home team and St Albans escaped. The tactical kicking barrage continued from Chiswick and they were guilty of maybe over playing this tactic as a number of good scoring opportunities went begging choosing to slide kicks in behind the defence when there were overlaps.