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SEPTEMBER 17th 2017 | KO 3pm FREE MATCHDAY MAGAZINE PRINCE OF WALES STADIUM ALL GOLDS vs. HEMEL STAGS INSIDE THIS ISSUE: • HEMEL PREVIEW • MATCH REPORTS • WEST OF ENGLAND • STATS www.allgoldsrugby.com PLUS With every entry you will WIN receive 20% off A TRIP OF A LIFETIME England replica TO WATCH THE BEST kit with BLK. RUGBY LEAGUE TEAMS IN THE WORLD! We will be cheering England on against the best teams in the World. You could be there too by WINNING an Australian Adventure. Look out for promotional packs in store from the end of May 2017. The prize includes a VIP trip for two people to Australia plus tickets to the final. kingstonepress.co.uk Terms and Conditions apply, over 18’s only. See website for full terms and conditions. www.kingstonepress.co.uk 13484_KP_Club Programme Ads_210x148_AW01.indd 1 25/05/2017 09:18 ALL GOLD CONTENTS AND INFO 04 WELCOME 06 FIVE YEARS OF THE GOLDEN FERN 08 HEMEL PREVIEW 10 CLUB DIRECTORY 12 TODAY’S OPPONENTS 14 ALL GOLDS MATCH REPORTS 16 FLAME OF THE WEST 18 WEST OF ENGLAND 20 SEASON REVIEW 06 22 FIXTURES & RESULTS FIVE YEARS 24 SQUAD LINE-UPs OF THE GOLDEN FERN CLUB INFORMATION UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE ALL GOLDS Home Ground: The Prince of Wales Stadium, Cheltenham Offices: Oxstalls Campus, Longlevens, Gloucester. 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Nick Lane, Joe Festa SKY TRY AND ALL GOLD DESIGNER COMMUNITY MANAGER Craig Paul Design Ltd You could be there too by WINNING an Australian Adventure. Kane Krlic Look out for promotional packs in store from the end of May 2017. The prize includes a VIP trip for two people to Australia plus tickets to the final. 14 kingstonepress.co.uk MATCH REPORTS The views expressed in this programme are not necessarily those of the University of Gloucestershire Subscribe to our website mailing list to get All Golds, the Editor, or Craig Paul Design Ltd. Terms and Conditions apply, over 18’s only. See website for full terms and conditions. www.kingstonepress.co.uk exclusive All Golds news first. 13484_KP_Club Programme Ads_210x148_AW01.indd 1 25/05/2017 09:18 WELCOME TO THE ALL GOLD WRITTEN BY PATRICK BAINES So here we are, the final game of what has been a memorable season for the club. Three wins against The average age of our wins against Keighley North Wales Crusaders, starting line-up last and Workington will stay a stunning triumph at weekend was 23 which with me for a long time Workington, a 46-22 shows the game has a and I’m sure anyone that hammering of Keighley, very promising future in was present for either of 4 a game on live television these parts. On behalf of the games will say the in Toronto, four players everyone at the club I’d same. League 1 is a tough gaining international like to thank Lee for his division, for a team as honours at the Student dedication and wish him young and inexperienced World Cup, another four all the best for the future. as ours to compete for players on the brink of a place inside the top selection for the Rugby Another person who eight was nothing short League World Cup in deserves great credit of magnificent. Well done Australia - what a fantastic is our general manager to every single player who achievement for a club Pat Evans. Pat works has worn the Golden Fern still in its infancy. incredibly hard to make this season, you’ve done sure everything at the yourselves proud. This will be Lee club runs smoothly, Greenwood’s last game our trip to Toronto is I’d like to finish by thanking in charge of the club as testament to his fantastic all of the wonderful people he says goodbye after organisational skills. We all who have helped the club three years in charge. passed through customs - throughout the season. Lee came to the club twice - with consummate There are far too many promising to cultivate ease and that was thanks to name, you know who a local player base and to the countless hours Pat you are. Your dedication is he can be very proud of spent filling in enough humbling, thank you. what he’s achieved. His paperwork to sink a decision not to go down battleship. Here’s to one more All the dual-registration route Golds win. should be commended as 2017 has been our most should his commitment successful season to to showing faith in youth. date. Those incredible www.allgoldsrugby.com @AllGolds facebook.com/AllGoldsRugby Design solutions for any media... DESIGN PRINTING MARKETING WEBSITES SOCIAL MEDIA 5 Call now to discuss your project 01242 279 403 or 07766 253 342 e: [email protected] w: www.craigpauldesign.co.uk Proud sponsors of the All Golds... Subscribe to our website mailing list to get exclusive All Golds news first. FIVE YEARS OF THE GOLDEN FERN WRITTEN BY GEORGE COWBURN 6 In the good old days of the USSR there was Tim Bergin, Maxime Claustres, James a five year plan for just about everything. I’m Greene, Matt Bradley, Mike Stewart, Rory not sure what the All Golds’ five year plan Sharratt, James Walter, Joe Maclean, was but at the end of their fifth season in Richard Jones, Jordan Rice and Subs Sam senior rugby league I thought it appropriate Blaney, Marcus Brooker, Jamie Crowther the look back at the first match for the and Tyla Hepi (son of head coach Brad Golden Fern especially as it was against Hepi). today’s opponents Hemel Stags. Fourteen of those players graduated from Back then to Sunday March 3rd 2013 and our the successful 2012 student champions of first match in the Northern Rail Cup against Great Britain All Golds squad and for them the Stags before a crowd of 256 plus rugby it was a huge leap into competitive senior league luminaries such as Ralph Rimmer, rugby league. chief operations officer of the Rugby League, Niel Wood, chief communications Some fell by the wayside but happily four director, and Dennis Betts ex Wigan and of that team have played for the Golden Great Britain player and present Widnes Fern this season (messrs Cowburn, Walter, Vikings coach. Maclean and Jones) with the first three clocking up a full five years service for the The All Golds team that day was:- Phil club and Phil Cowburn recently passing the Cowburn, James Gahan, Callum Mulkeen, one hundred appearances mark. www.allgoldsrugby.com @AllGolds facebook.com/AllGoldsRugby Callum Mulkeen has played for North Wales Crusaders this season (and Oxford previously also) and Tyla Hepi is starring for Toulouse Olympique in the Championship having also played for Whitehaven. Marcus Brooker - a Bristol Sonics product - has been a stalwart performer for Oxford for the last four seasons and Mike Stewart had a spell with the Stags after he left the All Golds. Club record points scorer Matt Bradley has also played The actual match was Matt Bradley added three for London Skolars, Swinton won by Hemel 36-18 with goals. Jimmy Gahan Lions and North Wales the greater experience of unfortunately got the All Crusaders whilst popular their side telling in the end winger Maxime Claustres Golds first yellow card, from although the All Golds led is now back in France after referee Jamie Bloem, after 16-12 at half time. adding some Gallic flair to a scuffle with Aaron Small the student and league 1 All who joined him in the bin. 7 Callum Mulkeen had the Golds sides. honour of scoring the All Jordan Rice was adjudged Golds’ first points - a try in Jordan Rice and Sam the best All Golds performer the corner after an excellent Blainey both had a season having been involved in Jordan Rice cut out pass. with Oxford before returning all three tries and dual- The “Rice Pig” also got a north and Jamie Crowther registered London Broncos try after a thrilling 60 yard later had a loan spell with forward Chris Melling was move with Maxime Claustres the Stags before doing the and Tim Bergin weighed in the Stags’ top man and same. Rory Sharratt also with the other touchdown. most influential player on spent a season at Oxford the day. It was the first match in a tough old season for the Golden Fern who finished bottom of the league with just two wins plus two victories in cup competitions. However the experience gained in that season has stood the club and those players in good stead since with improved league positions and some memorable victories in cup matches. Subscribe to our website mailing list to get exclusive All Golds news first. 8 ALL GOLDS vs. HEMEL MATCH PREVIEW WRITTEN BY PATRICK BAINES The All Golds play their last game of the season on Sunday when they host Hemel Stags at the Prince of Wales stadium.