52 NAVY NEWS, APRIL 2007
Next month
Again sound
the guns of
Trafalgar
WHO is the better crack shot? A
warfare offi cer or an engineer?
Seven officers from HMS
Trafalgar headed to northern
Cornwall to ‘hunt’ clay pigeon
and earn immortal (well, for a
few months at any rate) glory by
bagging the biggest haul.
Filled with
The warfare team, led by the
Executive Offi cer Lt Cdr Stuart
terrible
Blackburn (pictured below), were
out to prove that their superior
resolve – the
eyesight and military training
would win.
second part of
And the fact that two of the
warfare offi cers turned up with
our Falklands
their own guns probably meant
they were in with a chance.
supplement
The engineers (renowned for
only hitting things with hammers,
so it says here) had their own
secret weapon in Lt Mike
Hogben. It wasn’t so much his
very dandy tweed shooting suit,
rather his previous incarnation as
an Army engineer which gave him
the edge.
The day began with much
needed bacon rolls, a full brief on
gun safety and etiquette before
a tour of some local shooting
Rick Jolly on
grounds to gain experience on
a wide range of stances that
the victory of
simulate a variety of bird fl ights.
After a hearty lunch in a local
Bomb Alley
pub it was back to the ground to
have a series of quick fi re, random
pattern clays to test the reactions
and aim of the shooters.
At this point the rain, which
had held off for the fi rst time
in months, returned with a
vengeance and the party retired to
● Get that bloody camera out of my face... AET Andy Vance (HMS Sultan) races for the line during the narrow victory over the French
shelter and down a mug of tea.
Picture: LA(Phot) Chris Wenham, FRPU Whale Island
Honours were even at the
end of the day, with the warfare
French are made to
offi cers providing the two leading
shots, but the marine engineers
with a better average.
The trip to north Cornwall has
now spawned regular gatherings
of the HMS Trafalgar
Shooting club (minus Lt
And an
Cdr Blackburn who has
left to become the
Argentine
executive offi cer of
HMS Astute).
honour for a
former marine
pay the penalty
A
‘STREETWISE’
began to achieve some solid and use their talented backs. close to scoring out wide late
performance from
possession and after a number Slick interchanges and an on, but having crossed the line
the Navy’s 1st XV
of French infringements on the intense period of play focused on was unable to ground the ball.
floor following good pressure, delivering very quick ball to the The final whistle saw the RN
helped to inflict the referee awarded a penalty; backs. victorious, 12-8.
defeat on their mortal foe
converted by team captain Dave Sadly there was no score from
in a tough game on home
Pascoe. some really entertaining interplay
marina Continued on page 51
turf.
With possession and territory and it wasn’t long before the
being swapped between French once again utilised the
The annual rugby union fixture
the two sides the wind to good effect finding good
Coast to coast
for the Babcock Trophy against
Senior Service took a field position to set up some
the French Navy is into its third
6-3 lead on the half close driving rugby, finally being
– across New
year now and so far the results
hour with another rewarded with a try from a
have gone with the home team,
penalty by Pascoe. driven lineout to lead 8-6 at the
Zealand with
writes Cdr Andy Basson RNRU
After that the interval.
spokesman.
Senior Service In a close game,
Jack & Royal
The British weather had hit
W W W N A V Y R U G B Y U N I O N C O U K
started to possession was always
the RN’s build-up, causing the
open going to be the key,
cancellation of a fixture against
up the but neither team 3 A T U R D A Y T H - A Y
Bridgwater and Albion.
Plus
game could gain
Fortunately a particularly hard
4 W I C K E N H A M 3 T A D I U M
dominance
training camp set the agenda, with
early on.
' A T E S O P E N A M
a lot more contact work and hard + I C K O F F P M
HMS Raleigh
graft on day one which was very
productive.
wages war
There was considerable interest
in the clash – the French brought
on wastage
a sizeable number of
supporters across the
The second half
Channel, while RN
saw the sun settling
fans were looking for
lower over Portsmouth.
And
pointers for the impending
Two yellow cards in quick
series of the Inter-Services
succession for Evans and
clashes.
Priddy made the RN dig
In the presence of the First Sea
deep to retain parity.
Rededication’s
Lord and his Gallic counterpart,
A particularly dogged
a minutes’ silence for our fallen
period of defence was
what you need
comrades was strictly observed
required. It eventually paid
before kick-off.
dividends with two Pascoe
– big day for
A good and sized vocal crowd
penalties in quick succession
– with a distinctly partisan flavour
– following French attempts to
HMS Ark Royal
– saw the French take an early 3-0
kill the ball at the breakdown – to
lead with a penalty.
give the Brits a 12-8 advantage.
+ N E L L E R ( A L L
Playing with the strong breeze
Late in the game, repeated
H R S ! R M Y 7 O M E N V 2 O Y A L . A V Y 7 O M E N
and sun to their backs the French
French drives tested the RN
H R S ! R M Y 6 E T E R A N S V 2 O Y A L . A V Y 6 E T E R A N S
were clearly looking to maximise
defences, which held firm close to
2 & 5 - A I N 3 T A D I U M
their advantage in the first half,
their line despite intense pressure.
H R S # O M B I N E D 3 E R V I C E S 5 S V % N G L I S H 5 N I V E R S I T I E S 5 S
using field position to best
The defence peaked with a massive
H R S 4 H E $ A I L Y 4 E L E G R A P H . A T I O N A L % M E R G I N G 3 C H O O L S 2 U G B Y & E S T I V A L
advantage.
effort to keep the French out at a
H R S " A N D O F 4 H E $ U K E O F 9 O R K S 2 O Y A L - I L I T A R Y 3 C H O O L $ O V E R
After an early settling period
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in their own half, the RN
Buoyed by the resilience of their
defence, the RN were once again
4 I C K E T S
! D U L T S a a * U N I O R S a
$ I S C O U N T S F O R & A M I L I E S 3 C H O O L S
! P P L Y T O 4 H E 3 E C R E T A R Y 2 O Y A L . A V Y 2 U G B Y 5 N I O N ( - 3 4 " U R N A B Y 2 O A D 0 O R T S M O U T H 0 / ( " E M E R A I R E
brave enough to break out of their
& A X
' R O U P " O O K I N G S 4 3 E E O V E R F O R " O O K I N G & O R M E L . 0
own 22 with the ball in hand.
● S/Lt Tom Glover (DNR)
AET Andy Vance went very
" O O K I N G ( O T L I N E
s W W W N A V Y R U G B Y U N I O N C O U K
attempts a drop-kick
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