Kettering RFC VS Broadstreet RFC | 28/09/24

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF KETTERING RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

KETTERING RFC

VS BROADSTREET RFC

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BECOME A SPONSOR

Kettering Rugby Club remains an amateur club and relies heavily on support from local businesses like yours. Whilst the members do pay membership fees they do not cover the costs of running such a large and successful club and we need even more of you to help to fund our ability to compete at the highest levels across our Adult, Youth, Girls and Mini/Junior age groups.

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OUR CLUB SPONSORS

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ADDRESS

The Clubhouse, Waverley Road, Kettering NN15 6NT

OFFICE OPENING HOURS Mon- Fri 9am - 1pm

CONTACT US

T: 01536 485588 E: info@ketteringrugbyclub.com

STAFF DIRECTORY PRESIDENT

MINI/JUNIOR CHAIRMAN

DIRECTOR OF RUGBY

Peter May

Liam Noble

Dickie Heath

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

DIRECTOR OF YOUTH RUGBY

HEAD COACH

Steve Wilson

Gary Chambers

Graham Wilson

HON SECRETARY

YOUTH HEAD COACH

CLUB & 1st XV CAPTAIN

Mark Byers

Michael Rawlings

Josh Cox

HON TREASURER

HEAD OF GIRLS RUGBY

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY

Jon Stables

Steve Love

Helen Bridgeman

FXTURE SECRETARY

REFEREE CO-ORDINATOR

VP’S MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY

Peter May

Peter May

Bob Wheeler

FACILITIES MANAGER

SAFEGUARDING OFFICER

CLUB SHOP

Steve Wilson

Rebecca Horne

Clare Warren

CLUB ADMINISTRATOR

DISCIPLINARY OFFICER

Clare Warren

Mark Byers

As always we offer a warm welcome to our match officials today.

It’s possible you won’t agree with every decision they make during the course of the game, but please remember this is Rugby Union, not Association Football – if you’re the type who enjoys berating or even abusing officials, I would respectfully suggest this is not the place for you.

Please respect the match officials.

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WELCOME TO WAVERLEY ROAD

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t’s a pleasure to welcome our visitors from Broadstreet, their officials, players and supporters to Waverley Road this afternoon.

The last time we played Broadstreet was in the 2019 – 20 season where we managed a victory here at home but before we could visit their fantastic facilities at The Ivor Reece Centre the Covid epidemic hit our game and the season ended early.

We have not started the season as well as we might have anticipated, but I know the boys are all straining to build on last year's 5th place finish and I hope today sees a step up in our organization and commitment in order for them to fulfil their ambition!

May I take this opportunity to extend a massive thank you to all our sponsors. Your support and commitment are hugely valued by the Club. I hope that you, and your guests , have a truly memorable and enjoyable season with us and are able to generate meaningful business whilst you are here.

Particularly I would like to thank Berrys and T James for stepping up as Main Sponsors when the UE Group decided not to renew their sponsorship this season. The shirts on show today reflect our new Main Sponsors – thank you!

On behalf of everyone at the Club can I say a big thank you to all the Match Officials who will come to Kettering this year. Without you there is no game, and we greatly appreciate your efforts.

Finally, to our fans, undoubtedly some of the best in the league, have a great season home and away and, as ever: Be Loud, Be Proud and Be Respectful.

Peter May – President Kettering Rugby Club

FROM THE DUGOUT A FEW WORDS FROM HEAD CAOCH GRAHAM WILSON

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A Warm welcome to everyone from Broadsteet and of course the Kettering faithful .

The boys are hurting after two very under par and disappointing defeats in which we have for one reason or another squandered countless scoring opportunities .

This weeks training has all been about mind set , desire , work rate and belief in the system .

The effort and energy has been fantastic from everyone within the playing group.

Congratulations to Will Homer and Luke Conyard on their 1st xv debuts last weekend, two very exciting and talented individuals who I’m pretty sure you will see a lot of in the future As always looking forward to a catch up in the bar afterwards

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WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT

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KRFC is much more than just the rugby played on the pitches.

We are a grassroots club whose ethos revolves around building people and our community as much as the physical rugby we love so much.

As part of the day to day activities around the club there is an immense amount of community work that goes on and here is where we try to highlight some of the great things happening at the moment.

Sunday Lunch with the Neighbours!

Any club that sits within a built-up area has to work extra hard to keep a balance with their neighbours between all the match day activities, training and social events while minimising the impact to those around them. At KRFC, we work very hard to keep all the local community informed through regular newsletters, event invites and discounts, along with a strong drive to get them to become active members and benefit from the great facilities on their doorstep.

This Sunday sees a Sunday Lunch being catered for local residents in Hillcrest Ave who really wanted to get together as large group but were struggling to fit all together at one house.

Following a discussion with some of the residents we are now hosting them for a gathering of around twenty neighbours for a two-course lunch at the club.

This lunch offers friends and neighbours, including those who may normally be alone on a Sunday afternoon the opportunity to meet and enjoy each other’s company within walking distance of home.

They are being joined this time by some of our Sunday regulars and hopefully we can extend and expand this into a regular community event for all to enjoy.

We may have some spaces left so please enquire at the bar if you are interested or would like to do something similar in the future.

Rugby Club hosts Mark ‘Barney’ Barwell Memorial Football Match More than 120 players have taken part in an annual charity football tournament in memory of popular Kettering man Mark 'Barney' Barwell who died in 2017. Barney was part of FC Unit, a Sunday morning football team who have organised a fundraising six-a-side memorial football tournament in his honour every year. Friend and tournament co-organiser Tom Smith reminded players of the importance of looking out for each other's mental health. He said: “The most important thing for me is that we need to look out for each other. If you get a feeling that something is wrong with a mate, there is probably something wrong.”In six years more than £60,000 has been raised for charity by the tournament, with this year’s causes – The Samaritans Kettering, Johnny’s Happy Place, The Barney Legacy Fund and the Jack Williams Treatment Fund. Twelve teams battled it out on Saturday (September 21) with Team Hormone triumphant. Tom added: “It is always an honour to be able to help organise such a wonderful local event in honour of Mark, his kind heart and big personality resonated with so many people. “We would like to extend our thanks to Kettering Rugby Club for hosting us once again, our sponsors Premier Roofing, The Food Barn and local band The Distraction for making this wonderful event possible.”

To donate to the three charities supported by Barney’s friends go to: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/barneylegacyfund2017.

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KRFC COMMUNITY CORNER

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KRFC U16 BOYS

INTRODUCING THE TEAM

There are currently 27 lads registered to play for the 2024/2025 season. The majority of whom have been in the team since Mini’s.

We have Adam, Ano, Ben, Brendan, Charlie, Connor, Ewan, Finlay, Gavin, George, Harry B, and Harry J. Haydn, Jack, Jackson, Jared, Joe, Matty, Morgan, Pacey, Pharis, Sam, Tim, Will B, Will M-R, Willoughby and we welcome Will L to the team this season.

We were recently super proud of Ewan, Jack, Jared, Haydn and Will B for putting in a fantastic effort at the Saints trails having enjoyed a great season with U15s there. Ano also attended to show off his qualities as a Rugby player. It was a tough trail as essentially two development centre’s were reduced to one, the weather certainly added additional complexities.

We congratulate and wish Ewan Neeson, all the very best as he was accepted into Northampton Saints foundation Under 16’s programme.

Last season we also had players representing East Northants rugby team (Adam, Ano, Ben, Connor, Gavin, George, Pharis and Willoughby) we look forward to trailing for this season and expanding the boys experience in representative rugby.

PASSION AND DRIVE...

The team are coached by Paul Neeson, Ben Watts, Matt Sandy, Martin Young, Richard Campbell and Clive Mutemasango.

We train midweek Tuesdays and Thursdays alongside the Colts expanding on the skills and drills.

Certainly, a team to watch, we have some great players who have a dream … Aiming to be the 1%’s.

Meanwhile others come for the friendships and laughs, the fitness goals and community spirit, to representing their local team. #Blues.

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KRFC TEAM OF THE WEEK

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To view the latest results and table for the regional 2 Midlands East league you can visit the official RFU by scanning the QR Code.

LATEST RESULTS To view the latest results and table for the regional 2 Midlands East league you can visit the official RFU by scanning the QR Code. www . ketteri n g ru gbyc l u b . com

Wellingborough

17|11

Kettering

Kettering

22|29

Olney

Oadby Wyggestonian

24|26

Kettering

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REGIONAL 2 MIDLANDS EAST LEAGUE TABLE

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SATURDAY 28th SEPTEMBER | KO 15:00

THURSDAY THIRSTY CLUB

MIDSHIRES ELECTRICAL & LIGHTING

01 WILLIAM HORNER

02 FREDDIE STYLES

03 JOSH COX

Homegrown Player

Homegrown Player

Homegrown Player

THURSDAY THIRSTY CLUB

06 CHRIS PYE

04 JON KERR

05 LEWIS HONEY

RAY & CEDWIEN BROWN

07 ALEX BAYLEY

08 KIAN HORRIGAN

09 TASKER STABLES

TEBBY 10 BILL -MCLOUD

Homegrown Player

Homegrown Player

Homegrown Player

11 TOM OWEN

12 MATT NIELD

13 HENRI STYLES

14 JOE IZZARD

15 DAMIAN CONYARD

Homegrown Player

Homegrown Player

Homegrown Player

Homegrown Player

Homegrown Player

REPLACEMENTS | SHANE LING | TOM ALLAN | JONNY PALMER

BROADSTREET 1ST XV

BEN RITCHIE | OWEN POSTLETHWAITE | JACOB STEEL | CALLUM HOPKIN LIAM OBRIEN | SAMUEL ALLEN | KYLE FURLONG | MATTHEW O'CONNOR JAMES WICKHAM | BRADLEY SOUTHWELL | MATTHEW DIGHT WILL STAPLETON | ALTON MCVEY | JAY WEST | SAM MCCOSKER-NEW REPLACEMENTS | MATTHEW TILT | COBY STANTON-FORD | JAKE HOLDER

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KETTERING 1st XV MATCHDAY LINEUP KETTERING VS BROADSTREET

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