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Jan 2010 |
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Bedfordshire U15s Rugby Trials
The County rugby trials for the under 15’s were hosted for the first time by the Dunstablians at their Bidwell Park ground in Houghton Regis
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There were over forty young hopefuls competing for around twenty five places, players from Luton, Biggleswade, Ampthill, Stockwood Park and the Dunstablians took part in the trials together with members of the School of Rugby and players that had previously played for Bedfordshire in the lower age group.
Ian Marshall told the hopefuls “In the past there have been a number of Bedfordshire players selected for the East Midlands Under 15’s side and it is here that players should push hard to be selected for an England side.” He also said “that if they were unlucky on this occasion to be selected, that there would be other opportunities as East Midland selectors are often out and about watching games at club level”
Bedfordshire’s first game is scheduled for 10th February v Oxfordshire U15’s, the game to be played away at Chinnor RUFC
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U15s Play for Northampton Development Group
The Dunstablians were well represented at the end of January when five U15’s played in the Elite Player Development Group (EPDG) at Northampton Saints against Leicester Tigers
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Reece Marshall, Clark Davidson, Lewis Jones, Joshua Skelcey and Joshua Taylor |
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Dunstablians RUFC youth volunteer gains RFU recognition
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Nov 2009 |
Report
and photographs by John Chatterley
A pupil at Lark Rise School, Dunstable has been one of the first to receive an RFU award as a youth volunteer.
Luke Judkins was awarded the silver award during a school assembly in front of the school, teachers and parents, by Mark Bulcraig, Youth Chairman for Dunstablians Rugby Union Football Club and Richard Rochester, Dunstablians' Volunteer Coordinator.
Luke Judkins, 9, was recognised and rewarded for his dedication to the environment around him, both at school and at the Dunstablians Bidwell Park ground.
Lark Rise school offers a stable emotional environment that helps the children thrive and recognise boundaries.
Richard Rochester said: “Dunstablians have just implemented a plan to increase volunteering for the benefit, of not only our membership, but the local community around them. The aim is to provide volunteers with an opportunity to use their strengths and develop new ones”. |
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Mark Bulcraig said “Luke has been recognised by both his school and the club for his involvement in environmental issues, recently helping with keeping the school clear of leaves and the Sunday morning clear up after matches on a Saturday.”
The Rugby Football Union supports volunteering initiatives, especially to promote volunteering for young people and believes that Rugby Clubs can help young people to develop their strengths.
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Left to Right:- Richard Rochester, Mark Bulcraig, Luke and Headteacher Sue Attard |
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DRUFC Players selected for EM under 20s squad |
Nov 2009 |
Report
by Keith Wilkins (Club Coaching Co-ordinator)
The following players from last season's Academy have been selected for the East Midlands Under 20s squad:
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Sam Wilkins |
Reece Bowles |
Lukas Chamberlain |
Ashley Stackhouse |
Paul Trew |
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The East Midlands Under 20s participate in the National Under 20 County Championship each season. This is a prestigious national competition with the final taking place at Twickenham in May.
The
club can feel very proud of these young men - well
done to them all.
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Welcome to Andy Chilvers, new
Academy coach |
Oct 2009 |
Dunstablians
has appointed Andy Chilvers as their new Academy
Head Coach.
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Andy is an ex Dees player who
played alongside Dee's club captain
Damien Daize and more recently has been Head Coach
for Stewart & Lloyds 2nd XV, where he had
a 100% winning record last season.
Andy is also an RFU Level 2
Qualified coach and will be working towards his
level 3 whilst at Dunstablians.
Andy said "I am looking
forward to being a part of the future of Dunstablians,
my old club, and being able to help in the development
of these young players.
" I chose
to come to Dunstablians as I
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as far as I could at my previous position with
Stewart & Lloyds. I have been impressed with
the set up at Dunstablians and with the quality
and commitment of the players and coaches."
Academy team manager Keith Wilkins
said "Although we are 7 weeks into the new
season we wanted to make sure we appointed the
right person for this important role in the development
of the players and Andy fits that bill. I look
forward to working with him".
Report by Keith Wilkins
Keith
Wilkins welcomes Andy to Dunstablians
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Chatterley |
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Kettering Festival - Minis show
great promise |
11 Oct 2009 |
| Kettering
Mini’s Rugby Festival (under 7’s,8’s,9’s,10’s,11’s,12’s)
11th October 2009
Despite fielding a largely inexperienced team
the under 10s led the way for a successful day
for Dunstablians at the Kettering festival of
rugby. Wins over Kettering,10-0, Olney25-20 and
a 20-0 defeat against Rushden & Higham were
enough to secure a semi-final berth for the young
Dees. Coach Andy Merkl re-introduced 3 more experienced
players for the semi against a well organised
Old Northampton team, this paid dividends as the
Dees were comfortable 15-5 winners to set up a
return with Rushden in the final. Despite going
a try behind the Dees came back strongly and were
unlucky to have a try disallowed on half time.
The second half saw the Dees pour forward and
the equaliser soon came, the Dees thought they
had won it when Daniel Fitt went over in the last
play of the game only for the ref to rule the
try out for a dubious forward pass. With the scores
level, 5-5 at the final whistle, competition rules
stated that Rushden were to be awarded the trophy
courtesy of what happened in the group stages.
Coach Andy Merkl said " considering the number
of new and inexperienced boys we had playing,
today was a fantastic achievement and very promising
for the future".
Both the under 8s and the under 9s were narrowly
beaten in the semi finals, both teams losing to
strong Old Northampton teams.
Despite the under 7s and under
12s not getting out of the group stages it was
overall a good day for the young Dunstablians
with some very promising talent on show.
Report by Vic Hardwick
Under 7s report
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U16's Matthew Anderson in Street
Athletics Grand Final |
Oct 2009 |
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was founded in 2005 by Lindford Christie and Darren
Campbell. This year, Street Athletics visited
20 different venues around the country seeking
out the best raw talent. No runners are allowed
to use spikes or blocks. This resulted in a Grand
Final held in Albert Square, Manchester, on Saturday
26th September featuring Bedford Modern School
Year 11 student, Matthew Anderson, who lives in
Houghton Regis, Dunstable.
"I was taking part in athletics
at Stockwood Park, Luton, and was told about Street
Athletics by my coach. Basically, Street Athletics
gives young people opportunities, which do not
have the equipment or chance, to take part in
athletics for whatever reason. I qualified at
a local event in Luton on 23rd July, finishing
in the top three, which meant I had qualified
for the National Final," said Matthew.
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Several hundred
young athletes took part in the Final with two
runners up in each age group winning a year's
supply of Nike sportswear and the opportunity
to receive personal training sessions from Lindford
Christie and Darren Campbell.
"At the National Final,
I came second in the Second Heat of the U17 category
60m sprint, which meant that I qualified for the
Semi-Final. I finished fourth in my Semi Final,
which meant an agonising wait for the other times
to see if I had done enough to qualify for the
Final."
Matthew was unlucky not to obtain
a place in the Final having just lost out to the
top six fastest times. "Each competitor was
issued with a t-shirt to race in bearing the Street
Athletics logo and the name of the town in which
entrants had originally raced to qualify. Different
towns had their names in different colours and
I represented Luton, which was in purple.
"I play rugby at BMS and
for Dunstablians Rugby Club and I am sure that
the athletics training that I undertook during
the summer has helped to increase my fitness levels,
speed and stamina for rugby. I am in the U16's/Year
11 Rugby Team and have recently also played for
the 1st XV, where I played alongside Sixth Form
students, although I am only in Year 11 at the
moment," added Matthew.
"Looking back, it was a
good experience for me, doing something that I
had never done before and it has made me more
determined than ever to go back next year and
get to the Final and win," said Matthew.
Rob Hardwick, Director of Rugby
at BMS said, "Matthew has made big strides
in the last year and this has shown with his Street
Athletics and also his selection for the First
XV. I am sure Matthew will be one to watch out
for in the future."
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Youth Registration Day |
20 Sept 2009 |
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Last Sunday the Dunstablians
Mini and Junior rugby enthusiasts were out in
force, registering for the 2009/10 season –
playing for teams with age ranges - under 7’s
to under 12’s in the Mini Section and under
13’s to under 16’s in the Youth Section.
Mark Bulcraig (Mini/Youth Chairman)
said: “Registrations went extremely well
with new members in most age groups. We are always
looking for new youngsters to come and join in
or even parents to get involved in what is a family
based club with good rugby traditions. We train
on Sunday mornings from 10.00am until 12.30pm
and on Wednesday evenings 7.15pm until 9.00pm
with a compliment of qualified coaches and referees."
Mini Section
9/10 year olds meet up on Registration Day
Picture by John Chatterley
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RFU President (2007), Bob Taylor |
19 Sept 2009 |
Dunstablians were highly honoured
to have Bob Taylor, ex- RFU and East Midlands
president, join us for the 1st XV’s game
against Wellingborough on Saturday 19 September.
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Bob Taylor is a former England
and British Lions flanker, who played at the very
highest level. He then went on to dedicate his
spare time to the administration and management
of the game at all levels
He played in all four Lions Tests'
in South Africa in 1968 and captained the England/
Wales team against Ireland/Scotland at Twickenham
when the RFU celebrated its Centenary in 1970.
Bob won 16 England caps, playing
flanker or Number 8. His first England match was
against Wales in 1966 and his last against France
in 1971. He coached Northampton for five years,
was a member of the East Midlands Coaching Panel
and from 1981 – 85 was a referee for East
Midlands.
At Dunstblians Bob witnessed
an exciting game but was not totally impartial
as he was a school master for 31 years and taught
Maths and PE at Wellingborough Grammar School.
Bob Taylor said: "I
am a strong believer that rugby is the best team
game in the world, with the scope to satisfy all
who choose to play".
Left to right:
Dunstablians Chairman, Graham White; Bob Taylor;
Dunstablians Honorary
Life, Ross Barrington
Picture by John Chatterley
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2010 Six Nations Tickets - All Tockets Allocated |
Sept 2009 |
THE
CLUB'S TICKETS HAVE NOW ALL BEEN ALLOCATED SO
NO FURTHER ORDERS CAN BE ACCEPTED.
The
Six Nations England home matches this season are:-
England
v. Wales – 6th February
England
v Ireland – 27th February
Ticket
prices are £85, £71, £60, £52
and £41, with 22 out of 35 priced at £71.
All
orders must be in by Friday 16th October.
With the money!!
Contact
Paul Freeman paul.freeman@bigfoot.com
for details
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Talented U15s do us proud |
August 2009 |
What
talent we have in the Junior squads
Report
by Vic Hardwicke (Club Coaching Co-ordinator)
On
Monday (24 August) I travelled to Northampton's
Franklin Gardens complex to watch 4 of our under
15s represent Northampton's elite player development
group.
Reece
Marshall captained the Saints team that
also included Josh Taylor, Richard Cobb
and Clarke Davis.
Lewis
Jones and Josh Skelcey
would also have featured but were both away on
holiday.
A
highly entertaining game against a strong Saracens
team ended in a narrow defeat for the Saints 33-34.
The
club can feel very proud of these boys - well
done to them all.
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Pre-Season Friendlies - 1st team squad |
22 & 29 August 2009 |
Two pre-season friendlies
have been arranged to test and hone the skills
of the 1st team squad. Your support will be welcomed
at these matches, which will give you the opportunity
to get to know the new squad members.
You can see our
players in action as follows:
| Saturday
22 August |
v
Bedford Ath |
Away |
| Saturday
29 August |
v
Coalville |
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The
first league match for the 1st XV will be a home
fixture against Syston on Saturday 5 September.
This will be a tough opener for the team - please
put the date in your diary and make sure you are
there to support them.
The
reformed 2nd team are also at home on 5 September,
so you are guaranteed an exciting day of rugby
to start the new season.
Please
be there!!
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Wanted - 1st Team Manager & Level 2 Coach |
August 2009 |
1st
Team Manager
Urgent requirement
for a manager for the 1st XV. For full details
or to volunteer please contact Damian Daize -
phone 07831 403377 or email DamianDaize@aol.com
Level
2 Coach
The Academy are
looking for a Level 2 Coach to head up the existing
coaching team.
Click HERE
to view/print the job description.
If you are interested,
or know someone who is, please contact Keith Wilkins
phone 07989 466679 or email krwdunstablians@aol.com.
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Under 13s - Success on the Continent |
May 2009 |
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Dunstablians
U13s took part in the Luxembourg 10s International
tournament over the May bank holiday.
The
format of the game is slightly different abroad,
the matches being played on a half size pitch,
with consequent shorter offside lines, and a non-contested
scrum.
Ds entered two teams, an "A" and a "B".
The "B" team played with excellent spirit
and played some very good opposition including
Boyne A, a very strong team from north of Dublin.
They eventually ended in a creditable 9th spot,
ably led by skipper Ryan "Tank" Cunnington.
The
"A" team began their campaign well with
a convincing win over Boyne B. Lewis Taylor starting
as he meant to go on with a strong running display.
After an easy win over local team Walferdange,
they came up against one of the tournament favourites
in Strasbourg A. After a scoreless half in which
Ds were forced to throw their bodies at much bigger
opposition, the deadlock was broken by Lewis Taylor
followed by a well worked try for Billy Wagstaff.
With time running out, Strasbourg's patience snapped
as Charlie Burnett pounced on a loose kick to
score and seal the game. Strasbourg retaliated
with a free-for-all punch up. Ds ran out eventual
winners of the match, and of the fight!
The
final pool game was a one sided affair against
a weak Dutch team from the Hague. Ds were through
to the semi-final where they came up against the
biggest team in the competition, RTOC of Holland.
RTOC are the elite, Dutch academy, a school of
excellence for players of exceptional talent.
Ds were dwarfed by the sheer physical presence
of the Dutch but their match against Strasbourg
had stood them in good stead.
Thanks
to some outstanding bravery by Jarrad Jerome and
Josh Klymysyn plus strong tackling from the rest
of the team, Ds held out wave after wave of powerful
running and even managed a few runs of their own,
but RTOC were disappointed as the game ended scoreless
and it was announced that their would be a drop-goal
shoot out. With an intense atmosphere the tournament
stopped to watch and Luxembourg TV were on hand
to witness a nail-biting finish to a classic game
that saw Ds go through 5-4 on drop kicks.
The
final was an anti-climax in comparison and an
exhausted Ds side did their best to hold out to
a rampant team from Henley and finally capitulated
in the dying minutes by two tries to nil.
Ds,
the tournament runners up, ended up with superb
statistics of 18 tries for and until the final
had not conceded a try. They came of age, playing
some of their best rugby of the season and were
rightly praised by all of the organisers and opponents.
Both teams are to be warmly congratulated on a
fantastic tour and for giving their parents and
coaches a lot to be proud of.
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End of Season Celebrations & Awards Night 2009 - pictures
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2 May 2009 |
60th
Season ends with celebrations
The end of 2008-2009 rugby season, the 60th at
Dunstablians Rugby club, was celebrated during
Saturday afternoon, 2nd May, with a match between
a President’s XV and a Chairman’s
XV. This friendly match was won by the Chaiman’s
team 42 – 15, with a cameo appearance from
the ‘ageing’ Chairman himself.
The match was followed, in the evening, by the
annual awards night, when the club honours and
pays tribute to those club members who have excelled
in their achievement or commitment and dedication
to the club both on and off the field during the
season.
Team
awards went to the following:-
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Most
improved player |
Ben
Murphy |
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Players’
Player |
Hayden
Annand |
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Player
of the Year |
Gerry
Goss Jnr |
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| 3rd
XV |
Player
of the Year |
Dan
Bentley |
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| 4th
XV |
Player
of the Year |
Keith Bennett |
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and
Kruger Trophy |
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Most
improved player |
Tarkan
Kranda |
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Players’
Player |
Reece
Bowles |
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Player
of the Year |
Tim Minnis |
Club Awards went to the following:-
| Chairman’s
Cup |
Youth section - Ian Byford |
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Senior
section - James Marchant |
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| Jim
Power Trophy |
Graham
Bourne |
After the awards’ presentations celebrations
were completed with the end of season party and
disco. Pictures
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Under 7s & Under 12s - ST NEOTS FESTIVAL WINNERS |
26 April 2009 |
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A
well earned victory for Dunstablians under 7s
A
team of ten boys travelled to St Neots on Sunday
26 April for the Annual Festival of Rugby held
there.
Drawn
against some old foes in their half of the tournament,
which is made up of ten teams from each age group,
the boys from Dunstablians saw off opposition
from Biggleswade, Olney and Huntingdon. Losing
only to Peterborough in the first round their
points and tries scored were enough to take them
through to the final against home side St Neots.
A
nail biting final saw the scores tied at four
a piece, however it was the bonus points earned
by tries scored, and the fair play points awarded,
which saw Dunstablians boys win through to claim
victory in this last match of the season. Giving
them overall victory in their age group at the
festival.
The
squad: Marcus Merino, Declan Haughian, Thomas
Bodsworth, Alex Bonney, Oliver King, Charlie Millard,
Mitchell Harding, Iestyn Hopkins, Alfie Herman
and Saric Lewington.
Man
of the match, with an impressive fourteen tries,
was Declan Haughian.
Also
another well earned victory for Dunstablians under 12s
The
U12’s were also the winners of the St. Neots Festival
for their age group, a great end to their very successful
season.
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Under 13s - League Winners Presentation |
12 April 2009 |
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of the Under 13's team at the presentation of
the League Winners trophy on Sunday 12 April 2009
at Saracens.
See 22nd March for report.
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3rds - LEAGUE WINNERS |
11 April 2009 |
On
Saturday 11th April, in their final match
of the season, Dunstablians 3rd XV beat Bletchley
to become the 2008-09 Courage Best League winners.
The
resounding 34 - 5 win over a strong Bletchley
side put Dunstablians clear at the top of the
table. The excellent game was enjoyed by a good
crowd of supporters.
Well
done to the 3rds for another great season
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U15s REACH BEDS CUP FINAL |
26 APRIL 2009 |
U15s
Beds County Cup Final
Bedford
Ath v Dunstablians
Sunday
26th April ko 11am
at Bedford
Ath
The
U15s have reached the Beds County Cup final for
the first time
Well
done to the U15 players & coaches
Come
and give them your support and help them to lift
the Cup for the Club
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ACADEMY COME CLOSE IN CUP SEMI-FINAL |
4th April 2009 |
| Dunstablians
Academy lost narrowly to Old Northamptonians Colts
in the East Midlands Referees Colts Cup semi-final.
Dunstablians
really deserved the win but were denied by an
Old Northamptionian try in the closing minutes
of the game. Report
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DUNSTABLIANS' UNDER 13's WIN THEIR LEAGUE |
22nd MARCH 2009 |
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Dunstablians'
U13s have achieved the feat of winning Herts &
Middx league 5 at the first time of asking.
They
did it in style on Sunday and maintained their
unbeaten league record with a maximum 45-0, bonus
point win over Fullerians.
The
win crowned an impressive first season in the
HML leagues, overcoming such illustrious names
as Ealing, Saracens and Wasps. The final tally
reads P6 W6 F186 A15. Only twice did D's Under
13s fail to register bonus point wins. Their nearest
rivals Ealing, surprisingly stumbled in their
penultimate game at the weekend going down to
Wasps, and with one more game to go for Ealing,
Ds can do no worse than winning the league by
7 points, and it could well be a whopping 8.
The boys now have a well earned week off before
they take on local rivals Leighton Buzzard in
a fortnight, hoping to go a little better than
a 17-all draw in their last encounter.
On a personal note, the most pleasing aspect of
their wins is the favourable comments from oppositions'
parents/coaches on the impeccable behaviour and
attitude of the boys as they climb the ladder
of junior rugby. Congratulations to all the boys,
parents, managers and coaching staff.
Alex Burnett
Head coach
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LEAGUE SUCCESS FOR THE ACADEMY |
MARCH 2009 |
Dunstablians
Academy have finished in an impressive 2nd place
in the East Midlands League.
The
Academy were in a tough league with the likes
of Northampton Old Scouts, Wellingborogh &
Oundle to name but a few.
Dees
manged to play their last 4 league games without
conceeding a try.
Stats:
Played 10; Won 6; Drawn 1; Lost 3: Points for
140 & point against only 83.
Congratulations
to the Academy players & coaches on a successful
league season.
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Under 9s BEDS COUNTY FESTIVAL WINNERS |
15 MARCH 2009 |
Team
picture of the Dunstablians U9's
(included
some 1st Team Players and the Team Coach)
Winners of the Beds Cup Festival (under 9's section)
held at Luton
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DUNSTABLIANS
RECRUIT NEW COACH |
Dee’s have recruited a new coach following
the unexpected departure of Chris Greenslade.
Richard Pell will be taking the reins as 1st Team Coach
with immediate effect as Chris took the once in a lifetime
opportunity to emigrate to New Zealand with his family.
‘Pelly’ has a vast rugby pedigree with
a distinguished playing career with Leicester Tigers
and Rugby Lions. Following the end of his 12 year playing
stint at Rugby Lions his hand turned to coaching the
same side in National League One.
Richard’s career direction forced him away from
coaching only 2 years ago but he is keen to get back
into the saddle and Dee’s provided him with the
perfect opportunity as they aim to return to Midlands
One rugby next term.
Dee’s Chairman Graham White said ‘It is
an asset for Dee’s to have recruited a coach of
Richard’s quality and experience that should take
Dee’s forward this season and into the foreseeable
future. His task is not an easy one having only taken
control two weeks before the first league fixture but
he has responded extremely well to the challenge. Losing
Chris (Greenslade) was an obvious set back but the club
have acted quickly to ensure there was no loss in continuity’.
Below Richard is pictured with Chairman Graham White,
Club Captain Damian Daize and 1st Team Manager James
Marchant
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When lightning
struck - memories of DRUFC from a French exile |
‘Sixty
burly rugby players were playing with noisy gusto’
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- so ran the headline in The Sunday Express. Dunstablians
RFC had hit the headlines in the national press!
Well, I suppose as we ran four teams, sometimes five,
we did have 60 players, but burly they were not, in
fact a good percentage were pulled out of the pubs to
make the numbers up.
The Express story was the result of an incident on a
training night, and certainly sixty players never graced
the only one pitch we had, although as the total lighting
consisted of just three, occasionally working, halogen
lamps they would have been difficult to count anyway.
The Sunday Expresses’ 'sixty burly rugby players'
were training on a dark winter’s night when out
of nowhere came a bolt of lightning [yes, in winter!]
and the boys were knocked off their feet. Consternation
reigned! Brian Gabriel, the first on his feet, and renowned
for his ability to consume alcohol, rushed into the
bar and suggested he should take out a quantity of ale
to help the stricken recuperate. His suggestion, while
being recognised as humanitarian, was rejected by the
treasurer. On hearing that there would be no beer forthcoming
the cream of Dunstable’s youth arose from their
prostate positions in the mud and went into the bar.
A dozen phone calls were received from the press over
the next few days all of which wanted the minutest details
of the story, and depending on who picked up the phone,
the event got enlarged and turned into a national tragedy.
People who had only popped in to use the toilet, and
hadn’t been in the club for months, became overnight
heroes as their names were added to the list of the
stricken
The first team captain at the time was Alan Copley,
and on the afternoon of the paper’s publication
his brother phoned from Yorkshire to ask who this guy
‘Noisy Gusto’ was, with whom the boys had
been playing.
As a result, until only a few years ago, when certain
people were doing the match report, and had no idea
who had got the points, they were awarded to En Gusto.
The sports editor of the Dunstable Gazette was told
he was Venezuelan. But eventually he realised that if
En Gusto was a real person he must be approaching the
age when he would be playing from a bath chair and refused
to print unless the report was accurate.
This is a true story. Oui, c'est vrai!
Nelson
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| DISCOUNTED TREATMENT
FOR CLUB MEMBERS AT WOODSIDE CLINIC |
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Jonathan Betser, of Dunstable's Woodside Clinic, and
his highly qualified team of Sports Physiotherapists,
provide first class treatment to our senior teams and
academy squads to ensure their match day fitness.
They also offer generous discounts on treatments for
any club member on presentation of a current membership
card.
Jonathan professional history and experience encompasses
the Olympic and Commonwealth Games, Nottingham Forest
FC, Northampton Town FC as well several local Rugby
Clubs, therefore his support to Dunstablians is welcomed,
appreciated and without doubt amongst the best available
within the world of Sports Science Physiotherapy.
His support team, all graduates and fully qualified
in their respected specialist fields, include Gemma
Robinson, Anne Simonsen, Lucy Baker and Zoe Aspinall,
who’s profiles will appear over the next few months
in the match day programme.
Please contact the Woodside Clinic whenever the need
arises on 01582 608400 or visit their website www.woodsideclinic.co.uk
for further details.
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| IN THE PICTURE |
The club are delighted to announce that we now have available a complete photographic library of all of the Rugby action, featuring the mini's, juniors, together with the majority of the senior squads from the 13th October up to date, with all of our future games due to be added as we progress through the season.
This brand new service introduced through popular demand, is being provided by John Chatterley our official photographer means that you can select your favourite recorded moment of play, or keep forever cherished moments of your children playing in pre match curtain raisers and mascot activity. Just the stocking filler for proud Grandparents as we approach Christmas.
Costing only £2.50 per print complete with presentation folder, the ordering procedure is very simple, just ask Sally for the selection folder which will be kept behind the bar, pick the photograph you want, fill in the order form and make your payment and your order will be back in the club within 5 working days.
And don't forget with the photographic library being added to every week if you can't see what you want now, there is every possibility that it will be appearing at some stage over the coming months. |
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REGAL LITHO - OFFICIAL PRINTING PARTNER
TO THE CLUB
We are delighted to announce a further
new sponsorship for the club in Bletchley based printer
Regal Litho. This new sponsorship has resulted in the
launch of a new look match day programme, which allows
us to bring news and views from all areas of the club.
Alan Corkhill, Regal Litho's Manag)ng
Director can be seen here with Commercial Director Peter
Davis, who states, "I am absolutely delighted to
be able to introduce Alan and his companies services
to Dunstablians, as it gives us a massive opportunity
to present another statement of the way we are progressing
behind the scenes. The new look programme, which we
will continue to develop over the season, is just part
of the story, as Alan's sponsorship contribution will
allow us to distribute the programme free of charge
on a matchday, as well as ensuring that we will be able
to provide copies to our minis and juniors on a Sunday,
such is the uplift on the print run.
In addition Alan's generous contribution
to the Club continues, with an outstanding, offer to
contribute a 5% cash-back to the club on all business
placed with his company, from all of our sponsors and
commercial partners.
This factor alone when you consider the amount of printing
requirements placed by our commercial customers could
add up to a considerable additional source of revenue
for the club over the months and years ahead."
The club will be writing to all of
it's partners over the next few days, when it is hoped
that they will be able to consider and thereafter place
their printing requirements with Regal Litho and therefore
provide additional support and sponsorship income to
Dunstablians.
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