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This week we celebrate Mike Ayrton’s 200th cap. Cambridge shirts who dropped the ball, knocked I remember Mike arriving as a small young lad, on and passed as though the ball were a hot coal. only 18 years old and to be fair he hasn’t grown Richie must have kicked the hair dryer around a much since then. That’s in the physical sense bit at half-time because the 11–0 deficit was soon of course but, on the pitch his development corrected. Some of the best play from our boys has been enormous and last year he took on for many a game saw us put on 25 points to the captaincy at the eleventh hour, a role he their mere 3. One of the noticeable differences has really grown into. Mike became part of being our control and discipline which possibly the club at a time when it was about to have resulted in our lowest “against” penalty count it’s most turbulent time in it’s history and I of the season. What a difference. quickly realised that this loyal young man was Elsewhere the 2nds made a total demolition someone who could be relied upon when backs job of Redingensians, who are now called the are against the wall. He’s been part of the Rams Titans and our victorious 3rds did the rebuilding process over the last 7 years and is damage to our local rivals Shelford. Fantastic now reaping the rewards of all his hard work. A stuff all round. great wing or fullback, loyal, hard working and On to this week and we welcome Old above a really nice person. I can’t wait to see Elthamians once again to Volac Park. OE’s him get his 300th. certainly look like one of the stand out teams in On to matters last Saturday. There we all were National 1 this season but, if we can reproduce at Rotherham. A good smattering of Cambridge last weeks second half for the full eighty minutes fans and yes the sun was shining, low and who knows what the outcome might be. straight down the pitch into the eyes of the Steve Bowller Blood & Sand. An irritating first half where the only enemy on the pitch were the 15 players in President

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Some would call it fitting in many ways that one of the Captains of the club is the man who out of the entire first-team squad has made the most appearances for it, and entirely appropriate as we mark Mikey’s 200th appearance today v Old Elthamians. As a man, he is possibly the nicest bloke you could come across. Both the Ayrton brothers are, and are a credit to themselves and their parents, who can be seen on the touchline week in, week out. Rob (their father) also helps with the gate, and that signals that it is more than just about watching the boys play. I wouldn’t say Mike has bought into the ethos of the club, because if we’re being honest with ourselves, the ethos of our club 10 years ago, when Mike first signed, is very different to what it is now. half performance. Whatever was said it meant an He along with other key playing staff members, awful lot to ‘skip’. as well as members of the committee, Rowland, There have been many highlights to his Blood & Ross and now Richie, have made this club a part Sand career to date, not least 5 tries in one single of its community once again, and made it an match against Cornish All Blacks (Launceston), enjoyable place for people to come and play their in the club’s single biggest margin of victory in a rugby, whether that be mini, midi, youth, senior or league match, 109–0. the newly formed girls section, the club is striving The last of those scores was sublime, he gathered on all fronts. a kick just inside his own 22, and proceeded to turn I believe every one of you reading this piece the engines on. He beat their entire team, through today would probably give a nod of the head stepping, outpacing and dodging his way down and say that Mike Ayrton, after Shaun Gadsby, is the centre of the pitch, before crashing over the probably the best player to have put on the Blood whitewash under the posts. & Sand shirt this side of the millennium, and that Anyone who was there that day, would’ve just is no mean feat. relived that moment in their mind, and what a It is maybe disingenuous towards players who fantastic moment it was. played here and then moved onto higher reaches of I want to take this last part to say my own the game, but I believe you’d be missing the point. thanks to Mike, he is a pleasure to work with and If you were to cut Mike open, you’d find yourself come into contact with on a weekly basis, and I covered in Blood & Sand, he would do anything for am proud to call him a friend, rather than just a this club, a club that he proudly calls home. first-team player. It says a lot about a person, that when despite Please if you get the opportunity to speak to their quiet tone, people stand to attention and him today, thank him for his commitment to the listen, and in the huddle on Saturday, after what club, because without him, we wouldn’t be where can only be described as a blockbuster of an we are today. away win against Rotherham, Mike had his By 4:30pm today it’ll be 200 up for “skip” and comrade’s attention, much like a Captain on a at least 70 tries, with one or two hopefully added battlefield would’ve done, briefing his soldiers on this afternoon. Here’s to 300, and to many more their next fight. years in a Blood & Sand shirt. It was weird, because I couldn’t actually hear what was being said, or wasn’t focusing enough Niall Jackson on it to listen, I was still buzzing off of that second #COYBAS 1stXV Club Making a Difference

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Dominating the early stages has become a coaching team seeking a tactical change, pattern in many games for Cambridge this bringing Jack Green on to the paddock, season and wasting chances when being in who had an instant impact. a prime position to take the opportunities, He added two penalties to the Blood & they’ve worked up for themselves, has left Sand cause, either side of a responding 3 both the side and fans with frustration. points from Rotherham scrum-half Dolly, The lack of clinical edge was their to leave the Blood & Sand just one point downfall in the first half, with Rotherham adrift with 19 minutes left on the clock. weathering the storm before taking their The pressure continued to build from first real opportunity, with number 8 Seb the visitors, and after crashing the ball up Nagle-Taylor touching down. a number of times against the Rotherham Scrum-half Alex Dolly failed to add the and dragging more and more defenders extras, but added 6 points to the hosts into the breakdown, with a clear overlap total, via two penalties in the 27th and beginning to emerge on the left-hand side. 39th minutes respectively, to send Titans It was called and spotted, with the ball in with an 11–0 lead at the break. worked through the hands out wide to The second half much the same as the Sam Yawayawa, who crashed over in the first, with the visitors applying tonnes of corner, with Green unfortunately unable pressure on their opposition’s defensive to add the extras. line. It took just 5 minutes for the Blood & The comeback was on just 5 minutes into Sand to all but finish the game as a contest, the second half, with quick ball provided with Kwaku Asiedu making a break on by the forwards and subsequently by 9 halfway and finishing with aplomb, much Kieran Duffin, putting the Blood & Sand to the delight of his teammates. firmly on the front foot. Green added the extras, and the Blood Phase after phase moved Cambridge up & Sand held out for a win, much like the to halfway, with the ball eventually shipped Bishop’s Stortford one two weeks ago that out the back to skipper Mike Ayrton to will give them renewed confidence in their have a go at his opposite number. ability to beat any side in this division, He took the challenge in his stride, by both home and away. firstly breaking the first tackle, dodging The fantastic away form also continued, away from the next before racing away with the players now turning their attention to touch down under the sticks. Stand-off to a big contest against 2nd placed Old Lawrence Rayner added the extras. Elthamians at Volac Park this week. He would however miss his next two Niall Jackson penalty attempts off the tee, with the Titan-ic...

You’ll hear me use the word ‘watershed’ a victim to the damp conditions, and that couple of times a season – more if we’re all-important first score of the second half talking about post-9pm broadcasting but in went to Mike Ayrton, as alive and alert this case we most certainly aren’t. Before on his 199th appearance as he was on 2.50pm last Saturday, the watershed his first, who scorched in from our half to was Ampthill away. Around 3.40pm touch down. Jack Green, off the bench, last Saturday, it was a win-and-a-half at provided the catalyst for us to push on and Rotherham. the second try, from Sam Yawayawa, was The first half was one of the most as good as anything I’ve ever seen from absorbing and frustrating 40 minutes of the Blood & Sand. And Kwaku’s third was rugby I can remember. Set on a hill near a joy to behold – not just because it made Sheffield’s seven, Rotherham’s ground is the game safe, but you could see the belief old-school and compact, much like their in his face as he burst through two tackles pitch – 15 metres narrower than ours around half-way to romp home. Excellent, and, therefore, just on the bottom end it was. And the bar has now been raised of ‘legal’. Coupled with the length of the higher than ever. grass – you could see the campfires of the This afternoon will be equally fascinating South Yorks pygmy tribes smouldering as Old Elthamians visit, and look to show at points across the field – the scene was their Championship credentials in a division set for an encounter which would be no where everyone really can beat everyone less than fascinating. Relegated from the else. The afore-mentioned Mikey Ayrton, Championship last term, there was quality barring injuries and accidents, will be starting throughout the Titans side and their game his 200th game for us this afternoon, and if plan was predicated on dropping bombs that’s not an incentive to go full-out for 5 over the defence into the long grass to hold points I don’t know what is. I’ve watched the ball up for their pack. Or attacking on the majority of those 200 appearances, to a hard pass on the angle to mitigate the watched Mike grow as a player, a captain, width restriction of the pitch. The narrow a person and a friend. I’m thrilled for him – field played into our hands defensively as this is huge in modern-day, mercenary, they crossed just the once. It also blunted sport. He’s actually young enough to make our attacking edge as we threw laterally it to at least 300 caps, too. And probably and tried to play wide, quickly. Mission well beyond that. I know you’ll show him impossible on that ground. your respect and warmth today. So, 11-nil down at the break wasn’t bad – although we should have been ahead, #COYBAS having coughed up too much wet ball Steve Jackson BBC Radio Cambridgeshire & The Rugby Paper in the Rotherham red-zone. And slowly, @Jackolocalrugby on Twitter surely, patiently, we made amends for that [email protected] in a stunning second half. Rotherham fell sponsored by mini&youthsection

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CLUB MEMBERSHIP All Senior Members receive a discount at the club bar and pre-match lunches. Membership also provides a range of discounts with local companies

Senior Match Fees, free entry to home 1st XV games £155 Playing Member & Club Membership

Student Match Fees, free entry to 1st XV games £75 Playing Member & Club Membership

Club Membership £80 Social Member & £5 discount for home 1st XV games

Membership for wife/husband/partner £20 Social Partner of Social Member

Club Membership £175 Full Member & Free entry to home 1st XV game

Membership for wife/husband/partner £30 Full Partner of Full Member

Suggested donation £50 Vice President (Must be in conjunction with a Membership)

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Full Parent Club Membership £240 +1 Mini/Youth Member & Free entry to home 1st XV game

Mini & Youth Player £73 (subsequent children)

DEBENTURE SEATS

Debenture seats are available in the Hill Stand. £750 for 3 years Includes Club membership, entrance to National League 1 home games and a designated seat in the Hill Stand.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact the Membership Secretary at [email protected] Or complete a membership form from the membership section of the club web site at www.crufc.co.uk fixtures2018–2019

1ST XV FIXTURES National League 1 DATE KICK OFF HOME AWAY Sat 01 Sep 2018 15:00 Cambridge vs Sale FC Sat 08 Sep 2018 15:00 Loughborough Students vs Cambridge Sat 15 Sep 2018 15:00 Cambridge vs Chinnor Sat 22 Sep 2018 15:00 Esher vs Cambridge Sat 29 Sep 2018 15:00 Cambridge vs Plymouth Albion Sat 06 Oct 2018 15:00 Ampthill vs Cambridge Sat 13 Oct 2018 15:00 Cambridge vs Blackheath Sat 20 Oct 2018 15:00 Cambridge vs Caldy Sat 27 Oct 2018 15:00 Cinderford vs Cambridge Sat 03 Nov 2018 14:00 Cambridge vs Bishop’s Stortford Sat 10 Nov 2018 – – – – Sat 17 Nov 2018 14:00 Rotherham vs Cambridge Sat 24 Nov 2018 14:00 Cambridge vs Old Elthamians Sat 01 Dec 2018 15:00 Darlington Mowden Park vs Cambridge Sat 08 Dec 2018 14:00 Cambridge vs Rosslyn Park Sat 15 Dec 2018 15:00 Birmingham Moseley vs Cambridge Sat 22 Dec 2018 14:00 Cambridge vs Loughborough Students Sat 29 Dec 2018 – – – – Sat 05 Jan 2019 14:00 Chinnor vs Cambridge Sat 12 Jan 2019 14:00 Cambridge vs Esher Sat 19 Jan 2019 15:00 Plymouth Albion vs Cambridge Sat 26 Jan 2019 14:00 Cambridge vs Ampthill Sat 02 Feb 2019 14:00 Blackheath vs Cambridge Sat 09 Feb 2019 14:00 Caldy vs Cambridge Sat 16 Feb 2019 14:00 Cambridge vs Cinderford Sat 23 Feb 2019 – – – – Sat 02 Mar 2019 15:00 Bishop’s Stortford vs Cambridge Sat 09 Mar 2019 15:00 Cambridge vs Rotherham Sat 16 Mar 2019 – – – – Sat 23 Mar 2019 14:30 Old Elthamians vs Cambridge Sat 30 Mar 2019 15:00 Cambridge vs Darlington Mowden Park Sat 06 Apr 2019 15:00 Rosslyn Park vs Cambridge Sat 13 Apr 2019 15:00 Cambridge vs Birmingham Moseley Sat 20 Apr 2019 – – – – Sat 27 Apr 2019 15:00 Sale FC vs Cambridge

*All information correct at time of going to print. leaguetable 2018–19

National League 1

Club Pld W D L F A PD TBP LBP Points

1) Blackheath 11 8 1 2 288 209 79 4 0 38 2) Old Elthamians 11 7 2 2 308 253 55 5 1 38 3) Chinnor 11 6 2 3 284 264 20 5 3 36 4) Caldy 11 7 0 4 276 255 21 5 2 35 5) Ampthill & District 11 6 1 4 291 204 87 6 3 35 6) Rosslyn Park 11 6 1 4 305 290 15 7 1 34 7) Cinderford 11 6 1 4 259 262 -3 4 3 33 8) Rotherham 11 6 0 5 297 250 47 6 2 32 9) Darlington Mowden Park 11 6 0 5 289 293 -4 6 2 32 10) Cambridge 11 5 1 5 234 241 -7 2 4 28 11) Sale FC 11 5 1 5 322 341 -19 5 1 28 12) Plymouth Albion 11 4 0 7 205 219 -14 3 5 24 13) Esher 11 4 0 7 207 278 -71 2 3 21 14) Bishop’s Stortford 11 3 0 8 250 229 21 3 4 19 15) Birmingham Moseley 11 2 0 9 286 361 -75 4 6 18 16) Loughborough Students 11 2 0 9 265 417 -152 6 2 16

Today’s Fixtures League: National League 1

Date Home Away Kick Off

24 Nov 2018 Esher Birmingham Moseley 15:00 24 Nov 2018 Plymouth Albion Rosslyn Park 15:00 24 Nov 2018 Ampthill Darlington Mowden Park 14:15 24 Nov 2018 Cambridge Old Elthamians 14:00 24 Nov 2018 Caldy Rotherham 14:00 24 Nov 2018 Cinderford Bishop’s Stortford 14:00 24 Nov 2018 Chinnor Sale FC 14:00 24 Nov 2018 Blackheath Loughborough Students 15.00

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