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- 2 - PRESIDENT’S WELCOME MICK COLEMAN

I’d like to extend a warm welcome to all visitors debate discussing how many premier academy to Silver Leys today, particularly to the players, players each club should be able to field. But, before coaches, officials and supporters of Loughborough we become too ‘holier than thou’, we, along with for today’s 1st XV match. I must also welcome Mark most other clubs in the league, have also fielded Prisk, our local M.P. Mark has given the club his academy players (Saracens), and we will have some valuable support over the past few years and no available to us again this season. It’s obviously just doubt we will tap him up again at some time in the a question of getting the balance right with the future – and of course, we’ll all vote for him! Also, numbers, and in our case, encouraging and trusting good to see James and Ryan Palmer from Palmer our own young players, which I’m pleased to say, and Martin here as man of the match sponsors, and Andy Long continues to do. Russell Property, as they continue their sponsorship of the Match Day Experience. Next week we travel away to our very good friends Unfortunately for Loughborough, they currently at Chinnor, who have got themselves off to a flyer sit bottom of the league. Unfortunately for this year. Whilst most of us will be travelling on four Stortford we are only two positions above them! wheels, 39 members and friends will be on two Loughborough have yet to win a game, whilst wheels, biking the 67 miles to raise funds in aid of Stortford have notched up just the one victory so our very own Jimmy Rea’s daughter, Aurora. Aurora far. Last week’s game up at Sale, it started very suffers with reduced cerebellum, which presents brightly for us, but we then suffered a catastrophic itself as a genetic based form of cerebral palsy. yellow card, conceding 19 points in the 10 minutes. Sadly, Aurora is unable to walk or talk at this time, Although we huffed and puffed a lot in the second and this magnificent effort is to help raise significant period, we couldn’t blow a hole in their defence funds to enable Aurora to have specialist treatment (although we should have done!) and eventually lost abroad. Please be generous in your support. the game 22-8. Finally, it is with great sadness that I have to report In last year’s fixtures, Stortford were comfortable the tragic and untimely death of one of our mini winners at home, but in the away fixture, the coach rugby coaches. Lee Scott was a valued and vibrant driver must have taken a wrong turn, for it seemed member of our Under 10’s, and his passing will have that we ended up playing Leicester! Unsurprisingly left a big hole in the hearts of all those who knew we lost the match and Loughborough enjoyed a him. Our condolences go to all Lee’s family and great run of results, clambering out of the relegation friends, especially his wife Candy, and their children zone at the death, which then sparked a great Evie and Jules.

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Rugby can be a funny game and sometimes you maybe don’t get the rewards your effort deserves.

The squad have been working really hard and our single victory in my opinion doesn’t reflect the quality of our performances.

We have created a huge amount of opportunities in defeat, which has been frustrating, and something we’ve all been focusing on.

The league is so open this season with interesting results being thrown up each week. As a group we remain extremely positive and realise there are such fine margins between success and failure, most importantly we learn, adapt and apply fast.

It’s been great to give new players their National One debuts this season and especially Piers and Connor who only last season were representing our colts side, this is a steep learning curve for them but one they and many others are embracing.

We know only too well how dangerous Loughborough can be, a young and dynamic side with plenty of pace and skill means we need to be at our best if we are going to get the result we want.

I hope you enjoy the game

Onwards and upwards

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- 6 - COLTS REPORT ROUND-UP

With just three weeks to go until the first round of the Colts National Cup, preparations continue to go well. Last weekend saw the League campaigns get underway against Enfield Ignatians and London Welsh, with Stortford coming out on top in both games by a healthy margin. With several players vying for each position in the National Cup squad, including many with representative honours, the future looks bright.

Training on Thursday evenings will grow ever more challenging in the coming weeks as the Colts will regularly run out against the 1st XV and Blues to practice their defensive and attacking shapes. The top of their list of priorities. This means that boys intention this season has been to align Colts ever who play for school on a Saturday are not allowed more closely with the Seniors and throughout to play for the club on a Sunday. This presents the first half of the season all players have been some tricky last-minute challenges for the team introduced to elements of the Senior play book, managers who now have to align both fixtures defensive systems, techniques and vocabulary. and selection to school rugby – fortunately It has been a big ask, but the boys have met the they are spreadsheet magicians and have so far challenge head on. managed to field teams every Sunday. Director of Colts Rugby Andre Beukes is The boys would welcome a sea of blue on the supported by a team of four coaches: Richard touchline at 12.30 on 21st of October when they Bedford, Jim Bloxham, Bruce Belton and Chris take on Saracens Amateurs Away. Hadley, but the real heroes of the team are the management: Diane Basavaraj, Simon Wilson, Chris Hadley Andy Beer and Brian Mitchell. For the past two seasons, Stortford have put player welfare at the

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Welcome to Silver Leys on what I hope will already has some names on it. Ross Bird has be a dry day for us all. It is the Blues 4th undergone surgery to repair another knee league game of the season and we are once injury, Sam Coleman has injured a part of his again at home hosting Barnes 2nd XV. body (not sure what) and Tommy Cattell has said goodbye to some fingertips recently. It’s For those of you that have kept a closer always a tough place to be and no one likes eye on the Blues so far this year you will rehab club!! Get well soon all! X have noticed that the team is somewhat more youthful than previously. With the For those on the field, the commitment the departure of some of the old guard last Blues boys are showing to rugby this year season, including stalwarts Luke Webber has raised another level. The expectations of and Joe Clarke, it was apparent that this new each other within the group are much higher season success would fall on the shoulders and the coaching staff are pushing the of a much younger and less experienced standards Tuesdays and Thursdays so that side. Tom Walker, Piers Martin, Will Tetlow, Saturdays contain a few more W’s!!!! Jack Nicholls, Conor Mak, Cam Wilson, Reece Lane and Austin Pope are just some of the Please take some time to come and new squad that have already influenced the watch the Blues, your support is greatly team greatly this season. They seem to have appreciated!! Thank you to those supporters adapted seamlessly to men’s rugby and I’m that didn’t travel to Sale and who braved the sure they will be faces you will be cheering rain to watch last weekend!!!!! on regularly in the 1st XV in the coming No doubt you will hear from me again soon. seasons. Scants xx There are a few faces that you won’t be cheering on for a while yet as the injury list

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- 32 - Season 2018/2019 NATIONAL 1 Results From 22nd September Home Team Away Team Birmingham Moseley 28 -22 Rotherham Titans Blackheath 15 -0 Darlington Mowden Park Chinnor 24-27 Caldy Esher 17-10 Cambridge Plymouth Albion 17-5 Ampthill Rosslyn Park 37-24 Old Elthamians Sale FC 22-8 Bishop's Stortford Loughborough Students 8-39 Cinderford Season 2018/2019 NATIONAL 1 Fixtures for 29th September Home Team Away Team Ampthill Vs Blackheath Bishop's Stortford Vs Loughborough Students Cambridge Vs Plymouth Albion Caldy Vs Esher Cinderford Vs Chiinor Darlington Mowden Park Vs Rosslyn Park Old Elthamians Vs Birmingham Moseley Rotherham Titans Vs Sale FC

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Director of Rugby Andy Long | Team Manager Darren Orbart | Lead Physio Kathy Hills | Assistant Physio Adam Mufti | Assistant Physio Tom Phillips Defence Coach Marcus Cattell | Attack and Backs Coach Tom Coleman | Blues Head Coach Danny Johnston Backs Transition Coach Ash Boyle | Forwards Transition Coach Rob Faiers Head of Strength and Conditioning Ben Sheath |- Assistant34 - strength and conditioning coach - Adam Vine Referee Rhys Jones THE TEAMS Assistant Referee 1 Rob Teare Assistant Referee 2 Jon Petzing

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Stortford rue missed opportunities, as they go down to defeat against an experienced Sale side.

Stortford got off to a quick start and were 5 tries by driving repeatedly up the middle through points ahead within 2 minutes, with the home side their powerful forwards, before switching the ball apparently caught cold. Quick hands across the quickly wide for their very skilful back three to Stortford backs gave Rob Duff on the right wing a exploit the visitors’ stretched back line. bit of space, allowing him to get round the outside The value of the 19 points added during the yellow of his opposite number and an accurate pass card period became increasingly evident, as the inside saw Sam Winter bursting over the line for second half progressed, with Stortford appearing an unconverted try. The visitors remained on the increasingly frustrated, as a combination of stout front foot and extended their lead with 5 minutes Sale defence and crucial handling and alignment gone with a George Cullen penalty. Sale rallied, errors foiled a series of threatening attacks. though and scored their own penalty goal after James Apperley, Sam Winter and Seb Brownhill 11 minutes for what seemed to be a harsh penalty showed up prominently for the visitors, but the for not releasing at a tackle, though the attacking home side also came close to a couple of scores player appeared not to have gone to ground on the counter and were undoubtedly deserved before the ball was ripped free. As the game went winners after a scoreless second half. This was on, the home side gained a slight edge, enjoying a remarkable outcome, with both sides looking an increasing share of possession. It was Stortford, to attack at every opportunity, but two strong though that came close to scoring again after 26 defences ultimately came out on top. On the minutes, when a break up the middle by Winter balance of opportunities Stortford could feel put his side on the front foot, but a knock-on disappointed that they had not at least gone away close to the opposition line snuffed out the threat. with a losing bonus point against a well organised Stortford continued to press, but two poor tactical side, including a number of outstanding players kicks allowed Sale to counter-attack, leading to - notably their loosehead, Adam Aigbokhae, who the major turning point of the game, when Cullen constantly threatened with ball in hand around was yellow carded on 30 minutes for a deliberate the fringes, number 7, ex international, David knock-on. The home side drove home the one Seymour in the thick of things at the breakdown man advantage immediately, driving over from and winger, Paulo Odogwu threatening whenever a 5 metre lineout to level the scores and showed he got his hands on the ball, as might be expected the benefit of their extra experience over the from a player, who had appeared for Sale Sharks next 10 minutes in scoring two more converted in the Premiership last week.

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I started my rugby career from a very young age over at Hertford RFC playing all the way up to U14s, where I went on to have a few years at Bramley road playing for Saracens Amateurs, before getting heavily involved with the Saracens academy. Playing for the academy opened up a lot of avenues for myself which I am massively grateful for. They helped me gain a scholarship to Haileybury College, where I was also a Lawrence Dallaglio scholar. But more importantly, I wouldn’t be playing for Stortford today if it wasn’t for Sarries.

I have to admit it was a tricky start for myself at Stortford, with previously coming from Hertford and being too young to play my favoured position “prop”, however the guys gave me a warm welcome which helped settle the nerves. My Blues debut was against Hertford at Hertford which was more than interesting to say the least. My first season with Stortford was stellar as the Blues went on to win the Presidents cup at Allianz Park (Blues don’t lose). When I eventually turned 18, Longy gave me the opportunity to experience 1st team rugby. It was over at Barnes in National 2 in what could only be described as the loosest game I’ve ever played in. It was a massive eye opener for myself, showing me how the adult game is another level to what I expected it to be with the physicality and detail being worlds away from what I had previously experienced.

That year Stortford went on to win the win National 2 in some style and I was left with the tricky decision whether to stay with Stortford or move into the Loughborough Uni Nat 1 set up. I chose to move but very quickly found myself wanting to be back in the blue and white which I now call home. I feel playing at Stortford is the reason I have been so lucky to go on two England Counties U20s tours and fingers crossed what I’ve learnt here may take me further in the future.

It’s here I want to thank the support of Longy, my sponsor Virtus Property Management, all the players and staff and all you faithful supporters. I know it’s been a rough start to the season, however the performances we have put out definitely excite me for what is to come. O Stort are we!

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- 46 - THE OVAL CLUB

The Oval Club was established in 1998 with the mission statement “To contribute towards promoting the highest possible standard of rugby throughout Bishop’s Stortford Rugby Football Club”

The Oval Club is autonomous and entirely independent of BSRFC’s financial and administrative functions. Members of the Oval Club contribute each month by standing order to raise funds to support one off projects within the Rugby Club which should be of benefit to the whole club and to provide social events for Oval Club members.

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Regular social events are organised for and enjoyed by Oval Club members each year.

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Sunday 23rd September saw the BSRFC U13 and all round and some VERY happy (and soggy) U15 girls brave a torrential downpour to take part coaches. A huge thank you to the parents who in the Sudbury RFU 7s tournament. braved the dismal weather to support the teams, help out with the warm up and provide some With a wet day ahead of them, the U13 Stortford delicious chips! girls teamed up with Chelmsford to create the elite team: ‘Bishford’. Despite a rocky start against To round up, it’s an exciting time for female rugby the home team, Sudbury, a few big tackles from at Bishop’s Stortford Rugby Club. Not only are Maddie and quick runs from Alice, allowed their there a number of matches and tournaments confidence to shine by the end of the match planned for the current U13, U15 and U18 girls’ #BISHFORD teams, the age groups have been extended to include a new U11s team – meaning that girls in The next two games were triumphant for Bishford their last year of primary schools will now get an who scored six tried across both games. The girls opportunity for games outside of training. pulled together fantastically, with a pivotal role from Gracie who showed some great support runs, BSRFC Girls and Ladies train every Tuesday. Girls the girls made some defining tackles to secure (U11-U18) from 6.15pm to 7.15pm, and Ladies (17+) each win. from 7.15pm to 9pm.

Our U15 girls also merged with Sudbury and Each of our Teams welcome girls and women Chelmsford (Bishburyford?), and faced some of every shape, size and fitness level. If you, or very well drilled teams. The girls played so well anyone you know, would like to join, contact them together with awesome communication and great on one of their social media channels (Facebook, defence lines. Twitter and Instagram) or email bsrfcladies@ gmail.com. Their last game was against Eton Manor, who were assumed to be sure-fire winners of the game. The UPCOMING MATCH: BSRFC Ladies team face teams battled it out and fought well, but a try Welwyn Garden City at home on Sunday 7th from BSRFC’s Alice lead the mixed team to victory October. On the back of two very successful – winning all three games! matches against St. Neots and Harpenden, please do come along to Silver Leys to support and Overall, it was a fantastic result for both teams encourage another win! and all players involved – producing big smiles

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Smiles for Miles

Each season we nominate a Presidents charity with the aim of collecting a bit of cash for a charitable cause within our local community, whilst enjoying ourselves in rugby. Over the last few years we’ve raised tens of thousands of pounds for organisations such as St Clare Hospice, Mencap’s Grove Cottage, Ellies fund & The Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust. Looking beyond the club for a worthy cause allows us to have a positive influence on lives beyond Silver Leys and reinforces our claim to be a true community club.

That doesn’t though preclude us, from every now and then, practicing a little bit of self-help. Charity is sometimes allowed to begin at home.

So, when our sponsorship coordinator Julie North, along with her friend & fellow keen cyclist, Jo Hart from Mantle Business Centres, learnt of the medical challenges facing 4-year-old Aurora Rea, daughter of 1st XV Winger Jimmy and his wife Leeann, they resolved to galvanise our whole club into action in order to help.

Aurora suffers from Movement disorder which presents like Cerebral Palsy, as well as Global Development Delay. She has already had to endure several operations and every day is for her literally, a physical battle.

It was whilst recovering from a physical battle of their own in the shape of a long bike ride that Julie & Jo came up with the idea of organising a fundraising 67-mile bike ride to Chinnor rugby club to coincide with the National One fixture between our respective 1st XV’s on 6th October

Almost immediately it struck a chord with fellow club members to the extent that ‘Team Aurora’ has grown considerably to now consist of 39 riders & 7 support staff made up of players, ex-players, coaches, parents & sponsors.

Their chosen route will take them out through Hertford, Welwyn, & Harpenden. Past the entrance to Whipsnade Zoo, around Aylesbury & hopefully onwards in time for kick off to the rugby club just outside Thame.

They have been generously supported by donations from Hanbury Wealth, Pestell Estate Agents, Barons BMW, Palmer & Martin Hire, Bishop’s Construction, Greys of Ely & Kings Removals.

The team have set themselves a fundraising target of £10,000, money needed to send Aurora to the Neurological and Physical Abilitation (NAPA) centre in Boston USA where she will receive an intensive therapy programme designed specifically for Aurora’s unique needs.

Leeann has told us that NAPA is an extraordinary experience & one which she knows Aurora will embrace and benefit from immensely. Allowing her to realise her full potential.

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