Loughborough Students RFC Programme Issue 6

RUGBY LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC

VS

ROTHERHAM TITANS

NATIONAL LEAGUE RUGBY SAT 27 NOVEMBER 2021 KO 14:00 ESTABLISHED 1919

WHERE HISTORY BEGINS ISSUE 6

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CONTENTS 4

WELCOME FROM RHYS EDWARDS

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TODAYS TEAMS

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MATCH REPORT

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MEET THE TEAM

10 TODAYS OPPOSITION 11 POSITIONS 12 LIGHTNING FIXTURES AND RESULTS 13 LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FIXTURES AND RESULTS 14 STAFF 16 A BRIEF HISTORY

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RHYS EDWARDS

DIRECTOR OF RUGBY Welcome to our Members* and supporters to Loughborough University, where today we host Rotherham Titans in another Round of National 2 North.

It is great to welcome a club I have a strong affinity to, having coached there in the 20162017 season. The club has a proud history and it is great to see them build on the solid start to the season. They will be looking to continue this today I’m sure, and it will be a challenge for our young squad.

Our victory last week against Harrogate (A) was another step forward and a pleasing win away from home. We will be keen to get back on the rubber crumb and play our brand of rugby today. We also welcome Leroy O’Neil to the squad this weekend, who comes to us on loan from Northampton Saints, welcome to the #LoughboroughFamily.

Our great start to BUCS rugby has continued this week with both BUCS Super Rugby and BUCS 2 continuing their unbeaten home record. The BSR squad impressively saw off a strong Cardiff Met side in a thriller 37-33, to keep us 2nd in the table. Whilst our BUCS 2 squad maintained their Unbeaten run with a thunderous 60 – 12 win against Bishop Burton.

I am really pleased to also welcome many of our distinguished Alumni today who are back together on campus for a day of reminiscing and storytelling. Our proud history as a club is something that we welcome to celebrate

and I hope you all enjoy the day, and seeing this generation continue to carry the Loughborough Flag.

All the best to everyone today Rhys Director of Rugby Any further information regarding membership, Please contact rugby@lboro.ac.uk for more information.

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC V ROTHERHAM TITANS

TODAYS TEAMS

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS LEROY O'NEIL

01

DAVID ANIEBONAM

02

MINK SCHARINK

03

HARRY LONGWORTH

04

EMEKA ATUANYA

05

NICK JENNINGS

06

DAN ECKERSLEY

07

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REFEREE: PETER CONNOR AR IAN FARRELL AR WAYNE SPENCER

R0THERHAM TITANS 01

CHARLIE CAPPS

02

HARRY NEWBORN

03

RIKKI STOUT

04

MATT CHALLINOR

05

MATT SMITH

06

MARCUS PAYNE

07

ZAC POOLE (C)

NIC JAKOBSEN

08

08

CALLUM BUSTIN

MATTEO PETROZZI

09

09

SAM BOXHALL

LUCA CAPLIN

10

10

LLOYD HAYES

DARRAGH WALSH

11

11

JAMIE COOK

WILL TRINDER

12

12

HARRY DUNNE

JAMES LANGSTON

13

13

MAT CLARK

WILL SANDERS

14

14

CONNOR FIELD

ALEX WAINWRIGHT

15

15

TOM LEWIS

TON PARKER

16

16

FRANK ENTRESSENGLE

ISSAC BELL

17

17

COLIN QUIGLEY

JACK SHINE

18

18

ALASTAIR DONKOR

JAMES NAYLOR

19

19

THEO NWOSU-HOPE

TROY SIXTON

20

20

SAM POCKLINGTON

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LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC VS HUDDERSFIELD

MATCH REPORT

MATCH SATURD DAY: A NOVEMBY 27 ER

FULL TIME: LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC 33–29 HUDDERSFIELD LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC e 34, TRIES: Trinder 4, Phillipson 19, shin 80 bsen warner 50, jako 34, 80 CONVERSIONS: Wainwright 4, 19, HUDDERSFIELD ley 63 TRIES: Stapley 37, Stewart 53, Brad CONVERSIONS: Miller 65 PENALTIES: Miller 10, 25, 49, 67

STAR MAN: Griffin Phillipson Loughborough Students REFEREE: Michael Lamb ATTENDANCE: 213

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HALFTIME: LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC 21–11 HUDDERSFIELD LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC: Phillipson, Harding, Hoyt, Longworth, Shine, Jennings, Pedlar, Ashworth, Petrozzi, Wainwright, Warner, Trinder, Sixton, Crabtree, Saunders REPLACEMENTS: Toms, Westmacott, Jakobsen, Walsh, Caplin HUDDERSFIELD: Thompson, Stapley, Morgan-McDermott, Pearson, Brown, Myers, Parfitt, Bradley, Mason, Parkin, Wilkinson, Miller, Workman, Stewart, Hodson REPLACEMENTS: Gray, Davis, Sedgwick, Law, Potter

A close quarter battle endured between the two sides, leading to tries from Phillipson and Shine, both in similar style – crashing over close to the line in the near phase after quick tap penalties from Loughborough.

Loughborough hosts Huddersfield as both sides eagerly search for a win to swing their season’s momentum.

The students strike first in the early minutes of the game, with Will Trinder dotting an intercepted pass underneath the posts.

After a brief spell of phase play from Huddersfield the home team retaliated with a successful penalty from Will Miller.

In the dying moment of the half, Huddersfield switched pace as Liam Stapley tumbled over in the corner, picking from the back of a well-executed mauling drive.

Half time score Huddersfield 11 – 21 Loughborough.

At the restart, an early yellow card in the 42nd minute for Huddersfield’s Ed Brown gave Loughborough a man advantage, eventually leading to a try for Karl Warner in the 51st minute from collecting

Alex Wainwright’s chip over the top.

Despite the disheartening scoring, Huddersfield over the next 20 minutes would hit back hard to gain the lead, with tries from Kian Stewart and Lewis Bradley setting them 3 points up with 10 to play.

As the game entered its dying moments, Loughborough were desperate for a 5-point win. Penalties in quick concession for the students placed them 5 metres out.

Zig zag rugby back and forth seemed no use, as Nic Jakobsen resorted to a quick pick from the base of the ruck, beating two to score in the corner. Final score Huddersfield 29 – 33 Loughborough Students.

By Will Trinder

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MEET THE TEAM

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LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC V ROTHERHAM TITANS

TODAYS OPPOSITION

ROTHERHAM TITANS Rotherham Titans are one of the top sides in England and have been gracing the game of rugby union since 1923. Rotherham play their home games at Clifton Lane sports ground (capacity 2,500) which they share with Rotherham Town Cricket Club. They moved to Clifton Lane in the late 1930s and have played every league season at Clifton Lane apart from the 2003–04 Premiership season during Rotherham's second stint as they instead shared Millmoor stadium with Rotherham United Football Club to satisfy promotion criteria. Rotherham returned to Clifton Lane the following year.

The 2000/01 season saw Rotherham winning promotion to become Yorkshire's first ever representative in the top tier of English rugby. The 2003–04 season saw a return to the Premiership for Rotherham and a change of name as a sponsorship deal with Titan Environmental lead to the adoption of the 'Titans' nickname. The Titans had been sharing Millmoor stadium with Rotherham United Football Club since the start of the 2002–03 season, but Millmoor proved even less of a happy top-flight hunting ground than Clifton Lane as Rotherham struggled to adapt on their return, the Titans being relegated from the top-flight of professional

rugby union in 2003–04 after only one season, disappointingly without winning a single match.

After scrapping to stay in the third tier of English rugby, the South Yorkshire outfit had their fate confirmed as the Covid-19 pandemic ended their quest for safety.

Rotherham have continued to inspire away from the pitch, and versatile back Jamie Cooke has led the way for the Titans Community Foundation. While Rotherham may not have played a fixture for 17 months, the efforts of Jamie Cooke and the Titans Community Foundation has been inspiring.

Cooke and the Community Foundation team are delivering initiatives to improve health and fitness of children in the local area after he was left shocked by the lack of physical activity children were getting when he was visiting schools.

With 8 wins from 9 games, and already 5th in the table with 2 games in hand, Rotherham will be a tough test for the Students this weekend.

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS

POSITIONS

01

02

LEROY O'NEIL

DAVID ANIEBONAM

04

HARRY LONGWORTH

06

NICK JENNINGS

11

03

MINK SCHARINK

05

EMEKA ATUANYA

08

07

NIC JAKOBSEN

DAN ECKERSLEY

09

MATTEO PETROZZI

10

12

LUCA CAPLIN

WILL TRINDER

13

JAMES LANGSTON

11

DARRAGH WALSH

14

15

ALEX WAINWRIGHT

SUBS TON PARKER, ISSAC BELL, JACK SHINE, JAMES NAYLOR, TROY SIXTON

WILL SANDERS

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LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING

FIXTURES 2021/22 DATE

TIME

OPPONENTS

RESULTS

MON 06/09/2021

KO 15:00

A

HARLEQUINS

50-15 LOSS

SUN 12/09/2021

KO 14:00

H

WASPS

0-29 LOSS

SAT 18/09/2021

KO 14:00

A

SARACENS

38-7 LOSS

SAT 02/10/2021

K0 15:00

A

DMP DURHAM SHARKS

0-59 WIN

SAT 09/10/2021

KO 14:00

H

WORCESTER WARRIORS

14-18 LOSS

SAT 30/10/2021

TBC

A

SALE SHARKS

43–15 LOSS

SAT 06/11/2021

KO 14:00

H

SARACENS

12-22 LOSS

SAT 13/11/2021

KO 14:00

H

BYE

SAT 27/11/2021

KO 15:00

A

EXETER CHIEFS

SAT 04/12/2021

TBC

A

GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY

SAT 11/12/2021

KO 14:00

H

SALE SHARKS

SAT 18/12/2021

KO 12:00

A

BRISTOL BEARS

SAT 08/01/2021

TBC

A

WASPS

SAT 15/01/2022

KO 14:00

H

SARACENS

SAT 29/01/2022

KO 14:00

H

DMP DURHAM SHARKS

SAT 05/02/2022

TBC

A

SALE SHARKS

SAT 19/02/2022

KO 15:00

H

EXETER CHIEFS

SAT 26/02/2022

KO 14:00

H

GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY

SAT 05/03/2022

KO 14:00

H

BRISTOL BEARS

SAT 26/03/2022

TBC

A

EXETER CHIEFS

SAT 02/04/2022

KO 14:00

H

WORCESTER WARRIORS

SAT 07/05/2022

TBC

A

WORCESTER WARRIORS

SAT 14/05/2022

KO 14:00

H

HARLEQUINS

CUP FIXTURE

BYE

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LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC

1XV FIXTURES 2021/22 DATE

TIME

OPPONENTS

RESULTS

A

BLAYDON

23-27 WIN

SAT 04/09/2021

KO 15:00

SAT 11/09/2021

KO 15:00

A

FYLDE

29-17 LOSS

SAT 18/09/2021

KO 14:00

H

HULL IONIANS

29-24 WIN

SAT 25/09/2021

KO 15:00

A

LUCTONIANS

22-28 WIN

SAT 09/10/2021

KO 14:00

A

HULL

26-19 LOSS

SAT 16/10/2021

KO 14:00

H

CHESTER

29-24 WIN

SAT 23/10/2021

KO 15:00

A

TYNEDALE

36-19 LOSS

SAT 30/10/2021

KO 14:00

H

SHEFFIELD TIGERS

33-31 LOSS

SAT 06/11/2021

KO 14:00

H

STOURBRIDGE

22-38 LOSS

SAT 13/11/2021

KO 14:00

H

HUDDERSFIELD

33-29 WIN

SAT 20/11/2021

KO 14:00

A

HARROGATE

15-24 WIN

SAT 27/11/2021

KO 14:00

H

ROTHERHAM

SAT 04/12/2021

KO 14:00

A

WHARFEDALE

SAT 11/12/2021

KO 14:00

H

SEDGLEY PARK

SAT 18/12/2021

KO 15:00

A

BOURNVILLE

SAT 08/01/2022

KO 14:00

H

FYLDE

SAT 15/01/2022

KO 14:00

A

HULL IONIANS

SAT 22/01/2022

KO 14:00

H

LUCTONIANS

SAT 29/01/2022

KO 15:00

A

STOURBRIDGE

SAT 12/02/2022

KO 14:00

H

HULL

SAT 19/02/2022

KO 15:00

A

CHESTER

SAT 26/02/2022

KO 14:00

H

TYNEDALE

SAT 05/03/2022

KO 15:00

A

SHEFFIELD TIGERS

SAT 12/03/2022

KO 15:00

A

HUDDERSFIELD

SAT 26/03/2022

KO 14:00

H

HARROGATE

SAT 02/04/2022

KO 14:00

A

ROTHERHAM

SAT 09/04/2022

KO 14:00

H

WHARFEDALE

SAT 16/04/2022

KO 14:30

A

SEDGLEY PARK

SAT 23/04/2022

KO 14:00

H

BOURNVILLE

SAT 30/04/2002

KO 15:00

H

BLAYDON

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LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC

STAFF

RHYS EDWARDS

AMY WALMSLEY

Director of Rugby

Rugby Programme Manager

SCOTT SNEDDON

ANTHONY ALLEN

Head Coach

Performance Coach

JAMIE TAYLOR

Performance Coach

ELANA HOBBS Rugby Operations

JIM HENRY

Performance Coach

MARTIN WEBDALE Performance Coach

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC V ROTHERHAM TITANS

KERRY GLENDON

ADAM BURTON

ADAM CROSSMAN

LEWYS JONES

RISAKO SUZUKI

LAURA BAILEY

Physiotherapist

S & C Volunteer

S & C Lead

PA Lead

CHARLIE BREESE PA Placement

S & C Volunteer

JAMES PETERS BUCS 2 Head Coach

PA Placement

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LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC

A BRIEF HISTORY 1984 Rex Hazeldine is appointed as Head Coach leading the side to a UAU title and victory in the Leicestershire Cup. A touring Australian Universities side was also defeated.

1976

1919

1962-68

Loughborough College formed the original Rugby Union side in September 1919.

These were spectacular years for Loughborough, winning every UAU title except 1965. Gerald Davies, John Mantle, Dave Rollit, John Taylor, Bev Risman and Colin MacFadyean, became world class players. John Robins became the first British and Irish Lions coach.

1930 Loughborough Colleges competed in their first Universities Athletic Union competition, beating Nottingham University 8-0 in their first match.

1939 Loughborough Colleges reached the UAU final for the first time,losing narrowly to Swansea.

1953 Loughborough Colleges won the UAU for the first time.

Middlesex 7s winners: 1959, 1964 1966, 1970 and 1976.

1996 Loughborough enter the leagues at the bottom of the RFU pyramid.

The Student’s Unions of the University of Technology and the Loughborough Colleges merged and the Loughborough Students Rugby Club was formed.

The team won the UAU in 1977, 1978 and 1979, with the 1978–79 side captained by the young centre Clive Woodward.

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1970 The legendary Jim Greenwood coaches the Colleges to victory in the Middlesex Sevens, and the first UAU final at Twickenham. This side was probably the strongest ever, with six future internationals, Louis Dick, David Cooke, Clive Rees, Fran Cotton, Steve Smith, and Dick Cowman.

1997 Loughborough wins over Cambridge and Oxford in consecutive weeks signals the changing balance of power in student rugby.

1998 Ian Smith is appointed as the first full-time Director of Rugby.

2003 The World Cup winning England team was coached by six Loughborough alumni: Clive Woodward, Dave Alred, Andy Robinson, Dave Reddin, Phil Larder and Simon Hardy.

2005 Winning BUCS in 2005 breaks our longest spell without a BUCS victory.

2006 Real Varsity Match v Bath.

Floodlights Appeal provides campus venue for the first ever rugby ‘event’ and engages alumni leading to the Vice Presidents club.

A 3000+ crowd watched Loughborough beat Bath.

2008 Director of Rugby Dave Morris leads the side to promotion into National League 2 North, making the team the first student side to take part in the National Leagues.

2009 The Dan James Memorial Match Loughborough 23 – 20 England U20 A magnificent achievement for Dave Morris’ team and a suitably characterful performance through which to remember Dan.

2012 Loughborough v The Barbarians. A huge match to mark the opening of the Loughborough Stadium.

Andy Robinson’s Barbarian side win 40– 7.

Loughborough promoted into National League 1.

2016 Fiji win the first Olympic 7s competition coached by Loughborough alumni Ben Ryan, defeating Team GB in the process and fellow Loughborough alumni Phil Burgess.

2017 Loughborough Lightning enter the Tyrrells Premier 15s league.

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