Loughborough Sport Men’s Rugby Programme 1st October 2022

RHYS EDWARDS DIRECTOR OF RUGBY

Welcome again to Loughborough University, where we host our close neighbours Hinckley in another National 2 West Fixture.

We are very familiar with today’s opponents having locked horns in National 1 in previous years with each game proving to be a feast of tries and rugby. Hinckley have already proved their competitive ability getting off to flyer with 3 wins from 4. The squad is looking forward to getting back on the pitch this weekend having had a close loss away to Hornets.

The BUCS Super Rugby Programme Started this week with the group playing away at Durham. As always, it was a tough fixture, with pitch conditions and weather having an impact on the game. But our endeavour to play was there to see, unfortunately we fell to a 25 – 16 defeat. Next week we play Exeter at home 19:00pm, another opportunity to test ourselves against another top team. Please come and support.

The rugby clubs trials started this week. With over 200 players looking to play at Loughborough. This group includes a number of returning players but many 1st Year students who are looking to start their African Violet journey. The quality of players we continually get is still really exciting and especially with them all looking to study as well.

All the best to everyone today!

Rhys Rhys Director of Rugby

*Any further information regarding membership, please contact rugby@lboro.ac.uk for more information

TODAYS TEAMS

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS

S. SMITH 01

HINCKLEY RFC

01 O. HARPER

I. BELL 02 02 A.J OHNSON

T. HOYT 03 03 S. GREENING

REFEREE: NEIL SWEENEY

A. PEDLAR 04 04 A. WEAVER

J. SHINE 05 05 A. GROOCOCK N. JENNINGS 06 06 C. THUNDER

T. AGBONGBON 07 07 O. POVOAS

B. SMITH 08 07 A. SALT

T. MILES 09 08 B. POINTON

A. WAINRIGHT 10 09 R. VOWLES

G. BARBER 11 10 M. LAMB

C. PREEN 12 11 B. BEVAN

H. HAWKINS 13 12 S. NIXON

J. METCALFE 14 13 B. MOORE

D . WALSH 15 14 S. EVERETT

S. PILL 16 15 D. BOWYER

O. CRANE 17 16 D. PECK

F. DICK 18 17 H. BOWER

O. FISHER 19 18 J. LEONARD

T. SMITH 20 19 C. NIXON

FULL TIME: LOUGHBOROUGH

STUDENTS RFC 38-40 HORNETS

HOME TEAM (HORNETS)

TRIES: 7, 39, 42, 55 and 78

CONVERSIONS: 8, 40, 56 and 79

AWAY TEAM (LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC)

TRIES: 5, 15, 25, 32, 35 and 50

CONVERSIONS: 16, 26, 33 and 51

REFEREE: James Milliner-Woodcock

ATTENDANCE: 345

HALFTIME: LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC 31-21 HORNETS

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS: Pill, Bell, Crane, Jennings, Shine, Pedlar, Nkonge,Agbongbon, Fisher, Wainwright, Barber,Howells, Preen, Metcalfe, Walsh

REPLACEMENTS: Smith, Westmacott, Strong, Bracken, Hawkins

HORNETS: Bachofner-Brown, Ward, Lloyd,Harris, Bailey, Chenoweth, Roberts, Parker,Tuttiett, Elswood, Vickery, Francis, Bailey,Querl, Carter

REPLACEMENTS: Chase, Lane, Davis, Fry,Balkham

With 6 of the match-day 20 in line for their first national league appearances, a youthful Loughborough side arrived at Hornets looking to bounce-back from last weeks disappointing result against Exeter.

Clearly motivated by last weeks outcome, a fast start was made. With Jake Metcalfe dotting down on debut with just 5 minutes on the clock after an excellent initial break down the right hand side, before regaining possession a few phases later to finish off a fine Loughborough

attack. A couple of late first half Hornets tries, and some poor discipline (resulting in 2x yellow cards for the students) kept the hosts within reach throughout the first half however an absolutely clinical display of attacking rugby saw us run in 5 tries through the opening 40 minutes, taking a 31-21 lead into the break.

Despite the 10 point lead, we’d yet to have found 5th gear and returned for the second half determined to see the game through to the end and come home with 5 points.

A fast start from the hosts tightened the gap to 5 before a second try of the afternoon for Metcalfe extended our lead to 12 (sitting 38-26 ahead) heading into the final quarter of the game. Despite the healthy lead, numerous errors and relentless pressure from the hosts saw

the gap narrow to just 5, before a final minute converted try (after multiple scrum resets) saw Hornets take the lead for only the second time all afternoon. With little time left hornets saw out the remaining seconds to take a 40-38 win.

Despite a second successive defeat, signs of performance improvements are there and with the prospect of a derby fixture on home turf with Hinckley today, there is little doubt that a reaction will be seen as we look to head into the weekend off with a win under our belts.

Enjoy the game this afternoon, up the boro

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TODAYS OPPOSITION HINCKLEY RFC

Hinckley Rugby Club was formed in 1892 before its first matches in 1893. After some moving around in the early years Hinckley set up at Coventry Road in 1929, before moving to their current Leicester Road location just under forty years later. After a strong 1970s, the club struggled in the 80s when the league system was formed the club, suffering three consecutive relegations. Come the 90s they started to move back up the rugby hierarchy and reached the National leagues by the end of the 1990s.

After several seasons in the Midlands divisions Hinckley RFC were promoted to National Two North at the end of 2017. In 2017-18 they finished a very creditable fifth in the table with 20 wins from 29 games, dropping to 10th in 2018-19. Hinckley have had a mixed bag of results

so far this season, with a narrow win against Bourneville in their first game and a 15-26 loss against Leicester Lions the following week. They have pulled it back in their last two matches however, with strong wins against both Barnstaple and Redruth.

With Chris Campbell taking over as Director of Rugby, they continue to focus on building the club. Hinckley have a strong team with players who have previously played in the Championship, Premiership Academies, England age groups and the full Leicestershire county XV, with this group blended with a strong group of players who have come through the club's junior set up.

All this considered, its set to be a good game between the two local teams today.

LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING FIXTURES 2022/23

DATE TIME

OPPONENTS

RESULTS

KO 13:30 A WASPS (A) 47-17 WIN 15/10/2022

17/09/2022

TBC H BRISTOL BEARS (H) 22/10/2022

TBC A SARACENS (A) 29/10/2022

TBC H SALE SHARKS (H) 05/11/2022 RESERVE 19/11/2022

TBC A SARACENS (A) 26/11/2022

TBC H HARLEQUINS (H) 03/12/2022

TBC A SALE SHARKS (A) 10/12/2022

TBC H EXETER CHIEFS (H) 17/12/2022

TBC A BRISTOL BEARS (A) 24/12/2022

OPTIONAL ROUND 6 31/12/2022

OPTIONAL ROUND 6 07/01/2023

TBC H WASPS (H) 14/01/2023

TBC A GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY (A) 21/01/2023

TBC H DMP (H) 28/01/2023

TBC A WORCESTER WARRIORS (A) 04/02/2023

TBC A HARLEQUINS (A) 11/02/2023 RESERVE 18/02/2023

TBC H SALES SHARKS (H) 25/02/2023

TBC A EXETER CHIEFS (A) 04/03/2023

TBC H BRISTOL BEARS (H) 11/03/2023

TBC A WASPS (A) 18/03/2023 RESERVE 22/04/2023 CUP 29/04/2023

CUP 06/05/2023 RESERVE 13/05/2023

TBC H GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY (H) 20/05/2023

TBC A DMP (A) 27/05/2023

TBC H WORCESTER WARRIORS (H) 03/06/2023

TBC H SARACENS (H) 10/06/2023 SEMI FINAL 24/06/2023 FINAL

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC

1XV FIXTURES 2022/23

DATE

10/09/2022

17/09/2022

24/09/2022

01/10/2022

15/10/2022

22/10/2022

TIME OPPONENTS

KO 15:00 A STOURBRIDGE (A)

K0 14:00 H EXETER UNI (H)

RESULTS

54-25 WIN

17-37 LOSS

KO 14:30 A HORNETS (A) 38-40 LOSS

KO TBC H HINCKLEY (H)

KO TBC A NEWPORT (A)

KO 14:00 H LUCTONIANS (H)

29/10/2022

KO TBC H OLD REDCLIFFIANS (H)

K0 TBC A DINGS CRUSADERS (A) 05/11/2022

12/11/2022

KO TBC A BOURNVILLE (A) 26/11/2022

KO 14:00 H LEICESTER LIONS (H) 03/12/2022

10/12/2022

17/12/2022

07/01/2023

14/01/2023

KO 14:00 A BARNSTAPLE (A)

KO TBC H REDRUTH (H)

KO TBC H STOURBRIDGE (H)

KO 14:00 A EXETER UNI (A)

KO TBC H HORNETS (H)

21/01/2023

KO 14:00 H NEWPORT (H)

KO 15:00 A HINCKLEY (A) 28/01/2023

18/02/2023

KO 14:15 A LUCTONIANS (A) 25/02/2023

04/03/2023

11/03/2023

25/03/2023

01/04/2023

08/04/2023

KO 14:00 H DINGS CRUSADERS (H)

KO 14:00 A OLD REDCLIFFIANS (A)

KO 14:00 H BOURNVILLE (H)

KO 14:00 A LEICESTER LIONS (A)

KO TBC H BARNSTAPLE (H)

KO 14:00 REDRUTH (A) 22/04/2023

15/04/2023

KO 14:00 CLIFTON (H)

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC STAFF

RHYS EDWARDS

Director of Rugby

ANTHONY ALLEN Performance Coach

ALEX WHITE National 2 Head Coach

SCOTT SNEDDON Head Coach

MARTIN WEBDALE Performance Coach

KATIE THRIFT Rugby Operations

JAMES PETERS Development Head Coach

JAMES GALLAGHER

Rugby Programme Manager

NIGEL HALL Performance Coach

BLAKE BURNS

EMILY BURNS Team Manager

JORDAN HARRIS

Lead Physio

S&C Volunteer

MATT COOKE S&C Volunteer

HENRY DUNFORD PA Placement

AMIE GRAY PA Placement

MARTA GOMEZ SANTOS Media & Marketing Lead

JOANNE MADDEN-MCKEE

S&C Volunteer

LOUGHBOROUGH

V HINCKLEY RFC

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC A BRIEF HISTORY

1919

Loughborough College formed the original Rugby Union side in September 1919.

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.

1962-68

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.

Middlesex 7s winners: 1959, 1964 1966, 1970 and 1976.

1996

Loughborough enter the leagues at the bottom of the RFU pyramid.

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

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.

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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