CARNEGIE TIMES WATKINS OUT TO IMPRESS AGAINST FORMER CLUB JERSEY REDS SUNDAY 8 APRIL Be everything you want to be at Leeds Beckett University

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1 CARNEGIE TIMES YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE vs JERSEY REDS SUNDAY APRIL THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE RUGBY UNION CLUB ISSUE WATKINS OUT TO IMPRESS AGAINST FORMER CLUB This afternoon Yorkshire Carnegie and Jersey Reds clash in the tie of the round in the Greene King IPA Championship and Yorkshire Carnegie winger George Watkins believes the scene is set for a cracker. The fixture is an intriguing one and features two teams very much locked in the battle for a place in the top three of the Greene King IPA Championship. Carnegie, last season s finalists, have been ahead of the Reds in the division at times this season but excellent recent form now sees Jersey up to fourth. The Reds lead Carnegie by four points going into the weekend and in advance of Sunday s fixture we spoke to George Watkins - who has played for both outfits. Prolific wing Watkins, who scored tries in two spells at Bristol, played with the Reds last season before joining Carnegie last summer. The -year-old is one of several Carnegie men to have recent experience of Jersey. Assistant coach Steve Boden enjoyed four seasons on the channel island whilst prop Marc Thomas and back row Joe Buckle also played there during the - season. It s pretty good in camp at the minute but we also know Jersey are in good form, said Watkins. They always seem to pick up in form after Christmas. They ve crept up the league and taken fourth off us so it should be a good test on Sunday. I know that there s a bit of history there with the two clubs. Our forwards coach used to be at Jersey and we had Marc Thomas and Joe Buckle there last year too. There seems to be a bit of spice around the fixture too so hopefully it ll be very competitive. Carnegie have beaten Jersey once this season, a - victory down at St. Peter in Round that they will no doubt hope to replicate this Sunday. The Reds led - at half-time thanks to Josh Hodson s try, but the Yorkshire side roared back with two tries for Thomas and one for Louis Brown. It was a really good game for us down there, added Watkins. It was the time of the year when the weather comes in in Jersey, it s a tough place to go. They have a set-piece game and it can be hard to stop so we were really happy with the game down there, it was one of those games that we had to grind out and I think it was more about who wanted it more rather than skills. This weekend looks to be a dry day on a flat track, it ll come down to skill execution and getting into the right areas. Jersey travel to the north of England full of confidence following three wins in their last three, including that famed - victory away at Bristol - the only side to beat the league leaders this term. The Islanders also have a British & Irish Cup semi-final against Leinster A to look forward to later in April, and will be keen to keep up their impressive momentum. Reds scrum-half Kieran Hardy commented: I think recent results show how much we ve grown in the last couple of months really. It s actually very similar to last season, it takes time because a lot of players change in Jersey, the squad changes a lot and it probably takes time for the squad to come together. Yorkshire are always there or thereabouts in the league and they re a very good side. But we ve changed and come on so much so we ve got to go up there with a lot of confidence and a bit of swagger. We ve got an opportunity to finish in the top three and I think the boys are really relishing every opportunity now. Be everything you want to be at Leeds Beckett University Visit to find out more

2 STATS & FIGURES Players Position Ht Wt DOB Age - Season Starts Subs Josh Bainbridge Richard Beck Charlie Beech Louis Brown Kevin Bryce Joe Buckle Tom Bullough Fred Burdon Charlie Capps Tom Casson Shaun Crouch Harry Davey Alex Davies Harry Dunne Chris Elder James Elliot Andy Forsyth Oliver Fox Max Green Rian Hamilton Callum Irvine Trystan Lloyd Pete Lucock Tom Mann Mike Mayhew Richard Mayhew Stevie McColl Craig Mitchell Mike Myerscough Harry Newborn Jordon Poole Harry Robinson Dan Sanderson Ben Smith Matt Smith Marc Thomas James Thraves Xavier Valentine Will Vaughan Jack Wafer Elliot Ward Michael Waters George Watkins Ben West Jack Whetton Lewis Wilson Sam Wolstenholme Penalty tries Winger Second row Fly-half Full-back Full-back Fly-half Full-back Full-back Second row Winger Second row Fly Half Second Row Back Row Fly-half Winger.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m kg kg kg Kg kg kg Kg kg kg Kg kg kg kg kg kg Kg Kg kg Kg Kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg Kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg kg Kg Kg kg kg kg // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Dean Adamson Alun Walker Luke Morahan Kyle Mole Rhodri Williams Jordan Williams Richard Lane Rhodri Davies Jonathan Woodward Thomas Pincus Yorkshire Carnegie Career Starts Subs TOP TRY SCORERS Pts Tries Tries Pts Debut v Doncaster // v Leicester // v Bristol // v London Irish // v Hartpury // v London Scottish // v NG Dragons PS // v Nottingham // v Doncaster // v Bristol // v London Irish // v Ealing Trailfinders // v Nottingham // v Bristol // v Jersey // v NG Dragons PS // v Ealing Trailfinders // v Jersey Reds // v Nottingham // v NG Dragons PS // v Rotherham // v Ealing Trailfinders // v Ealing Trailfinders // v London Welsh // v Bedford Blues // v Nottingham // v Jersey Reds // v Ospreys // v NG Dragons PS // v Ealing Trailfinders // v Bristol // v London Scottish // v Rotherham // v NG Dragons PS // v NG Dragons PS // v Jersey Reds // v NG Dragons PS // v London Scottish // v London Welsh // v Nottingham // v NG Dragons PS // v London Scottish // TOP POINT SCORERS Bedford Blues Ealing Trailfinders Bristol Rugby Cornish Pirates Bristol Rugby Bristol Rugby Bedford Blues Rotherham Titans Richmond Jersey Reds Ian Madigan Tiff Eden Robert Kirby Peter Lydon Brendan Cope Laurence May Simon Humberstone Jake Sharp Caolan Ryan Luke Daniels Bristol Rugby Nottingham Rugby Richmond Ealing Trailfinders Jersey Reds Cornish Pirates Doncaster Knights London Scottish Rotherham Titans Ealing Trailfinders GREENE KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP & B&I CUP FIXTURES - Date COMP Opponents SEPTEMBER Sat nd Champ London Scottish Fri th Champ Nottingham Rugby Sun th Champ Doncaster Knights Sat rd Champ Hartpury College OCTOBER Sun st Champ Cornish Pirates Sat th Champ Richmond Fri th B&I Cup Jersey Reds Sun nd B&I Cup London Scottish* Sun th Champ Bedford Blues NOVEMBER th Sat Champ Ealing Trailfinders Fri th Champ Bristol Rugby Champ Jersey Reds Sat th DECEMBER Sun rd Champ Rotherham Sat th B&I Cup Dragon PS** Sat th B&I Cup Dragon PS** Sat rd Champ Nottingham Rugby Fri th Champ Doncaster Knights JANUARY Sat th B&I Cup London Scottish Sat th B&I Cup Jersey Reds* Sun th Champ Hartpury College FEBRUARY Sun th Champ Richmond Sun th Champ Cornish Pirates MARCH Sat rd Champ Bedford Blues Fri rd Champ Bristol Rugby APRIL Sun th Champ Jersey Reds Sat th Champ Rotherham Tue th Champ Ealing Trailfinders Sat th Champ London Scottish *On The Road **Premiership Select RES (F-A) L - W - W - D - W - L - L - W - W - L - L - W - W - W - W - W - W - L - W - W - W - L - L - L - GREENE KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP - CLUB W D L PTS Bristol Rugby P Ealing Trailfinders Bedford Blues Jersey Reds Cornish Pirates Yorkshire Carnegie Doncaster Knights Richmond Hartpury Nottingham Rugby London Scottish Rotherham Titans

3 CLUB NEWS BOOK YOUR CHILD A PLACE ON A YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE RUGBY CAMP Yorkshire Carnegie will be running a rugby camp for budding young players this Easter at Sandal RUFC. The two-day camp will be packed full of fun activities and are a great way for children to enjoy their school holidays whilst learning new skills and also getting the chance to meet players from the Yorkshire Carnegie squad. The camp is a Girls Development camp and is open to girls between the ages of and. Wednesday th and Thursday th April Duration: Two days Cost: Timings: am-pm Ages: - (girls only) Venue: Sandal CARNEGIE UNDER-S ENJOY VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AT WELLINGTON FESTIVAL Last week our Under-s took part in another successful Wellington Festival, which involved players from the regional academies. The week-long programme is held annually at Wellington College, Berkshire and aims to develop both academy players and coaches on and off the field in a variety of areas. On the field, the academy teams trained and played against each other in a number of matches, challenged with law variations to encourage ball in play and skilful rugby. Off the field, players were given education and guidance in the following areas: nutrition, antidoping and professional sports pressures. RUFC, Standbridge Lane, Wakefield, WF DY To book a place on one of our camps call our ticket office on or visit tickets.yorkshirecarnegie. com Wellington Festival is the largest academy festival in English rugby and is seen as a key experience in a players development and transitional experience. The Yorkshire Carnegie Under-s enjoyed some great experiences including meeting Eddie Jones, understanding their social media presence and how important self-awareness is to reaching their playing potential. On Tuesday the rain gave way for an afternoon in the sun where Yorkshire played against Exeter, Saracens and Saints. The players had chosen three focus areas for the afternoon on tackle area, width of attack and celebrating successes in the game. Throughout the afternoon the players improved their performances to deliver on all three areas. The players also took some really clear actions to take into their next game on the Saturday against Bristol. On Wednesday night the players from all the academies enjoyed a bbq and a live band giving the players a chance to share experiences and build relationships with their peers from around the country. On Thursday the players took part in the National Academy Day where the theme was the game COMMUNITY TEAM TO RUN INAUGURAL YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE WOMEN AND GIRLS S FESTIVAL Yorkshire Carnegie s community department is delighted to announce that the inaugural Yorkshire Carnegie Women and Girls s Festival will be held on Sunday th May at Roundhegians RUFC. The festival is free to attend and is designed to be a celebration of the Women and Girls game across the region. This is open to Under-s, Under-s and Under-s with teams playing on half and full pitches depending on their age group. Lisa McCann, Head of Community, commented: We are thrilled that we are able to offer this opportunity to our affiliated Women and Girls clubs. It is one of our key areas of development and this festival is another milestone in achieving our aims. It promises to be a great day and we hope to see as many teams there as possible. To register your team or for further information please community@ yorkshirecarnegie.com of the future with the players being challenged to use skills they will need at senior level in five years time. They were also asked to change their perceptions around expectations of high number and low number players in a game. Danny Wild, Junior Development Squad Coordinator for Yorkshire Carnegie, said: This is a great week for the players where we can really expose them to our values of person first, player second. It s been really beneficial to have the full support of the academy team this week. Our Dietitian Sarah Chantler has supported the players with developing some practical cooking skills for before, during and after a game. Also our sports psychologist Ross Shand is here throughout the week with Senior Academy player Lewis Wilson to provide mentoring support. Scott Mogridge our Academy Analyst has been running one-to-one sessions with the players to improve their game understanding and game analysis skills. ONE GAME O ONE BALL. TRUST. INNOVATION. PERFORMANCE. #ONECONSTANT

4 LANCASTER AND SMEATON HELP SCOTLAND UNDER-S TO VICTORY Yorkshire Carnegie youngsters Archie Smeaton and Dan Lancaster started for Scotland Under-s in their - victory against France at Cardiff Arms Park last week. Following their win over England Under-s the Scots went into the game at Cardiff Arms Park in confident mood, but it was France who raced - ahead. Full-back Rufus McLean started the fightback for Scotland with a try and this was converted by Lancaster. The Carnegie fly-half then kicked a penalty after minutes to level the scores and then before half-time Jack Blain crossed for a try and Lancaster converted to give Scotland a - lead. They extended their lead thanks to a second try by McLean and conversion from Lancaster and France hit back with a try and two penalties, but Scotland had done enough to secure the win. The Scots play Ireland in their final game in Cardiff this afternoon. YORKSHIRE REGIMENT WELCOMED AS NEW YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE AFFILIATED CLUB The Yorkshire Carnegie community team are expanding their Affiliated Scheme and are delighted to welcome the Yorkshire Regiment as the latest member. The regiment visited the club for a twoday training camp recently and are the first military side to join the Affiliated Scheme. Lisa McCann, Head of Community for Yorkshire Carnegie, said: I am really pleased that the Yorkshire Regiment are joining our Affiliated Scheme. We are always looking to expand the scheme into new areas and this will help us develop our programme as well as supporting the Regiment. As part of the affiliation, Yorkshire Carnegie have pledged to support the club through offering coaching support along with supporting the coaches through coach mentoring. Major Simon Farley said: We are delighted to join the Affiliated network. We would love to develop this further in the coming months and years and really establish a strong link between the battalion and Yorkshire Carnegie. MEET THE TEAM: JOSH BAINBRIDGE Place of birth: Middlesbrough Height: ft School attended: Prince Henry s Grammar School Representative honours: England Under-s and s Favourite programme: Power Favourite film: Man on Fire Favourite music: RnB Which sports teams do you support? Boro Most memorable game played in: Hull Ionians v Cambridge Apart from rugby what is your ideal occupation? NFL quarter-back What is your greatest achievement? Winning the Junior World Cup What is your first rugby memory? Training at Guisborough in a full Boro kit Who is your biggest rugby influence? Grandad Welly Which of your teammates is the most competitive? Me! If you won the lottery what would be the first thing you would buy? Mercedes C and a Chow Chow Which band would you like to be the lead singer of? Kings of Leon In a movie about your life Who would star as you? Tom Hardy What genre would the film be? Inspirational Who would be your leading woman? Margot Robbie

5 PROFESSIONAL GAME ACTION PLAN ON PLAYER INJURIES RELEASED WITH - PROFESSIONAL RUGBY INJURY SURVEILLANCE PROJECT REPORT The Rugby Football Union (RFU), Premiership Rugby (PRL) and the Rugby Players Association (RPA) have developed a new action plan to mitigate injury risk in the English professional game, following a study of the data in the - Professional Rugby Injury Surveillance Project (PRISP) report. The Professional Game Action Plan on Player Injuries, endorsed by the Professional Game Board (PGB), calls for the implementation of a range of linked injury prevention initiatives by game administrators, referees, coaches, conditioners, players and medical staff. THE KEY AREAS ADDRESSED IN THE PLAN ARE: LAWS: For the English professional game to work collaboratively with World Rugby on an ongoing review of the laws and all injury risk, with a specific focus on reducing the incidence of concussion in the tackle and consideration of a reduction to the current legal height of the tackle. LAW APPLICATION: The PGB has commissioned analysis of referee decision making in the English professional game to determine if the increased tackle sanction brought in by World Rugby from January is being consistently applied. An ongoing review of all dangerous-late tackle cards, penalties and omissions identified in the - and - seasons will be completed in the summer of. PLAYER LOAD: Continue to work with the PGB Sports Science Advisory Group and Medical Advisory Group to advise on optimal match, training and life loads for players, as well as club squad size and composition to allow individualised player management.the PGB has already commissioned two studies in the area of player load and injury risk: a study at Cardiff Metropolitan University looking at Psychological Load began in September and a study at the University of Bath exploring the associations between training and match load and injury risk which began in September. Regular updates and recommendations will be provided to the PGB. TRAINING INJURY RISK: The PGB has commissioned further analysis on the current training volumes and contact exposure in the Premiership. All data and evidence in relation to contact in training will be shared in a series of facilitated workshops and discussion with Premiership and England coaches, players and conditioners during the Summer of to seek their feedback with a view to developing greater consensus and understanding on the optimal training session content and the role that contact training and training on different surface types may have on modifying injury risk in training and matches. CONCUSSION RISK IN THE TACKLE: Work with World Rugby to facilitate a workshop with PRL and England coaches and players to identify technical changes which may be possible in the tackle but deliver optimised ball carrying and tackling with minimal risk of head contact. RESOURCES (PERSONNEL CAPACITY): Benchmark and audit medical, conditioning and performance resources across Premiership clubs and England representative teams to establish if sufficient personnel capacity is in place to allow for best practice management and consequently to mitigate injury risk. GAME ANALYSIS AND INJURY RISK: Develop an additional dedicated game event analysis resource, which will be in operation for the - season, which allows better understanding of the changes in game activity and the interaction between game events and injury risk. A PGB project group has been formed to discuss how this should be implemented and taken forward. This group will outline the aims and objectives of the game analysis function going forward and it will establish the key metrics for analysis and how they need to be coded. ARTIFICIAL GRASS PITCH RISK IN THE ELITE GAME: The PGB has commissioned further independent analysis on different injury types and the relative risk of these on AGP in the elite game compared with natural turf. This will be included in the next PRISP report as part of the independent analysis led by the University of Bath. PRISP is the most comprehensive and longest-running injury surveillance study in professional rugby union and has monitored the injury risk of Premiership Rugby players in Aviva Premiership, European and national competition as well as training for the last seasons. The PRISP report also provides an update on key research projects around the utility of the King- Devick assessment in identifying concussed players, artificial turf injury risk and how best to manage athletes on artificial turf and the development of elite playing talent across the game. In addition, other live or recently completed projects include: a salivary microrna study running in the Aviva Premiership and Greene King IPA Championship this season, research with former England international rugby players examining the possible long-term effects of the game on brain health, a separate study with former elite players looking at long-term musculoskeletal health and an innovative piece of research into the measurement and understanding of the concussion risk in the tackle in professional rugby. First commissioned in, the PRISP report not only presents its findings from last season, it also compares them with the previous seasons in professional rugby to provide the baseline data needed to assess trends in injuries. There is an entirely separate report from the Community Rugby Injury Surveillance Project (CRISP) - which presents annual findings from the grassroots adult game. Rugby Football Union. 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6 YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE PLAYER SPONSORS DARREN ATKINS AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR RICHARD BECK CHARLIE BEECH JOE BUCKLE TOM CASSON CHARLIE CAPPS ALEX DAVIES JOSH BAINBRIDGE SHEENA YULL CRAVEN SHIRES CHRIS ELDER ANDY FORSYTH MAX GREEN WILL HOMER LEE IMIOLEK CALLUM IRVINE PETER LUCOCK LOUIS BROWN JENNY MACDONALD SMITH TONY SNOWDON AAS DEVELOPMENTS MIKE MAYHEW MIKE SHOTTON RICHARD MAYHEW JS WOOD COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES STEVIE McCOLL JON WOOD GARAGE EQUIPMENT LEASE MIKE MYERSCOUGH JORDAN POOLE AAS DEVELOPMENTS DAN SANDERSON AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR MATT SMITH JS WOOD COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES MARC THOMAS JAMES THRAVES GEORGE WATKINS BEN WEST JACK WHETTON GRACE ILLINGWORTH LEWIS WILSON AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR MAX WRIGHT YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE PLAYER SPONSORS

7 OPPOSITION PROFILE: JERSEY REDS A disappointing home defeat at the hands of Yorkshire Carnegie in late November proved a turning point of the season for Jersey Reds. The - reverse at Stade Santander International left the Reds at the wrong end of the Greene King IPA Championship table with just four wins and three bonus points from their opening games. But since the start of December, Jersey have lost just once in nine league outings, their upturn in form crowned by an impressive - win at Ashton Gate against previously-unbeaten Bristol five weeks ago. As well as rising up the league table to their current standing of fourth, the Reds have had another successful campaign in the British & Irish Cup. The Reds reached the knockout stages in both - and last season, finally missing out courtesy of two agonising one-point defeats: - at Emerald Headingley in a semi-final against Carnegie in March, and - last April against Munster A at Irish Independent Park in Cork. After being the secondranked side in this season s group stage thanks to bonus point wins in their first five matches, Jersey earned a home quarter-final and defeated Doncaster Knights - on Good Friday at Stade Santander International. The Championship season kicked off at the start of September against Doncaster Knights, the Reds conceding two late penalties to go down Tom Pincus, Scott van Breda and Apakuki Ma afu celebrate a try by Pincus in the B&I Cup to a - home defeat. Successive wins over league new boys Hartpury and old rivals the Pirates put a spring in the Jersey step, but the league campaign then faltered with four successive defeats: narrow reverses at Richmond and at home to Bedford, followed by more one-sided matches against the top two sides in the table, Ealing and Bristol. November began with a long-awaited league win, a narrow - home success over Scottish, with Jersey overturning a six-point half-time deficit to claim the points, and a record Championship points margin in victory at Rotherham by -. over Richmond. February saw a fine Jersey win at Bedford, scoring five tries at Goldington Road to triumph -, followed by a home defeat to Ealing Trailfinders (-). Three wins from as many league games in March started with the impressive success in Bristol, followed by league-high marks of eight tries and points at London Scottish, and the completion of a double over Rotherham thanks to a - win in their first home match for five weeks. While their prime focus may have switched to the B&I Cup and a home tie against Leinster A in a fortnight s time, the Reds will also be keen to maintain their league status - a fourthplace finish would continue the progress in recent seasons: seventh in -, sixth the following year and fifth last season. Reds players celebrate Kieran Hardy s try v Doncaster After a draw at Nottingham in early December, the Reds enjoyed festive season league wins over Hartpury and the Pirates, followed by a narrow - home success Brendan Cope attacks, supported by team-mate Jason Worrall

8 MATCHDAY SQUADS YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE JERSEY REDS T C P DG T C P DG CHRIS ELDER SCOTT VAN BREDA (C) GEORGE WATKINS TOM PINCUS ANDY FORSYTH APAKUKI MA AFU PETE LUCOCK MARK BEST STEVIE MCCOLL JASON WORRALL CALLUM IRVINE BRENDAN COPE OLIVER FOX KIERAN HARDY CHARLIE BEECH ROY GODFREY (C) MIKE MAYHEW NICK SELWAY CRAIG MITCHELL LEE-ROY ATALIFO JACK WHETTON JERRY SEXTON MATT SMITH RORY BARTLE BEN WEST MAX ARGYLE (C) RICHARD MAYHEW CONOR JOYCE RICHARD BECK MATT ROGERSON REPLACEMENTS REPLACEMENTS HARRY NEWBORN JARED SAUNDERS JAMES THRAVES ALEC CLAREY KEVIN BRYCE JAKE ARMSTRONG ELLIOT WARD UILI KOLO OFA I JOSH BAINBRIDGE JAKE UPFIELD YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE V EALING TRAILFINDERS th April, kick-off pm Following Ealing Trailfinders victory in the quarter-final of the British & Irish Cup last weekend, Yorkshire Carnegie can now confirm that the re-arranged Greene King IPA Championship clash between the sides will take place at Emerald Headingley Stadium on Tuesday th April, kick-off.pm. The original game last month was postponed due to heavy snow and with no free weekends between now and the end of the season both teams have agreed to a midweek fixture. All tickets purchased for the original game are still valid for the new date and do not need to be returned. Fans who have purchased a match ticket specifically for this game and cannot attend the new date should tickets@leedsrugby.com to arrange a refund. YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE MATCH DAY PRICING - ADULTS: CONCESSIONS* JUNIORS** CONCESSION: *Seniors are and over and students upon production of a valid student card **Junior denotes a child who is and under. Advance tickets can be bought in person in the club, online at www. yorkshirecarnegie.com or by calling. TOM BULLOUGH JOEL DUDLEY LOUIS BROWN GEORGE EASTWELL CLUB PARTNERS: MATCH OFFICIALS: Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe AR: Chris Sharp AR: Matt Daubney