A HUGE MONTH! THE TRAILFINDERS FACED CORNISH PIRATES, JERSEY REDS, SARACENS AND RICHMOND. OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER | MAY 2021 SITTING PRETTY AT THE TOP EALING TRAILFINDERS HAVE CONTINUED THEIR RICH VAIN OF FORM, TO REMAIN AT THE TOP OF THE GREENE KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE, GOING INTO THE FINAL THREE ROUNDS OF THE SHORTENED SEASON. Wins over Cornish Pirates, Jersey Reds, and Saracens however, came out in the second half in Richmond have seen the West Londoners remain full force to complete a 48-20 victory with tries top of the pile, despite a loss away at former from Vincent Koch, Aled Davies, and Nick Tompkins English and European Champions Saracens in accompanied by a trio of penalties slotted home by round seven. returning England Captain, Owen Farrell. The latest block of games kicked off with Ealing We were soon back in action though a week later, Trailfinders travelling to Penzance, in a must-win as a young Richmond side visited Trailfinders game against promotion rivals Cornish Pirates Sports Club looking for just their second win of the in round five. First-half tries from Elliot Millar season. In a great opportunity for Ealing Trailfinders Mills, and James Cordy Redden put the travelling to bounce back from the defeat against Saracens side into a forceful lead before The Pirates hit the week prior, a dominating performance ensued back, before the break. Ben Ward’s men however starting with debutant Charlie Walker dotting down extended their lead in the second half through for his first try for the club within five minutes, Angus Kernohan, Kieran Murphy and Jordan before further tries from Will Davis, Craig Hampson, Burns, before Shaun Malton put the contest to bed Ryan Smid, Max Bodilly, Lewis Thiede, James in the final minute with a strong carry to get over Gibbons, Kyle Whyte, and Shane Buckley seeing the whitewash, to complete an impressive 10-38 Ben Ward’s men run out comfortable 69-7 victors. victory on the road. Next up for The Trailfinders is a Friday night trip to Round six of the Championship saw Ealing face Bedford Blues on May 14th (7.45pm KO), before Trailfinders return back to similar surroundings at we welcome Doncaster Knights here at Trailfinders The Trailfinders Sports Club, with Jersey Reds in Sports Club, a fixture in which we hope to welcome town. Carrying on where they left off in Cornwall, you back to the club, for the first time this season. the home side came flying out of the blocks with early tries from Bill Johnston and Simon Uzokwe within the first 11 minutes to put the league leaders in firm control of the tie. Jersey hit back with a try of their own, however further tries from Shaun Malton and Ryan Smid saw the bonus point secured by half-time. With the hard work done, The Trailfinders really let loose in the second half with six further tries including two more from Captain Ryan Smid to complete his hat-trick to see Ealing continue their unbeaten run, ending up 64-17 victors. Next up for Ealing Trailfinders was a trip to former English and European Champions Saracens, who welcomed the return of their International stars to add to their already impressive line up. It was a tight first half contest at the Stone X Stadium, with a late Ealing penalty, try converted by Craig Willis seeing the hosts go into half-time with a 23-13 lead. GREENE KING CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE Team Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Points Difference Bonus Points 1 Ealing Trailfinders 8 7 1 0 427 129 298 7 35 2 Doncaster Knights 8 7 1 0 192 163 29 3 31 3 Saracens 7 6 1 0 302 89 213 6 30 4 Cornish Pirates 8 5 3 0 185 152 33 3 25 5 Coventry 7 4 3 0 176 177 -1 3 20 6 Ampthill 7 3 4 0 146 202 -56 2 15 7 Jersey Reds 7 3 4 0 164 200 -36 2 14 8 Bedford Blues 7 2 5 0 144 178 -34 1 11 9 Hartpury 7 2 5 0 183 258 -75 2 11 10 Richmond 7 1 6 0 77 259 -182 0 4 11 Nottingham 7 0 7 0 89 278 -189 1 2 RESULTS Saturday, 2 May Sunday, 18 April Doncaster Knights 27 – 19 Bedford Blues Ampthill 43 – 41 Hartpury University Saturday, 1 May Doncaster Knights 15 – 50 Saracens Ampthill 14 - 29 Jersey Reds Saturday, 17 April Coventry 19 – 30 Cornish Pirates Bedford Blues 38 – 10 Richmond Ealing Trailfinders 69 – 7 Richmond Ealing Trailfinders 64 – 17 Jersey Reds Nottingham 0 – 56 Saracens Nottingham22 – 33 Cornish Pirates Sunday, 25 April Sunday, 11 April Saracens 48 – 20 Ealing Trailfinders Coventry 26 – 15 Ampthill Saturday, 24 April Saracens 54 – 13 Bedford Blues Cornish Pirates 18 – 20 Ampthill Saturday, 10 April Hartpury University 24 – 47 Coventry Cornish Pirates 10 – 38 Ealing Trailfinders Jersey Reds 55 – 12 Nottingham Hartpury University 15 – 13 Nottingham Richmond 12 – 40 Doncaster Knights Jersey Reds 10 – 22 Doncaster Knights TRAILFINDERS RUGBY ACADEMY: TRAILFINDERS TROJANS WOMEN’S ACADEMY Trailfinders Academy has seen two new arrivals this week, with new Academy coaches Kat Merchant and Kim Oliver joining the ever-growing team of coaching staff at the club. The former England Red Roses arrive in West London, ready to take over the day to day running of our Brunel University and Henley College academy programmes, as the club look to build for the future of our Ealing Trailfinders Trojans Women’s set-up, which will look to push for a place in the Allianz Premier 15s in the coming years. Kat and Kim will join Physiotherapist Hannah Somerville, and Strength and Conditioning Coach Emily Pratt, who arrived at the club last month. Commenting on the move Kim Oliver said: “This is a brilliant opportunity to be in at the beginning of what I think will be a great asset to the development of the women’s game.” Kat Merchant added: “I’m really looking forward to working together and believe that we will complement each other as we build an athlete centred, challenging, fun environment that will get the best out of the players that we have access to.” ” I’M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER AND BELIEVE THAT WE WILL COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER AS WE BUILD AN ATHLETE CENTRED, CHALLENGING, FUN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL GET THE BEST OUT OF THE PLAYERS THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO.” UP COMING FIXTURES The men’s academy is confirmed to be playing in Uk sevens serious with the fixtures as following: • Thursday 24th June - Rosslyn Park Floodlit Sevens • Saturday, June 26 - Aldershot Military Stadium (UK Super 7s Series) • Saturday, July 03 - Newbury RFC (UK Super 7s Series) • Saturday, July 17 - Nottingham RFC (UK Super 7s Series) • Saturday, July 24 - Bury St Edmunds (UK Super 7s Series) ACADEMY NEWS • Trailfinders Academy is a lead partner and key sponsor for this year’s St Joes Rugby festival 16th-17th Oct 2021. We are looking forward to working with St Joes to deliver the prestigious schoolboy rugby tournament. • Mobilisation and preparation of the grounds have begun on the 1.8 million pound project at Brunel University with world-class facilities being installed including an artificial rugby pitch and gym. The project is looking to be completed by the end of the summer. • Congratulation to the following players who have worked incredibly hard to make their retrospective national squads; MAUD MUIR ENGLAND OLLY DAN HISCOCKS WALES UNDER FROSTICK SCOTLAND 20’S TRAINING SQUAD SENIOR WOMENS SQUAD UNDER 20’S TRAINING SQUAD COMMUNITY: AFTER A LONG LOCKDOWN, EALING TRAILFINDERS SPORTS CLUB WAS ONCE AGAIN BLARING WITH THE SOUND OF EXCITED CHILDREN OVER THE EASTER BREAK FOR ITS MULTI- SPORT CAMPS AND SPECIALIST WORKSHOPS. Ealing Trailfinders Foundation welcomed over 800 able to improve their problem solving and decision local children to get active, try different sport and making using the skills they already have. The master their skills in Ealing. Ealing Trailfinders Foundation aims to make lives better through sport. This Summer half-term ETF are excited to take their popular camps on the road and infect their This Summer, the Foundation are also working partner school in Brighton - Cardinal Newman. on delivering multisport camps in Northolt and Hammersmith. This will give more young people During the Summer half-term (June 1st - 4th), the opportunity to stay active and engage with these will run alongside camps in Ealing. Coaches their communities. will create a fun and safe environment to let kids explore their movements and master their skills The primary school camps run from 10am – using different games and adapting rules. 3pm. For secondary school children, they run a two-hour Rugby and Football Workshop from The days are broken up into four progressive 3.30pm – 5.30pm. These classes are focused on lessons, each focused on helping kids better helping young people understand and master the understand the core values of rugby: team-work, skills they have acquired by using them in game respect, enjoyment, discipline and sportsmanship. situations. These principles are not just important to be successful in sport, but in life. By helping kids navigate different sports and games, they will be CLICK HERE TO BOOK NOW ON OUR WEBSITE SUMMER CAMPS Ealing Summer Half Term Camps Tuesday 1st June – Friday 4th June Primary School: 10am-3pm Secondary school football and Rugby workshop; 3.30pm – 5.30pm Brighton Summer Half Term Camps Tuesday 1st June – Friday 4th June Primary School: 10am-3pm Secondary school masterclasses; 3.30pm – 5.30pm BOOK NOW HOLIDAY ACTIVITY AND FOOD FUND The Foundation partnered with Ealing (Same as the professional rugby players) Borough Council to support families who provided by the Trailfinders Sports Club receive free school meals, welcoming a total catering team.