GGOORREESSBBRROOOOKK GALE STREET BARKINGBARKING RFCRFC GALE STREET LONDON LEAGUE ONE NORTH DDAAGGEENNHHAAMM 2014-2015 EESSSSEEXX RRMM99 44TTXX TTEELL::002200 88559955 77332244 www.barkiingrfc.co.uk SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 RRUUIISSLLIIPP K.O 15.00 FIXTURESFIXTURESSEPT 6 Ruislip H 2014-152014-15 13 Chingford A 20 ETON MANOR H 27 Brentwood A OCT 4 Ipswich H 11 Luton A 18 Letchworth H 25 N.Walsham A NOV 1 COLCHESTER H 8 15 Woodford A 22 ROMFORD & GP H 29 DEC 6 O.Priorians H 13 Thurrock A 20 CHINGFORD H 27 JAN 3 Eton Manor A 10 BRENTWOOD H 17 Ipswich A 24 31 Luton H FEB 7 Letchworth A 14 21 N.WALSHAM H 28 Colchester A MARCH 7 WOODFORD H 14 21 Romford & GP A 28 O.Priorians A APR 4 Sponsors of Barking RFC and the 11 THURROCK H 18 Ruislip A Barking RFC Community Programme All home games KO at 15.00 Pre-match linches in caps Friendly fixtures in italics 2 23 WELCOMEWELCOME TOTO GORESBROOKGORESBROOK onship development squad. Steve has previously coached at Westcombe Park and Warlingham. Steve says: “Barking are a great club...but you are only as good as your last result...we will focus on one game at a time and look to start building the fight back for the club." WELCOME ONE AND ALL to Goresbrook for the Nigel Seaman, formerly of Stowmarket and Ip- start of a new season and one that we may find swich YM has joined us as assistant coach and a little strange, as it marks the first time in 20 Ben Lloyd, another recruit from Ealing is player - years that we have started a season outside the coach, looking after the backs.. National Leagues. The team has played three games pre-season I must begin by welcoming the players, offi- and are ready for the challenge they face in cials and supporters of Ruislip RFC and hope their new league. you enjoy what I think is your first visit to Gores- They are young but they are enthusiastic and brook. they are determined to take Barking back into Welcome also to our referee for this after- the National Leagues. noon, Geoff Howells. I hope everyone has a good time this after- We start this important season with a new noon and enjoys an exciting and enjoyable coaching staff led by Steve Wagstaff who joins game, which hopefully will see us off to a win- us from Ealing Trailfinders, where for the last ning start. three seasons was part of the Pro Squad and more recently as Head Coach of the champi- Terry Marner. the first team. WAGGERSWAGGERS All of the lads will play first team rugby this season and I will be just as focussed on their re- WRITES sults as on the firsts. WRITES We welcome Ruislip who come looking to at- WELCOME TO ALL and thanks for all the support tack everything and are a free scoring outfit with in the pre-season, especially the stalwarts who a great coach. made it to Cobham last week - great to see you This will be a real test for the lads and they there. will make mistakes but this is all part of growing What was really good from last weeks game as a team. was the fact that all of the lads who played, Support the lads, enjoy the game and make some for the first time, coming back from injury sure we look for the seconds results and ask etc., all looked at home in their positions and how they have done as well. this gives us a real test during selection. See you after the game We have really bonded as a squad and the lads who are selected today will be supporting Best Wishes, the seconds, who are also playing Ruislip here - and their performances are just as important as Steve 22 3 A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT ON BEHALF of Barking Rugby so I urge all Barking members to join in, volunteer ANORAK’SANORAK’S CORNERCORNER Club I extend a warm welcome and help out in any way you can. All you have to do to all old and new visitors to is ask. London Diviision One North 2014/2015 Goresbrook. new visitors to I would now like to draw your attention to the work P W D L F A DIFF BT BL PTS DED being done by Neil Kersey as part of the Club's Com- Goresbrook. BARKING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I would also personally like to munity Programme around the Borough and in the welcome today's match officials, local schools, and the recent recognition it received Brentwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 players, supporters and alickadoos of our oppositionfrom the RFU through the President's Award Chingford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 today. Scheme. Colchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 It goes without saying that we have been through On a more serious note, I want to mention the Eton Manor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 the proverbial mill over the last few seasons but nowClub's approach to discipline, and say: Ipswich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I see a genuine light at the end of a long tunnel and We stand firmly alongside the RFU in condemna- it's pleasing that we now have structures in place tion of foul play and abuse of any kind. Letchworth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 that the Committee have long been striving for. I ask all supporters to remember that referees will Luton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 My best wishes go to our new coaching team, ledalways make mistakes, but players will always make N.Walsham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 more, so please keep any derogatory remarks to by head coach Steve Wagstaff. Please take the op- O.Priorians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 portunity to meet them after the game. yourself. I hope all their efforts are rewarded and we see a Lastly, and most poignantly as a member of our Romford & GP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 much needed reversal of our fortunes. club, a club which is made up mostly of men, I would Ruislip 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The past 12 months or so have seen a steady im-urge you all to take my lead and be tested for the Thurrock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 provement in the structure and numbers of our early signs of prostate cancer, a test which takes but Woodford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Youth Section, undoubtably due to the fantastic worka few minutes which could save your life. of Trevor Keys and Laurie. Please give them your So please, if you take one thing from these words support. I have written, let it be to take that test. TOP SCORERS 2000/2014 FIIRST LEAGUE FIXTURES Like all clubs, we are grateful to our volunteers but T C P DG PTs still need more if we are to function as we would like, Gerry Mansfield Barking v Ruislip Armstrong (11) 5 50 52 - 281 Ratford (10) 4 70 35 4 277 Colchester v Eton Manor Montgomery (05)10 51 28 - 236 Letchworth v Ipswich B,Murphy (01) 3 27 40 1 199 Luton v Romford & GP Pilat (06) 2 28 43 - 197 N.Walsham v Brentwood Azzopardi (03) 3 23 36 1 172 Bryan (08) 3 25 34 1 170 O.Priorians v Thurrock Ashwin (12) 3 28 32 - 167 Woodford v Chingford Mee (04) 10 21 17 1 146 Azzopardi (02) 1 8 26 2 105 Ratford (09) 2 18 19 - 103 Forest (13) - 16 13 - 71 Ratford (14) - 14 13 - 67 Bryan (07) 2 6 10 - 52 4 21 ALTHOUGHTODAY’STODAY’S RUGBY UNION was played VISITORSVISITORSOnly one defeat in the league meant in Ruislip before the Second World Ruislip gained promotion as champi- War, and there was also a club in exis- ons of London 3 NW in 2006/07 and tence for a brief period around 1950, the club consolidated its position in Ruislip Rugby Football Club was offi- London 2 North by finishing in fourth cially formed in 1954. place. It is reported that, for the very first The club now runs nine senior teams trial, eight players arrived at the – the 1st, 2nd and 3rd XVs are for the ground in Herlwyn Avenue and ended more serious players, but there’s a se- up sheltering from the pouring rain under a tree! riously social 4th XV, the trophy winning Vets and The first ever game played by Ruislip RFC was three ultra-keen squads in the new Senior Youth against Westminster College on 2nd October Group. 1954, which the visitors won 8-14. The first Ruislip has also had one of the strongest Mini points scored by a Maroons player were the re- and Youth sections in the area for many years sult of a penalty from the boot of Brian Smyth. and this attracts hundreds of children to the club The club suffered a huge setback when van- on a Sunday morning. dals set fire to the original clubhouse on the There are teams in all age groups from Under night of 4th November 1960 and the wooden 7 upwards, supported by a dedicated and enthu- building was completely destroyed.