Loughborough Students RFC Rugby Programme issue 7

RUGBY LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC

VS

SEDGLEY PARK

NATIONAL LEAGUE RUGBY SAT 11 DECEMBER 2021 KO 16:00

ESTABLISHED 1919

WHERE HISTORY BEGINS ISSUE 7

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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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LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC V SEDGLEY PARK

RHYS EDWARDS

DIRECTOR OF RUGBY Welcome all to Loughborough University, where today we host League leaders Sedgley Park in another Round of National 2 North.

Sedgley Park have been a dominant side this year with their physical and positive brand of rugby, and I’m sure it will be another spectacle here today. The National League is proving to be a tough league as we always expect, and great opportunity for our young players to gain invaluable experience during their rugby education.

We were unfortunate not to gain the win last week against Wharfdale, with conceding a late score to lose 15-14. However, the performance was a stark contrast to the week before against Rotherham, a game where we were ‘not at the races’ uncharacteristically, and one we would normally thrive in. The weather was a contributor but well done to Rotherham who showed us the decisive way to win in this league.

The BUCS Super Rugby Squad fell to Bath this week with us off the pace at the breakdown. After impressive wins the previous few weeks against Cardiff Met and Hartpury, we had a reality check in the importance of staying focused and being accurate. Well done Bath, but all eyes now turn to the final fixture of 2021 against Northumbria at Kingston Park on Friday.

Finally, may I please thank Amy Walmsley, who leaves us this weekend to go and work with the RFU. Amy has been an integral piece

of the programme over the last 5 years leading our rugby operations and off field delivery. Amy will be sorely missed and will leave a big gap. If you see her around campus today, please make sure you say goodbye. Good Luck Amy. Hopefully the weather stays away, and we have fresh day to play positive rugby.

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 SEDGLEY PARK

TODAYS TEAMS

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS MINK SCHARINK

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ISAAC BELL

02

JOSH TOMS

03

HARRY LONGWORTH

04

TOBY ADLINGTON

05

NICK JENNINGS (C)

06

DAN ECKERSLEY

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REFEREE: SIMON WAITE AR MATTHEW COULTAS AR ADRIAN HOLMES

SEDGLEY PARK 01

ANDY RILEY

02

RHYS HENDERSON

03

OLI GLASSE

04

MATT RILEY

05

JAMIE HARRISON

06

STEVE COLLINS

07

CAMERON CRAMPTON

MARIO PRICHARDIE

08

08

JOHN BLANCHARD

MATTEO PETROZZI

09

09

MATT GALLAGHER

LUCA CAPLIN

10

10

BEN BLACK

DANNY MEREDITH

11

11

BOB BIRTWELL

ALEX WAINWRIGHT

12

12

CONNOR JAMES

TROY SIXTON

13

13

MARK GOODMAN

JOE RILEY

14

14

WILL LEES

DARRAGH WALSH

15

15

TOM ALLES

NICK RIGBY

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16

ANDY CURTIS

SAM WESTMACOTT

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CASH CHILVERS

JON STANWAY

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18

OSCAR CROWE

JACK SHINE

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19

DANNY OPENSHAW

JAMES NAYLOR

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20

ELLIOT CROWE

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LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC VS ROTHERHAM TITANS

MATCH REPORT

MATCH SATURD DAY: A NOVEMBY 27 ER

FULL TIME: LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC 5–71 ROTHRHAM TITANS LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC TRIES: Sanders 74 ROTHERHAM TITANS 35, 48, TRIES: Boxhall 2, 60, Newborn 7, e 71, Poole 17, Dunne 27, Cooke 31, Payn 80 nnan ,Dre 78 Entressengle 35, 50, CONVERSIONS: Minogue 2, 17, 31, 71, 78, 80

STAR MAN: Zakery Poole Rotherham Titans REFEREE: Mr Peter Conoor ATTENDANCE: 218

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HALFTIME: LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC 0–38 ROTHERHAM TITANS LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC: O’Neil, Bell, Scharink, Longworth, Atuanya, Jennings, Eckersley, Jakobsen, Petrozzi, Caplin, Walsh, Trinder, Langston, Sanders, Wainwright REPLACEMENTS: Park, Adlington, Shine, Naylor, Sixton ROTHERHAM TITANS: Capps, Challinor, Smith, Nwoshu-Hope, Poole, Bustin, Boxhallm Minogue, Cooke, Dunne, Clark, Field, Lewis.

REPLACEMENTS: Entressengle, Quigley, Donkor, Payne, Drennan

Students suffer chilling defeat to Titans.

Even though Loughborough’s forwards were strong and formidable, they found it challenging against the Titan’s pack and Rotherham’s Newborn scored an additional try in the 7th minute from a rolling maul. Four more tries were scored by the away side within the first half, leading to a 38 point difference going into the second half.

It was a cold, windy day at Epinal Way for our home fixture against Rotherham.

Rotherham took the kick and went on the offensive and kept deep in Loughborough’s 22. The wind was blowing making for a close quarters game, and it was an offload from to Boxhall who scored under the posts for the first try, converted by Minogue.

At the restart, Loughborough were on the offensive, and tried to capitalise on any weakness by Titans. But the away side took a penalty and opted to kick to touch, and then scores on the left-hand side from a rolling maul.

Boxhall scored an additional try on the 60th minute widening the score for the away side.

It wasn’t till much later in the half that Loughborough scored, with a break from Sanders through Rotherham’s defensive line in the 74th minute, following some quick phases after a line out. The Titans scored two additional tries in the last few minutes of play, but the stage was set and Rotherham Titans came out victorious.

By Ryan Stevens

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TODAYS OPPOSITION

SEDGLEY PARK

Sedgley Park is a district of Manchester about two miles north of the city centre and here, in 1932 at a public meeting in a temperance bar the club began. The very first ground was a farmer’s field in Whitefield, and despite the primitive conditions – cowshed for changing, farmyard pump for washing – the new club thrived. A clubhouse had already been built and three regular teams were being fielded before war broke out in 1939.

Sedgley Park survived the war years, and a difficult period afterwards when the club lost their rented ground. For two years all games were played away, with barely enough playing members for two teams, until in 1955 the Club moved to its present site, with an immediate and spectacular improvement in playing standards.

When the Courage Leagues began in 1987 Sedgley Park had progressed far enough to be placed in North West 2 (level 8), from which they gained promotion at the first attempt. The Club remained in North West 1 for seven years; meanwhile, the club was expanding in other directions with a huge increase in quantity and quality at the agegroup level of the game. When the game went ‘open’ in the middle nineties, Sedgley Park was ready for the next leap forward.

Promotion was achieved three years in succession; the clubhouse was extended; the two pitches became one, now in excellent condition, with floodlights and terracing.

A newly purchased field, just across the road, provided three more much needed pitches and floodlit training.

Another promotion, in 2001, took Sedgley Park to National League Two, level 3 of the English game. The Club now had a stand from which to watch their heroes and they responded by attaining League One status in 2004, the 6th promotion since 1987.

Surviving at level 2 for several years, enjoying fixtures against the likes of Harlequins and Northampton, the Club were hanging on to compete on the field with clubs whose playing budgets were much larger than ours could ever hope to be. It came as a relief, though tinged with disappointment, when a league reorganisation took the Club down to level 3 again for the 2009-10 season.

The 2012-13 season saw Sedgley Park and the Students meet for the first time in National League 1 where there were two resounding victories for the Students; the season ended with Sedgley Park relegated to National 2 North where they have remained.

Today the club is coached by Scott Barrow, he is joined alongside Jonny Rodham, Dave Livesey and Steve Hazzleby and the club is managed by Geoff Roberts.

Sedgley Park have had a strong start to the season and currently sit 2nd in the table. It will be another tough test for the Students this weekend as they go up against a top side.

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS

POSITIONS

01

02

MINK SCHARINK

03

ISAAC BELL

04

HARRY LONGWORTH

06

JOSH TOMS

05

TOBY ADLINGTON

08

07

NICK JENNINGS

11

MARIO PRICHARDIE

DAN ECKERSLEY

09

MATTEO PETROZZI

10

12

LUCA CAPLIN

ALEX WAINWRIGHT

12

TROY SIXTON

11

DANNY MEREDITH

14

15

DARRAGH WALSH

SUBS NICK RIGBY, SAM WESTMACOTT, JON STANWAY, JACK SHINE, JAMES NAYLOR

JOE RILEY

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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

7-14 LOSS

SAT 04/12/2021

TBC

A

GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY

31-33 WIN

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

5-71 LOSS

SAT 04/12/2021

KO 14:00

A

WHARFEDALE

15-14 LOSS

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

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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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