Welcome to Old Leamingtonians RFC Saturday, November 17th, 2018 | Old Leamingtonians Vs Dunlop RFC 2:15pm KO ONLY £1 www.olrfc.co.ukwww.olrfc.co.uk PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS A very warm welcome to everybody attending the game at The Crofts today, particularly the players, management and supporters of Dunlop RFC for our first league encounter of the season and also to today’s match official. Whatever the outcome of the game today we trust that It is with heavy heart that I announce the sad death of everyone will enjoy their day at The Old Leamingtonians. OL’s member, former Club chairman and Warwickshire President, referee, pub landlord and all round legend, On a wider note many of you will know Bob Jones. Bob, Richard Wormell. Richard was a great servant of the game another former Warwickshire RFU President, has been and our club and he will be sadly missed. Our thoughts a lynch-pin of South Warwickshire Rugby for over thirty are with Alex and all family and friends. Richard’s funeral years now. He is celebrating his 80th birthday with a rugby is taking place on Wednesday 21st November, 1.30pm at match at Southam rugby club tomorrow [18th November] St Mary’s Church, Warwick, following the church service from 1pm. Bob fully intends to play in the match himself everyone is invited to the Old Leamingtonians RFC for and has given an open invitation to anyone who is able to refreshments. If you are attending the funeral no black ties join him for this occasion particularly those who might also please as club and rugby attire is encouraged. wish to participate in the match. So if you feel up to it bring your boots! In my notes for last season’s corresponding fixture which was in December last year, I reported that despite their Mike Hemming relegation the previous season Dunlop had remained a President Old Leamingtonians RFC difficult team to beat and at that time they sat just above us in the league, and so it proved. A narrow home win for our lads that day by 22points to 18 points gave us the impetus A club Thank you to push on for the league title ourselves. However you will recall the frustration we endured towards the end of Once again November the Fifth saw the club entertain a the season in the away fixture at Dunlop where we lost by host of families celebrating Bonfire night. 17 points to 20 points thereby consigning us to eventually As usual the catering, parking, security and display were settle for a fourth place league position. superb. The day had begun early when it was decided for The two teams fortunes this season are polarised as we saftety reasons to relocate the bonfire on another part of sit at the top of the league with 8 wins from our 9 games the field . whereas Dunlop find themselves at the foot of the table I would like to thanks all the volunteers and local with only bonus points to show from their 8 league outings contractors who helped with willing hands and equipment to date. We of course will be happy to extend our sequence to get set up and all the bar staff and other members who at the expense of the Dunlop outfit but as last year’s away acted as carparkers, ushers and so on. fixture proved they can be a resilient force when required so nothing will come easy for us today I’m sure. As we have As always the community spirit of the club shone through. had a week away from competition having opted not to continue in the Midlands Senior Cup Competition where we Phil Eales Chairman gave St Neot’s an away walk over last weekend, we need to gel quickly today. www.olrfc.co.uk www.olrfc.co.uk SECTION NEWS COACH’S CORNER News from the M&J Section: News from the Colts Section: Adam Canning gives us his views: This Sunday sees our Under 14s and Under 16s back in action in the Colts Match Report Saturday 10th November2018 It seems like a long time since our last outing at The Crofts when Warwickshire Cup, good luck to both teams, please give them your full support (home & away) Please also give a very warm welcome Result Old Leamingtonians RFC Colts XV 19 - 0 Nuneaton RFC we overcame a significant number of bumps in the road to to Harbury who are visiting the Crofts with all their mini’s teams , Colts XV record a good bonus point win against Balsall & Berkswell. historically this has been a fantastic closely contested fixture with some great rugby on display. League: Warwickshire Colts Venue The Crofts, Bericote road Accumulating three yellow cards and three game-ending injuries saw us down to 13 men at one point, Bill Johnson playing in the I was also delighted to hear this week that six Old Leamingtonians On a wet and windy Saturday with no senior matches being players have been selected for the Warwickshire Schools RFU U16 second row and Nando (Simon Hemming) not knowing whether County squad. Congratulations to Ben Edwards, Mackenzie Spillman played OL Colts entertained Nuneaton Colts at The Crofts on the to bind onto the flank of the scrum or stay where he was. I don’t Penn, Paddy Grace, Freddie Hart, Dan McCarthy and Fraser Carr on main pitch in front of a large crowd. think he did either. The last 20 minutes was a period where the behalf of everyone at OLRFC. Nuneaton had only lost one of their previous games so a tough lads who remained on the pitch put their bodies on the line to Below are the fixtures for this Sunday afternoon was anticipated. The visitors were quickly out of just about cling on and keep our momentum going. Perhaps In other news, the players’ fines’ kitty is building up nicely and U6 & Girls - Home Training the blocks and threatened to open the scoring in the first ten the most encouraging part of the day was the buzz in the busy was bolstered by the three yellow cards against B&B. In my U7-U12 – Harbury Home minutes. However it was OLs who scored first when a poor drop clubhouse after the game. It reminded me of my times running haste to try and calm Joe Talamini down after he had been U13s – Harbury Away out from the Nuneaton fly half allowed Alex Evans to scoop up around as a kid around trying to find my Dad for a packet of carded, ripped off his shirt, thrown it on the floor and stormed U14s – Sutton Coldfield Home (Warwickshire Cup – Main Pitch One) pastilles, a Dr. Pepper and two ‘old-tens’ from Aggro for the pool back to the dug-out kicking off, I told him that if we won the U15s – Week off the loose ball on the half way and sprint 20 yards before passing U16s – Newbold Away (Warwickshire Cup) the ball to the backs who swept the move left for Alrick Haynes table. The feedback from the patrons about our performance, game I would pay his fines for the day. His infuriated and Along with our very well attended training and match day sessions last to scamper over in the corner. Will Davies converted for and season to date, was appreciated by both players and emotional face immediately lit up and it did the trick What I Sunday the section found time to remember the fallen. a 7 - 0 lead. coaches but feet are firmly on the ground and nobody is looking hadn’t realised is that on top of the £5 for his yellow card, he was “Thank all the players, parents, friends and anyone else who so past Dunlop today. also wearing the wrong post-match attire and had been late in Nuneaton still looked dangerous and OLs were soon down to telling us his availability in the week. His bill had racked up to thoughtfully supported the Armistice silence at the club this morning. Our last meeting against Dunlop saw us lose in the last play of fourteen men after Jake Pettifer was binned for a dump tackle on £12 and he held me to account for the full bill! We would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the club to thank the Nuneaton second row. OLs quickly re-organised and a strike the game in a result that stopped us in our tracks at the end of all the players, parents, friends and anyone else who so thoughtfully last season. Their winning score came immediately after Ciaran I’m not sure quite how it came about but Ceelo and Big Mike supported the Armistice silence at the club this morning. against the head provided quick ball for Alex Evans to complete a fine solo try after beating several Nuneaton defenders making O’Connor had scored what we thought was our match-winning Robertson had a 50m race last week at the start of training and Everyone at OL’s joined together on Pitch one in a very large rugby try and my over-zealous celebrations saw me sprint down the the lads bet on who would cross the finish line first. The 55 huddle. Mums, dads, players and coaches all formed a tight circle the score 12 - 0 to OLs. The half ended with a superb try saving around a superb cross of poppies that Charlie Sabin had made for the tackle from Dylan Collinson to prevent Nuneaton from gaining touchline and celebrate with the players on the pitch (Mourinho year old Craig did his country proud and pipped the 21-year old occasion, we would like to thank him for that special effort.