r • GILBERT • ~ RUGBY FOOTBALL CONTENTS UNION A welcome tram the TETLEY'S BITTER COUNTY President of the RFU .......... • ... .. .3 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL A welcome fram today's sponsors, Tetley's Bitter .... .5 CHESHIRE East Midlands U21 squad . ..7 v Cumbria U21 squad ..... ....9 Today's Under 21 teams .... ......... 11 Border disputes TETLEY'S BITTER U21 COUNTY by Geoff Green . .13 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL A welcome from the CUMBRIA President of Cheshire RFU ... ..... .. 17 v EAST MIDLANDS The Cheshire squad ...21 Today's teams . .... ..26 TWICIŒNHAM 18th APRIL 1998 The Cornwall squad .....29 A welcome from the RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION 1997-98 President of Cornwall RFU .. ..... 35 Palron H.M. The Q ucen Trelawny's Army on the March President P. G. Brook by Colin Gregory . .. .37 \fiCl' Presidents P. C. Trunkfield J. H. Addison County Final flashbacks ......41 ChaÎrmoll of Ihe B. C. Brittlc Management Board Curtain Raiser . .47 Vice Chairll/(ll/ Sir Michael Stcar Ken cnE MA Plan of the ground .... .48 (Administration) Vi ce Chairmoll (PloJing) F. E. Cotton General information ... .50 Direc(or 0/ SI/I'/JOrl Seruices K. H. Whitehead MSc Direclor of RlIgbJ' D. Rutherford MEd Sponsors' page .......... .. ... .52 DireCfor of COl/uJ/ll'11icafions R. W. Preseou Direcforoj Fillallce D. R. Fison FCA Director of Marketillg R. C. Field MClM MIPR Direclor 0] T. R. Burwcll Twiclien/ial/l Services Administra/iui! Sfcretm)' A. R. Godfrey Programme designed and published by PROGRAMME PUBLICATIONS LTO . No P~n or this progr;l1llllll: ma )' be rcproduccd (Tel: 01372 743377) \\'ithOU I pcnni $~ io n in wriling frolll the Rugby Foo tball Unio n . Printed by Hyway Pcnningtol'l Ltd. IS OUR HOME GROUND. R OYAL & S UNAl Ll ANCE naw opcrarcs in 55 nations around the warle! (16 in Europe alone) . Thar makcs us one of th e biggest in surance companics in t he \Vorlel. But not ail our inreresrs arc glo ba l. \'(Ie a re cnrhusiasri c supporters of )'ourh rugby and hapc thar rhrough sponsorship, wc ca n help orhers to becolll c rop inrernariona ls. Just lik c LI S. ROYAL& V For mou' in forrnal;un . \'isil our wcb $i l (, on w\\·w.rur,,!·:md,suI1Jlli3nCC,C0111 )1 SUNALLlANCE A Welcome from the President of the RFU very warm welcbme Lo T",jcken ham today for the ATetle)"s Biner Counly Champio nship Final and lhe Tetl ey's Bitle r U21 Divisional Final. 1 do hope that: everyone who has t.rave ll ed here loda)', especiall y thase fro m Cumbria, East Midlands, Cheshire and Cornwall c njoys the day and wha l promises to be sorne excelle nt rugby. Altho ugh bath Cheshire and Cornwall have won the Couilly Champio nship Lwice beforc, lhis is the firsL ume that they have me t in the final al Twicke nham . Cheshire's tWQ wins cam e in -1950 and 196 1. Cornwall firsl loo k the honours in 1908, ",hen they went o n LO represent Englancl in the O lympie Cames a l the "\Thile City, reaching the final but losing LO Australi a. Theil" second win hc re al Twickenha m was in 199 1, whe n 30,000 supporters came ta cheer them LO victor )', led b)' the Falmoulh Marine Band. 1 am LO ld lhat Cornwa ll will be like a ghOSl LOwn again LOda y. 1 would like te congratulale ail the four teams who have reached lhe finals and ail who have helped in lheir sli ccess. Enj a y the rugby. PeLer Brook ~\ 'TW1<5 THE TWICKENHAM SHOP Don't stand for it Send your order by post There are now more TWI 1Wlckenham shops open around the ground on matchdays, but don't worry If you can't make It to one of them durlng your vlslt. AU Items are now avallable by mallorder, TWI The TWickenham Shop. Rugby Road. TWlckenhom, Hlddlesex T""'1 IDZ Tel: 0181 891 414\ Fox: 0181 7449537 A Welcome from today's sponsors n bchalf o f Tetley's Biller ma)' 1 eXlcnd a wann welcome LO what is the firsl Te tl cy's Bille r Counly Champio nship O Final. In Cheshire and Cornwall wc have t \VQ of the Illost esta blished and respected Couilly sicl es in the country and th is aftcrnoon's clash should be a memo ra blc cvenL. Befa re the Tc ùey's Bitter County Champio nship Final, the Final of Lh e Te Ll ey's Biller Unde r-21 Championship is LO be played , which sees East Mid lands Lak e on Cumbria. Fe\\' spo rling occasions can match the atmosphere al Twickenham on a Cup Final day, and LOday's games are Lh e first o f fo ur Te tley's Bitte r fin als taking place over the next few wecks. The Final o f the Tetley's Biuer Vase, when \oVest Leed s play Huddersfield YM CA, La kes place al Twickenham o n 2 May. The Te tl ey's Bi tter Clip Final, which is an ai l-Lo ndo n affair in which François Pi enaar 's Saracens take o n the chall enge o f Lawrence Dall aglio's vVas ps, is played a week later o n 9 May. Bet1,'een Lh em ail , the matches provide a g re3L finale LO the first year o f the Te ùey's Bi tter To tal Rughy Spo nsorship which covers a il areas o f the game, fro m g rass 1'oots right thro ug h ta the na ti o nal team , and includes being the Official Beer o f lhe England Team, and o f Twicken ham. May 1 wi sh ail teams in lo day's finals the best af luck in whal, 1 am sure, wi ll be lwa hig hly entcrlaining games. Te tl ey's Biller is pra ud ta be li lle spo nsor a f the Counly Champio nship, and the Undcr-21 Champio nship and loo ks fOl'ward ta this canlinll ed associatio n next seasan . Do ug Cl)'dcsdale Marke ting Directa r, Carlsbcrg-Te Ll e)' Brewing LLd. 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Ô'S", 16st 'll b. f.dU C'JICd ;u C'uupion SchooJ, NOl'lh:unplon Northampton.6'3 • 17st 71h, An insnblÎOll engineer t:dllGlled :11 ~nd SIlu l}'ing fol' an UND in Uusin css Studics ;Inti Sport al CrL1"c &: ll'ollaston CompfchensÎI'e Schoo1. ['la5 been to l i,;ckenham Il,ice, ,\I s.age TCollcgc. TOI\:I)', he lal'gclS a title for ccl1lcuarr<clC!Jr:UÎllg East ,,;th lh e di sti nclio n ofbdng in bot h th e LISt Midlands [.olts :tilt! Midlands. A l\ughrookc club pTodnc!. he has pJ:.)'L;{ 1 fDr East Mid lands Under-21 s<]u:uls ill 19%·96. 1'n.'\'iO lL$ club: Northaillpton OId Sco uts, and Midlands ColIS. Midlands Undcr-:!I and England SmdcnlS. Anthony Hud.wn (IJ('/Iford) l'rop, l\o rn 11.5.i8 in Kell eri ng. 6' 1H, HÏi l 71b. EdU C;ltt'(l al \\'renn School, \\'eltingborough and workin!;:\S a James Hi nkirlli (JJmfolll) Wing. lIorn 11.5.ii in I>o\"er. 6'1", 12s1 311.1. warehousc opcr.a ti\'e. Ikg:m as:\ mini.rugb)' player whclI cig hl :1\ the Taking a uSe. in SpMI5 Studies al De ~Iontfort Unil"t:rsil)', Ik:dford \\'ell inghorough dub, Il :1.1 playcd for Northamplon. h:l\ing :lltcllded DOl'er Gr.unrnar School. ]'b.ycd for Kent Collli and Mark Burgess (&fjord) ['rop. nom 2.S.77 in &:dford. 6' [", IGst 81b. A .\lidlands Un dcr-2h. l'rC\iolLs club: Ileal Wandcrcrs. Fim 1,l:! YL"f] :u the landscapc b'3rdener in Surrey, haliug bcen rouGited al Sand)' Upper age of I i. Scllool and Nene UnÎl'ersity CoII<-1;c. Bas plared for E.ul Midlands Phil Grca\"cs (NortlllJmp/(m) Ccll1fC . Born 16.2.;8 in IkJdfom. 6'0", 1-151 5<:hools :md Micllands ColIS. l'fClious clubs: Bedford an d Wandcrcl'5 in i lb, Sludied:LI Uingky Cr:unmar School bcfore !x.'{;o uling:1 j oh:ul1lcsburg, professio n:!1 rugh)' pla}'cr, l'rt... iom clubs: Baildoll :tnd Br:.ulfonl 11.: Ross Peler Mawby (Nort/mm/IIOrJ) l'rop. lklrn 12.7.78 in Nort hamplon, ninglC)', 6'0", l6st 31b, Stlld)'j ng for a Il.Ed Sccollllar)' in l'hrsiGi I Et!tI Gllio li at De Montforl Unil·ersil)'.