SATURDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2016 THE 2016 CONFERENCE CHALLENGE TROPHY

IN MEMORY OF STEVE GARTLAND... MAYFIELD V CLUB PARKSIDE REGIONAL ARENA £1 VECTOR LOGOS NEEDED FOR AND

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/kingstonepresscider @KingstoneCider WELCOME TO THE 2016 CONFERENCE CHALLENGE TROPHY If ever you wondered what top quality community is like, then get along to any Kingstone Press National Conference League game, and I am sure you won’t be disappointed.

Today you have two of the finest of 2016 competing the Conference Challenge Trophy Final , with Premier Division hoping they will have enough firepower and experience to see off a Hunslet Club Parkside team that has swept all before them this campaign, including last year’s trophy winners, .

Parkside have a famous past as a prodigious provider of top quality professional and international players, with Gary Schofield OBE being but one. But it is to their future they are looking and with the second division Championship secured weeks ago, they have their sights set firstly on a Challenge Cup and Divisional Championship double, before no doubt looking for a third successive promotion from Division One at the end of the 2017 campaign.

For Rochdale Mayfield, this Final is the opportunity to signal their return to the very pinnacle of the game outside of the professional ranks. There was a time when they dominated the Regional with over a decade of back to back Championships.

But, since joining the NCL, they have challenged but not yet succeeded in lifting a piece of silverware. No doubt they all that changes today, and of course they still have their sights set on an NCL Grand Final appearance on October 30 at Widnes.

Both teams are topped out with talent, and both can pile on the points whilst providing steadfast defence. Divisional status will make Mayfield slight favourites, but the form shown by both teams this season gives every indication this Final will go right down to the wire.

Enjoy the match,

Trevor Hunt

WELCOME 1 STEVE GARTLAND

On what would have been his 46th birthday, Steve Gartland’s family will present the Man of the Match award named in the late Rugby League star’s honour at today’s Conference Challenge Trophy Final.

Prior to the game, between Rochdale Mayfield, where Gartland was a long- standing member, and Hunslet Club Parkside, a minute’s applause will be held at the request of the Gartland family, in celebration of his contribution across Rugby League.

Steve Gartland enjoyed a varied playing career, turning out in Super League with Oldham in the 90s, and serving and the NCL with Mayfield, as well as taking in stints with and . He also proved to be a hugely successful community coach, guiding a number of young players through Mayfield’s junior ranks and into the professional game.

Last month, Rochdale Mayfield renamed the road leading up to their grounds, ‘Steve Gartland Way’ as a lasting reminder of his impact on the club. The Gartland family will also present the Conference Challenge Trophy to the eventual winners at the end of today’s game.

2 STEVE GARTLAND ROCHDALE MAYFIELD - THROUGH HISTORY

Mayfield ARLFC was formed on June 24, 1958 at the Mayfield Hotel on Albert Royd Street, Rochdale. The club’s first game was played on September 6, 1958 against Underbank of name to Rochdale Mayfield. Huddersfield, in what was then the Halifax In 1997, the junior section, the Mayfield League. Mustangs, was founded, helping provide a A move to the Old Bridge Inn on Oldham solid grounding for life and Rugby League Road, while using Balderstone Park and for many youngsters, many of whom have Springhill as their playing bases, sparked gone on to play professionally. a remarkable period of domination of the The club moved to Mayfield Sports Centre in community game. 2006 and an NCL Division 1 Championship During the 1970’s, Mayfield won all trophies was won the same year, under coaches available outside the professional game, Matt Calland and the late Steve Gartland. including the Pennine League seven years in Promotion back to the Premier Division succession. of the Kingstone Press Cider National In 1986, Mayfield again moved to bigger Conference League was won in season and better facilities at Castleton Moor, 2014 under current coaches Calland and Keswick Street, and we entered the National Sam Butterworth, and they have just secured Conference League in 1988, changing their a second top six play-off berth. ROCHDALE MAYFIELD – WHO’S WHO?

Matt Calland – centre/head coach | Former Gavin Reynolds – senior coaching executive international with extensive professional director/waterboy/cone carrier. | Over ten playing experience. Formerly of Bulls and a years at Mayfield, expert water bottle filler! two-time Challenge Cup finalist. Former Head Coach Mark Reynolds – manager | Matt Calland’s left at Halifax RLFC and current Head Coach at Hopwood hand man, game reader and the best kit man in the Hall College. world! Sam Butterworth – halfback/coach | A Lewis Ainley – hooker | Mayfield Mustangs junior Mayfield Mustangs product. He has ten years of player, formerly on the books at . experience at Mayfield as well as turning out in the professional game for both and Matty Ashton – centre/stand off | Over ten years Rochdale Hornets. at the club. Played with Hopwood Hall College and has experience at the Academy. Mick Donoghue – physio | Served the club for over a decade

ROCHDALE MAYFIELD 3 Zac Baker – stand off/back row | Long-serving Simon Moore – prop/back row | Hopwood Mayfield player, both as a junior and with the Open College junior with vast Mayfield first team and NCL Age side. Formerly of Hopwood Hall College and Eagles tourist experience. Bradford Bulls Academy. Komai Namulatua – wing/full back. | Fijian Mark Biggins – prop | Hard-hitting, has over ten heritage player and ten-year Mayfield first teamer. years of experience in the Rochdale Mayfield first team. Callum Ogden – hooker | Over ten years at Paul Brearley – stand off/back row | Club Mayfield through the age groups, also spent time at Captain. Spent over ten years with the club. Also turned Bradford Bulls. out for Hopwood Hall College and represented the Lee Registe – wing | Mayfield Mustangs junior, a England Lionhearts. convert from rugby union. Rhys Carruth – wing/centre/full back | A Jack Rush – prop | Ten-year servant to Mayfield, junior product of Mullumbimby in New South Wales, formerly of Warriors’ Academy and England Australia, currently on a two-year tour of Europe. Young Lions representative. Gaz Ellison – prop | Vast Mayfield first team Munya Samanyanga – wing |Mayfield Mustangs experience and Mustangs product. graduate - pacy out wide Aiden Gleeson – prop | Over ten years of service Jack Sampson – utility back | Mayfield Mustangs to Rochdale Mayfield. Also played at Hopwood Hall product. An established first team player with England College and a is BARLA GB Lions representative. Students representative experience. Nick Hargreaves – back row/centre | A Mayfield-trained player who has risen through the James Shaw – prop | Hopwood Hall College junior ranks at the club. Rangy and versatile. with BARLA young Lions tourist experience. Zak Hartley – half back | Spent over ten years at Declan Sheridan - hooker/full back | Mayfield. Represented England Colleges while playing Represented Hopwood Hall College and the England at Hopwood Hall College. Young Lions, over ten years service to the club. Chris Hough – hooker/half back | Veteran with Lewis Sheridan – /half back | Formerly professional experience at both Swinton Lions and of Rochdale Hornets, has served Mayfield for over ten Rochdale Hornets. years. Namalumu Kelemete – wing/centre | Fijian Seta Tala – prop/back row | Of Fijian heritage, heritage player in his first year at Mayfield. has vast Mayfield first team experience. Robert Kershaw - wing | Mayfield Mustangs Nabetelevu Turaganivalu - wing/centre | Fijian product, over ten years of service to the club, and first heritage player in his first year at Mayfield. team player with NCL Eagles and Ireland Students Sean Watkins – back row | Mullumbimby junior representative experience. on a two-year tour of Europe. Callum Marriott – back row | Mayfield Mustangs Liam Whalley – centre/back row | Hopwood junior with Super League experience at Salford Red College junior with vast Mayfield first team experience. Devils and England Lions representative experience.

4 ROCHDALE MAYFIELD WHO’S WHO? HUNSLET CLUB PARKSIDE – THROUGH HISTORY They were approached by Hunslet Parkside in 2012 about a possible merger to see the club develop a junior section. Long discussions took place and, after months of talks, the merger went ahead with the decision taken to run the younger teams from the club then moving up to Parkside as they get Older. Then, in July 2014, an application was Rugby League in Hunslet has enjoyed made to join the National Conference a proud history. The current Open Age League, and they entered the Third set-up was formed in 1999, but junior Division for the 2015 season. Rugby League has been played in the area since the 1940s. They were renamed Hunslet Club Parkside for 2015 and have won Hundreds of Hunslet products have gone successive promotions during their short on to make their mark in the professional time in the NCL. game, such as Mick Shoebottom, Alfie Barron, , Jason Recent honours: Robinson, , Wayne Heron, - Kingstone Press Graham King, Dave Creaser, Karl Pratt Champions 2016 and Chev Walker, while current Super - Mens League Division Three League stars Paul McShane and Carl Champions 2016 Ablett came through the club’s ranks. - Kingstone Press NCL Division Three Thanks to the hard work of long-standing Champions 2015 volunteers Kevin Bew and Alwyn - Yorkshire Men’s League Entry League Whittaker, a difficult start to Open Age Champions 2015 - Yorkshire Juniors U16s Division Three life was overcome. Champions 2015 Honours came the way of the Hunslet - BARLA team of the year 2014 - & District team of the year 2014 Old Boys, while club spirit developed. - Pennine Premier League The club moved back to the Hunslet Champions 2014 Club and changed social bases to the - BARLA Yorkshire Cup Winners 2014 Gardeners Arms in the early years of - BARLA National Cup Runners Up 2014 the millennium and have continued to - BARLA Yorkshire Cup Winners 2012 prosper ever since, with new bar facilities opened in 2010.

HUNSLET CLUB PARKSIDE 5 HUNSLET CLUB PARKSIDE – WHO’S WHO?

Carl Briggs | Carl has served the club since the Kieran Murphy - back row/centre | age of 14. Former club captain who took over Toured Australia with BARLA in 2014. Elusive the coaching reigns in April. going forward and strong in defence. Sam Thorpe | Sam has been at the club since Jack Carvill – back row | Came to the club the age of six. Took over the joint-coaching after a spell as a junior with the . reigns with Carl in April after injury cut his season Has great hands and a deceptive turn of pace short. for a big fella’! Luke Omalley – fullback. | A product of our Craig Miles – loose forward | Veteran of the Junior set up has been a one club player and has team, playing the best rugby of his career. Great produced his best performances over the last few to have around the squad and is helping bring years since switching from the halves to fullback. the youngsters on. Omar Alwari – wing/centre. | Joined Mark Stubley – centre/back row | Utility the club two years ago from Queens. A BARA player who has played the best rugby of his international, he is strong in defence and has career over the last three seasons. deceptive pace. Ben Thorpe – hooker/back row | Another Dale Harris – centre/fullback | Moved player to come through the junior ranks. He to the centre position a few years ago another has forced his way into the side this season with player who has been at the club all his amateur some good performances in the Yorkshire Men’s career. League team. A workhorse in defence. Ricky Hazelwood – centre/back row | Lewis Buxton – utility | Back in the game Versatile utility player who can play in various after three seasons out with injuries. Mainly positions strong in defence. a back rower, but capable of playing almost anywhere. Danny Harrison – wing | Another player who has been at the club his entire career. Has a Craig McShane – scrum Half / fullback | great eye for a scoring opportunity. Progressed from the U17s this season. Put in some eye-catching performances in various positions, Andrew Hullock – stand off | Another good under the high ball. product from our juniors. He has hit top form over the last couple of seasons, elusive and reads the Adam Biscomb – prop | Joined the club from game well Methley, great go forward and a good turn of pace for a big man. Chris Boyce – scrum Half | Worked hard to cement his place in the team this season has Jake Corney – wing | Quick and a kick-return added a new dimension to his game. specialist, in his first season at the club. Wayne Foster – prop | Hard-working no Craig Boot – hooker/back row | Returned nonsense go forward work horse gets better with to the club in May after a brief spell at Newcastle age. Thunder. Very versatile and strong in defence. Josh Murphy – hooker | The quiet man of Jamie Bradley – loose forward | Club the squad. Great in defence with a real football captain. Leads from the front, battling back to brain. fitness after breaking his leg earlier in the season. Jamie Fields – prop | Former BARLA U23 Ryan Campbell – back row | Fought his international who has worked hard on his fitness way back into the squad with some storming to become one of the best forwards in the NCL. performances off the bench. Strong runner with a great pair of hands.

6 HUNSLET CLUB PARKSIDE WHO’S WHO? ENGLISH LIONS UNDER 18S V WALES UNDER 18S

Kicking off at 11am, the League and Pennine League. English Lions under 18s take on Their opponents today are Wales under Wales under 18s in a friendly 18s. Notable results for the team include international. a 14-68 defeat in 2006 at the hands of an Australian Schoolboys side which The English Lions under 18s side is made featured Chris Sandow and Israel up of the best under 18s community Folau. players from across the country. They won the European Nations The side is open to all players at any Championship held in Prague in 2008, community club, through an open but the English Lions have had the edge selection policy. Headed up by Peter in recent years, with the Lions picking up Williams and Allan Coleman, this year’s a 32-14 win over Wales in 2014, and a squad features players from leading 42-14 win last year. clubs in the NCL, North West Men’s

ENGLISH LIONS UNDER 18S WALES RL UNDER 18S 1. Will Ashworth (Leigh Miners Rangers) 1. Paris Thomas ( All Golds) 2. Steve Clark (Skirlaugh) 2. Jordan Gilbert (Aber Valley Wolves) 3. Sean Costello (Clock Face Miners) 3. Josh Stafford-Smith 4. Joe Digby (Leigh Miners Rangers) (South Wales Ironmen) 5. Matthew Downs ( Acorn) 4. Brandon Lamb (South Wales Ironmen) 6. Jordan Ellam (Leigh East) 5. Shane Edwards () 7. Callum Fletcher (Oldham St Annes) 6. Fraser Stroud (South Wales Ironmen) 8. Harvey Gotts (Skirlaugh) 7. Elliott Jenkins (St Helens) 9. Finlay Hickey (Siddal) 8. Brandon Thomas 10. Carl Hunt (Clock Face Miners) (Gloucestershire All Golds) 11. Jake McLaughlin (Wigan St Pats) 9. George Bidwell-Ford 12. James Miller (West Hull) (Gloucestershire All Golds) 13. Sam Piecock (Lock Lane) 10. Lewis Rosser (Torfaen Tigers) 14. Lewis Pritchard (Wath Brow) 11. Archie Snook (West Wales Raiders) 15. Jack Swain (Upton) 12. Aiden Coleman 16. Kurtis Teare (Wath Brow) (Gloucestershire All Golds) 17. Jack Texteria (Wigan St Pats) 13. Dewi Billingham (Coleg y Cymoedd) 18. Jacob Thompson (East Leeds) 14. Josh Barden (South Wales Ironmen) 19. Harry Warburton (Folly Lane) 15. Ryan James (Torfaen Tigers) 20. Adam Whitley () 16. Dieter Thomas (Gloucestershire All Golds) Head Coach - Peter Williams 17. Jake McDonald (South Wales Ironmen) 18. Joe Doughty (Midlands Hurricanes) Head Coach: Dan Clements Referee: Nick Woodward Touch Judge: Ryan Stansfield Touch Judge: Jordan Gibbons Reserve Official: Sam Houghton

ENGLISH LIONS U18S V WALES U18S 7 Finalists Rochdale Mayfield kicked the ROAD TO THE FINAL… The second-round draw, competition off with conducted by Rugby League a 54-6 win over The fifth year of the Conference legend and RFL Bradford Dudley Hill, Challenge Trophy has arguably been non-executive Director Chris while Parkside stunned the most enthralling to date. Brindley at Langtree Park, holders Leigh Miners then threw up a home tie with Rangers 24-22 away The Conference Challenge Trophy, Leigh East for the Old Boys, from home in round one. launched in 2012 and open to teams while Mayfield welcomed from both the National Conference . One of the games of the League and Conference League season was played out South, got underway in April this year. Meanwhile, Hunslet Club in Rochdale as Mayfield Parkside rumbled on with a edged out Rangers in an convincing 49-24 win over 80-point thriller, winning fellow Division 2 side, 44-36. Leigh East. The draw for the next And Parkside pulled off another round was conducted by shock, beating Thatto, who The RFL’s Ralph Rimmer, went on to become Division 1 and drew Hunslet at champions, 20-12 at Crusader Thatto Heath, while Park, as Mayfield came up with Rochdale Mayfield were one of their most impressive set for a home tie with performances, thrashing St Wigan St Pats. Pats, fellow Premier Division play-off chasers, 43-16 on Acting Super League home turf. General Manager Mark Foster drew Rochdale Mayfield Mayfield faced a stern test at Lions, against their Division 1 hosts, while Hunslet Club but sealed their progress to Parkside were drawn Manchester on Grand Final at home to Milford day with a steely 39-28 win at Marlins. the Millpond.

Finally, on the Wednesday before the Over 500 people turned out at Ladbrokes Challenge Hillridge Road as the hosts blew Cup Final, Parkside their Leeds rivals away with a 21-6 hosted Milford in front of win, which kept them on course for a packed crowd. the club’s first-ever national title under their new name.

8 ROAD TO THE FINAL SQUADS

ROCHDALE MAYFIELD T G DG HUNSLET CLUB PARKSIDE T G DG Matt Calland Luke Omalley Sam Butterworth Omar Alwari Lewis Ainley Dale Harris Matty Ashton Ricky Hazelwood Zac Baker Danny Harrison Mark Biggins Andrew Hullock Paul Brearley Chris Boyce Rhys Carruth Wayne Foster Gaz Ellison Josh Murphy Aiden Gleeson Jamie Fields Nick Hargreaves Kieran Murphy Zak Hartley Jack Carvill Chris Hough Craig Miles Namalumu Kelemete Mark Stubley Robert Kershaw Ben Thorpe Callum Marriott Lewis Buxton Simon Moore Craig McShane Komai Namulatua Adam Biscomb Callum Ogden Jake Corney Lee Registe Craig Boot Jack Rush Jamie Bradley Munya Samanyanga Ryan Campbell Jack Sampson James Shaw Declan Sheridan Lewis Sheridan MATCH OFFICIALS Seta Tala Nabetelevu Turaganivalu Referee: Jamie Barr Sean Watkins Touch Judge: Denton Arnold Liam Whalley Touch Judge: Tom Scott Reserve Official: Craig Smith In-Goal Judge: Rob Foxley In-Goal Judge: Will Heywood Reserve Touch Judge: Alex Cameron

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