Fixtures and Results 2010 - 11 Club President Wolves Vikings Hawks Ravens N1W SU1 SU4S SU5E JON HITCH SEP 3 BROUGHTON PK L Trafford MV L Whitchurch P STOCKPORT 5 W 10 Northwich L ROSSENDALE P BOWDON W Bowdon W Welcomes 17 ANSELMIANS W Waterloo W Heaton Moor 2 W HEATON MOOR 3 L 24 LEIGH L Leigh W OLD BEDIANS 2 W Didsbury TH W LIVERPOOL ST. HELENS OCT 1 Widnes L STOCKPORT 3 W Didsbury TH W ASHTON ON M 3 W 8 ASPATRIA W Macclesfield 3 L NORTHWICH 4 W Holmes Chapel 2 W 15 Sandbach L SANDBACH W Winnington Pk W Welcome everybody to Wilmslow Rugby Club, especially to our friends from Liverpool St Helens, 22 ROCHDALE W Preston GH 3 W Knutsford 2 W MACCLESFIELD L on our second to last home league game of the season ( do not forget coming down for the Wigton 29 Carlisle L Carlisle W OSWESTRY 2 Crewe & Nantwich game on the 14th April ) NOV 5 VALE OF LUNE W Aldwinians W Crewe & Nantwich D BUXTON 2 L 12 Liverpool St. H L BIRKENHEAD PK W ACTON NOMADS 1 W Acton Nomads 2 W 19 WIRRAL W Wirral W Northwich W CONGLETON 2 W We are (England supporters that is!) just recovering from an excellent end to the 6 Nations where 24 Liverpool St. H (Cup) L England surprised everyone! The selections, effort and style were good to see- still a lot of basic 26 errors and unnecessary indiscipline, but a huge improvement. We await now on the deliberations to DEC 3 Wigton L KENDAL W TRAFFORD MV W Lymm L 10 NORTHWICH W Rossendale W Bowdon P BOWDON W appoint a new coach and support team. Let us hope they get it right- Stuart Lancaster has proved 17 Anselmians P WATERLOO W HEATON MOOR 2 W Heaton Moor 3 W calm, clear on the way he wants to play, not frightened of trying new combinations and has 24 31 excellent staff to back him up – if he is allowed to keep them! Whilst Nick Mallet has the gravitas and experience for the rigours of South Africa and onwards but can he develop a rapport and staff in JAN 7 Leigh W LEIGH W Old Bedians 2 W DIDSBURY TH W 14 WIDNES P Stockport 3 L DIDSBURY TH W Ashton on Mersey 3 W time? I know what I would do – but who am I! 21 Anselmians L Oswestry (Shield) L DUKINFIELD (Plate) W 28 Aspatria L MACCLESFIELD 3 W Northwich 4 W HOLMES CHAPEL 2 W Also, hot off the press, is the signing by Sale Sharks of Danny Cipriani. Could be an inspired move FEB 4 SANDBACH P Sandbach P WINNINGON PK P and will put bums on seats at Stockport or Barton! Hopefully Melbourne Blues have hardened him 11 up and he will fall in with the discipline of Steve Diamond, otherwise Alderley Edge wine bar will 18 Rochdale L PRESTON GH 3 W KNUTSFORD 2 W Macclesfield L 25 WIDNES W Sandbach L have a good time!! MAR 3 CARLISLE W CARLISLE W Oswestry 2 L CREWE & N‘TWCH W 10 Vale of Lune L ALDWINIANS W CREWE & NA’WICH W Buxton 2 W Back to real rugby and Liverpool St Helens! Not everybody knows, but I played a few games for 17 SANDBACH L Whitchurch W ACTON NOMADS 2 L Liverpool when they were based at Aigburth in south Liverpool. I was at uni and had a flat near the 24 LIVERPOOL ST. H Birkenhead Pk Acton Nomads 1 Congleton 2 31 Wirral WIRRAL NORTHWICH ground on Lark Lane. They had the halls of a girls teachers training college next door – a great time! I played under a great captain, Wilf Murphy and with Fran Cotton before he went onto APR 7 14 WIGTON Kendal Trafford MV LYMM Loughborough and greatness. They have been at their present site for many years and have kept up 21 Broughton Pk TRAFFORD MV WHITCHURCH Stoockport 5 a consistent high standard of rugby in the North West. Wilmslow lost narrowly away to them in 28 November – resolute Liverpool defense keeping Wilmslow at bay and they have remained in 2nd place in the division since then. Wilmslow have only played well in patches since that match and I Junior Colts (U17s) hope today we see again the quality and resolution displayed then. Raging Bull Junior Colts League : Division A SEP 4 Stockport L DEC 4 Wirral L MAR I must congratulate the Wilmslow Junior Colts with an impressive away win at Cleckheaton in the 11 PRESTON GH L 11 4 KESWICK/RFU SHIELD W st 18 Sandbach L 18 ALTRINCHAM KERSAL W 11 Cleckheaton/RFU SHIELD W semi-finals of the North Division Shield Cup- the final is on April 1 v Bolton then into the 25 Macclesfield W 25 18 National Shield Semis against the Midland winners. The Vikings have a top of the league clash 25 away at Birkenhead Park today to go 3 points clear. The Thirds have gone 4 points clear after a OCT 2 WIRRAL L JAN 8 Caldy L APR resounding win last week and should win today. The Ravens lost their top of the table clash last 9 Altrincham Kersal W 15 BROUGHTON PARK 1 16 CALDY W 22 Lymm 8 week at Heaton Moor and slipped to 3rd place. Macc 4ths with 2 games in hand in second place 23 Broughton Park WOL 29 15 look favourites if they want to go up. 30 Lymm D 22 29 We have a very busy weekend this week. A lunch for 30 people with thanks to Livesey Spottiswood Accountants, J.W. Financial Services plus Jonty Fallows and David Barker .A good NOV 6 Preston GH L FEB 5 CHESHIRE CUP 2ND RD MAY entertaining match with Liverpool St Helens and conviviality afterwards! A very large private do in 13 SANDBACH W 12 STOCKPORT W 6 20 MACCLESFIELD W 19 13 the evening and, on Sunday, we have the Wilmslow Half Marathon! It is a tremendously well 27 WIRRAL (CC 1ST RD) W 26 organised operation with over 4000 runners bringing in much needed money for very many charities. If I can mention 2 of the many runners – Ben Eckroyd and his sister running for The Heart th NORTH 1 WEST : http://www.rfu.com : httpe://www.rugbyroundup.com Foundation in memory of their father, Mike a, Wilmslow 4 team stalwart. Good luck to them and NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD INTERMEDIATE LEAGUES : http://www.rfu.com : http://www.nowirul.org.uk all the runners! COLTS : http://www.rfu.com : http://www.colts-rugby.org.uk 2011 - 2012 SEASON Hon. President Wolves Captain Wilmslow RUFC Jon Hitch Dan Wright Kings Road Immediate Past President Vice Captain Wilmslow David Barker Bob MacCallum SK9 5PZ Hon. Club Chairman Director of Rugby Dave Scanlon Daz Lucas Tel : 01625 522274 Hon. Secretary Club Coach Barry Fisher Giles Heagerty Hon. Treasurer Vikings Captain Tony Kersh Oliver Mooney Hawks Captain Club Website Matt Tucker www pitchero.com/clubs/wilmslow Ravens Captain Jim Senior Magazine Editor and Club Press Officer : David Pike Tel : 01625 525616 : 07886 588524 : [email protected] Wilmslow RUFC is an SPONSORING ORGANISATIONS 2011-12 open community based club, offering a ACF : Alan Lang : All U Need game to anyone Allied Corporate Finance coming through the Barrington Sports gates from the age of Beauchamp Charles : Bengal Tiger Lily six upwards - with no Byrom plc : Chapel Interiors upper age limit. Chelsea Flowers : easyfish : FGP Gascoigne Halman : gas-elec Nevertheless, Gemma Jones Photography : Glaisyers subscriptions and bar Gusto Alderley Edge : KPMD Group receipts are just not Lee Floorstok : Loch Fyne Restaurants : sufficient to maintain Lymm Truckwash : Maxwells of Wilmslow the wonderful sports Michael J Chapman field we have here. Morley Green Garden Centre : Motrax P J Design : Printerland.co.uk We, therefore, Royles Jaguar : S C & P Jones acknowledge and Slater Heelis : Stationery Solutions thank all those Stigs Barbers Shop : Targetsite individuals and TD Travel Options organisations, who The Farmers Arms : The Horse and Jockey have supported the The Lighting and Interiors Group club, the teams and TNN Taxi & Chauffeur Services the players this The Vets’ Place season either by The Wilmslow Half Marathon sponsorship, TWP Financial Planning advertising or Wheatsheaf Press : Wilmslow IT donation. Without Wilmslow Chiropractic Clinic them we just would Wilmslow Electrical : Wilmslow Glass not be here. Groceries Fruit & Veg Flowers Plants Pet Food Beers Wines Spirits Frozen Food Confectionery Bread & Milk LINDOW PARADE CHAPEL LANE WILMSLOW Tel 01625 526532 Specialists in Domestic Extension Design P J Design 84 Chapel Lane Wilmslow Tel. 01625 523180 Paul Sheridon Wishes the Wolves Contact : Tony Kersh PO Box 595 every success in Macclesfield 2011-12 SK10 9HF Telephone : 01625 500090 There’s all sort of interesting stuff that you can find Half Marathon is tomorrow starting at 10.30am. on club web sites if you dig hard enough. Buried here in Kings Road. As usual all 4800 places have The Ravens were confident that after their win against then top of the table on ours I found the following: been taken. Buxton that they could beat the new league leaders Heaton Moor. They had It has come to light that a player in the University of Last year’s race was won by Jean Ndayisenga of University of Salford Leagues : Div 1 edged Moor by 19-18 earlier in the Salford leagues, on changing Clubs, had been Birchfield harriers in 1:04:24. The leading lady was Team P W D L F A Diff Pts Adj season and turned up in the Stockport playing for his designated New Club whilst under Julie Briscoe of Wakefield Harriers with a time of Wilmslow 2nd XV 22 18 0 4 599 280 319 76 0 sunshine with a highly experienced selection.