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The LBRFC 1st XV finished the season triumphantly with a run of 9 unbeaten league games, allowing them to finish 3rd in the table. They beat Rushden & Higham, St. Ives and Stockwood Park to obtain their top 3 position in Midlands 3 East (South) league. Congratulations to Vipers and Rushden & Higham who were promoted and good luck next season to them.
Hopefully the team will enjoy a well deserved break in order to rest any injuries and recuperate ready for the beginning of next season. They have provided us with very entertaining, and at some points nail-biting games this season and we are very proud of their achievements - well done lads.
For anyone wishing to join the Senior squad, pre-season training begins on Tuesday June 30th at 7pm. It would be lovely to see some new faces as well as old faces returning!
Final Results of the Season:
LBRFC 37 - 10 Rushden & Higham.
St. Ives 3 - 51 LBRFC.
LBRFC 40 - 19 Stockwood Park
Issue 6 - April 2015
LBRFC 1st XV Final Table Positioning 2014/2015 Season:
LBRFC Mini Rugby Festival U7, U8 & U9’s
a great success!
The LBRFC Mini Rugby Festival for the U7,
U8 and U9’s was held at Station Road on
Sunday 22nd March.
A great day was had by all, with over 40
teams competing in the tournament with a
special guest in attendance - Northampton
Saints’ very own Bernie the Mascot.
The sun shone on all, with many of the visit-
ing coach-
es com-
menting on
the well
organised
event and
how much
they en-
joyed it.
Well done to all who helped from the Junior
and Senior section of the club and a very well
done to U9’s who won their age group!
Start of Friday Night Tag Rugby.
Starting at 7pm on May 15th and continu-
ing on every Friday over the summer, Tag
Rugby is coming to LBRFC. Minimum age of
16, for men
and women
alike, it will
be a case of
rocking up at
the club play-
ing fields and
playing non-contact tag-rugby. All players
will wear a belt with Velcro tags, which the
tackler must remove without making con-
tact with the player.
Great fun for all, if you have never played
(or it has been so long you can’t remember
when you last played) or even if you are a
regular contact player, please come and
join us. The bar will be open afterwards
where we can all discuss our various
achievements during the game!
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Comedy Night A Great Success!
A brilliant night was had at the Comedy Night with comedi-
an Dean Courtney and laughs a plenty!
Over 70 people attended the event raising money for the
club development fund, whilst also raising £320 for Help
for Heroes.
We look forward to welcoming Dean back on September
19th of this year.
A huge thank you to Stuart ‘Trigger’ Welling, Deej Fair &
Jake Toseland for organising the event.
Sudbury Mini’s visit Buckby
31st March was a busy morn-
ing at Station Road. The wind
blew, the rain lashed down
but nothing could damped the
spirits of our visitors from
Suffolk. Under 7s through to Under 12s battled
hard whilst parents nursed aching heads.
The club house was full afterwards as the after
tour court sessions were held and sentences
handed down to the guilty (all of them!). We play
rugby for many reasons but the social side and
team spirit is at the forefront of things.
Sudbury were made to feel very welcome and
LBRFC have made some new friends.
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The Box - winner of £100!
Big congratulations to Guy Roberts who
won the Big Prize from The Box on
Saturday night (11th April).
Well done Guy and well done to Jack
Wright and Jimmy Milne for running
the Box competition all season, raising
money for the club whilst making sever-
al supports a bit richer when winning
the big prize!
A happy Guy ‘Loads of Money’ Roberts
can be seen in the below photo with his
minder for the night Big Tim Lewis!
U10, U11 and U12 Mini Rugby Festival
On Sunday 12th April, we welcomed 30 teams to
Station Road for the U10, U11 and U12 Mini
Rugby Festival. A big thank you to all volunteers.
Well done to all the teams who competed at the
festival, once again we were blessed with
sunshine. A great turnout and effort from all
the volunteers who helped make the day happen,
raising funds for the club. A big thanks to all
involved from the committee.
FUN DAY—RAISING MONEY FOR THE AIR AMBULANCE
This coming Saturday 25th April, the club will be hosting
2 games, the 1st team kick off @ 1.15pm, and the Buckby
Vets game will kick off @ 3pm vs a Vets ‘Rugger Buggers’
touring side.
There will be a Hog roast, cake stall with tea and coffee,
(thank you to the WI), and face painting, all proceeds will
go to the Air Ambulance, make sure you come down to the
club with your family for a great afternoon.
LBRFC 1st XV has been captained this season (and seasons before!) by Jake Toseland. I
quizzed him to find out a little bit more about him…
Name: Jake
DOB: 11/06/1991
Height: 5”9
Marital Status: In a relationship
Rugby team you support: Northampton Saints
1) Which position do you play? It changes all the time!
2) How many years have you played for LBRFC and how did
you become a player? 13 years, I had been playing at school and decided to start playing club rug-
by, plus I was a bit porky so my mother made me lose some weight.
3) Which team do you look forward to playing the most and why? Daventry, its always a hard
fought game of rugby.
4) Most embarrassing moment on a rugby field? My drop goal attempt earlier in the season.
5) Growing up who was your all-time favorite rugby player? Ben Cohen.
6) Favorite food and drink? Food is steak, and it has to be beer!
7) Favorite band or musician? Alt-j
8) If you could be another teammate for a week who would it be and why? Luke, because he
has the privilege of playing outside me!
9) Who is the funniest teammate? Hayno
10) Who is your dream date? Khalesssi from Game of Thrones
11) Who’s the best dressed in the squad? Well maybe Tarps due to his lovely purple leather jacket
12) Which teammate would be voted off Big Brother first and who would win? (and why!)
Out First - John Paul because of his haircut
To Win – James Hare because he's camp, and everybody likes the camp guy
13) What teammate is most likely to avoid paying for a round when you are out? Probably me
14) Describe yourself in 3 words: Clumsy, driven, handsome
15) What one piece of advice would you give to children playing rugby? Always push yourself
further then you think you can, and don't gob off to refs!
16) Who was your first ever coach and what do you remember about them? Paul Day, as well
the rugby, he was just a really good guy and helped a lot of us out with stuff off the field as well.
17) If you could turn back time and witness one event what would it be? Johnny Wilkinson’s win-
ning drop goal
18) What has been the best sporting event you have ever seen? The London Olympics
19) If you could attend any sporting event in the world, what would it be?
Arsenal in the FA Cup Final
20) What is your favorite thing about yourself? My quads!
21) What is one thing you would change about yourself? My lack of facial hair
22) The one place I would never go on holiday is… Iraq
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Every week, our dedicated Match Reporter, Nick Palmer, can be see at the side lines of the pitch, busy
scribbling information about the match. Goodness knows how he remembers all the specific phases of
play, but he does a cracking job. Now it is time to get to know the man behind the report a little better…
Name: Nick Palmer
Place of birth: Leicester (Sorry!)
Favourite food? Anything outdoors in the sun but especially fish
Favourite band or musician? The Rat Pack
Favourite drink? Strong tea or Guinness
What is the best sporting event you have ever been to? RWC Final in Paris 2007 -
shame we didn't win
If you could attend any sporting event in the world, what would it be? RWC Final
with England winning
How did you get involved in LBRFC and become a supporter? JP started playing there as an under 7
and I got involved in helping to run mini/junior sides few weeks later.
How many years have you supported or been involved with LBRFC? 18 years
What is your most embarrassing moment at the club? Being asked to fill in this questionnaire!
Which rugby team do you support? After Long Buckby it's Northampton Saints for me
Growing up, who was your all-time favourite rugby player? Willie John McBride
Who is your favourite LBRFC player? Apart from the obvious father son bias then it's Richard Ryan -
years with the club through thick and thin, always tenacious and at the heart of what's happening on and
off the field.
What is the best LBRFC game you have watched and why? Can I choose two? If so one would be
LBRFC Colts beating Daventry Colts in a night game at their ground with an injury time penalty breaking
the home supporters hearts. The second would be a couple of years ago when LBRFC 1st team beat Old
Scouts in the two separate cup semi finals and later hearing that one of their goals for the following sea-
son was to beat Long Buckby. It's nice to know we got that far up their noses!!
Who is your dream date? Lynda Palmer - aren't I romantic!
Three words to describe you: Boring, sensible, organised!!!
What is one piece of ‘life advice’ you would give out? Don't eat yellow snow - I should have added
'obvious' to three words to describe me!
If you could turn back time and witness one event, what would it be? Sammy Davis Junior live in Las
Vegas
The one place I would never go on holiday is… Hereford; it's too close to the Millennium Stadium!!
Sorry Nathan, sorry Dylan!
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For up to date news please view our club website:
www.lbrfc.com
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY!
Saturday 25th April - 2 home games, fun day inc hog roast & face painting—raising money for
the Air Ambulance
1st team game kick off @ 1.15pm, Buckby Vets game kick off @ 3pm
Friday 15th May (and every following Friday during the summer) Adult Tag Rugby sessions at LBRFC.
Friday 12th June - Sunday 14th June - LBRFC Beer Festival
Saturday & Sunday 27 & 28th June - NATWEST Rugby Force Weekend - Volunteers required.
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Hello all
The services of Long Buckby RFC
have been requested by the or-
ganizers of the Hollowell Steam
Rally. We are delighted to be
asked again.
We will be helping with car park-
ing, refuse removal and fence dis-
assembly.
We cannot do it without the help
of our membership.
The benefits for the club can be
substantial – and it’s FUN.
Please consider helping us. The
dates are shown opposite and
shifts during the weekend are
flexible. You can either give a lit-
tle or do the lot.
Interested? Need more Info?
Then contact Graham Hughes.
My contact details are
Phone: 07776134653
Email: graham-
WE CANNOT FAIL, BUT WITHOUT
YOUR HELP WE WILL.