Fixtures and Results 2010 - 11 Club President Wolves Vikings Hawks 4ths. LGE N1W SU1 SU4S SU5E DAVID BARKER SEP 4 NORTHWICH W Sandbach W NORTHWICH W Oldham W 11 Sandbach W PENRITH L Macclesfield 4 W ALDWINIANS 5 L Welcomes 18 WEST PARK ST H W West Pk. St. H W LYMM L Stockport 5 L 25 Wigton L Burnage L Altrincham Kersal L BURNAGE L LIVERPOOL ST. HELENS OCT 2 VALE OF LUNE L CARLISLE W KNUTSFORD 2 W N Manchester 2 L 9 WIRRAL W Blackburn W Didsbury TH 4 L BURY 3 L 16 Altrincham Kersal L KENDAL W CREWE & N’WICH W Ashton u Lyne 2 W Over the last few weeks the ground and surrounds have been looking at their best with the autumn 23 BROUGHTON W Preston GH 3 W Trafford MV W DUKINFIELD 3 W colours outstanding. Thanks to the efforts of our esteemed groundsman and ground chairman the 30 PARK L STOCKPORT 3 L MARPLE W Broughton Pk 5 W Burnage pitches have never looked better despite the number of games taking place on them. I am sure the players will join me in thanking them for the time they give to the club. You will have noticed NOV 4 LIVERPOOL ST. H L NOV 6 MACCLESFIELD HWO OLDHAM W also that the surrounds of the club have now been finalised and look splendid. The War Memorial 13 KIRKBY L’SDALE W Leigh W Old Bedians W VIL’E SPARTANS 1 L to the 21 players of the club who gave their lives in the Seond World War has been repositioned 20 Leigh W MACCLESFIELD 3 L WHITCHURCH W Broughton 2 W 27 LIVERPOOL ST H Fylde 3 ACTON NOMADS 1 Heaton Moor 3 near the flagpole which gives it more prominence. Our thanks go to all involved, especially Tony

DEC 4 New Brighton ROCHDALE Didsbury TH ASHTON U LYNE 3 Kersh, for driving all these improvements through. 11 SANDBACH Penrith MACCLESFIELD 4 Aldwinians 5 18 West Park St. H WEST PARK ST. H Lymm STOCKPORT 5 25 This afternoon we extend a very warm welcome to the players supporters and committee of Liverpool St Helens to the Memorial Ground. Over the years we have had some marvellous games JAN 1 against LHS all of which have been keenly contested and we hope for something similar today. At 8 WIGTON BURNAGE ALTRINCHAM K Burnage 15 Vale of Lune Carlisle Knutsford 2 N MANCHESTER 2 present they stand two places above us in 5th place but only one point ahead. They had a fine win 22 Wirral BLACKBURN DIDSBURY TH 4 Bury 3 last week at home to Wigton so we will have to be at our best to take the points today. 29 ALTRINCHAM K Kendal Crewe & Nantwich ASHTON U LYNE 2

FEB 5 Broughton Park PRESTON GH 3 TRAFFORD MV Dukinfield 3 12 As for ourselves we had a most excellent win away at Leigh. It is never an easy place to go to, 19 BURNAGE Stockport 3 Marple BROUGHTON PK 5 and, to win in such fine style, was a testament to the hard work Giles and the squad have put in 26 over the last few months. This is the way we want to play and must play if we are to hold our own MAR 5 Kirkby Lonsdale LEIGH OLE BEDIANS Village Spartans 1 against, what in most instances, is a much bigger pack of forwards. It was exhilarating to watch 12 LEIGH Macclesfield 3 Whitchurch BROUGHTON 2 and I am sure to play in, which after all must be what we are trying to do. The Alikadoos who 19 26 Liverpool St. H FYLDE 3 Acton Nomads 1 HEATON MOOR 3 travelled with me to Leigh were treated royally. The warm welcome from the committee and

APR 2 supporters before and after the game was most kind and generous and we look forward to seeing 9 NEW BRIGHTON Rochdale DIDSBURY TH 3 ASHTON U LYNE 3 them in March next year when I hope we can reciprocate. 16 Northwich SANDBACH Northwich OLDHAM 23 On returning to the club last Saturday evening we all quickly learned that the Vikings had run out of steam and, having been up 20 points at half time, lost by a short head at the death. However the Senior Colts (U19s) broad smiles on the faces of the Ravens and in particular the Ravens Captain and leading light Raging Bull Senior Colts League : Division A Andy Duggan, amply made up for it as he told us that they had won again. On first enquiry it was SEP 5 CALDY W DEC 5 KENDAL Mar 6 League Cup Rd. 1 not clear whether the score was 7--3, but we were firmly told that it was in fact 73--0. There is a 12 Macclesfield W 12 Sandbach 13 19 LYMM L 19 VALE OF LUNE 20 League Cup Rd. 2 wonderful atmosphere in the club at present which ,in no small measure ,is due to people like 26 Kendal C 26 27 Cheshire Cup SF Andy ,the Ravens ,the Development side and Medders and his boys. It is no wonder that players OCT 3 SANDBACH C JAN 2 APR 3 League Cup SF from other clubs drift down after their own games to seek out some amusement !! 10 Vale of Lune C 9 Widnes 10 17 WIDNES W 16 ALTRINCHAM K 17 League Cup F 24 Altrincham K L 23 Preston GH 24 I have one or two what one would term "Parish Notices " to draw to your attention ! Firstly the 31 SANDBACH W 30 Caldy date of the Junior festival has now been fixed for the 16th AND 17th April. Yes over 2 days . NOV 7 PRESTON GH W FEB 6 Cheshire Cup Rd. 2 MAY 1 Cheshire Cup F Secondly can I remind you all that we have a number of very generous sponsors who are 14 MACCLESFIELD W 13 8 Cock o’ the North F highlighted in this programme. Please use them in whatever way you can. We are also privileged 21 Lymm 20 League Cup Prel. Rd. 28 Cheshire Cup Rd. 1 27 to have 2 new sponsors who have kindly sponsored the first team shirts, Messrs Michael Chapman and KPMD . We are most grateful to them and all of our sponsors, especially today Messrs Livesey Spottiswood and Neil Bamber who have sponsored this game. Finally I am NORTH 1 WEST : http://www.rfu.com : httpe://www.rugbyroundup.com delighted to point out that it was Peter Poizer's 80th birthday on Thursday. I don’t think he’ll be NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD INTERMEDIATE LEAGUES : http://www.rfu.com : http://www.nowirul.org.uk COLTS : http://www.rfu.com : http://www.colts-rugby.org.uk here today but on behalf of all of us, can I wish you Peter many happy returns of the day with many more to come. 2010 - 2011 SEASON Hon. President Club Captain Wilmslow RUFC David Barker Mike Clifford Kings Road Immediate Past President Vice Captains Wilmslow Jonty Fallows Bob MacCallum SK9 5PZ Hon. Club Chairman Ryan Parkinson Dave Scanlon Director of Rugby Tel : 01625 522274 Hon. Secretary Daz Lucas Barry Fisher Club Coach Hon. Treasurer Giles Heagerty Tony Kersh Vikings Captain Tim Medwell Club Website Hawks Captain www pitchero.com/clubs/wilmslow Matt Hamilton Ravens Captain Andy Duggan

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November 2010 North 1 West STEVE SWINDELLS Wilmslow 29 - 20 Kirkby Lonsdale The Wolves duly collected the maximum league points available for this defeat of bottom placed Kirkby Lonsdale but despite four scintillating tries from their backs it was not the emphatic command performance that the players and their Lest it be forgotten or you never knew in the first supporters had hoped for. place, our backs coach, Steve Swindells enjoyed an illustrious rugby playing career before it was abruptly In his match notes column leading up to the game, club coach Giles Heagerty had expressed his admiration for the way the Australian coach, Robbie Deans, had had the courage to introduce a raft of hitherto unknown teenagers to ended by a serious knee injury, whilst playing ten international rugby and to encourage them to play their own inimitable style of rugby. His thoughts on how to play rugby years ago for Manchester against Wakefield. mirror the Australian’s. Since taking up the coaching mantle at Wilmslow two seasons ago, he has been unafraid to give youth its chance, on this occasion giving a first appearance to the promising eighteen year old lock, Harrison Lewis. As a young lad, his first love had been soccer but all Heagerty has encouraged the players to go out and play the kind of exciting adventurous rugby that they want to play. When they have come unstuck, he believes, it’s because they’ve been prepared to give things a go, things which only that began to change when he went to King’s. There impetuous and exuberant young players would try. We saw all of that in this game but we also saw, like the Australians he took up rugby and it wasn’t long before the young will have seen against England, that you have to have a front five to contest the close quarter stuff effectively and it was in Swindells was selected by Chesire in the days when this regard that the Wolves came uncomfortably close to being undone. It wasn’t anything like the same kind of battering they had an U13 side and then played for every county youth side up to U21s. At King’s, where he that they had endured at Burnage a fortnight previously but their lack of desire to pragmatically work them selves out of defence cost them possession and territory. Time and again, their desire to play the exciting adventurous stuff from all played three seasons in the school side, he had started out as a fly half but the rugby coach at the time parts of the field and their lack of patience would lead to error and hand back the initiative to their opponents. Our decided that he was destined to become a full back. execution of the game plan let us down was how he succinctly described the performance afterwards. It was in this position that he was called up by England U21 and played on thirty occasions for The Kirkby Lonsdale side possessed none of the pace and invention of the Wolves but they did have a gritty pack of forwards, who were not about to be pushed about or aside in scrum and lineout. They lacked any kind of play maker, their Cheshire, in his last season 1999 being part of the side which won the County Championship against tactics were one dimensional, pick and drive in close quarter play, but even if they were thumped backwards in the tackle, Cornwall. There was also a season in New Zealand, where he made the Southland provincial side in they knew how to hold on to the ball and to patiently build their position again. At the base of the scrum, scrum half 1990 to play against Otago and an outing with the Barbarians. It is as a Manchester player though that Hadwin and No. 8 Shepherd were hounded throughout by Wolves scrum half Chris Lee, whose combative defence and he will be principally remembered despite spells at Sale and Waterloo. tackling caught them in possession again and again. He justly earned the Gusto Man of the Match award. It wasn’t that Kirkby won much more first phase ball than the Wolves, they didn’t, but they kept hold of it far more effectively and consequently they enjoyed about 70% possession and most of the territory. To add to the Wolves frustration, referee He started his coaching career with Manchester Colts in 2001 and shortly afterwards was persuaded by Simon Mackeen saw fit to penalise them three times as often as their opponents for technical close quarter offences. One Jed Hill to assist Steve Hanson by becoming Wilmslow’s backs coach, bringing a youthful Bob just couldn’t help feeling that Mr. Mackeen’s interpretation of the laws tend to favour the side in possession by being MacCallum and Chris Price with him. He stayed on when Steve Peters was appointed club coach but unduly hard on defenders competing for the ball at the breakdown. Nevertheless, the referee is the sole judge of fact and it’s up to the players to come to terms with that. then he was offered a position on the coaching staff back at Manchester by Dave Baldwin. It was too good an opportunity to turn down and together, he and Baldwin guided Manchester to what was then The Wolves scored after just two National 1 and is now The Championship. As we all know it all began to unravel at Manchester soon minutes of play, when they won a scrum on the Kirkby twenty two and moved the afterwards and Steve left club rugby to concentrate on his career as Head of Rugby and PE at ball quickly right. Elliot Brierley made Manchester Grammar School, where he brought in a certain Giles Heagerty as his assistant. It was the half break before offloading to full Giles, of course, who then asked him to come back to Wilmslow. back Matthew King, coming into the line like a rocket. There was no stopping him. The pattern of the game now ‘I’ve always liked this club,’ he said, ‘it reminds me of the way Manchester used to be before began to establish itself as the Kirkby professionalism. There’s a good friendly atmosphere about the place, a good attitude amongst the forwards drove and rucked themselves players and exciting young players, as well, with tremendous potential to work with. I like the into the Wilmslow half, whilst break outs continuity of its strong family connections. After my previous experiences, it’s also nice to be at a by the Wilmslow backs and on one occasion, Tom Noot, always threatened club, which is financially stable and sensibly run.’ and could easily have led to two or three tries. Kirkby scrum half Hadwin though ‘Despite some recent setbacks against the top sides in this league, it won’t take much to get us on a was on target with a close range penalty roll again and with a few wins and a return of confidence, we could still find ourselves in the mix at on twenty minutes to reduce the deficit and it wasn’t until another breakout by Jordan Kennedy on the half hour finished with Elliot Brierley scooping up a loose pass to cross for the Wolves second try. The second half started with the Wolves the top of this league again before the end of the season. Being honest, we just need a bit more depth trying to put pace on the ball from their own half of the field but succeeding only in coughing it up in the tackle. It then took in two or three positions to be a real force but we’re very close to it. We were disappointing at them ten minutes to get into their opponents half of the field and to open up the opportunity that their elusive try scoring Burnage but the performance against Kersal was outstanding and the win against Broughton Park machine on the left wing, Chris Lillie, had been waiting for. shouldn’t be under rated. It was also a solid display last week at Leigh so there’s still everything to

At 21-3, that should really have been game, set and match for the Wolves but it wasn’t. Far from it. The nuggety Kirkby play for.’ pack just got on with what they were good at. Tom Noot got himself yellow carded and a penalty try for the visitors followed. Giles Heagerty rang the changes, Josh Longmore, Taff Bartlam and Rob Cowley all coming on but Kirkby were As to the future, Steve sees himself as a person with goals for ‘the now and present’. At some stage in the box seat now, their confidence growing by the second and another forward drive was finished off by their substitute though, he would like once again to be involved with a side in the National Leagues. It would be nice stand off, Danny Wallace, on around sixty minutes. Just four points separated the sides, the Kirkby supporters found their voices to cheer on their side whilst silent anxiety was clearly heard and seen on the faces of the home support. Jordan to think that he and Giles Heagerty could achieve their goals here at Wilmslow. Kennedy though conjured up a bit of magic to find a way to the line with fifteen minutes still to go. Hadwin once again reduced the margin to a single score with his second penalty but in the last minutes the initiative had once again passed to the Wolves, who finished with a flourish, earning a close range penalty, which was slotted by Longmore to put them out of site. It had taken them until four minutes from no side to reach that stage.

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Knutsford IT ♦ 31 Tatton St. ♦ Knutsford Telephone 01565 650022 ♦ [email protected] The Arans, Southern Snowdonia Wilmslow’s first and third teams were both away to Liverpool on this occasion, travelling together on the same coach. It must have been 1951. THIS IS THE LATEST IN OUR SERIES OF WELSH MOUNTAIN WALKS FROM MOSTYN WILLIAMS Our captain was Ian Smith, one of PETER POIZER AND JOHN the founders of the Parachute This range runs from the southern tip of Lake Bala towards Dolgellau and is Regiment, one of the first ideal for the walker who wants to avoid the crowds. HOLLOWAY REMEMBER A TRACK LAYING INCIDENT AFTER PLAYING Commandos, who had spent the The scenery is outstanding, there are superb crags and theroute can be war in S.O.E., MC and Bar and a followed in either direction. Higher than Bowfell and Great Gable, Aran LIVERPOOL SIXTY YEARS AGO leader of men, bar none. His Fawddwy falls short of the magic 3000 feet by just 31 feet and is a walk of great quality with fantastic views. close friend was Brian Walker, a submariner. He was a big man with a huge sense of humour who could charm the birds out of the From Wilmslow go via Wrexham and Oswestry on the A483 to the trees. I recall that he was playing on the thirds that day. A470 and Dinas Mawddwy. To reach the start, turn off the A470 Mallwyd to Dolgellau road at Dinas Mawddwy. Cwm Cywarch from Dinas Mawddwy is off an unclassified road signed Llanymawddwy, From the Liverpool club and ground, we went to a pub called The Temple in the city centre, known Bala and Llyn Llanwddyn along the Dyfi Valley. The turning for as something of an infamous establishment. We had a couple of pints each and then as we left, we Cwm Cywarch is left at Abercywarch which is approximately 1 mile came across a track laying gang removing and replacing setts from between the tram lines running from the Red Lion at Dinas Mawddwy. Follow the narrow lane up adjacent to the pub. the beautiful valley of Cwm Cywarch to reach an open area, at the far end is a gateway and just though this a parking area on the left (grid ref SH 852 188). Voluntary donations to the air ambulance Ian decided the workers could do with a break so he offered some assistance. The gang readily service wil be appreciated. There is also a toilet in the car park so agreed and sped into the boozer we had just left. We all set to and removed some more setts until that you don’t have any unnecessary baggage aboard when you get started. we heard an ominous rumble and looked up to see a tram approaching. Ian thought quickly and held up his hand to stop the tram, which it did, and informed the driver that it would be unsafe to Walk up the lane following the signed path past Blaencywarch travel on the line over the next thirty yards or so because all the setts had been removed. Farm, which nestles beneath the awesome crags of Cwm Cywarch. There have been disputes over access in the past, so please follow designated paths in this area. There is a clear path from (grid ref The driver was not at all pleased as nobody at the depot had informed him of any problems on the SH 853 192) which begins ascending up a steep valley. Crossing line and he would therefore proceed as normal. Ian called his chief ganger, Brian Walker, to discuss and recrossing a stream, the path climbs in a rocky landscape, the matter. They then approached the driver again and told him that if the passengers got off, for height is soon gained with great views behind to where the walk commenced. their own safety, then he could drive slowly down the work in progress and the passengers could walk the thirty yards or so alongside the tram before getting back on again. On reaching the col below Glasgwm (grid ref SH 840 200) the view north to the Rhinogs is excellent. Turn right here across open The driver reluctantly agreed, about twenty passengers disembarked, the tram slowly passed over the moorland. Follow the fence along its right hand side where for a large part of the way there are duckboards and some stepping problem area, the passengers rejoined the vehicle and it slowly moved off. stones. This heads roughly northeast towards the summit of Aran Fawddwy. We moved off in the other direction much faster. proceed along this path, gradually gaining height, Cadair Idris comes in to view to the south west, with to the north, the Rhinogs, We can’t help thinking now that if the incident had happened more recently, we would all have been Arenigs and in the distance, the more popular and well known detained at Her Majesty’s Pleasure. ranges of northern Snowdonia. About half a kilometre short of the summit a fence comes in from the right. (grid ref SH 859 220). Take note, as this is your return route after visiting the summit.

On reaching the summit of Aran Fawddwy the view is dramatic and rocky, with a thousand foot drop to the small lake of Creiglyn Dyfi below. The panorama includes the Berwyns and mid-Wales while the view north along the ridge to Aran Benllyn is superb with lake Bala providing a glorious backdrop. From here the walk can be continued, providing the weather is good and there is plenty of daylight remaining. Continue along the ridge over Erw y Ddafad-ddu to Aran Benllyn. Be aware this adds at least another 4km to 5km to the walk.

Turning back regain the fence noted on the ascent and head south alongside it. Decending you soon reach a cairn (grid ref SH 862 212) built in memory of a member of an RAF St Athan mountain rescue team, killed by lightning in the 1960's, this is perched high above the valley of Hengwm and from where the return path can be clearly seen, running down below the summits of Waun Goch and Pen yr Allt Uchaf opposite. The path turns east to the summit of Drysgol (grid ref SH 869 213) where there is a fine view of Aran Fawddwy with Bala in the distance. Turn south once more to the rather boggy col just short of Waun Goch.(grid ref SH 874 205). Here turn south-west on the clear and easy path descending back to the starting point.

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Our visitors were last here in March, when they still had an outside chance of making the playoffs. The odds were in their favour of beating a Wilmslow side, devoid of many of its first choice players that day, but they

Greg Smith Liverpool St H 5 26 18 0 131 still had tough away assignments against Kersal and Northwich to come, both of whom were in the promotional race. The fact that they’re here once again today will tell you, if you didn’t know already, that

they eventually finished in a creditable fourth place last season. Totals

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Appearances Penalties Drop Drop Goals Ronan O'Brien Broughton Park 2 31 18 0 126 Conversions They had to work hard to beat the Wolves 27—17 last March. It was all square going into the last five Marc Baldrey 4 minutes, the Wolves had enjoyed a good second half and were in no mood to settle for a draw. That proved Bob MacCallum Wilmslow 2 18 20 0 106 Mark Bartlam 2 to be their downfall as a bold flat pass intended for Elliot Brierley on the wing was intercepted by LSH’s Ian Stanley, who finding no-one at home was able to saunter under the posts for the winning score. A penalty to Mike Black 1 extend the margin a minute later was really neither here nor there in what had been an enthralling match. Elliot Brierley 3 3 15 Neale Foster Vale of Lune 5 16 8 0 81

Jimmy Byers 1 2 10 It was Stanley’s fifth interception try of the season, in which he scored around twenty five tries for his team, Daniel Harvey Wirral 1 10 17 0 76 and his second significant intervention of the afternoon, the first being when he had got back to deny Charlie Ricky Chadwick 12 Mulchrone early in the second half with what to many onlookers looked like a blatant off the ball body check. Dominic Clancy 9 The referee, however, saw the offence more kindly and merely awarded Wilmslow a penalty, despite the Sean Rogers Altrincham Kersal 0 9 14 2 66 loudly expressed opinion of the partisan home support that something more should have been awarded. Chris Clarke 4 Stanley also features highly on this season’s try scoring list and has clearly lost nothing of his poacher’s art. Mike Clifford 12 Adedayo Titiloye Broughton Park 13 0 0 0 65 Their win though probably put the record straight from the LSH point of view because last autumn, the Rob Cowley 8 Wolves had put on their best performance of the season in winning 35—20 at Moss Lane, scoring four tries in the process from James Partington (2), Jordan Kennedy and an absolute belter from Callum Manton. The Ben Day 10 2 10 Richard Dale Northwich 1 18 8 0 65 LSH players will probably wish to forget the match as for long periods, their cause was undermined by too many of their side being yellow carded by the exchange referee from Durham. Alex Donaldson 6 Paul Lewis New Brighton 0 12 9 2 57

Danny Kennedy 4 1 5 Callum Manton incidentally is still to have knee surgery this winter and hopes to be fit to renew his rugby career next season. If he does, it will be a tremendous boost to the Wolves because he’s one of the most Jordan Kennedy 7 4 20 Darren Wilson Vale of Lune 10 0 0 0 50 talented young prospects around. In the meantime, he looks as fit as a fiddle in his capacity as a personal trainer at Wilmslow Leisure Centre, with James Keys 4 what seems to be a clientele of Chris Stewart Altrincham Kersal 3 8 6 0 49 Matthew King 10 8 40 predominantly ‘les femmes d’un certain âge’.. We all wish him a full recovery Chris Lee 12 1 5 from his forthcoming operation. Jo Singleton Altrincham Kersal 9 0 0 0 45 Harrison Lewis 1 Last weekend, LSH beat Wigton 39-17 Chris Lillie Ian Stanley Liverpool St H 9 0 0 0 45 but by all accounts it was only in the last 7 10 50 quarter that they got control of the Stuart Lindsey 7 3 15 match, scoring three of their five tries in James Hodder Vale of Lune 6 5 0 0 40 this period. Josh Longmore 8 2 3 12 Ollie Longmore 8 1 5 Christian Lillie Wilmslow 8 0 0 0 40 Bob MacCallum 12 2 20 25 120 Lewis MacKay 12 1 5 Terry Knapman Leigh 1 8 5 0 36 Liam MacCrea 4 Paul Noone 3 Dan KIng Northwich 6 0 0 0 30 Tom Noot 5 1 5 Ryan Parkinson 12 2 10 Fergus Owens Vale of Lune 6 0 0 0 30 Chris Price 1 Alex Taylor 9 Sean Ellis New Brighton 5 0 0 0 25 Jamie Thomas 1 Craig Stewart 6 1 5 James Williams Vale of Lune 5 0 0 0 25

Jack Walmsley 9 As published on www.rugbyroundup.com. Regrettably not every club returns match statistics so the figures are not likely Matt Williams 2 Pictures from March 2010 to be correct.

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Paul Sheridon Wishes the Wolves Matt King with his sponsor Rick Green every success in 2010-11 Harrison Lewis photographed with his sponsor, Simon King of TD Holiday Options, after his debut against Kirkby Lonsdale.

Contact : Tony Kersh PO Box 595 Elliot Brierley, Jack Walmsley and Josh Longmore receive Macclesfield training kit and bags from Rory Keys, KPMD Group, and SK10 9HF Michael Chapman, the independent estate agent of Alderley Telephone : 01625 500090 Edge. The funds for all the kit handed out to the players came from the generosity of all those who kindly agreed to become personal sponsors. They are all listed on the centre page of this magazine. I don’t think Rob Cowley will be unduly offended if he is described as the veteran off the current Wolves side.

We won’t go into his age but he’s been at Wilmslow since 2001 and before that played at Wharfedale and LSH after leaving Ermysted’s Grammar School in Skipton. Over the seasons he has again and again come on in the second row or No. 8 to make timely interventions for his side. That critical match winning try at Aspull four seasons ago is still as fresh in the memory as when it was scored. Rob is sponsored by Michael J Chapman. It seems strange, when you consider the strength of their 1st., 2nd and 3rd. Teams, that Macclesfield’s U19 side should be languishing at the foot of the Raging Bull Division A Colts League. They arrived at Wilmslow a fortnight ago with around twenty two players in their squad and were still sent packing by Geoff Crawford’s Wilmslow University of Salford Leagues : Division 1 Thursday 4th. November Colts, who scored three unconverted tries to win 15-0. Team P W D L F A Diff Pts Adj Vikings 12—18 LSH Penrith RFC A XV 11 11 0 0 466 104 362 44 0 Saturday 6th. November Developmental HWO Macclesfield Mark McCall reports that there was Burnage 2nd XV 12 9 1 2 415 152 263 40 0 Team P W D L F A Diff Pts Adj Ravens 38 –19 Oldham plenty of honest endeavour and Wilmslow 2nd XV 11 7 0 4 284 244 40 32 0 basic errors from these two local Lymm Senior Colts 11 11 0 0 350 116 234 33 0 Saturday 13th. November rivals on a dank Remembrance Carlisle Crusaders (2nd XV) 10 7 0 3 212 189 23 31 0 Leigh 29 –50 Vikings Sunday afternoon and that for much Caldy Senior Colts 11 8 0 3 341 153 188 27 0 Kendal 2nd XV 11 6 0 5 327 274 53 29 0 Old Bedians 29 – 55 Developmental Macclesfield 3rd XV 11 7 0 4 232 223 9 29 -2 of the first half the colourful backdrop Vale of Lune Senior Colts 11 8 0 3 252 162 90 27 0 Ravens 28—45 Village Spartans of autumnal trees was more pleasing Sandbach 2nd XV 10 6 0 4 323 171 152 28 0 Saturday 20th. November Widnes Senior Colts 11 7 0 4 186 200 -14 25 0 to the eye than anything taking place Stockport 3rd XV 11 5 0 6 217 227 -10 26 0 Vikings 25—27 Macclesfield on the pitch. Certainly many of the Kendal Senior Colts 11 5 0 6 168 182 -14 21 0 Leigh 2nd XV 11 4 0 7 194 281 -87 23 0 Develepmental 39—33 Whitchurch Wilmslow team will have been Broughton 0—73 Ravens Altrincham Kersal Senior Colts 11 5 0 6 190 219 -29 21 0 Preston Grasshoppers 3rd XV 11 4 0 7 217 309 -92 23 0 feeling the effects of a hard fought school game the day before against Rochdale 2nd XV 11 4 0 7 156 306 -150 23 0 Wilmslow Senior Colts 11 6 0 5 194 237 -43 21 0 Against Leigh, the Vikings scored Bradford GS and the same would Blackburn 2nd XV 11 3 0 8 129 301 -172 19 0 Preston Grasshoppers Senior Colts 11 4 0 7 196 259 -63 19 0 twice in the first five minutes before probably apply to many of the other Fylde Saracens (3rd XV) 11 2 1 8 178 308 -130 15 -2 players from both sides as well. Sandbach Senior Colts 11 1 0 10 180 309 -129 11 -1 a yellow card for matt Potter and West Park (St Helens) 2nd XV 12 1 0 11 124 385 -261 12 -2 injuries to Chris Clarke and Matt Macclesfield Senior Colts 11 0 0 11 92 312 -220 11 0 On the half hour though, a well University of Salford Leagues : Division 4 South Tucker disrupted their progress. worked passage of play from the young Wolves pack combining with their backs, then led to a try for the ever Rick Williams scored a third and at alert Rohan Longmore, who fully deserved the score for sniffing out the opportunity. Scrum half Sean Street Team P W D L F A Diff Pts Adj half timethe Vikings led 22-19. followed by spotting a gap in the Macclesfield defensive line up and putting in an exquisitely placed kick for Lymm 3rd XV 11 11 0 0 326 97 229 44 0 They then scored four second half Angus Crawford to chase and to score at his leisure. The second half wasn’t any better than the first but the Altrincham Kersal 3rd XV 11 9 0 2 369 127 242 38 0 tries in producing their best rugby of Wolves colts always looked the more likely to score again, which they did when Sam Jaffarian made a bone Wilmslow 3rd XV 11 8 0 3 433 195 238 35 0 the season, three for Ben Day crunching tackle and from the ensuing scrum chipped ahead and showing his soccer skills guided the ball over Marple 3rd XV 11 6 0 5 310 207 103 29 0 overall, one for Stuart Lindsay and the line for the game clinching final score. Whitchurch 3rd XV 11 6 0 5 265 200 65 29 0 the final flourish for Johnny

Didsbury Toc H 4th XV 11 6 0 5 178 274 -96 29 0 Newsham. Last week, they travelled to Lymm and received a 78-3 thrashing. No report has been received but given that Didsbury Toc H 3rd XV 11 5 0 6 248 198 50 26 0 previous matches been these two sides have been keenly contested and that MGS and Wilmslow HS were They then squandered a 20 point Acton Nomads 11 5 0 6 155 180 -25 26 0 due to play in the 5th. Rd. of The Daily Mail Cup the following Wednesday, it was probably highly likely that a advantage last week against lot of the Wilmslow players would have given that match priority and were saving themselves for it. Northwich 3rd XV 11 5 0 6 229 306 -77 26 0 Macclesfield, conceding three tries in Trafford MV 3rd XV 11 4 0 7 195 319 -124 23 0 the last quarter. Old Bedians 2nd XV 11 3 0 8 189 313 -124 20 0 Referee Martin Hill was delighted with his U15 team after they Crewe and Nantwich 3rd XV 11 3 0 8 136 353 -217 20 0 had beaten Anselmians by 34 - 0, scoring five tries in the The Developmentals beating of Old process last Sunday. Macclesfield 4th XV 11 3 0 8 179 279 -100 17 -3 Bedians was notable for the return Knutsford 2nd XV 11 3 0 8 160 324 -164 17 -2 from injury of Jimmy Byers, who The squad also has reason to celebrate the selection of five of scored twice. Six other tries came their current players, Sam Lawton, Huw Smith, Jake Dickinson, University of Salford Leagues : Division 5 East from Fraser Sinclair (3), Ben Warren Tom Fairclough and Rory Hill to the (2) and Dan Collins. Ad- Team P W D L F A Diff Pts county’s U15 squad. Michael just Parker, son of the former Wilmslow Burnage 4th XV 11 9 0 2 336 177 159 38 0 It was also a good win against prop John Parker, was also Whitchurch, led by Danny Jones, Bury 3rd XV 10 9 0 1 405 101 304 37 0 selected. He is a former player of who scored four times, and John the squad but is not currently North Manchester 2nd XV 11 7 0 4 378 238 140 32 0 Shaw and 18 year old Ben Jones, playing any club rugby. Oldham 4th XV 11 7 0 4 330 204 126 32 0 playing his first game in senior Broughton Park 5th XV 11 7 0 4 323 269 54 32 0 rugby., scoring one each. The county U15s have two matches Village Spartans 10 7 0 3 379 198 181 31 0 arranged for next spring at both A Stockport 5th XV 11 6 0 5 176 180 -4 29 0 The Ravens didn’t want to talk much and B level against Lancashire and Yorkshire and a third match still to Wilmslow 4th XV 11 5 0 6 302 259 43 26 0 about their demise against Village be fixed against North Wales. Aldwinians 5th XV 11 5 0 6 227 380 -153 26 0 Spartans but they were back to Heaton Moor 3rd XV 11 4 0 7 265 228 37 22 0 themselves against Broughton Meanwhile Helene Evans was Ashton-Under-Lyne 2nd XV 11 4 0 7 194 302 -108 22 0 amassing 73 points, the best try coming from skipper Andy Duggan, delighted with her U13s win by 32— Dukinfield 3rd XV 11 3 0 8 172 379 -207 20 0 15 against Anselmians. Euan scored three times from the wing, Lawrence darted over for a well taken score he told me modestly. Ashton-Under-Lyne 3rd XV 11 2 0 9 126 262 -136 14 0 and the final score was got by William. The third Haegerty brother played a full part at No. 9. Broughton 2nd XV 11 1 0 10 116 552 -436 9 -4 TRY THESE

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CONTACT : KEITH BOOTH U14s WILMSLOW HIGH SCHOOL MARCH INTO It’s a measure of the importance attached to junior rugby at the club that two local schools, Wilmslow THE SIXTH ROUND OF THE DAILY MAIL RBS CUP HS and Fallibroome played an under fourteen game at the club last week. Junior Chairman Nick Evans was quite open in declaring that there was an ulterior Wilmslow HS 21 — 8 Manchester GS motive in hoping to attract players to join the under There were at least ten players, six for the High School side and four for MGS, who play their club rugby here but this resourced club side at that age group. It’s too early was no old friends reunion. There was not only the normal pride that you would expect to be at stake but also a place in the next round ofv the prestigious Daily Mail RBS Schools Cup. On the touchline too, former team mates found to say how successful the event was in that regard but the early signs are promising in that nine themselves on opposite sides, Steve Swindells, head of PE and rugby at MGS, and Stuart Dodds, Director of seventeen ever slips through the net on to any of the youngsters expressed an interest in joining. Specialism at the High School. Giles Heagerty was there in his role as assistant to Steve Swindells, scouts from Sale club’s senior sides and that if seventeen year olds

Sharks were in evidence and a myriad of coaches from local clubs, including our own, were all present. are to be played, then the proper procedures have The U14 coaching team is to be applauded for taking always to be observed. They saw a closely contested match which could have gone either way. The home side had the better of the first half the initiative and trying something new in order to in terms of territory and possession but only two penalty goals from the boot of Ollie McCall to show for it. They then strengthen their age group, rather than just taking The penalties apply to the whole club concerned not got off to a flyer in the second half when McCall, to the delight of his beaming father on the goal line, sensed space on the easy option and throwing the towel. just the offending team. his right as he put out a well judged miss pass, which released his full back Tom Hudson to beat the defence for the game’s first try. To their credit the MGS side refused to capitulate as they got off the mark with a penalty soon after When a group folds for whatever reason, it leaves a For the record, the punishment supposedly imposed and then for the next fifteen minutes they showed what they could do, when they moved the ball wide and changed gap, which can take three seasons to get out of the is a three match suspension and twenty five their direction and angles. Deservedly, they scored to make it 11 —- 8 and clearly believing the game was now there system when it comes to Junior and Senior Colts deducted league points, increased to thirty on for the taking went close on two occasions in quick succession, Hudson in particular covering across to save what rugby and any shortfall at that stage then rebounds looked a certain score with a corner flag tackle appeal. At the time of writing this is not reflected in on the senior club soon after. the relevant league table on the RFU web site, so I,

It was McCall though who raised the siege when he found space to break past at least three defenders and then to put therefore, assume the decision is still subject to There are obviously several factors impacting on the in a kick which found touch close to the MGS line. The pendulum had swung as the Wilmslow forwards pressed for further appeal. They might just as well as they have current relative strength of our three senior sides in the crucial score and when MGS offended once too often they were awarded a penalty try. It was tough on Marcus nothing further to lose. recent seasons but one of them is a clear link to the Dandy, known here affectionately as the beast, who was not only deemed to be offside but was also yellow carded for number of former colts and juniors graduating to the his trouble. MGS No. 8, Ben Stern, also a long standing stalwart of the colts here, was tempted to take out his Whatever on the field rivalry there is between all our frustration out by assaulting the goal post with his boot. A third McCall penalty soon followed but despite being a man senior section and to the Wolves. Last weekend the local clubs, there has always been friendship and down, MGS finished the game still playing positive rugby, forcing their opponents to defend and to make their tackles squad which won at Leigh included Elliot Brierley, respect off it. None of us will take any satisfaction right to the end. Alex Taylor, the two Kennedys, Ricky Chadwick, Ben from these events and if the judgement stands we Day, Chris Lee, Bob MacCallum, Jamie Thomas and hope that the club concerned will just stoically grit its For this observer, the High School No. 10, Ollie McCall, was the man of the match. Gone was the sometimes Lewis MacKay, all of whom came through either the teeth and in due course recover from this setback. lackadaisical player we see on Sunday afternoons playing for the colts. Instead here was a player who showed he can club’s junior section or Wilmslow High School or seriously raise his game on the big occasions. He never missed a tackle, he landed four goal kicks out of five both. attempts, his tactical kicking constantly put The Road to Macc his opponents on the back foot, his Let’s hope that the U14s will now develop a strong This is proving to have been a very good move for distribution was well judged and created the club’s former scrum half Charlie Mulchrone. the pivotal score and when his side was in side with sufficient players to prosper and in their turn some of them will appear on future Wolves trouble it was his break out of defence that Sometimes you need unpredictable events to unfold ultimately secured the game. sides. for a chance to establish yourself at a new club and this occurred in early October when Macc fly half Messrs. MacCallum and Longmore had Under age Players Ross Winney was side lined for a month and Charlie better watch out. There’s a new kid on the The penal sentence, which one of our local clubs has was given the No. 9 jersey, when first choice scrum block coming along. reputedly suffered for fielding an under age player in half Tom Eaton was moved to No. 10. Since then their senior side, albeit for only a matter of minutes his game has moved on leaps and bounds, The High Shool now play the winners of as a substitute, is a salutary reminder for the rest of according to his father, and Macc have moved Pocklington School and Ampleforth us of how important it is that we all observe RFU steadily up the National 1 table to fourth place, last College on 8th. December. regulations which do not permit anyone under the week scoring a hatful of tries at Rosslyn Park. age of seventeen to play any kind of senior rugby Charlie now seems well installed in the side. and which only permit seventeen year olds that are

properly cleared by their parents/guardians and the We understand that he’s also now shortlisted for the RFU to play adult rugby but not in the front row.. English students.

We need to be on our guard here because we have Everyone here at Wilmslow will wish him every large numbers of youngsters playing in the junior success and will continue to follow his career with section at this club, some of whom could all too interest. easily be tempted on a Saturday afternoon to turn

out for a senior side if they were invited to by a third

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Northern Division Saturday 20th. November 2010 North 1 West Leigh 17 – 30 Wilmslow North 1 West The Wolves hadn’t tasted success on the road since the second Saturday of September at Sandbach so it would have Team P W D L F A Diff B Pts Pts Adj TODAY’S OTHER been understandable if some anxiety about their away form began creeping in. Not a bit of it. In an entertaining MATCHES game, they put in an accomplished performance to score three fine tries, create several other opportunities and to Burnage 11 10 1 0 264 119 145 5 47 0 finish worthy winners. The final score line probably fairly reflected the overall balance of play but the Wolves were in Altrincham Kersal v reality out of sight midway through the second half and it took the home side until time added on to get their second Altrincham Kersal 11 9 2 0 315 126 189 6 46 0 Kirkby Lonsdale and third scores. Vale of Lune 11 8 0 3 301 162 139 5 37 0 Broughton Park v In the absence of Matthew King away on International duty with Cyprus, Ben Day had been recalled to his favourite Broughton Park 11 7 1 3 351 201 150 7 37 0 full back position. He just looks so much happier at No. 15 and he played throughout with a smile on his face. Taff Burnage Bartlam was retained in the front row for the unavailable Jack Walmsley and Mike Black, who arrived in the area earli- Liverpool St Helens 11 7 1 3 340 208 132 4 34 0 er this season after graduating from Newcastle and playing in the Woloves Developmental side, was introduced in the Vale of Lune v centre. Northwich 11 7 0 4 230 121 109 6 34 0 Sandbach Wilmslow 11 7 0 4 268 227 41 5 33 0 The Wolves took control from the outset, the scrum and lineout were solid, there was patience in building their posi- West Park (St. Helens) v tions, without in any way inhibiting their free running style, and crucially their ball retention was just so much better Sandbach 11 5 0 6 174 226 -52 3 23 0 Northwich than it had been in their previous outing. We had worked on controlling the ball in contact during the week, said con- tented coach Giles Heagerty afterwards, and it showed. Inevitably Leigh were driven back deep into their own half, Wirral 11 4 0 7 193 191 2 5 21 0 offended on the ground at the breakdowns and were penalised by the visiting Portuguese referee, Pedro Fonseca. Wigton 11 3 1 7 178 269 -91 5 19 0 Wigton v Bob McCallum stepped up to kick three penalties in the first twenty minutes. It took the home side until the half hour New Brighton to exert any sustained attacking pressure but perversely, it was from deep defensive positions just before the break Leigh 11 2 1 8 192 227 -35 7 17 0 that the Wolves created their best try scoring opportunities. MacCallum made a fine break and when he offloaded it Wirral v looked as though scrum half Chris Lee had to score but somehow the Leigh defence got back to haul him down just New Brighton 11 3 0 8 199 248 -49 4 16 0 Leigh yards short of the line. Moments later, when they had been reduced to fourteen players for a yellow card offence by West Park (St Helens) 11 1 1 9 118 481 -363 1 7 0 Danny Kennedy, powerful running from Elliot Brierley and Ben Day gave Chris Lillie a chance. The final pass went awry but Lillie still had time to turn and scoop up the loose ball on his way to scoring by the posts. It had been a good Kirkby Lonsdale 11 0 0 11 106 423 -317 4 4 0 forty minutes of rugby by the Wolves.

Leigh had to raise their game in the second half and within five minutes they used the width of the pitch, from left to League Results—2010/2011 right, to put their right winger Adam Dyson in for their opening score. They still had a lot to do and in trying to get back on terms, they spilt a pass on the Wolves right, which Jordan Kennedy hacked on and chased. When a ruck was HOME formed just ten yards out from the Leigh line, the ball was pilfered for Elliot Brierley to score his third try in three out- TEAMS ings for the Wolves. The definitive score soon followed when No. 8 Ryan Parkinson, who had been causing the Leigh defence problems all afternoon took an unpromising looking pass in a crowded midfield but still found the space and

pace to charge down the field and to deliver a perfectly timed pass for MacCallum to scamper away under the posts.

Burnage Wirral At 30 - 5 with twenty Alt Kersal Broughton Pk Kirkby L’daleLeigh Liverpool SHNew BrightonNorthwich SandbachVale of LuneWest Park SH Wilmslow Wigton minutes still to go, the Alt. Kersal 24-24 40-18 22-15 29-7 55-0 33-32 Wolves foot then started to slip off the pedal, they Broughton Pk 46-22 42-21 29-22 28-15 60-8 32-18 started to lose control of the ball at ruck and maul after Burnage 3-3 34-11 14-5 13-8 67-5 42-18 being so effective for the first hour, thus allowing the Kirkby L’dale 0-34 13-18 8-36 10-26 7-11 Leigh side to build up some attacking momentum. Leigh 3-6 29-29 0-32 46-8 17-30 Injuries, none of them Liverpool SH 21-10 97-8 24-16 30-20 serious, forced Giles Heagerty to make precau- New Brighton 19-33 31-32 12-5 8-17 37-0 tionary substitutions and positional changes. Northwich 24-12 57-5 15-0 31-14 21-18 Bartlam was replaced by Liam MacRae in the front row and Ricky Chadwick and Alex Taylor both came on as the Wolves were reduced to Sandbach 8-47 8-18 13-12 9-8 13-20 fourteen players in the last minutes. The home side continued to press and finally got some reward for their persis- tence when left wing Jason Carson went over. They then scored moments later when, in the last play of the game, Vale of Lune 51-0 32-8 13-26 47-19 10-3 the Wilmslow hoof to put the ball out of play and to bring proceedings to an end was scuffed for Leigh centre Gareth Jones to pick up and run in for a late late score. West Park SH 8-53 30-24 26=51 7-48 19-19 8-39

Wigton 0-20 18-22 19-16 39-17 14-18 11-19 29-25 Nevertheless, it was a satisfying result. Leigh are always difficult to break down on their own turf and as Giles Wilmslow 18-15 29-20 19-7 10-22 42-7 25-22 Heagerty said later, they may be going through a rebuilding phase but they have the makings of a young side which will get progressively stronger. A word of appreciation too for the referee, former Portuguese Internationalist Senor Wirral 0-9 9-13 26 9-12 21-37 20-17 Fonseca, whose sympathetic decision making was clearly appreciated by both sets of players.

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In writing about Liverpool St. Helens, I confess that my knowledge relates more to Many of you will know that I started this season with a vision the period when they were separate clubs, which means that the players from the of how we as a side would play, how we would prepare and how we two clubs that I knew, mainly as opponents though occasionally as team mates, would work off the field. What few people know if that part of this were from an era known only to the more elderly vision revolved around what we look like when we arrive at matches readers of this programme. and whilst we warm up. I am a great believer in psychology, and in the ability to get any advantage I can over our opposition. Liverpool, founded in 1857, is the oldest club in the union and throughout the years regularly fielded International players, notably in my time, Last week saw our first outing in our new stash, with the players arriving in smart Wilmslow Wolves Martin Regan (England) and Reg. Higgins (England and British Lions). A little later came Ted Rudd, Tom branded gear and warming up in new kit too. I have to say; even I was taken aback by how professional Brophy, Mike Slemen, Maurice Colclough and Fran Cotton. In all seven of my Roses matches (for we looked. Yorkshire), Martin was stand-off and Reg was often my direct opposite and also when he was playing for Liverpool, Royal Signals, Northern Command and in an Given that we find ourselves in times of austerity, one may ask where this kit has come from. The answer England International trial. is that under the vision I laid out, the players would be responsible for coming up with sponsorship for TODAY’S MATCH themselves, generated by asking the question of supporters and also through their performances. So, Other notable opponents were J.K.Williams, a prop working together with Tony Longmore, David Pike, Grant McKechnie and others they have come up with SPONSORS forward who died at a tragically early age; Ray Lee, an what you see them in today. My thanks go to those involved as it is not an easy ask, yet we have unassuming but effective centre; George Gummerson, a succeeded. fine full-back, Tom Hackett, a centre of real pace and E. Livesey Spottiswood Clarke, a hooker and a rare substitute for Eric Evans. I made the point to the players last week that looking professional is one thing, but you have to back it up with a performance. Against Leigh, for the most part, we played some outstanding rugby and showed a Chartered Accountants St.Helens, as one might expect from such a rugby minded hunger that I had not seen for some time. It was a physical contest, Leigh are no slouches, and practice St. Helens area was a club which produced players of the highest this week has had to be modified to deal with the physical toll. That was last week and today we face a quality season after season. I well recall playing in an tougher set of opponents in Liverpool St Helens. Once again, evening charity match in what was virtually a Lancashire looking good means nothing if you can’t back it up with a Once again we are delighted to welcome County side and being given the run around by a young St. performance. Neil Bamber and his colleagues to the Helens team coached by Eric Bevins, the pre-war Leicester Memorial Ground for this match against scrum-half (later of Wilmslow) and players of the calibre of Liverpool St. Helens. We are very grateful Why though am I so focused on this looking professional? As I Bob Mustard, Jim Eccleston, Alfie Arnold, Graham Twist, for their support of the club and thank mentioned earlier, I am a great believer in psychology and it is the them accordingly. Alan Ashcroft and Wally Moss. Typically, as things worked small things that really make the difference. We are trying to in those days, Mustard moved to New Brighton and Twist create a professional environment in which these players can We understand the connection with and Ashcroft to Waterloo. Ashcroft later played for thrive, an environment in which everything is taken care of so that Wilmslow comes through Past President England and the Lions. all the players need focus on is their rugby. Not an easy task for Jonty Fallows, who avails of their services anyone, but I believe we are starting to see the benefits of that to manage his financial affairs. Whether Later players from St. Helens who achieved International environment. their support for Jonty extends to caps were John Horton (Bath’s stand-off when we beat supporting the home side on the pitch this them in the National knock-out Cup); Mike Burke, later a Is the task completed? No, not by a long stretch. Our next focus afternoon is a mute point. If asked I leading light in the Widnes Rugby League Cup winning side will be on improving our medical facilities, something which we suspect Neil Bamber will give a diplomatic and Ray French, an International in both codes, now a hope the whole club will be able to use, and then on to our reply along the lines that he hopes both commentator of note and possibly watching here today. training facilities. Nothing happens over night, and nothing sides do well and that we see a fine game happens without everyone pulling in the right direction. The kit of rugby. With such a pedigree, it is little wonder that L. 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THIS WEEK’S PREDICTIONS

Last time out it was a full house with six out of seven and one halved.

Altrincham Kersal v Kirkby Lonsdale : Not much to say about this one. I doubt that Kersal will allow Kirkby to ruffle their feathers the way we allowed them to. Kersal by 50 plus.

Broughton Park v Burnage : I fancy this one to be a towsy affair. If Park are at full strength then they could be just the side to get in amongst the Burnage chickens, who so far have not won on the road by more than one score. Unbeaten Burnage are the obvious favourites but I think Park could be the side to spoil their record. Home win.

Just identify yourself as a Vale of Lune v Sandbach : Vale really have to win this one to stay in sight of Burnage and Wilmslow Rugby Club member Kersal and I expect them to do so.

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Gusto London Road, Alderley Edge (see their advertisement to apply for a Gusto sponsorship card. Prior bookings advised) NEXT MATCHES AT Saturday 27th. November 2010 THE MEMORIAL GROUND

28th. November League North One West Cheshire U19s Cup Wilmslow v Liverpool St. Helens Wilmslow v Altrincham Kersal

4th. December Wilmslow and their Sponsors Liverpool St. Helens University of Salford Leagues 15. Ben Day Danilos Restaurant 15. Greg Smith Division 1 VIKINGS v ROCHDALE 14. Elliot Brierley Tik Holloway 14. Matty Cunliffe 13. Ricky Chadwick Gascoigne Halman 13. Matty Ashe Division 5 EAST 12. Mike Black 12. Dave Cunliffe RAVENS v ASHTON U LYNE 11. Christian Lillie DP Medical 11. Ian Stanley

Next week the Wolves are away to New Brighton for a 2.15pm KO. 10. Bob MacCallum Steve Swindells 10. Stuart Crampton

HARTSFIELD, REEDS LANE, MORETON, WIRRAL CH46 3RH 9. Chris Lee Addleshaw Goddard 9. Martin Gambles

Take the M56 and M53 towards the Mersey Tunnel. Leave the M53 at 1. Mark Bartlam 1. Jan Lourens Junction 1 towards New Brighton. As you come to the flyover, take the 1st. left hand exit, signposted NBFC Moreton. After approximately one 2. Ollie Longmore The Barker Brothers 2. Phil Battersby mile turn left into Reeds Lane. The entrance to Leasowe Castle Hotel is 3. Lewis MacKay Chris George 3. Simon griffiths opposite on the other side of the road. The entrance to the ground is 4. Rob Cowley Michael J Chapman 4. Matthew Griffiths 200 yards down Reeds Lane on the left. 5. Mike Clifford (capt.) Fallows Gowan Partnership 5. Mark Williams PLAYERS AND THEIR SPONSORS 6. Tom Noot KPMD Group 6. Paul Bamber The players and coaches would like to thank those organisations and 7. Danny Kennedy Patrick Properties individuals who have supported the cause of Wilmslow rugby by becoming 7. Michael Garrity their personal sponsors. All the funds raised are directed towards funding 8. Ryan Parkinson Wilmslow Chiropractic Clinic 8. Phil Kearns coaching, kit, equipment, physios and team travel.

Matt King - Rick Green : Ben Day - Danilos Restaurant, Hale Subs Subs Josh & Ollie Longmore - David, Andrew & Jim Barker Elliot Brierley - Tim Holloway : Chris Lillie - DP Medical Liam Macrae Robin Gregory Mark Devine Bob MacCallum - Steve Swindells : Stuart Lindsay - Drew Donaldson Alex Taylor easyfish Jack Walmsley - The Big TV Shop : Lewis MacKay - Chris George Nick Lamming Rob Cowley - Michael J Chapman : Liam MacCrea - Robin Gregory Matt King R S Green Luke Parker Mike Clifford - Fallows Gowan Partnership : Paul Noone - John Holloway Dominic Clancy - Deansgate Taverns : Chris Lee - Addleshaw Goddard Alex Taylor - Easyfish of Chapel Lane : Craig Stewart - Slater Heelis Ryan Parkinson - Wilmslow Chiropractic Clinic Referee Harrison Lewis - TD Holiday Options : Matt Hamilton - Jeweller Solutions Tim Medwell - Zeno Ltd : Danny & Jordan Kennedy - Patrick Properties Elliot Brierley - Tim Holloway : Tom Noot - KPMD Group Max Barnard James Keys - Calder Peel Partnership : Alex Donaldson - Norman Herring : Giles Heagerty - Forge Dynamic Ltd MDRURS Wishing the Wolves a Successful Season