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Chaucer Returns Today we welcome back Canterbury RFC back to Lockleaze to resume their quest within National League Rugby. After a season away they certainly bounced back at their first attempt and have had a fairly solid start with some impressive and some not so impressive performances. But weather permitting let’s hope today Dings can carry on where they have left off after the last couple of weeks of pretty impressive performances. Last weeks away day to the Isle of Dogs was certainly worth the trip. A fine performance on the day against a struggling team, but still a test at home, meant that we came away with 5 points, for 4 tries. Not only that but all 4 tries were scored by The Ladies, and I can’t remember the last time, that happened, it was probably when Gary James had hair! The trip was complimented by the presence of a true rugby legend in Jason Leonard. Resplendent in his jeans and what I think was his gardening sweatshirt, still he’s a big bloke and has lost none of his allure. Although 3 hours in the presence of John (Dai) Davis meant he went home battered and confused. This was further compounded when I was approached by our very own Matt Hudd, who asked who was Jason Leonard and did he play a bit? I suppose it can only happen to us. One thing that fascinates me about the away trips, is that it normally means 3-4 hours on the coach getting to the games, but it only takes 2 1/2 hours to get home? Still it meant that the lads could dress up in their glad rags and pursue their dreams in a Bristol club, all celebrating well into the night and also to give Christian Gervais a send off he would remember as he sets off on a planned years travelling in the outback of Australia. Well if he actually gets there, as a planned stop off in Thailand may well put a spanner in the plans, anyway Christian have a good time but be careful out there it’s a dangerous place - well it looks it in all the films! The Knights played their second competitive fixture of the season last week and a resounding win for the newly appointed coach in the persona of Bob Hesford sent all home happy. Well all apart from the local tree huggers who felt the trimming of the trees had gone a little too far. All I would add is have a look at Terry Webbs & Thatch’s hands and ankles after trying to get through what’s probably 30 years of undergrowth and although they never found my old pair of gym pumps thrown in a fit when I didn’t make the school team, they did find a number of newly built houses that seem to have sprung up over night. Still that’s progress for you and it seems they wouldn’t mind Webby clambering over the spiked fencing to retrieve his balls! So on to today and a team who have always given the Dings a hard game at Lockleaze and will be full of confidence, let’s just hope Bristol have enough water boys this week and lets the lads play. Come on you Dings Boys!
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We extend a warm welcome this afternoon to our visitors Canterbury and hope that all players, officials and supporters enjoy their visit to our Lockleaze ground.
Founded in 1929 Canterbury are the first ever East Kent club to achieve National League status. That milestone was reached when they became champions of London and South East Division One in 2005/06. After five seasons in the league they were relegated in 2010-11 on final day of the season losing a decider with Westcombe Park. However, they responded in positive fashion to win back their place in National 2 South at the first attempt last season.
Canterbury currently sit in seventh place on fifteen points with three wins from seven games. The wins were 74-15 home to Barking, 35-7 at Lydney and 21-20 home to Chinnor and the losses 17-32 at Bournemouth, 31-55 at Worthing, 19-36 at Redruth and a home defeat 7-41 last week to fancied Hartpury.
There have been ten head to heads in league rugby between the clubs with Canterbury record - ing six wins, the Dings three wins and one draw with the most recent scores in season 2010-11 a 30-30 draw here at Lockleaze and a 20-18 win for Dings in Canterbury.
Good luck to both sides may the best team win and all spectators committed or neutral enjoy entertaining afternoon’s rugby.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION 2 SOUTH National League Two South Stats TEAM P W L D Pts LEADING TRy SCORERS Henley Hawks 6 6 0 0 30 Player Team Tries Points Hartpury College 6 5 0 1 26 Lewis Paterson Launceston 7 35 Shelford 6 5 1 0 25 Peter C Kelly Canterbury 7 35 Redruth 6 5 1 0 24 Thomas Duncan Redruth 7 35 Worthing 6 5 1 0 23 Jack Maslen Worthing 6 30 James Comben Henley Hawks 6 30 Chinnor 6 4 2 0 22 Ian Clark Hartpury College 6 30 Canterbury 7 3 4 0 15 Daniel Cleare Southend 5 25 Launceston 7 2 4 1 15 William Pomphrey Clifton 5 25 Clifton 7 3 4 0 14 Jack Hayes Hartpury College 5 25 Taunton Titans 7 2 5 0 11 Thomas Gray Chinnor 5 25 Bournemouth 7 2 5 0 10 TOP LEAGUE KICKERS Dings Crusaders 6 3 3 0 9 Southend 7 2 5 0 9 Player Team Cons Pens Drop Goals Points Mark Woodrow Dings Crusaders 7 20 1 77 Lydney 7 1 6 0 8 Alan Paul Thirlby Redruth 14 13 0 67 Barking 7 0 7 0 0 Kieron Lewitt Launceston 12 14 0 66 James Comben Henley Hawks 28 3 0 65 Steven Smith Shelford 15 10 0 60 Today’s Matchday Sponsor Ben Roberts Clifton 13 11 0 59 Benjamin Stevenson Bournemouth 10 11 0 53 Matthew McLean Worthing 19 4 0 50 Scott Browne Canterbury 14 7 0 49 James Cathcart Chinnor 11 8 0 46 www.trojannutrition.blogspot.com TOP LEAGUE POINT SCORERS
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Whilst the powers that be wrestle with the syndrome has returned, however he seems selection of their new Archbishop, our guests to have overcome the drawback and has today have to travel from deepest Kent started smoking his infernal cheroots with his where Christianity first reached our fair good arm, the only benefit his chain smoking shores to what many of our opponents delivers is a an indication for Woody and believe to be the centre of Paganism, Mitch as to the direction of the wind! Landseer Avenue. It is many years since The ‘Top Touchers’ continue to enjoy good Chaucer wrote of the tales of his pilgrims on banter and badinage with the match officials, their way from the Tabard Inn in Southwark including assessors, I’m not too sure if the to the beautiful Cathedral City. officials share that view, but we are never Well we too seem to be on a bit of a journey rude or personal. this season also facing trials and tribulations, Finally I do think the pitch has looked good but as has been said “that which doesn’t kill thus far. Years ago, by this point of the season, you makes you stronger”, and the last couple the pitch would have begun to resemble the of weeks has seen an upsurge in fortunes. diamond so familiar on many pitches, with Mind you we might be giving the wrong only the corners retaining grass. DS corner impression allowing the ‘girly threes’ to score being an exception. Whilst talking of DS all the tries, where was Josh ‘Tom Daley’ corner when will the coaches and skipper Lloyd this week? The rest of the league will realise there are points to be had down there. think we have gone soft. Get ‘em in there, keep ‘em in there, and We had a great conversation with the boys shove ‘em over. Simple, basic tactics, ask from Bournemouth the other week, a very Johnny Thorne, hundreds of push overs similar outlook to ours, shame their player in DS corner, we never came out without coach wanted to talk to the referee through - a score. out the entire game, no wonder he was short Come on then lads let’s make it three in a row . of breath when the chips were down. It was good to have ‘Wints’ looking after our replacements during the game, I did think it grossly unfair when someone commented that we would probably be docked another 6 points as he didn’t seem too sure who he was sending on! He also complained that the language used on the top touch was not that to which he was used to hearing from the ‘bear pit’. I explained that the likes of Ray and Jim brought a certain eloquence to proceedings not experienced anywhere else. Whilst on the subject of Top Touch inhabitants we are all sad to see that Rich’s droopy arm
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