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BSRFC OFFICIAL MATCH PROGRAMME THIS WEEKS FEATURES: FROM CAPTAIN TO COACH: TOM COLEMAN CARLY BUILDS BAND OF SCRUM SISTERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT: JIMMY REA NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 BISHOP’S STORTFORD RFC V PLYMOUTH ALBION RFC £12 16 September 2017 Members £5 This beautiful programme has been produced using the very latest printing gizmos! It’s produced weekly... Designed Friday morning, Printed and finished Friday afternoon and in your good hands by Saturday lunchtime! Impressed? Give us a call to find out more 01279 757333 | proco.com - 2 - PRESIDENT’S WELCOME PERRY OLIVER WELCOME TO TODAY’S GAME & IN PARTICULAR ALL THE PLAYERS, OFFICIALS AND SUPPORTERS OF PLYMOUTH ALBION RFC ON THIS THE FIRST VISIT TO SILVER LEYS. We are obviously very pleased with our those that contributed. Coincidently this winning start to life at Level 3 but in truth week is National Air Ambulance week and our season probably really starts today! tomorrow our Minis are doing their bit in We were fortunate when the fixtures were support of the cause. announced to be drawn first up against the two teams that came up this season Tomorrow will also see our Ladies Team from Level 4 with us, thus presenting us play their first ever league match at St with a heaven sent opportunity to hit the Neots. Good luck girls! Of course a win ground running against teams also trying to would be nice, but enjoying the game find their feet at this level. The games still & making new friends is much more needed to be won & credit to our lads for important. doing just that. Today’s other senior fixtures find our Blues Despite a lax last 10 minutes we were hoping to get back to winning ways here always in control against Caldy & last against Richmond Saxons. Whilst our Saturday we really should have won by Mitres, Chindits & Abbotts are all away in more, as by common consensus we were league action against Hertford, Saracens the more coherent team throughout. But Amateurs & Biggleswade respectively. Best today’s opponents Albion are one of the wishes to everyone playing in a Stortford ‘big fish’ of National league rugby, having shirt this weekend. played in the Championship as recently as 2015. So I think it’s fair to say that today is Finally we hope that our new pitch side bar, the first real test of our Level 3 credentials. officially called ‘’Banksy’s Bar’, will rise like a Phoenix from the ashes of its predecessor At our last lunch we kicked off our in time for its grand opening at our next fundraising for our chosen charity for this home match vs Ampthill. season, The Essex & Herts Air Ambulance. I’m pleased to inform you that we raised I hope you have a great day with us here at £700 from the lunchtime Heads & Tails plus Silver Leys. whatever others donated into the collection buckets which represents a fantastic step Perry Oliver towards our £5400 target. Thank you to all President - 3 - BARONS STANSTED. YOUR LOCAL BMW RETAILER. PROUDLY SUPPORTING BISHOPS STORTFORD RFC. As your local BMW Retailer, and sponsor of Bishop’s Stortford Rugby Football Club, we have a range of fantastic offers for BSRFC members and fans. Barons Stansted offers the highest levels of service and expertise in the local area, and is the only Centre for all of your BMW needs. Whether it’s a New or Approved Used BMW, or even a Service, our commitment is to maintain the highest of standards. For more information or to arrange a test drive*, call us on 01279 755906 or visit www.baronsgroup.co.uk/bmw. BARONS STANSTED Stansted Road, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire CM23 2BT 01279 755906 www.baronsgroup.co.uk/bmw *Images used for illustration purposes only. Test drive subject to status and availability. - 4 - BMW_2017_Q2_PressAd_BSRFCProgramme_Stansted.indd 1 20/04/2017 11:33 DIRECTOR OF RUGBY ANDY LONG WELCOME BACK TO SILVER LEYS FOR ROUND 3 OF OUR CAMPAIGN. I’ve been really encouraged by our Following games against newly opening two performances, we knew promoted teams we know that our that we had to hit the ground running visitors Plymouth will be a step up in and the lads have worked hard on opposition. They have a strong squad and off the field to ensure we are fully a have competed well in this league prepared each week. for a number of seasons, but this is what we’ve worked hard for over the We’ve picked up a few nasty injuries last four seasons, to test ourselves in these opening games though and against the best sides and we are will see us without Mark McCraith and relishing the challenge. Dan Elsom for a number of weeks. Fortunately Cameron Ives’s back Get behind the boys enjoy the game injury is not as severe as it could’ve been but he’ll be out for a few weeks. Longy I’d like to thank both our own and OE’s medical staff for their swift and professional handling of what was a difficult situation. - 5 - BARONS STANSTED. YOUR LOCAL MINI RETAILER. PROUDLY SUPPORTING BISHOPS STORTFORD RFC. As your local MINI Retailer, and sponsor of Bishop’s Stortford Rugby Football Club, we have a range of fantastic offers for BSRFC members and fans. Barons Stansted offers the highest levels of service and expertise in the local area, and is the only Centre for all of your MINI needs. Whether it’s a New or Approved Used MINI, or even a Service, our commitment is to maintain the highest of standards. For more information or to arrange a test drive*, call us on 01279 945786 or visit www.baronsmini.co.uk. BARONS STANSTED Stansted Road, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire CM23 2BT 01279 945786 www.baronsmini.co.uk *Images used for illustration purposes only. Test drive subject to status -and 6 availability.- CHAIRMAN’S VIEWS COLIN TILLEY TWO GAMES - TWO WINS - 9 POINTS - 4TH IN NATIONAL ONE - & AS RUSSELL TELLS ME THE 27TH HIGHEST RANKED TEAM IN ENGLAND. So on the face of it life is good, except they come the better we perform. Long that with all due respect to both Caldy may that trend continue. & Old Elthamians, this seasons’ real challenges start now. Plymouth Albion Off the field by the time you read this are one of the oldest and most successful our new pitch side bar should be in place teams in the country and have for most if not operational. We hope to have of their years in existence occupied an ‘Banksy’s Bar’ up and running for our elevated position within our game. They next home game on the 30th. are true English rugby grandees and the kind of team our guys have set their Tomorrow is a red letter day for the club sights on competing against for the past as our Ladies XV play their first ever few seasons. game in Women’s NC South East (East) 3 against fellow newcomers St Neots. All Albion were the closest challengers to I wish for them is that they enjoy it and the all-conquering Hartpury College in that they follow their male counterparts last season’s National One Competition and never experience relegation! and although a point’s deduction for off the field issues meant they were Finally for this edition I’d like to extend eventually classified in fifth position they my very best wishes for s speedy are undoubtedly one of the powerhouses recovery to full health to our programme of this year’s competition. ‘Editor in Chief’ Mr Paul Maxfield who’s been a little under the weather in They lost by the narrowest of margins recent days so much so that he’s had to in Round One to Blackheath but that relinquish control of his beloved match might not, come the final reckoning, be programme over to others. as disappointing result as it may seem now. Last week they thumped Esher As you can see Paul, we need you to outscoring their guests seven tries to be back ‘at your desk’ in time for the one. So our guys are under no illusions, Ampthill match! we need to be at our best to compete. 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