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
01
ISAAC BELL
02
JOSH TOMS
03
HARRY LONGWORTH
04
TOBY ADLINGTON
05
NICK JENNINGS (C)
06
DAN ECKERSLEY
07
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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
16
16
ANDY CURTIS
SAM WESTMACOTT
17
17
CASH CHILVERS
JON STANWAY
18
18
OSCAR CROWE
JACK SHINE
19
19
DANNY OPENSHAW
JAMES NAYLOR
20
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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LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC V SEDGLEY PARK
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 V SEDGLEY PARK
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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