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Tunbridge Wells RFC v Westcliff RFC Saturday 2nd December 2017 - 2.00pm KO London and SE Premier
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Today we welcome Westcliff RFU from Essex for the very first time to St Marks on the 12th week of this Season’s London & SE Premier League.
This week also marks the 14th anniversary of a tragic event that occurred back in 2003 when one of our up and coming stars was tragically killed in a road accident. Anthony Clarke, only son of our President Roger and his wife Sarah, was killed along with his very close friend Amy Donelan. Earlier today the annual rugby match was held between a TWRFC representative side and Bethany School, where Anthony attended, in memory of him.
We also welcome 30 Bethany guests to our pre match lunch along with the rest of Anthony’s family and hope that you enjoy all the hospitality and great game of rugby that we see here at TWRFC.
I had the honour of playing rugby with Anthony as he entered Senior rugby and he was a budding fly half with a great career ahead of him, so today has great significance for everyone who knew him at the Club.
We start today in 7th position in the league with 30 points following a fan- tastic win against Sidcup last week whilst Westcliff are sitting in 5th on 37 points after a comfortable win over Sutton & Epsom. This league is proving to be very challenging where you can jump 3 or 4 places from week to week. It was great to see our boys putting in the best performance of the season last week against local rivals Sidcup and great to see us back to full strength. Unfortunately we lost Max Douch to a dislocated knee-cap and we wish him the all best and a speedy recovery and look forward to him seeing back out on the pitch very soon.
A huge thank you to Bethany School for their on going support and spon- sorship of TWRFC, along with our other sponsors who make and help this Club be as successful as it is.
We look forward to what I hope will be a very entertaining game of rugby this afternoon and best of luck to all the other team in blue and white! COYW!!!
John Crees Chairman TWRFC The Ballboy Part 7
Hello Everyone,
And welcome to my page. I’m the ball boy and I love to turn up and help out the 1st XV. Hopefully you will see me striding purposefully with my Gilbert’s in hand, ready to get the match underway and to hang out under the posts (oppositions preferably!).
So looking into the opposition this week, I realised that they started life as an Old Boys club (like us). Westcliff High School for Boys. And one of their many famous alumni is Wilco Johnson, ex Dr Feelgood (Got it on milk and alcohol - remember that one?), and collaborator with the legend that is Ian Dury (and the Blockheads). Songs that Wilco and and Ian wrote were few, however the best one was Sueperman’s Big sister (intentionally misspelt so as not to be sued by DC Comics!) found on the 3rd Album, Laughter.
He still lives in Southend, and clearly is a talented bloke! The other Old boy of musical note is Gary Brooker - he of Procol Harum fame.
Whilst I wish good luck to both sides today, I pray it is not the mighty Well’s who ‘Turn a whiter shade of pale’ upon the final whistle!
Love and peace to you all, Ian RIP as ‘there aint arf been some clever bastards!’
Balls to you all...
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Please contact Senorita Sarah on [email protected] to book your table (minimum of 10 people) Dress code: Black Tie (Spanish dress optional) TWRFC CLUB RACE NIGHT SAT 13TH JANUARY From 7pm
£10.00 includes... Fish and Chips Supper Your own named horse A fun night for club men and ladies Sponsor a race for £30? Contact: [email protected] 07976 297812 or facebook me! Support your club and banish those January blues!! Captains Corner Good afternoon everyone.
We come into this game with a bag load of confidence following the best 80 minute performance we have produced all year against Sidcup last week. After losing to them both home and away last year, it was great to travel there as under dogs and come out with a 26-48 win. It was a great all round effort, but special mention to Brendan Crosilla, who played 80 minutes in his first game back from injury. With strong carries, solid defence and powerful scrummaging it’s good to have the big man back. Another mention has to go to Max Douch who was playing superbly, but unfortunately dislocated his knee. It wasn’t pretty , but we all wish you a speedy recovery and hopefully get you back to your nippy best in no time.
This week we welcome Westcliff. A few of the boys remember our away trip to them in pre season last year so we are well aware of the threat they pose. They are just above us in the league, so it’s a big game in the context of both our seasons. Another big challenge which the whole squad are looking forward to.
Enjoy the Game !!!
COYW.
Chaz Spence Captain, TWRFC 1st XV Club results, news and snaps
GET WELL SOON MAX DOUCH AND A clean sweep of wins for
the might wells last week Tunbridge Wells Vets 21 Aylesford Vets 17 Vets Aylesford 21 Vets Wells Tunbridge
Christmas Jumper Social Tunbridge Wells 4s 33 Maidstone 3s 19 3s Maidstone 33 4s Wells Tunbridge
WHOLE CLUB SOCIAL!
Get that jumper out and
IT IS DECEMBER!!! 19 2s Wells Tunbridge 14 2s Medway Sidcup 1s 26 Tunbridge Wells 1s 48 1s Wells Tunbridge 26 1s Sidcup
16th December wear it with pride!
FRENCHIE Last week’s Results week’s Last
Tunbridge Wells Vets 33 Medway Vets 5 Results from weekend of 18th Nov
Vigo 2s 18 Tunbridge Wells 4s 15
Tommo pleased as punch at
the new arrival in the
Callaway household!
Congratulation x London SE Premier - Results - Table - Fixtures Two wins in 2 weeks for our Legendary Mighty Vets
The front row union looking good as both props kneel to make Milo look tall!
Hands up if you are a rucking machine?
Vets Manager Tommo becomes a dad for the 3rd time
Felicity Audrey Calllaway, born 20th Nov weighing in at 10lbs8. Emilia, 2 tries in 2 games for Billy and Toby enjoying their new older sibling roles. Mummy doing well, and Tommo could do with a beer xx Wells 3s slowly moving up the table
Wells 4s get their first win of the season
2s Table not updated at time of going to press Introducing TWRFC Ladies U18s
Katie Louise Hazelden is a brand new player this year for TWRFC Ladies and is experimenting with most positions in the front 5. Came to us after previously doing team games on horses! Why rugby? Because we all work as a team and it is really fun. It reminds me of my mounted team games that I used to do. Known for: Coming to every training session and matches - including Simon’s fit- ness sessions! The hard work will pay off Katie
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[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] PLAYER PROFILE Brendan Anthony Mauro Crosilla. Position: Prop. Occupation: PE Teacher. Age: 26. Previous Clubs: Parramatta Two Blues & Hawkesbury Valley RFC. Achievements: Hawkesbury Valley player of the year, Shute Sheild first grade, Nation Rugby Competion Development squad and most of all playing for TWRFC. Fun facts: At one stage worked as a shirtless waiter. THE ANTHONY CLARKE MEMORIAL FUND
The Anthony Clarke Memorial Fund was set up at TWRFC and at Bethany School Goudhurst to commemorate the life of Anthony Clarke. Anthony had joined Tunbridge Wells as an U6 and progressed to the 1st Xv as an 18 year old.
Although his preferred position was scrum half he played at fly half and at full back in a season where TWRFC were playing RFU level 6 Rugby. He was about to start a Kent U 20 season and had already played for the Kent Senior Seven in a County Championship competition.
In late November 2003 Anthony very sadly died in a road accident along with his long term friend Amy Donelan who had just left Bedgebury School.
Every year Bethany award a prize in Anthony’s name and so do the Rugby Club who choose someone who like Anthony has come through to the Seniors from the Club mini section, but just as importantly his fund supports those who may not be able to join the Club or go on an important tour or do some form of Rugby Course. At Bethany the fund pays for conditioning training, trips to Premiership Clubs with coaching and for partial costs of Rugby Tours.
If you would like to make an application for funding it will confidentially be dealt with by the Chairman of the Youth section or the Chairman of the Club... E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
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Tel: 01634 899840 Our Fave Cliffs! In our regular column, devoted to the visiting team, Westcliff RFC, we have once again asked a well known guest writer, this time John West (famous salmon and tinned tuna importer) to give us his top five favourite Cliffs. He is also partial to a bit of a fishy pun. Oh my cod! 5) The (Brian &) White(ing) Cliffs of Dover This brill track written by our very own bearded (clam) sponsor Brian, tells a tail of Dover, it’s Cliffs and it’s amazing Boozers (Errr… don’t you mean Bluebirds?! Ed.). Brings a great tear to my eye when crooned by Dame Vera Linmpet. Sing it louder please Vera, as some of us older players are hard of herring.
4) Jimmy Cliff This old school soleful reggae rapper - can really belt out a decent tuna. ‘’You can get it if you really want. But you must try, try and try.’’ That is my favourite song ever. Clearly sining about the time Billy scored at the last Vets match.
3) Cliff Richard I love Sir Cliff, I’m his biggest fin. Look at his big chopper-pike. This wailing pacifisht sea shantied the crowd when it got rained off at twickenham that time, and he made the whole stadia at HQ sing Living Roll (mop herring), re mixed with Devil(ed fish cakes) Woman.
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Contact Steve Webb or John Crees if you would like to sponsor a player! London & SE Premier KO 3.00pm
TUNBRIDGE WELLS RFC Westcliff RFC
1. Carl Straeche 1. Charlie Brown 2. Luke Hawkins 2. Fin Mackintyre 3. Brendan crosilla 3. Ewan Binneman 4. Christian Earle 4. James Webster 5. owain withers 5. James Scogings 6. dave allen 6. George Maloney 7. mike hathaway 7. Chris Marsh 8. Nick Doherty 8. Jim Smith 9. Chaz Spence (c) 9. Harry Branch 10. Frank reynolds 10. Reece Whiting 11. Blaise Salle 11. Ross Merrick 12. Shaydn Osgood 12. Jack Jones 13. Mike Doherty 13. Olly Jones 14. matt spicer 14. Lewis Cross 15. Ryan Taylor-Dennehy 15. Jake Spivey
16. kyle mcgarvie 16. Joe Vandermolen 17. hayden pengelly 17. Andy Roskams 18. richard webster 18. Billy Morrant
DOR: Will Thorpe DOR: Rick Compton Head Coach: Simon Whatling Head Coach: Chris Waring Coaches: Dave Allen, Physio: Ash Dean Mike Whatman TJ: Nick Crowe Kit Manager: Clint Redman
Programme produced by Fran Colangelo
*Teams correct at time of going to print