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Local Sport
18th June 2020
Issue 1118
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Rugby club adapting‌ Speedway... The current pandemic has affected everyone’s way of life, & Stocksbridge Rugby Club are no exception. Unable to complete their play off fixtures at the end of last season, Stocksbridge have also been denied the opportunity of partaking in the Spring Cup, where they were runners up last season. Plans are in place to commence pre-season training as soon as the club can agree certain control measures in line with RFL guidance. When the new season does start, Stocksbridge Rugby will need to appoint a new 1st XV Captain as the inspirational Ricky B Rowett has chosen to stand down due to family commitments, leaving current vice captain Adam R Frith as favourite to replace
him. Rumours also persist that Club Supremo, Rhys Keenan has relinquished the Head Coach role to concentrate on his own playing career, now he is free of injury. Club Chairman Andy Bell has thanked both for their commitment & contribution to the playing side. Off the field, the members have been busy preparing for the upcoming season with a vigorous maintenance programme on the playing pitches, see photo. Volunteers have also carried out vital refurbishments in the clubhouse, with an eye on any potential reopening dates. All within social distancing guideline, of course.
CUP winner Craig Pendlebury has revealed how he didn’t feel ready to join Sheffield in 1974 – but went on to live the dream.
One of the main fund raising, & social events of the calendar Year, the Annual Club Dinner has also had to be cancelled this Year. The Club has a history of attracting big name speakers to create interest, & the funds usually raised will be sorely missed this Year. The majority of the General Committee will remain as previous, so the Club is in a relatively good place to continue, when conditions allow.
Pendlebury, now based in Australia, has added a tough of retro to the new issue of ‘Tiger Talk’, the fortnightly club programme during the season delay. His first season was 1974 – and he says he was prepared to give it a month to see how he got on! Said Craig: “I really got thrown into deep end in 1974 when the Swedish riders were banned, Sheffield’s Bengt Larsson was one of them. “I had only ridden in I think seven second division meetings for Barrow in late 73 and was all set to go back there in 74 on loan, but I got the call from the management about two weeks before the season started. “They said they wanted me to ride for the Tigers, I said I wasn’t nearly ready for first division racing but agreed to give it a go for a month, I ended up the season with an average of just under six.� Current Tigers star Kyle Howarth has swapped his bike for the building site as he looks to plug the gap in income during this time of no racing and is keeping fit.
Most of the 1st team squad have been training at home, with big 2nd rower, slammin Sam Whitaker & scrum half, that man Adam Frith running 5k per day for a Month to raise funds for the NHS. They have raised over ÂŁ1300 so far, with money still coming in.
Tiger Talk also includes an all-time Sheffield 1-7 with club co-promoter Damien Bates – with some interesting choices – colleague Peter Mole addresses the latest situation and there’s a stunning centre page poster of club hero Ricky Ashworth. It’s on sale now for delivery on or before Monday June 22 from the publishers https://www. curtis-sport.com/online-store/Sheffield-Tigersc51359224 where all previous issues remain in stock to complete the set of what is sure to be a unique collection in history.
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