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Top point-scoring ﬂ y-half Ed Ryder
was in his ﬁ rst season of senior
rugby, along with England Colleges
prop Lee Jennings and hooker Tom
Arnold. Army No 8 Rob Turner was
Player of the Year before being
drafted to Afghanistan.
DORSET & WILTS THREE (N)
CALNE II
Captain Tom Morten
Coaches Richard Kearney (head),
Matt Snell
A STRONG and beefy pack served
Calne faithfully in the side’s second
league season. No 8 James Morten
was the linchpin of a speedy back row
and the half-backs Mike Charlwood
and Tom Blomﬁ eld worked well
together. Tom Porter switched from
wing to centre and became the Most
Roaring success: Hartpury College’s cup haul included the Senior Vase
Improved Player while prop Chris
Austen was a sound pack organiser.
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251 from ﬂ y-half, took over the GLOUCESTER TWO points. Flanker Ginger Powell was
captaincy four years ago from his CHELTENHAM CIVIL SERVICE a grafter and wing Ben Shepherd DORSET & WILTS THREE (S)
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father Robbie, 55, and not only Captain Simon Bellamy was the Most Improved Player. BRIDPORT II
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played alongside him but also with Coaches Peter Lodge, Bellamy Captain John Golding
his brother Tom, 17, in ﬁ ve matches. CONSISTENCY enabled Service to DORSET & WILTS ONE (S) Coach Paul Ninnim
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A colourful team also included Vince return to Gloucester One after two SWANAGE & WAREHAM II TEENAGE full-back Paris
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Carrington, 55, a practising vicar, seasons’ absence. Place-kicker Paul Captain Tim Marshall Halkes-Wellstead was among
and ﬂ anker Steve Sharland, 52. Ogden scored 299 points but rued Coach Lee Dennett half-a-dozen colts in a side that
Wing Craig Gilson scored 24 tries. missing the ﬁ nal kick of the last game A FINE blend of youth and experience loved to move the ball wide and get

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to be deprived of a triple century saw Swans lose only one of 19 games. wings Matt Powne and Will Bartlett
S GLOUCESTER PREMIER while wing Dan Bailey, at 35, was the Wing Charlie Rowberry, lock Tom charging at the opposing defence.
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HARTPURY COLLEGE side’s leading try-scorer. Centre Sam Richings and No 8 Steve Marshallsay, Fly-half Jack Guilor was a prominent
Captain Andries Pretorious Roberts had an imposing season all 17 years old, played with purpose try-scorer while centre Brett
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Coaches Allan Lewis (DoR), while newcomer Richard Simpson, while the expertise of veteran lock Frampton helped things along with
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Chris Dewsnap (forwards) ex-Cheltenham, was also prominent. Mike Snowdon was invaluable. the boot. Old head and No 8 Golding
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UWE HARTPURY, known as Hartpury Hooker Chris Tomes top-scored with added a wealth of experience.
College, achieved a fourth straight GLOUCESTER THREE 13 tries and Jon Blackmore picked
H promotion and have been unbeaten TREDWORTH up 101 points from tries and kicks. DORSET & WILTS THREE (W)
C in the past three seasons. They also Captain Dave Smith AVONDALE
became BUSA champions and were Coach Smith DORSET & WILTS TWO (N) Captain John Crabbe
EDF Energy Senior Vase victors. TREDWORTH’S watertight defence SUTTON BENGER Coach Andrew Ball
Wing Peter Swatkins and No 8 Paul conceded only 67 points in 18 games Captain Chris Roe AN unbeaten 18-match run put the
Havea were the leading try-scorers while No 8 Smith scored 18 tries. Coach Kiker Singh smiles back on the faces of the
while their Wednesday captain and Hooker Mark Stokes bagged 20 and THIS was a second promotion in previous season’s strugglers, who
ﬂ y-half Tim Stevenson headed the props Jamie Rice and Paul Smith ﬁ ve years for a club founded on an had won only four matches and
points list. Superior ﬁ tness saw demolished the opposition. Locks original pub team in 2002. No 8 ﬁ nished next to bottom of the same
them unbeaten in 22 games. Ashley Bennett and Wayne O’Connor and top try-scorer Roe used his league. The emergence of youth
also excelled, along with ﬂ y-half Joe burly frame well and leading points was crucial with ﬂ anker Ben Sparks,
GLOUCESTER ONE Chew and full-back Graham Hilton. accumulator Chris Crone was a ﬂ y-half Rob Fitch and top try-scorer
BRISTOL SARACENS revelation after switching from and utility back Steve Bath all
Captain Karl Venn DORSET & WILTS ONE (N) full-back to ﬂ y-half. Flanker Matt 17 years old. Fitness and team spirit
Coach Fe’ao Vunipola BRADFORD ON AVON Rae was immense while scrum-half were vital and the side averaged 41
FLANKER Venn was a shrewd Captain Jason Wheatley Tim Denning provided brilliant points a game with only four against.
operator in a squad boasting 17 Coaches Dave George (player), Scott service for a side that has been
former juniors who have played Howe (ﬁ tness), Tom Monks (backs) together for the past three seasons. COUNTY CUP WINNERS
together for a decade. Jamie Lloyd, SUCCESS was built on strong BERKSHIRE Redingensians
Richard Maggs and ‘Lumpy’ Wilmott 80-minute performances due to the DORSET & WILTS TWO (S) BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
formed a solid front row and lock Ed squad’s overall power and ﬁ tness. SHERBORNE II High Wycombe
Windsor was also prominent in a Consistent selection also helped Captain Tim Berry CORNWALL Wadebridge Camels
small but tightly-knit pack. Flanker to inspire team spirit. No 8 Dan Coach Berry DEVON Barnstaple
Mark Caseley snatched 17 tries Tozer topped the try-scorers with THE previous season’s poor DORS-WILTS Bournemouth
while ﬂ y-half Taurian Britton, a club 19 – including three consecutive performance was swept aside as GLOS Dings Crusaders
member since the age of 12, and hat-tricks – while Player of the Year self-belief and mental attitude OXFORDSHIRE Oxford Harlequins
centre Justin Brown added the kicks. Phil Heale kicked more than 300 spurred on a well-balanced team. SOMERSET Taunton n
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