HERTFORDSHIRE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION 2015-2016 YEARBOOK Bringing Ideas to Life 7766 Eightieth Season
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Welwyn Garden City Hertford Greenwich A home where time begins Cambridge Southend-on-Sea HIGHBANKS Bishop’s Stortford Dartford Southend-on-Sea Prices from £120,000 to £3,000,000+ @WestonHomes / WestonHomesPlc / WestonHomes Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union Hertfordshire Rugby Football Schools’ Union Hertfordshire Society of Rugby Football Union Referees Telephone: 01279 873333 E-mail: [email protected] www.hertsrugby.co.uk www.weston-homes.com HOME OF UK SNOW ........................................................ 160M MAIN SLOPE LARGEST LESSON SLOPE IN THE UK CLOSEST REAL SNOW TO LONDON Concept Communications Group making print and marketing matter 01279 757 333 l [email protected] THESNOWCENTRE.COM conceptcomms.com ........................................................ 7766 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 3 www.southmimmstravel.co.uk SMT 1 . n o y l ‘THE WAY TRAVEL SHOULD BE’ e r n a 01707 322 555 c H y e e h r www.southmimmstravel.co.uk t t s ch oa R u c gb eam y h ne t ave more than o 7766 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 5 7766 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