RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION THORN EMI COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP (NORTHERN DIVISION)

LANCASHIRE RED & WHITE STRIPES

VERSUS BLUE & WHITE STRIPES

WATERLOO F.C. St. Anthany's Raad, Blundellsands , SATURDAY 14th NOVEMBER 1981 ) Kick Off 2-30 p.m .

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Annual subscription is now 1:4 and it would be appreciated if members pay­ ing by Banker's Order, would amend accordingly. Thank you A MessaBe from the President

A warm and friendly welcome to ail Cheshire players, officiais and supporters alike for even though we have such close connections through our clubs it is always a pleasure to welcome old friends. In addition, 1 would also like to welcome aIl Lancashire supporters and neutrals (if there are any) for in many ways today's game is a poignant one for on the one hand it gives aU Lancastrians in our Centenary Season an opportunity of welcoming and hosting our friends from Cheshire in appreciation of our friendship and togetherness for a hundred years. On the other hand today's game marks the end of an era, for next season the new County Champion­ ship format will be introduced so ending the days when a11 six Northern counties played each other every season in order to pro duce a Divisional winner which went forward to the national semi-finals. So its a sad day in many ways. Dwelling on sadness which 1 believe we unconsciously associate with the darkness of night, 1 believe the" dawn " of a new era beckons and this new era will provide opportunities for us a11 to create new and wider friendships whilst still maintaining our friends of long-standing in the North through our occasional games and our respective clubs. Turning to the actual playing of the game 1 believe the new format win lead to an improved quality of play in the slronger counties (which invariably are the larger ones with the odd exception) but in the sma11er, weaker counties the fear is that the reverse will happen. The end result of this could be that in future years we could have an" elite" set of stronger counties at the top with a set of weak counties at the bottom which will wither away to the de~i'iment of rugby in their areas and the game as a whole. This is the big concern but, at the same time, 1 believe it is up to us a11, players and officiaIs alike, to give the new format our full support and see what impact it has on our game. If in the light of experience, however, we believe the revised charnpionship does not serve the hest interests of our game as a whole, we should not shy away from making appropriate decisions. Enough of the past and the future, what about today's game? AU that 1 can say is that a Lancashire v Cheshire game always has an air ofunpred­ ictability because our players know each other's game 50 weU and today's game is no exception. My biggest desire is that this heing the end of an era, the game is a memorahle one and lives up to auy game we have ever played in terms of enjoyment and the individual and team skills expressed. On a personal note 1 would like to thank everyone in the rugby Craternity throughout the North of who have made our Centenary Season such a memorable one to date and say that we as a county are indeed lucky to have so many friends and we11wishers. Finally, a simple but most sincere thank you to the Waterloo Club for a110wing us to use their facilities once again, and in particular to ail the wiJling helpers who have given up their lei sure time which in essence is the " currency" our game has heen buitt on and enables it to carry on fiourishing. Thank you. JOHN BURGESS, President JOHN BURGESS. C.B .E. President of the Lancashire County R.F. U LANCASHIRE CHESHIRE

15 K. A. O'Brien ...... Broughton Park 15 C. Rowe ...... Sale 14 J. N. W. Spavin ...... Sale 14 M. Merry ...... "' -...... Il • Liverpool 13 A. J. Wright ...... Sale 13 J. Whitehead .... Il ...... Waterloo 12 A. M. Bond ...... -...... Sale 12 R. Beaton ...... "' ...... Wilmslow 11 M. A. C. Siemen ...... Liverpool

11 C. Hardy ...... II· ...... Chester 10 P. N. Williams ...... Orrell 9 S. J. Smith ...... Sale 10 N. Sinclair ...... '" ...... Sale 1 D. Tabern ...... Fylde 9 A. Waring -...... Broughton Park 2 M. Dixon ...... Fylde 1 S. Miles ...... -...... Sale

3 D. V. Southern ... Il ...... O"ell 2 N. Hitchen ...... Orrell

4 W. B. Beaumont (Capt.) .... Il ...... ••• Fylde 3 S. Harris ...... Il ••• Broughton Park 5 J. P. Syddall ...... Waterloo 4 K. Wilson ...... "' ...... Bro ugh ton Park

6 P. H. Moss ... Il ...... Il .... Orrell 5 S. Bull ...... Broughton Park 8 K. R. Moss ...... Liverpool 7 R. Stevenson ...... -... Sale 6 J. Wilde ...... Broughton Park 8 C. Davenport ...... Wilmslow REPLACEMENTS ", 7 P. Sherratt (Capt.) ...... Sale S. Smith ...... : ...... , ... Fylde D. Cusani ...... Orrell REPLACEMENTS P. Da vies ...... Park Referee.' G. Feest

Eastern Counties Referees Society M. Gladwin Il ...... • .. ••• .. • "' • Il ...... Port Sunlight

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Saturday 10th October 1981 Won 44-9

Lancashire \i Durham at West Hartlepool

Saturday 17th October 1981 Won 39-0 Lancashire v Cumbria at Vale of Lune R.U.F.C.

Saturday 31 st October 1981 Won 21-0 Lancashire v Northumberland at Fylde R.U.F.C.

Saturday 7th November 1981 Lancashire v Yorkshire at Headingley Lost 9-14

Saturday 14th November 1981 Lancashire v Cheshire at Waterloo F.C.

Saturday 28th November 1981 Semi-Finals County Championship

Saturday 30th January 1982 Final County Championship LANCASHIRE COUNTY

OFFICERS FOR 1981-82

President: J. Burgess, C.B.E., 10 Woodside Mews, Ladybrook Raad, Bramhall, Cheshire, Tel. No: 061-486 0197 Senior Vice-President: R. H. Wiseman Past Presidents: N. Shaw R.G.Burton J. Heaton C. C. C. Burch V. G. Funduklian E. Evans R. H. Guest G. A. Macintosh E. Randall J. H. Waters, M.B.E. P. G. Clemence, M.C. J. Benson W. E. Naylor J. Walsh A. Shuker A.Gott Vice- Presidents: R. H. Wiseman K. J. Tetley F. Hardman W. S. B. Faulds M. S. Phillips 1. Sinclair, M.C. W. G. Bevan K. Jones J. E. Ryner N. H. Atkinson Hon. Secretary: Alan Gatt, 107 Moss Lane, Alderley Edge, Cheshire SK9 7HW Tel. No: 0625-582707 Assistant Hon. Secretary: R. B. Bretherton, 44 Lynton Raad, Hillside, , , PR8 3AW Tel. No: 0704-69255 Hon. Treasurer: B. H. England, 8 Betley Hall Gardens, Betley, Nr. Crewe. Tel. No: Home: 0270-820550. Business 061-973 3275 Assistant Hon. Treasurer: J. A. Lambert, Sandymount, 3 Hard Lane, St. Helens Tel. No: Home: 0744 22549. Business: 061-273 3312 Hon. Team Secretary: E. Deasey, The Barn, Harridge Street, Rochdale 0L12 7HW Tel. No: Home: Rochdale 50955. Business: 061-643 5331 Trustees: J. H. Waters, A. Shuker, A. Gatt Hon. Auditors: Touche, Ross and Co. Hon. Solicitor: K. J. Tetley Medical Officer: Dr. N. H. Atkinson LANCASHIRE COUNTY RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION

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