CHESHIRE RUGBY
FOOTBALL UNION
ADT COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION THREE
CHESHIRE V
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, LINCOLNSHIRE
AND DERBYSHIRE at
WILMSLOW RUFC
on Saturday 19th
December 1992 Kick - off 2.30 pm.
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Message from Cheshire President J. M. Young We conclude our County Group 3 prognunmc loday afler a hectic three wcek spell. The format mighl never be secn again if planned arrangements for next se .. !SOn go ahead. 1 understand that From 1993/94 League One and Two players will nol be available for selection at County leve!. Though not unduly affected we must admil ~lat Messrs Brierley, Hay ter and Taylor have served us welllo date. ln compiling these notes well ahead of time 1 hope that 1 will be forgiven for billing il as a clash of the Titans!!! Perhaps 1 am lempting fale, but it is nol beyonds the bounds ofpossibility that both Counties will have emerged at this stage with unblemished records. In this evenl will player availability or longevity count? CheshireRFU was formed in 1875, it now has 46 member Clubs on roll. Nous, Lincs and Derby RFU, comparatively young by comparison, came inlo being in 1925. Itnow has 77 Clubs on ilS books. With the opponunity to selecl from a larger reservoir of talent be the telling faclor? Do previolls resullS 1 records count for anything? Matches played on Saturday, December 5~1 were concluded as follows:
Cheshire 60 East Midlands 3 NotlS/Lincs/Derby 12 Staffordshire 3
Withoul dctracting From our performance, ~lC bail cenainly ran our way at Chester, although it must be said that sorne fine tries were scored, and East Midlands did not capitulate easily. Looking al Championship performances from the past al Nationalleve!. Cheshire were winners in 1949/50 Cheshire 5 Eastern Counties Nil
1960/61 Cheshire 5 Devon 3 (Afler a replay) More recen~y in 1984/85 NOllS, Lincs and Derby were beaten by Middlesex 10 - 9 al Twickenham. Delving into the record books once more, we last crossed swords on this very ground, Pownall Park, alSchools'level in April 1988. On ~latday wesecured two victories:- Our Under 16's won 12 - 8 and the Under IS's won 16 - 10. 50 the stage is selloday, when fiftcen players will face each other with possibly ail 10 play for - promotion to Arell Nor~l League Two. With gratefulthanks la ~le Wilmslow Club for pUlting their facilities al our disposa!. Whatever the outcome of loday's confrontation hopefully players, officiaIs and spectalors will have all enjoyed themselves. Somewhat prematurely, bul with greal sincerily may 1 wish everyone 'A Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year'.
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PRESIDENT CARLING'S NEW DRIVE FOR YOUTH RUGBY
England'sRugby Union Captain, Will Carling, is Ihe driving force behind Ihere-Iaunch oflhe Young England Rugby Club. Wiu started Ihe new rugby season wilh his appoinunent as Ihe forst ever Honorary Presidentof Ihe new Club. He urged every boy and girl interesled in Rugby Union in Ihis country to get behind Ihe Rugby Football Union's new youlh initiative and join Ihe Young England Rugby Club.
Carling, obviously excited about Ihe relaunch of Ihe Club, said "Whilst it's ail very weil talking about Ihe success of Ihe current England team, we must alilhink a few years down Ihe line. Developing Ihe game at gmss raots level is paramount to Ihe spon's future success, and Ihus Ihe success of Ihe future England tearns, and it is for Ihis rcason 1 am right behind Ihe effons of Ihe Young England Rugby Club".
The Young England Rugby Club is for anyone - boys or girls - aged between 6 and 16. The Club's aim is 10 spread Ihe 'rugby word' and crcate a direct link belween young enûlUsiasts and ûle very top of Ihe garne. That meHns Ihe RFU and the England sqmd. It is hoped Ihat ûle Club will have a membership of 20,000 wilhin one year of its re-Iaunch, wilh Ihe long term objectiveofrecruitingevery boy and girl who wants ta keep in touch wilh England rugby.
The Young England Rugby Club has already signed up two majorcompanies to suppon ûlem, Texaco and Schweppes, and are looking for a furlher four.
Texaco are using Ihe sponsorship of Ûle Young England Rugby Club as an extension of Iheir 'Children Should be Secn and Not Hun' campai!,,". Commenting on Ihe announcement, Texaco Lld's Managing Directar Roger Colomb said "Texaco aims to enhance Ihe culturnl and educational activities
available ta young people by creating opportunitieslhatmightnotolherwiseexist. Webelieve in encouraging young talent, and our sponsorships give Ihem Ihe opportunity to develop their skills as individual players and as team members."
Schweppes, mcanwhile,considerlhe Young England Rugby Club ta be an obvious target audience for Iheir range of soft drinks and wish to build on Iheir slIOng heritage in Rugby Union.
Andrew Coss leu, Schweppes Managing Directarsaid "Weare pleased to havelheopportunity ofbeing a founder sponsor of Ihe Young England Rugby Club for IWO reasons. Firsûy it will encourage Ihe playing of rugby football by young people, . . .. secondly, we make a wide range of products . ... targeted at Ihe age group covered by Ihe Young England Rugby Club".
Membership costs LIS, plus a L3 fust year enralment fee, which research undertaken has shown is grcat value for money.
New members receive a 'Gilben' rugby bail wilh Will Carling's signature,a Young England Rugby Club 'T'-Shirt, a Membership Badge, a personalised Membership Card, plus four editions of Ihe Club's very own magazine called Tryline'.
Tryline' magazine will be Ihe main melhod of keeping members 'in touch wilh England rugby', bolh nationally and locally. The magazine will rely hcavily on rcader input and members are encouraged ta give their opinions and write editaria!.
There will also bc competitions where star pri7..cs will offer opponunities to getcloser to the England Squad by auending matches or train
. ing sessions. Tryline will be published four times cach scason.
CLUBS FACE LEAGUE SHOCK Sloppy administration will result in over
70 clubs cross the Northem Division being deducted Courage Championship points during the mid season break.
Some clubs will be penalised more than once for brcaking the registration regulations and will begin the second part of the season Crom a minus figure.
Atthe lastcount77 clubs will bepenalised, although that figure may be incrcased as investigations are finalised.
Last scason 10 clubs in Durham were penalised aCter their match cacds were inspected, but the arrivaI ofnew technology this season has resultedin every club being checked after each league game.
'" feel desperately sorcy for the players," says registrar Bob Archer: "But if the competition is ta operate properly, Ule cules must be enforced.
"Although thenumberofclubs la bepenalised is high, the fact is that we have made a
great deal of progress since the stact of the season.
"At that stage the situation west of the Pennines was desperate, but thanks to some good work by county officiais, we have managed to remedy the situation, even though clubs ace having to pay the priee.
'" would say there is Iight at the end of the tunnel and Ulat weace over the worsl. But it has needed stem action ta bring the matter ta peopIe' s attention.
"Doing socertainly crcated a massive headache - it was terrible for a spell as an avalanche of paperwork arrived - but now the daily batch of mail includes only a handful of new names.
''l'm in the process of sending out a new set of sheets of clubs and league secretaries so that when the season rcstarts clubs should know exacuy whcre they stand."
By that time clubs will a1so be awace of exacuy how the leagues have becn adjusted and what impact the penalties those will have.
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ADT COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION THREE
Cheshire V Notts, Lincs and Derby on Saturday 19th December 1992 at Wilmslow RUFC ko 2.30 pm
Cheshire 1 Notts, Lines and Derby
Steve Swindells Darren Medley Matthew Farr Joss Baxendell Dean Crompton Dave Hill Sean Campbell Dave Alcock Iain Taylor Steve Gill Chris Brierley Dave Dahinton Simon Morrison Stewart Hay ter Stewart Beeley
Replacements John Farr Matthew Harding
(Waterloo) (Old Salians) (Winnington Park) (Sheffield) (LSH) (Sheffield) (Birkenhead Park) (Winnington Park) (Orrell) (LSH) (Orrell) Capt. (LSH) (Congleton) (Orrell) (Waterloo)
(Winnington Park) (Macclesfield)
Referee Touch Judges
IS 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 3 li 5 6 '7 '3
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D. J. Hudson D. A. Lewis A.E. Calvert
P. Pearson P. Wheeler P. Clarke 1. Gresswell J. Holland P. Sly 1. Burrows M. Hallam T. Hawkins C.Ord C. Miller 1. Pettit R. Poyser I. Jowitt 1. Walker
Replacements C. Campbell P. Hopkinson
(Spalding) (Spalding) (Lincoln) (Spalding) (Mellish) (Spalding) (Derby) (Nottingham) (Paviors) (Chesterfield) (Lincoln) (Ilkeston) (Matlock) Capt. (Modems) (Modems)
(Wilmslow) (Derby)
SPREADING THE RUGBYWORD
The work of Cheshire Youth Development Officer Chris Hughes
Over the past three years almost 200 primary schools in Cheshire have started to play Rugby Union as part of their sports activities.
ln lhe main this youthful 'conversion to the oval bail is down 10 the work of one man - Cheshire Rugby Development Officer, Chris Hughes.
Chris, a former PE teacher, is part of a nationwide nelwork of Youth Development Officers cstablished by the Rugby Foolball Union al Twickenham 10 promote the sport at grass roots level.
Having played rugby at school and college and for various junior clubs in the Soulh - in particular Cambridge club Ely where he was Club Captain - Chris is ideally suiled 10 promote rugby's attractions, and 10 taclde sorne of the problems the sporl has faced in reeenl years.
The YDO nelwork was sel up in the late eighties when the flow of talented young players into clubs began LO dry up, the result ofless rugby bcing played in schools and the vigorous marketing of lhe attractions of rival sporlS.
Now, thanks to the efforts orthe YDO's, the success of the Rugby World Cup and England's double Grand Siam triumph, the sport is very much on the up again.
And RFU chiers are determined to maintain the momentum - has been running a nalionwide promotional campaigned aimed al gelling even more youngslers 10 take up the sport.
Locally, international stars like Wade Dooley and Dewi Morris lenl their support to '.Fifteen Days of England Rugby' by making personal appearances at promotional evenlS and speeial coaching sessions.
Bullhe task of boosting the popularity of rugby hasn'lalways becn so weil organised, or so high profile, as Chris reealls : " When the job firsl came up 1 was very keen because il seemed a greal chance, in effeet, to bc yOUf own boss.
"On the nrst day, when 1 tumed up at my office in Northwich, 1 found ouI just how much 1 was my own boss. There was a desk, a chair, a phone and me. Because the job was new, il was almosl a case of wriling your own job description.
"In reality il was a case of starting everylhing from scralch, going lhrough the hard slog of building up contacls Wilh clubs and schools, the education aUlhorities, local aulhorily leisureservices departmenlS and sporlS centres throughout the county.
"These contacts are vital. People often think YDO's spend ail their time oulon the field coaching youngsters. In facl a lot of time has to bcspent in building upan infrastructure in which the actual coaching can be delegated 10 other people.
"ICs a cascade effeet, so 1 run courses for teachers and rugby club members on how to coach the sport, and they go away and do il."
Of course, al the momenlmany olher sporlS are competing for the youngslers' attention -in facl, Chris himself sharcs an office with a
Soccer Development Officer.
But Chris helieves that he is 'selling' a good product with wide appcal for both boys and girls: " ln my view, rugby's a grcat leveller.
"At primary schoollevel, we play New Image Rugby, which is basically a grune of tag playcd with a rugby bail. Boys and girls can pl~y it equally weil.
"Further up the scale, rugby can accommodate boys of ail shapes and sizes -there's a place in a rugby tcam for ~111 I ads, short lads and hefly lads. Not many sports can offer that."
Over the past ycar, Rugby has of course becn given abig boostby the World Cup,said Chris: " The number of children showing an interest in the sport shot up after this event.
"But of course, the same thing happens every ycar with tennis when Wimbledon is on the TV -ail the kids want a racquetand you can't get a court on a public park.
"ln terms of rugby, the most significant effect has becn to raiseawareness ofthe sport nationwide and to elevate leading players like Will Carling to the status of naûonal sporûng celebrities like lcading soccer playcrs.
"This increased awareness obviously makes it easier to promote the game in both schools and clubs," he said.
Aftercompleting his first three-yearcontract with the RFU, Chris has now 'signed up' for a further five years. For tllis seeond spell, he believes there will he a change in the emphasis of his work.
Up to now much effort has been concentratcd on primary school children, working on the 'grab 'em young' theory. Now Chris intends to work Witll older age groups where he helieves rugby can stake a strong claim on the interest of youngsters of both sexes now that curriculum changes mean that schools are obliged to offer a more balanced programme of sporting activiûes and an equal
opportunity policy for playing tllem.
He will also he continuing to help clubs establish and nurture their own youth rugby set-ups - the number of Cheshire clubs offering mini rugby facilities has incrcased consistently over the past three ycars.
lronically though, one person who has failcd to develop their rugby over the past three ycars is Chris himself.
Working with schools during the week and club mini-rugby groupson Sundays mcans that Saturdays are the only day he off to spend with his family.
Beeause of this he is now only rarely able to tum out for Sandbach, his local club.
• Chris Hughes is available to offer advice on introducing rugby to groups of children of ail ages in schools and clubs.
• Contact him on 0606 871812.
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FIXTURES SEASON 1992-93
COUNTY Novcmber
25 Deccmber
v Cumbria (Away)
5 v East Midlands (Chester RFC) 13 v Staffordshire (Burton on Trent RFC) 19 v Notts Lincs & Derby (Wilmslow RFC)
DIVISION Dcccmbcr
5 v South West (Headingley RFC) 12 v Midlands (Waterloo RFC) 19 v London (Harlequins RFC)
UNDER 2l'S Deccmber
2 v Lancashire (Away) 16 v Cumbria (Home)
SCHOOLBOYS (U.18 and U.16) Novcmber
8 v Shropshire (Caldy & Parkonians RFC) 22 v Staffordshire (Lichfield RFC)
Deccmbcr 6 v Northumberland (Northwich RFC) 12 v Durham (Durham School) 19 v Yorkshire (Wakefield RFC) 27 v Lancashire (St. Helens)
January 3 v Cumbria (Sandbach RFC)
COLTS Octobcr
3 v Leicester (Away) Il v E. Counties (Away) 17 v Northumberland (Away) 24 v Durham (Away)
November 1 v Cumbria (Shell RFC) 7 v Lancashire (Waterloo) 14 v Yorkshire (Sandbach)
JUNIOR COLTS (U.17's) February
28 v North Midlands (Home)
Mareh 14 v Clwyd (Away) 21 v Buckinghamshire (Away) 28 v Lancashire (Home)
April 4 v Cumbria (Away) 25 North Div. Final
CLUBS' U.16's February
28 v North Midlands (Home)
March 14 v Lancashire (Home) 21 v Buckinghamshire (Away) 28 v Shropshire (Away)
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