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OFFICIAL DIGITAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMME
ISSUE 11
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A full house for the Mighty Vandals
CLUB OFFICERS President
Briersy’s & Lono’s Programme Notes
Anthony Hoskisson
Chairman Secretary Treasurer
Matt Filipo Gary Melling Andy Cleasby
Today’s Match Sponsor – Jewsons
Immediate Past President
Jeff Gould
Profile of Will Hunt
GENERAL COMMITEE Chairman of Rugby
Fylde v Tynedale, October 2023 photo gallery 1st XV appearances and scorers
Mark Nelson Mark Windows
M-J Chair
M-J Secretary
Neil Riley
Volunteers Co-ordinator
TBA
Club Discipline
Richard Todd
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Hannah Davidson
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RUGBY MANAGEMENT Chairman of Rugby
Mark Nelson
Joint Head Coaches
Chris Briers & Alex Loney
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Big Match Preview – Fylde v Tynedale RFC Today’s Squads
Rugby Operations Manager Warren Atkinson Hawks Mgr Jay Harrison Hawks Coach Steve Gough Resources Manager Jordan McLaughlin Vandals Mgr Tom Nye Referee Liaison Sean Townsend 4th Official Ian Cosh 1st XV Support Oliver Wiseman Match Day & Fixture Official Patrick Townsend
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Patrick Townsend
The League Tables
Allan Foster
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Club News: Ladies Day & FRCF Volunteer of the Month
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FOCUS ONTHEMIGHTYVANDALS
Through flickering’s of light cloud cover, the still and easy midday sun blanketed the area with an aura of calm that promoted running rugby. Alright, less of that… I lied about looking up about creative writing, so I’ll drop that malarkey and get back to typing out my usual drivel.
FYLDE VANDALS (3rd XV) 48: 10 GARSTANG BLUES (2nd XV): match report by Cian O’Donnell. Well, it’s probably fair to say that a lot has happened since the time the ‘Vandals’ played their last match on the 18th January. As a quick-fire recap, history will tell us that America swore in their somehow trusted returning president, we are into week 3 of the Six Nations, and unlike the Welsh rugby team, a revitalised Everton, back under the guidance of David Moyes’, have started to win games again.
So admittedly we are no longer living in the same world as we were back in mid-January.
Following two bruising encounters between our clubs, Orrell have sadly had to drop out of the Division 3N league. They were two memorable hotly contested games, so a shame all round to see the results now scrubbed from the league table, but also on seeing their 2nd XV being wound up for the rest of the season, so wishing them all the very best in hopefully fielding two senior sides again next year. The Vandals have since had a postponement and walkover victory, which is grand, but still meant that we had an eager squad available and itching to play again after a 5-week layoff. Enter a hungry and determined Garstang side on our fixtures list to get the juices flowing. Hopefully fair to the away side in saying that results suggest that while they may have struggled at the early stanzas of the season, however it seems like they turned a corner. Although losing to a good Blackburn team, they have posted some impressive results in the league recently. Chiefly, a strong win against Ormskirk, beating Vale of Lune (who we lost to in December), a convincing win away to Bolton (where we were given quite a scare), and even fielded two teams to beat Fleetwood and Lancaster University the previous week. Garstang had earned our full respect before our first duel against our sides this season. Some rustiness was probably expected on our behalf, but we said that we can’t allow complacency, poor preparation, or lack of effort cost us this game. A strategically late posting of the Garstang teamsheet concluded that ex-Vandal Chris Cardwell had been ruled out with injury – I’m sure we’ll see the bionic Chris and his all-action playing style in the return fixture. ‘Control the controllables’ is a common saying in the sporting world. Effectively, draw a line down the middle and focus on the side that you can add influence and ignore the side that you can’t. Hopefully an accurate assessment to someone that understands sporting psychology a lot more than me, but my take of this is that fair play to our opposition agreeing to allow extra subs, but our own pre-match build up came with more bumps and hazards than our training pitch… We lost some men up the ladder, and had to manage a changed structure seeing as we were sharing 2 playable pitches amongst 3 senior teams all playing at home. Don’t get me wrong, not painting a ‘woe is me’ picture here, far from it, just that it was quite a different pre-match routine and one we knew we had to control to avoid losing too much focus. After quite a bit of criticism over my writing style of previous match reports after a few jars, I decided to do a quick Google search to help with some creative writing. It highly suggested to ‘set the scene’ somewhere towards the beginning, so here goes:
TO THE GAME…
Garstang got the match underway and Fylde made their intent known in the early exchanges.
I will avoid giving a blow-by-blow account of the match, as it would be shockingly inaccurate. Fylde stood strong in the early scrums, and after Garstang’s hooker applied some pressure on our feed, we began to thankfully exert some dominance with a Tristan Assad and Tom Fox prop-combo showing that both men were up for the challenge. Garstang chose to run a number of penalties and they had some strong looking ball carriers. It was clear that this wasn’t their first rodeo, and we needed to focus on playing our own game and not getting sucked into allowing the away team to dictate the structure of the game (does that sound ok? I’d have no idea what that meant if ever questioned on it, I mean its social rugby and we don’t play at Twickenham). Anyways, the Vandals started to get points on the board with some slick link-plays and well supported line breaks that resulted in a number of tries. In his own words, Craig Davies claims to have scored a ‘beauty’ of a try in the first half, but the memory escapes me and without his father Steve being there with his camera today, I’m lacking proof, but will have to take his word on it on this occasion.
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Now I’d probably imagine that Jim didn’t know much about rugby. After being on the receiving end of an uncharacteristic number of yellow cards (4 in total), the Vandals succeeded with the job in hand on this occasion. Although the foot came off the gas a bit in the second half, it was an amazing team performance. Jamie Griffin and Mulenga Chilufya (I haven’t mentioned his yellow card yet have I?) notched up two tries a piece, Rob Webster covered so much ground that comparisons with N’Golo Kante aren’t all that ridiculous, and Conor Wood made his mark as another returnee to the squad. Massive thanks to Howard Lawrence for refereeing the encounter. It was played in good spirits by both sides, but the ref rightfully erred on the side of caution when putting player safety at the top of the priority list. As the sun came down on a rare mild and sunny day, all 3 Fylde teams posted convincing wins at home. Very importantly to everyone at the club, it was also great to see Ireland coming from behind to beat Wales. Back to the rugby. Next up for the Vandals is a crucial and tasty home game against a well drilled Blackburn outfit. We were lucky to pip them at the end of a tight contest at their place earlier in the season, and it was sensed back then that our next meeting on the 1st March could have a big say in how the league finishes at the end of the season.
SOME NOTABLE EVENTS OF THE GAME
In no particular order:
- Generally regarded as a starter on any other day of the week, extra care should be taken when introducing Jack McCutcheon into a match and encouraging him to ‘make an impact’. He takes that stuff very literally, maybe too literally actually, chipping in with a monster tackle that was as beautiful as it was fearsome. - Scott Davies made an excellent line break in the second half, and while meandering and starting to shift through the gears got downed yards away from the tryline by an admittedly fantastic ankle tap. - Despite his youthful looks and full head of hair, the club legend that is Iain Hollingsworth made his first appearance of the season. Coming on to pull the strings at outhalf, he won’t have been thankful for quickly being called upon to stop a rampaging Garstang player, but did the business. Also, special mention for him taking one of the last conversions with an ode to the olden days of opting to ignore the kicking tee only to proceed in twisting and turning the ball directly into the turf before slotting the extras (unlike Finn Russell in today’s Calcutta Cup game it should be said). - A massive welcome back to playing for Patrick Parr who suffered a nasty sounding injury at the early parts of the season, but showed no signs of missing any match fitness. Teak tough like his old man Rob, he said that he has been keen to get back playing for a number of weeks now, so its great to have him back in the fold. - Also, an added special mention to debutant Darius Campbell. A try on debut is always risky business but hardly a bad thing. A relative newbie to rugby union (seemed to know full well what he was doing in all honesty), he has shown great promise, and hope he settles in well to the area and club.
FYLDE VANDALS TRY SCORERS:
Griffin (x2), Chilufya (x2), Johnston (x1), Sheperd (x1), Campbell (x1), and C. Davies (x1 - we think anyways).
FYLDE VANDALS LINEUP 1. Tristan Assad 16. James Freeman 2. Cian O’Donnell 17. Karl Etherington 3. Tom Fox 18. Jack McCutcheon 4. James Shepherd 19. Oliver Brooke-Bissett 5. Tom Bailey 20. Oliver Smith 6. Nathan Johnston 21. Patrick Parr 7. Rob Webster 22. Scott Davies 8. Jamie Griffin (C) 23. Iain Hollingsworth 9. Jon Green 24. Matthew Goupil 10. Gavin Kelly 25. Aaron Vose 11. Craig Davies 26. Tom Nye 12. Stephan Kuhn 13. Connor Wood 14. Darius Campbell 15. Mulenga Chilufya
CLOSING REMARKS
An American writer and motivational speaker named Jim Rohn once said (not so famously in my mind as I’ve never heard of him) “Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments”.
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BRIERSY’S & LONO’S & LONO’S PROGRAMME NOTES
Alex Loney said: Last weekend’s victory vs Lymm was a welcomed result following a run of defeats that everyone involved in the 1st XV squad wanted to end. Reflecting on the performance, there was lots to be pleased with and converting a number of chances into tries will reinforce the potential of this team. The work that has been dedicated in training over a number of weeks will hopefully help the team to finish strongly in the final seven matches of the season. This week’s opponents, Tynedale,
To secure a win today will be a huge challenge. However, after beating a quality side like Lymm last week, there is no better way to back this up by playing another quality side because it will need our best to win. The aim will be to show the Woodlands supporters again what this team is capable of, and sure everyone watching will enjoy the match.
are showing plenty of quality in National 2 North. In the 11 matches since Fylde secured an away victory earlier this season, Tynedale have won 8. Today I am sure we will see a physical team, ability to threaten with a running game and a confident attitude.
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PROFILE OF NEWCOMER WILL HUNT
Fylde is delighted to welcome Will Hunt who arrives at the Club on loan from Sale FC. He made his debut against Lymm at the Woodlands last Saturday and slotted into the 1st XV squad to help to cover for the departure of Patrick Bishop who has moved to London with a new job.
Will has National League experience as a fly-half with Preston Grasshoppers as well as Sale FC.
He grew up in the Lancaster area and played rugby at Vale of Lune from the age of five upwards. As a junior he progressed through the Lancashire RFU age grade teams at U17s, U18s & U20s levels. He has Scottish antecedents and has also played for Scotland at U’19s & U’20s levels.
His development was assisted by a period on Myerscough College’s rugby programme.
At a senior level, Will also has experience at Glasgow Warriors, Ayrshire Bulls & Cascais Portugal as well as making his debut for Lancashire’s senior squad in the Sir Bill Beaumont County Championship.
When we asked Will about his most important rugby influence he made the very reasonable point that “It’d be wrong of me to just mention one person as they’re have been so many coaches/players that have really looked after me.” When fly-half Patrick Bishop told the Club that he was moving to a professional business opportunity in London, Joint Head Coach Alex Loney made enquiries about Will’s availability to provide cover in this critical position. Will added “so it all sort of went from there really. Scoring 15 points (three penalties and three conversions) on debut against Lymm was great but could always be more!”
When he’s away from rugby Will has his own Roofing Business.
Welcome to Fylde RFC Will and very good luck!
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FYLDE PHOTO GALLERY BY CHRIS FARROW FYLDE V TYNEDALE, OCT 2023
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1ST XV 2024-25 APPEARANCES & SCORERS FYLDE 1st XV 2024-25
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Start
Sub
Tries
Points
Peter ALTHAM
17
13
4
2
10
Lucas ATHERTON Matt ASHCROFT Valu Tanē BENTLEY
12
5
7
10
5
5
2
10
1
1
Patrick BISHOP Corey BOWKER Charlie CADLEY Alex CLAYTON
17
17
3
146
13
12
1
3
15
15
13
2
3
15
Tom DAVIS
12
10
2
4
20
Ben DORRINGTON
11
2
9
Jordan DORRINGTON David FAIRBROTHER
13
12
1
8
40
16
14
2
3
15
Tom FORSTER Matt GARROD Alex GAUGHAN
13
3
10
19
19
6
30
8
8
1
5
Ben GOULD
8
8
1
5
Toby HARRISON
15
14
1
6
30
Will HUNT
1
1
15
Lewis KINCART Robbie KINCART
3
3
1
5
1
1
ROB KING
3
3
ADAM LANIGAN GREG MORGAN JOHN MURRAY SAM PARKER LEWIS QUINN
2
1
1
2
10
18
8
10
1
5
1
1
7
3
4
1
5
18
15
3
4
20
CAMERON RAILTON
1
1
FREDDIE READER
16
15
1
10
50
Chris RUDKIN
14
4
10
1
5
Cameron SMITH
12
9
3
7
35
Sam STOTT
18
18
1
5
Olly TRIPPIER Ben TURNER Mike WALTON
17
8
9
1
5
19
19
9
45
18
18
8
40
Rob WILLIAMSON
6
4
2
Penalty tries
1
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TOTALS
89
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PHILL MILLS PROMOTED TO FOUNDATION DIRECTOR OF THE FYLDE RUGBY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION The Fylde Rugby Community Foundation is delighted to announce the promotion of Phill Mills from Foundation Manager to Foundation Director, marking a significant milestone in both his personal journey and the organisation’s ongoing success. The charity was established in early 2020 and Phill, who was previously a Community Rugby Coach with England Rugby, began his journey with the Foundation in September 2020 as the Head of Community. Despite facing significant Covid related challenges in its first year, Phill played a pivotal role in the Foundation’s development. He worked to develop key partnerships, particularly with local schools and the wider community. By its second year, the Foundation had grown to the point where it was able to welcome its second full-time staff member and the Foundation’s reach and impact expanded significantly. Fast forward five years, and under Phill’s leadership, the organisation has grown into a team of nine passionate professionals, delivering high-quality initiatives across Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde, working closely with Fleetwood, Garstang and Fylde Rugby Clubs. What started as a rugby-focused initiative has transformed into a powerful force for social impact. The Foundation now plays a vital role in the local community, not only increasing participation in rugby for boys and girls but also using rugby as a vehicle to improve physical and mental well- being, develop community spirit, support children struggling with literacy, support young people in making positive life choices and promote inclusivity. By breaking down barriers related to age, gender, and disability Phill and his team have worked to
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PREVIEW BIG MATCH FYLDE V TYNEDALE
We extend a warm welcome to the players, officials and supporters of our old friends Tynedale RUFC to the Woodlands today (ko 15.00). Fylde and Tynedale have great mutual respect, initially forged in a tragedy which happened on September 25th 2004 at the Woodlands. A collapsed scrum early in the game resulted in severe spinal damage to the young Tynedale prop Ali Johnson. National Two (North) matches between the clubs which began in the 2003-4 season, continued through to 2007-8 at the end of which Tynedale were promoted to National One. Fixtures restarted once more in 2011-12 following Fylde’s promotion to the higher division. One of the legendary pillars of the Tynedale pack in the first ever game between the Clubs on the 13th Sept 2003, prop Peter Southern, is now the Club’s Director of Rugby. Tynedale had a stellar beginning to life in National One finishing successively in 4th, 5th and 5th once again between 2008-2011. However, they began to struggle thereafter and were eventually relegated back to level 4 at the end of the 2014-15 campaign, a path that Fylde followed until their relegation in 2017-18. When fixtures were resumed between the clubs in 2011- 12, the fine 39-28 game at the Woodlands in October was an exemplar of the quality of the National League. Acquaintances were restored again in 2018-19 in National Two (North) and excellent rugby between the clubs continued up to the Covid lockdowns in March 2020. Fylde edge the bragging rights with 14 victories, Tyne on 12, plus one draw in 2006-7. Tynedale finished last season in 6th place just behind Fylde in 5th. Currently, once again, the two clubs are similarly positioned, with Fylde in 4th and Tynedale in 6th, with similar records:
at the Woodlands. Their away form has been impressive with wins at Sheffield Tigers, Ionians, Otley, Billingham and Lymm from Nov to date. The two clubs share many similarities as ‘real rugby clubs’, with a strong local identity in Corbridge and vicinity, a
number of senior teams and a very healthy Colts and Mini- Junior set-up. Their beautiful location on the banks of the River Tyne has proved both a huge asset and a significant problem given a couple of very serious floods which caused a lot of damage. But this is a resilient club and they’ve fought back after these issues. One of their lead coaches is Carl Fearns and with his other coaches they has built a loyal squad with a mixture of
experienced campaigners and thrusting local young talent. Representing the first category is former England Counties lock Chris Wearmouth who, after a decade at Blaydon, moved to Tynedale Park ahead of the 2018-19 campaign. He has run up well over 300 senior National League appearances in a fine career. Playmaking and goal kicking responsibilities this season have been shared between two accomplished young fly-halves, Josh Leslie and Jake Rodgers. Centre Cameron Grant has also done his share of goal kicking. They have been partnered most often by scrum-half James Telford. They have dangerous backs including, in particular, winger Will Roberts who has notched a highly impressive 18 tries and leads the try scorers in National Two (North) along with
FYLDE 19 11 0 8 603 508 95 13 5 62 TYNEDALE 19 8 3 8 521 595 -74 13 3 54
Tynedale had a very rocky start to the season and drew two and lost six in their first 8 matches. They turned the corner in mid-November and have won 8, drawn 1 and lost just 2 since then. Such a strong recent record will give them plenty of confidence when they visit the Woodlands and will be looking to repeat their form which saw them notch a double over Fylde last season including a 28-34 victory
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FYLDE 1st XV ATTENDANCES
2022-23
Chester
540 462 517 583 452 480 583 628 547 786 638 912
Harrogate Blaydon Wharfedale Tynedale
Huddersfield Sheffield Tigers
Hull Ionians Rotherham Preston G
Sedgley
1042
Sheffield RUFC
Otley
Av
628
Sheffield’s Rhodri Campbell. Like Fylde, Tynedale play an ‘all court’ game, with attacking verve and running built on the foundations of a tough well organised pack.
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Sheffield Tigers
620 505 480 452 564 605 607 915 495 468
Billingham
Lymm
Tynedale
Huddersfield
Otley
Preston G Hull RUFC Wharfedale Rotherham Hull Ionians Leeds Tykes Sheffield RUFC
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1195
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2024-25
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Harrogate
Otley Leeds
Wharfedale Hull Ionians
Sheffield Tigers
Lymm
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COACHES: CHRIS BRIERS AND ALEX LONEY FORWARDS Peter Altham (prop) Matt Ashcroft (prop) Valu Tanē Bentley.(flanker)
Corey Bowker (prop) Tom Davis (hooker) Ben Dorrington (flanker) David Fairbrother (no 8) Matt Garrod (lock) Toby Harrison (backrow) Robbie Kincart (prop) Rob King (prop) Greg Morgan (backrow) Sam Parker (hooker) Lewis Quinn (flanker) Chris Rudkin (prop) Charlie Smith (lock) Olly Trippier (prop/hooker) Mike Walton (no 8) Rob Williamson (hooker) BACKS Lucas Atherton (fullback) Charlie Cadley (scrum-half) Alex Clayton (flyhalf) Jordan Dorrington (wing/15) Tom Forster (centre) Alex Gaughan (scrum-half) Ben Gould (scrum-half) Will Hunt (fly-half) Lewis Kincart (scrum-half) Adam Lanigan (wing) Freddie Reader (fullback) Cameron Smith (wing)
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Alex Drydon
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Will Roberts
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Rhys Beekemans
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Cameron Grant
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Seamus Hutton
10
Josh Leslie
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James Telford
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Mike Hughes
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Isaac Keller
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Oscar Caudle
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Brendon McSorley
5
Will Nankivil
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Joe Hanning
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Charlie Turnbull
8
Owen Vassallo
16
Harrison Wood
17
Sam Turnill
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Chris Wearmouth
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Jake Rodgers
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Dan Baines
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FYLDE BACK TO WINNING WAY V LYMM FYLDE BACK TO WINNING WAYS V LYMM
at the Woodlands sends their best wishes to the talented playmaker who was stretchered off on 19 minutes.] Despite the miss, they were back five minutes later, finally getting points on the board when Joe Senior dived over in the far-right corner, a direct result of a dominant scrum. A massive Sam Wadsworth kick gave them seven points before half-time. A yellow card for Lymm centre Jack Stride was the only other moment in the first half and the game was nicely balanced at 15-7 for a final 40 minute battle. Fylde started the second half strongly with Will Hunt kicking penalties in the 45th & 50th minutes. However, in-between the six points, seven went astray after a line break and kick chase was failed to be converted as the ball was agonisingly fumbled in the Lymm goal area. But the try would come a few moments later when Lymm fail to take the ball to ground, instead throwing the ball further and further back until Adam Lanigan stole it and flew away into the right-hand corner. No conversion, but the score was on Fylde’s side at 26-7. Ten minutes later and it was Ben Turner’s time for Fylde as Lymm once again struggled with handling, a touch from an opposition hand ensured he was onside and despite the away side disputing the call, he raced into the corner, with an excellent conversion by Hunt who’s in-field kicking had been excellent all game. The game was drifting away from Lymm but they did get some joy when Wadsworth scored in the far-left corner after a classy passing phase, much closer to the quality Lymm have shown this season. It was a superb second half performance from the boys from the Coast and they were able to kill the game off for good with ten to play when some neat passing play found Lanigan on the left-hand side of the 22 for a nice score. No conversion, but it wasn’t needed as the score was a definitive 38-12. It was excellent to
FYLDE 45 LYMM 17: MATCH REPORT BY WILL JUDD
After three defeats on the bounce, including a loss to bottom team in the league last time out, it seemed like a pretty tall order for Fylde to avoid a fourth defeat, this time against a promotion chasing Lymm team, who destroyed them away early in the season. But, despite this, anything can happen at the Woodlands and Fylde came out looking to prove a point on Alex Loney’s and Chris Briers’ 100th game in charge. Lymm had all the early momentum, but poor decisions left them pointless after ten minutes, and it was Fylde who took an early lead. Fullback Freddie Reader found space on halfway before selling a monstrous dummy to skip past two defenders and touch down for a sensational solo try. The conversion by new loanee fly-half Will Hunt was good and Fylde led against the run of play. Again, Lymm were dropping chances and at the 25 minute mark Fylde punished them once more, initially through Hunt’s converted penalty and then another kick caused chaos. Lymm knocked the ball on and their defensive line was broken once again, the ball eventually spilling lose in the away side’s 22 for Reader to pick up and score his second of the game. Despite the momentum being on Lymm’s side, it was the home team who were 15 points clear. However things took a turn when Mike Walton was sin-binned for a late challenge, despite a far more dubious Lymm high tackle off the ball was ignored by the officials. Perhaps in some form of poetic justice the penalty directly under the posts was missed by Lymm’s replacement stand-off, who was only on the pitch due to a worrying injury for Tom Shard. [Everyone
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see the return of Lanigan to the starting 1st XV after a prolonged recovery from a broken leg when playing for Lancashire in May last year and he showed his finishing class. The game was rounded up already, but that didn’t stop the action in the frantic last two minutes. It was started with Freddie Reader completing his hat-trick in a mirror image copy of the spilled try earlier in the half. But less than a minute later Lymm dived over with Tom Manaton to salvage some pride after a tough afternoon for the visitors. It may have been difficult for Lymm, but for Fylde it was an much improved performance and victory against their recent run of form, a game that the coaches and players alike in which they can take considerable pride. Will Hunt, on loan from Sale FC, had a very positive debut, had a personal haul of 15 points. The Coaches Man of the Match was the indefatigable David Fairbrother who gave just the latest in an ‘action man’ display.
‘Fairy’ is a standout member of the squad and he has been since joining the Club in the 2014-15 season. He’s a larger than life character, much loved by our supporters (though not generally by opponents!) and he was really missed last season when injury and other commitments meant he only made five appearances. The 37-year-old no 8 has made 177 National League appearances and scored 40+ tries for the club. A product of Fleetwood RUFC who served in the Royal Marines, Fairy has played representative rugby for the Royal Navy, Combined Services, Lancashire and England Counties. He is an incredible character and an outstanding player, who leads from the front every time he steps onto the field. This season he’s returned to action with all his old vigour and chutzpah, recognised by his appointment as vice-captain.
Click here for Chris Farrow’s album of action photos.
FYLDE 15 Reader; 14 Turner, 13 Clayton, 12 Stott (Forster 69), 11 Lanigan; 10 Hunt, 9 Kincart; 1 Rudkin, 2 Parker (Williamson 40), 3 Trippier (King 47), 4 Walton (Morgan 59), 5 Garrod, 6 Quinn (Dorrington 65), 7 Harrison ©, 8 Fairbrother. LYMM 15 Wadsworth; 14 Senior, 13 Stride, 12 Wilson, 11 Reay; 10 Shard (Simpson 19), 9 Morris; 1 Higgins (Yates 54), 2 Makin, 3 Hunter (Woods 40, Higgins 69), 4 Tahraoui, 5 Yates (Pitcher 45), 6 Kermode, 7 Callander (Hill 69), 8 Lilly.
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Congratulations to David Fairbrother who, for his performance against Lymm, was selected by the National League as National Two (North) Player of the Week.
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PHILL MILLS HOOKER MATT ASHCROFT
PETER ALTHAM
TOM ARMSTRONG
TANĒ BENTLEY
PATRICK BISHOP
3
12
Sponsored By NR ENGINEERING LTD 4, 5, 6, 8
7
10
CHARLIE CADLEY
BEN DORRINGTON DAVID FAIRBROTHER
ALEX CLAYTON
COREY BOWKER
9, 11
7
10, 12, 15
1
8
OWEN FISHER
MATT GARROD
BEN GOULD
TOM FORSTER
ALEX GAUGHAN
13, 14
9
12, 13
4, 5
9
SCOTT RAWLINGS CENTRE LEWIS KINCART
ROB KING
ROBBIE KINCART
ADAM LANIGAN
TOBY HARRISON
3
2, 3
11, 14
Sponsored By REACT 9
6, 7, 8
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SCOTT RAWLINGS CENTRE SAM PARKER
SCOTT RAWLINGS CENTRE CHRIS RUDKIN
FREDDIE READER
LEWIS QUINN
GREG MORGAN
Sponsored By REACT 2
4, 5, 6, 8
6
13, 11, 15
Sponsored By REACT 1
SCOTT RAWLINGS CENTRE BEN TURNER
SCOTT RAWLINGS CENTRE MIKE WALTON
SCOTT RAWLINGS CENTRE SAM STOTT
SCOTT RAWLINGS CENTRE OLLIE TRIPPIER
SCOTT RAWLINGS CENTRE ROB WILLIAMSON
11, 14
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Sponsored By REACT 1, 2, 3
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SCOTT RAWLINGS CENTRE ALEX LONEY JT HEAD COACH
SCOTT RAWLINGS CENTRE CHRIS BRIERS JT HEAD COACH
MOLLY HART-RYAN LEAD THERAPIST
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JORDAN MCLAUGHLIN RESOURCES MANAGER
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SENIORTEAMSFIXTURES & RESULTS 2024-25
Date
1st XV
HAWKS
VANDALS
NATIONAL 2 (NORTH)
NOWIRUL PREM NOWIRUL DIV 3(N)
17-Aug-24 24-Aug-24 07-Sep-24 14-Sep-24 21-Sep-24 28-Sep-24 05-Oct-24 12-Oct-24 19-Oct-24 26-Oct-24 02-Nov-24 09-Nov-24 16-Nov-24 23-Nov-24 30-Nov-24 07-Dec-24 14-Dec-24 21-Dec-24 04-Jan-25 11-Jan-25 18-Jan-25 25-Jan-25 01-Feb-25 08-Feb-25 15-Feb-25 22-Feb-25 01-Mar-25 08-Mar-25 15-Mar-25 22-Mar-25 29-Mar-25 05-Apr-25 12-Apr-25 19-Apr-25 26-Apr-25
ROSSENDALE BLACKBURN
66-26 17-10
Sheffield RUFC (a) 38-19 PRESTON G. (h) 32-30
Blackburn 2 (a) 7-65 Manchester 2 (a) 15-52
FLEETWOOD 2 (h) 92-0 VALE OF LUNE 3 (h) 61-5 Orrell 2 (a) postponed
Lymm (a)
49-14 47-24
CHESTER 2 (h) Rochdale 2 (a)
68-19
CHESTER (h)
0-83
Hull Ionians (a)
32-35
Sheffield Tigers (a) 26-33 HARROGATE (h) 61-14
PRESTON G 2 (h) 47-22
ORMSKIRK 2 (h) post.
Lymm 2 (a)
21-38
BOLTON 2 (h)
68-17
Tynedale (a)
22-45
SEDGLEY P 2 (h) 38-12
Colne & Nelson 2 (a) 0-20
OTLEY (h)
56-29 23-21
Caldy 2 (a)
52-22
PRESTON G 5 (h) 74-0
Hull RUFC (a)
MACC’FIELD 2 (h) Conc
Blackburn 3 (a)
21-23
LEEDS TYKES (h) post LEEDS TYKES (h) 17-22
Wirral 2 (a)
22-26
CLITHEROE 2 (h) post
ORMSKIRK 2 (h)
76-14
Billingham (a)
aband
ROSSENDALE 2 (h) post MANCHESTER 2 (h) 60-7 Chester 2 (a) 34-45
WHARFEDALE (h) 31-30
Vale of Lune 3 (a) 20-19
Preston G. (a)
12-38
ORRELL 2 (h)
46-22
Orrell 2 (a)
12 -38
LYMM (h) post
Chester (a)
25-19
LYMM 2 (h)
52-26
Bolton 2 (a)
21-30
HULL IONIANS (h) 31-27
Chester (a) Cup 39-19
Billingham (a)
39-17
Sedgley P 2 (a) concede
COLNE & NELSON (h) con
SHEFF TIGERS (h) 28-32 HARROGATE (a) 27-24
CALDY 2 (h)
21-22
LYMM (h)
45-17
ROSSENDALE (h) 55-25
GARSTANG 3 (h) 48-10
TYNEDALE (h)
Macclesfield 2 (a)
BLACKBURN 3 (h)
Otley (a)
WIRRAL 2 (h)
Clitheroe 2 (a)
HULL RUFC (h) LEEDS TYKES (a)
Rochdale 2 (a)
Garstang 2 (a)
BILLINGHAM (h) WHARFEDALE (a)
BLACKBURN 2 (h)
Fleetwood 2 (a)
SHEFFIELD RUFC (h)
ROCHDALE 2 (h)
Thornton C 2 (a)
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1ST XV 2024-25 APPEARANCES & SCORERS FYLDE 1st XV 2024-25
Total
Start
Sub
Tries
Points
2
1
1
Peter ALTHAM
Tom ARMSTRONG Lucas ATHERTON Matt ASHCROFT Valu Tanē BENTLEY
3
2
1
4
1
1
3 3
3 3
6
Patrick BISHOP
Corey BOWKER
Charlie CADLEY Alex CLAYTON Ben DORRINGTON
3 3 2
3
3
1
5
Jordan DORRINGTON
1
1
David FAIRBROTHER
Owen FISHER Tom FORSTER
3 3
1
2
3
2
10
Matt GARROD
1
1
Alex GAUGHAN
2 3
2 3
Ben GOULD
1
5
Toby HARRISON
Lewis KINCART Robbie KINCART ROB KING ADAM LANIGAN ADAM LEWIS GREG MORGAN
1
1
3
3
1
1
SAM PARKER
3
2
1
1
5
LEWIS QUINN
CAMERON RAILTON SCOTT RAWLINGS Freddie READER
3 2 3 3 3 3 2
3
1
5
2
Chris RUDKIN
3 2 3 3 2
Sam STOTT
1
Olly TRIPPIER
2
10
Ben TURNER
1
5
Mike WALTON
Rob WILLIAMSON
Penalty tries Totals
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55
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FYLDE RUGBY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: ELITE DEVELOPMENT DAY SENIORTEAMSFIXTURES & RESULTS 2024-25
An extract from Mark Carden’s forthcoming nook “A Miscellany of Fylde Rugby”
team-mates for the Manchester University side in 1951, 1952, 1953 and 1954.
As a player Jack was an accomplished fly half and could cover most positions in the backs. A new lease of life was found with a move to the wing later in his career and during the 1959-60 season, Jack ran in no less than 7 tries in one game against Harrogate, “…..he had 3 in the first half and 4 in the second”. This within weeks of a 31-12 victory over Preston Grasshoppers in which, “Quarmby contributed 22 of Fylde’s points with 3 tries, 5 conversions and a penalty goal”. Overall, Jack’s records and the local press attest to the facts; that he represented Fylde on 312 occasions, scoring 108 tries and kicking 584 goals. If we assume a half and half split between penalty kicks and conversions, then using today’s scoring system, this amounts to an incredible 2,000 points and a spot right at the top of the all-time scoring charts, probably in the company only of Edward “Pop” Ogden and his much-celebrated round the corner kicking style. A Fylde programme printed in 1990 elicits Jack’s views on school rugby and provides an impressive list of players produced during Jack’s time as a teacher and rugby coach at Blackpool Grammar. These included future club captains Tony Todd and Mark Hesketh, and 1st XV stalwarts such as Pete Faulkner, Chris Wilding and Phil Moran. Once the playing days were over, his years of experience as a school teacher were put to good use in the creation of the club’s Mini Rugby section. Here he was instrumental in once again bringing through a generation of rugby players, imbued with his own deep love of the game. As Fylde’s closest contact with the RFU, Jack brought the idea to the club in 1973. He hired an official RFU film, brought a projector from the school, and invited parents to come and see what was being planned. Now well into his 90s, Jack can be seen regularly at Fylde, enjoying the rugby and the company of the Fylde members, many of whom have benefitted from his ceaseless enthusiasm and commitment to the club.
[Reproduced with thanks to Mark] Pencil portrait by Alan Cavanagh
Jack, 93, on 25th Jan 2025
Jack Quarmby was born on December 28th, 1931, slightly more than a decade after the formation of Fylde RFC and was destined to play a huge part in its history. He was spotted as a youngster playing for Thornton Cleveleys and was brought to Fylde in 1951, where he recalls a friendly and welcoming atmosphere with a strong camaraderie, that meant he would keep coming back. 3 years and 4 months of National Service in the RAF might have kept Jack away, but fortune smiled upon all of us as he was posted to Weeton, from where he could generally travel to play at weekends. Jack attended the University of Manchester, followed by a year at Carnegie in readiness to become a French Teacher at Blackpool Grammar School. He continued to travel to represent Fylde at both 15s and 7s whenever possible, although did line up against his Fylde
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FRCF: GIRLS RUGBY SHINES AT NATIONAL T1 RUGBY FESTIVAL
The spirit of rugby was on full display at the recent National T1 Rugby Year 7 & Year 8 Girls Rugby Festival, where over 80 young players came together for a day of passion, teamwork, and exhilarating competition. Held in a fantastic atmosphere, the event showcased the dedication and determination of schools from across the region, including:
demonstrated the bright future of girls’ rugby and the impact of initiatives aimed at growing the game.
Amelia Summersgill-Smith, Programme Lead, expressed her delight at the success of the festival, saying: “It was an incredible day filled with passion, power, and teamwork. Seeing so many young players give their all on the field was truly inspiring. The commitment from the schools, the coaches, and the players was outstanding, and it’s fantastic to witness the growth of girls’ rugby at this level.” A huge congratulations to all participants for their hard work and dedication. With such a strong showing of talent and sportsmanship, the future of girls’ rugby is looking brighter than ever!
– Unity Burnley - Bury Grammar - Irlam and Cadishead Academy - St Mary’s Catholic Academy Blackpool
- Garstang Community Academy - Millfield High School Thornton
From the first whistle to the final play, the festival was a celebration of the sport, fostering skill development, camaraderie, and an undeniable love for rugby. The high energy and enthusiasm from the players
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FYLDE RUGBY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: ELITE DEVELOPMENT DAY SENIORTEAMSFIXTURES & RESULTS 2024-25 TOPRUGBY PODCASTS One of the most significant changes in the media landscape in the last five years is the extraordinary growth of podcasts – regular audio and/or video pieces on, it seems, every topic under the sun. These can be accessed on any digital device (desk or laptop computer, iPad and mobile phone) as long as you have some kind of network access. They can be recordings of radio programmes or, more usually, are original productions and made available globally. There are thousands of sports podcasts followed by millions of sports lovers. Rugby has a growing menu of these and the point of this short article is to identify some of the best ones. Podcasts vary in production standards but the great majority are highly professional. What follows is a personal, perhaps idiosyncratic, selection of just six enjoyable pods. There are many others which you can explore which may be more to your tastes. Beware, following these can become highly addictive but great fun! Search for these titles on Google to gain simple (mostly free) access to them. 1. Rugby Union Weekly (from BBC Radio 5 Live). Ugo Monye, Chris Jones, Danny Care and Chris Ashton bring you special guests and cover the biggest stories in rugby union. Several programmes a week including in recent days * 6 Nations: Lions watch with the Wallaby captain (41 mins); * 6 Nations: How do England stop France and the GOAT Dupont (40 mins); 6 Nations: The weekend review with Barclay & Warburton (56 mins). 2. Stick to Rugby: published by The Overlap. Join rugby legends Lawrence Dallaglio, David Flatman, Tom Shanklin, and Katy Daley-McLean as they share real stories, fresh perspectives, and dive into everything you love about the game. They aim to involve legendary guests from ex-pros, to celebrity fans. (first episode 29th Jan 2025) 3. Rugby Lives: published by The Rugby Journal. Another brand new podcast which is bringing interviews with people from beyond the sport of rugby to talk about their passion for the oval ball. The first two interviews this week are with actor/comedian Danny Roche and Michelin-starred chef and lifelong Gloucester fan Tom Kerridge who talks about his love for the Cherry & Whites growing up in the West Country and the role models he found at his local club. 4. T he Rugby Pod: Think pub chat, but with some of the biggest characters in the game including Big Jim Hamilton, Andy Goode, Dan Biggar, Producer Rob and weekly guests. Claims that it’s “the most listened to Rugby podcast in the world”. Cover the latest news, rumours insight and stories, but with plenty of humour, opinions and “the best interviews from the game”, including current and former internationals. Recent episodes include: * England Falter, Ireland Fire & Scotland Survive (71 mins); * Le Crunch, Le Craic and Le Colosseum - 6 Nations Week 2 preview (46 mins); * The Shaun Edwards Special- the toughest coach in rugby (46 mins) 5. The Eggchasers Rugby Podcast is a Rugby Union Podcast that doesn’t take itself, or the game, too seriously. One of the longest running rugby podcasts. Tim Cocker, Jonathan Beardmore & Phil Largan have a lifetime of following & playing rugby and bring you real rugby chat straight from the clubhouse. Recent pods include: * “HAPPY SIXMAS”: previewing the Six Nations AND look back over the rugby week, including the Bill Sweeney interview and Premiership rugby week. * “BISMARCK PANZER” The final round of Pool games in the Champions Cup, looking ahead to the Knockout stages and reviewing the international squad announcements for the 6 Nations. * “CHAMPIONS CUP ROUND 3” Some belting matches. Some less so. The rugby week wrapped up. Plus a bunch of rugby and non rugby twists and turns...obvs. 6. F or The Love of Rugby: England’s most capped men love rugby. Ben Young is a scrum-half so he’s spent most of his 127 games chatting away to team-mates, opposition and referees. His mate Dan Cole is still in the England squad and has cult hero status thanks to his no-nonsense approach to most of life’s events. They’ve spent 20 years together at Leicester Tigers, toured together for the British & Irish Lions and now podcast together every week. They’ll bring you their ultimate guide to rugby’s biggest games, give you a behind the scenes tour of Twickenham and tell you what really happens inside an England camp. They also have guests including some of the biggest names in rugby. 32
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