Dorking v Worthing - Match Day Programme

Dorking v Worthing Saturday 15 March | 3 PM Kick Off Nat 2 East | Round 22

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A VIEW FROM THE CHAIR A warm welcome to the Big Field to today’s opponents Worthing RFC. In all the differing seasons that we have been in National 2, Worthing have been a consistent quality outfit, always near the top of the table, playing a very attractive brand of rugby.

So it is of some surprise that when we meet today, Worthing are currently in the relegation zone. However, a quick look at the result and it could have been very different again; I think 8 losing bonus points coming out the wrong side of many encounters. Thus, I see this turning out to be the traditional close, hard-fought match with a significant amount of open, attractive rugby on display.

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A WORD FROM THE DOR Welcome back to The Big Field today, where we are hosting Worthing RFC. It’s been one hell of a season so far, and having two teams at home against local Nat 2 rivals doesn’t get any better than this.

Worthing are in a position at the moment where they are fighting for survival in National 2, which will, of course, mean that they will be up for this one.

We are fresh off a historic win over Sevenoaks in Kent last weekend, where we finally put the Sevenoaks bogey to bed with a five-point win on the road.

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I hope you all enjoy your day with us, where we strive to uphold rugby values, maintain rugby standards, and have fun in the process.

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TODAY’S OPPONENTS - WORTHING This weekend, we welcome Worthing RFC to The Big Field, a club with a proud history dating back to its founding in 1920. Worthing have been a key part of English rugby, with their first XV competing in the fourth tier of the league system, National League 2 East. Worthing made history in 2013 by becoming the first Sussex club to reach the third tier after a dramatic play-off victory over Stourbridge.

Over the years, Worthing has built a strong rugby culture, particularly at the junior level. The club was one of the pioneers of mini rugby in England, hosting one of the country’s first mini rugby festivals, which attracted hundreds of teams in the early 1990s. Their commitment to player development continues today, with multiple senior teams and a women’s side.

This season, however, has been a challenging one for The Raiders, and they arrive at The Big Field sitting at the bottom of the table. With relegation a real possibility, they will be fighting to keep their survival hopes alive. Dorking will take confidence from their 61-34 victory at Roundstone Lane in November, but Worthing has shown they are capable of scoring points, and with everything on the line, they will be determined to put in a strong performance.

We look forward to a competitive and thrilling clash this weekend as we welcome our south coast neighbours to The Big Field. A warm welcome to all players, supporters, and officials from Worthing RFC.

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Saturday 24th

Saturday 14th

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Women v Belsize Park | Pre-Season

Saturday 31st

Men v Sutton & Epsom | Pre-Season Women v Chobham | Pre-season

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Men v Barnes | Nat 2 E Round 2 Festival of Rugby Weekend

Saturday 28th

Men v Bury St Edmunds | Nat 2 Rd 4

Women v East Grinstead | NC 2 Rd 7 Men v Colchester | Nat 2 Rd 20 Past Players Lunch

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COCK FACTS - TOM NAIRN When did you join DRFC? I joined in the 2019/20 season. I was playing in the Hokey Cokey league in London after university, but luckily, I had a mate at the club—Joel (not Cal Watson!)—who brought me over.

What was your best memory in a Dorking shirt?

Probably the first time I ran out for the 1s at the Big Field.

Earliest DRFC Memory?

Losing a five-skin off to Dobbo in my first game by about £1.20.

Rugby Inspiration?

Elbrow—or anyone who’s spent more time on the injury bed than me and still wants to play again!

If you had to drive from the Big Field to Lands End who from the club would you want in the car with you?

I think this car’s going to need to be a 4x4, so first up, Scotty—designated driver, loves driving, and doesn’t drink on away days.

Second, Max Sheldrake—for all his one-liners and terrible chat.

Third, a bit of an outsider—Tyler. The boy brings nothing but good energy.

Who would be the last person you’d take?

Gamu, Nick Argy, or Henry Smith—all offer very little.

What do you like most about playing at DRFC? Other than the physios putting my ankles back together every year, it’s got to be the vibe and the solidarity around the club—such a social club!

COCK FACTS - RYAN MAGUIRE When did you join DRFC? I joined Dorking for the 2024/25 season as I wanted to find the love for playing rugby again. I knew a couple of the players from my Worthing days, and one of them told me to come give it a go.

If you had to drive from the Big Field to Lands End who from the club would you want in the car with you?

Auntie Bev—for his chat.

Max Sheldrake—he’s got all the stories and gossip around the club.

Daragh—because he’s so humble.

Who would be the last person you’d take?

Charlie Connor—he looks like he’d want to stop for a piss too often.

Ryan in action for Horsham

Earliest DRFC Memory?

Pre-season and wearing the GPS trackers.

Rugby inspiration?

When I first wanted to play at 15/16, my dad told me he didn’t think I was physical enough for rugby. That stuck with me.

Ryan playing for Worthing

What was your best memory in a Dorking shirt?

Making my 1s debut, which was also my 25th National 2 game, and winning against my old club, Worthing.

What do you like most about playing at DRFC? How nice and friendly everyone is— from players and coaches to staff and spectators. It’s just a great atmosphere.

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COCK TRIVIA How well do you know Dorking Rugby? Been paying attention this season? We’re putting your knowledge to the test at every home game!

1. Which team is currently leading the 2025 Six Nations Championship going into this weekend’s final round?

Ireland / France / England 2. What is the nickname of Worthing RFC’s First XV team?

The Raiders / The Bears / The Seagulls 3. Luke Wallace, who has been Worthing’s Forwards Coach for the last couple of seasons, has laced up his boots again as he has been playing again for them in the last few rounds. Before his retirement from the professional game, how many appearances did he make for Harlequins during his career?

198 / 169 / 240 4. As covered in previous versions of the programme, a few of our own players have previously played for Worthing. Which of these Dorking players made the most appearances for Worthing?

Will Scholes / Tom Golder / Henry Anscombe 5. Barnes, who sit 2nd in the league, beat league leaders Tonbridge Juddians in round 21, reducing the point difference between TJs and the rest.

Following that result, how many points ahead of us are TJs currently?

9 points / 6 points / 5 points 6. Worthing’s home ground at Roundstone Lane is technically not in Worthing itself. Where is it actually located?

Goring-by-Sea / Angmering / Shoreham-by-Sea 7. Who is currently the top point scorer in the 2025 Six Nations Championship?

Thomas Ramos / Marcus Smith / Finn Russell 8. What is the name of the river that runs through Worthing?

River Arun / River Adur / River Thames 9. When the club relaunched its women’s section in 2023, we had 33 registered players. This number has increased dramatically as our ladies go from strength to strength. How many registered players do we now have?

44 / 53 / 67 10. How many points are France ahead of England with going into the final weekend?

1 point / 2 points / 3 points

ANSWERS Flip over to the end of the programme for answers.

Vice-Captain

A WORD FROM THE DOR PLAYERS

Luke Baldwin

Joe Andresen

Henry Anscombe Center 29 yo | 21/22 Efficiency IT

Scrum Half 33 yo | 24/25 Dorking Design & Build

Scott Bloomfield

Tom Bristow

George Burnell

Archie Caldicott

Charlie Connor

Fullback 30 yo | 23/24 Reason Global

Tighthead Prop 18 yo | Youth A.W.L

Tighthead Prop 32 yo | 21/22 Andy Webb

Jake Dobson

Tom Dobson

Harry Elbrow

Dan Gale

Tom Golder

Will Goodfellow

Daragh Chambers

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Fullback 28 yo | 21/22 Available to Sponsor

Full Back/Winger 25 yo | 24/25 Great Outdoor Fitness

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Joel Grant

Matty Gwyther

1st XV Captain

Second Row 21 yo | 24/25 Chily

Will Burroughs

Cameron Cowell

Arlo Copp

Prop 35 yo | 21/22 Available to Sponsor

Tom Bloomer

Tighthead Prop 27 yo | 0 caps | Youth Kevin Beal

Second/Back Row Second/Back Row 25 yo | Youth 24 yo | 24/25 Corfe Wealth Management Kevin Beal

Hooker 18 yo | 24/25 Available to Sponsor

Tighthead Prop 23 yo | 23/24 Reason Global

Thomas Beal

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Second Row 20 yo | 24/25 Reason Global

Second Row 22 yo | Youth Reason Global

Hooker 32 yo | Youth Janice & Graham McCarthy

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Winger 22 yo | Youth Available to Sponsor

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A WORD FROM THE DOR PLAYERS

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Bryan Karimanzira

Fullback 28 yo | 23/24 Available to Sponsor

Center/Winger 29 yo | 23/24 Duncan Vasey

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Steve Howorth

Jasper King

Mikey Macdonald

Ben Mackenzie

Adam Musa

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Tyler Norwood

Second Row 33 yo | 17/18 Bob White

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Scrum Half 27 yo | 21/22 Steve Major

Ryan Maguire Second Row 25 yo | 24/25 Reason Global

Cameron Osborne Center/Winger 29 yo | Youth Bea

Olly Rawlinson Prop/Hooker 20 yo | Youth The Plough

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Toby McRae

Second Row 27 yo | Youth Merv Overton, Ziggy

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Winger 26 yo | Youth Caroline Theobald

Hooker/Back Row 26 yo | 22/23 Sawkings Architects

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Callum Powell

Tom Powell

Ben Puttick

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Finn Rennles

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Fly Half 20 yo | 21/22 Reason Global

Prop 27 yo | 19/20 Available to Sponsor

Dan Riches

Will Sanders

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Prop 44 yo | Youth Available to Sponsor

Will Scholes

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A WORD FROM THE DOR PLAYERS

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Max Sheldrake

Tighthead Prop 25 yo | Youth Available to Sponsor

Will Simpson Winger 18 yo | Youth The Plough

Scrum Half 28 yo | 23 caps | Youth Alison & Mark Butcher

Henry Smith

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Joe Scott

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Tighthead Prop 19 yo | 23/24 Martin Ashford

Hooker 27 yo | 19/20 Efficiency IT

Winger 29 yo | 21/22 Reason Global

Prop 33 yo | Youth Available to Sponsor

Winger 19 yo | 24/25 Available to Sponsor

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Will Scholes

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Physio Available to Sponsor

Ben Puttick

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Women’s Coach Available to Sponsor

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14

3PM

Barnes

H

W

29-24

21

3PM

Old Albanians

A

W

28-43

28

3PM

Bury St Edmunds

H

W

47-27

5

3PM

Henley

A

W

5-34

12

3PM

Oxford Harlequins

H

W

36-7

19

3PM

Westcombe Park

A

W

31-40

Colchester

A

W

25-38

October

26

3PM

November 9

2:30PM

Sevenoaks

H

W

50-26

16

2PM

Worthing

A

W

34-61

7

3PM

Havant

A

W

25-28

14

2PM

Canterbury

H

L

34-35

21

2PM

Barnes

A

W

7-14

18

3PM

Bury St Edmunds

A

W

42-43

25

2PM

Henley

H

L

22-23

1

2PM

Guernsey

H

W

40-20

8

3PM

Oxford Harlequins

A

L

48-24

15

2:30PM

Westcombe Park

H

2PM

Old Albanians

H

W L

45-23

22

1

3PM

Colchester

H

W

42-26

8

3PM

Sevenoaks

A

W

5-27

15

3PM

Worthing

H

22

3PM

Guernsey

A

5

3PM

Havant

H

12

3PM

Canterbury

A

26

3PM

Tonbridge Juddians

H

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January

February

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March

April

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LEAGUE TABLE & RESULTS National 2 East Team

P

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TB

LB

Pts

Tonbridge Juddians

20

18

0

2

721

415

306

17

0

89

Barnes

21

17

0

4

671

425

246

16

4

88

Dorking

21

16

0

5

745

535

210

17

2

83

Canterbury

21

13

0

8

702

518

184

13

3

68

Westcombe Park

21

12

0

9

588

573

15

12

3

63

Old Albanian

21

11

0

10

620

588

32

14

5

63

Henley

21

12

1

8

482

486

-4

8

4

62

Bury St Edmunds

21

10

0

11

712

684

28

17

8

60

Guernsey

20

10

0

10

590

532

58

13

5

58

Oxford Harlequins

21

7

1

13

591

769

-178

13

3

46

Sevenoaks

21

7

0

14

485

612

-127

7

5

40

Havant

21

6

1

14

555

720

-165

9

5

40

Colchester

21

3

1

17

499

785

-286

12

4

30

Worthing

21

2

0

19

498

817

-319

11

7

26

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1

Tom Bistow

1

Elliot Cook

2

Callum Watson

2

Jimmy Staples

3

Zak Stephenson

3

Fraser Bruce C

4

WIll Scholes C

4

Jack Lake

5

Jasper King

5

Frank Taggart

6

Tom Bloomer

6

Luke Wallace

7

Harry Elbrow

7

Harrison Dakin

8

Finn Osborne

8

Kemp Price

9

George Jackson

9

Jake Rutherford

10

Tom Hardwick

10

Thomas Meyer

11

Toby Mcrae

11

Jonathan Ilo

12

Craig Holland

12

Kyan Braithwaite

13

Tom Howe

13

Harry Forrest

14

Max Coyle

14

Charles Spencer

15

Cam Cowell

15

Jack Forrest

16

Adam Musa

16

Elliott Powell

17

Max Sheldrake

17

Cameron Dobinson

18

Tom Golder

18

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19

Rob Ure

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TRIVIA & KEYHOLE ANSWERS COCK TRIVIA ANSWERS 1. Which team is currently leading the 2025 Six Nations Championship going into this weekend’s final round?

France is leading the 2025 Six Nations Championship going into the final round.

2. What is the nickname of Worthing RFC’s First XV team?

Worthing RFC are nicknamed The Raiders.

3. Luke Wallace, who has been Worthing’s Forwards Coach for the last couple of seasons, has laced up his boots again as he has been playing again for them in the last few rounds. Before his retirement from the professional game, how many appearances did he make for Harlequins during his career?

Luke Wallace made 198 appearances for Harlequins across two stints with the club, first from 2009 to 2019 and then returning in 2021.

4. As covered in previous versions of the programme, a few of our own players have previously played for Worthing. Which of these Dorking players made the most appearances for Worthing?

Henry Anscombe made the most appearances for Worthing among the listed Dorking players, with 23 caps. Will Scholes also had a notable stint with 19 caps, while Tom Golder featured 3 times for the club.

5. Barnes, who sit 2nd in the league, beat league leaders Tonbridge Juddians in round 21, reducing the point difference between TJs and the rest. Following that result, how many points ahead of us are TJs currently?

Tonbridge Juddians are 6 points ahead of us, with a game in hand.

6. Worthing’s home ground at Roundstone Lane is technically not in Worthing itself. Where is it actually located?

Worthing’s home ground at Roundstone Lane is actually located in Angmering.

7. Who is currently the top point scorer in the 2025 Six Nations Championship?

Thomas Ramos is the top point scorer in the 2025 Six Nations Championship with 51 points scored.

8. What is the name of the river that runs through Worthing?

The river that runs through Worthing is the River Adur.

9. When the club relaunched its women’s section in 2023, we had 33 registered players. This number has increased dramatically as our ladies go from strength to strength. How many registered players do we now have?

Dorking’s women’s section now has 67 registered players, marking an impressive 103% increase over the past two seasons.

10. How many points are France ahead of England with going into the final weekend?

France is 1 point ahead of England going into the final weekend.

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