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Contents

Executive and Sub Committees ...... 5 to 6 Meeting Dates, & Events...... 6 Club Liaison ...... 6 Our President Writes ...... 7 From Our Chairman ...... 8 Retiring Secretary’s Report ...... 9 New Hon Secretary’s Report...... 11 Vice President’s Report ...... 11 Financing The Union ...... 13 Marketing Summary ...... 14 RFU Representative’s View ...... 15 Message from OUR SPONSORS ...... 16 Community Rugby Report ...... 17 Representative Rugby Notes ...... 18 County 1st XV Roundup ...... 19 Herts Rugby Development Team ...... 20 Join In Hertfordshire ...... 21 Club Competitions ...... 22 Herts/Middx Merit Tables ...... 23 Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour ...... 24 to 25 Golf Day ...... 26 Bravehearts ...... 27 Disciplinary ...... 28 to 29 Congratulations to BSRFC ...... 29 Teams Photos ...... 30 to 32 Diary Dates ...... 32 Representative Fixtures ...... 33 County & School Competitions ...... 34 Previous Winners of County Comps ...... 35 Playing & Honours Table Records ...... 36 to 37 County Championship Appearances ...... 38 to 41 Officers, Captains & Life Members...... 42 Club Directory ...... 44 to 54 YEARBOOK Advertisers Fixture Directory ...... 55 to 59 The Snow Centre ...... IFC Herts Rugby Football Schools Union ...... 60 to 65 South Mimms Travel ...... 4 Herts Referees ...... 66 to 70 Conamar6 ...... 10 776Tylers Sportswear...... 74 Trophy Winners ...... 71 Cup & Competition Rules ...... 71 to 72 Concept Communications ...... IBC County Membership ...... 73 & 75 Weston Homes ...... 13 & BC Useful Telephone Numbers ...... 76

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HERTFORDSHIRE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT – GRAHAM WALKER CHAIRMAN of COMMUNITY RUGBY – TIM BONNETT 46 Church Street, Guilden Morden,Hertfordshire, SG8 0JD 194, Whitehill Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9HY tel : 01763 852843 (H) 07922 221599 (M) tel : 01462 421829 (H) 07860 538823 (M) [email protected] [email protected]

VICE-PRESIDENT – MARTYN KIRK CHAIRMAN of MARKETING – COLIN HASLAM 31, Beech Avenue, Radlett, 35 Alder Close, Thorley Park, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, WD7 7DD Hertfordshire, CM23 4JX tel : 01923 856927 (H) 07767 868980 (M) tel : 01279 659030 (H) 07970 154330 (M) [email protected] [email protected]

CHAIRMAN – RICHARD MILNES CHAIRMAN of REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY – DAVID TOON Duart, Bulstrode Lane, Felden, Hertfordshire, HP3 0BP 10 Cotswold Gardens, Leagrave, Bedfordshire, LU3 3EG tel : 01442 230602 (H) 07940 255355 (M) tel : 07714 510554 (M) [email protected] [email protected]

HONORARY TREASURER – JOHN GREGORY CHAIRMAN of COMPETITIONS – JON CLAPHAM 4, Caldecote, Near Stilton, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3SG 49 Brook Court, Watling Street, Radlett, Hertfordshire WD7 tel : 01733 246209 (H) 07710 493731 (M) 7JA tel : 01923 852104 (H) 07810 817083 (M) [email protected] [email protected]

HONORARY SECRETARY – ADRIAN SPARKS RFU COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE – DAVID ROBERTS 296 Ware Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 7EX 30 Salusbury Lane, Great Offley, Hitchin,Hertfordshire, SG5 3EE tel : 01992 538453 (H) 01992 589364 (B) 07778 436341 (M) tel : 01462 769228 (H) 07734 059295 (M) [email protected] [email protected]

SUB COMMITTEES Representative & Coaching Sub Committee 2015/16 Chairman DPP (U13 - U16) David Toon Jerry Russell, 07802 278055 Schools Stags (U18 & U20) Tom Hockedy Mike Mckay, 07447 559499 Senior Men ( 1st XV & U23’s) Girls Chris Rainbow, 07916 515656 Adrian Pomfret, 07906 863550 Senior Women RFU Mel Liley Martin MacTaggart & Alex Austerberry

Herts RFU Competitions Sub Committee: 2015-16 Chairman Herts Middx Merit Table Organisers Presidents’ Cup Organiser Fred McCarthy & Ian Atkinson Presidents’ Trophy Organiser Herts Presidents’ Tankard Organiser Herts Sevens Cup Arranger Rob McClement Herts Colts Cup & Shield Organiser Herts Referees Representative All covered by Jonathan Clapham Ian Atkinson Herts Referees Liaison (non-Committee) London & SE League Official Mike Burdett Herts Middx Comps Member Leagues Monitor County Honours Table Organiser All covered by John Gregory

Marketing Chairman Colin Haslam John Atkinson, Les Clark, Richard Milnes, Webmaster Chris Pike David Williams, Paul Freestone

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Discipline Chairman: John Knighton (Old Albanians), Qualified Panel Members: Jeff Byrne (Old Ashmoleans), Tim Milner (Hitchin), Adrian Sparks (Hertford), Colin Haslam (Bishops Stortford), Secretary: Malcolm Tucker (Welwyn), Paul Doyle (Old Albanians) David Roberts (Letchworth), Schools Disciplinary Secretary CBSDS: Jeremey Gilham (Datchworth), John Williams. Ian Tottman (Fullerians) Safeguarding Manager for Hertfordshire: Tim Bonnet. County Membership: B M Burke HERTS RFU MEETING DATES 2015-2016 Fixture Bureau: D Braddock Herts RFU Press Officer: D J Williams EXECUTIVE MEETINGS Merit Tables Herts/Middlesex: F McCarthy & St Albans RFC commencing 7:30pm I Atkinson Monday 3 August 2015 Funding & Facilities Co-ordinator: C Ashwood Monday 7 September 2015 Safeguarding Officer: T Bonnett Monday 5 October 2015 Webmaster: C Pike Monday 7 December 2015 Rugby Development Manager: M Liley Monday 4 January 2016 Regional Rugby Development Manager: G Williams Monday 1 February 2016 Monday 4 April 2016 Representatives: Monday 9 May 2016 London & S E Group General Committee: D Roberts & G Walker FORUM MEETINGS ERCA: D Roberts Welwyn RFC commencing 7:30pm Hertfordshire Schools Union: D Williams Monday 2 November 2015 Monday 7 March 2016 CLUB LIAISON Monday 20 June 2016 Tim Bonnett Bishop’s Stortford, Datchworth, Hertford. AGM Jon Clapham Welwyn RFC commencing 7:30pm Cheshunt, Harpenden, Verulamians. John Gregory Monday 20 June 2016 Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead, Herts Fire & Rescue. Colin Haslam COUNTY MEMBERS’ ANNUAL DINNER Black Horse, Letchworth, Old Ashmoleans. Wednesday 2 March 2016 Martyn Kirk Tabard, Welwyn. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Melanie Liley The Hertfordshire RFU Yearbook was established in University of Hertfordshire this format over 30 years ago by Brian Chapman. Richard Milnes With the assistance of his wife Maggie he compiled Berkhamsted, The Mount, Tring the historic data which forms the basis of the David Roberts information used in this edition. In the early days St Albans, Old Albanian, Weston valuable assistance was provided by John Beard and Adrian Sparks Sue Hayler. Cuffley, Fullerians, Watford. David Toon The Yearbook has evolved over the years under the Barnet, Chess Valley, West Herts College. various editorships of Pete Glenister, Chris Pool, Graham Walker David Williams, Colin Haslam and Richard Milnes. Hitchin, Royston, Stevenage. We thank the many people who have contributed articles over the years and particularly thank Sue Hayler, Howard Crompton, Scotty Yates and David Williams for keeping the factual data up to date over the years.

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OUR PRESIDENT WRITES Dear Friends in Rugby in Romania. They returned victorious, having been Last year, I wrote of supported by our own Peter Baines, President in Hertfordshire Rugby as waiting of The RFU. being a heavyweight performer. During the Is everything in the garden rosy? Will the World year, I have myself Cup flood our game with new recruits? Of course achieved fifty percent of not. I am well aware and often reminded, that our that. I seldom perform, sport has many challenges, young people today but have become a true have a huge range of entertainment options, many Graham Walker heavy weight, due to the of them without leaving their home. Fewer schools Hertfordshire RFU President excellent hospitality I play the sport and legislators within and without have received. the game create rules and regulations to make One of our strengths, is that we are compact. I running a club an onerous task. lunched with my counterpart from Yorkshire some while back. His area is ten times the size, with The good news, is that we have many committed over four times as many clubs. During his one year individuals within our clubs, and the support of tenure, he will visit just over ten percent. Whilst I one of the best RDOs in Mel Liley, who with her may not get to all our clubs, a feat achieved by my team gets through masses of work. RWC is an two predecessors, I will not be far short. opportunity, many of us are putting together events to secure the best chance of enticing recruits in. On those visits, it is rare I do not encounter one, Here’s to a home victory. often more, who like me struggles to remember Apparently it’s bad form to mention individuals, what happened last week, but bursts into a grin as when so many do so much unsung work, so here we waltz down memory lane, usually recalling the goes. Jamie Green from Royston has made the time they stood on me, or I on them, seven minutes final six in the category Coach of the Year in the into the second half of a fixture played on meadow. National Rugby Awards. Jamie, a great Rugby Followed by gallons of beer, much singing, and Man, had a surprised look on his face (ok so if you a mutual mission to get the referee so drunk, he know him, that’s not unusual) when nominated. would never remember any transgressions, let He is typical of so many in our game, modest yet alone report them. capable, determined and committed. Well done Jamie. Of course, men were men then and girlfriends/ wives for doing teas and taking you to find your car Nick Winwood, another time served stalwart, even the following morning. I am delighted to see how has a Bacavians Rugby Club tattoo, which dates the game has moved with the times. Clubs are well him! Has developed Letchworth Bravehearts, a supported, age and gender no barrier to taking team of mixed ability players, who until recently part, either in playing, supporting or administering. would never have been able to participate in rugby. Their table was also one of the liveliest at the club On field, players are fitter faster and adapt to awards dinner. The sheer joy they get from playing conditions. The three County Cup finals, played full contact rugby is great to see. on Saracens lush simulated (apparently, plastic I think you are getting my drift, rugby is alive and and artificial are inappropriate terms) pitch were well in Hertfordshire. My thanks go to all of you testimony to the much improved standards. who keep it that way.

Equally, in my twenty five years plus involvement My particular thanks go to Daryl Hayler, who, after with the County Championship, I witnessed the centuries, formerly our youngest President, in best forty minutes I have seen, as we silenced a rugby administration, is taking a well-earned break. normally raucous and partisan crowd at Redruth, Sue informs me, he has become a dab hand at taking an eighteen six lead into half time. Credit crown green bowls. At least they also have a bar. to Cornwall’s fighting spirit, they came back Thank you Daryl for all you have done. and went on to defeat Lancashire the following week to be crowned champions of England. Our Thanks again to Stuart and all at Weston Homes congratulations go to them. for your sponsorship and your company throughout the season. Recognition of our boys in Green came by the way of our famous five, representing England Counties. Graham Walker Skipper Brett McNamee, Andrew Berry, James President Spiers, Sam Winter and Henry Robinson took part Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union in two tough games against representative sides 7 7766

OUR CHAIRMAN WRITES With most of our Clubs kicking off their season towards the end of August with warm-up games, and The Rugby World Cup kicking off on 18 September, our 80th Anniversary season looks set for another feast of rugby for Players, Volunteers & Supporters alike … can’t wait ! I wish all our Clubs, at all levels, both men & women, boys & girls every success and, of course, free from any serious injury.

This new season sees changes to the Herts RFU Executive with Richard Milnes Hertfordshire RFU Chairman Adrian Sparks taking on the Honorary Secretary’s role, David Roberts becoming our RFU Council Representative and David Toon taking on the position of Chairman of Representative Rugby. We bid a big fond farewell to Peter Baines who has served this County in various roles for well over 20 years and wish him huge success in his role as Senior Vice President of the RFU. Peter, thank you for all you have achieved for our County. We also wish Daryl Hayler all the very best as he steps down as Membership Secretary to take a very well- earned rest. Daryl has served this County in various roles over a 30 year period, Selector 1985-2013, Secretary 1998-2005, President 1992-1994 & Membership Secretary 2006-2015. Thank you Daryl for all your efforts, all greatly appreciated. Brian Burke has very kindly agreed to take on the role as our Membership Secretary and I look forward to working with him. I take this opportunity to thank all my Colleagues on the Executive along with all the 100+ Volunteers throughout the County for all their continued hard work.

Huge & sincere thanks also to Bob Weston & Stuart Thomas of Weston Homes for their continued & most generous support of rugby in Hertfordshire. Rugby throughout Hertfordshire is in a much better place thanks to your support.

Our 80th Anniversary season kicks off with our “curtain raiser” - The Herts 7’s - taking place at Harpenden RFC on Saturday 8 August and what will surely be another afternoon of entertaining running rugby. I hope to see many of our Clubs competing and to meet up with County rugby friends old & new. Following our record breaking attendance County Members’ Annual Dinner earlier this year I look forward to next year’s which is scheduled for Wednesday 2 March 2016 … to avoid disappointment I urge Members to reserve their places early, details will be circulated well in advance. Also, following a most successful & enjoyable senior County Cups’ Finals’ day back in April, please note that this season’s Finals will be held at Allianz Park on Sunday 1 May 2016.

Many thanks to all those who have contributed to this Yearbook, in particular our former Presidents, David Williams & Colin Haslam, who have yet again shouldered the vast majority of the work compiling all the various & numerous schedules of information. Thank you Gentlemen, your hard work is greatly appreciated.

I wish all our Clubs, Players, Coaches, Physios, Managers, County Members, Volunteers, Supporters, Wives, Husbands & Partners another exciting & successful season.

Richard Milnes Chairman Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union

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HONORARY SECRETARY’S REPORT FOR SEASON 2014-2015

Well the season has now finished, and I think that everybody will agree it has been a great season! The county senior side lost narrowly to a Cornwall side that would go on to win the Bill Beaumont Cup, in the end the Cornwall side were a very strong side, but the gap between us and Cornwall has got closer and next season we are confident of going to the final! Cornwall went on to win the County Championship so it will be an even bigger initiative to beat Cornwall. Another highlight of the season was the Herts Middlesex finals David Roberts Retired Honorary Secretary day which was a great day of rugby, this was capped by the Herts Competition finals day at Allianz Park, I’m sure that this day will be reported by both Tim and Jon in there reports so I will not take their thunder, but well done to everybody!

As a result of fielding strong county sides across all grades of the game, we fielded a number of players who went on to play for their country, which is a great advert for our player development programme, well done to all those players!

From a club development point of view it is great to see clubs who have improved their facilities through successful grant applications, sponsorship or by volunteers. The county executive took the decision to put in place a grant application system for each club to apply for a £500 grant, to aid the clubs facilities and help put in place schemes to help the clubs prepare for the forthcoming Rugby World Cup. This has been taken up and hopefully all clubs will able to welcome the new comers to rugby and help retain them. The planning for next season has begun with the approval of the Herts development plan, which will shape our activities over the next year, which will probably be the biggest yet, with the Rugby World Cup taking place in England and Herts rugby further developing.

Mini and junior rugby continue to grow within the county. I would urge everyone to attend the matches on a Sunday morning. The county festivals were well run and continues to grow in numbers of players which in turn means more coaches and volunteers, which is great for the game. The festivals takes an enormous amount of organisation by clubs and volunteers and the Executive is grateful that people are prepared to give up their weekends to ensure all these events are successful.

The Executive would like to thank St Albans RFC for hosting the Executive meetings and Welwyn RFC for hosting the forum meetings, for the clubs who have helped the County in staging festivals, representative matches, the 7’s competitions, County cup games, Schools evenings and finally the returning student’s festivals. Again many thanks to everyone concerned.

On a personal front I am honoured to be voted in as Hertfordshire’s RFU Council Rep, it is a great honour to represent you all at the RFU. I will following in the footsteps of a great council member for Hertfordshire who has shaped not only the game within Herts but also the RFU, the one and only Peter Baines!. Peter will be the RFU Senior Vice President for this forthcoming season and then President for season 2016-17. Adrian Sparks will be taking over from me as Hon. Secretary. We have a great team working in rugby and I would like thank everyone for their efforts to develop and grow the game in Hertfordshire.

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HONORARY SECRETARY’S REPORT I became the new County Secretary at the AGM in June. Most people with in Hertfordshire will know me from Hertfordshire Discipline. My rugby career started with playing for Hertford (lower sides) and when I had to retire with a bad back, I did some refereeing. I was soon a member of The Hertfordshire Society of Referees and during my tenure with the society I held the positions of Sunday Appointments Secretary, Re Appointments Secretary and eventually Senior Appointments Secretary. At the same time I also spent 7 Adrian Sparks years as secretary of Hertford RFC and was also on for a time Honorary Secretary the Hertfordshire RFU fixture secretary and was a member of the competitions committee. When I stopped actively refereeing I became an advisor and member of the grading committee, and from there became a federation advisor. I took a break from rugby administration during the 2002-2003 season. It was in June 2003 that I was approached to become the Secretary to the Hertfordshire Disciplinary Panel. I accepted and took this role on. I was thinking of retiring the disciplinary role at the end of the 2014 season as I thought it was time for a fresh face. I decided to stay one more season. It was towards the end of the 2014-2015 season, on the election of my predecessor David Roberts to be The Hertfordshire Representative to The Rugby Football Union, I was asked to consider the role of County Secretary. After careful consideration I accepted the nomination for the role.

I am looking forward to the new role. It will take me time to settle into it and I hope that The County will bear with me as I get to grips with the role. I shall remain as a discipline panel member. I just hope that I will be half as good as those people who have held the role before me.

Adrian K Sparks Hon Sec Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union

VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT Becoming Vice President of Herts RFU in addition to my role as President of Tring RUFC could have proved challenging but with the support of Graham Walker, Mark Elliott and Richard Milnes my transition to VP has gone smoothly. I would like to thank them profusely for their help and encouragement over the last year.

In a typically dynamic rugby season the highlight for me was bizarrely a trip to prison when I went to watch the Merit Table final between the Martyn Kirk Vice President HMP the Mount and Hendon 2nd XV in Bovingdon. It was inspiring to see the enthusiasm and commitment of the prison side and their supporters. They obviously loved the game and their behaviour was exemplary throughout. The wardens made me very welcome at the game and subsequent meal. Happily I was released at the end of the proceedings! I firmly believe that we at Herts RFU must continue to support the excellent work done by the authorities at the Mount in enabling competitive rugby to thrive in a most difficult environment. The positive nature of rugby provides huge benefits to the inmates both physically and psychologically which should ultimately help them to reconnect with society.

Looking forward to next season it is my intention to be somewhat less “Tring-centric” - an accusation sometimes rightly levelled at me! - and venture out across the county to appreciate the excellent traditions of Herts rugby. The man of Tring can also be the man of Herts!

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FINANCING THE UNION 2014-2015

This year, a fourth successive surplus! It would have been substantially higher but for our decision to provide the “Count-down to Kick-off 2015“ fund. 24 affiliated clubs took advantage of the £500 grant available per qualifying club. The purpose of the fund is to help sponsor them in their various activities to promote the forth-coming Rugby World Cup. The Constituent Body (CB) income peaked this year, at a total of £107,300. Our spending increased in-line with our commitments through the Performance Funding and Reporting (PFR) programme of the RFU. This amounted to slightly less than our budget of £93,700 and would have generated a surplus of some £14,000! This, John Gregory then, allowed us to set aside a substantial amount, to provide funding, as the County Hertfordshire RFU Hon Treasurer contribution, in support of the Rugby World Cup promotional activities. Thus, the “Count-down to Kick-off 2015” fund. Our sources of income remain unchanged, although our activity expenditure does vary somewhat season-by-season. These are listed under the items of expenditure. See charts below:-

Sources of Income The County income is dominated by the amounts provided by the RFU. Our sponsorship income provided by Weston Homes is the next major source of funds:- Source of Funds 2015 - £ ‘000s % 2014 - £ ‘000s % 2013 - £ ‘000s % RFU 76.2 71.0% 74.6 70.6% 74.8 71.4% Own Generated 31.1 29.0% 31.1 29.4% 30.0 28.6% Sponsorship (net) 21.2 19.8% 18.4 17.5% 18.6 17.7% Subscriptions 6.2 5.8% 6.7 6.3% 6.2 5.9% Disciplinary - - - - 0.9 0.9% Fundraising & Other 3.6 3.4% 5.8 5.5% 4.2 4.0% Bank Interest 0.1 0.1% 0.2 0.1% 0.1 0.1%

Components of Expenditure The County expenditure continues to be placed in the areas of rugby development through the CB-RDP structure and County representative teams. This year more has been directed to clubs and volunteers. See table:- DPP = Developing Player Pathway Item of Expenditure 2015 - £ ‘000s % 2014 - £ ‘000s % 2013- £ ‘000s % Playing, Training, Coaching etc 51.7 49.2% 51.9 56.8% 45.7 58.1% Under 14-18s boys 11.7 15.2 13.3 Under 15-18s girls 4.7 6.7 2.2 Under 20s Stags 1.5 6.5 6.0 DPP/ Schools of Rugby 6.6 4.6 3.8 Youth Total 24.5 23.3% 33.0 36.1% 25.3 32.2% Under 23 5.9 4.8 1.2 Championship Men & A Squad 20.4 11.5 18.1 Championship Women 0.9 2.6 1.1 Adult Total 27.2 25.9% 18.9 20.7% 20.4 25.9% Competitions 14.4 13.7% 16.0 17.5% 13.5 17.2% Coaching and Courses 2.9 2.8% - - 1.5 1.9% Volunteers, Members and Club Support 26.5 25.2% 15.0 16.4% 9.4 12.0% Governance & Administration 9.6 9.1% 8.5 9.3% 8.5 10.8%

The funds available to the county held at NatWest Bank Plc are £2 thousand more than at the last year end. All bills (except the most recent) are paid. Our reserves continue to be healthy. There are over 80 unpaid volunteers who manage, coach and administer the whole range of activities on behalf of the CB. Those volunteers are ably assisted by our RFU support staff headed by Gavin Williams and Mel Liley our Rugby Development Officer. I thank them for their continuing skill and professionalism and careful management. Thank you, Weston Homes, in this your 13th season as our main sponsor! Thank you, Tylers, for your continued and valued support.

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Marketing Summary 2015-16

A year back in this chair has once again seen many old and new faces and to be honest it’s been good to be back involved. The County has moved forward with the new Pitchero website under the experienced eye of Chris Pike although we still have a lot do by updating certain sections but the new Twitter connection has created more interest and is receiving regular comments from near and far. The RFU’s Game Management System (GMS) is launched and proving to be a

Colin Haslam worthwhile website so we are keeping a close eye on its progress Chairman of Marketing through Chris before making a decision whether to get involved with it.

Right from the start of last season it was obvious that an immense amount of time was going to be spent arranging venues and volunteers for the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour which was due to be in Hertfordshire in August 2015. As this is now history and the RWC 2015 is about to start as we go to press you will find later in this edition the full report on what turned out to be a very successful day.

The Annual Dinner at Mid-Herts Golf Club was a sell-out with a number of clubs being very disappointed as they were late with their applications so please contact us early if you want to book places. The 2015-16 event, again at M-HGC, is already booked for Wednesday 2nd March 2016.

The Presidents’ Finals Day held at Allianz Park for all three finals turned out to be a great success with coach loads of supporters turning up to watch their clubs play in a very special environment. Numerous match day programmes for most teams have been produced throughout the season along with other printed matter including this edition. Putting this Yearbook together is a mammoth task especially as one has to regularly chase for contributions. However the design and printing is once again down to Concept Communications who you must admit do a very good job, many thanks go to them especially Giles Bowes and Sam Goody for their professional touches and understanding. Internally a special thanks goes to both David Williams and Richard Milnes for their invaluable help in collating details, adverts and updates.

Please take note of the back cover as Weston Homes have once again upped their sponsorship for Herts Rugby for the coming season. We are sincerely grateful of their support, we would not be able to field the number of county sides we do without their generous contribution. On a sad note we lost a great supporter of rugby and a colleague of theirs in Richard Payne who suddenly passed away in March soon after he attended our Annual Dinner. He is sadly missed but definitely remembered as the first of what is hoped to be an annual event of The Richard Payne Trophy was played in August with a match between Weston Homes and a Bishop’s Stortford RFC XV.

Finally, congratulations must go to Peter Baines for being selected as the first RFU Senior Vice President from Hertfordshire taking over as RFU President from Jason Leonard in June 2016. Also to David Roberts who takes over from Peter as The RFU Representative for Hertfordshire at The RFU, best wishes to both. Have a great season and have fun.

Colin Haslam Chairman of Marketing & Communications. Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union

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RFU REPRESENTATIVE’S VIEW

Amongst the One of the highlights of the season was the many matters Womens World Cup in Paris where the England discussed by girls carried off the trophy for the first time. The the RFU Council tournament showed how far the women’s game last season, has progressed in recent years and the World perhaps the most Cup was a just reward to Katie MacClean and significant for our her team for their commitment and dedication. member clubs Many months of tense negotiations finally led to Peter Baines RFU Council Representative in Hertfordshire the new European Champions Cup competition concern were the which had a reasonably good start. However, adult competition and grade rugby reviews.. whilst the TV deals with Sky and BT are Whilst a re-structuring of the leagues and cups lucrative, the tournament organisers have been was approved in June 2014 for implementation less successful in raising sponsorship due to the in 2016/17, a majority of Council members, lack of exposure on free to air television. Talking after considering feedback, particularly from of which, it is reassuring to know that the Six the clubs in the north, thought it wise to defer Nations have signed a new television deal for implementation pending further consultation 2016 to 2022 with ITV and BBC so that all including a detailed club survey. It is therefore games will be on terrestrial TV. This will ensure highly unlikely though not beyond the realms of that rugby continues to reach an audience possibility that any changes that are approved of several million rather than a few hundred will not come in until 2017/18 having regard to thousand the need to give a full season’s notice to clubs. In April, Council approved far ranging changes At the start of last season, having been elected to the framework and competitions for age Junior Vice-President, I stepped down from grade rugby. These have been introduced to the RFU Board of Directors and as Chairman address a number of reported issues in the of Governance. During the year I have had the game and in particular the over emphasis on honour of representing the President at the winning and picking the best players to achieve Womens World Cup finals, presenting the Six this leading to player drop-out. When the Nations U20 Championship trophy to England changes come in, 15 a side rugby will start at at Brighton and the British and Irish Cup to U14 and there will be no formal league rugby Worcester Warriors at Doncaster. I have also before U15. There will be competitive festivals handed out rugby awards to various community before U12 but not tournaments or competitions clubs throughout the country and spoken at a that find overall winners. Competitions and number of dinners and other functions. It was representative rugby at all levels will be played also my last season representing Hertfordshire in specific, nationally consistent windows in the clubs on the RFU Council and I was pleased to season so as to relieve the conflict between hand over the reins to David Roberts on the 1st club, school, college and representative rugby. August. David has my full support. On the international front England enjoyed I look forward to serving the Union this year as mixed fortunes, losing narrowly to South Africa Senior Vice-President. and New Zealand in the autumn but beating Samoa and Australia. The Six Nations started It has been a pleasure and a privilege to with an inspiring win in Cardiff and ended represent the County and its clubs over the last with a blitz of the French at Twickenham but 13 years. Thank you all for your support. May I the Championship and Grand Slam proved to wish everyone a happy and successful future in be beyond the team’s grasp when they were rugby. trounced by Ireland at Lansdown Road. It was good to beat the Aussies and the Welsh - let’s Peter Baines hope for a repeat in the World Cup “Pool of RFU Council Representative Death”! Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union

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MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSORS Doesn’t time fly by, September 2014 and has been a fantastic especially when I scheme, with all three phases sold out by July realise that this is 2015. All 14 Garden Row apartments at Welwyn our ninth season Garden City have been reserved. There is also being involved strong interest in our development in Bishop’s with Hertfordshire Stortford which is due to launch in September Rugby as your 2015, and we expect this development to sell out main sponsor. quickly too. Stuart Thomas Once again we Group Finance Director, Weston Homes have been very Fingers crossed for this season in that we can impressed with the take on and beat those West Country boys from way the game in our County has been managed Cornwall at Bishop’s Stortford RFC in May so so congratulations to all concerned whether you reaching a great day out at Twickenham for the are players, coaches, back room volunteers or Bill Beaumont Cup. administrators. To this end we are delighted to be able to increase our sponsorship for the We continue to invest in Hertfordshire and I second year running and know that it will help to have no doubt the 2015/16 season will be a further this great sport of ours. successful one for all. Best wishes to all. We have experienced another successful year at Weston Homes, both in Hertfordshire and Stuart Thomas further afield. In Hertfordshire, our development Group Finance Director in Markyate is now complete and fully occupied. Weston Homes plc Evron Wharf in Hertford was launched in

INAUGURAL RUGBY MATCH FOR WESTON HOMES XV

Weston Homes challenged a Bishop’s Stortford XV in memory of their colleague, Richard Payne, who passed away suddenly earlier this year. Richard was a great supporter of rugby and this was a fitting way to remember him by creating The Richard Payne Cup.

WH started off in incredible style by gaining two tries and one conversion in the first quarter. With a few changes in the second quarter BS started to come back and never looked back. It was a fine display of committed rugby by both sides thoroughly enjoyed by the 100 plus spectators with a special thanks to the control from the referee, Perry Oliver, who allowed the game to flow and managed to keep up with the play. BS came out on top with the final score of 39-12. 16 7766

COMMUNITY RUGBY REPORT Are you excited? Well you should be! Season 2015-16 is the biggest opportunity for rugby in England since the World Cup win in 2003. This is not just about the games. It is not just about if England win – though of course they will. It is about rugby filling the consciousness of the whole nation for weeks and through that consciousness parents bring their children to rugby clubs, new players rock up to try the game for themselves and The Pack volunteers not already involved Tim Bonnett in rugby want to continue the joy of their World Cup experience by Chairman of Community Rugby & being involved locally. Herts RFU Executive have been working hard Safeguarding Manager for a long time to help clubs be ready for this opportunity and it has been great to see the way that clubs have responded. I have had the pleasure of being present for the Executive as new facilities are opened, new lights are switched on, refurbished premises are brought into use – Hertfordshire can justifiably be proud of the efforts put in, the sponsors recruited and the investment that the Herts RFU has directed to fuel the energy in clubs. With responsibility for club development, I could not be happier with the way clubs have improved the playing and social experience for the hoped for influx of new or returning rugby players and supporters.

It is not all about facilities. This season sees the introduction of a policy that has been in place at adults for all youth competitive matches – namely, that the playing area should be protected by barriers preventing pitch incursion and promoting player safety. Sadly, there have been too many instances of adults spoiling children’s rugby experience and this policy (and funding provided to ensure all clubs have suitable barriers) is intended to make the playing experience for young players better. Players need to be encouraged by positive feedback and appropriate vocal support not threatened by adults who should know better demeaning the game by their ‘win at all costs’ attitudes.

It is also about skilling up volunteers. We are ensuring that there are training courses easily available everywhere to provide the skills and volunteer resources needed to give the new recruits and returning players a positive rugby experience. Where appropriate – in areas the Executive is targeting for growth – these courses are sponsored to ensure there is no barrier to attending.

So I ask again – are you excited? I know I am and I know that Hertfordshire RFU and the Community Rugby section have worked innovatively and in a targeted way with the RFU at Twickenham and its staff to make sure that England 2015 gives clubs the growth dividend they deserve for the efforts put in to be ready.

Tim Bonnett Chairman of Community Rugby & Safeguarding Manager Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union www.hertsrugby.co.uk 17 7766

CHAIRMAN OF REPRESENTITIVE RUGBY Before I get onto mentioning about last season, what I do want say is a massive Thank You to all the managers, coaches, S&C and medical teams that have worked with and looked after all the guys and girls who have ‘donned’ the county shirt.

Without their commitment, enthusiasm and knowledge our representative programme wouldn’t be the professionally run show that it is. They spend many hours making sure the we (Herts) give the players an experience that they will appreciate in years to come. I know everyone on the executive supports what you do so Thank You.

Secondly I want to say thank you to all the partners and parents. Your patience and unwavering support of our players is appreciated. Having to change or cancel plans, finish work to get them to training are things you do without question so that your ‘other half’, son or daughter can commit to representing Herts. It is never under estimated the huge positive effect these little things have so again thank you.

And last but not least, the players. Without your willingness and commitment to the representative programme, we wouldn’t be as successful as we are. We have a fine reputation amongst the other counties and this is down to you and the way you represent your self and the county. Thank You.

So, onto our the recap of our season. The senior XV narrowly missed out on reaching Twickenham in the county championship losing in the final game against Cornwall.

The U23 programme continues to grow’ from strength to strength with more counties becoming interested in following our model. Fixtures wise, they played 3, won 3 The U20 programme was not as successful last season as in previous years. This was partly down to the weather and rearranging fixtures as well as player availability. International honours were bestowed upon Sam James ( BSRFC) was capped by Scotland at U20, Jack Cullen (BSRFC) was capped by Ireland at U20, Louis Mullholland ( Hitchin) was selected into the USA ‘world Cup squad and of course the rugby world knows all about Maro Itoje (Harpenden) who was selected for England Saxons and then part of the initial England world cup training squad. The U18 programme saw them beat Middlesex convincingly having been narrowly beaten by Eastern Counties and Essex - 5 players through to a Divisional trial and 3 selected for the trial. The U16 programme saw them win their 3 grading games. Mark Williams (OAs) was selected to go forward for a divisional trial.

The Developing Player Programme is for the U13 to U15 age groups and incorporates the U14/ U15 fixtures. This season saw over 140 players receive regular sessions focussing on improving/ developing their rugby core skills, game understanding and game play. Each session also included specific strength & conditioning elements to improve there general mobility and they had classroom sessions on things like nutrition, attack and defence principles, general lifestyle advice etc.The U13 group played in the Saracens Academy Tri-Angular 12’s festival at OA’s where all the boys (3 teams) played Kent and Essex recording wins over both counties. The U14 programme saw only one fixture away to Kent where both the A&B XV lost to a very strong Kent squad. They also played in the Saracens Academy Tri-Angular 12’s festival at OA’s playing Kent and Essex. The U15 programme played 5 games winning 4 of them, As always next season will bring new, exciting and fresh challenges in the world of representative rugby so good luck to you all.

David Toon Chairman of Representitive Rugby Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union

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CHRIS RAINBOW WRITES Much like their 2014 campaign Hertfordshire were again left to agonise over what may have been.

The 2015 season once again saw the team led by Brett McNamee (Old Albanians) and the coaching team headed up by Rory Teague (Saracens). The high hopes of a successful campaign was going to be seriously tested with two away games to new promoted Kent and 2014 Finalist, Cornwall.

A more positive start could not have been asked for when a Herts Chris Rainbow HRFU Senior Team Manager team consisting of eight debutants gained a hard fought win vs Kent. Three first half tries from Jimmy Speirs (Old Albanians), Henry Robinson (Darlington Mowden Park) and captain McNamee in the first half gave Herts the lead that they never relinquished despite not gaining the upper hand up front. Kent came back strongly in the second half and it wasn’t until the final 10 minutes when excellent work rate and execution lead to debutant Rob Conquest (Darlington Mowden Park) scoring that Herts could relax have had a hard day at the office gaining what looked on the score board as a comfortable 19-31 away win.

A strong second half performance was enough to see Herts home Gloucestershire. The introduction of Elliott Reeder (Old Albanians), Sam Lunnon (Old Albanians) and George Elliott (Hertford) gave Herts go forward and impetus, which resulted in some well-worked team tries for Reeder, Michael Sargent (Hertford), Dan Watt (Old Albanians), Elliott and Lunnon. Herts eventually run out 37-25 winners despite being 10-11 down at half time after Ross Hamilton (Old Albanians) had crossed the white wash.

Cornwall away became winner takes all as they won both of their opening game and was played in front of a hostile 2,000+ crowd at Redruth. Herts played their best rugby of the campaign in the first half and constant pressure in attack and defence was rewarded with tries from Watt and Adams- Hale (Old Albanians). Watt also brought his kicking boots as he knocked over a conversion and two penalties to give Herts a 6-18 half time lead. After what can only be assumed to have been the half time team talk of all team talks Cornwall completed their come back when with 8 minutes to go they took a 25-18 lead. Hertfordshire where unable to get a foot hold in the second half and paid a heavy price.

Herts where strongly represented on this years England Counties XV tour to Romania as McNamee, Andrew Barry (Old Albanians), Sam Winter (Bishops Stortford), Speirs and Robinson where all selected.

Chris Rainbow Senior Team Manager Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union

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19 The 2014 – 2015 season has felt like a year-long countdown to kick off. This year’s Hertfordshire County Handbook will probably land on our desks at the height of the competition – when we’ll be supporting our team, either in our clubhouses watching the television, or in one of the 13 stadia in person. Regardless of where we’re watching the matches, we know that over the last year we’ve been working together to ensure our clubs are ready whatever the result.

Facilities wise, the 2014-15 has been the year of the Transforming Social Spaces Mel Liley project – the aim to update clubhouses to reflect the changing attitudes of our rugby HRFU RDO club members. Whilst many of our happiest times are in the club on a Saturday night, drink in hand, we have more young people, families and visitors using clubs than ever before. The Transforming Social Spaces project saw the Rugby Football Foundation invest more than £80, 000 into Hertfordshire clubs through this matching scheme. For the clubs involved, the returns on this investment will hopefully be more than financial, and we shall see more people playing over the course of the coming season.

The RFU Club Accreditation process, which goes through the basic operations around club management through to the club’s philosophy on coaching continues to be an excellent mechanism for clubs to evaluate “where we are now” and think about “what we need to do” over the next year. All clubs should be encouraged to become accredited, and it’s going to become crucial to those looking into projects that require funding, whether through England Rugby or other channels.

A key focus for me and my team continues to be the RFU All Schools initiative, which has seen us start work in Astley Cooper and Adeyfield Schools in Hemel Hemstead. With the aim to convert year 7 and 8 pupils into members, the club is actively using this programme to recruit players from non-rugby backgrounds and will be using the hype as a platform for activity over the year including tag, touch and 7s, as well as their traditional 15 a-side matches and competitions. The coming season will see this project begin with a group of Watford schools; Westfield Academy, Bushey Academy and Francis Combe Academy. Working with the four clubs across Watford town, it is Harry Harrison HRFU CRC hoped that new rugby players will have the opportunity to experience quality rugby both in school and then within the club environment.

In the last year, we’ve held over thirty different courses supporting coaches, referees and volunteers develop their skills. With the New Rules of Play becoming more established year on year, our tailored referee courses in May were well received by over 100 club coaches. These courses are likely to be implemented again in 2015/16, with a plan to invite many of the teachers looking to adopt the regulations into school rugby over the coming seasons. Richard Hope, Community Rugby Coach in the North and East of Hertfordshire, is planning on a Young Coaching programme at Letchworth Garden City RFC, which will look at developing young people into coaches ready to Richard Hope take their badges when they turn eighteen, but that can also demonstrate volunteering HRFU CRC hours for their Duke of Edinburgh and Young Leaders Awards.

Growing the returning students provision continues to be a real ambition of ours, and it would be great to see more rugby played throughout the season by players that return from university that wish for a casual playing opportunity alongside their friends. The Back-to-Schoolival concept that Adam Howard is developing could be an excellent opportunity to see lapsed players return to rugby in a format that suits them. As always, a huge thanks goes to Harry Harrison and Richard Hope in their continued work as Community Rugby Coaches, and to the club and county volunteers that work with us to grow the game across Hertfordshire. Enjoy the tournament.

Melanie Liley Rugby Development Officer England Rugby

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JOIN IN HERTFORDSHIRE What is Join In Hertfordshire? Join In Hertfordshire is a partnership between Join In (London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Volunteer Legacy Charity) and the Herts Sports Partnership which aims to match enthusiastic sports volunteers to fun and rewarding volunteering opportunities.

Over 550 sports clubs, schools and sports organisations have taken advantage of this FREE service to advertise volunteering opportunities. These opportunities can be anything from a treasurer, race marshal to someone making tea on match days.

What’s been happening? We have recently re-launched Join In Hertfordshire with a brand new structure which is being piloted in Hertfordshire. This new structure has a more geographical focus with a Join In Hertfordshire Coordinator leading volunteer attraction and retention in each of our ten districts. This Join In Hertfordshire Coordinator is responsible for supporting clubs, schools, sports organisations and events to find volunteers in their local area.

We are still recruiting six of the ten Join In Hertfordshire Coordinator positions (Broxbourne, Stevenage, Welwyn Hatfield, Watford, Hertsmere, Three Rivers). However, we do have someone covering the areas until a permanent replacement is recruited.

You can contact the Join In Hertfordshire Coordinators by emailing: Join In Coordinator Email Address Area [email protected] Watford [email protected] Hertsmere [email protected] Three Rivers [email protected] Welwyn Hatfield [email protected] Broxbourne [email protected] East Herts [email protected] Stevenage [email protected] North Herts [email protected] St Albans [email protected] Dacorum

How can sports clubs advertise sports volunteering positions? It’ really simple to advertise sport volunteering positions on the www.JoinInUK.org website.

1. Go to www.JoinInUK.org and click on ‘we need volunteers’ 2. Click on ‘create a page’ and then fill out the application form called ‘create profile’ 3. You now have a Join In profile you can advertise sport volunteering positions online.

Top three tips: 1. Make sure you update your Join In profile regularly to keep it current 2. Make sure you describe your sports volunteering opportunities in detail 3. Recognise and reward your sports volunteers to help retain them.

Join In Hertfordshire Successes: Here’s a couple of Join In Hertfordshire successes over the last three months.

Club/Event Volunteer Opportunities St Albans Rugby Club This club has been proactive in using Join In Hertfordshire to fill volunteering opportunities at the club (5+ volunteers placed). Canoe Slalom World Championship The majority of the volunteers for this event were found through Join In Hertfordshire. Oakland’s College 67+ Oakland’s College students have given up 30+ volunteering hours to volunteer at local sports clubs from a number of sports (Netball, Rugby, Football, Gymnastics, Tennis, and Badminton) Welwyn 10k and Half Marathon 59 race marshals were recruited through Join In for these running events.

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HERTFORDSHIRE CLUBS COMPETITIONS REPORT League performance season 2014/15: Two Clubs were promoted from London NW3. Fullerians as champions and Welwyn secured the second promotion spot seeing off Belsize Park. The following Clubs were demoted one League level. Old Albanians from National league 1 (not helped by 5 points deduction on registrations.) Tring from National League 3 L&SE. Hemel Hempstead and St Albans from London NW2. In Herts Middx 2 which was split into groups half way through the season, Watford made it into the top six but then finished Jon Clapham bottom of these. Our thanks must go to John Gregory for his work on Chairman of Competitions Leagues both current and future, also for his work in producing The Hertfordshire Honours Table for which we thank Weston Homes for their much valued Sponsorship. The Final Season Table was published in the summer Edition of About Herts.

HERTS MIDDX MERIT TABLES: Results will be given elsewhere but as proof that we continue to struggle to attract players at Senior Level from the modern generations we lost up to ten sides from our original 80 or so sides participating. This is a challenge we have to win. Hopefully all the work around the World Cup will help. Our thanks to Fred McCarthy and Foggy Atkinson for the flexible but firm way they conduct the merit tables and knockout Competitions. They continue to provide our Club Lower sides with meaningful fixtures.

Club of the month Pennant Winners 2014/15 Sept’14 Barnet Elizabethans Oct’14: Welwyn Nov/Dec’14: Fullerians Jan’15: Hatfield Feb’15: Verulamians Mar/April’15: Welwyn Club of the Season: Letchworth GC

Herts Presidents’ Cup: Letchworth defeated Old Albanians Romans by 35 Points to 16. Herts Presidents’ Tankard: Welwyn defeated Stevenage Town by 47 Points to 12. Herts Presidents’ Trophy: Royston defeated Cheshunt by 14 Points to 7.

All three Cup Finals were played at Allianz Park and a large crowd was attracted. We have therefore booked a second year on Sunday 1st May 2016. Our thanks to Rob McClement for his service on the gate on the day and also to him and Chris Bubb assisting with the three competitions.

Our thanks for the assistance of Richard Gregg Stadium Manager and his Staff on this year’s Finals.

Herts Colts Cup Final: Harpenden defeated Bishops Stortford by 15 Points to 14. Herts Colts Shield Final: Hitchin defeated Fullerians by 12 Points to 8.

Our thanks to Tim Bartlett who sometimes assisted by Peter Houghton has run these Competitions for the last decade and a half involving a lot of contacting of Clubs and always producing good finals. Our thanks also to Fullerians for staging these two finals in 2015. We move the finals to Tring next year hopefully on Sunday 24th April if clear of conflicting Colts Competitions.

Herts Sevens Cup Final 2015: Harpenden beat Tring 29-0 to retain the Cup Herts Sevens Plate Final 2014: Welywn beat Fullerians 36-0

My thanks go to the Harpenden Club and in particular Bob Barlthorpe for the 2014 Event and Gur Richardson and Peter Woodthorpe for the 2015 Event.

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HERTFORDSHIRE/MIDDLESEX MERIT TABLES 2015-16 Will this year’s Rugby World Cup stimulate those players who have drifted away from the game to lace their boots on again and help bring new enthusiasts into our sport? The Merit Tables in 2016-17 will be the ones to watch and see whether or not the number of teams competing have started to move upwards again.

In the 2014 -15 season we saw our overall numbers fall for the first time below the 80 mark and this season they have drifted down to 76. However, we have already had some good news from Hertford who have reformed their 5th XV and slotted into Table 7 where Hitchin 4th had just pulled out.

Fred McCarthy Last year, Table 1 only had eight sides of the appropriate level, but promotions Merit Table Organiser from a strong Table 2 and the addition of Ampthill 3rds has lifted the number to 10 sides, the same as in Tables 2 to 6 inclusive. The only other new side is Amersham and Chiltern 3rd in Table 6. Having 76 teams meant that we had to be imaginative to find a competitive format at the lower end. The sixteen teams involved were given the option of one large league, playing every side once and then have a play-off, but they opted for a North-East and South West divide, which fitted neatly with the locations of the teams, plus a play off between the two leagues at the end of the season.

There are some interesting matches ahead in all the Tables, especially watching to see if Cuffley 1st and Harpenden 2nd can continue their promotions again this season. Will Hemel Hempstead 2nd regain their form in Table 3, how will our younger clubs, Weston and Berkhamsted, progress in 2015-16?

The other area of change this season will be in the Merit Table Rules. After much pressure Foggy and I have agreed that “Rolling Substitutes” can be played, providing that both sides have a full team and three replacements, otherwise normal use of replacements will apply. However, the second change is probably the most interesting and will probably apply to the sides in the lower tables. All teams must start the game with the same number of players. Where imbalances occur due to sides arriving with a shortage of players, then the opposition will be required either to lend players to their opponents or reduce their own side to the same level. As an example, if one side arrives with 13 men and the home sides has 17 ready to go, then both sides could play with 15 each, or both sides have 13, the home side have 3 replacements and one player gets left out totally. Some tough decisions will have to be made on occasions.

Feedback has already been positive about this change, which was picked up at an RFU working group of Merit Table Organisers. The prime objective is to get competitive games and get rid of 100-0 matches that do so much damage to sides struggling to keep teams together. Winning may be great, but it should be on a level playing field and finding methods for clubs to stay afloat should be important for all, otherwise the numbers will continue to dwindle. If you wish to follow the week-to-week progress of your sides in the Competition, then find the latest information at www.hmmt.co.uk

Table One Table Two Table Three Table Four Ampthill 3rds 1 Cuffley 1st 2 Biggleswade 2nd 3 B. Stortford 4th 4 B. Stortford 3rd 1 Datchworth 2nd 2 Cheshunt 2nd 3 Barnet Eliz. 2nd 4 Belsize Park 2nd 1 Enfield Ignatians 2nd 2 H. Hempstead 2nd 3 Fullerians 3rd 4 Hackney 2nd 1 Finchley 2nd 2 Hampstead 3rd 3 Tring 3nd 4 Hampstead 2nd 1 Fullerians 2nd 2 Hatfield 1st 3 Letchworth 3rd 4 Hertford 3rd 1 Harpenden 2nd 2 Hendon 2nd 3 O.Albanians 4th 4 Letchworth 2nd 1 Harrow 2nd 2 Saracens Amats 2nd 3 Royston 2nd 4 Old Haberdashers 2nd 1 Hertford 4th 2 The Mount 3 Tabard 2nd 4 Tring 2nd 1 Hitchin 2nd 2 UCSOBs 2nd 3 Watford 2nd 4 Welwyn 2nd 1 OMTs 2nd 2 Welwyn 3rd 3 Weston 4 Table Five Table Six Table 7 North & East Table 7 South & West Belsize Park 4th 5 Amersham and C. 3rd 6 Barnet 3rd 7 Chesham 3rd 7 Black Horse 5 Berkhamsted 6 Biggleswade 3rd 7 Chess Valley 2nd 7 Chesham 2nd 5 Cuffley 2nd 6 Cheshunt 3rd 7 Fullerians 4th 7 Enfield Ign. 3rd 5 H.Hempstead 3rd 6 Datchworth 3rd 7 Hatfield 2nd 7 Finsbury Park 5 Harpenden 3rd 6 Hertford 5th 7 O. Millhillians 2nd 7 Hackney 3rd 5 Hitchin 3rd 6 Letchworth 4th 7 O.Albanians 5th 7 Old Grammarians 5 Mill Hill 2nd 6 Stevenage T 3rd 7 Pinner and G 2nd 7 Southgate 5 O. Ashmoleans 6 Welwyn 4th 7 Tring 4th 7 St Albans 2nd 5 OMT 3rd 6 Stevenage T. 2nd 5 Verulamians 2nd 6

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DAY 70 OF THE RWC TROPHY TOUR IN HERTFORDSHIRE WEDNESDAY 19TH AUGUST Wow …. What a day to remember with heartiest congratulations to all the Volunteers at the venues. Prior to the day many hours had been spent by volunteers from each venue and HRFU County personnel to make sure that when the Webb Ellis Cup arrived in our County it was going to be a major success. This wasn’t made any easier by the outrageous obstacles placed in our way by those in higher places who have no idea of what community rugby is all about. How can one motivate volunteers to welcome this event if one can’t advertise the arrival of The Rugby World Cup or use the words Trophy Tour which is coming to our region? That said even with constant discussions, approvals then retractions by those in high office we still gave the Trophy a typical Hertfordshire welcome, well done everyone!!.

Haileybury College started us off on a sunny warm morning with a photo shoot on the terrace of their magnificent buildings with their rugby pitch looking immaculate. Haileybury are a team base for both the Argentina and USA RWC squads and were invited to host an hour long photo session. The Master, Joe Davies, was quoted as saying: “I’m enormously proud and it’s a great, great opportunity. It’s a tribute to our rugby heritage. It’s a lovely setting we have and when the team managers came over a few months ago they were stunned by it.” They weren’t the only ones either, truly spectacular! Hertford RFC was the next venue and once again they impressed with a two hour visit for the volunteers and public to have their photos taken alongside the Cup whilst a Touch Tournament took place for 16-24 year olds. It was great to see young and old meeting up with players, coaches, committee members and the local community all enjoying the memorable event.

Onward to the largest event of the day at Bishop’s Stortford RFC with the Cup scheduled to be on display from 2.00 - 8.00pm. It was welcomed into Silver Leys by a troop of gymnasts and a corridor of local school kids, Mums, Dads, Grannies and Grandads waving the flags of all the countries participating in the Tournament which starts on 18th September. The black Land Rover Defender carrying the cup and the RFU President Jason Leonard moved through hoards of welcoming town folk as well as club members and families. This venue was one of only three selected to have the RFU Roadshow in attendance and was supported by Saracens players showing off their trophy ware. In addition to having Jason present it was wonderful to also have Lawrence Dallaglio with us for the whole visit, both of them not hesitating to be involved in photoshoots with all present and giving spectacular smiles for every shot, quite an achievement considering the length of time they spent there. The club attempted to break the record for the number of players taking part in a game of Touch Rugby and by all accounts they smashed it (507 … to be ratified officially). Lots of great food and all sorts of refreshments were available to all as was the showing of the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final in Sydney on a big screen which will be in use again as a Fan Zone for the whole of the 2015 RWC.

Most of the HRFU County Exec along with some of their Referee colleagues were in attendance at all venues and on behalf of them we must thank all three hosts in congratulating them on a job well done. Hertfordshire RFU is proud to have you as members and sincerely grateful for pulling off what turned out to be ‘A Spectacular Day to Remember’

Colin Haslam, HRFU Marketing.

(Some photographs are courtesy of hertsrugby.co.uk The Herts & Essex Observer and Mercury Newspapers) www. 24 7766

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COUNTY GOLF DAY Sun shone - Golf quality of high standard - Tring take the Honours. Ten teams of four including our two sponsors teams Weston Homes & Tylers took on the picturesque East Herts course with Tring coming in outright winners followed by Letchworth and Stevenage taking 3rd place. A great day was had by all thanks to the help of John Atkinson in registration and Paul Freestone catching some magic moments on and off the course with the camera.

Winners - Tring John Hopson, Sam Clapham, Ben Criddle & Louis Michalski

2nd place - Letchworth 3rd Place - Stevenage Graham Walker, Darren Messanger, Mial Walker Greg Amos, Mark Amos, Adam Amos & Phil Wright & Les Clark (Photo only of GW & LC)

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Letchworth Garden City RUFC Braveherts are a side which can be described as a mixed sex, mixed ability and inclusive rugby team. The Braveherts side has been in existence for 3 years now, with the aim of playing in the Touch Tournament which takes place over the summer. It is a team coached by 4 club players with an attitude of regardless of your disability or age you can be part of the team. This year for the first 4 weeks of the touch tournament the Braveherts were unbeaten which has shown a huge amount of progression. On most Wednesday nights we have 17 people with a disability who turn up and either play, cheer or train but are part of the team.

On the back of the touch success we entered the open sevens and the city mixed tag competition, just for the experience. Having never played Tag before, we had one training session and went and took part.

Several things happened on the day. Our squad consisted of 9 adults with a learning disability, 3 coaches and a 9 year old who is the son of a sponsor, who through being around the team is now a convert from football to rugby. The sun shone, everyone turned up on time, everyone played their part in every game. Every team we played against embraced the experience and became our rugby friends. The icing on the cake was reaching the semi finals of the competition losing to the eventual winners 9-6 in a game that was described as the most exciting of the day. After each game we gave away Hate Crime Awareness wrist bands to our opposition and explained they were for increasing awareness and where to report it. After which the team give them out in the main stadium.

In summing up I suppose it is fair to say that the rugby world is an amazing place to be but by opening our doors wider we can invite more people in. Letchworth Braveherts are now linked into the International Mixed Ability Sports Network breaking down barriers between able bodied and disabled players through integrated teams.

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HERTFORDSHIRE RFU DISCIPLINARY REPORT FOR THE SEASON 2014-15 Qualified Panel Chairman: John Knighton (Old Albanians), Jeff Byrne (Old Ashmoleans) and Adrian Sparks (Hertford) Qualified Panel Members: Tim Milner (Hitchin), Colin Haslam (Bishops Stortford), Malcolm Tucker (Welwyn), David Roberts (Letchworth), Jeremey Gilham (Datchworth), Paul Doyle (Old Albanians), Ian Tottman (Fullerians) Adrian Sparks (Hertford) was The Disciplinary Secretary for The Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union and also is the senior judicial secretary for Hertfordshire. Ian Tottman was the County Youth Disciplinary Secretary (CBYDS) for Hertfordshire. The schools Disciplinary Secretary for Hertfordshire (CBSDS) was John Williams. Safeguarding Manager for Hertfordshire was Tim Bonnet. A panel consists of a panel chairman, and two other panel members making a total of three members. All panels have also a judicial secretary in attendance. All Hertfordshire panels also have an observer from The Hertfordshire Society of Rugby Referees to advise the panel on the laws of the game and technical points concerned with the refereeing of the game. The judicial secretary and the representative of the referees society are there to guide the panel but do not have any say in the decision making process. Hertfordshire Rugby Football Disciplinary Panels have sat on fifteen occasions between September and May, completing work on 35 cases. One of those cases was a joint case in which two clubs were charged under RFU rule 5.12 for the same game. These figures apply to the senior game which is now defined by Under 19 and above plus any person under 18 or below playing in a game above their age group. Therefore if a youth of 17 years old players in an under 19 game and is sent off the case is heard by a senior disciplinary panel. So a closer look at the 35 cases we dealt with. They resulted in 37 different charges being made. This was because in one case involved two 5.12 charges against the two clubs involved in one match and one player being charged with two offences for the one sending off. The figure of 35 cases shows a marked increase on last year of 10 cases which is a 40% increase on the 2013-1014 figure. The 35 cases are “senior cases” as defined by the RFU, they do not include any youth or schools cases of players sent off only but do include one case in youth rugby involving adult behaviour. There is an appendix for youth attached to this report. It also does not include any case heard by the RFU concerning our two level 4 and above clubs. Total number of cases heard 29 placing charges as set out below:- Punch/Strike 11 Strike with head 5 Stamp/Trample 0 Kicking an opponent 0 Tripping an opponent 0 Dangerous tackling an opponent 4 Retaliation 1 Dangerous charging 0 Acts contrary to good sportsmanship 4 Two Yellow Cards 7 Match Official Abuse 3 5.12 charges 3

Total charges placed 37 (explained in early text) To the 37 charges there were 27 guilty pleas entered and 9 not guilty pleas. Of the 10 not guilty pleas 3 were found guilty and 6 were dismissed as not proven, no case to answer and 1 charge brought under rule 5.12 was not proven.

A further breakdown of the 3 acts contrary to good sportsmanship shows that one was for contact with the eye or eye area which was not proven. The eagle eyed amongst you would have noticed that I have also penned a piece on becoming The County Secretary for this year book. This report is my last in the capacity of Disciplinary Secretary as I move to pastures new. For those who are thinking that they have seen the last of me on discipline, sorry! I will remain as a panellist and will chair panels as and when required. It has been good and it is job I have done since June 2003. So after 12 years it’s time for a change. Your new Disciplinary Secretary is Paul Doyle of Old Albanians RFC. His contact details can be found in this book. I wish him luck.

Adrian K Sparks Disciplinary Secretary Season 2014-2015 Herts RFU

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INTRODUCING PAUL DOYLE AS HRFU DISCIPLINE SECRETARY Having played rugby since school I was keen to share my love of the sport with my 2 sons and so about 14 years ago I joined OA’s Rugby club. I first volunteered as a coach and soon became the safeguarding officer. In this role I sat on the Youth discipline boards which last year led to an invitation to sit on The Herts RFU Discipline Panel. In 2015 the year of the Rugby World Cup I am delighted to take up the position of Discipline Secretary. I hope we have a truly successful games and a positive take up of the sport in the years ahead.

Paul Doyle Taking over from Adrian is going to be a challenge as he has brilliantly steered us HRFU Discipline Secretary all through the complexities of the globalisation of rugby discipline but happily the Herts Disciplinary Committee will not be without his encyclopaedic knowledge and boyish enthusiasm as he wishes to continue as a panelist for hopefully many years.

Paul Doyle HRFU Discipline Secretary Hertfordshire RFU

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AT BISHOP’S STORTFORD RFC IN BEING VOTED NATIONAL CLUB OF THE YEAR

On Weds 2nd September at the inaugural National Rugby Awards sponsored by Lawson Keys held in the Rose Room at Twickenham, Bishop’s Stortford Rugby Club were awarded the accolade of being adjudged ‘Club of the Year’

This category was open to ‘all English professional and amateur clubs who have achieved outstanding results and/or other major breakthroughs during the year’. At the last count that was well over 2000 clubs!

Other clubs short listed for this award were Gosford All Blacks, Crediton, Plymouth Argaum, Barkers Butts and Colchester.

Stortford were also shortlisted in the ‘Youth - Mini Section of the Year’ category but were beaten to that award by Heaton Moor RFC from Stockport.

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2015 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD

2015 Presidents’ Cup Winners Letchworth Garden City

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2015 Presidents’ Tankard Winners Welwyn

2015 Presidents’ Trophy Winners Royston

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2015 Colts Cup Winners Harpenden

SOCIAL EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARY

Wednesday 2nd March 2016 Members Annual Dinner Mid Herts Golf Club

Friday 8th July 2016

HRFUEast Annual Herts Golf GolfClub Day

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REPRESENTATIVE FIXTURES 2015-16 County Championship Sat 7 May 2016 Hertfordshire v Surrey @ Old Albanians RFC KO 3.00 pm Sat 14 May 2016 Hertfordshire v Cornwall (H) @ Bishop Stortford RFC KO 3.00 pm Sat 21 May 2016 Gloucestershire v Hertfordshire @ tba KO 3.00 pm Sat 28 May 2016 County Championship Final @ Twickenham

U20 (STAGS) these fixtures to be confirmed Sun 7 February 2016 Sun 28 February 2016 Sun 13 March 2016 Sun 27 March 2016 Quarter Final Sun 10 April 2016 Semi Final Sun 8 May 2016 Final

U18 Sun 11 October 2015 Hertfordshire v East Midlands Venue & KO TBC Sun 25 October 2015 Essex v Hertfordshire @ Barking RFC KO TBC Sun 1 November 2015 Hertfordshire v Eastern Counties Hosted by Kent. KO TBC Sun 8 November 2015 Hertfordshire v Hampshire @ Welwyn RFC KO TBC

U16 - these maybe subject to change due to implementation of RFU U16 strategic review Sun 25 October 2015 Hertfordshire v Eastern Counties Venue & KO TBC Sun 1 November 2015 Hertfordshire v Essex Hosted by Eastern Counties KO TBC Sun 15 November 2015 Hertfordshire v Kent Venue & KO TBC

U15 (Boys DPP) Sun 7 February 2016 Essex v Hertfordshire Venue & KO TBC Sun 21 February 2016 Hertfordshire v Kent Venue & KO TBC Sun 17 April 2016 Opponent,Venue & KO TBC

U14 (Boys DPP) Sun 6 March 2016 Opponent, Venue & KO TBC Sun 20 March 2016 Hertfordshire v Kent Venue & KO TBC

U15 & U18 Girls Player Pathway Sun 11 October CB Festival Venue & KO TBC Sun 6 December 2015 CB Fixture Opponent, Venue & KO TBC Sun 17 January 2016 Academy Programme, Venue & KO TBC Sun 7 February 2016 Academy Programme, Venue & KO TBC Sun 28 February 2016 Academy Programme, Venue & KO TBC Sun 20 March 2016 Academy Programme, Venue & KO TBC Sun 3 April 2016 Academy Programme, Venue & KO TBC Sun 17 April 2016 Academy Programme, Venue & KO TBC Sun 8 May 2016 National 7’s, Venue & KO TBC www.hertsrugby.co.uk 33 7766

COUNTY COMPETITIONS Returning Students 10’s Festival 2015-16 Hemel Hempstead (Camelot) v winner of Prelim Monday 21st December 2015 – OARFC - 6.00pm TBA by 28th/29th November 2015.

Presidents’ Cup Draw 2015-16 Semi Finals will be drawn on Round I or Prelim Monday 30th November 2015 Tring 1sts v Old Albanian Romans (2nds) TBA by 6th/7th Feb 2016 Final at Allianz Park on Sunday 1st May at a date to be arranged. Semi Finals Letchworth 1sts v Bishops Stortford Blues (2nds) Sun 28th Feb 2pm Presidents’ Trophy Draw 2015-16 Round 1 Hertford 2nds v Tring or Old Albanians 2nds Chess Valley v Watford TBA by March 12/13th TBA 5th/6th September

Final Verulamians v Royston May 1st at Allianz Park time to be arranged. TBA 5th/6th September Cuffley v Cheshunt TBA 5th/6th September Presidents’ Tankard Draw 2015-16 Prelim Round Barnet Elizabethans received a Bye to the Semi Final Welwyn v Hitchin TBA 5th/6th September 2015 Semi Finals will be drawn immediately following Round 1 and must ROUND 1 be played by 28th/29th November. Tabard v Fullerians TBA by 28th/29th November 2015 Final May 1st at Allianz Park time to be arranged. Harpenden v Datchworth TBA by 28th/29th November 2015

Stevenage Town v St Albans TBA by 28th/29th November 2015

HERTFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS’ COMPETITIONS 2015-16

Friday 13th November 2015 – Hertford RFC: Wednesday 16th March 2016 - OARFC: 1.00pm - Girls u13 & u15 Development Festival 4.30pm – u14 Shield Final. 6.00pm – u15 Shield Final. Wednesday 9th December 2015 - OARFC: 7.30pm – u18 Shield Final. 6.00pm – u14 Cup Final. 7.30pm – u18 Cup Final. Wednesday 23rd March 2016 - OARFC: 4.30pm – u14 Trophy Final. Friday 11th March 2016 – Hertford RFC: 6.00pm – u15 Trophy Final. 1.00pm - Girls u13 & u15 Festival. 7.30pm – u18 Trophy Final.

Tuesday 15th March 2016 – St Albans School: 11.00am – u12 & u13 Shield & Trophy Finals Festival.

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PREVIOUS WINNERS OF COUNTY COMPETITIONS Presidents’ Cup Presidents’ Tankard 1966 Old Verulamian Colts Cup 1971 Fullerians 2010 St Albans 1967 Letchworth 1973 Cheshunt 1972 Bishop’s Stortford 2011 Welwyn 1968 Letchworth 1974 Hemel Hempstead 1973 Old Verulamian 2012 St Albans 1969 Old Verulamian 1975 Hemel Hempstead 1974 Fullerians 2013 Tabard 1970 Old Elizabethans 1976 Barnet 1975 Hemel Hempstead 2014 Fullerians 1971 Welwyn 1977 Cheshunt 1976 Fullerians 2015 Welwyn 1972 Bishop’s Stortford 1978 Cheshunt 1977 Letchworth 1973 Fullerians 1979 Fullerians 1978 Letchworth Presidents’ Trophy 1974 Hemel Hempstead 1980 Fullerians 1979 Bishop’s Stortford 2000 Datchworth 1975 Fullerians 1981 Hemel Hempstead 1980 Fullerians 2001 Stevenage Town 1976 Welwyn 1982 Fullerians 1981 Hertford 2002 Tring 1977 Hemel Hempstead 1983 Barnet 1982 Hertford 2003 Tring 1978 Cheshunt 1984 Barnet 1983 Tabard 2004 Tring 1979 Fullerians 1985 Barnet 1984 Fullerians 2005 Hitchin 1980 Cheshunt 1986 Old Albanian 1985 Cheshunt 2006 Old Ashmolean 1981 Old Albanian 1987 Letchworth 1986 Hertford 2007 Hemel Hempstead 1982 Cheshunt 1988 Hertford 1987 Letchworth 2008 Hemel Hempstead 1983 Cheshunt 1989 Cheshunt 1988 Tabard 2009 Old Ashmoleans 1984 Cheshunt 1990 Old Verulamian 1989 Cheshunt 2010 Verulamians 1985 Old Ashmoleans 1991 Bishop’s Stortford 1990 Tabard 2011 Verulamians 1986 Bishop’s Stortford 1992 Bishop’s Stortford 1991 Cheshunt 2012 Watford 1987 Barnet 1993 Fullerians 1992 Tabard 2013 Royston 1988 Cheshunt 1994 Harpenden 1993 Tabard 2014 Verulamians 1989 Hemel Hempstead 1995 Bishop’s Stortford 1994 Tabard 2015 Royston 1990 Cheshunt 1996 Welwyn 1995 Tabard 1991 Cheshunt 1997 Harpenden 1996 Bishop’s Stortford Seven-a-Side 1992 Tabard 1998 Bishop’s Stortford 1997 Cheshunt 1934 Harpenden 1993 Old Verulamian 1999 Bishop’s Stortford 1998 Old Albanian 1935 Old Georgians 1994 Bishop’s Stortford 2000 Tring 1999 Cheshunt 1936 Old Georgians 1995 Barnet 2001 Tring 2000 Tabard 1937 Old Georgians 1996 Harpenden 2002 Harpenden 2001 Tabard 1938 Old Georgians 1997 Bishop’s Stortford 2003 Letchworth 2002 Tabard 1939 Old Georgians 1998 Bishop’s Stortford 2004 Bishop’s Stortford 2003 Tabard 1947 Old Georgians 1999 Harpenden 2005 Bishop’s Stortford 2004 Hertford 1948 Old Fullerians 2000 Hertford 2006 Hertford 2005 Hertford 1949 Old Fullerians 2001 Old Albanian 2007 Old Albanian 2006 Hertford 1950 Old Elizabethans 2002 Harpenden 2008 Bishop’s Stortford 2007 Hertford 1951 Old Hertfordians 2003 Harpenden 2009 Bishop’s Stortford 2008 Hertford 1952 Old Elizabethans 2004 Tabard 2010 Bishop’s Stortford 2009 Bishop’s Storford 1953 Old Elizabethans 2005 Hertford 2011 Bishop’s Stortford 2010 Old Albanian 1954 Old Elizabethans 2006 Harpenden 2012 Welwyn 2011 Hertford 1955 Old Georgians 2007 Univ of 2013 Old Albanian 2012 Tring 1956 Old Fullerians Hertfordshire 2014 Bishop’s Stortford 2013 Bishop’s Stortford 1957 Old Fullerians 2008 Old Ashmoleans 2015 Harpenden Blues 1958 Old Fullerians 2009 Old Albanian 2014 Letchworth 1959 Old Hertfordians 2010 Fullerians Colts Shield 2015 Letchworth 1960 Old Fullerians 2011 Letchworth 2010 Hemel Hempstead 1961 Old Hertfordians 2012 Letchworth 2011 Letchworth 1962 Old Fullerians 2013 Harpenden 2012 Barnet Elizabethans 1963 Old Fullerians 2014 Harpenden 2013 Tabard 1964 Old Fullerians 2015 Harpenden 2014 Hertford 1965 Bishop’s Stortford 2015 Hitchin 35 7766

HERTFORDSHIRE PLAYING RECORDS

Internationals who have played for Hertfordshire Players for England Counties Hertfordshire U20 XV S M Bates England, Wasps T Banks Bishop’s Stortford B Clarke England, Bath J Culverhouse Hertford B A Dovey England, Rosslyn Park N Foster Old Albanian O Farrell England, Saracens W Roberts Loughborough Students & S Geoghegan Ireland, London Irish Bishop’s Stortford J Lewsey England, Wasps R Lozowski England, Wasps Hertfordshire most capped players R W D Marques England, Harlequins (County Championship Games) S J McDermot Ireland, London Irish A Jaszczak Bedford 48 B Meredith Wales, London Welsh L H Webb Bedford 47 R Morris England, Northampton G F Brown OMT 42 G Richards Australia, Wasps J A S Wackett Rosslyn Park 37 G Rowlands Wales, Cardiff P Cadle Saracens 33 B Skirving England, Saracens N W Griffin OMT 32 N Stringer England, Wasps R Malone Tabard 32 B Sturnham England, Bath R Bloom Saracens 30 P J Taylor England, Northampton I Player Saracens 29 J Tomkins England, Saracens D Thomas Saracens 29 J A S Wackett England, Rosslyn Park D Warner Tabard 28 L H Webb England, Bedford A R G Else Bedford 27 R Wilkinson England, Bedford I Bell Wasps 27 M Williams Canada, London Welsh E Riddle Hertford 26 J Worsley England, Wasps R Scott Cheshunt 26 P Hughes Cambridge 26 Hertfordshire Players who have played for R Hill Blackheath 25 England Counties XV R Anderson Esher D Archer Henley Hawks HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY A Berry Old Albanian CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS O Cooper-Millar Old Albanian 1999-2000 Surrey 24 Hertfordshire 31 J Daly Old Albanian Eastern Counties 16 Hertfordshire 34 S Edwards Bishop’s Stortford Hertfordshire 16 Gloucestershire 19 W Fraser Saracens Hertfordshire 27 Somerset 17 B Johnson Bedford Notts Lincs & Derby 36 Hertfordshire 14 2000-01 No Competition S Liebenberg Old Albanian 2001-02 A Liffchak Barking Middlesex 35 Hertfordshire 42 M McCraith Bishop’s Stortford Hertfordshire 22 Yorkshire 30 Hertfordshire 23 Middlesex 26 B McNamee Old Albanian 2002-03 O Marchon Old Albanian Cumbria 24 Hertfordshire 20 C Rainbow Newbury Durham 41 Hertfordshire 25 L Rayner Old Albanian Hertfordshire 27 Notts Lincs & Derby 0 North Midlands 12 Hertfordshire 38 H Robinson Darlington Mowden Park 2003-04 J Saunders Saracens Cornwall 38 Hertfordshire 17 R Schillaci Hertford Hertfordshire 13 Oxfordshire 12 J Spiers Old Albanian Sussex 19 Hertfordshire 14 2004-05 H Staff Blackheath Sussex 16 Hertfordshire 15 S Winter Bishop’s Stortford Middlesex 22 Hertfordshire 28

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Hertfordshire 68 Berkshire 0 2010-11 North Midlands 13 Hertfordshire 20 Cornwall 18 Hertfordshire 25 2005-06 Kent 7 Hertfordshire 48 Devon 59 Hertfordshire 7 Hertfordshire 53 Gloucestershire 8 Hertfordshire 31 Cornwall 27 Hertfordshire 23 Lancashire 32 Hertfordshire 14 Gloucestershire 28 2011-12 2006-07 Hertfordshire 52 North Midlands 8 Gloucestershire 25 Hertfordshire 13 Hertfordshire 29 Cornwall 27 Hertfordshire 9 Devon 32 Gloucestershire 27 Hertfordshire 25 Middlesex 18 Hertfordshire 16 Hertfordshire 38 Lancashire 20 2007-08 2012-13 Eastern Counties 33 Hertfordshire 23 Kent 26 Hertfordshire 50 Hertfordshire 31 Cornwall 26 Hertfordshire 56 Gloucestershire 22 Hertfordshire 42 Oxfordshire 3 Cornwall 41 Hertfordshire 29 2008-09 2013-14 Hertfordshire 65 Eastern Counties 21 Gloucestershire 19 Hertfordshire 30 Hampshire 7 Hertfordshire 46 Hertfordshire 54 North Midlands 20 Middlesex 28 Hertfordshire 39 Hertfordshire 9 Cornwall 13 Hertfordshire 22 Cheshire 30 2014 – 2015 2009-10 Kent 19 Hertfordshire 31 Gloucestershire 26 Hertfordshire 3 Hertfordshire 37 Gloucestershire 25 Hertfordshire 30 Cornwall 32 Cornwall 25 Hertfordshire 18 Hertfordshire 53 Devon 21

SUMMARY OF HERTFORDSHIRE’S HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP HONOURS TABLE RESULTS (1952-2015) P W D L F A 1997 Harpenden Berkshire 33 15 5 13 426 272 1998 Harpenden & Hertford Buckinghamshire 15 10 1 4 262 148 1999 Chess Valley & Cuffley Cheshire 2 1 0 1 44 46 Cornwall 16 4 0 12 255 365 2000 Hertford Cumbria 1 0 0 1 20 24 2001 Letchworth Devon 6 2 0 4 119 178 2002 Hertford Dorset & Wiltshire 28 20 1 7 401 211 2003 Bishop’s Stortford & Old Ashmoleans Durham 1 0 0 1 25 41 2004 Tring & Old Ashmoleans Eastern Counties 7 5 0 2 183 147 East Midlands 1 1 0 0 12 6 2005 Hitchin & Old Ashmoleans Gloucestershire 16 4 0 12 308 365 2006 Datchworth & Hemel Hempstead Hampshire 10 7 0 3 216 115 2007 Hemel Hempstead & Royston Kent 10 5 0 5 227 190 2008 Stevenage Town & Cheshunt Lancashire 2 1 0 1 61 52 2009 Hatfield & Borehamwood Leicestershire 1 1 0 0 27 16 2010 Tabard & Chess Valley Middlesex 12 4 0 8 238 276 Notts Lincs & Derby 2 1 0 1 41 36 2011 Hertford North Midlands 5 4 0 1 170 63 2012 Borehamwood Northumberland 1 0 0 1 3 47 2013 South Oxhey & Royston Oxfordshire 28 14 0 14 411 311 2014 Cuffley & Watford Somerset 4 3 0 1 87 66 2015 Hatfield Q E & Welwyn Surrey 9 2 1 6 118 190 Sussex 22 14 0 8 282 176 Warwickshire 1 0 0 1 7 17 Yorkshire 1 0 0 1 22 30

Total 234 118 8 108 4025 3387

Most Points in any game For: Hertfordshire 68 Berkshire 0 2004-05 Against: Devon 59 Hertfordshire 7 2005-06 7766

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A R Brooman (OMT) 1 S Carter (Hertford) 11 J Abell (Richmond) 6 A Bullard (Cheshunt) 16 I Christensen (Letchworth) 1 H Archer (Saracens 8 J Blake (Cheshunt) 2 R Colborne (Tabard) 6 D Appleby (Wasps) 6 N Beytell (Askeans) 9 E Coy (St Albans) 4 J S Atkinson (Old Hertfordians) 23 Q Bray (Cheshunt) 1 P Coke (Tabard) 9 B Abrahams (Bedford) 5 G Brown (Fullerians) 17 J Child (Welwyn) 7 E A Appleby (Wasps) 8 A Barr (Welwyn) 10 I Crompton (Stevenage Town) 15 C Abram (Harlequins) 1 S Borst (Old Elizabethans) 2 M Cross (Loughborough) 7 I Aldridge (St Lukes) 1 D Brain (Cambridge) 9 T Coleman (Bishop’s Stortford) 11 M Alder (Saracens) 5 T Bennett (Tabard) 3 O Cooper-Millar (Esher) 15 S Ausden (Fullerians) 1 A Buchanan (Old Albanian) 5 J Corcoran (Hertford) 7 M Aynsley (Bedford) 1 R Bromham (Tabard) 8 W Cope (Old Albanian) 5 G Akers (Cheshunt) 1 K Brind (Fullerians) 1 M Cecere (Old Albanian) 3 P Anthony (Saracens) 7 J Bowers (Old Albanian) 1 M Cade (Old Albanian) 1 N Akhurst (Saracens) 9 K Birkin (Welwyn) 1 M Chambers (Old Albanian) 5 R Andrews (Saracens) 7 N Barella (Hertford) 4 M Crumpton (Saracens) 2 N Allen (Barnet) 1 R Berendt (Old Albanian) 3 L Chennells (Tring) 1 M Adamson (Harpenden) 7 C Bajak (Letchworth) 3 R Conquest (Darlington MP) 3 D Allen (Letchworth) 2 N Bamber (Stevenage Town) 6 S Armstrong (Tabard) 7 S Banks (Welwyn) 2 D J Azzopardi (Old Albanian) 11 B Baseley (Hertford) 3 T Davies (Bedford) 5 S Andrews (Tabard) 4 C Bailey (Hemel Hempstead) 1 D H Dykins (London Welsh) 4 J Arrowsmith (Harpenden) 4 N Burger (Old Ashmolean) 4 L S Denwood (Letchworth) 15 R Adde (Hemel Hempstead) 18 C Buckingham (Hemel Hempstead) 1 K Davies (Old Verulamian) 4 A Amos (Stevenage Town) 13 A Brown (Old Albanian) 3 B Dovey (Rosslyn Park) 3 D Archer (Henley Hawks) 13 S Bailey (Old Albanian) 3 T Davis (Saracens) 7 R Anderson (Saracen Academy) 4 W Briggs (Old Albanian) 3 J Daniels (Saracens) 4 M Allen (Hertford) 5 L Bickle (Old Albanian) 4 C Davis (Bedford) 10 R Adams-Hale (Old Albanian 2 S Ball (Bishop’s Stortford) 3 S Dowling (Saracens) 6 M Brown (Bishop’s Stortford) 1 G Davies (Saracens) 1 B A Berry (Old Albanian) 1 R Davies (Bedford) 2 J Brydon (Harpenden) 11 D Druce (Old Albanian) 1 D Berry (Saracens) 1 C H Donovan (Bishop’s Stortford) 1 D J Blackeby (Old Hertfordians) 1 J B Collett (Old Stortfordians) 8 P Dumpleton (Old Verulamian) 2 T Bartlett (Letchworth) 7 L Clough (Letchworth) 5 K Douglas (Saracens) 1 G F Brown (OMT) 42 I Cassidy (Saracens) 4 A Dalwood (Saracens) 2 D Beale (Harpenden) 1 P Collett (Blackheath) 1 N Doyle (Bishop’s Stortford) 3 P Borrett (Old Millhillians) 1 N Cartwright (Old Albanian) 1 S Dogbe (Tabard) 1 M Bruton (Old Hertfordians) 3 J A Croker (Bedford) 8 A Dudley (Tabard) 1 J Bazagette (Harlequins) 13 A J Crick (Rosslyn Park) 7 J Dickinson (Tabard) 9 J Bridges (Bedford) 16 N Chapman (OMT) 4 G Dingwall (Cambridge) 1 P Broderick (Letchworth) 2 R Cairns (Letchworth) 1 G Day (Old Albanian) 1 J Bardner (Bedford) 3 K Carey (Saracens) 3 J Dawson-King (Old Albanian) 2 J Birch (OMT) 13 P Creasey (Old Hertfordians) 6 J Drew (Tabard) 7 R Boon (Old Millhillians) 4 J Creasey (Old Hertfordians) 5 J Davy (Old Albanian) 1 I Brewin (West Herts) 1 P Cadle (Saracens) 33 K Davies (Hertford) 5 A Bentley (Wasps) 3 F E Collyer (Fullerians) 11 R Dumbleton (Harpenden) 5 A Barnes (Old Albanian) 1 D Clark (Old Verulamian) 3 G Davies (Tabard) 1 B Bellwood (Welwyn) 1 A Cooper (Wasps) 10 P Du Plessis (Saracens) 3 P Bawden (Harpenden) 2 M Crook (OMT) 7 A Daish (Old Albanian) 2 A Baker (London Welsh) 4 D Cooke (Saracens) 11 R Bloom (Saracens) 30 N Churchman (Tabard) 18 E A Barker (Richmond) 3 B Clarke (Bishop’s Stortford) 1 L M Evans (London Welsh) 19 A Bradshaw (Fullerians) 1 A Clarke (Old Verulamian) 2 J R Edwards (OMT) 1 D Bright (Saracens) 2 D Chapman (Old Albanian) 2 W Evered (Old Hertfordians) 1 I Barratt (Royston) 4 F Caesar (Letchworth) 2 H Eden (Harlequins) 19 D Brown (Letchworth) 3 M Collie (Tabard) 4 A Edward (London Welsh) 1 I Bell (Wasps) 27 O Coyne (Rotherham) 1 A R G Else (Bedford) 27 A Bagguley (Hertford) 1 J Cartmel (Harpenden) 1 G Elvey (Camelot) 2 S Booty (Saracens) 10 A Cox (Welwyn) 4 J English (Hemel Hempstead) 1 S Bates (Wasps) 11 A Church (Hertford) 21 M Evans (Wasps) 11 38 7766

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S Evans (Old Elizabethans) 1 H I G Ebdon-Hussey (OMT) 1 S D Haslett (Saracens) 17 A Isichei (Wasps) 6 J Eley (Bishop’s Stortford) 2 D S Hinton (OMT) 3 K Instance (Met Police) 6 M Evans (Tabard) 5 J N Holland (London Welsh) 2 O Edwards (Cheshunt) 2 W Hodges (Old Hertfordians) 11 J C Eke (Old Albanian) 4 C E Holroyd (West Herts) 6 M Jory (Harlequins) 11 M Evans (Old Albanian) 12 L Hardy (Harpenden) 1 D C Jones (Wasps) 6 S Ellis (Hertford) 10 D W Holman (Richmond) 7 O Jones (Welwyn) 4 J Ellershaw (Old Albanian) 4 M Holman (Pinner) 1 R Jones (Welwyn) 1 S Edwards (Bishop’s Stortford) 2 J H Harvey (Saracens) 2 D Jenkins (London Welsh) 8 G Elliott (St Albans) 4 P Hutton (Letchworth) 9 C Johnson (Bishop’s Stortford) 8 F A Howe (Harlequins) 1 A Johnson (Bedford) 4 F L J Holt (Old Albanian) 6 A Jones (Wasps) 10 J Findlay (OMT) 5 T V Hale (Old Hertfordians) 13 I Jones (Saracens) 15 C Forster (Old Hertfordians) 1 G Hayward (Barnet) 1 A Jaszczak (Letchworth) 48 F W Fairbrother (Letchworth) 1 B Heaton (Welwyn) 1 S John (Saracens) 4 I J Florey (Bishop’s Stortford) 5 J Hanson (Old Haberdashers) 1 A Jackson (Hemel Hempstead) 2 P Faure (Harlequins) 1 G Hunt (Saracens) 12 S Jones (Saracens) 21 A R Fitch (Richmond) 13 B Howlett (Old Hertfordians) 6 D Jancey (Bedford) 2 G Fisher (Wasps) 2 J Higham (Harpenden) 1 R Jackson (Cheshunt) 3 R Fairclough (Saracens) 21 D Hodge (Bedford) 4 R Justice (Hertford) 10 S Foulger (Bacavians) 1 C Heck (OMT) 1 J Johal (Tabard) 6 D Fowler (Fullerians) 2 C Hall (Letchworth) 2 A Johnson (Hertford) 3 K Fowley (Cheshunt) 1 R Heady (Saracens) 2 B Johnson (Hertford) 10 J Floyd (Bishop’s Stortford) 2 P Hawkins (Saracens) 18 T Jubb (Cambridge) 4 T Faamausili (Letchworth) 16 R Hill (Blackheath) 25 M Finnie (Tabard) 7 L Heron (Wasps) 3 K R Faiers (Bishop’s Stortford) 1 G Hamilton (Bacavians) 3 G Knapp (Letchworth) 6 W Fraser (Saracens Academy) 1 N Harper (Saracens) 1 J Kennewell (Richmond) 4 R Farenheim (Old Albanian) 5 B Hester (Richmond) 18 M King (Saracens) 9 A Harrower (Met Police) 12 P A Kitchen (Richmond) 8 G B Hardy (Saracens) 2 E Knowles (Hertford) 1 J Goodall (Old Elizabethans) 5 S Hancock (Saracens) 6 R Kerr (Blackheath) 2 T J Griffiths (London Welsh) 8 N Holmes (Saracens) 7 A Keay (Saracens) 3 J B Graham (Bedford) 4 C Hancock (Fullerians) 2 G K Krauss (Fullerians) 3 W R Grimsdell (Harlequins) 22 A Halkett (Bacavians) 6 P Kremer (Old Albanian) 3 C Grima (De Havilland) 10 S Hurst (Welwyn) 1 S Kempster (Saracens) 21 A W N Gemmill (OMT) 6 I Holman (Hertford) 16 S King (Cheshunt) 5 J Gourlay (Saracens) 1 P Hughes (Cambridge) 26 A Kelly (Cheshunt) 2 C W Grace (RNC Greenwich) 11 J Hudson (Bishop’s Stortford) 1 A Gudgeon (Saracens) 3 M Hanson (Tabard) 2 L P Golding (US Portsmouth) 20 D Horsley (Harpenden) 1 F J Last (Old Haberdashers) 1 L Grindal (Letchworth) 3 M Hvass (Tring) 2 T Lant (OMT) 2 N W Griffin (OMT) 32 D Hoyte (Tabard) 1 L Lucas (London Welsh) 7 C Gunns (Saracens) 5 P Harries (Harlow) 4 M Lock (Fullerians) 2 J Gronow (Harlequins) 20 S Haslam (Bishop’s Stortford) 2 M Lumsden (Old Haberdashers) 5 J Ginn (Welwyn) 1 D Hesketh (Hertford) 12 P Levy (Mill Hill) 2 C Garland (Saracens) 12 L Hardwicke (Hertford) 14 R Letman (Saracens) 7 F Griffiths (Saracens) 13 D Hunt (Letchworth) 4 M Lord (Bedford) 1 J Graham (Askeans) 1 D Harris (Hertford) 1 C Le Fevre (Saracens) 4 G Gill (Old Verulamian) 1 T Holgate (London Welsh) 2 D Lloyd (Hemel Hempstead) 3 O Giddings (Hertford) 1 I Hardcastle (Westcombe Park) 15 B Lord (Old Verulamian) 1 M Green (Hemel Hempstead) 4 R Humphrey (Harpenden) 2 J Lambden (Wasps) 14 B Green (St Albans) 8 R de la Harpe (Letchworth) 3 R Lozowski (Wasps) 8 R Gregg (Old Albanian) 21 S Hardy (Hertford) 1 R Lloyd (Tabard) 4 A Giddings (St Albans) 2 C Hughes (Old Albanian) 7 M Laverty (Wasps) 1 A Gelman (Old Albanian) 8 R Hamilton (Old Albanian) 6 R Long (Tabard) 6 P Gustard (Old Albanian) 3 N Hankin (Bishop’s Stortford) 6 J Lowde (Tabard) 13 H Green(Tring) 4 D Holmes (Old Albanian) 2 M Lemon (Tabard) 2 C Leigh (Old Verulamian) 2 P Luders (Tabard) 3 39 7766

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES FOR HERTFORDSHIRE 1952-2015 S Lascelles (Tabard) 4 T Munien (Old Verulamian) 1 J Parker (Bedford) 2 S Lane (Tabard) 1 I McMullen (Tabard) 3 P Pawsey (Hertford) 7 C Lavin (Tabard) 1 D Moore (Tabard) 1 G Pudney (Saracens) 13 R Long (Hemel Hempstead) 7 D Milnes (Old Albanian) 2 D Pugsley (Fullerians) 4 A Laycock (Welwyn) 1 N McConnell (Fullerians) 1 M Phillips (Saracens) 12 J Long (Old Albanian) 1 P Moulton (BarnetSarEs) 5 I Perkins (Wasps) 4 A Liffchak (Hertford) 1 R Manion (Hertford) 4 S Poynter (Hertford) 1 B Lemiere (St Albans) 6 J McDonough (Hertford) 4 M Pattinson (Saracens) 2 G Lewis (Stevenage Town) 4 T Mowbray (Tring) 7 R Pilgrem (Saracens) 6 N Lambden (Loughborough Stud) 1 E Moss (Hertford) 1 I Parkhouse (Letchworth) 18 C Lombaard (Old Albanian) 11 M Mansfield (Old Albanian) 1 G Pratt (Tabard) 2 S Liebenberg (Old Albanian) 14 M McCraith (Bishop’s Stortford) 3 D Phillips (Harpenden) 9 S Lunnon (Old Albanian) 2 A Macdougall (Hemel Hempstead) 7 A Phillips (Saracens) 3 C May (Old Albanian) 6 A Pinnock (Tabard) 4 M B McNamee (Hertford) 14 R Perkins (BarnetSarEs) 1 J McClean (Bedford) 1 J Micans (Old Albanian) 2 N Pennisi (Welwyn) 3 I McMillin (London Scottish) 4 T Macdougall (Hertford) 8 S Philpott (Hertford) 1 P Marsh (Barnet) 6 J Morgan (Tring) 1 J Pavitt (Old Albanian) 1 S J McDermot (London Irish) 10 A Mahoney (Bishop’s Stortford) 2 T Prescott (Tring) 4 R W D Marques (Harlequins) 19 J Patton (Hertford) 5 N W Milligan (Rosslyn Park) 1 N N Macho (Letchworth) 1 P Nicholas (Richmond) 1 Q P Moors (Rosslyn Park) 1 G Neal (Camelot) 1 S Quarmby (Stevenage Town) 1 B Meredith (London Welsh) 5 M Nurton (Saracens) 11 D Maunder (Old Hertfordians) 1 A Norman (Old Elizabethans) 2 R H D Moxey (Harlequins) 4 D Niven (Bedford) 3 G Rowlands (Cardiff) 1 W K Marsh (Camelot) 1 B Norton (Old Elizabethans) 1 P Reid (Saracens) 1 R H Meadows (Richmond) 4 J Nicholas (Old Albanian) 1 R Ramsden (Old Hertfordians) 1 S W McNamara (OMT) 2 J Nolan (Tabard) 8 C Ridsell -Smith (Rosslyn Park) 1 I W McGregor (OMT) 2 T Newton (Tring) 18 G Randle (Letchworth) 1 D MacBeth (Welwyn) 1 H Nudarike (Amersham & Chiltern) 1 J Randall (Old Hertfordians) 1 K J H Mallett (Harlequins) 8 E Riddle (Hertford) 26 C Morris (Rosslyn Park) 3 O A Reeve (Hemel Hempstead) 2 D Medd (Wasps) 5 J Owen (Harpenden) 1 T Ringer (Hertford) 1 N Moyle (Harpenden) 3 T O’Leary (Welwyn) 2 G Richards (Wasps) 9 R Morgan (Mill Hill) 1 M Orr (St Bart’s Hospital) 1 A Raynor (Wasps) 9 D Matthews (Old Hertfordians) 4 W Ormson (OMT) 1 I Rea (Cheshunt) 2 M McClaren (Saracens) 6 S O’Reilly (Met Police) 7 C S Roberts (Saracens) 5 P Mitchell (Rosslyn Park) 7 R Oare (Fullerians) 12 S Roch (Met Police) 1 C T Micklem (Old Millhillians) 5 E Orchard (Old Albanian) 7 G Raybold (Met Police) 5 B Miller (Saracens) 13 L O’Keeffe (Old Albanian) 1 B Rudling (Cheshunt) 18 D Martin (Letchworth) 1 B Odell (Hertford) 3 C Russell (Wasps) 5 C Mason (Hertford) 2 G Reynolds (Cheshunt) 8 B Murphy (Hertford) 1 P S Reynolds (Tabard) 3 T McNab (London Scottish) 2 D Parker (Blackheath) 4 D Ridler (Fullerians) 1 P Mitchinson (Welwyn) 2 G D Peters (Richmond) 8 S Robertson (Hertford) 1 P McLoskey (Fullerians) 1 G A Phillips (UCS OB) 2 M Rennell (Cambridge) 8 J McGurk (Saracens) 1 J A Pearson (OMT) 4 M Reeves (Letchworth) 3 D Maxwell (Hertford) 1 J Pike (Harpenden) 1 D Rose (Bishop’s Stortford) 10 A Murray (Cheshunt) 3 R Parsole (Camelot) 1 C Rainbow (Bedford) 14 G Morris (East London) 5 N Parkhouse (Letchworth) 1 A Roberts (Hertford) 5 J Moore (Cheshunt) 5 L Prime (Old Verulamian) 4 J Remfry (Sale Sharks) 12 L Marcus (Fullerians) 5 I Player (Saracens) 29 K Ratouvou (Saracens) 2 C Mann (Hertford) 21 D Parkinson (Northampton) 9 B Ransom (Saracens) 4 R Malone (Tabard) 32 M Pemberton (Welwyn) 1 D Regan (Old Albanian) 3 J McBride (Cheshunt) 9 R Perryman (St Mary’s Hospital) 3 H Robinson (Darlington MP) 5 M Morgan (Letchworth) 2 R Pickering (UCS OB) 3 B Rawinski (Oaklands Coll) 1 R McBride (Cheshunt) 4 I Palmer-Lewis (Richmond) 2 L Rayner (Old Albanian) 2 A McPherson (Harpenden) 7 S Pilbeam (Wasps) 18 W Roberts (Bishop’s Stortford) 5 S Maishman (Old Albanian) 2 J Philbrook (Bedford) 6 E Reeder (Old Albanian) 3 D Morete (Tabard) 5 D Powell (Saracens) 1 A Miller (Bishop’s Stortford) 6 J Postle (Saracens) 11 40 7766

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES FOR HERTFORDSHIRE 1952-2015

S D Shotton (Tring) 4 W D J Skipper (Richmond) 15 J Saunders (Saracens) 6 W R Wardle (Letchworth) 5 J F Smith (Saracens) 19 E Sherriff (Saracens) 5 S Waterfall (Harpenden) 3 J B Stokes 1 J Spiers (Old Albanian) 5 L H Webb (Bedford) 47 AL Sharpe (Old Elizabethans) 1 S Stanley (Saracens) 2 R H Winchester (Hendon) 10 B R J Simpson (Harlequins) 1 S Staff (Old Albanian) 3 M O’B West (Harpenden) 3 R Smith (Old Albanian) 2 N Stevens (Old Albanian) 1 C Winchester (Old Elizabethans) 12 G H Shilling (OMT) 10 B Spencer (Saracens) 1 W H J Wright (London Welsh) 8 M Spragg (Barnet) 3 Jake Sharp (Ampthill) 2 J A S Wackett (Rosslyn Park) 37 R J W Sainsbury (Saracens) 2 J Singleton (Oaklands Coll) 2 J N Woolmington (Saracens) 3 N A Slocock (Richmond) 7 N Stevens (Old Albanian) 2 S H B Wright (Wasps) 11 E Sinclair (Letchworth) 2 M Sargent (Hertford) 3 C Webb (Camelot) 1 G Strange (Fullerians) 4 J Wilson (Harlequins) 1 K Sills (Fullerians) 12 T T Wilde (Harlequins) 1 E Smith (Hertford) 1 R F Thomas (Bedford) 5 A Williams (Saracens) 4 A Stradling (Harpenden) 1 V Taylor (Barnet) 2 M J Waterhouse (Saracens) 9 M Steele (Old Haberdashers) 9 G Thomas (Old Elizabethans) 2 B Warren (Bedford) 6 P M W Stafford (Rosslyn Park) 7 A Templeton (West Herts) 1 G White (Hatfield Poly) 2 R Stainforth (Camelot) 4 P J Taylor (Northampton) 13 R Wilkinson (Cambridge U) 6 J Stafford (Rosslyn Park) 10 G S Taylor (Wasps) 4 J D W Wright (Harlequins) 15 D M B Skinner (Rosslyn Park) 20 L Tatham (Bedford) 10 J Whipp (Harlequins) 1 P Squire (Headingly) 4 D Thallon (Tring) 1 R Wickham (Fullerians) 2 D Stark (Saracens) 4 R Tapper (Saracens) 1 M Willmott (Fullerians) 1 J Sloper (Welwyn) 1 A Terris (St Mary’s Hospital) 6 T Webb (Saracens) 8 C Sheriff (Saracens) 20 D Thomas (Saracens) 29 M Williams (Saracens) 17 A Scott (Old Haberdashers) 2 R Todd (UCS OB) 3 S Wells (Bedford) 8 P Smillie (Hertford) 1 A Towersey (Bedford) 24 R Williams (Saracens) 6 G Spooner (Hertford) 2 D Timms (Old Verulamian) 3 P Worsfold (Saracens) 3 H Smith (Bacavians) 2 P Taylor (Letchworth) 6 D Warner (Tabard) 29 A Smith (Saracens) 10 W Tyler (Saracens) 4 G T Warren (Tabard) 3 T Smithers (Saracens) 9 P Tiddy (Wasps) 8 M Williams (Fullerians) 10 T Sell (Wasps) 3 J Temperley (Saracens) 6 C Wright (Saracens) 1 M Slater (Fullerians) 5 W Trimby (Saracens) 2 P Wood (Tabard) 12 T Sargent (Bedford) 2 A Thomas (Letchworth) 3 R Welch (Tabard) 6 N Stringer (Wasps) 6 M Trippick (Tabard) 5 G Walters (Hertford) 6 R Scott (Cheshunt) 26 G Taylor (London Irish) 6 S Wilson (Cheshunt) 4 L Smith (Saracens) 21 R Thoms (Saracens) 6 M Wright (Old Verulamian) 3 M Sheriff (Cheshunt) 8 S Thomas (Cheshunt) 1 N Walsh (Old Verulamian) 4 N Stewart (Letchworth) 6 G Tanner (Old Verulamian) 1 G Waddell (Bishop’s Stortford) 2 L Samuel (Letchworth) 4 R Thomas (Old Albanian) 3 P Woodford (Bishop’s Stortford) 20 P Sheriff (Cheshunt) 3 G Truelove (Old Albanian) 2 P Webb (Old Verulamian) 9 D Spillane (Letchworth) 5 N Turner (Tabard) 1 I Ward (Welwyn) 2 P Sharpener (Hertford) 1 S Tyler (North Walsham) 1 G Wallis (Bracknell) 6 M Sharp (Tabard) 19 A Twyning (Harpenden) 2 D Watson (Tabard) 4 B Singh (Tabard) 6 N Tucker (BarnetSarEs) 2 R Woodard (Luton) 6 B Storey (Hertford) 5 W Temperley (London Welsh) 5 P Welch (Hertford) 7 M Skinner (Tabard) 2 J Tirrell (Letchworth) 3 C Wilson (Hertford) 1 J Sayers (Tabard) 19 M Thompson (Ealing) 2 J Watt (Datchworth) 1 S Smith (Harpenden) 1 J Tomkins (Saracens) 2 L White (Old Albanian) 5 R Stringer (Tabard) 4 L Tauasosi (Tring) 1 J Wilson (Saracens) 2 M Shaw (St Albans) 3 S Winter (Bishop’s Stortford) 6 L Sloan (Tabard) 8 U O Walliker (Swindon) 6 T J Smit (Tabard) 1 B Ullyatt (Old Verulamian) 3 D Watt (Old Albanian) 3 H Schmidt (Hertford) 9 W Urmson (OMT) 1 B Walker (Bishop’s Stortford) 1 S Small (Hertford) 6 T Whiteley (Bishop’s Stortford) 1 R Streinberg (Letchworth) 1 V S Smart (Hertford) 14 I Vinter (Saracens) 5 Y R Schillaci (Hertford) 14 C Verguson Bishop’s Stortford) 1 A G Yirrell (Fullerians) 3 H Staff (Saracens Academy) 1 E Viljoen (Welwyn) 3 D Yeabsley (Harlequins) 11 J Shanahan (Old Albanian) 11 J Van Dyke (Old Ashmolean) 5 B Young (Old Elizabethan) 5 C South (Hertford) 11 Z Vinnicombe (Old Albanian) 2 R Young (Bishop’s Stortford) 1 41 7766

RECIPIENTS OF THE MORRIE MORRIS AWARD

1995 Chris Cano 2002 Nick Harlock 2009 Jamie George 1996 Joe Worsley 2003 Toby Prescott 2010 Tom Metcalfe 1997 Andrew Kershaw 2004 Donald Barrell 2011 Oliver Walliker 1998 Eric Shearly 2005 Richard Gill 2012 Tom Dunn 1999 Verulam School 2006 Ben Thomas 2013 Sam James 2000 Stefano Codo 2007 Joe Callaghan-Adnams 2014 Louis Mullholland 2001 Tring & BS High Schools 2008 Ollie Day 2015 Brandon Bowden

ENGLAND SCHOOLBOY INTERNATIONALS

18 Group 15/16 Group 1950 G R Benkert (St Edmunds Ware) 1961 A I Turness (Alleynes Sch) 1977 G B Marsh (Queen Elizabeth, Barnet) D T Morgan (Alleynes Sch) 1978 G B Marsh (Queen Elizabeth, Barnet) 1962 J R Andrews (Rickmansworth GS) A Popoloizou (Queen Elizabeth, Barnet) P B Cox (Rickmansworth Sch) R J Maxwell (Borehamwood GS) 1985 A Robertson (Watford GS) M A Arney (Hertford GS) W Rawding (Berkhamsted) 1964 L Heron (Cavendish Sch) 1987 N Allen (Berkhamsted) 1966 R A Downie (Cavendish Sch) 1995 C Codo (Queen Elizabeth, Barnet) C Cano (Thomas Alleyne Sch) 1968 S Pegg (Goffs Sch) P Ogilvie (Tonbridge Sch) 1971 M J Coptcoat (Broxbourne Sch) J Worsley (Hitchin Boys Sch) 1972 D R Ray (Nicholas Hawksmoor Sch) 1996 A Kershaw (Queen Elizabeth, Barnet) K R Knight (Bourne Valley Sch) P Ogilvie (Tonbridge Sch) 1973 M Parting (Broxbourne Sch) 1999 S Codo (Queen Elizabeth, Barnet) 1976 G B Marsh (Queen Elizabeth, Barnet) 2001 B Skirving (Bishop’s Stortford HS) 1979 J Blake (Cheshunt Sch) 2002 A Liffchak (Queen Elizabeth, Barnet) 1980 M Harston (St George’s Sch) 2004 D Barrell (Watford GS) 1984 S Harston (St George’s Sch) 2005 R Gill (Freman Coll) R Hubbard (Verulam Sch) 2008 J George (Haileybury) 1993 R O’Neill (Queen Elizabeth, Barnet) 2009 O Farrell (St George’s Sch) J Storey (Haileybury) Jake Sharp (Oaklands Coll) 1994 W Smith (Queen Elizabeth, Barnet) M Steele (Dame Alice Owen Sch) 1997 S Codo (Queen Elizabeth, Barnet) 2011 T Jubb (Hitchin Boys & Oaklands Coll) 2000 B Skirving (Bishop’s Stortford HS) 2012 Maro Itoje (St George’s Sch, Harrow Sch & 2001 J Serrano (Beaumont Sch) Saracens) 2002 D Barrell (Watford GS) 2013 S James (Bishop’s Stortford HS, Bishop’s 2004 B Thomas (Goffs Sch) Stortford, Saracens) 2005 T Haller (St Albans Sch) Josh Sharp (Oaklands Coll & Saracens) 2006 W Fraser (Berkhamsted Collegiate) 2014 Alex Brown (Oaklands Coll & Cheshunt) 2007 O Farrell (St George’s Sch) 2015 Nick Isiekwie (Haileybury College, Saracens) J George (Haileybury) Jake Sharp (Sheredes) 2008 O Farrell (St George’s Sch) 2011 J Linney (Uppingham Sch & Bishop’s Stortford) 2012 J Thacker (Bishop’s Stortford Coll & Bishop’s Stortford) 2013 A Munday (Berkhamsted Sch & Harpenden) 2014 Nick Isiekwie (Nicholas Breakspear & Old Albanian) 42 7766

HERTFORDSHIRE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION – OFFICERS, CAPTAINS, LIFE MEMBERS SECRETARY TREASURERS LIFE MEMBERS OF (Association of Hertfordshire Clubs) S J Rossdale (West Herts) 1935-49 HERTFORDSHIRE RFU J Curtis (West Herts) 1932-35 K H Bond (Harpenden) 1949-53 Mrs V Hodges (Hertford) D F Abbott (Old Elizabethans) 1953-55 J A Wackett (Rosslyn Park) ASSISTANT SECRETARY F A Jackman (Old Haberdashers) 1955-64 J S Atkinson (Hertford) A Williams (Harpenden) 1932-35 M O’B West (Harpenden) 1964-73 B W Brennan (Tabard) E J Western (Herts SRFUR) 1973-80 J W Beard (Hertford) PRESIDENTS D A Bird (Cheshunt) 1980-86 Mrs S Hayler (Bacavians) R A Woolner (Barnet) 1935-39 G H Thompson (Old Verulamian) 1986-90 K Chivers (Welwyn) E Coley (Northampton) 1948-49 D Tanner (Old Verulamian) 1990-2004 J Vain (Fullerians) S J Rossdale (West Herts) 1949-50 J Gregory (St Albans) 2004- Mrs F Fuller (Old Elizabethans) I A MacMillan (Barnet) 1950-55 Dr J Cembala (Cheshunt) D F Abbott (Old Elizabethans) 1955-58 TEAM SECRETARIES A S Gibbs (Herts SRFUR) A A Lamb (Letchworth) 1958-61 J Davies 1951-52 D Tanner (Old Verulamians) R W West (Harpenden) 1961-64 D E Abbott (Old Elizabethans) 1952-53 J D R Williams (Herts RFSU) F A Jackman (Old Haberdashers) 1964-67 P S Morris (Wasps) 1953-61 J M Clapham (Hemel Hempstead) J T Marshall (Camelot) 1967-70 W Hodges (Old Hertfordians) 1961-72 J S Duncan (Barnet Elizabethans) P S Morris (Wasps) 1970-72 W Hodges (Hertford) 1972-76 K Hurley (Herts SRFUR) D J Cumming (Barnet) 1972-74 G Edmondson (Hertford) 1976-77 P Yates (Barnet Elizabethans) L M Boundy (Fullerians) 1974-76 J S Atkinson (Hertford) 1977-80 M K Burdett (Herts SRFUR) G A Kelly (Royston) 1976-78 A Wesley (Welwyn) 1980-81 F McCarthy (Stevenage Town) I B K Kennedy (Hertford) 1978-80 J Vain (Fullerians) 1981-88 A K Sparks (Hertford) E J Western (Herts. SRFUR) 1980-82 B Brennan (Tabard) 1988-91 J Knighton (Old Albanian) B J Fuller (Old Elizabethans) 1982-84 M Curtin (formerly Stevenage) W Hodges (Hertford) 1984-86 CAPTAINS J Byrne (Old Ashmolean) J F Macfarlane (Barnet) 1986-88 J Brydon (Harpenden) 1952-53 G Williams (Hemel Hempstead) D A Bird (Cheshunt) 1988-90 M Jory (Harlequins) 1953-54 Mrs H Elliott (Welwyn) B A J Chapman (Hitchin) 1990-92 G N Peters (Richmond) 1954-55 J Sargeant (Welwyn) D S Hayler (Bacavians) 1992-94 J Brydon (Harpenden) 1955-56 G H Thompson (Old Verulamian) 1994-96 B Meredith (London Welsh) 1956-57 FORMER LIFE MEMBERS C J Pool (Barnet) 1996-97 L H Webb (Bedford) 1957-59 OF HERTFORDSHIRE RFU - C J Pool (Barnet Elizabethans) 1997-98 R W D Marques (Harlequins) 1959-62 DECEASED D J Williams (Hertford) 1998-2000 R J Taylor (Northampton) 1962-63 Lord Wakefield of Kendal - D N Hurst (Herts SRFUR) 2000-02 L Tatham (Bedford) 1963-64 (Harlequins) J S Atkinson (Hertford) 2002-04 J Bazalgette (Harlequins) 1964-65 Col B C Hartley CB, OBE L Clark (Bishop’s Stortford) 2004-06 D M B Skinner (Rosslyn Park) 1965-66 A Marshall J Vain (Fullerians) 2006-08 J Stratford (Rosslyn Park) 1966-67 A H Kerr (Barnet) J Drew (Hitchin) 2008-10 D Wrench (Harlequins) 1976-68 H H Croydon (Saracens) C J P Haslam (Bishop’s Stortford) 2010-12 M I Player (Saracens) 1968-70 C H Gadney MBE (Pinner) M S Elliott (Welwyn) 2012-14 A R G Else (Bedford) 1970-72 J W Howells (Letchworth) G Walker (Letchworth) 2014- J D W Wright (Harlequins) 1972-73 J H Brydon (Harpenden) M Williams (Saracens) 1973-77 V J G Jenkins (London Welsh) VICE PRESIDENTS R Faircloth (Saracens) 1977-78 M O’B West (Harpenden) D Tanner (Old Verulamian) 1988-89 A Cooper (Wasps) 1978-79 R J Harrison R Hopcroft (Tabard) 2006-07 A Smith (Saracens) 1979-81 W Hazard (Wasps) J Lambden (Wasps) 1981-84 Dr A Robertson CHAIRMEN of EXECUTIVE S Jones (Saracens) 1984-88 J F Macfarlane (Barnet) P Baines (St Albans) 1997-2002 R Malone (Saracens) 1988-91 H L Rooker (West Herts) J Drew (Hitchin) 2002-2007 A Bullard (Cheshunt) 1991-93 C P Capstick (Tring) G Williams (Hemel Hempstead) 2007-12 R Malone (Tabard) 1993-95 J Gray (Welwyn) R C Milnes (Old Albanian) 2012- I Holman (Hertford) 1995-98 R E Wagstaff (Letchworth) P Hughes (Cambridge) 1998-2002 P E Glenister (Barnet) SECRETARIES D Hesketh (Hertford) 2002-05 R S Ballantyne (Herts SRFUR) J Curtis (West Herts) 1935-49 D Archer (Henley Hawkes) 2005-10 E Shearly (Herts RFSU) R W West (Harpenden) 1949-61 B McNamee (Hertford) 2010-13 J Creasey (Hertford) P S Morris (Wasps) 1961-69 B Johnson (Old Albanian) 2013-14 P Braddock (Mill Hill) A H Turney (Old Verulamian) 1969-76 B McNamee (Old Albanian) 2014 – J W Beard (Hertford) 1976-90 HONORARY COUNTY MEMBERS D J Williams (Hertford) 1990-98 HERTS RFU REPRESENTATIVES Stuart Thomas (Weston Homes) D S Hayler (Stevenage Town) 98-2005 R W West (Harpenden) 1954-71 Bob Weston (Weston Homes) J Sargeant (Welwyn) 2005-14 W Hodges (Hertford) 1971-92 D Roberts (Letchworth) 2014-15 D N Hurst (Herts SRFUR) 1992-2002 A Sparks (Hertford) 2015 – P Baines (St Albans) 2002-15 D Roberts (Letchworth) 2015 – 43 7766

CLUB DIRECTORY - AFFILIATED CLUBS

BARNET ELIZABETHANS RFC Fixture Secretary: Terry Ellis, Flat 2, 72, South Street, Ground: Byng Road, Barnet. Bishop’s Stortford, Herts. CM23 3AZ. Tel: 01279 461186 (H) Tel: 020 8449 0040 e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.barnetrfc.com Match Secretary: Mick Lennon Tel: 07899 960777 (M), Directions: Junction 23 M25, take A1081 e-mail: [email protected] to Barnet. At pedestrian crossing turn right into Alston Road, Referees Contact: Mick Lennon Tel: 07899 960777 (M), through the width restriction, third right into Wentworth Road e-mail: [email protected] and then first left into Byng Road. Colts Secretary/Manager: Dick Durrant T Colours: Navy blue, claret and light blue el: 07785 543513 (M), e-mail: [email protected] President: Maurice Martin, 20, North Mount, 1147/1161, High Youth Chairman: Peter Ainsworth Tel: 07875 544898 (M), Road, Whetstone, London. N20 0PH Tel: 020 8446 4401(H), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Mini Rugby: Niall McCrae Tel: 07971 211624 (M), Chairman: Nigel Oram, Bedwell End, Essendon, Herts AL9 e-mail: [email protected] 6HL Tel: 01707 261238 (H), 07887 761322 (M), Herts RFU: 1) Colin Haslam, Tel: 07970 154330 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Secretary: Nigel Moore, 49, Garthland Drive, Arkley, Barnet, 2) Len Lindop, Tel: 01279 652692 (H), Herts. EN5 3BD. Tel: 020 8441 7534 (H), 07983 543996 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Fixture Secretary: Mark Scrutton 4, Newgate Street, Goffs BLACK HORSE RFC Oak Herts EN7 5RH. Tel: 01707 875172 (H) Date of Formation: 1977 e-mail: [email protected] Colours: Black and white Referees Contact: Mark Scrutton 4, Newgate Street, Goffs President: James Jenkins, The Black Horse, Oak Herts EN7 5RH. Tel: 01707 875172 (H) 29-31 West Street, Hertford. SG13 8EZ. e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01992 583630 Colts Chairman: Chris Strack, Tel: 07920 521997 (M), e-mail: Secretary: Paul Douglass, 23 Clusterbolts, Stapleford, SG14 [email protected] 3ND. Tel: 07825 081731 (M), e-mail: [email protected] Junior Chairman: Simon Harrison Tel 07770 990117 (M), Fixture Secretary: Neil McDonald. Tel: 07903 969980 (M), e-mail: simon [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Mini Chairman: Adrian Heesom Tel: 07884 112049 Referee Contact: Neil McDonald, as above (M), e-mail: [email protected] Herts RFU: Paul Douglass, as above Herts RFU: Mark Sutton, 34, Kings Road, St Albans, AL34TG Club Captain: Adrian Lee. Tel: 07796 206096 (M) Tel: 01727 857794 (H), 07963 808723 (M) Club Coach Coordinator: Paul Douglass, as above Club Coach: Robert Graham, Tel: 07812 349717 (M), e-mail: Child welfare officer: Paul Douglass, as above [email protected] Volunteer coordinator: Paul Douglass, as above Colts Coach: Nick Gourlay, Tel: 07982 241437 (M), e-mail: Schools liaison officer: Paul Douglass, as above [email protected] Club Referee Co-ordinator: Neil McDonald, as above Club Coach Co-Ordinator: Andy Gardiner, Tel: 07764 208324 (M), e-mail: [email protected] CHESHUNT RFC Child Welfare Officer: David Martin, 71, Ridgeway Avenue, Date of Formation: 1953 East Barnet, Herts. EN4 8TL Tel: 020 8449 2561 (H), 07904 Ground: Rosedale Sports Club, Andrews 456018 (M), e-mail: [email protected] Lane, Cheshunt, Herts. EN7 6TB Volunteer Co-ordinator: Peter Yates Tel: 01920 484382 (H), Tel: 01992 623983 e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.cheshuntrugby.co.uk Schools Liaison Officer: David Martin - as above Directions: M25 junction 25. A10 north to Cheshunt. First roundabout take first exit, straight over next two roundabouts, BISHOP’S STORTFORD RFC left into Andrews Lane. Date of Formation: 1920 Colours: Green and white shirts Ground: Silver Leys, Hadham Road, President: Steve Waller, 35 Woodland Mount, Hertford, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts. Herts, SG13 7JD Tel: 07711 071727 (M), e-mail: president@ Tel: 01279 652092 cheshuntrugby.co.uk; [email protected] Website: www.bsrfc.co.uk Chairman: Gary Barton 45 Aston Road, Standon Directions: From west A120 to roundabout at start of Hertfordshire, SG11 1PY Tel: 01920 823695 (H), 07881 Bishop’s Stortford by-pass. Take A1250 to town centre. 623996 (M), e-mail:[email protected]; gary. Ground is half a mile on the left. [email protected]; [email protected] Colours: Royal blue and white Treasurer: Huw Davies Tel: 07803 892505 , e-mail: President: Russell Cattell, Tel: 07778 101988 (M), [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Secretary: Simon Embleton, 34, Bell Lane, Broxbourne, Chairman: Perry Oliver, 7, Loates Pasture, Stansted, Essex, Hertfordshire EN10 7HE. Tel: 01992 471514 (H), 07733 CM24 8JH. Tel: 01279 814591 (H), 07867 908978 (M). 266765 (M), e-mail: [email protected]; e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Secretary: Paula Amos, 103, The Thatchers, Bishops Fixture Secretary: Tom Kent 9 Savoy Wood, Harlow, Essex, Stortford, Herts, CM34 4GU. Tel: 01279 654941 (H), 07931 CM19 5SQ Tel: 01279 417650 (H), 07971 327308 (M), e-mail: 542835 (M), e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] ; [email protected] 44 7766

Referee Contact: Tom Kent, as above Directions: M25 junction 24, head SE towards Enfield on The Mini/Youth Secretary: Bill Cooper, 2 Stafford Close, Ridgeway A1005 for approx. 2 miles, or 1mile heading NW Cheshunt Hertfordshire EN8 9EH. Tel: 07814 726970 (M) beyond Royal Chace Hotel. e-mail: [email protected]; Colours: Black/red shirts with flashes [email protected] President: Tony Eist, Tel: 01707 873504 (H), Mini Rugby Coordinator: Bill Cooper, as above e-mail: [email protected] Club Coach Coordinator: Paul Fuller Tel: 07768 983101 (M) Chairman: Gary Harris, 184 Russells Ride, Cheshunt, EN8 Herts RFU: Simon Embleton, as above 8UP. Tel 07976 753699 (M), email: [email protected] Club Captain: Omid Amani Tel: 07931 363146 (M), Secretary: Chris Palmer, Rivendell, Camp Lane, West e-mail: [email protected] Littleton, SN14 8JD. Tel: 07929 005631 (M), Coach: David Mulholland Tel: 07894 475411 (M) e-mail: [email protected] Child Welfare Officer: Keith Byrne, Tel: 07958 660756 (M) Fixture Secretary: Charlotte Harris, 184 Russells Ride, Volunteer Coordinator: Emma Diston, Cheshunt. EN8 8UP. Tel: 07957 574765 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Schools Liaison Officer: Bill Cooper, as above, Referee Contact: Charlotte Harris – as above email: [email protected] Herts RFU: Ross Lovett, Tel, 07821 444309 (M), Club Referee Coordinator: David Gallagher, 3 Haddestoke email: [email protected] Gate, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 0XJ Club Coach: Garry Harris. Tel: 07976 753699 (M), Tel: 07976 358682 (M) e-mail: [email protected] Club Coach Co-ordinator: Gary Harris – as above CHESS VALLEY RFC Date of Formation: 1996 DATCHWORTH RFC Ground: Croxley Guild Sports and Formation of Club: 1969 Social Club, The Green, Croxley Green, Ground: Datchworth Green, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire WD3 3HT Datchworth. SG3 6TL Website: http://www.CVRFC.com Website: www.datchworthrfc.co.uk Directions: Junction 18 off M25 south towards Directions: Leave A1(M) at junction 6, Rickmansworth on A404. At first roundabout turn left (A412). follow B197 towards Stevenage. At Woolmer Green turn right At next roundabout go straight on (second exit) into Park towards Datchworth. Pitches and clubhouse behind tennis Road past church on left. Continue up the hill. Take the first courts. exit from the roundabout, club is on the right hand side just Colours: Green and navy blue. after the pub. Chairman: Neal Jeromson, 2, Goddards End, Stevenage, Colours: Bottle green, black, white stripes. Alternate kit: Pink, Herts. SG2 7ER. Tel: 01438 249635 (H), 07887 603500 (M) green, black, white stripes. Black shorts Secretary: Diane Wyatt, 7, Hazeldell, Watton-at-Stone, President: Mike Atkins, Tel: 07768 458404 (M), Hertford. SG14 3SL Tel: 01920 830407 (H), 07779 660902 e-mail: [email protected] (M). e-mail: [email protected] Chairman: Phil Coulter, 54 Ebury Road, Rickmansworth, Fixture Secretary: Mark Barry, 32 Balfour Street, Hertford, Herts, WD3 1BN, Tel 07557 147760 (M), SG14 3AX. Tel: 07828 619273 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Secretary: Craig Hocking, 16 Morningside, Nightingale Referee Contact: Mark Barry - as above Road, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 7DL. Tel: 07815 960125 Colts/Youth Secretary: Steve Turley, 35 Oakfields Avenue, (M). e-mail: [email protected] Knebworth, SG3 6NP. Tel: 01438 216630 (H), 07793 314684 Fixture Secretary: Adam Farnsworth, 29 Whiteland Avenue, (M). e-mail: [email protected] Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Herts. WD3 5RE Mini rugby: Andrew Howard, 11a Chestnut Walk, Oaklands, Tel: 07795 362802 (M). e-mail: [email protected] AL6 0SB. Tel: 01438 545599 (H), 07880 179365 (M), Referee Contact: Adam Farnsworth - as above e-mail: [email protected] Treasurer: Louise Coulter 54 Ebury Road., WD3 1BN, Herts RFU: 1) Neal Jeromson – as above Tel: 07775 711107 (M), e-mail [email protected] 2) Diane Wyatt, as above Youth/Mini Chairman: Richard Lake, Tel: (H), Club captain: Tom Wood, Tel 07809 691313 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected]. Herts RFU: Craig Hocking - as above Coach: Ian Reid, Tel 07815 399765 (M), Club Captain: Andy Ruffell-Ward, 37 The Quadrant, e-mail: [email protected]. Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 1GL, Tel: 01923 249501 (H), Club Coach Coordinator: Phil Nightingale, 15, Dollimore 07921 062996 (M). e-mail: [email protected] Close, Codicote, SG4 8TF. Tel: 01438 812500 (H), 07802 Coach: Tony Richards 07984 047582 738185 (M). e-mail: [email protected] Child Welfare Officer: Stuart Adcock-Kersting Child Welfare Officer: Steve Turley – as above Note: All correspondence to: Croxley Guild Sports and Volunteer coordinator: Neal Jeromson, 2, Goddards End, Social Club, The Green, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Stevenage, Herts. SG2 7ER. Tel: 01438 249635 (H), 07887 Hertfordshire WD3 3HT 603500 (M) Schools liaison officer: Phil Nightingale, as above. CUFFLEY RFC Club Referee Co-ordinator: Darren Smith, 44, Moor Ley, Date of Formation: 1973 Walkern, Herts. SG2 7NQ. Tel: 01438 861057 (H), 07970 Ground: Botany Bay cricket club, East Lodge 281770 (M), e-mail: [email protected] Lane, The Ridgeway, Enfield, EN2 8AS. www.botanybaycc.co.uk, Tel: 0208 363 4482 Website: www.cuffleyrugby.co.uk 45 7766

FULLERIANS RFC e-mail: [email protected] Formation of Club: 1926 Treasurer: Gavin Lendon, Tel: 07960 116589(M), Ground: Fullerians Sports Facilities, e-mail: [email protected] Coningesby Drive, (end of Parkside Drive), Seniors Fixture Secretary: Mark Lewis, Tel: 07939 824453 Watford. WD17 3PB (M), e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01923 224483 Juniors Fixture Secretary: James Burrows, Tel: 07801 Website: www. Fullerians.co.uk 638515 (M), e-mail: [email protected] Directions: From Hunton Bridge roundabout on A41 (J19 Minis Fixture Secretary: James Burrows, Tel: 07801 638515 M25), follow Hempstead Road (A411) towards Watford town (M), e-mail: [email protected] centre. At traffic lights turn right into Langley Way. Turn right at Referee Contact: David Fleming, Tel: 07753 615547 (M), end into Coningsby Drive. e-mail: [email protected] Colours: Black shirts with red and green hoops and black Herts RFU: Richard Randall Tel: 07968 857533 (M), collar, black shorts and black, green and red hooped socks e-mail: [email protected] President: Mike Musk, Limone, Flaunden Lane, Belsize, Nr Club Captain: Michael Goode, Tel: 07920 767061 (M), Sarratt, Herts, WD3 4NS. Tel: 01923 263525 (H), e-mail: e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Manager: Rod Macauley, Tel: 07811 217619 (M), Chairman: Kevin Brind, 58 Devereux Drive, Watford, Herts, e-mail: [email protected] WD17 3DE. Tel: 01923 254921 (H) 07900 997690 (M) Club Coaching Coordinator: Andy Barford, Tel: 07983 e-mail: [email protected] 436694 (M), e-mail: [email protected] Secretary: Hazel Pidding, 79 Frankland Road, Croxley Safeguarding Officer: Tony Purvis, Tel: 07736 085772 (M), Green, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 3AS Tel: 07870 572651 e-mail: [email protected] (M), e-mail: [email protected] Club Referee Coordinator: Ian Cumming, Tel: 07976 651134 Fixture Secretary: Patrick O’Keeffe 5 Birch Drive, Maple (M), e-mail: [email protected] Cross, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 9UL. Tel: 07968 939010 (M), e-mail: [email protected] HATFIELD QUEEN ELIZABETH RFC Referee Contact: Kevin Brind as above Date of Formation: 2003 Mini / Midi Chairman: Sarah Kuomi, 24 Green Lane, Website: www.hatfieldrugby.co.uk Amersham, Bucks. HP6 6AS. Ground: Roe Hill Hall, Briars Lane, e-mail: [email protected] Hatfield, AL10 8ES Junior Chairman: Gary Dollard 29 Links Way, Croxley Green, Directions: Exit A1(M) at Junction 3. Follow Herts, WD3 3RG. Tel: 01923 240784 (H) 07980 078548 (M), the A1001 (Comet Way) towards the Galleria shopping e-mail: [email protected] centre. Turn right at the first roundabout onto Cavendish Herts RFU: 1): Sarah Kuomi, Minis, as above Way (B6426). Turn left at the next roundabout, staying on 2): Gary Dollard, Juniors as above Cavendish Way. At the next roundabout turn right onto Briars 3): Hazel Pidding, Seniors as above Lane, follow the road up the hill and take the left fork at the top Club Captain: Ben Wetton, 6b, Langley Parade, Langley of the road. The ground is on the right. Road, Abbots Langley, Herts. WD5 0AB. Tel: 07794 365202 Colours: Green & yellow with black details. Black shorts. (M), e-mail: [email protected] President: Amy Welch, Tel: 07968 976127 (M), e-mail: amy@ Club Coach Co-ordinator: Gary Dollard, 29 Links Way, amywelch.co.uk Croxley Green, Herts, WD3 3RG. Tel: 01923 240784 (H) Chairman: Toby Garrett, 604 Howlands, Welwyn Garden 07980 078548 (M), e-mail: [email protected] City, Hertfordshire AL7 4ET, Tel: 07855 215248 (M), Child Welfare Officer: Sue Dollard. Tel: 01923 240784 e-mail: [email protected] 07833 674190 (M) 29 links way Croxley Green Herts WD3 3RG Secretary: Ben Welch, 27 Gladstone Road, Ware, Schools liaison officer: Allan Pidding 79 Frankland Road, Hertfordshire, SG12 0AG Tel: 07957 149949 (M), Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 3AS. Tel: 07870 e-mail: [email protected] 572650 (M), e-mail: [email protected] Fixture Secretary: Richard Fisher, 156 Telford Avenue, Club Referee Co-ordinator: Kevin Charman, 37, Mallard Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG2 0AR, Tel: 07968 308145 (M), Road, Abbots Langley, Herts. WD5 0GE Tel: 01923 350007 e-mail: [email protected] (H) e-mail: [email protected] Referee Contact: Richard Fisher - as above Herts RFU: Toby Garrett - as above HARPENDEN RFC Club Captain: Leon Ellis. Tel: 07979 795939 (M), Date of Formation: 1921 e-mail:[email protected] Ground: Redbourn Lane, Harpenden, AL5 Coach: Jamie Beeney, Tel: 07969 819626 (M), 2BA Tel: 01582 460711 e-mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.hrfc.com Club Coach Co-ordinator: Jamie Beeney - as above Directions: Take B487 from Harpenden to Child Welfare Officer: Toby Garrett - as above Redbourn. Ground 1 mile from junction of Club Referee Co-ordinator: Richard Fisher - as above A1018 and B487 Colours: Shirts - black and white hoops with flashes of red, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD (CAMELOT) RUFC black shorts and socks Date of Formation: 1919 President: Peter Danby, Tel: 07802 300978 (M), Ground: Chaulden Lane, Boxmoor, Hemel e-mail: [email protected] Hempstead, HP1 2BS. Tel: 01442 230353 Chairman: Darren Francey, Tel: 07970 712639 (M), Website: www.camelotrugby.co.uk e-mail: [email protected] Directions: From roundabout on A4251 Secretary: Peter Woodthorpe, Tel: 07831 269597 (M), outside train station, take Fishery Road over canal.

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At roundabout turn left in to Northridge Way. Chaulden Lane 1st/2nd XV Managers: Paul Allan Tel: 07886 575718 (M), and Club are approx. 250 meters on the left. James Storey Tel: 07767 201030 (M), Colours: Royal Blue and White Kanwaijit Basra Tel: 07950 660401 (M), President: Joe Weed, Tel: 01442 397785 (H) Club Coach Coordinator: Steve Hood Tel: 07795 057012 Chairman: Antonio Massa. Tel. 07772 300706 (M), (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Child welfare officer: John Irvine Tel: 07734 496248 (M), Hon. Secretary: Rob McClement, Tel: 01442 252814 (H), e-mail: [email protected] 07778 392291 (M), e-mail: [email protected] Volunteer coordinator: Peter King Tel: 01920 464770 (H), or [email protected] 07891 486261(M) Referee Contact: Charles Teuma, Tel: 01442 259634 (H), Schools liaison officer: Eric Riddle Tel: 01992 550017 (H) 07710 517988 (M). e-mail: [email protected] Club Referee Co-ordinator: Ross Bond, Fixture Secretary (seniors): Bob Skinner, Tel: 01442 246586 e-mail: [email protected] (H), e-mail: [email protected] Director of Rugby: Paul Maddison, Tel. 07801 291496 (M), HERTS FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE RFC e-mail: [email protected] Date of Formation: Early 1980’s Director of Academy Rugby (U16 – U18): Nick Wilson Ground: Letchworth RUFC, Legends lane, Tel. 07887 655634: e mail [email protected] Baldock road, Letchworth Garden City, Director of Youth Rugby (U7 – U15): Dean Edwards. Hertfordshire SG6 2EN Tel: 07941 288783 (M), e-mail: [email protected] Directions: old A505 Letchworth Behind Herts RFU 1): Jon Clapham, Tel: 01923 852104 (H), leisure centre and football club e-mail: [email protected] Colours: All Black with white tubing. Second kit - Red, white, 2): Charles Teuma. Tel: 01442 259634 (H), green and blue irregular hoops. 07710 517988 (M). President: Chief Fire Officer Roy Wilsher. C/o Fire and Head Coach: Tony Impey, c/o D of R Rescue Headquarters, Old London Road, Hertford, Herts, Commercial Director: Charles Riches. Tel. 07880 726989: SG13 7LD. e mail [email protected] Chairman/Club Captain: Mark Burgess, c/o Hitchin Fire Press Officer: Charles Riches as above Station, Newtons Way Hitchin Herts SG4 9JR. Child welfare officer: e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01462 666800 email: [email protected] Volunteer coordinator: Charles Riches / A Massa Treasurer/Fixtures Secretary : Steve Greaves, Schools liaison officer: Quentin Halfyard, c/o Chairman Royston Fire Station, Baldock Street, Royston, SG8 5BD. Club Referee Co-coordinator: Charles Teuma - as above Tel: 01763 242317 (B), 07913 342245 (M), e-mail: [email protected]/ HERTFORD RFC [email protected] Date of Formation: 1932 Ground: Highfields, Hoe Lane, Ware. SG12 HITCHIN RFC 9NZ. Tel: 01920 462975, Fax 01920 460943, Ground: King George V Playing Fields, Old e-mail: [email protected] Hale Way, Hitchin, SG5 1XL. Web Site: www.hertfordrfc.co.uk Tel: 01462 432679 Directions: Leave A10 at Rush Green roundabout signposted Directions: At Angels Reply PH on A600 north Hertford A414 and immediately take B1502 signposted Great of Hitchin, turn into Bearton Road, turn left Amwell. Hoe Lane is first left turning approximately 200 yards. into Old Hale Way, entrance to ground is 400 yards on left by Ground is 300 yards on left hand side. telephone box Colours: Black, royal blue and gold Colours: Maroon. President: James Riddle President: Tim Jeffries, 2 Fordham Terrace, Therfield, Herts, Chairman: Paul Eveleigh, Chestnut Barn. Rickneys Farm, SG8 9PP. Tel: 01763 287460 (H), 07787 125577 (M), Wadesmill Road, Ware, Herts. SG12 0GB Tel: 01992 584819 e-mail: [email protected] (H), e-mail: [email protected] Chairman: Richard Lucas, 93 Westmill Road, Hitchin, SG5 Secretary: Chris Learmonth, The White Cottage, 29, London 2SQ. Tel: 01462 454742(H), 07736 302074 (M), Road, Sawbridgeworth, Herts. CM21 9EH Tel: 07977 204008 e-mail: [email protected] (M), e-mail: [email protected] Secretary: Michael Emmerson, 14 Chiltern Road, Hitchin, Fixture Secretary: John Atkinson, 86, Winterscroft Road, Herts SG4 9PJ.Tel: 01462 435502 (H), 07796 066158 (M) Hoddesdon, Herts. EN11 8RJ Tel: 01992 462206 (H), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Fixture Secretary: Steve Ward Tel: 07831 632164 (M) Referee Contact: John Atkinson - as above e-mail: [email protected] Colts: Ged Murphy, Tel: 07973 697419 (M), Referee Contact: Steve Ward. Tel: 07831 632164 (M) e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Youth: Chris Rawlin, e-mail: [email protected] Chair of Mini &Youth: John Walsh, Mini Rugby: Bharat Chudasama, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Girls Rugby: Chris Rawlin, e-mail: [email protected] Herts RFU: 1) John Humphries, Spring Rise, 2 Lucas Lane, Herts RFU: Paul Eveleigh - as above Ashwell, Herts SG7 5LN. Tel: 01462 742475 Chairman of Playing Committee: Ged Murphy – as above e-mail: [email protected] Club Captain: Alfred Church Tel: 07815 778541 (M), 2) Richard Stidolph 12 Purcell Way, Shefford, e-mail: [email protected] Beds, SG17 5RY Tel 01462 628916(H), Coaches: James Storey, Tel: 07767 201030 (M), 07855 09220(M) e-mail: [email protected] Kanwaijit Basra, Tel: 07950 660401 (M), 1st XV Captain: James Bolter, 25 Shepherds Mead, Hitchin, Eric Riddle, Tel: 01992 550017 (H) Herts SG5 1YA. Tel: 01462 454452(H) 075779 03777 (M), 47 7766 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Women’s Captain: Lucy Kennedy. Tel: 07976 054061 (M), Club Captain: Sam Townsend, Tel: 07917 416022 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Coach: Adam Shaw, Gosmore End Cottage, Hitchin Road, Press Officer: Brian Quinn, Tel: 07535 706303 (M), Gosmore, Hitchin, SG4 7QH. Tel: 07833 353308 (M) e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Fixture Secretary: Paul Quinn, Tel: 07557 003148 (M), Club Coach Coordinator: Jim Panter, e-mail:[email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Colts Manager: Mike Harrison, Tel: 07909 912462 (M), Safeguarding officer: Tim Bonnett, 194 Whitehill Rd, e-mail: [email protected] Hitchin, SG4 9HY Tel: 01462 421829 (H), Junior Chairman: Ian Tomlins, Tel: 07867 971585 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Volunteer coordinator: Justine Welbury, Joint Mini Chairman: Mike Fisher, Tel: 07799 345807 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Schools Liaison Officer: Adam Shaw, Joint Mini Chairman: Steve Pope, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Cub Referee Co-ordinator: Steve Ward. Tel: 07831 632164 Herts RFU: Peter Lipscomb - as above (M) e-mail: [email protected] Director of Rugby: Bruce Millar, Tel: 07952 714227 (M), e-mail: [email protected] LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY RUFC Head Coach: James Shanahan, Date of formation: 1924 e-mail: [email protected] Ground: Legends Lane, Baldock Road, Child welfare officer: Paul Doyle, Tel: 01727 864575 (H), Letchworth, SG6 2EN e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.pitchero.com/clubs/ Schools liaison officer: Eddie Panting, Tel: 07756 866382 letchworthgardencityrugbyunionfootballclub/ (M), e-mail: [email protected] Directions: At rear of North Herts Leisure Centre on A505, Volunteer coordinator: Ian Tomlins, Tel: 07867 971585 (M), between Baldock and Letchworth e-mail: [email protected] Colours: Black and amber hoops, black shorts and socks Senior Referee Contact: Peter Lipscomb - as above President: Brian Burke, Tel: 01462 896378 (H). Junior Referee Contact: Peter Poulain, Tel: 01727 862990 Chairman: Chris Lunnon, Tel: 07973 304747 (M). (H), e-mail: [email protected] Honorary Secretary: John Donegan, Tel: 07836 227112 (M). e-mail: [email protected] . THE OLD ASHMOLEANS RFC Match/Fixtures Secretary: Chris Lunnon, Tel: 07973 304747 Date of Formation: 1961 (M). e-mail: [email protected] Ground: Firs Farm playing fields, Youth Chairman: Danny Ryall, e-mail: [email protected] Firs Lane N21 2PH Herts RFU: 1) Chris Lunnon, e-mail: [email protected] Directions: On the North Circular Road 2) Roger Harper, heading east follow Bowes Road until the e-mail: [email protected] Cambridge Roundabout, turn off the slip road and head north Club Captain: Sam Moat; e-mail: [email protected] towards the M25 on the Cambridge Road. Follow for approx Child Welfare Officer: Laurence Knappert; 1 mile at traffic lights turn left into Hedge Lane turn left into e-mail: [email protected] Park Avenue, follow to junction of Halstead Road and Firs Club Referee Contact: Steve Gibbs, Tel: 07950 871760 (M), Lane, turn left into Firs Lane, pitch is located approx 300m e-mail: [email protected] . on the left. Club Coaching Co-ordinator: James Tirrell, Colours: Scarlet and emerald hooped jerseys, black shorts Tel: 07540 636703 (M), e-mail: [email protected] and black socks with a scarlet and emerald hoop President: Tony Seagroatt, 65 Hillside Crescent, Enfield, OLD ALBANIAN RFC Middx. EN2 0HP. Tel: 020 8366 4082 (H). Date of Formation: 1924 e-mail: [email protected] Ground: OA Sports Club, The Woollam Chairman: Jed McCarthy, Tel: 07886 738585 (M), Playing Fields, 160, Harpenden Road, St e-mail: [email protected] Albans AL3 6BB Treasurer: Peter Duffy 13 Crawley Rd, Enfield, Middlesex Directions: Head north from St Albans on A1081 in the EN1 2ND. Tel: 07866 318360 (M). e-mail: [email protected] direction of Harpenden. Ground is on right approx 2 miles Secretary: Peter Lowe, c/o Bourneside Sports Ground/The from city centre. Bourne, London N14 6QY Colours: Maroon, Blue & Gold hooped shirts, Fixture Secretary: Nick Hargreaves, 106 Park Avenue, blue shorts, blue socks. Bushey, Herts. WD23 2BB Tel: 07976 583448 (M), President: Richard Milnes, Duart , Bulstrode Lane, Hemel e-mail: [email protected] Hempstead, Herts, HP3 0BP. Tel: 07940 255355 (M), Referee Contact: Nick Hargreaves - as above e-mail: [email protected] Herts RFU: Tony Seagroatt – as above Chairman: Rory Davis, Tel: 07748 146521 (M), Club Captain: Matt Dudley, 45, Burford Gardens, Palmers e-mail: [email protected] Green, London, N13 4LR. Tel: 07818 067103 (M), Vice Chairman: Rusty Osman, Tel : 07979 714737 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Child welfare officer: Jed McCarthy, c/o Keble School, Secretary: Peter Lipscomb, 35, Gurney Court Road, St Wades Hill, London N21 1BG, 07886 738585 (M) Albans , Herts. AL1 4QU. Tel: 01727 760466 (M), Volunteer coordinator: Peter Duffy – As above e-mail: [email protected] Club Referee Co-ordinator: Nick Hargreaves - as above Treasurer: Mike Curtis, Tel: 07977 419266 (M), 48 7766

ROYSTON RFC STEVENAGE TOWN RFC Date of Formation: 1961 Date of Formation: 1995 Ground: The Heath Sports Club, Therfield Ground: The Clubhouse, North Road, Old Heath, Baldock Road, Royston SG8 5BG Stevenage. SG1 4BB Tel: 01438 359788 Tel: 01763 243613 Web Site: www.stevenagerugby.com Web Site: www.roystonrugbyclub.co.uk Email: [email protected] Directions: Take A505 from Baldock second exit on Directions: Take A1(M) Stevenage North, Junction 8. Head roundabout approaching Royston, ground half a mile on right. towards Graveley, take first right towards Stevenage. Ground From A10 or M11 turn west at Roundabout in town, drive on right approximately 400 yards. through town centre and past fire station and golf club; ground Colours: Black shirts with amber hoop edged with green, black 300 yards on left. shorts, green socks. Colours: White and black President: Steve Gibbs, 23, High Street, Stotfold, Herts. SG5 4LL Chairman: Dafydd Hudd, e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 07950 871760 (M), e-mail: [email protected] President: Godfrey Everett, 24, Clarkes Way, Bassingbourn, Chairman: Steve Mudd. Tel: 078881 707959 (M), Herts. SG8 5LT Tel: 01763 243846 (H), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Secretary: Jane Aldwinckle - SEND MAIL TO CLUBHOUSE Secretary: Sara Sirett, Tel: 07778 848500 (M), Tel: 07854 399673 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Senior Fixture Secretary: Graham Lemon, Tel: 07429 214498 Youth Chairman: Fergus McAuliffe, e-mail: [email protected] (M), e-mail: [email protected] Treasurer: Victoria Green, 38 Shaftesbury Way, Royston, SG8 Youth Fixtures Secretary: [email protected] 9DE. Tel: 01763 244109 (H) e-mail: [email protected] Minis Fixture Secretary: [email protected] Fixture Secretary: Godfrey Everett, 24, Clarkes Way, Referee Contact: Graham Lemon - as above Bassingbourn, Herts. SG8 5LT Tel: 01763 243846 (H) Junior Manager: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Herts RFU Representative: Graham Lemon – as above Herts RFU: Jamie Johnson, 29 Honey Way, Royston, SG8 7ES Club Coach: send enquiries to – [email protected] Tel: 07850 068208 (M) e-mail: [email protected] Club Coaching Coordinator: Dave Bamber, Director of Rugby: Rob Turner, Tel: 07891 933376 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Girls/Women: See Secretary Club Coach Co-ordinator: Lee Fleming, Safe Guarding officer: Martin Barringer Tel 07779 022980, e-mail: [email protected]; e-mail: [email protected] Child welfare officer: Sara Sirett, Volunteer coordinator: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Schools liaison officer: [email protected] Volunteer Co-ordinator: Mrs J Peacock, Club Referee Co-ordinator: Steve Gibbs, 23, High Street, e-mail: [email protected] Stotfold, Herts. SG5 4LL Tel: 07950 871760 (M), Club Referee Co-ordinator: Godfrey Everett (see above) e-mail: [email protected]

ST ALBANS RFC TABARD RFC Date of Formation: 1970 Date of Formation: 1951 Ground: Boggymead Spring, Oaklands Lane, Ground: Cobden Hill, Radlett WD7 7JN Smallford, St Albans AL4 0HR Tel: 01923 855561 Tel: 01727 869945 Website: www.tabardrfc.com or tabardrfc.co.uk Website: http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/stalbansrfc/ Directions: Situated on A5183 Watling Street, Directions: Follow main road to Hatfield from St Albans city south of Radlett. If approaching Radlett from Elstree, turn right centre. Turn left into Oaklands Lane at mini roundabout in into blind entrance by high brick wall before Cat and Fiddle PH Smallford, before the garden centre Colours: Blue with gold band edged with red Colours: Royal blue and gold hoops President: Ross Hopcroft, 19 Boyes Crescent, Napsbury Park, Chairman: Terry Evans: 13, Meautys, St Albans, AL3 4LU. Tel London Colney. Tel: 07710 927617 (M). 07745 627079 (M), e-mail [email protected] Chairman: Phil Calnan, 20 Hilfield Lane, Aldenham, Herts. Secretary: David English, “Barnfield”, Woolpack Way, WD25 8AJ Tel: 01923 852137 (H) Meldreth, Royston, Herts, SG8 6LD. Tel: 01763 268638 (H), Director of Rugby: Nigel Gough: Tel: 07962 215154 (M), 07703 460449 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Fixture Secretary: Terry Evans: 13, Meautys, St Albans, AL3 Secretary: Martin Brown, 44 Woodland Drive, St Albans, Herts, 4LU: Tel 07745 627079 (M), e-mail [email protected] AL4 0EU. Tel: 07462 741360 (M), Referee Contact: Terry Evans: 13, Meautys, St Albans, AL3 e-mail: [email protected] 4LU,: Tel 07745 627079 (M), e-mail [email protected] Fixture Secretary: Ewen Webster, c/o Tabard RFC, Director of Rugby: Ian Peel: e-mail: [email protected] Cobden Hill, Radlett, Herts, WD7 7JN. Tel: 07881444772 (M), Safeguarding Officer: Paul Hamshere e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Referee Contact: Martin Brown, 44 Woodland Drive, St Albans, Mini’s Fixture Secretary: Stuart Marcy Tel: 07798 670 823 (M), Herts, AL4 0EU. Tel: 07462 741360 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] . Coaching Coordinator: Ian Peel: e-mail: [email protected] Player Registrations: Andrew Thomas, Herts RFU 1): Terry Evans – as above e-mail: [email protected] 2): John Gregory, 4 Caldecote, Nr Stilton, Cambs. Youth Rugby: Tudor Williams, e-mail: tudor.williams@ PE7 3SG Tel: 07710 493731 (M) fremantletrust.org, Mark Woodhouse, e-mail: [email protected] 49 7766

Mini: Chris Collison. e-mail: [email protected] Street, Aston Clinton, Bucks, HP22 5EX. Tel: 01296 631683 Herts RFU: Ewen Webster - as above (H), 07831 713346 (M), e-mail: [email protected] Club Captain: Nick Westaway 1st Team Captain: Nick Radley, Tel 07834 644902 (M), Coaches: Jamie Traxon, e-mail: [email protected], 1st Team Manager: Steve Clapham, Tel 07782 498858 (M) Steve Hancock, e-mail: [email protected], e-mail [email protected] Giles Walker, e-mail: [email protected], Director of Rugby: Michael Ward, Tel: 07767 703304(M), Cam O’Connor, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Ladies Rugby contact: Laura-Jo Pearce, Club Coach: Giles Wallis, Tel: 07775 670015 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Coaching co-ordinators: Mark Woodhouse, Child welfare officer: Sheena Cogger, correspondence to e-mail: [email protected], be directed via mini’s chairman Chris Collison, e-mail: [email protected] Volunteer coordinator: Donna Hogan (as above) Child welfare officers: Mary Dootson, Sue Farr. Schools liaison officer: Donna Hogan (as above) Volunteer coordinator: Laura-Jo Pearce, Communications Manager: Stephanie Yule, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Schools liaison officer: Laura-Jo Pearce, e-mail: [email protected] UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE RFC Club Referee Co-ordinator: Ewen Webster - as above Date of Formation: 1957 Ground: Hertfordshire Sports Village, THE MOUNT RFC de Havilland campus, Hatfield Business Date of Formation: 1989 Park, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9EU Ground: HMP The Mount, Molyneux Avenue, Tel: 01707 284466 Bovingdon, Herts. HP3 0QL Directions: From Junctions 3 or 4 of A1 (M) follow signs to Tel: 01442 836430 Hatfield Business Park. Directions: Village of Bovingdon on the B4505 Hemel Web Site: www.hertssportsvillage.co.uk Hempstead to Chesham road Colours: Purple & Black, black shorts Colours: Black/Red shirts, Black shorts, Black socks Chairman: Gautam Singh, President: Robin Woodgate, HMP The Mount, Molyneux e-mail: [email protected] Avenue, Bovingdon, Herts. HP3 0QL Tel: 01442 836619 Secretary: Lucy Carey, Sports Development Officer, Athletic Director of Rugby: Robin Woodgate Union, University of Hertfordshire, de Havilland campus, Secretary & Fixture Secretary: Paul Settle, Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9EU. e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01707 281180, e-mail: [email protected] Referee Contact: Paul Settle, HMP The Mount, Molyneux Referee Contact: Lucy Carey, Sports Development Officer, Avenue, Bovingdon, Herts. HP3 0QL Tel: 01442 836619 Athletic Union, University of Hertfordshire, de Havilland Herts RFU: R Woodgate, HMP The Mount, Molyneux campus, Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9EU. Avenue, Bovingdon, Herts. HP3 0QL Tel: 01442 836619 Tel: 01707 281180, e-mail: [email protected] Club Captain: Robin Woodgate Head Coach: Paul Settle VERULAMIANS RFC Ground: Cotlandswick, North Orbital Road, TRING RUFC London Colney St Albans AL2 1DW Date of Formation: 1964 Tel: 01727 822929 Ground: Dorian Williams Sport Centre, Web Site: www.vrugby.com Cow Lane, Tring HP23 5NT. Directions: On A414 to the south of St Tel: 01442 825710 Albans, 300 metres on left after London Colney Roundabout Web Site: www.tringrugby.com Colours: Gold vee on royal blue shirt, blue shorts Directions: Turn north into Cow Lane from A4251 President: John White, 2, Foxes Lane, Cuffley, Potters Bar, (old A41) east of Tring. Dorian Williams Sport Centre Herts. EN6 4JB. Tel: 01707 875589 (H), is 500m on the right. e-mail: [email protected] Colours: Black and gold hoops Secretary: Paul McGoohan, 12 Richard Stagg Close, St President: Martyn Kirk, 31, Beech Avenue, Radlett, Herts. Albans AL1 5AT. Tel: 01727 762345 (H), 07711 803345 (M), WD7 7DD. Tel: 01923 856927 (H), 07767 868980 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Fixture Secretary: Bradley Bruce, 21 Maynard Road, Hemel Chairman: John Hopson, 29 Mandelyns, Northchurch, Herts Hempstead. Herts. HP2 4TR. Tel: 07835 216933 (M), HP4 3XH. Tel: 01442 864770 (H), 07774 869254 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Referee Contact: Bradley Bruce, As Above. Secretary: Donna Hogan, Greenways, Tinkers Lane, Herts RFU 1) John White, 2, Foxes Lane, Cuffley, Potters Wigginton Tring, Herts, HP23 6JB. Tel: 01442 865913 (H), Bar, Herts. EN6 4JB. Tel: 01707 875589 (H), 077921871616 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Fixture Secretary: Barry Mowbray, Tel: 07771 906355 (M), 2) Max Schroeder, 111 Green Lanes, St Albans e-mail: [email protected] AL3 6HG. Tel: 01727 851481 (H), ` Referees Contact: Barry Mowbray, as above e-mail: [email protected] Mini/Junior Rugby: Jon Westcott, The Old Rectory, Sutton Coach: Tom Ross, 13 Beneddictine Place, 1 Marlborough Court, Church Yard, Tring, HP23 5BB. Tel: 07786 736735 (M), Road, St.Albans. Herts. AL1 3WA. (M) 07791 065283 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail [email protected] Herts RFU 1): Chris Wallis, Pebble Cottage, 73 Green End Club Coaching Co-ordinator: Rob Lines, 39 Tyttenhanger

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Green, St Albans AL4 0RN. Tel: 01727 759613 (H), 01992 HRFU Rep: Malcolm Tucker: Leazes End, 2, Sandy Close, 507719 (B), e-mail: [email protected] Hertford, Herts. SG14 2BB. Tel: 01992 583369 (H), Mini Rugby Chairman: Angela Clifford, 48 Mayflower Road, e-mail: [email protected] Park Street, St. Albans. Herts. AL2 2QW.Tel: 01727 874040 Junior Chairman: Jon Slade, Tel: 07706 149545 (M) (H), 07875 517730 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Mini Chairman: Jon Slade, Tel: 07706 149545 (M) WATFORD RFC e-mail: [email protected] Date of Formation: 1973 1st XV Manager: Mike McKay, Tel: 07447 559499 (M) Ground: Knutsford Playing Fields, Radlett Head Coach: Jonathan Chinn, Tel: 07903 935115 (M), Road, Watford.WD24 4LL. e-mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.watfordrfc.co.uk Coaches: Mike McKay, e-mail: [email protected] Directions: From A41 (M1 Jct 5) take Coaching Coordinator: Gary Peterkin, Tel: 07973 429343 (M), Watford link road (B1008) towards Watford, at first e-mail: [email protected] roundabout turn right. Turn left or car park, Clubhouse and Safeguarding Officer: Nichola Patey, e-mail: safeguarding. pitches on right. [email protected] President: Dennis Reilly, 62, Bushey Mill Crescent, Watford Schools Liaison Officer: Jon Slade Tel: 07706 149545 (M), WD24 7DR. Tel: 01923 465614 (H), 07887 553238 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Club Referee Co-ordinator: Len Cleary, Tel: 07765 252007 Chairman: Dennis Reilly (as above), (M), e-mail: [email protected] Vice Chairman: Andrew Menzies, 26 Osborne Road, Watford, WD24 7BA Tel: 01923 244639(H), 07506 106126 WEST HERTS COLLEGE RFC (M), e-mail: [email protected] Date of Formation: 1968 Secretary: Sue Menzies 26 Osborne Road, Watford, WD24, Ground: Radlett Road, Watford, Herts, Tel: 01923 244639 (H), 07903521727 (M), Tel: 01923 243292 e-mail: [email protected] Directions: as for Watford RFC Fixture Secretary: Paul Wilson, Tel: 07584256958 (M), Colours: Black, White & Amber e-mail: [email protected] President: M Frosdick, 28 Briar Road, Watford, Herts, Referee Contact: Paul Wilson - as above WD25 0HN. Youth Development Officer: Gary Wilson, Tel: 07889 879682 Secretary: Otto Williams, 20 Ridghurst Avenue, Leavesden (M), e-mail: [email protected] WD25 7AY Tel: 01923 351062 (H), 01923 812005 (B). Herts RFU 1): Andrew Menzies, Tel: 07506 106126 (M) e-mail: [email protected] – as above Fixture Secretary: Harry Gillan [email protected] Club Captain: Martin Lee, Tel: 07787 805262 (M) and Mark Partridge [email protected] Club Coach: Mark Trudy, Tel: 07933 020988(M) [email protected] Director of Rugby: Dave Ainsley, Tel: 07900 881515 (M) Safeguarding officer: Sue Menzies Tel: 01923 244639 (H), WESTON RFC 07903521727 (M), e-mail: [email protected] Date of formation: 2011 Club Referee Co-ordinator: Brian De-Honri, Ground; Weston Rugby ground, Jacksons Tel: 07877 875890 (M), e-mail: [email protected] lane, Maiden Street, Weston, Herts, SG4 7DR Directions: Road next to Village Hall. WELWYN RFC President: Con Dower, Date of Formation: 1931 e-mail: [email protected] Ground: Handside Lane Playing Fields, Chairman: Neil Dower, Tel: 07976 644190 (M), Hobbs Way, Colgrove, Welwyn Garden City. e-mail: [email protected] Tel 01707 329116 Secretary: Craig Brown, e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.welwynrugby.co.uk Fixtures Secretary: Paul Kaiser, Directions: Leave A1(M) at J 4, turn left on A6129 then right at e-mail: [email protected] roundabout towards Gosling Stadium. Turn left at roundabout Referee Contact: Paul Kaiser as above into Parkway and left at next roundabout into Turmore Dale Team Captain: Andy Jenkins, email: [email protected] then first left into Colgrove and right into Hobbs Way. Club Coach: Ally Neale e-mail: [email protected] Colours: Maroon and white hoops, navy shorts, maroon and white socks. President: Sean Williams, ASSOCIATED CLUBS e-mail: [email protected] Chairman: Mick Hills, Tel: 07854 198118 (M), BERKHAMSTED RUFC e-mail: [email protected] Date of Formation: 2013 Secretary: Graham Wynde, Tel: 07730 796204 (M), Ground: Berkhamsted RUFC, Lockhart Field, Cow Roast, e-mail: [email protected] Hertfordshire. HP23 5RF Fixture Secretary: Len Cleary, 53 Salisbury Road, Welwyn Web Site: www.berkhamstedrufc.co.uk Garden City, Herts AL7 3RU Tel: 07765 252007 (M), Colours: Navy blue and red hoops e-mail: [email protected] Chairman: Matthew Cain, 3 Barnett House, Northchurch, Referee contact: Len Cleary, 53 Salisbury Road, Welwyn Berkhamsted. HP4 3QS. Tel: 07545 916456 (M), Garden City, Herts AL7 3RU Tel: 07765 252007 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] / Ian Atkinson, 35, Secretary: Colin Farenden, 49 Newfield Lane, Hemel Broomhills, Welwyn Garden City, Herts. AL7 1RE. Tel: 01707 Hempstead, Herts. HP2 4DX Tel: 07709 046390 (M), 334130 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] 51 7766

Treasurer: Daniel Prince, 46 Egerton Road, Berkhamsted, HARROW RFC Herts HP4 1DU. Tel: 07887 616007 (M), Date of Formation: 1891 e-mail: [email protected] Ground: Grove Field, Wood Lane, Stanmore, Middx. Director of Rugby: Thomas Hansard, 18 Kensworth Road, HA7 4LF (0208 954 2615) Studham, Dunstable. LU6 2QF Tel: 07761 082506 (M), Colours: Blue with white hoops, blue shorts, blue socks e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.harrowrfc.co.uk Fixture Secretary: Matthew Cain – as above Directions: From A41 towards London. At the Esso Garage Referee Contact: Matthew Cain – as above roundabout, take the third exit across the M1, up Brockley Herts RFU: Matthew Cain – as above Hill. Take first right into Wood Lane. (past entrance to Royal Club Captain: Michael Hollington, 14 Tamar Green, Hemel National Orthopaedic Hospital) Club 800 yards on the right Hempstead, Herts HP2 6EP. Tel: 07794 141144 (M), at the junction with Warren Lane. From Stanmore go up e-mail: [email protected] Stanmore Hill turn into Wood Lane (at the speed camera). Entrance to club 400 yards on the left at the junction with CODICOTE mini RFC Warren Lane. Date of Formation: 2013 President: Mrs Lesley Wyatt, 97 Roman Gardens, Kings Ground: Bury Lane Playing Field Langley, Herts. WD4 8LP. Tel 07710 252453 (M), Directions: Opposite church, Bury lane, Codicote e-mail: [email protected] Chairman: B A J (Brian) Chapman, 17, Valley Road, Chairman: Andrew Smart. 169 Abbots Road, Abbots Langley. Codicote, Herts. SG4 8YA, Tel: 01438 820664 (H), Herts. WD5 0BN. Tel: 07971 178633 (M), e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Secretary: Doreen Last, 17, Valley Road, Codicote, Herts. Secretary: Rod Nicholas. 218 Bushey Mill Lane, Watford. SG4 8YA. Tel: 07552 906263 (M) Herts. WD24 7PE. Tel: 07821 130102 (M), Treasurer: Roger Hood, 1, Tithe Close, Codicote, Herts. SG4 e-mail: [email protected] 8UX. Tel: 01438 820534 (H) Club Captain: Dave West, Tel: 07545 974630 (M) Fixture Secretary: Brian Chapman – as above Fixture Secretary: Andrew Smart - as above Mini Junior Contact: Brian Chapman – as above Referee contact: Andrew Smart - as above ENFIELD IGNATIANS RFC Herts RFU: Andrew Smart - as above Date of Formation: 1949 Youth Chair: Neil MacDonald, Tel: 07919 627841 (M) Ground: Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Donkey Lane, Carterhatch Junior Chair: Neil MacDonald – as above Lane, Enfield. Mini Chair: Linda Dunleavy Tel: 07903 672093 (M) Web Site: www.enfieldignatiansrfc.co.uk Directions: Junction off A10/Carterhatch Lane, HEMEL STAGS RUFC approximately 1 mile south of M25/A10 junction. Date of Formation: 2010 Colours: Gold and blue hooped shirts, navy shorts. Ground: Pennine Way, Hemel Hempstead, Herts. HP2 5UD Chairman: David French, 21, Elmer Close, Enfield, Web Site: www.hemelstags.com Middlesex EN2 7EZ Tel: 07946 365147 (M) Directions: Off Redbourne Road, Hemel Hempstead - see Secretary: Lorraine Colley, 165 Linwood Crescent, Enfield, Website for more details Middlesex, EN1 4US Tel: 07951 904423 Colours: Blue and gold (M), e-mail: [email protected] Chairman: Bob Brown, Pennine Way, Hemel Hempstead, Fixture Secretary: Xavia Babbington, Tel: 07795 593971 (M) HP2 5UD. Tel: 01442 219799 (H), Youth Fixtures Secretary: Matt Head, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Herts RFU: Mick Collins, 106, Tenniswood Road, Enfield, Secretary: Ernie Howell, Pennine Way, Hemel Hempstead, Middlesex EN1 3HR Tel: 020 8367 6874 (H), 07540 426410 (M) HP2 5UD. Tel: 07956 111701 (M), Captain: Keir Bonnar, Tel: 07743 906594 (M) e-mail: [email protected] 1st team Manager: Chris Conlan, Tel: 07764 482390 (M) Fixture Secretary: Ernie Howell - as above Referee Contact: Ernie Howell - as above HARLEQUINS FC Colts: Mathew Lambett, Pennine Way, Hemel Date of Formations: 1866 Hempstead, HP2 5UD, Tel: 01442 219799 (H). Ground: The Twickenham Stoop, Langhorn Drive, e-mail: [email protected] Twickenham, Middlesex, TW2 7SX Mini/Junior: Bob Brown - as above Tel: 020 8410 6000, ticket office: 020 8410 6010 Herts RFU: Bob Brown - as above e-mail: [email protected] Coach: Mathew Lambett - as above Directions: From Twickenham Station: Upon leaving the station, turn right towards Twickenham Rugby Stadium. Take HERTFORDSHIRE POLICE RUFC the first left into Court Way and then turn left into Craneford Date of Formation: Reformed 2010 Way and continue on until you reach the stadium. Colours: Green, black and white Colours: Light blue, magenta, chocolate and french grey Chairman: Richard Harbon, 19, Haselfoot, Letchworth garden squares, reverse on the back, green and black sleeves City, Herts. SG6 4DE. Tel: 07717 201139 (M), Director of Rugby: Conor O’Shea, Tel: 020 8410 6000 e-mail: [email protected] Academy Manager: Tony Diprose, Tel: 020 8410 6000 Secretary: Dan Phillips, c/o Police HQ, Stanborough Road, Community Co-ordinator: Gareth Algar Tel: 020 8410 6076 Welwyn Garden City, Herts. Main Switchboard: 020 8410 6000 e-mail: [email protected] Ticket Office: 020 8410 6010 Fixture Secretary: Dan Stoddart, c/o Watford Police station, Shady Lane, Watford, Herts. e-mail: [email protected]

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OLD COLUMBANS RFC Walden, Essex, CB10 1LZ. Tel: 07836 738452 (M) Date of Formation: April 2010 e-mail: [email protected] Ground: St Columba’s College Fixture Secretary: Graham Marshall, Tel: 01799 510063 (H), Directions: King Harry Lane, St Albans, Herts, AL3 4AW e-mail: [email protected] Chairman: Jim Lewis, Old Columbans Association, Match Secretary: Anthony ‘Digger’ Davies, Tel: 07970 784938 St Columba’s College, King Harry Lane, St Albans, (M), e-mail: [email protected] Herts. AL3 4AW. Tel: 01727 892070 (B), 07751 966837 (M), e-mail: [email protected] SARACENS AMATEUR RFC Secretary: Nick Kelliher, Tel: 07772 472822 (M), Date of Formation: 1876 e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.saracensamateurrugby.com Fixture Secretary: Nick Kelliher Ground: Bramley Road Sports Ground, Green Road, Referee Contact: Jim Lewis Southgate, N14 4AB. Tel: 020 8449 9101 HRFU Rep: 1) Jim Lewis Directions: Junction 24 M25, follow road to Cockfosters, 2) Nick Kelliher Southgate. Ground on left over roundabout after Cockfosters. Club Captain: Nick Kelliher Colours: Black with red star and crescent Club Coach: Charlie Openshaw President: John Buckton, 19 Alma Avenue, London, E4 9JT Referee Liaison: Jim Lewis Tel: 07952 043016 (M), e-mail: [email protected] Chairman: Peter Haigh, 5 Pilgrims Rise, Barnet, Herts, EN4 OLD GEORGIANS RFC 9QP. Tel: 020 8440 3835 (H), 07840 918715 (M), Ground: St George’s School, Sun Lane, Harpenden. e-mail: [email protected] Colours: Red, green and white hoops Secretary: Ciaran Morton, 70 Park Avenue South, London. Hon Secretary: Mike Davies, Simpsons House, Glenalmond N8 8LS. Tel: 020 8342 9457 (H), 07917 832800 (M), College, Glenalmond, Perth PH1 3RY. Tel: 01738 880298 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Fixture Secretary: Lawrie Nutley Tel: 07786 988994(M), e-mail: [email protected] OLD MERCHANT TAYLORS’ FC Referees Contact: Terry Edwards, 28 Roberts Road, Date of Formation: 1882 Walthamstow, London, E17 4LR Tel: 020 8366 3126 (H), Ground: War Memorial Sports Ground, Merchant Taylors’ 07932 736938 (M), e-mail: [email protected], School, Sandy Lodge, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 2HT Ciaran Morton – as above Web Site: www.omtrugby.co.uk 1stXV/Colts: Lawrie Nutley Tel: 07786 988994(M), Directions: http://www.omtclub.com/How-to-find-us e-mail: [email protected] From Rickmansworth (any route from M3, M4, M40 & M25). Women: Laura Eddie Tel: 07850 617184 (M), Leave M25 at Junction 18; follow A404 to Rickmansworth e-mail: [email protected] and Northwood. After 3.1 miles, having reached the top Junior & Mini Chairman: Graeme Davis, 34 Eversley of Batchworth Hill, take the first left at the Ye Olde Greene Crescent, London, N21 1EJ Tel: 07768 695778 (M), Manne pub into Batchworth Lane. Continue down the hill e-mail: [email protected] crossing the over the Metropolitan Railway, to A4125. Turn Herts RFU: Robin Bryant, 2B Oak Avenue, Enfield. EN2 8LB. left towards Watford, after 0.5 miles, turn left at Sandy Lodge Tel: 020 8366 4996 (H) email: [email protected] Petrol Station (Esso) on to Sandy Lodge Lane. Merchant Taylors’ School is 0.25 miles on right. Follow the signs for War SARACENS LTD Memorial Sports Ground. Website: www.saracens.com Colours: Old gold, magenta and black shirts, black shorts Tickets & General Enquiries: Tel: 0203 675 7200 Chairman: David Allan Main Office: Saracens Ltd, Allianz Park, Greenlands Lane, Secretary: Mark Foster, 199 Uxbridge Road, Rickmansworth Hendon, London, NW4 1RL WD3 8DP Tel: 07973 657412 (M). Training Centre: Woollam Playing Fields, 160 Harpenden e-mail: [email protected] Road, Herts, AL3 6BB Tel 01727 792800 Fixture Secretary: Mark Foster as above Chief Executive: Heath Harvey (Office Address) Referee contact: Mark Foster as above Academy Manager: Don Barrell (Training Ground), Herts RFU: Dick Clack, 31 Westbury Road, Northwood, Tel: 07708 953118 (M), e-mail: [email protected] Middlesex HA6 3DB 01923 826 756, Community Development: Lewis Soanes (Office Address) [email protected] 07715 077915(M), e-mail: [email protected] Coach: Francois Lombard TEMPLARS 7s RFC SAFFRON WALDEN RFC Date of Formation: 2003 Ground: Springate, Chickney Road, Henham, Hertfordshire, Ground: Various across Europe and UK CM22 6BQ Tel: 01279 850791 Colours: Red and black Directions: The Clubhouse is situated near Henham village, Chairman: Robert Cain, 8, Wander Wharf, Kings Langley, 7 miles south of Saffron Walden. From Saffron Walden High Herts. WD4 8SL. Tel: 07877 837292 (M), Street, near the war memorial turn left at the mini roundabout e-mail: [email protected] onto Debden Road. Follow this road out of the town. Go over Secretary: Sam Cain, 8, Wander Wharf, Kings Langley, the cross roads heading through Debden village. After 2 Herts. WD4 8SL. Tel: 07877 837292 (M), miles turn right to Henham, follow this road for about 3 miles e-mail: [email protected] to the club. Fixture Secretary: Robert Cain - as above Colours: Myrtle green and white Herts RFU: Robert Cain - as above President: Peter Reader. Tel: 01799 599303 (M) Captain: Robert Cain - as above Secretary: Steve Langford, 16 Fairycroft Road, Saffron Coach: Robert Cain - as above 53 7766

TESCO RFC Recruitment: Allie O’Donovan Date of Formation: 2011 Sponsorship: Holly Watson Ground: Old Albanian RFC Social Secretary: Emma Crampton Website: www.tescorugby.com Players’ Rep: Gerry Edmonds Directions: as for Old Albanian RFC Website Liaison: Beth Mileham Colours: Red, blue and white. Chairman: Adam D Smith , Tesco Stores Ltd., Shire Park, Cirrus B, Welwyn Garden City, Herts. AL7 1AB. Tel: 07714 OLD ALBANIAN Girls - U13/U15/U18 492134 (M), e-mail: [email protected] Coach/Coordinator: Jane Everett Secretary: Julia Holton, Tesco Stores Ltd., Shire Park, Cirrus email: [email protected] B, Welwyn Garden City, Herts. AL7 1AB. Tel: 01707 634140 Telephone: 07989 904925 (M), e-mail: [email protected] HRFU Rep: 1) Adam D Smith – as above ROYSTON 2) Mark E Gibson, Tel: 07960 417589 (M), Coach: Jamie Johnson e-mail: [email protected] email: [email protected], Club Captain: Mark E Gibson, Tel: 07960 417589 (M), Telephone: 07850 068208 e-mail: [email protected] SARACENS AMATEUR - Girls U15/U18 CLUBS PROVIDING RUGBY Manager/Contact: Jacky Shutler FOR WOMEN & GIRLS Email: [email protected], Telephone: 07966 742475 Coaches: Simon Shutler & Alan Watson BISHOP’S STORTFORD - U13/U15/U18 Girls Training: Sunday 10:00 – 12:00 John Boyle: [email protected] TABARD Ladies Telephone: 07785 500422 Club Captain: Natasha Armitage email: [email protected] Fixture Secretary: Ruth Bartholomew HEMEL HEMPSTEAD Team Manager: Debra Klyen Email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Head Coach: Torran McDougall, Mica Gooding Ladies Rugby Contact: Gaynor Calnan email: [email protected] Girls Rugby Contact: Richard Ives HERTS BAA BAAS Girls U18 Contact: Kevin Green Email: [email protected] email: [email protected], Telephone: 07885 741797 Coach & Club Coaching Co-ordinator: Ewen Webster

HERTFORD - Girls U13/U15 WELWYN - Girls U15/U18 Contact: Mel Timpson Email: [email protected] Girls Manager: Adrian Pomfret email: [email protected] U15 Manager: Paul Wardle HITCHIN - Ladies Training: Tues & Thurs eve 7:30-9:00pm email: [email protected] Matches: Sunday afternoons U18 Manager: Carol & Colin Summerfield Chairperson: Natalie Mellowship email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Fixtures: Claire Blanchford email: [email protected] Secretary: Rachel (Lily) Baker email: [email protected] Captain: Susie Raven email: [email protected] Head Coach: Tim Bonnett email: [email protected]

HITCHIN - Girls U13/U15 Manger: Mandy Saville email: [email protected] Coach: Simon Parry email: [email protected]

OLD ALBANIAN (SAINTS) - Ladies Club Captains: Maddie Gunnell & Katie Jewell email: [email protected] Secretary: Bethan Jones 7766 email: [email protected] Treasurer: Caroline Pretty email: [email protected] Team Manager: Katie Robertson

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FIXTURE DIRECTORY 2015-16 Wednesday, 2 September 2015 Old Actonians v Datchworth L3NW Hertfordshire U23 v RAF U23 St Albans v Hitchin L3NW Stevenage Town v Hemel Hempstead L3NW Saturday, 5 September 2015 Barnet Elizabethan v Hillingdon Abbotts HM1 Chess Valley v West London JVPR Cheshunt v Verulamians HM1 Bury St Edmunds v Bishop’s Stortford N2S Royston v Kilburn Cosmos HM1 Cornish All Blacks v Old Albanian N2S Watford v Chess Valley HM2 Eaton Manor v Hertford N3L Hertford IV v Cuffley HMMT2 Ruislip v Letchworth L1N Hatfield v The Mount HMMT3 Tring v Luton L1N Weston v Barnet Elizabethan II HMMT4 Black Horse v Chesham II HMMT5 Saturday, 12 September 2015 Berkhamsted v Harpenden III HMMT6 Cantabrigian v Fullerians IC1 Hemel Hempstead III v Old Ashmolean HMMT6 Welwyn v London Exiles IC1 Hitchin v Upminster SV1 Saturday, 3 October 2015 Southwold v Stevenage Town SV1 Bishop’s Stortford v Redruth N2S Hendon/O Walcouti v Chess V/W London JV1 Cambridge v Old Albanian N2S Thetford v Cheshunt JV1 East Grinstead v Hertford N3L Thurston v Royston JV1 Letchworth v Barking L1N Bishop’s Stortford v Cambridge N2S Tring v North Walsham L1N Old Albanian v Redingensians N2S Enfield Ignatians v Tabard L2NW Hertford v Wimbledon N3L HAC v OMT L2NW Letchworth v Old Priorians L1N Harpenden v Fullerians L2NW Thurrock v Tring L1N Staines v Welwyn L2NW Belsize Park v Stevenage Town L3NW Saturday, 19 September 2015 Datchworth v London Nigerian L3NW Dorking v Bishop’s Stortford N2S Hackney v St Albans L3NW Southend v Old Albanian N2S Hemel Hempstead v Grasshoppers L3NW Bracknell v Hertford N3L Hitchin v Old Actonians L3NW Brentwood v Letchworth L1N London French v Barnet Elizabethans HM1 Tring v CS Rugby 1863 L1N UCS Old Boys v Cheshunt HM1 Hammersmith & F v Welwyn L2NW Verulamians v Royston HM1 Harpenden v HAC L2NW Chess valley v West London HM2 Old Haberdashers v OMT L2NW Saracens Am v Watford HM2 Staines v Fullerians L2NW Cuffley v OMT II HMMT2 Tabard v Woodford L2NW The Mount v UCL Old Boys II HMMT3 Datchworth v Hitchin L3NW Welwyn III v Hatfield HMMT3 Grasshoppers v St Albans L3NW Letchworth III v Weston HMMT4 Hackney v Stevenage Town L3NW Finsbury Park v Black Horse HMMT5 Hemel Hempstead v Finchley L3NW Mill Hill II v Berkhamsted HMMT6 Bank of England v Barnet Elizabethans HM1 Old Ashmolean v Hitchin III HMMT6 Kilburn Cosmos v Cheshunt HM1 London French v Royston HM1 Saturday, 10 October 2015 Verulamians v UCS Old Boys HM1 Old Albanian v Bishop’s Stortford N2S Haringey Rhinos v Watford HM2 Hertford v Westcombe Park N3L Old Isleworthians v Chess Valley HM2 Chingford v Letchworth L1N Cuffley v Harrow II HMMT2 Tring v Chelmsford L1N Hemel Hempstead II v Hatfield HMMT3 Fullerians v HAC L2NW The Mount v Cheshunt II HMMT3 Hampstead v Harpenden L2NW Fullerians III v Weston HMMT4 Tabard v Staines L2NW Black Horse v Enfield Ignatians III HMMT5 Welwyn v Old Haberdashers L2NW Berkhamsted v Amersham & C III HMMT6 Woodford v OMT L2NW Old Ashmolean v Cuffley II HMMT6 Finchley v Datchworth L3NW Hackney v Hemel Hempstead L3NW Saturday, 26 September 2015 London Nigerian v Hitchin L3NW Chinnor v Bishop’s Stortford N2S St Albans v Old Actonians L3NW Old Albanian v Bury St Edmunds N2S Stevenage Town v Wasps L3NW Hertford v Westcliff N3L Barnet Elizabethans v Kilburn Cosmos HM1 Harrow v Tring L1N London Welsh Am v Cheshunt HM1 North Walsham v Letchworth L1N Old Streetonians v Verulamians HM1 Fullerians v Old Haberdashers L2NW Royston v UCS Old Boys HM1 OMT v Harpenden L2NW Hendon v Chess Valley HM2 Tabard v Hammersmith & F L2NW Watford v West London HM2 Welwyn v Enfield Ignatians L2NW Cuffley v Datchworth II HMMT2 55 7766

Biggleswade II v The Mount HMMT3 Weston v Tabard II HMMT4 Hatfield v Hendon II HMMT3 Black Horse v St Albans II HMMT5 Weston v Bishop’s Stortford IV HMMT4 Berkhamsted v Verulamians II HMMT6 Black Horse v Stevenage Town II HMMT5 Mill Hill II v Old Ashmolean HMMT6 Berkhamsted v Old Ashmolean HMMT6 Sunday, 8 November 2015 Sunday, 11 October 2015 Hertfordshire U18 v Hampshire U18 Hertfordshire U18 v E Midlands U18 Saturday, 14 November 2015 Saturday, 17 October 2015 Canterbury v Old Albanian N2S Bishop’s Stortford v Canterbury N2S Clifton v Bishop’s Stortford N2S Chinnor v Old Albanian N2S Hertford v Tonbridge Juddian N3L Letchworth v CS Rugby 1863 L1N Saturday, 24 October 2015 Old Priorians v Tring L1N Old Albanian v Redruth N2S Fullerians v Hampstead L2NW Taunton v Bishop’s Stortford N2S HAC v Tabard L2NW Shelford v Hertford N3L Harpenden v Hammersmith & F L2NW Amersham & Chiltern v Tring L1N OMT v Welwyn L2NW Letchworth v Luton L1N Belsize Park v St Albans L3NW Harpenden v Welwyn L2NW Datchworth v Hackney L3NW Old Haberdashers v Tabard L2NW Hitchin v Grasshoppers L3NW OMT v Fullerians L2NW Old Actonians v Stevenage Town L3NW Datchworth v Stevenage Town L3NW Wasps v Hemel Hempstead L3NW Hemel Hempstead v St Albans L3NW Cheshunt v Barnet Elizabethans HM1 Hitchin v Finchley L3NW Royston v Old Streetonians HM1 Cheshunt v Royston HM1 Verulamians v Bank of England HM1 Verulamians v Barnet Elizabethans HM1 Quintin v Chess Valley HM2 Hitchin II v Cuffley HMMT2 Watford v Hendon HM2 The Mount v Saracens Am II HMMT3 Fullerians II v Cuffley HMMT2 Cheshunt II v Hatfield HMMT3 The Mount v Hampstead III HMMT3 Old Albanian IV v Weston HMMT4 Hatfield v UNC Old Boys II HMMT3 Old Grammarians v Black Horse HMMT5 Tring III v Weston HMMT4 Old Ashmolean v Harpenden III HMMT6 Southgate v Black Horse HMMT5 OMT III v Berkhamsted HMMT6 Old Ashmolean v Amersham & C III HMMT6 Cuffley II v Berkhamsted HMMT6 Sunday 25 October 2015 Essex U18 v Hertfordshire U18 Sunday, 15 November 2015 Hertfordshire U16 v Eastern Counties U16 Hertfordshire U16 v Kent U16

Sunday, 2 November 2015 Saturday, 21 November 2015 Hertfordshire U18 v Eastern Counties U18 Bishop’s Stortford v Old Elthamians N2S Hertfordshire U16 v Essex U16 in E Counties Old Albanian v Taunton N2S Guernsey v Hertford N3L Saturday, 7 November 2015 Harrow v Letchworth L1N Bishop’s Stortford v Worthing N2S Tring v Brentwood L1N Dorking v Old Albanian N2S Enfield Ignatians v Harpenden L2NW Gravesend v Hertford N3L Tabard v OMT L2NW Thurrock v Letchworth L1N Welwyn v Fullerians L2NW Tring v Ruislip L1N Hackney v Hitchin L3NW Hampstead v OMT L2NW Hemel Hempstead v Datchworth L3NW Tabard v Harpenden L2NW St Albans v Finchley L3NW Welwyn v HAC L2NW Stevenage Town v London Nigerians L3NW Woodford v Fullerians L2NW Barnet Elizabethan v Royston HM1 Grasshoppers v Datchworth L3NW Hillingdon Abbotts v Verulamians HM1 Hemel Hempstead v Belsize Park L3NW Old Millhillians v Cheshunt HM1 St Albans v London Nigerian L3NW Chess Valley v Uxbridge HM2 Stevenage Town v Hitchin L3NW Thamesians v Watford HM2 Barnet Elizabethan v UCS Old Boys HM1 Cuffley v Harpenden II HMMT2 London Welsh Am v Royston HM1 Biggleswade II v Hatfield HMMT3 Old Millhillians v Verulamians HM1 The Mount v Welwyn III HMMT3 Old Streetonians v Cheshunt HM1 Weston v Watford II HMMT4 Chess Valley v Feltham HM2 Black Horse v Belsize Park IV HMMT5 Ickenham v Watford HM2 Berkhamsted v Hemel Hempstead III HMMT6 Cuffley v Enfield Ignatians HMMT2 Old Ashmolean v OMT III HMMT6 Hemel Hempstead v The Mount HMMT3 Hampstead III v Hatfield HMMT3 56 7766

Saturday, 28 November 2015 Saturday, 19 December 2015 Intermediate Cup Round 2 Bishop’s Stortford v Southend N2S Senior Vase Round 2 Old Albanian v Barnes N2S Junior Vase Round 2 Wimbledon v Hertford N3L Barnes v Bishop’s Stortford N2S Old Priorians v Letchworth L1N Worthing v Old Albanian N2S Tring v Thurrock L1N Hertford v Colchester N3L Fullerians v Enfield Ignatians L2NW Letchworth v Tring L1N Harpenden v Woodford L2NW OMT v Staines L2NW Saturday, 5 December 2015 Welwyn v Tabard L2NW Bishop’s Stortford v Cornish All Blacks N2S Datchworth v St Albans L3NW Old Albanian v Clifton N2S Hitchin v Wasps L3NW London Irish W G v Hertford N3L London Nigerians v Hemel Hempstead L3NW Chelmsford v Letchworth L1N Stevenage Town v Grasshoppers L3NW Tring v Barking L1N Barnet Elizabethan v Old Millhillians HM1 Fullerians v Tabard L2NW Cheshunt v London French HM1 Hampstead v Welwyn L2NW Royston v Hillingdon Abbots HM1 Harpenden v Staines L2NW Verulamians v London Welsh Am HM1 OMT v Hammersmith & F L2NW Datchworth v Belsize Park L3NW Saturday, 2 January 2016 Finchley v Stevenage Town L3NW Cambridge v Bishop’s Stortford N2S Hitchin v Hemel Hempstead L3NW Redingensians v Old Albanian N2S Wasps v St Albans L3NW Cheshunt v Bank of England HM1 Saturday, 9 January 2016 Old Streetonians v Barnet Elizabethans HM1 Bishop’s Stortford v Dorking N2S Royston v Old Millhillians HM1 Old Albanian v Southend N2S Verulamians v London French HM1 Hertford v Bracknell N3L Haringey Rhinos v Chess Valley HM2 CS Rugby 1863 v Tring L1N Watford v Feltham HM2 Letchworth v Brentwood L1N Finchley II v Cuffley HMMT2 Enfield Ignatians v Welwyn L2NW Hendon II V The Mount HMMT3 Hammersmith & F v Tabard L2NW Hitchin v Saracens Am II HMMT3 Harpenden v OMT L2NW Royston II v Weston HMMT4 Old Haberdashers v Fullerians L2NW Hackney III v Black Horse HMMT5 Datchworth v Old Actonians L3NW Verulamian II v Old Ashmolean HMMT6 Hemel Hempstead v Stevenage Town L3NW Hitchin III v Berkhamsted HMMT6 Hitchin v St Albans L3NW Hillingdon v Barnet Elizabethans HM1 Saturday, 12 December 2015 Kilburn Cosmos v Royston HM1 Old Elthamians v Old Albanian N2S Verulamians v Cheshunt HM1 Redingensians v Bishop’s Stortford N2S Ickenham v Chess valley HM2 Hertford v Chichester N3L Watford v Quintin HM2 Chingford v Tring L1N Letchworth v Amersham & Chiltern L1N Saturday, 16 January 2016 Enfield Ignatians v OMT L2NW Bishop’s Stortford v Chinnor N2S Hammersmith & F v Fullerians L2NW Bury St Edmunds v Old Albanian N2S Old Haberdashers v Harpenden L2NW Westcliff v Hertford N3L Tabard v Hampstead L2NW Letchworth v North Walsham L1N Woodford v Welwyn L2NW Tring v Harrow L1N Belsize Park v Hitchin L3NW Fullerians v Harpenden L2NW Hemel Hempstead v Old Actonians L3NW OMT v HAC L2NW St Albans v Stevenage Town L3NW Tabard v Enfield Ignatians L2NW Wasps v Datchworth L3NW Welwyn v Staines L2NW Bank of England v Royston HM1 Grasshoppers v Hemel Hempstead L3NW Hillingdon Abbots v Cheshunt HM1 London Nigerian v Datchworth L3NW Kilburn Cosmos v Verulamians HM1 Old Actonians v Hitchin L3NW London Welsh Am v Barnet Elizabethans HM1 St Albans v Hackney L3NW Chess valley v Saracens Am HM2 Stevenage Town v Belsize Park L3NW Harlequin Am v Watford HM2 Barnet Elizabethan v London French HM1 Cuffley v Hertford IV HMMT2 Cheshunt v UCS Old Boys HM1 The Mount v Hatfield HMMT3 Royston v Verulamians HM1 Barnet Elizabethan II v Weston HMMT4 Chess Valley v Thamesians HM2 Chesham II v Black Horse HMMT5 Mill Hill v Watford HM2 Harpenden III v Berkhamsted HMMT6 OMT II v Cuffley HMMT2 Old Ashmolean v Hemel Hempstead III HMMT6 Hatfield v Welwyn III HMMT3 UCS Old Boys II v The Mount HMMT3 Weston v Letchworth III HMMT4 57 7766

Black Horse v Finsbury Park HMMT5 Sunday, 7 February Berkhamsted v Mill Hill II HMMT6 U20 County Championship Hitchin III v Old Ashmolean HMMT6 Saturday, 13 February 2016 Saturday, 23 January 2016 Bishop’s Stortford v Taunton N2S Old Albanian v Cambridge N2S Redruth v Old Albanian N2S Redruth v Bishop’s Stortford N2S Hertford v Shelford N3L Hertford v East Grinstead N3L Luton v Letchworth L1N Barking v Letchworth L1N Tring v Amersham & Chiltern L1N North Walsham v Tring L1N Fullerians v Woodford L2NW HAC v Fullerians L2NW HAC v Welwyn L2NW Harpenden v Hampstead L2NW Harpenden v Tabard L2NW Old Haberdashers v Welwyn L2NW OMT v Hampstead L2NW OMT v Woodford L2NW Belsize Park v Hemel Hempstead L3NW Staines v Tabard L2NW Datchworth v Grasshoppers L3NW Datchworth v Finchley L3NW Hitchin v Stevenage Town L3NW Hemel Hempstead v Hackney L3NW London Nigerian v St Albans L3NW Hitchin v London Nigerian L3NW Cheshunt v Old Streetonians HM1 Old Actonians v St Albans L3NW Royston v London Welsh Am HM1 Wasps v Stevenage Town L3NW UCS Old Boys v Barnet Elizabethans HM1 Cheshunt v London Welsh Am HM1 Verulamians v Old Millhillians HM1 Kilburn Cosmos v Barnet Elizabethans HM1 Enfield Ignatians v Cuffley HMMT2 UCS Old Boys v Royston HM1 The Mount v Hemel Hempstead II HMMT3 Verulamians v Old Streetonians HM1 Hatfield v Hampstead III HMMT3 Harlequin Am v Chess Valley HM2 Tabard II v Weston HMMT4 Watford v Uxbridge HM2 St Albans II v Black Horse HMMT5 Datchworth II v Cuffley HMMT2 Old Ashmolean v Mill Hill II HMMT6 The Mount v Biggleswade II HMMT3 Verulamian II v Berkhamsted HMMT6 Hendon II v Hatfield HMMT3 Bishop’s Stortford IV v Weston HMMT4 Saturday, 20 February 2016 Stevenage Town II v Black Horse HMMT5 Old Albanian v Dorking N2S Old Ashmolean v Berkhamsted HMMT6 Worthing v Bishop’s Stortford N2S Hertford v Gravesend N3L Saturday, 30 January 2016 Letchworth v Thurrock L1N Bishop’s Stortford v Old Albanian N2S Ruislip v Tring L1N Westcombe Park v Hertford N3L Hammersmith v Harpenden L2NW Chelmsford v Tring L1N Hampstead v Fullerians L2NW Letchworth v Chingford L1N Tabard v HAC L2NW Fullerians v OMT L2NW Welwyn v OMT L2NW Tabard v Old Haberdashers L2NW Grasshoppers v Hitchin L3NW Welwyn v Harpenden L2NW Hackney v Datchworth L3NW Finchley v Hitchin L3NW Hemel Hempstead v Wasps L3NW St Albans v Hemel Hempstead L3NW St Albans v Belsize Park L3NW Stevenage Town v Datchworth L3NW Stevenage Town v Old Actonians L3NW Barnet Elizabethan v Verulamians HM1 Bank of England v Verulamians HM1 Royston v Cheshunt HM1 Barnet Elizabethan v Cheshunt HM1 Chess Valley v Mill Hill HM2 Old Streetonians v Royston HM1 Old Isleworthians v Watford HM2 Cuffley v Fullerians II HMMT2 Cuffley v Hitchin II HMMT2 UCS Old Boys II v Hatfield HMMT3 Saracens Am II v The Mount HMMT3 Hampstead III v The Mount HMMT3 Hatfield v Cheshunt II HMMT3 Weston v Tring III HMMT4 Weston v Old Albanian IV HMMT4 Black Horse v Southgate HMMT5 Tabard II v Weston HMMT4 Berkhamsted v Cuffley II HMMT6 Black Horse v Old Grammarians HMMT5 Amersham & C III v Old Ashmolean HMMT6 Berkhamsted v OMT III HMMT6 Harpenden III v Old Ashmolean HMMT6 Sunday, 28 February 2016 U20 County Championship Saturday, 6 February 2016 Intermediate Cup Round 3 Saturday, 5 March 2016 Senior Vase Round 3 Bishop’s Stortford v Clifton N2S Junior Vase Round 3 Old Albanian v Canterbury N2S Canterbury v Bishop’s Stortford N2S Tonbridge Juddian v Hertford N3L Old Albanian v Chinnor N2S CS Rugby 1863 v Letchworth L1N Tring v Old Priorians L1N Fullerians v Welwyn L2NW Harpenden v Enfield Ignatians L2NW 58 7766

OMT v Tabard L2NW Enfield Ignatians III v Black Horse HMMT5 Datchworth v Hemel Hempstead L3NW Cuffley II v Old Ashmolean HMMT6 Finchley v St Albans L3NW Amersham & C II v Berkhamsted HMMT6 Hitchin v Hackney L3NW London Nigerian v Stevenage Town L3NW Saturday, 9 April 2016 Cheshunt v Old Millhillians HM1 Clifton v Old Albanian N2S Royston v Barnet Elizabethans HM1 Cornish All Blacks v Bishop’s Stortford N2S Verulamians v Hillingdon Abbots HM1 Hertford v London Irish W G N3L Harpenden II v Cuffley HMMT2 Barking v Tring L1N Welwyn III v The Mount HMMT3 Letchworth v Chelmsford L1N Hatfield v Biggleswade II HMMT3 Watford II v Weston HMMT4 Saturday, 16 April 2016 Belsize Park IV v Black Horse HMMT5 Bishop’s Stortford v Redingensians N2S OMT III v Old Ashmolean HMMT6 Old Albanian v Old Elthamians N2S Hemel Hempstead III v Berkhamsted HMMT6 Chichester v Hertford N3L Amersham & Chiltern v Letchworth L1N Sunday, 13 March 2016 Tring v Chingford L1N U20 County Championship Enfield Ignatians v Fullerians L2NW Staines v OMT L2NW Saturday, 19 March 2016 Tabard v Welwyn L2NW Old Elthamians v Bishop’s Stortford N2S Woodford v Harpenden L2NW Taunton v Old Albanian N2S Grasshopper v Stevenage Town L3NW Hertford v Guernsey N3L Hemel Hempstead v London Nigerians L3NW Brentwood v Tring L1N St Albans v Datchworth L3NW Letchworth v Harrow L1N Wasps v Hitchin L3NW Hammersmith & F v OMT L2NW Hillingdon Abbots v Royston HM1 Staines v Harpenden L2NW London French v Cheshunt HM1 Tabard v Fullerians L2NW London Welsh Am v Verulamians HM1 Welwyn v Hampstead L2NW Old Millhillians v Barnet Elizabethan HM1 Belsize Park v Datchworth L3NW Hemel Hempstead v Hitchin L3NW Saturday, 23 April 2016 St Albans v Wasps L3NW Merit Table Cup Finals Stevenage Town v Finchley L3NW Barnes v Old Albanian N2S Bank of England v Cheshunt HM1 Southend v Bishop’s Stortford N2S Barnet Elizabethan v Old Streetonians HM1 Hertford v Eaton Manor N3L London French v Verulamians HM1 Letchworth v Ruislip L1N Old Millhillians v Royston HM1 Luton v Tring L1N Cuffley v Finchley II HMMT2 Fullerians v Staines L2NW Saracens Am II v Hatfield HMMT3 HAC v Harpenden L2NW The Mount v Hendon II HMMT3 OMT v Old Haberdashers L2NW Weston v Royston II HMMT4 Welwyn v Hammersmith & F L2NW Black Horse v Hackney III HMMT5 Woodford v Tabard L2NW Berkhamsted v Hitchin III HMMT6 Finchley v Hemel Hempstead L3NW Old Ashmolean v Verulamians II HMMT6 Hitchin v Datchworth L3NW St Albans v Grasshoppers L3NW Saturday, 2 April 2016 Stevenage Town v Hackney L3NW Bishop’s Stortford v Barnes N2S Barnet Elizabethans v Bank of England HM1 Old Albanian v Worthing N2S Cheshunt v Kilburn Cosmos HM1 Colchester v Hertford N3L Royston v London French HM1 Tring v Letchworth L1N UCS Old Boys v Verulamians HM1 Fullerians v Hammersmith & F L2NW Hampstead v Tabard L2NW Saturday, 30 April 2016 Harpenden v Old Haberdashers L2NW Bishop’s Stortford v Bury St Edmunds N2S OMT v Enfield Ignatians L2NW Old Albanian v Cornish All Blacks N2S Welwyn v Woodford L2NW Datchworth v Wasps L3NW Sunday, 1 May 2016 Hitchin v Belsize Park L3NW Presidents’ Finals Day @ Allianz Park Old Actonians v Hemel Hempstead L3NW Stevenage Town v St Albans L3NW Saturday, 7 May 2016 Barnet Elizabethan v London Welsh Sam HM1 Hertfordshire v Surrey CC Cheshunt v Hillingdon Abbots HM1 Hertfordshire U23 v Surrey U23 Royston v Bank of England HM1 Verulamians v Kilburn Cosmos HM1 Saturday, 14 May 2016 Harrow II v Cuffley HMMT2 Hertfordshire v Cornwall CC Cheshunt II v The Mount HMMT3 Hatfield v Hemel Hempstead II HMMT3 Saturday, 21 May 2016 Weston v Fullerians II HMMT4 Gloucestershire v Hertfordshire CC 59 7766

HERTFORDSHIRE RUGBY FOOTBALL SCHOOLS UNION HONORARY SECRETARY’S REPORT 2014/15

Within junior rugby there have been, over the season, discussions and developments relating to Age Grade rugby, which has looked at aligning the schools game with that of clubs. It will also look at its format, placing the emphasis on the acquisition of skills. Safety in the game, especially related to head injuries and concussion to follow the protocol that has been laid out. The organisation of Representative rugby has changed and will see the professional body within the RFU be responsible for this area, working closely with the Premiership Academies. It is hoped that junior inter CB representative rugby will continue to be financed and seen as a valuable element for retaining, developing and rewarding young players.

We held our Open Evening in early September, with over 20 attending, although the number of schools represented was much fewer. Our aim in holding such an event is to have an opportunity at the start of the season to gather some ideas from the Coaching Clinic, get clarification regarding Law changes/interpretations, to publicise courses/opportunities that are offered by Herts, ERFSU and the RFU. Following a Coaching session by Rory Teague (Saracens), there was a very informative presentation by Dr Ade Adejuwon regarding concussion. Paul Freestone (Referees) was able to update those present on the interpretations of the Laws. This meeting and its contents is very much dictated by our members. I would urge all schools to be involved and support this event.

NatWest sponsored the U18 and U15 national competitions. In the U18 Cup competition, Bishop’s Stortford College, Parmiters, Richard Hale and Roundwood Park reached the 4th round, with St. Clement Dane’s and Tring progressing to the 5th round. It was Berkhamsted who progressed furthest before losing to Trinity, Croydon in the 6th Round. In the U18 Vase, Dame Alice Owen, St Columba’s and Sir John Lawes reached round 4, Sandringham reached Round 5, but it was Beaumont who went one better before losing narrowly to Spalding GS in the 6th round. In the Under 15 Cup competition, Haileybury and Verulam reached round 4, with Berkhamsted going one better before losing to Bedford in round 5. In the U15 Vase competition, St. Alban’s reached Round 5, Queen Elizabeth’s Barnet, and Hitchin reached Round 6. St Columba’s College went 2 rounds further before losing at the Quarter Final stage to the eventual winners Sherborne.

The Morrie Morris Award, presented at the County Members’ Dinner was awarded to Brandon Bowden of Hockerill Anglo-European College in Bishop’s Stortford, who has represented the county at all age groups, captaining the U18 side. He represented the London & South East Division. The CSU would like to thank the CB for the opportunity to present this award at their dinner, together with the award of tankards to our Junior International players.

The CSU have held competitions at Under 18, 16 and 13 in 7-a-side and an Under 12 10-a-side tournament. Oaklands College were winners of the U18 Cup, narrowly beating Berkhamsted in the final. In the Under 18 Plate competition Roundwood Park beat Queen Elizabeth’s. In the Under 16 Cup, Watford GS beat Berkhamsted and in the U16 Plate competition, Verulam beat Queen Elizabeth’s. In the Under 13 competition, Verulam beat The Bishop’s Stortford High School in the final and in the Plate competition Bishop’s Stortford College beat Richard Hale. At Under 12 level, the Cup was won by The Bishop’s Stortford High School who beat Watford GS in the final and in the Plate competition, Barnwell beat Beaumont.

The CSU have continued to work closely with Mel Lilley and her CRC team, and it is hoped that we will be able to offer further competitions in the future. Nick Isiekwe (Haileybury) and Danny Cutmore (Beaumont) represented England at Under 18 and Under 17 level.

3 disciplinary incidents were reported over the season, 1 Under 18 player and 2 Coaches relating to verbal abuse of Referees.

During the course of the year information was requested of the CSU related to future funding through the PFR, our thoughts regarding the future of the U14 Divisional State School Tournament, which did take place and Herts were represented by St George’s, who came a very creditable second. An Audit (ERFSU) relating to Member School Activity. Information was sent out to all our affiliated school, via email (please make sure we receive your most up to date/appropriate email address) relating to County Trials, Schools of Rugby, Unity Project with Herts linked to Germany and Heidelberg and Mainz, RWC Pop Up shows in Herts (April & Sept). The CSU are extremely indebted to Tom Hockedy and the secretarial staff at Berkhamsted School for their time in distributing this information.

On behalf of the CSU, I would like to thank all the members of the Committee for their continued and unstinting support, especially to Tom Hockedy who took over the Treasurer’s role, as well as distributing information

60 7766 to all our member schools. We are extremely fortunate to have such experienced and knowledgeable people serving on our Committee who represent us on several other committees at county, divisional and national level, none more so than our Chairman, David Maughan who always ‘fights’ Hertfordshire’s cause and makes sure that all our members are always informed and kept up to date. However, the Committee would welcome anyone interested in being part of the team, as several of its members have multiple roles! Thanks should also go to the Hertfordshire Referees Society for their support; to St Albans School for the use of their facilities for our committee meetings and for hosting the U18 & U16 tournaments. To Bishop’s Stortford College and to Berkhamsted School for hosting the U13 & U12 tournaments respectively.

We are less than 6 months away from the start of the Rugby World Cup and it is incumbent on all who are involved in rugby to utilise this opportunity to showcase our sport, especially to the younger generation, making it a safe and enjoyable sport for them to participate in. Finally, I would like to congratulate all schools, their staff and volunteers, for working tirelessly to promote and develop the game and to give our young players the chance to experience what the game has to offer. I would like to wish you all success and enjoyment for the forthcoming season.

J D R Williams Hon. Secretary

HERTFORDSHIRE RUGBY FOOTBALL SCHOOLS’ UNION

OFFICERS H.R.F.S.U. REPRESENTATIVES

PRESIDENT H.R.F.U. A (TONY) K.O.SMITH CHRIS C.HUDSON, 07866270865 e-mail: [email protected] St. Alban’s School. 01727 855521(W), e-mail:[email protected] CHAIRMAN DAVID R.H.MAUGHAN E.R.F.S.U. 2 Tiverton Road, Potters Bar EN6 5HY DAVID R.H.MAUGHAN. 01707 659576 (H), 07989353544 (M)e-mail: 01707 659576 (H) [email protected] LONDON & S.E.SCHOOLS’DIVISION HON. SECRETARY JOHN D.R.WILLIAMS JOHN D.R.WILLIAMS 01386 841112 (H) 7 Aston Road, Chipping Campden, Glos GL55 6HR 01386 841112 (H), 07973802809 (M) DAVID R.H.MAUGHAN. e-mail:[email protected] 01707 659576 (H)

HON. TREASURER H.R.F.U. COMMUNITY RUGBY TOM HOCKEDY STEVE Robins Berkhamsted School, Castle Street, Richard Hale School. 01992 583441 (W); 07751596236 Berkhamsted, HP4 2BB (M) [email protected] 01442 358001(W), e-mail:thockedy@ berkhamstedschool.org(W) CHRIS C.HUDSON, St. Alban’s School. 01727 855521 (W) COUNTY SCHOOLS’ UNION DISCIPLINE SECRETARY (CSUDS) JOHN D.R.WILLIAMS JOHN D.R.WILLIAMS 01386 841112 (H) 01386 841112 (H) H.R.F.U. Mini & Junior Ed.J.W.LOWE, St. Columba’s College. [01727 892018 (W); 07966922975 (M) [email protected]]

All General Committee Meetings will be held at St. Albans School Pavilion - Woollams at 18.30hours, Tuesday 13th October and Monday 25th January. The A.G.M., will be on Tuesday 3rd May.

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DIRECTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS A C Aldwickbury School Cavendish School Wheathampstead Road, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 1AD. Warners End Road, Hemel Hempstead, Herts. HP1 3DW. Tel: Tel: 01582 713022. e-mail: [email protected] 01442 404333 Contact: Richard Woodard, Contact: John Preston e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected]

Ashlyns School Chancellor’s School Chesham Road, Berkhamsted, Herts. HP4 3HH Pine Grove, Brookmans Park, Hatfield, Herts. AL9 7BN Tel: 01442 863605 e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01707 650702 e-mail: [email protected] Contact: John Preston. e-mail: [email protected] Contact: David Welch. e-mail: [email protected] Cheshunt School B College Road, Cheshunt, Herts. Tel: 01992 624375, Barnwell School e-mail: [email protected] Stevenage, Herts. SG2 9SW. Tel: 01438 222500 Contact: Roy Tucker e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Kristian Jones. e-mail: [email protected] Collenswood School Beaumont School Collenswood Road, Stevenage, Herts. SG2 9HQ. Oakwood Drive, St Albans, Herts. Tel: 01727 854726, Tel: 01438 313011 e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Ed Panting, e-mail: [email protected] D Dame Alice Owen School Beechwood Park School Dugdale Hill Lane, Potters Bar, Herts. Tel: 01707 64344. Pickford Road, Markyate, St Albans. AL3 8AW e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01582 840333 Contact: James Barringer. Contact: Neil Gamester email: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Dewhurst St Mary CE Primary School Berkhamsted Collegiate School, Churchgate, Cheshunt, Herts. EN8 9ND Tel: 01992 624117 Castle Street, Berkhamsted, Herts. HP4 2BB. Contact: e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01442 358000, e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Dick Mowbray. E e-mail: [email protected] East Barnet School Chestnut Grove, East Barnet, Herts. EN4 8PU Birchwood H S Tel: 020 8440 4162 e-mail: [email protected] Parsonage Lane, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts. CM23 5BD Tel: 01279 655936, e-mail: [email protected] Edge Grove School Contact: Darren Jones. e-mail: [email protected] High Cross, Aldenham, Watford, Herts. WD25 8NL Tel: 01923 855724 e-mail: [email protected] Bishop’s Stortford College Contact: Matthew King. e-mail: [email protected] 10, Maze Green Road, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts. CM23 2PJ Tel: 01279 838616, e-mail: [email protected] Edwinstree Middle School Contact: James Reyburn, Norfolk Road, Buntingford, Herts. e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01763 271446 e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Harriett Shipley Bishop’s Stortford H S e-mail: [email protected] The, London Road, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts. CM23 3LU Tel: 01279 868686, e-mail: [email protected] F Contact: Matt Hale e-mail: [email protected] Falconer School Falconer Road, Bushey, Herts. WD23 3AT. Tel: 020 8950 2565 Bridgewater School e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Mr C Jones Bridle Way, Billett Lane, Berkhamsted, Herts. HP4 1ES Tel: 01442 871271 Contact: Head of PE. e-mail: Fearnhill School [email protected] Icknield Way West, Letchworth, Herts. SG6 4BA Tel: 01462 621200 e-mail: [email protected] Broxbourne School Contact: Adam Marsh. High Road, Broxbourne, Herts. EN10 7DD e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01992 411060. e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Mike Dobson. e-mail: [email protected] Francis Coombe Academy Horseshoe Lane, Garston, Watford, Herts. WD25 7HW Tel: Bushey Academy 01923 672964Contact: Matt Sutton, London Road, Bushey, Herts. WD23 3AA. e-mail:[email protected] Tel: 020 8950 9502 Contact: Michael Chapman e-mail: [email protected] Freman College Bowling Green Lane, Buntingford, Herts. SG9 9DF. Bushey Meads School Tel: 01763 271818, e-mail: [email protected] Coldharbour Lane, Bushey, Herts. WD23 4PA. Contact: Russell Dee. e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 020 8950 3000 Contact: Ashley Cartledge, email: [email protected]

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G I Garston Manor Immanuel College Horseshoe Lane, Garston, Watford, Herts. WD25 7HE 87-91, Elstree Road, Bushey, Herts. WD23 4EB Tel: 020 8950 Tel: 01923 673757 e-mail: [email protected] 0604 Contact: Lee Raby, e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Terry Graves: e-mail: [email protected] J Goffs School John F Kennedy RC School Goffs Lane, Cheshunt, Herts. EN7 5QW. Tel: 01992 424200 Hollybush Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Herts. HP1 2PH. Contact: Phil Tucker. e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01442 266150, e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Jack Joyce. e-mail: [email protected] Graveley Primary School Ashwell Common, Gravely, Nr Hitchin SG4 7LT. John Henry Newman School Tel: 01438 351377 Contact: Head of PE. The, Hitchin Road, Stevenage, Herts. SH1 4AE Tel: 01438 e-mail: [email protected] 314643, e-mail: admin@[email protected] Contact: Simon Miles. e-mail: [email protected] Green Lanes JMI School Green Lanes, Hatfield Garden Village, Herts. AL10 9JY John Warner School Tel: 01707 262 556 e-mail: [email protected] The, Stanstead Road, Hoddesdon, Herts. EN11 0QF Contact: James Walker. e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01992 462889 Contact: Tara Hadock e-mail: tha@[email protected] Greneway School Garden Walk, Royston, Herts. SG8 7JF Tel: 01763 243650 K e-mail: [email protected] Kings Langley School Contact: Rob Dowler, e-mail: [email protected] Love Lane, Kings Langley, Herts. Tel: 01923 264504, e-mail: [email protected] H Contact: Matt Jarvis e-mail: [email protected] Haberdashers’ Askes Boys School Butterfly Lane, Elstree, Herts. WD6 2AF Tel: 020 8266 1740 Kingshott School e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Alastair Metcalfe Stevenage Road, St Ippolyts, Hitchin. SG4 7JX Tel: 01462 e-mail: [email protected] 432009 e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Ben Bentley, e-mail: [email protected] Haileybury College College Road, Hertford Heath, Hertford, Herts. SG13 7NU Knights Templar School Tel: 01992 706200 Contact: Michael Owen, Park Street, Baldock, Herts. SG7 6DZ. Tel: 01462 620700 e-mail:[email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Steve Smith, e-mail: [email protected] Heath Mount Prep School Woodhall Park, Watton at Stone, Herts. SG14 3NG L Tel: 01920 830230 e-mail: [email protected] Larwood Primary School Contact: Ivan Rock. e-mail [email protected] Webb Rise, Stevenage. SG1 5QU Tel: 01438 236333 Contact: e-mail: [email protected] Hertswood Academy Cowley Hill, Borehamwood, Herts. WD6 5LG. Leventhorpe School Tel: 020 8238 7200 e-mail: [email protected] Cambridge Road, Sawbridgeworth, Herts. Tel: 01279 836633 Contact: Paul Marlow. e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Simon Lawrence, e-mail: [email protected] Highfield School, Highfield Letchworth Garden City, Herts. SG6 3QA. Tel: 01462 620500 Lochinver House School Contact: Mr Kemp. e-mail: [email protected] Heath Road, Potters Bar, Herts. EN6 1LW Tale: 01707 653064 Contact: Chris Norton, Hitchin Boys’ School, Grammar School Walk e-mail: [email protected] Hitchin, Herts. SG5 1JB Tel: 01462 432181 e-mail: [email protected] Lockers Park School Contact: Mr C Pugh e-mail: [email protected] Lockers Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Herts. HP1 1TL Tel: 01442 251712 e-mail: [email protected] Hockerill Anglo-European College Contact: Gavin Taylor, e-mail: [email protected] Dunmow Road, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts. CM23 5HX Tel: 01279 658451 e-mail: [email protected] Longdean School Contact: Simon Vernon e-mail: [email protected] Rumballs Road, Hemel Hempstead, Herts. HP3 8JB Tel: 01442 217277 e-mail: [email protected] Holmshill School Contact:Rhys Mellor e-mail: [email protected] Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Herts. WD6 1TS. Tel: 020 8953 2946 M Marlborough School Howe Green House Primary School Watling Street, St Albans. AL1 2QA Great Hallingbury, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts. CM22 7UF Tel: 01727 731340 e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01279 657706, e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Rob Vivian. e-mail: [email protected]

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Marriotts School Brittain Way Stevenage, Herts. SG2 8UT. Tel: 01438 726999 Q Contact: Josh Lucy, e-mail: [email protected] Queen Elizabeth’s School Queens Road, Barnet, Herts. EN4 4DQ. Tel: 020 8441 4646 Monks Walk School e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Mark Peplow Knights field, Welwyn Garden City, Herts. AL8 7NL e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01707 322 846, e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Ian Athill. e-mail: [email protected] Queens School Aldenham Road, Bushey, Herts. WD23 2TY Tel: 01923 478239 Mount Grace School e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Mike Hopwood. Church Road, Potters Bar, Herts. EN6 1EZ Tel: 01707 655512, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Darren Roberts. e-mail: [email protected] R Radlett Prep School N Watling Street, Radlett, Herts. WD7 7LY Tel: 01923 856812 Nicholas Breakspear School e-mail: [email protected] Colney Heath Lane, St Albans, Herts. AL4 0TT. Tel: 01727 860079, e-mail: [email protected] Richard Hale School Contact: Phil Newbery. e-mail: [email protected] Hale Road, Hertford. SG13 8EN Tel: 01992 583441, e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Tim Saunders. Nobel School Tel: 01707 895717 (H), 01992 583441 (B) The, Mobbsburyway, Chells, Stevenage, Herts. SG2 0HS. e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01438 222600 e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Ryan Spence, e-mail: [email protected] Rickmansworth School Scotts Hill, Rickmansworth, Herts. WD3 3AQ North Herts College Tel: 01923 773296, e-mail:[email protected] Cambridge Road, Hitchin. SG4 0JD Tel: 01462 424242 Contact: Simon White. e-mail: [email protected] Northwood Prep School Moor Farm, Sandy Lodge Road, Rickmansworth, Herts. Roundwood Park School Tel: 01923 825648, e-mail: [email protected] Roundwood Park, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 3AE Contact: Dominic Todd Tel: 01582 765344 e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Matt Hunter. e-mail: [email protected] Norton School Norton Road, Letchworth. SG6 1AF Tel: 01462 682908 S St Albans School O Abbey Gateway, St Albans, Herts. AL3 4HB Tel: 01727 855521, Oaklands College e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Chris Hudson. St Albans - Smallfield Campus, Hatfield Road, St Albans. AL4 e-mail: [email protected] 0JA Tel: 07748 188816, e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Dave Hesketh. e-mail: [email protected] St Clement Danes School Chenies Road, Chorleywood, WD3 6EW Tel: 01923 284169 Onslow St Audreys e-mail: [email protected] Old Rectory Drive, Hatfield, Herts. Tel: 01707 264228, Contact: Ian Birkett. fax 01707 26332 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Contact: A Thomas St Columba’s College P King Harry Lane, St Albans, Herts. AL3 4AW Tel: 01727 755175, Parkgate School e-mail:[email protected] Southwold Road, Watford. WD24 7DH Tel: 01923 243905 Contact: Dan Townson, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Sally Croxford St Edmunds College, Parminters School Old Hall Green, Ware, Herts. SG11 1DS Tel: 01920 821504, High Elms Lane, Garston, Watford, Herts. WD2 7JU e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Larry Tel: 01923 671424 e-mail: [email protected] Cummins e-mail:[email protected] Contact: Bradley Hughes. Contact: Adam Cunnah e-mail:[email protected] e-mail: [email protected] St George’s School Pirton JMI School Sun Lane, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 4TD Tel: 01582 765277, High Street, Pirton. SG5 3PS Tel: 01462 712370 e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Neil Harris e-mail: [email protected] Priory School Bedford Road, Hitchin. SG5 2UR Tel: 01462 622300 St Joan of Arc RC School e-mail: [email protected] High Street, Rickmansworth. WD3 1HG Tel: 01923 773881 Contact: Chris Pope. e-mail: [email protected] Contact: James Simpson. e-mail: [email protected]

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St Joseph’s in the Park, Thomas Alleyne School, St Marys Lane, Hertingfordbury. SG14 2LX Tel: 01992 581378 The, High Street, Stevenage, Herts. SG1 3BE e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01438 344344 Contact; Duncan Visser Contact: Dominic Spong, e-mail: e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Thomas Coram Middle School St Mary’s Catholic School Swing Gate Lane, Berkhamsted, Herts. HP4 2RP Tel: 01442 Windhill, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts. CM23 2NQ Tel: 01279 866757 e-mail: admin @thomascoram.herts.sch.uk 654901, e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Graham Rhodes

St Marys High School Tring School Churchgate, Cheshunt, Herts. EN8 9ED Tel: 01992 629124. Mortimer Hill, Tring, Herts. HP23 5JD Tel: 01442 822303 e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Mete Redif e-mail: [email protected] email [email protected] Contact: David Redwood. e-mail: [email protected]

St Michael’s Catholic High School Turnford School High Elms Lane, Garston, Watford. WD25 0SS Mill Lane, Cheshunt, Herts. EN8 0SU Tel: 01992 627070, Tel: 01293 673760 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Darren Larner. e-mail: Contact: Adam Clark [email protected] [email protected] V Samuel Ryder Academy Verulam School Drakes Drive St Albans, Herts. AL1 5AR Tel: 01727 859382 Brampton Road, St Albans, Herts. AL1 4PR Contact: Ben Pike. Email: [email protected] Tel: 01727 766100, e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Paul O’Connor Sandringham School The Ridgeway, St Albans, Herts. AL4 9NX Tel: 01727 759240 W Contact: Ed Coy. e-mail: [email protected] Watford G S for Boys Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Herts. WD18 7JF Tel: 01923 Sele School 208900, e-mail: [email protected] The, Welwyn Road, Hertford. SG14 2DG Tel: 01992 581455 Contact: Giles Wallis. e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Steve Miller. e-mail: [email protected] West Herts College Watford campus, Watford Road, Watford. Tel: 01923 812036 Sheredes School Contacts: Sean Meddeman Cock Lane, Hoddesdon, Herts. EN11 8JY Tel: 01992 410800, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail:[email protected] Contact: Richard Hammond. e-mail: [email protected] Westbrook Hay Prep School London Road, Hemel Hempstead, Herts. HP1 2RF Simon Balle School Tel: 01442 256143 e-mail: [email protected] Mangrove Road, Hertford. SG13 8AJ Tel: 01992 410400 e-mail: Contact: Stuart Stedman, [email protected]: Daire Brennan, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Westfield Community Technology College Sir Frederick Osborn Tolpits Lane, Watford. Tel: 01923 231560 Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Herts. AL7 2AF e-mail: [email protected] Tel: 0844 4772515, e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Abu Choudhury. Contact: Ian Graham e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected]

Sir John Lawes School Woodlands Primary School Manland Way, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 4QP Tel: 01582 760043 Alban Crescent, Borehamwood, Herts. WD6 5JF. Tel: 02089 ext 239 e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Rik Howard, 532717, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Simon Barr Southgate School Y Sussex Way, Cockfosters, Herts. EN4 0BL Tel: 020 8449 9583 York House School Contact: Gareth Lane e-mail: [email protected] Sarratt Road, Croxley Green, Herts. WD3 4LW Tel: 01923 772395 e-mail: [email protected] Stanborough School Contact: Will Woodford e-mail: [email protected] Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Herts. AL8 6UR. Tel: 01707 321755, e-mail: [email protected] Note: The Hertfordshire Referees Society also sometimes Contact: Paul Harris. e-mail: [email protected] supplies referees to the following non Hertfordshire schools T Hillside School The Astley Cooper School. Referee Contact: Rugby master. Tel: 020 8953 1852 (B) St. Angnells Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Herts HP2 7HL Tel: 01442 394141Email: [email protected] The Latymer School Contact: Jack Stevenson Referee Contact: Adrian King. Tel: 020 8807 4037 (B) email: [email protected]

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Welwyn v Stevenage at the County Finals at Allianz Park 2015 Appointments & contacts: Membership & Recruitment Enquiries: www.whostheref.com Peter Smith 07958 988589 [email protected] [email protected]

56th Annual Society Dinner Thursday 12th November 2015

Our President, Peter Brady, cordially invites you and is looking forward to the pleasure of your company And we also provide Trophies for members and Clubs and this year our Guest speakers are:

Jason Leonard OBE Wayne Barnes RFU President, 2003 World Cup Winner World Rugby, England and Premiership Referee

Mid Herts Golf Club, Lamer Lane, Gustard Wood, Wheathampstead AL4 8RS. Kick off: - 19:00 for 19.30 Cost £40 per head Contact: Paul Freestone [email protected] Mobile: 07887 751271 MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT HSRFUR

As the new President of the Hertfordshire Society of Rugby Football Union Referees, I firstly want to send my best wishes to all Hertfordshire clubs for the 2015/16 season.

We at the Society expect to appoint over 1,500 match officials (referees, assistant referees, assessors and coaches) to about 1,000 games during in the 2015/16 season. Our Society referees cover a wide range of games at Level 6 and below in the London leagues, Herts/Middlesex leagues and Herts/Middlesex Merit Tables, as well as representative games including last season the Hertfordshire Under 23 games at Allianz Park. Our midweek and Sunday referees are also regularly involved in school and competitive youth matches.

Anyone who took part in this year’s 7s and the City tournament at Allianz Park will recall seeing a large number of Herts Society members refereeing the amateur competitions at Mill Hill and Hendon and acting as ARs for the elite competition in the main stadium.

Our principal aim remains one of sending the most appropriate referee to every match which means that we face a constant need to recruit, develop and retain referees, coaches and advisers. The Society is therefore always looking out for new referees from the ranks of players who want to remain in the game after their playing days are over and from supporters of the game who want to become more involved. All of our Society referees are members of local clubs – we encourage them to talk to people who are already refereeing junior sides on Sunday mornings and may be ready to step up into Society membership. Just as importantly, we are looking to recruit young referees who may have the time and potential to advance a long way in the game. The last 2 seasons have seen a number of our younger referees promoted to the South East and Midlands Groups to handle Level 5 games and with ex-professionals Martyn Wood (Bath and Wasps) and Richard Haughton (Saracens and Perpignan) working closely with us as part of the RFU’s plan to fast track professional players through to national league status.

The Society will be launching its Young Officials Academy to the clubs and colleges this season with the aim of developing young referees at school and college level throughout the County.

The Society’s training programme is made up of a mixture of practical and technical sessions at monthly meetings at the Hertfordshire Sports Village at Herts University with additional practical sessions for the Society’s development squad and new joiners. Our own training team is regularly supplemented by a wide range of external presenters, including members of the RFU’s national panel of referees. All of our Society meetings are open to coaches, players and supporters from the Herts clubs who either may be interested in taking up refereeing or are simply interested in hearing how the game looks from the referee’s point of view. We are very keen to work on our communication with club players and coaches and so details of our monthly meetings will be widely circulated in advance. This season, we will be taking groups of our referees to selected clubs on a Sunday morning to offer whatever constructive advice we can to club referees.

We support our referees’ development with regular input from referee coaches as well as reports from advisers who watch our all of our referees at least once a season to ensure that they remain up-to-date with the level of expectation that both the Society and the Herts clubs have for the match officials that we send out.

If a new career as a referee interests you, do please get in touch either by e-mailing me on [email protected] or by contacting any of the Society’s officers who are listed on our website at http://www.hertsrefs.co.uk.

Peter Brady President Herts Referees Society

67 HERTFORDSHIRE SOCIETY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

OF RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION President - Peter Brady REFEREES [HSRFUR] 01279 652505(W) 07743 824230 (M) [email protected]

Our Society provides continuing development of our Immediate Past President - Geoff Williams 01727 895766 (H) 07540 884100 (M) referees – and we encourage club referees to become part of this programme, as are members of the Young Secretary - Paul Freestone Officials Academy. 01462 454640 (H) 07877 751271(M) [email protected]

Club Referees, Coaches and Members (Adult and Treasurer - Albert Churchman Junior age groups) are welcome to attend our meetings. 01923 225706(H) 07789778439 (M) [email protected] Grading & Appointments Chairman - Michael Tutty Venue: University of Hertfordshire Sports Village, 07950 475286 [email protected] de Havilland Campus, Hatfield Business Park AL10 9EU. 1st Floor Conference Room. Training and Society Meetings - Peter Brady 07743 824230 (M) [email protected] Wednesday 12th August outdoor session (St Albans RFC) Wednesday 9th September, Life Vice-Presidents M.K.Burdett, A.S.Gibbs, K.Hurley, D.N.Hurst, W. Watkins, Wednesday 14th October, D.J. Williams, E. Bawden and B Marshall. November: No Society meeting Wednesday 9th December, Past Presidents Thursday 14th January, L.M.Boundy, E.J.Western, W.Watkins, A.S.Gibbs, D.N.Hurst, Thursday 11th February D.J.Williams, K.Hurley, M.K. Burdett, A.J. Wortley, B. May, E. Thursday 10th March, Bawden, Paul Freestone, Peter Smith and Geoff Williams Thursday 14th April, Appointments, Re-appointments Saturday & Exchanges Thursday 12th May (AGM) Secretary - Tony Lynch 07545 389560 [email protected] Development Evenings at same location: Wednesday 23rd September, Wednesday 28th Sunday re-appointments & October, Wednesday 25th November Mid-week Appointments - John Eyre Thursday 28th January, Thursday 25th February, 01727 848537(H) 07740 054726(M) [email protected] Thursday 24th March, Thursday 28th April Society Adviser Development Officer - Geoff Williams 01727 895766(H) 07540 884100(M) [email protected] New Joiner Evenings at same location: Pleas ensure that you contact Training and Coaching - Mike Tutty John Asker 078091 172692 [email protected] 07950 475286 (M) [email protected] Annual Dinner - Paul Freestone Wednesday 26th August, 01462 454640(H) 07887 751271 (M) [email protected] Wednesday 23rd September, Wednesday 28th October Disciplinary Reports - Mike Skeels Wednesday 25th November, 07710 960782 [email protected] Thursday 28th January, Thursday 25th February Membership & Recruitment - Peter Smith Thursday 24th March, 07958 988589 [email protected] Thursday 28th April Marketing & Sponsorship - Peter Smith 07958 988589 [email protected] Fitness and practical development training: Venue: Verulum Park, Holywell Hill St. Albans AL1 2DJ Representatives: Every Tuesday from July to May from 7.30 – 8.30pm Hertfordshire RFU Forum Meet at Verulum Park Track Car Park Peter Brady/Paul Freestone (behind Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre) Hertfordshire Disciplinary Mike Skeels Please note that our communication to the whole community and official documents will be on our web Eastern Counties Management site www.hertsrefs.co.uk Geoff Williams

68 MEMBERS LISTING

Name Contact Email Angus, John M 07860 915930 [email protected] Ashwood, Colin M 07775 792597 [email protected] Asker, John M 07809 172692 [email protected] Atkinson, Foggy M 07806 674177 [email protected] Avent, Ian M 07932 073241 [email protected] Bartlett, Timothy M 07876 577433 [email protected] Bawden, Edward M 07855 928845 [email protected] Bond, Jared M 07554 954936 [email protected] Bonnett, Jonathan M 07972 233392 [email protected] Boot, Alastair M 07740 101737 [email protected] Brady, Peter M 07743 824230 [email protected] Buchan, Paul M 07810 125480 [email protected] Burdett, Mike M 07751 660859 [email protected] Caplan, Simon M 07971 549209 [email protected] Carnell, Bob M 07885 484493 [email protected] Carr, Daniel M 07736 470932 [email protected] Cartman, Harry M 07434 968366 [email protected] Chapman, Jonathan M 07900 050717 [email protected] Charman, Kevin M 07733 262215 [email protected] Churchman, Albert M 07789 778439 [email protected] Clarke, Carl M 07805 144103 [email protected] Clarke, James M 07769 850728 [email protected] Cockburn, Nicholas M 07961 973928 [email protected] Cowan, Harry M 07970 536959 [email protected] Creasey, Anthony M 07846 325449 [email protected] Cumming, Ian M 07976 651134 [email protected] Davies, Philip M 07939 542339 [email protected] Davis, Jonathan M 07730 666 640 [email protected] De-Honri, Brian M 07877 875890 [email protected] Durward-Ackhurst, Christopher M 07811 206013 [email protected] Dwyer, Aidan H 01462 711539 [email protected] Edgeworth, Keith M 07905 153141 [email protected] Embleton, Simon M 07733 266765 [email protected] Everall, Roly M 07932 591158 [email protected] Eyre, John M 07740 054726 [email protected] Fine, Peter M 07812 826724 [email protected] Ford, Andy M 07900 583419 [email protected] Foster, Nick M 07403 194245 [email protected] Freestone, Paul M 07887 751271 [email protected] Garwood, John M 07505 560121 [email protected] Gibbs, Steven M 07950 871760 [email protected] Green, Kevin M 07885 741797 [email protected] Green, Robert M 07824 885998 [email protected] Hamer, Peter M 07880 785738 [email protected] Harrison, Michael H 01763 261775 [email protected] Haughton, Richard M 07779 653888 [email protected] Hawkins, Stuart M 00968 9320 9366 [email protected] Henderson, Douglas M 07952 804667 [email protected] Hewlett, Stephen M 07887 632740 [email protected] Hicks, Keith M 07966 517669 [email protected] Horgan, Graham M 07957 493782 [email protected] Hurrell, Tim M 07842 241550 [email protected] Hyams, Lee M 07710 074046 [email protected] Jackman, Thomas M 07816 349029 [email protected] Jackson, Andrew M 07714 452752 [email protected] Jenkins, Mostyn M 07709 238742 [email protected] Johnston, Andy M 07554 663397 [email protected]

69 Jones, Ryan M 07462 606 111 [email protected] Jones, Trevor M 07901 517404 [email protected] Lamberth, Paul M 07767 247264 [email protected] Larmer, Michael M 07780 823458 [email protected] Leach, Andrew M 07850 020916 [email protected] Leake, Tony M 07831 517394 [email protected] Learmonth, Chris M 07977 204008 [email protected] Liddington, Greg M 07824 437700 [email protected] Liley, Mel M 07715 856769 [email protected] Linard, Ben M 07920 836680 [email protected] Lynch, Tony M 07545 389560 [email protected] Marshall, Bruce M 07855 640398 [email protected] May, Brent M 07768 633718 [email protected] McDonald, Kenny M 07769 952515 [email protected] Moore, Bob M 07875 625022 [email protected] Mort, Alistair M 07810 525016 [email protected] Nicholson, Andy M 07768 555356 [email protected] Orme, Wendy M 07717 800431 [email protected] Orton, Nigel M 07967 078585 [email protected] Owen, Michael M 07859 896067 [email protected] Peterkin, Gary M 07973 429343 [email protected] Pidding, James M 07985 209461 [email protected] Poulain, Peter M 07905 956893 [email protected] Ractliffe, William M 07710 058187 [email protected] Reid, David M 07769 924181 [email protected] Ricci, Peter M 07973 273880 [email protected] Ritchie, Katie M 07779 189412 [email protected] Rodger, John M 07703 815256 [email protected] Russell, PJ M 07864 175095 [email protected] Sabato, Daniel M 07712 573562 [email protected] Saunders, Paul M 07713 885257 [email protected] Selwood, George M 07927 190788 [email protected] Sharpe, David M 07831 094534 [email protected] Sharpe, Laurie M 07778 982859 [email protected] Shepard, Simon M 07985 245049 [email protected] Shepherd, Matthew M 07766 446485 [email protected] Skeels, Mike M 07710 960782 [email protected] Smith, Darren M 07813 786591 [email protected] Smith, Peter M 07958 988589 [email protected] Stevens, Chris M 07973 114383 [email protected] Sutton, Jack M 07947 770344 [email protected] Taylor, Alastair M 07940 262494 [email protected] Taylor, James M 07842 264429 [email protected] Thewlis, Adrian M 07966 046333 [email protected] Townsend, Glen M 07931 552491 [email protected] Tuch, Peter M 07768 456463 [email protected] Tutty, Michael M 07950 475286 [email protected] Vasey, Colin M 07966 157391 [email protected] Walker, Andrew M 07917 102558 [email protected] Wallace, Michael M 07739 761577 [email protected] Warner, Adrian M 07734 402032 [email protected] West, Martin M 07545 120586 [email protected] Wilkins, Stuart M 07821 431477 [email protected] Williams, Geoff M 07540 884100 [email protected] Wilson, Craig M 07876 226100 [email protected] Wood, Martyn M 07713 590590 [email protected] Woodthorpe, Anthony M 07917 202102 [email protected] Woodthorpe, Henry M 07787 112213 [email protected] Yates, Steve M 07515 522365 [email protected] Young, Neil M 07860 250776 [email protected]

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TROPHY WINNERS

TED WESTERN TROPHY JOHN BLANCHARD TROPHY Most promising referee Society Man of the Season

1991-92 P. (Jasper) Jennings 2003-04 Robin Oliver 1998-99 Ed Bawden 2006-07 Timothy Clark 1992-93 Justin Thomas 2004-05 Craig Wilson 1999-00 Keith Hurley 2007-08 Charles Teuma 1993-94 M. (Harry) Harrison 2005-06 Nick Cockburn 2000-01 Mark Abbas 2008-09 Keith Hicks 1994-95 Peter Smith 2006-07 Peter Ricci 2001-02 Bill Ractliffe 2009-10 Bill Watkins 1995-96 P. Turner 2007-08 Nick Foster 2002-03 Mike Burdett 2010-11 Brian DeHonri 1996-97 Mark Abbas 2008-09 Jon Chapman 2003-04 Ed Bawden 2011-12 Bruce Marshall 1997-98 R. (Bob) Carnell 2009-10 Alex Smith 2004-05 David Worker 2012-13 Paul Freestone 1998-99 Jay Price 2010-11 Stuart Hawkins 2005-06 Roger Johns 2013-14 Peter Smit 1999-00 Philip Davies 2011-12 Andy Leach 2000-01 Des Headington 2011-12 Andy Ford 2001-02 Kevin Instance 2012-13 Simon Shepard 2002-03 Robert Hayward 2013-14 Anthony Woodthorpe

LESLIE BOUNDY TROPHY Referees favourite club of the season

1983-84 Hertford 1999-00 Welwyn 1991-92 Welwyn 2007-08 Tring 1984-85 Hitchin 2000-01 Hertford 1992-93 Datchworth 2008-09 Welwyn 1985-86 Hertford 2001-02 Hemel Hempstead 1993-94 St. Albans 2009-10 Chess Valley 1986-87 Hemel Hempstead 2002-03 Welwyn 1994-95 Bacavians 2010-11 Hatfield 1987-88 Hertford 2003-04 Hemel Hempstead 1995-96 Barnet 2011-12 Saracens AM. 1988-89 Hitchin 2004-05 Welwyn 1996-97 St. Albans Women 2012-13 O Haberdashers 1989-90 Cheshunt 2005-06 Datchworth 1997-98 Welwyn 2013-14 Weston 1990-91 Hertford 2006-07 Fullerians 1998-99 Hitchin

RULES OF THE HERTFORDSHIRE PRESIDENTS’ CUP, TANKARD & TROPHY COMPETITIONS

1. Presidents’ Cup: Entry will be advised to the Hertfordshire Affiliated Clubs in the RFU league Structure who concluded the preceding season in the top eight of Hertfordshire Clubs. The Competition is for second teams at level 5 and above and First Teams for Level 6 and below. The draw will be made by 30th June each year by the Competitions Committee without any seeding. This will be advised to the Fixture Secretaries of the Clubs concerned immediately together with the playing dates, so that they may be inserted into Club Fixture Books. Entry is not compulsory and any Club not wishing to enter must advise the organiser by the 1st September

Presidents’ Tankard: Entry will be advised to the Hertfordshire Affiliated Clubs in the RFU League Structure who concluded the preceding season in 9th to 16th place amongst Hertfordshire Clubs. The Competition is for First Teams of those Clubs. The draw will be made by 30th June each year by the Competitions Committee without any seeding. This will be advised to the Fixture Secretary of the Clubs concerned immediately together with the playing dates, so that they may be inserted into Club Fixture Books. Entry is not compulsory and any Club not wishing to enter must advise the organiser by the 1st September.

Presidents’ Trophy: Entry will be invited on October 1st from all those affiliated Hertfordshire Clubs who did not finish in the top 16 Hertfordshire Clubs in the RFU League system. Entry is open to the first teams of Clubs irrespective of whether they are a League Club or a merit table Club. The draw will be made by the Herts Competitions Sub Committee to allow the lower Clubs to play each other in the early round before conducting an open draw with the winners (from the early round) and the Stronger Clubs at the next round. The dates of the four rounds will be advised to Fixture Secretaries at the 1st July for insertion in to Club Fixture Books. Entry is not compulsory and any Club not wishing to enter must advise the organiser by 21st October.

2. The Competition will be organised by a sub-committee appointed by the General Committee.

3. All matches shall be played in accordance with the laws, bye-laws and resolutions of the Rugby Football Union.

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RULES OF THE HERTFORDSHIRE PRESIDENTS’ CUP, TANKARD & TROPHY COMPETITIONS play will continue, with a change of ends every 5 minutes and 4. Draw: All Clubs in each round will be drawn in sequence, the first to score shall be the winner. the first drawn Club in each pair being the home team. Byes may be placed in the draw for any round where appropriate, 10. (a) All rounds of the Competitions shall be played on in order to ensure the correct number of teams take part in Rugby Union weekends to be determined by the organising the subsequent round. However, there will be no seeding sub-committee. These dates shall be published at the Annual in any round. In the Presidents’ Trophy, the draw for each General Meeting of the Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union. round prior to the semi finals will be made by the Organising The Finals shall be played on a ground to be decided by the Committee in accordance with the guidelines set out in Rule organising sub-committee 1. All matches in each round MUST be completed prior to (b) All matches, prior to the finals, will be played on the the date (or slip date) set for the next round, even if it means Sunday afternoon of weekends designated in (a) above playing on the same weekend as an RFU Competition match. unless both clubs mutually agree to play at another time over that weekend. Such mutual agreement shall be notified by (Note the dates for each round shall be determined under both clubs to the organising sub-committee 5 days prior to the provisions of Rule 10). the designated date. (c) In the event of any game not being played or abandoned the replay shall, unless otherwise 5. Player eligibility: (a) Eligibility shall be as for the English determined by the organising sub-committee, take place on Clubs Rugby Union Championship. (b) Non RFU English the following weekend (apart from the Christmas/New Year Clubs Championship Clubs. Players of those clubs not period) on which no league matches are scheduled for clubs involved in the English Clubs Rugby Union Championship in National League Three London and below. If two clubs may only play or select as a replacement bona fide and drawn against one another have a normal fixture arranged on regular playing members who do not hold Effective either the weekend before or after the appointed date, they Registration with any League Club. (c) Once a player had may, with the permission of the organising Sub-committee played for one Club in either competition he may not play for play their match on that weekend in games up to the another club in the competitions during that season. (d) Any completion of quarter finals. infringement of (a), (b) or (c) above will result in the automatic (d) Abandoned Matches. disqualification from the competitions for that season of the (1) If a match is abandoned because of weather conditions player and the club involved. with less than sixty minutes played, it shall be replayed as directed by the organising sub-committee. 6. Replacement regulations (a) Not more than four replacement players in attendance. (b) At least five players (2) If a match is abandoned because of weather conditions must be able to play in front row positions. (c) RFU when sixty or more minutes have been played the score Regulation 13.5.11 will apply in relation to uncontested at the moment of abandonment shall stand and shall be scrums. deemed the final score of the match. The referee’s decision as to the necessity for abandonment and the number of 7. Clubs must make a return of the result and their teams minutes played at the moment of abandonment shall be final. including replacements to the Secretary of the organising sub-committee. 11. All referees in the Competition will be appointed by the HSRFUR. 8. In the case of a clash of colours, the home team shall change. If a clash of colours (playing shirt) is likely to occur 12. Each club will be required to provide a Touch Judge in the final, the organising sub-committee will toss a coin to for all rounds prior to the quarter-final round for which and decide on which team is required to change colour. onwards Touch Judges will be appointed by the HSRFUR.

9. (a) In all rounds, except the final, if after 40 minutes 13. The Winners of the Finals are to hold the Cup, Tankard of play each way the scores are level there shall be an or Trophy for one year and shall be responsible for their immediate period of replay between the same teams of 10 engraving and safe custody. minutes each way, with a one minute interval. If the scores are then still equal, the team that has scored the most tries 14. Any matters in dispute or any transgressions of these shall go forward into the next round. If this does not produce Rules other than those relating to the eligibility of players a result, the team that has scored the most goals from tries where the provisions of Rule 6(a) apply shall be referred goes forward into the next round. If the scores are still equal immediately to the Secretary of the organising subcommittee and the goals from tries are by telephone if necessary provided that written confirmation follows within five working days setting out the ground of still equal the visiting team shall go forward to the next round. compliant in full. The organising sub-committee shall have an (b) In the Finals, if after 40 minutes of play each way the absolute discretion to resolve any such protests or disputes scores are level there shall be an immediate period of replay as it shall think fit and may decline to act upon a protest between the same teams of 10 minutes each way, with a one validly made if it considers doing so to be in the interests of minute interval. If the scores are then still equal, the team that the Competition generally. The decision of the organising has scored the most tries shall be the winner. If this does not sub-committee shall be final and binding on all parties. produce a result, the team that has scored the most goals from tries shall be the winner. If no result is then achieved,

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COUNTY TIES, AWARDS AND COUNTY MEMBERSHIP

TIES 1. The County Championship Player’s tie (green with repeat motif) shall be awarded to players who have played in the County Championship

2. The County Players tie (green with repeat motif and with XV repeated beneath the motif) shall be awarded to players representing the County in non-Championship matches.

3. The Hertfordshire Stags tie shall be awarded to players representing the County in the U20 team

4. The County Youth tie shall be awarded to players representing the County in the U14, U15, U16, U17 and U18 teams

5. The County tie (dark blue with repeat motif) shall be available to Officers, members of the Committee, Executive Committee and sub-Committees and is available from David J Williams, 7, Sadlers Way, Hertford, SG14 2DZ. Price £10

6. The County Members tie (black with repeat motif and green and white stripe) is available, together with blazer badges from David J Williams (Priced at £10 each)

7. Additional County Members Tie to match County Green Blazer - wide bottle green & gold stripes with repeat Herts RFU motif: Ties £10 each, Bows £10 each, available from Richard Milnes. The County would, if a Club so wished and on request, permit a special tie for the Hertfordshire Presidents’ Cup winner’s team

AWARDS A blazer badge is presented to 1st XV players after 5 County Championship appearances and an inscribed tankard after 12 appearances.

COUNTY MEMBERSHIP In addition to the Clubs that form the Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union the rules allow for individual County Members.

The Members Section is an important and influential group in that it comprises in its membership those persons with an active interest in the well being and promotion of the game in general and the Hertfordshire representative sides in particular.

Every member receives a copy of the County Yearbook which records his membership, a membership card which allows a free admission to the home County Championship games and also secures free admission to the County Presidents’ Tankard, Cup and Trophy Finals and the Hertfordshire 7s Competition. Whenever possible, and certainly at home championship games and the Cup Finals, a Members Bar is made available. Members are also eligible to apply for international tickets but it must be pointed out that the demand always far exceeds the supply (30% approximately). The tickets are distributed as fairly as possible. Each year the County publishes 2-3 copies of its newsletter “About Herts”. This is sent freely to County Members to keep them abreast of what is going on.

We have changed the subscription structure slightly so that new members will receive a County Members Tie when they join. Individual membership is £15 a year, Family Membership (maximum two family members) is £20 a year. An application form can be found on the next page.

Brian Burke HRFU Membership Secretary

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Application for Individual or Family Membership I apply for *individual (£15-00) / *Family (£20-00) membership of the Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union. I agree to pay my annual membership subscription on the 1st September in each year.

Name (Block Letters)

Address1 Address2 Address3 Post Code E-mail address Mobile Telephone Number Telephone Number

Club Affiliation RFC Application for membership must be proposed by a member of the Union Proposed by: Signature

A member of : RFC For the economy of administration Hertfordshire RFU do not issue annual subscription invoices. Therefore, the following Standing Order mandate is an integral part of your application for membership.

To The Manager Bank Name Bank Plc/Ltd Sort Code Branch Title - - Address

Post Code Please Pay To Account Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union Number : 06206387 Bank Name National Westminster Bank Plc Sort Code Branch Title Barnet Branch 51 - 61 - 34 Address 126 High Street Barnet Hertfordshire Post Code EN5 5FF

Pay immediately the sum of:- *Individual Subscription £15-00 Fifteen pounds *Family Subscription £20-00 Twenty pounds And then annually, until further notice, commencing:- st Commencing: 1 SEPTEMBER Please DEBIT *my/our account accordingly, quoting “Annual Membership Subscription” Account Number: Account Title to be Signature 1 Charged Date: Signature 2

*Please delete as appropriate When you have completed this application form, please return this document, for onward processing to:-

Brian M Burke, Membership Secretary, 41a High Street, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG7 6BG or John Gregory, Treasurer, 4 Caldecote, Near Stilton, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3SG 7766

USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS & EMAILS

Name SubCommittee Home Business/Mobile Email Colin Ashwood Funding & Facilities Coordinator 01908 395079 07775 792597 [email protected] John Atkinson Members Dinner/Marketing 01992 462206 [email protected] Peter Baines RFU Senior Vice President 01727 863397 07887 998645 [email protected] Andy Barford Minis & Juniors Chairman 07983 436694 [email protected] Tim Bonnett Chairman of Community Rugby 01462 421829 07860 538823 [email protected] Doug Braddock Fixture Exchange Herts/Middx 0203 209 2074 [email protected] Peter Brady President Herts Refs 01279 652505 07743 824230 [email protected] Brian Burke Members Secretary 01462 896378 07768 274037 [email protected] Jeff Byrne Discipline 020 8529 3467 07984 913171 [email protected] Jon Clapham Chairman of Competitions 01923 852104 07810 817083 [email protected] Les Clark Mktg & Comms/Golf Day 01279 654968 [email protected] Paul Doyle Discipline Secretary 01727 864575 07747 872213 [email protected] Mark Elliott Immediate Past President 01707 393740 07836 728804 [email protected] John Eyre Referees Sunday/MidWeek Appts 01727 848537 07740 054726 [email protected] Paul Freestone Herts Refs Hon Sec/Dinner Contact 01462 454640 07887 751271 [email protected] John Gregory Hon Treasurer 01733 246209 07710 493731 [email protected] Harry Harrison CRC 07894 489249 [email protected] Colin Haslam Chairman of Marketing 01279 659030 07970 154330 [email protected] Richard Hope CRC 07715 856943 [email protected] Martyn Kirk Vice President 01923 856927 07767 868980 [email protected] John Knighton Discipline Chairman 01727 836764 07889 319700 [email protected] Melanie Liley RDO 0208 831 6753 07715 856769 [email protected] Tony Lynch Herts Refs Appointments 07545 389560 [email protected] Fred McCarthy Merit Tables Organiser 01767 221243 [email protected] Rob McClement Competitions 01442 252814 07778 392291 [email protected] Mike McKay U20 Boys – STAGS 07447 559499 [email protected] Tim Milner Discipline 01462 491979 07850 764948 [email protected] Richard Milnes Chairman 01442 230602 07940 255355 [email protected] Bob Morrison London & SE League Registrar 0845 226 0411 [email protected] Adrian Pomfret Women & Girls Dev Gp Chairman 01707 884161 07906 863550 [email protected] Chris Rainbow Senior Team Manager 07916 315656 [email protected] David Roberts Herts RFU Representative 01462 769228 07734 059295 [email protected] Steve Robins Schools rep - HRFU Community Rugby 07751 596236 [email protected] Jerry Russell U14 & U16 Boys 07802 278055 [email protected] John Saunders U23 Manager 01707 655238 07878 757759 [email protected] Adrian Sparks Hon Secretary 01992 538453 07778 436341 [email protected] Gordon Steele U18 Boys 07799 478371 [email protected] David Toon Chairman of representative Rugby 07714 510554 [email protected] Graham Walker President 01763 852843 07922 221599 [email protected] David Williams Press Officer/Marketing & Comms 01992 586744 [email protected] Geoff Williams Immediate Past President Herts Refs 01727 895766 07540 884100 [email protected] John Williams Secretary HSRFU 01386 841112 07973 802809 [email protected] 76 HOME OF UK SNOW ...... 160M MAIN SLOPE LARGEST LESSON SLOPE IN THE UK CLOSEST REAL SNOW TO LONDON

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