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SOUTH LANCS-CHES TWO
DUKINFIELD
Captain Phil Smith
Coaches Tim Spiers (DoR), Barrie
Mulholland (head), Steve Edgar (fwd)
STALWARTS made this triumph
possible with ﬂ y-half Gareth Callen,
lock Andy Valentine, prop Dermot
Nolan and ﬂ anker Joe Spiers, son of
the DoR, playing integral parts. Dave
Whittam recovered from a fractured
skull to add his talents while Darryl
Cornthwaite scored most tries and
Callen headed the points’ list.
SOUTH LANCS-CHES THREE
DOUGLAS (IoM)
Captain Jon Hill
Coaches Paul Snellgrove, Gareth
Maddox, Tom Waterworth,
Graham Atkinson
DOUGLAS said ‘thank you’ for this
maiden league title by paying for and
awarding medals to the players at
Tight-knit: Old Rishworthians conceded just
the annual dinner in recognition of
71 points – the best defensive record in England
their achievements. The islanders –
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our March Team of the Month – had YORKSHIRE TWO FORMER Wales ﬂ y-half Pearce, 46, defensive record in the country
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wing Andy Hollis as top try-scorer OLD BRODLEIANS remains an inspirational force on this season with only 71 points
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with 13 while Bryn Snellgrove picked Captain Oliver Ackroyd and off the ﬁ eld. He guided Hessle conceded, alongside the 824 they
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up 192 points. The club were beaten Coaches Nick O’Connor (head), to a third league title with attractive, scored in winning all 22 games. The P
ﬁ nalists in the Manx Cup and the Ian Armitage (ﬁ rst-team), Bob attacking rugby producing 21 wins in threequarters, led by centre Fraser I
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second XV lifted the Manx Plate. Jackson (assistant) 22 matches. Goalkicking lock Stuart Davidson, ran in 75 tries with former
BRODS’ proud boast is that they are Louth was leading point-scorer with Halifax rugby league player and new
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SOUTH LANCS-CHES FOUR the only club in the county to ﬁ eld ﬁ ve 133 while wing Ben Parker (19) ran in ﬂ y-half recruit Bloem adding 17 tries
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MARPLE senior sides each week. Another is most tries. Centres Matt Donkin and and 284 points in all. Wings Alex

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Captain Stuart Brown that they bounced straight back after Craig Poucher both scored 15 and Fearnley (15) and Nick Faulkner (12), O
Coach Phil Bettinson relegation, inspired by No 8 Ackroyd, fellow backs Chris Tranmer and Karl together with No 8 James Clarke R
AN 11-match late-season winning who returned to his home club after Collier bagged 14 each. (11), were also prominent scorers. T
run featured a victory that enabled ﬁ ve years with Cleckheaton. They
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Marple to leapfrog closest rivals won all 22 matches, Adam Standeven YORKSHIRE FIVE A CUMBRIA
Knutsford. Prop Simon Ingham was (157 points) and brother Gareth (ten HALIFAX VANDALS KESWICK
a mainstay, full-back Robert Boot tries) among the points. Wing James Captain Andy Lyon Captain John Hine
impressed with his jinking skills Marshall (15) scored most tries with Coaches Damon Scholes (DoR), Coaches Malcolm Craghill (DoR),
and ﬂ y-half Oli Skelton was the top No 8 Luke Scrimshaw bagging ten. Lyon (player-forwards), Jody Shaw Richard Standring (adviser),
point-scorer. Wing Ben Mitchell (backs), Kaveh Bahadori (ﬁ tness), Alan Gray (head), Hine, Carrick
headed the try table as Marple YORKSHIRE THREE Tony Friend (scrummage) Wharmby (assistants)
became England’s last league title MOORTOWN VANDALS were runaway champions, AN ongoing recovery from the
winners of the season in late April. Captain David McDonald unbeaten at home and ﬁ nishing 11 ﬂ oods of 2005 was climaxed by
Coach Dave Maycock points clear of Shefﬁ eld Medicals. this title, which typiﬁ ed the club’s
YORKSHIRE ONE A REMARKABLE 57-3 away win over Captain Lyon showed his versatility determination to pull together. A
SANDAL fourth-placed Barnsley on the ﬁ nal by switching from the back row to ﬁ ll rejected lottery bid scuppered plans
Captain Matt Hemingway day brought Moortown the title on a a scrum-half gap and there was time to build a new, raised clubhouse, but
Coaches Angus Moran (DoR), Jim superior points difference of 19 over for reﬂ ection as well as celebration a new ﬂ oor is part of a refurbishment.
Kilfoyle (head), David Heron (asst) Castleford. Maycock, 47, also did his with a reunion of the 1992 Yorkshire They conceded only 109 points in
TURNABOUT time is sweet for bit on the ﬁ eld with six appearances Silver Trophy winners. Full-back 24 games and achieved ten clean
Sandal. A former National Three while McDonald enjoyed his third year Adam Atkins scored most points and sheets with captain Hine (20 tries),
North club, they were relegated from as captain. Top scorers were centre centre Matt Farrer enjoyed another ﬂ anker Dave Ray (17), Jamie
North Two East two years ago after Andy Eastham (23 tries), utility back excellent season. The new women’s McKenzie (13) and Mark Ireland
winning only two matches. Now Lewis Papa (16), scrum-half Toby team won the North-West Two title. (260 points) top of the scoring list.
they’re back, having scored the most Mann (15) and wing Craig Felton
points and conceded the fewest in (ten). Eastham totalled 191 points. YORKSHIRE FIVE B COUNTY CUP WINNERS
Yorkshire One. A club record of ten OLD RISHWORTHIANS CHESHIRE Birkenhead Park
straight wins launched a season in YORKSHIRE FOUR Captain Gary Morris CUMBRIA Kendal
which Simon Frewin (23 tries), HESSLE Coaches Jamie Bloem (DoR-player), DURHAM Westoe
Danny Mitchell (11), David Ell (ten), Captain Dave Leeman John Clough (forwards) LANCASHIRE Waterloo
Tom Smith (134 points) and Chris Coaches Gary Pearce (player), RISHWORTHIANS claimed the NORTHUMBERLAND Tynedale
Reakes (107 points) were to the fore. Adam Atkinson (forwards) supreme title of having the best YORKSHIRE Doncaster Knights n
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