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K.O 15.00 FIXTURESFIXTURESSEPT 6 Ruislip H 2014-152014-15 13 Chingford A 20 ETON MANOR H 27 Brentwood A OCT 4 Ipswich H 11 Luton A 18 Letchworth H 25 N.Walsham A NOV 1 COLCHESTER H 8 15 Woodford A 22 ROMFORD & GP H 29 DEC 6 O.Priorians H 13 Thurrock A 20 CHINGFORD H 27 JAN 3 Eton Manor A 10 BRENTWOOD H 17 Ipswich A 24 31 Luton H FEB 7 Letchworth A 14 21 N.WALSHAM H 28 Colchester A MARCH 7 WOODFORD H 14 21 Romford & GP A 28 O.Priorians A APR 4 Sponsors of Barking RFC and the 11 THURROCK H 18 Ruislip A Barking RFC Community Programme All home games KO at 15.00 Pre-match linches in caps Friendly fixtures in italics
2 23 WELCOMEWELCOME TOTO GORESBROOKGORESBROOK onship development squad. Steve has previously coached at Westcombe Park and Warlingham. Steve says: “Barking are a great club...but you are only as good as your last result...we will focus on one game at a time and look to start building the fight back for the club." WELCOME ONE AND ALL to Goresbrook for the Nigel Seaman, formerly of Stowmarket and Ip- start of a new season and one that we may find swich YM has joined us as assistant coach and a little strange, as it marks the first time in 20 Ben Lloyd, another recruit from Ealing is player - years that we have started a season outside the coach, looking after the backs.. National Leagues. The team has played three games pre-season I must begin by welcoming the players, offi- and are ready for the challenge they face in cials and supporters of Ruislip RFC and hope their new league. you enjoy what I think is your first visit to Gores- They are young but they are enthusiastic and brook. they are determined to take Barking back into Welcome also to our referee for this after- the National Leagues. noon, Geoff Howells. I hope everyone has a good time this after- We start this important season with a new noon and enjoys an exciting and enjoyable coaching staff led by Steve Wagstaff who joins game, which hopefully will see us off to a win- us from Ealing Trailfinders, where for the last ning start. three seasons was part of the Pro Squad and more recently as Head Coach of the champi- Terry Marner.
the first team. WAGGERSWAGGERS All of the lads will play first team rugby this season and I will be just as focussed on their re- WRITES sults as on the firsts. WRITES We welcome Ruislip who come looking to at- WELCOME TO ALL and thanks for all the support tack everything and are a free scoring outfit with in the pre-season, especially the stalwarts who a great coach. made it to Cobham last week - great to see you This will be a real test for the lads and they there. will make mistakes but this is all part of growing What was really good from last weeks game as a team. was the fact that all of the lads who played, Support the lads, enjoy the game and make some for the first time, coming back from injury sure we look for the seconds results and ask etc., all looked at home in their positions and how they have done as well. this gives us a real test during selection. See you after the game We have really bonded as a squad and the lads who are selected today will be supporting Best Wishes, the seconds, who are also playing Ruislip here - and their performances are just as important as Steve
22 3 A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT ON BEHALF of Barking Rugby so I urge all Barking members to join in, volunteer ANORAK’SANORAK’S CORNERCORNER Club I extend a warm welcome and help out in any way you can. All you have to do to all old and new visitors to is ask. London Diviision One North 2014/2015 Goresbrook. new visitors to I would now like to draw your attention to the work P W D L F A DIFF BT BL PTS DED being done by Neil Kersey as part of the Club's Com- Goresbrook. BARKING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I would also personally like to munity Programme around the Borough and in the welcome today's match officials, local schools, and the recent recognition it received Brentwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 players, supporters and alickadoos of our oppositionfrom the RFU through the President's Award Chingford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 today. Scheme. Colchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 It goes without saying that we have been through On a more serious note, I want to mention the Eton Manor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 the proverbial mill over the last few seasons but nowClub's approach to discipline, and say: Ipswich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I see a genuine light at the end of a long tunnel and We stand firmly alongside the RFU in condemna- it's pleasing that we now have structures in place tion of foul play and abuse of any kind. Letchworth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 that the Committee have long been striving for. I ask all supporters to remember that referees will Luton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 My best wishes go to our new coaching team, ledalways make mistakes, but players will always make N.Walsham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 more, so please keep any derogatory remarks to by head coach Steve Wagstaff. Please take the op- O.Priorians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 portunity to meet them after the game. yourself. I hope all their efforts are rewarded and we see a Lastly, and most poignantly as a member of our Romford & GP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 much needed reversal of our fortunes. club, a club which is made up mostly of men, I would Ruislip 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The past 12 months or so have seen a steady im-urge you all to take my lead and be tested for the Thurrock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 provement in the structure and numbers of our early signs of prostate cancer, a test which takes but Woodford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Youth Section, undoubtably due to the fantastic worka few minutes which could save your life. of Trevor Keys and Laurie. Please give them your So please, if you take one thing from these words support. I have written, let it be to take that test. TOP SCORERS 2000/2014 FIIRST LEAGUE FIXTURES Like all clubs, we are grateful to our volunteers but T C P DG PTs still need more if we are to function as we would like, Gerry Mansfield Barking v Ruislip Armstrong (11) 5 50 52 - 281 Ratford (10) 4 70 35 4 277 Colchester v Eton Manor Montgomery (05)10 51 28 - 236 Letchworth v Ipswich B,Murphy (01) 3 27 40 1 199 Luton v Romford & GP Pilat (06) 2 28 43 - 197 N.Walsham v Brentwood Azzopardi (03) 3 23 36 1 172 Bryan (08) 3 25 34 1 170 O.Priorians v Thurrock Ashwin (12) 3 28 32 - 167 Woodford v Chingford Mee (04) 10 21 17 1 146 Azzopardi (02) 1 8 26 2 105 Ratford (09) 2 18 19 - 103 Forest (13) - 16 13 - 71 Ratford (14) - 14 13 - 67 Bryan (07) 2 6 10 - 52
4 21 ALTHOUGHTODAY’STODAY’S RUGBY UNION was played VISITORSVISITORSOnly one defeat in the league meant in Ruislip before the Second World Ruislip gained promotion as champi- War, and there was also a club in exis- ons of London 3 NW in 2006/07 and tence for a brief period around 1950, the club consolidated its position in Ruislip Rugby Football Club was offi- London 2 North by finishing in fourth cially formed in 1954. place. It is reported that, for the very first The club now runs nine senior teams trial, eight players arrived at the – the 1st, 2nd and 3rd XVs are for the ground in Herlwyn Avenue and ended more serious players, but there’s a se- up sheltering from the pouring rain under a tree! riously social 4th XV, the trophy winning Vets and The first ever game played by Ruislip RFC was three ultra-keen squads in the new Senior Youth against Westminster College on 2nd October Group. 1954, which the visitors won 8-14. The first Ruislip has also had one of the strongest Mini points scored by a Maroons player were the re- and Youth sections in the area for many years sult of a penalty from the boot of Brian Smyth. and this attracts hundreds of children to the club The club suffered a huge setback when van- on a Sunday morning. dals set fire to the original clubhouse on the There are teams in all age groups from Under night of 4th November 1960 and the wooden 7 upwards, supported by a dedicated and enthu- building was completely destroyed. However, the siastic band of qualified coaches, parents and committee and members overcame this disaster players from the senior squad all helping the and the current clubhouse was opened by Eng- youngsters to learn and enjoy the great game of land captain Dickie Jeeps on 11th April 1962 rugby union. when Ruislip hosted an A. Prosser-Harries Invita- As well as this investment in youth, Ruislip has tion XV to celebrate the occasion. consistently put resources into pitch mainte- Steady progress has since been made over the nance and ground improvements. Recent proj- years; Ruislip first winning the Agar Cup in 1987 ects include the installation of a new drainage (and, most recently, in 2003/2004) and appear- system for the floodlit pitch (2004), new lights ing in eight Middlesex Cup Finals - winning the for the training area (2005) and a total refurbish- cup four times, including a notable hat-trick of ment of the clubhouse bar and facilities during victories in the years 1990/91, 1991/92 and 2006/07. 1992/93. With thanks to Ruislip RFC website Undoubtedly Ruislip's most famous cup game was in the 3rd Round of the John Player Cup SEASON 2013/14 (now the EDF Energy Cup) against twice winners Gosforth on 23rd January 1988. In front of a 1,500-plus crowd, Ruislip narrowly lost 10-13 in League: London 1 North (5th) a match that was covered by BBC Television and Radio 2. Ruislip were founder members of London Divi- P 26 W 17 D 1 L 8 sion 1 in 1987/88 and, apart from one season F 872 A 661 Dif 211 Pts 90 in London 2 North (1992/93) maintained this status until relegated at the end of 1999/2000. Biiggest Home wiin: 76-12 v N.Walsham Successive demotions saw the club in London 4 Biiggest Away win:: 18-67 v Woodford North West by 2003/04, winning promotion for Biiggest Home defeat:: 0-39 v Luton only the second time in our history. Biiggest Away defeat:: 83-19 v Westcliff
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Feb 7 Feb
Jan 3 Jan
Mar7
Feb 28 Feb
Jan 17 Jan
Oct11
Oct25
Apr18
Sep27
Sep13
Dec13 Nov 22 Nov
Woodford 28 Mar
Jan 3 Jan
Feb 7 Feb Sep6
Thurrock Dec6
Feb 28 Feb
Oct25
Jan 17 Jan
Sep13
Oct11
Sep27
Nov 15 Nov
Mar 21 Mar
Apr 11 Apr
Feb 7 Feb Dec6
Ruislip Sep6
Apr11
Feb 28 Feb
Oct25
Oct11
Sep27
Sep20
Jan 17 Jan
Dec20
Nov 15 Nov
Mar 21 Mar
Oct4
Sep6
Nov 1 Nov
Mar 7 Mar
Jan 10 Jan
Feb 21 Feb
Oct18
Jan 31 Jan
Sep20 Dec20
Romford & GP Dec13
Mar 28 Mar
Nov 22 Nov
Feb 7 Feb
Jan 3 Jan
Dec 6 Dec
Apr18
Apr11
Feb 28 Feb
Oct25
Oct12
Sep13
Jan 17 Jan
Sep27 Mar 21 Mar
O.Priorians 15 Nov
Jan 3 Jan
Mar 7 Mar
Nov 1 Nov
Oct18
Jan 17 Jan
Jan 31 Jan
Apr18
Sep27
Sep13 Dec13
N.Walsham 22 Nov
Mar 28 Mar
Feb 21 Feb
Oct4
Nov 1 Nov
Mar 7 Mar
Feb 21 Feb
Apr18
Oct18
Jan 10 Jan
Sep20
Dec20
Dec13
Nov 22 Nov Mar 28 Mar
Luton 31 Jan
Jan 3 Jan
Oct4
Nov 1 Nov
Mar 7 Mar
Jan 31 Jan
Letchworth 21 Feb
Jan 10 Jan
Apr18
Sep13
Dec13
Nov 22 Nov
Mar 28 Mar
Oct18
Sep6
Dec6
Nov 1 Nov
Mar 7 Mar
Oct4
Jan 10 Jan
Feb 21 Feb
Oct18
Jan 31 Jan Apr11
Ipswich Sep20
Dec20
Nov 22 Nov
Oct4
Sep6
Dec6
Jan 31 Jan
Oct25
Jan 10 Jan
Apr11 Feb 28 Feb
Eton Manor Oct18
Dec20
Nov 15 Nov
Mar 21 Mar
Sep20
Feb 7 Feb
Jan 3 Jan
Mar 7 Mar
Feb 21 Feb
N0v 1 N0v
Oct11
Jan 17 Jan
Apr18
Sep27
Sep13
Dec13 Mar 28 Mar
Colchester 28 Mar
Oct4
Sep6
Feb 7 Feb
Dec6
Jan 10 Jan
Oct11
Feb 28 Feb Sep20
Chingford Oct25
Apr11
Nov 15 Nov
Mar 28 Mar
Dec 20 Dec
Oct4
Sep6
Feb 2 Feb
Dec6
Nov 1 Nov
Jan 31 Jan
Oct18 Sep20
Brentwood Apr11
Dec20
Nov 15 Nov
Mar 21 Mar
Jan 10 Jan
Jan 3 Jan
Feb 7 Feb
Dec13
Nov 15 Nov
Jan 17 Jan
Oct25
Oct11
Apr 18 Apr
Feb 28 Feb
Sep13
Mar21 Mar28
BARKING Sep27
AND AND
RESULTS
2014/2015
FIXTURES
Home teams at the at teams Home
side, away at the top the at away side,
Woodford
Thurrock
Ruislip
Romford & GP Romford
O.Priorians
N.Walsham
Luton
Letchworth
Ipswich
Eton Manor Eton
Colchester
Chingford
Brentwood BARKING
6 19 AS WE LOOK forward to the new season and also the new school year our aim is to consoli- date on the programmes we delivered last year. Where possible we will look to meet the de- mand we have to take on new schools for our various Rugby Coaching Courses ie Tag, Touch and Full Rugby and our literacy initiatives – Rugby Readers and Get Fit For Reading. It was with great pride that we received the RFU Presidents Certificate for Community En- gagement at the recent RFU Awards. BARKING RFC With over 200 nominations throughout and in COMMUNITY a category that included ‘School of Hard Knocks’ and ‘Hitz’, we were proud to be Highly PROGRAMME Commended. But the work we have started must be contin- ued and we thank all our Community Pro- sion, again using Rugby as a tool for change. gramme Sponsors for their support that allows Our Touch sessions on Wednesday evenings us to reach into our local area and have a posi- at the club are increasing in numbers week on tive effect on our young people using Rugby as week and it is a real pleasure to see both men its core. and women taking part especially as most are We will be starting out in September on our new to any form of Rugby. first Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Course. It is proving to be as popular and social as the Already we have had a keen interest shown by initial promotion suggested it would. Please a number of teenagers, please look out for fur- come along no matter your age or fitness level, ther details on recruiting for this on the website it really is a game for all. soon. At the time of writing we are in the middle of The granting to the club of the Bronze Award our summer Rugby camp at the club which Licence by the DoE would not have been possi- LBBD kindly supported so that kids aged 8-14 ble without the support of the Dallaglio Founda- could enjoy 5 days free coaching and fun. tion and in particular Pete Ward, and our thanks In addition we have taken the O2 Touch ses- go to Pete and his team there. sions to various Park Open Days and the one in In conjunction with the Dallaglio Foundation Barking Park was a great success. We have two we will be training to coach in the the boroughs more to come at Mayesbrook and St.Chads Pupil Referral Units (PRU’s). Parks, again look out for dates. This is particularly challenging and something Via the website and the match programme we that the DF specialize in to reach those children will regularly update on what is happening in and youth that are on the edge of social exclu- and around the club with the Community Pro- gramme . There will be events coming up in the autumn that we will need some help with such as the Primary School Tag Rugby Competition, stew- ards and the like are invaluable on these days, any help would be most welcome for this and at any other time. Enjoy the new season ! Neil Kersey
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Further rooting around in my archives turned up something that never saw the light of day - a colour version of the programme, ditched because of the cost! I have also turned up some of KevinWebb’s pictures of that memorable game.
Corrado Pilat
Leonard Liebenberg Felise Ah-Ling
10 15 September 3, 2005 Natiionall League 2
Barking 42 LLaaunnceesstton 330 (Ah--Liing 4T,, Kelllard T, Piillat 4C,, 3P)
Although this is a cut-down version of the this calibre, you are going to struggle be- programmes we have had in times gone by cause you will have a disorganised defen- I find it impossible to produce a programme sive line. Then on the opposite side of the without wallowing in nostalgia occasionally, coin you have only a few chances in games hence this originally-titled page. Hope you to score and the ones you take count. enjoy it. It is great. If you ask me I would rather play in games like that week in week out at SEPTEMBER 3, 2005 marked our first that sort of intensity. There can be no com- game in the dizzy heights of what was then placency because it will show on the field. National League 2 (now National 1) and a The guys have had a taste and I am sure hame game against Cornish giants Launce- they will want a lot more. ston. Every one of our lads came of the field Coached by Eddie Jones and Dean Cut- physically and mentally drained. To me that ting, we had sailed to the National Two is how you should feel after every game. If South title the season before, losing just you're not tired you are either very smart, one game and drawing one from our 26 very fit or just not doing enough. We did not match programme. make any changes during the game as I felt I can’t find a great deal of infomation, bit the lads out there deserved to enjoy the ex- I do have Eddie’s thoughts as thery ap- perience and it also sent the message that peared on our website after the game: we are fit and committed. SATURDAY'S GAME would have been well All that any coach can ask for is that play- worth the entrance fee. It had most things ers take on board what you are telling them. that you would want from a sporting event. And this group of men did just that in the There was passion, commitment, controver- lead up to the game. It is a matter of trust sey, excitement and mixed in with that that players need to be able to execute the there was some fine attacking rugby. What game plan to the fullest. Game plans are was also amazing was the intensity with difficult for coaches to implement leading which both teams went at each other for up to games but when it works it gives you the full eighty minutes in stifling hot the most satisfaction. weather. I take my hat off not only to Felise on his My players were immense from the kick- amazing four-try debut but also to the fact off and were a little unlucky I felt to go 10 - that he had 14 mates working in such a way 0 down so early. The first two Launceston to give him the opportunity to finish. There tries came from our turn overs and it shows were 15 heroes in Barking colours and they that at this level you get punished for your deserve all our support for their display of mistakes. If a badly directed kick or forced guts and pride. turn over happens in a game with players of Continued on page 15
14 11 TTOODDAAYY’’SS TTEEAAMMSS NEXT AWAY GAME SSUUBBSS AARREE BBAARRKKIINNGG RRUUIISSLLIIPP LONDON 1 NORTH Burgundy & White NNOOWW DDUUEE Cardinal & Grey Saturday September 13 Subs must be paid by Sept 5 15 Nathan BARHAM CHINGFORD Subs must be paid by Sept 5 Conor MULLAN 15 KO 15.00 14 Elliott BROWN Michael REED 14 Liife member £600 INFORMATION 13 Aaron HIGGINS Danny BARRY 13 Address: Lea Valley Playing Fields, Seniior player £120 12 Sam CLARK Dan PORTER 12 Waltham Way, London E4 8AQ Non--playiing member £60 Telephone: 020 8529 4879 11 Callum GARDNER OAP £10 Joe COLLINS 11 Web: www.pitchero.com/clubs/ching- 10 Ben LLOYD ford/ Sttudentt player £60 Alex FIELDHOUSE 10 Directions by Road: A406 North Cir- 9 Joe COOK Stuart PEARHAM 9 cular Road Westbound, and take Geoff HUGHES A1009 exit signposted to Waltham Pllease ensure you compllete 1 Jack COLEMAN 1 Abbey/Chingford, last exit on round- a Giiftt Aid form ((from the 2 Rob ANDERSON Tommy SMITH 2 about under A406 following A1009, bar)).. The club can reclaiim Left at traffic lights following A1009, 3 Jordan SAUNDERS Liam CLANCY 3 over mini roundabout, Ground on the 25p from every pound do- 4 Connor O’TOOLE Jerry M 4 left after about a mile. nated by currrrent tax payers. Directions by Train: It will take an hour 5 Edward HEPWORTH Dan O’LEARY 5 and ten minutes by public transport, 6 Darryl OX involving tube, train, bus and Shanks’s Pay one off the ffollllowiing Haydn BEVIS KNOWLES 6 Pony. I wouldn’t bother, but if you must peoplle: Steve Wagstaffff, 7 Joseph OX (C) Ioan LEWIS (C) 7 get a Gospel Oak train to Leyton Mid- land Road, catch a No 97 bus to Chig- Dave Lancastterr,, Biillll Colley orr 8 Joe TOUMA Johnny FIELDHOUSE 8 ford Old Church and the ground is a Chriis Steadman Replacements 10-minute walk. You should really do Replacements yourself a favour and scrounge a lift! 16 Darren BOWLES Charlie DOYLE 16 17 Kris SPEED Sam JONES 17 PREDICTASCORE 18 Zak MYERS Ben BRODERICK 18 NEXT HOME GAME Predict the correct score for the game and win Saturday September 20 £100 MATCH OFFIICIAL If no-one is correct then nearest gets £25 Referee: Geoff HOWELLS (London Society) BBAARKING £2 a go, three for £5 REPLACEMENTS Approach Terry Dignum or Ray Walden with V a fiver in your hand to join in. BARKING ON/OFF EETTOONN MMAANNOORR VISITORS ON/OFF KO 15.00 We even allow visiting supporters to back their own team to win! Pre-match lunch Programme produced by Printed by Barking RFC
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