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appoint a coach this summer. Ryan Jones, Shane’s brother, and with Phil Scott, Steve Franks, Ross Coach Andy Houston
Several assisted in 2007-08 and they centre Neil Shaftain also sparkled. Savin (14 tries), Mark Welch (13) and TONY PRICE and Chris Lambert’s
regularly ﬁ elded three XVs, which Lord in prime form. Coach Mitchell recruitment drive paid dividends as
helped greatly on double-header KENT ONE has been key to player development. Cranleighan won all 18 matches. In
weekends enforced by their run to the PARK HOUSE the ﬁ nal game, they trailed 9-0 at
last eight of the EDF Energy Junior Captain Richard Russ SURREY ONE Mitcham with ten minutes left but
Vase. Tim Liston scored well, Greg Coaches Dave ‘Harry’ Monk, KINGSTON squeezed through 10-9. Tim Roles
King was the Most Improved Player Graham Lineker (assistant) Captains Richard Foskett (club), (15 tries), Sam Langmead (ten)
and Nick Mucci impressed at lock. WITH perfect timing, Park House Michael Walsh (team) and Dom Hammond (ten tries and
marked their 125th year by winning Coaches Phil Clements (head), 153 points) pointed the way.
HAMPSHIRE THREE promotion to the London leagues. Sean Walsh (skills), Paul Hodgson
OVERTON New coach Monk brought different (backs), Julian Ayton (forwards) SURREY FOUR
Captain Daniel Williams ideas to training and vice-captain CHAIRMAN Peter Codd, 46, ended HASLEMERE
Coach Jonty Spaul Tom Bailey gave sound backing to his ﬁ rst-team career by playing at Captain Tom Pearse
THIS side went close the previous Russ, who top-scored with seven hooker during Kingston’s best-ever Coaches Matt ‘Spoons’ McGory,
season, so they were conﬁ dent of tries and 135 points. Young hooker season – their history dates back to John Heather, Ian Fowler
promotion. Spaul’s men won all 18 Tony Bunnage impressed. 1887. They also won the Surrey HASLEMERE, whose previous league
games, wing David Clark contributing Shield. Only four years ago, the club title was 11 years ago, beneﬁ ted from
22 tries. No 9 James Smith-Jones KENT TWO was near to collapse and running last year’s World Cup with a player
was also a regular source of tries, MEDWAY only one team after their clubhouse inﬂ ux. Lock Peter Daly, 19, used his
ﬂ y-half Williams led the point-scoring Captain Dominic Collins was burned down. Centre Jonathan 22st, 6ft 8in frame to score 11 tries
and Gavin Plows was a valuable sage Coach Taff Gwilliam Morris top-scored with 58 points. and 18st-wing Pearse powered over
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fellow centre Billy White seven and MEDWAY ﬁ elded just two players over SURREY TWO for ten. Centre Tim Greer collected six
full-back Darren Tully picked up 137 the age of 24 when winning a second BEC OLD BOYS in eight games while ﬂ y-half Steve
points. Work is taking Cottee abroad successive title based on a 15-man Captains Dean Rubie (club), Bunyan picked up 64 points.
so the search is on for a new coach. game. Rob Ellis (14 tries), Glen Richard Coates (team)
Wadsworth (ten) and Daffyd Ruffell Coach Rubie HERTS-MIDDLESEX ONE
ESSEX THREE (82 points) were leading scorers NOT playing a single match at home CHISWICK
RUNWELL WYVERNS while ﬂ anker Liam Weobley, hooker proved no hardship to Bec, whose Captain Marc Jones
Captain Peter Latchford Billy Humphrey, No 8 James Reeves redeveloped ground was out of Coaches Andrew Barrington
Coaches Alan Evans (head), and lock Spencer Lancaster excelled. action because of glass fragments. A (head), Dave Samuel (assistant)
Latchford, Ryan Jones, Pete Buckle celebratory opening is now planned PROP Kelvin Campbell completed
THE Wyverns [pictured], formerly KENT THREE with ex-England captain and Bec Old 600 ﬁ rst-team games as Chiswick’s
Rayleigh, matched their new name OLD WILLIAMSONIANS Boy Bob Hiller among those present. 50th anniversary year brought their
by becoming the only club of 24 in the Captain Tom Lord Ben Richardson grabbed most tries ﬁ rst league title for 15 seasons. They
Essex leagues to remain unbeaten. Coach Glynn Mitchell and Paul Landsburg most points. also won the Middlesex Bowl and
This was their maiden title after last THE old boys won their ﬁ rst title since reached the EDF Energy Junior Vase
season winning only one in 12 games. their Kent Four triumph in 1988. A SURREY THREE semi-ﬁ nals. Fly-half Keith Luckman
Full-back Shane Jones scored 147 lightweight, mobile pack recycled OLD CRANLEIGHAN set a club record of 262 points while
points, a league record, while No 8 possession for equally young backs Captain Graeme Brown wing Jones ran in 26 tries.
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