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50 NAVY NEWS, APRIL 2007
Heron upset
the form book
HMS DRAKE hosted this year’s
Fight knights in the sun
Navy Cup squash semi-fi nals
and fi nal with the home side
fi elding a team, as well as Her
AFTER last year’s boxing
Majesty’s Ships Heron, Excellent
and Collingwood.
tour was disappointingly
On paper Excellent looked to
cancelled, 12 months later
have mustered the strongest team the unlikely became reality
– certainly one strong enough to
thanks to tour manager
hold on to a trophy which has
been kept on Whale Island for the
Lt Richie Fuller, team
past two years.
sponsors Angliss and
In the semis, Heron clashed the RN Sports Lottery...
with Drake. The airmen’s No.1
and the squad headed to
Lt Julian Crew, a former RN and
Combined Services player, helped
Barbados.
comfortably guide the Somerset
This was, however, by no means
side into the final 4-1.
a sunshine holiday: the boxers set
In the other semi-final,
out to improve their skills against
Collingwood were steamrollered
international opposition – and
5-0 by Excellent.
to work on community projects,
The Fareham establishment
writes Lt Lucy Abel RNBA press
was also roundly beaten in the
offi cer.
third/fourth-place play-off.
Fellow hotel guests were
The final, however, went
somewhat surprised by the
against the form book.
appearance of the RN and RM
With a rare defeat for Lt Cdr
fi ghters.
Robin Young, Excellent could
The servicemen and women
were up at 6am each day for a
only win two of the five rubbers,
run on the beach before breakfast
so Heron were crowned victors
– just for starters.
and lifted the John Jacques
In fact, the team were something
Trophy for the first time since
of a novelty in the area; they were
1985.
met on arrival by the local press
The tournament saw some
and featured almost constantly in
fine squash played – and the
newspapers and on TV and radio.
performance of Lt Crew in
The crux of the tour boiled down
particular is likely to earn him a
to two evenings of fi ghting, fi rst
recall to the RN squad.
against Barbados and Grenada,
Lt Cdr David Cooke
the second against a Caribbean
(Secretary RNSRA) presented
Select side drawn from Barbados
the trophy and glassware to the
and Trinidad and Tobago.
Heron players and thanked the
The fi rst contest was staged at
Drake officials and line managers
Springer Memorial Auditorium
for helping to organise the
with the ring located in a school
tournament which next year will
playground overlooking the
be hosted by HMS Temeraire.
Barbados coastline.
As the sun set, spectators began ● Lt Lucy Abel squares up to Caribbean and Pan-Am featherweight champion Lee-Ann Boodram; the referee eventually stopped the fi ght
Let there
to fi lter in drawn by the funky in the offi cer’s favour
reggae music. After a parade of
boxers and a few presentations, same faces on the bill as the fi rst from the visitors). through the rather busy streets of with the community work, which
be no end
fi ght night began. contest. Away from the ring, the team Bridgetown. both raised the profi le of boxing
Honours were tied with the The combined Barbados/T&T visited six Barbados schools as well Nothing could be more pleasant in Barbados and showed the RN
opposing corners scoring four team proved to be a far tougher as the island’s young offenders’ than a gentle run along the beach in a good light, contributing to a
to umpire
victories apiece. opponent, offering few crumbs to institute. – and then the singing started. very positive British profi le on the
Fight of the evening came the sailors and commandos. The boxers introduced children Apparently squad singing is island.”
courtesy of welterweights Mne Lt Lucy Abel (HMS of all ages to amateur fi ghting and compulsory and if your lack of RN team coach Sgt Graham
OFFICIALS who organise
‘Fergie’ Ferguson and Shawn Collingwood) was first in the ring, some elementary training. breath restricts your vocal chords, Alderson RM added: “I’m very
hockey in the three Armed
Worrell (Barbados); the former taking on Caribbean and Pan-Am There were many shy and then clapping is a must. proud of all my boxers on this tour
Forces are calling for potential
scored a narrow 23-20 points champion Lee-Ann Boodram. The intimidated faces at fi rst. It wasn’t The runners were a real – they trained hard and boxed
umpires to step forward.
victory. referee stepped in to stop the bout long, however, before coach spectacle through the streets and well against more experienced
Hockey is one of the four
Other RN wins were provided after a triple punch combination PO(PT) ‘Q’ Shillingford in his on the beach and attracted many a opponents.
major ‘synopsis sports’
by light heavyweight Mne ‘MJ’ from Abel stopped the local fighter immortal style had them all rolling questioning glance. “It will prove an invaluable
alongside rugby, football and
Jack, super heavyweight Mne in her tracks. on the fl oor shouting ‘bang, bang’ The combination of fighting, experience for all of them.”
tennis but has insuffi cient
‘Dave’ Hanna, and Mne Stevie Abel’s victory was one of only pretending to be commandos, and fun and community work proved Back in Blighty, the RN Ladies
match offi cials to cover all of
‘TNT’ Tighe who unleashed a two by the tourists on the night. ‘whoop, whoop’ pretending to be to a winner, said Lt Col David boxing squad held their inaugural
the games across the three
barrage against his middleweight Against the odds (and a much submarines. Summerfi eld, the senior offi cer on training weekend at HMS Nelson
Services.
opponent Imrod Bartholomew taller opponent) Cpl ‘Barney’ The team also performed early tour and RNBA vice chairman. under the eyes of their coach, LPT
The result is a recruiting drive
(Grenada); Bartholomew never Barnett scored a comprehensive morning PT with the Barbados “The tour was a resounding Stu O’Connor.
by the sport’s senior fi gures,
recovered from this initial assault points victory against Barbadian Coastguard. success in all respects. Twenty-one fighters turned up
aimed not necessarily at
and was retired by his corner early Adrian Biscette; the 27-year-old The session began with a four- “In the ring the boxers performed for three days of intense training,
hockey players.
in the second. green beret was later voted ‘boxer mile squad run with the RN boxers magnifi cently against experienced intended to prepare them for the
You do not have to be a
Six days later and the Caribbean of the competition’. sandwiched between two squads and capable opposition and have National ABA Championships at
player to understand the rules
Select side stepped into the ring to Otherwise, it was a night of local of coastguard platoons. benefi ted enormously. the Metropolitan Police College in
and some of the best hockey face the tourists – with some of the victories (and strong performances Off they marched double-time “The whole Squad assisted Hendon in June.
offi cials have only played
occasionally or not at all.
There are three levels of
umpire: level one, which allows
VOLUNTEERS from the RN
you to umpire up to district
Fromom sailors to fisailors to field eld marshals
Automobile Club were on
level after only a few days’
hand to ensure one of the
training, up to level three which
south’s most prestigious
allows you to offi ciate matches
rallies passed off safely.
at a national level.
The Rallye Sunseeker to
The sport also needs offi cials
Bournemouth sees cars
who control the running of
racing around roads and track
tournaments – and as these
covering 70 miles of Dorset
people are only required for
and Hampshire, including
major events, such offi cials can
Bournemouth, Wareham,
rise quickly through to national
Uddens Forest, copses north
level; there is nothing stopping
and south of Ringwood and
someone reading this article
the grounds of Somersby
from offi ciating at an Olympic
House.
games in fi ve-ten years if they
Six RNAC members, led by
are good enough.
Sid Lawrence (HMS Sultan),
More details are available
took up positions on marshal
from the England Hockey
posts 14 and 15 in Ringwood
website (www.englandhockey.
Forest South for two stages.
co.uk) or the secretary of the
The weather remained fine
Royal Navy Hockey Association
but conditions were very
Lt Cdr (Retd) Alan Walker at
slippery and muddy due to
rnso1@a.dii.mod.uk
the previous week’s rain.
It was the job of Sid and
Pawn business
his fellow marshals to keep
the general viewing public a
safe distance from all cars
THE Combined Services chess
on the stage which were
championships will be hosted by
passing the two posts at
the RAF College at Cranwell in
one-minute intervals – in total
May with the hope of larger RN
some 90 cars, ranging from
participation this year.
your normal road model with
The Navy has been fairly
a few modifications to fully
sparsely represented at recent
blown former World Rally
contests, but Flt Lt Glen Parker
Championship cars along with
(yes, a Crab, but he’s air director
a contingent of 4x4s.
in HMS Ark Royal) is looking to
Not only did the race run
muster a team for the May 24-28
smoothly, but Sid’s makeshift
● Forest bumps... John Lloyd and Pauline Gullick in Ringwood Forest South on their way to a class victory in their Ford Focus WRC
championships. Picture: PO(AWT) ‘Dutchy’ Holland, SCU Leydene
kitchen at marshal post 14
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