Loughborough Sport Men’s Rugby Programme 17th Dec 2022

RHYS EDWARDS DIRECTOR OF

RUGBY

Welcome all to Loughborough University, where today we host our good friends Stourbridge. Welcome to all players and officials from the club, in what we hope will be another great game of National League Rugby. Our previous encounters over the years have always been a festive feast of rugby, and today I’m sure won’t disappoint.

We enter the Christmas break full of cheer, even though results haven’t necessarily gone our way. We are playing a good brand of rugby and if we aren’t picking up 5-point wins, we are losing with double bonus points which is all we can ask from the players.

Today’s guests, Stourbridge, have been a mainstay of this league, and have always played a good brand of rugby. It’s a shame to see where they are in the table, but I’m sure they can turn it around. Let’s hope that starts after Christmas. We will be keen to ensure that we keep our momentum going into the Christmas block, having started to become more consistent, but we need the wins to show for it.

Last weeks result against Redruth almost sums up our campaign, some great tries, physicality, but discipline in last minutes of game costing us. A 45m penalty to win the game again biting us when all was in control.

The BUCS Super Rugby squad remain top of the League, albeit by 1 point. The league is living up to its billing as the best in the land with all teams capable of beating each other. In the bitterly cold of Exeter, we managed to get a bonus point from the fixture, unfortunately, they were too strong on their 4G pitch. Some good lessons for us, especially, the importance to having always to be at our best. No room to take our eye off the ball.

Last week we welcomed many former players for our Centenary Celebration. Our celebration dinner was held at the Sir Dennis Rooke room in Holywell, following the Redruth fixture. It was great to see the impact this club has had on the game, with many legends of the game having started at Loughborough. Many thanks to Nigel Gillingham OBE, RFU president and former captain, for being part of our panel.

Thanks again for supporting the squad today, it’s been great to see familiar faces every week. Have a great Christmas and New Year.

All the best to everyone today

Rhys Director of Rugby

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

TODAYS TEAMS

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS V STOURBRIDGE

GEORGE PATTEN 01 01 STEFAN THORP SEB SMITH 02 02 JACK LEA TIM HOYT 03 03 CHAD THORNE-RICHARDSON FINN CARNDUFF 04 04 ROBBIE HURRELL NICK JENNINGS 05 05 GARIN STANDING JASPER CAMERON 06 06 MARK GEORGE SILAS PILL 07 07 MATT PERKS

REFEREE: ALEX ROSE

TOMIWA AGBONGBON 08 08 NIGEL MUKARATI

JAMES NAYLOR 09 09 FIN BRIDGEWATER TOM SMITH 10 10 MICHAEL HEANEY CHARLIE CADOGAN 11 11 DAN RUNDLE JOSH TUSLER 12 12 JOEY WALKER HENRY HAWKINS 13 13 ARTHUR MORGAN SAM KILDUNNE 14 14 MATT MOSELEY DAN MARTIN 15 15 OLLY GITTOES

ISAAC BELL 16 16 ADAM STURDY JACK BERTINET 17 17 CLARKSON MCLEOD FERGUS DICK 18 18 JOSH OLIVER

CHARLIE BRIERS 19 19 BEN O’SULLIVAN ALEX WAINWRIGHT 20 20 CALLUM CLARK

FULL TIME: LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC 32-33 REDRUTH

AWAY TEAM (REDRUTH)

TRIES: Brown 13, Phillips 32, Brown 54, Rutter 63, Brown 66

CONVERSIONS: Honey 63 HOME TEAM (LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC)

TRIES: Cadogan 6, Mason 20, Cadogan 23, 48 CONVERSIONS: Smith 7, 21, 23

MAN OF THE MATCH- SILAS PILL REFEREE- BEN SIMPSON ATTENDANCE- 454

HALFTIME: LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC 21-10 REDRUTH

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS: Martin, Barber, Preen, Tusler, Cadogan, Smith, Mason, Patten, Cameron, Hoyt, Carnduff, Jennings, Parkins, Pill, Agbongbon

REPLACEMENTS: Bell, Nixon, Pedlar, Bracken, Hawkins

REDRUTH: Trewin, Thomas, White, Simmons, Bonds, Honey, Rutter, Phillips, Brown, Williams, Fox, Hattam, Stevens, King, Hayler

REPLACEMENTS: Ford, Clements, Butler, McMullin

Another Close Encounter on the Crumb

With the game good to go, the students flew out the block through winger Charlie Cadogen, who ended up with 3 tries to his name for his sizzling efforts down the left wing. His two first half tries were complimented by a great finish from Jon Mason, giving them a deserved 2110 lead at the break.

The second half saw the dynamic of the game turn on its head, relentless set piece pressure from Redruth saw them close the gap as the final stages approached. A well-taken maul hat-trick from their hooker Brown saw them gain the lead for the first time in the game, and with a yellow card to the students number 4, Finn Carnduff, the pressure told as Redruth crossed once more.

The sides exchanged penalties in the final 5 minutes, before a last play strike from Redruth fly-half saw them take the spoils in an epic encounter.

Both sides would have been frustrated with anything but a win, and the students will seek an immediate reaction as they host Stourbridge next week before the Christmas break.

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TODAYS OPPOSITION STOURBRIDGE

Stourbridge RFC was started by members of the Cricket Club who wanted a winter activity and at first it was so successful that the club’s name was changed to the Stourbridge Cricket and Football Club.

However, within a few years, due to organisation and shortage of players, led to rugby football being ousted at Amblecote to be replaced by the rival sport association.

From 1883 rugby football soldiered on in a variety of locations throughout the town illuminated by a mini golden era from 1887-89 when only 4 games were lost out of a total of 37.

The club was re-formed in 1945 after the Second World War and it has made steady progress on and off

the field ever since. The consistent success of the 1st XV is reflected by the fact that in only four of the 56 post war seasons have they ended up with a losing record.

Facilities have improved throughout this period but the most significant change was the move to the present site at Stourton in 1965-6. Originally just over 11 acres, it was extended to 15 acres in 1983-4.

So far this season Stourbridge have had a tough time, winning just one of their games to date and currently sitting bottom of the table. This is the second face off between these two sides, with the Students coming out on top the first time round with a 54 – 25 win.

LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING FIXTURES 2022/23

DATE TIME

OPPONENTS

RESULTS

17/09/2022 KO 13:30 A WASPS (A) 47-17 WIN 15/10/2022 TBC H BRISTOL BEARS (H) 40-24 LOSS 22/10/2022 TBC A SARACENS (A) 23-19 LOSS 29/10/2022 TBC H SALE SHARKS (H) 39-14 WIN 05/11/2022 RESERVE 19/11/2022 TBC A SARACENS (A) 34-21 LOSS 26/11/2022 TBC H HARLEQUINS (H) 25-24 LOSS 03/12/2022 TBC A SALE SHARKS (A) 15-14 LOSS 10/12/2022 TBC H EXETER CHIEFS (H) 52-2 LOSS 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 TIME OPPONENTS RESULTS 10/09/2022 KO 15:00 A STOURBRIDGE (A) 54-25 WIN 17/09/2022 K0 14:00 H EXETER UNI (H) 17-37 LOSS 24/09/2022 KO 14:30 A HORNETS (A) 38-40 LOSS 01/10/2022 KO TBC H HINCKLEY (H) 35-35 DRAW 15/10/2022 KO TBC A NEWPORT (A) 24-22 WIN 22/10/2022 KO 14:00 H LUCTONIANS (H) 27-24 WIN 29/10/2022 K0 TBC A DINGS CRUSADERS (A) 48-24 LOSS 05/11/2022 KO TBC H OLD REDCLIFFIANS (H) 57-30 WIN 12/11/2022 KO TBC A BOURNVILLE (A) 38-38 DRAW 26/11/2022 KO 14:00 H LEICESTER LIONS (H) 34-28 LOSS 03/12/2022 KO 14:00 A BARNSTAPLE (A) 36-33 LOSS 10/12/2022 KO TBC H REDRUTH (H) 33-32 LOSS 17/12/2022 KO TBC H STOURBRIDGE (H) 07/01/2023 KO 14:00 A EXETER UNI (A) 14/01/2023 KO TBC H HORNETS (H) 21/01/2023 KO 15:00 A HINCKLEY (A) 28/01/2023 KO 14:00 H NEWPORT (H) 18/02/2023 KO 14:15 A LUCTONIANS (A) 25/02/2023 KO 14:00 H DINGS CRUSADERS (H) 04/03/2023 KO 14:00 A OLD REDCLIFFIANS (A) 11/03/2023 KO 14:00 H BOURNVILLE (H) 25/03/2023 KO 14:00 A LEICESTER LIONS (A) 01/04/2023 KO TBC H BARNSTAPLE (H) 08/04/2023 15/04/2023 KO 14:00 REDRUTH (A) 22/04/2023 KO 14:00 CLIFTON (H)

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC STAFF

RHYS EDWARDS Director of

Rugby

ANTHONY ALLEN Performance Coach

ALEX WHITE National 2 Head Coach

MARTIN WEBDALE Head Coach

KATIE THRIFT Rugby Operations

JAMES PETERS Development Head Coach

JAMES GALLAGHER Rugby Programme Manager

NEIL FOWKES Performance Coach

BLAKE BURNS

JORDAN HARRIS Lead Physio

MARTA GOMEZ SANTOS Media & Marketing Lead

JOANNE MADDEN-MCKEE

1919

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS RFC A BRIEF HISTORY

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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