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48 NAVY NEWS, DECEMBER 2008
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● The Baa-Baas (in their famous black and white hoops) win
the scrum during the thrilling Remembrance match against the
Combined Services in Plymouth
Picture: LA(Phot) Chris Winter, FRPU West
Looking
for rubble?
Training RM
mountain
leaders in an
abandoned
factory
Kenya tell
where it is
yet? In East
Africa with
the Junglies
Let’s get ready
Wrath of the
Barbarians
THE Barbarians avenged last
year’s defeat at the hands
of the Combined Services
to Khumbu
with a thrilling victory in
the annual rugby union
Remembrance Match at
Plymouth Albion’s ground.
Six RN players, led
by team captain Dave
Pascoe, lined up in the CS
squad – and it was only the
PRINCE Harry formally launched a major RN/RM
Navy men who got on the
mountaineering expedition which will help wounded
scoresheet for the military
naval personnel return to active duties.
side.
A crowd more than
As many as 90 green berets and The patrons watched Mne
2,000 strong turned up at
sailors will head to the Himalayas McBean make his way up the
Brickfields for the annual
next autumn for Khumbu 18ft wall, spurred on by fellow
encounter. They saw the
Challenge. amputee Maj Jim Bonney (who
Baa-Baas set their stall out
Start the
Among them hopefully will be lost his lower right leg following
from the kick-off, taking the
Mne Ben McBean who lost an a mountaineering accident) and
lead on four minutes with a
arm and leg in Helmand – and by the promise of a beer from the
new year
converted try.
returned home from Afghanistan royal sponsor.
That spurred the CS
on the same flight as the royal The 21-year-old achieved that
with a bang –
into action. Josh Drauniniu
Army officer. goal – and has bigger targets in his
linked up with fellow dark
The prince watched as Mne sights in the run up to Khumbu,
blue Matt Rhodes, who
the best RN/
McBean and four comrades scaled including running the London
crossed the line; the try was
a climbing wall at HMS Drake – Marathon next spring.
converted by the boot of
RM images
early preparation for the challenge “This expedition will show that
Pascoe.
organised by Cpl Steve Perry RM even if you are injured fighting in
Three minutes later the
of 2008
of the Adventure Training Centre Afghanistan, there is still a future
Barbarians regained the lead
at Drake. in the Royal Marines,” said Mne
with their second converted
Expedition leader Cpl Perry will McBean.
supplement
try, but they were soon
take able-bodied and recovering “We are not forgotten. We
pegged back thanks to a
RN/RM personnel on a series of can still work in the marines
star turn from Drauniniu,
treks and climbs in the shadow and also undertake a strenuous
who powered through the
of Everest. mountaineering challenge.”
Baa-Baa lines. The trusty
A main team of 12-16 veteran Expedition leader Cpl Perry
boot of Pascoe converted to
climbers will scale Gokyo Ri, added: “If you give a Royal Marine
tie the score at 14 apiece at
Lobuche East, and the technically- a physical challenge, he will strive
half time.
challenging Ama Dablam, a to succeed to the utmost.
That was as good as it got
22,350ft mountain. “They now have 12 months to
for the Combined Services
Less-experienced climbers in a prepare. It’s what they thrive on
– but for the first 20 minutes
high-altitude development team and I’m proud to be working on
of the second period they
will climbIsland Peak, Pokalde this with them.”
held their own against the
and Lobuche East. Admiral Band praised the
Barbarians.
On the pirate
And three junior teams, each spirit of those planning to head
Indeed, going into the final
about 20-strong including five to to Nepal.
five minutes of the game
trail with
seven injured personnel, will trek “This is a fantastic challenge.
the Forces were only 21-14
to base camp and attempt to climb Some of these people have suffered
down – and could have
HMS Kent
Kala Pattar (18,192ft). some really rough luck serving
reduced the gap but for a
They will carry a series of their country,” he said.
couple of knock-ons.
pennants with them – some signed “Now they will be facing this
Two late tries sealed the
by Prince Harry, some by First Sea huge mountain. I wish them all
Baa-Baas triumph – and
Lord Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, the best.”
gave the impression of a
and some by Flag Officer Sea More details on Khumbu
rather more emphatic victory
Training Rear Admiral Richard Challenge from Cpl Perry on
than much of the match
Ibbotson, the expedition’s military 01752 555312 (mil 9375 65312) ● Royal Marines Maj Jim Bonney (left) and Mne Ben McBean scale
suggested: 33-14.
patron. or perrys@a.dii.mod.uk
the climbing wall at the Khumbu launch Picture: LA(Phot) Chris Winter
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