Anniversary Day Programme Todays Anniversary Games: Hove Men First XV V Dover - LSE2 KO 3pm CELEBRATING 15 YEARS AT HOVE RECREATION GROUND 2002 - 2017 HOVE RECREATION 15 YEARS AT CELEBRATING Hove Women First XV V Cheltenham - CS1 KO 2.30pm Hove Men III XV V Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents - Friendly KO 3.00pm 23RD SEPTEMBER 2017 THIS YEARS PLATINUM SPONSORS: @HoveRugbyClub Hove Rugby Club Sponsors CONTENTS President’s Address 3 Property Moves MP Peter Kyle 7 109 Church Road, Hove BN3 2BB The Mayor 9 T. 01273 321333 Men’s Team Sheet 11 www.propertymoves.co.uk Women’s Team Sheet 13 Tables & Stats 14 Brighton Mitsubishi Sea Serpents 15 161 Old Shoreham Rd, Southwick, Brighton BN42 4RB Chair’s Message 17 T: 01273 388808 15 Years 18 www.brighton-mitsubishi.co.uk Us and Them 20 Commercial Overview 21 Bella Italia Building Projects 22 24 Market St, Pitch Projects 23 Brighton BN1 1HH T: 01273 777607 Men’s 1st XV Squad 24 www.bellaitalia.co.uk Mystic Geoff 26 ArtRepublic 13 Bond St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1RD www.artrepublic.com · T. 01273 724829 Uncle Sams 13 Queens Parade, Hove BN 8JN 197 Carden Ave, Brighton BN1 8LE www.unclesams.co.uk · T. 01273 206 644 T. 01273 700 748 Cardens Accountants LLP 73 Church Road, Hove BN3 2BB www.cardensaccountants.co.uk · T. 01273 739592 T. Reeve & Son Ltd Fairways Industrial Estate, Moulsecomb Way, Brighton BN2 4PB www.treeve.co.uk · T. 01273 688 033 Rolf Berryman Consultancy LLP The Langfords, Third Avenue, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2PX www.rolfberryman.com · T. +44 (0) 1273 326 454 · E. [email protected] President’s Address Richard Hopkins President - Hove Rugby Club A warm welcome to all to Hove Rugby Club for the fi rst home fi xture in London and South East Division of the 2017/18 season. Today is a special occasion as we celebrate fi ft een years at Hove Recreati on Ground, which has become such a valued home for the Hove rugby family and which has enabled the club to make great progress in that period. Our previous locati on – in Hove Park, not too Richard Hopkins far in terms of distance but with only one pitch and a clubhouse with limited faciliti es – was constraining the growth of the club both in terms of size and in terms of its openness to the community. This move would not have been possible without the support of the relati vely recently formed Brighton and Hove Council, whose vision in making the facility available has been rewarded by a club whose membership is growing and thriving, while embodying the values of inclusiveness, physical and mental well-being and health – and, of course, enjoyment – promoted by them. Hence we are thrilled to welcome the following local dignitaries to the pre match lunch this aft ernoon and we hope very much that they will enjoy the occasion and pick up on the infecti ous camaraderie which is so evident throughout the club. Please welcome them : The Mayor of Brighton and Hove – Councillor Mo Marsh – Mo represents Moulsecoomb and Bevendean; she is a teacher, an advocate of buses and, amongst others, supports the charity Albion in the Community - some common ground there, I think. Robert Brown, MBE – the Mayor’s Consort – Robert is a ti reless worker for the community, especially young people, in Bevendean, as well as an individual with a huge enthusiasm for life and a survivor of many challenges! Peter Kyle – Peter is the current MP for Hove and is a Ph D in community development (gained at the University of Sussex). He is deeply committ ed to the borough with a parti cular interest in educati on; he is chair of Portslade Aldridge Community Academy and a champion of apprenti ceship. Ivor Caplin is a former MP for Hove who presided over the opening of the clubhouse fi ft een years ago. He retains a keen interest in the local community although his consultancy work oft en takes him overseas. Councillor Jayne Bennett represents Hove Park ward and has served on the council since 2003 – just aft er our move. She serves on the planning committ ee and on the health overview and scruti ny committ ee. I believe that our plans for the extension to the clubhouse will be displayed and no doubt we shall be describing them to Jayne. Councillor Vanessa Brown also represents Hove Park ward and has served since 1995, originally sitti ng on Hove Borough Council before the birth of the unitary authority. Her key interest is in ensuring children get the best educati on possible; she was a prime mover in establishing the Children’s Trust Board. www.hoverugby.club 3 Proud sponsors of Hove Rugby Club www.brighton-mitsubishi.co.uk Brighton Mitsubishi, Old Shoreham Rd, Southwick, BN42 4RB President’s Address Conti nued... On behalf of the club I would like to extend a vote of thanks to all the above for taking the ti me and trouble to visit us – we hope that you will like what you see, enjoy your lunch and engage with us in conversati on. There is such an overlap in the interests of each one of you with the interests of the club that I can anti cipate some very interesti ng discussions. Please don’t forget to watch the rugby though! This aft ernoon’s lunch is also a sponsor’s lunch – something which we do twice a season to thank our sponsors for the terrifi c support which they provide, someti mes both fi nancially and in kind. A parti cular thank you to those, who have donated raffl e prizes for today’s draw. Many of you have supported the club throughout the last fi ft een years – and even before – and we are very grateful for that support. Thank you and welcome to the new season. Today’s opponents for the 1st XV men are Dover RFC, with whom we renew a competi ti on which last took place a few years ago when both teams were playing at one level higher – in London One South. Dover were relegated last season and will doubtless be very keen to return to the higher level at the earliest opportunity; we have similar ambiti ons and so I am sure we can look forward to a closely fought contest. At the ti me of writi ng this message – September 6 – no league fi xtures have yet been played; however, we have enjoyed a promising pre-season playing some excellent fl owing rugby in typical Hove style and, if the September weather is kind, I am sure we can all look forward to an excellent game this aft ernoon. On our second pitch - our women’s 1st XV have a match against Cheltenham, which will be well worth watching. The sheer enthusiasm and joy with which the women play the game has converted many a scepti cal male supporter, including me – and the commitment which they have, oft en travelling much further than the male teams to play, making rugby and the club a high priority, is an example to all. And on our third pitch, we are hosti ng Brighton and Hove Sea Serpents (as far as I know the only Gay and inclusive team in Brighton and Hove) for their match against Hove III’s. This completes the line up for quite a diverse day at the club – and this is without menti oning any of our mini and youth teams, boys and girls, which numerically comprise a much larger part of our playing membership than the senior teams. Welcome, then, to the players and supporters of Dover and Cheltenham – we hope that you have a great day out in Hove and enjoy it. And, fi nally, welcome to our players, coaches, offi cials, vice presidents, staff (a special menti on to Gill and Maddy who have the key tasks of making sure that food and drink are made available on a ti mely basis), supporters and other unannounced visitors. We are equally pleased to see you too and I sincerely believe that you will have a very enjoyable aft ernoon. It is my great pleasure to extend this welcome. Richard Hopkins President – Hove Rugby Club www.hoverugby.club 5 MP Peter Kyle Peter Kyle MP for Hove & Portslade I’d like to say ‘thank-you’ to everyone who has made this club such a success over the years. These things don’t happen by accident - it takes a lot of hard work and perseverance from volunteers prepared to donate their ti me, energy and very oft en money. Sport in our city is thriving and I’m proud that Hove Rugby Club is part of that success. Whilst I struggle myself to pass a rugby ball I’ve Peter Kyle always admired those who can - as well as those stalwarts behind the scene who ensure that matches run smoothly week in, week out. On this special occasion of the 15th Anniversary at the Recreati on Ground, let us remember everyone who has contributed to where we are today. Looking to the future we must ensure that this great club goes from strength to strength and that the communiti es that benefi t from such superb faciliti es conti nue to support it and help it prosper. To have everyone from the under 6s upwards playing rugby and to be providing wonderful faciliti es and training is already a fantasti c achievement and long may it conti nue.