THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE RUGBY UNION CLUB ISSUE 6

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1 CARNEGIE TIMES YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE vs ROTHERHAM TITANS SUNDAY RD DECEMBER THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE RUGBY UNION CLUB ISSUE CHAMPIONSHIP PECKING ORDER UP FOR GRABS AT HALFWAY STAGE The Greene King IPA ionship reaches the halfway stage this weekend with three wins separating nine teams in a mid-table logjam. Last weekend, there were big wins for Ealing, Bristol and Bedford at the top while the basement battle went down to the final play in another dramatic weekend in the Greene King IPA ionship. Bedford produced a strong first-half display to ease past Hartpury - and consolidate their place in third in the Greene King IPA ionship. The Blues had three tries by half-time, courtesy of Camilo Parilli-Ocampo, Jarad Williams and Ed Taylor. Hartpury hit back through Iain Grieve but Rich Lane then showed quick feet to wrap up the bonus point for the home side. And there was still time for Jordan Burns to set up skipper Michael le Bourgeois for the final try of the evening. Bristol made it ten wins from ten with an eight-try, -,win over Nottingham. It was the Williams show from the home team, with diminutive fullback Jordan crossing early before namesake Rhodri chipped in with two more. Dan Thomas was another to cross twice, as did prop Jason Harris-Wright, back-row Joe Batley completing the scoring. Nottingham did manage three tries of their own, through Ben Brownlie, Darryl Veenendaal and Jordan Coghlan but came away from the game empty-handed. It was heartbreak for Rotherham who were denied a first victory of the season in the cruellest manner as Craig Holland crossed with the final play of the game for Scottish to seal a - win. The Titans had led by ten points at the break, Rhodri Davies crossing twice, with Isaac Miller having opened the scoring for the Exiles. From -, Scottish fought back with a second Miller try helping them to level the scores, and a Josh Sharp penalty put them in front. However, with seven minutes remaining Ben Foley was pulled back as he looked set to score, earning Charlie Ingall a yellow card and offering the Titans the lead. That looked set to clinch it until Holland s late intervention stunned the Titans. bounced back from last week s loss at Nottingham in fine style as they beat Doncaster -. Lewis Jones and Rayn Smid each crossed twice for the Trailfinders, who ran in eight tries in total at Vallis Way. Doncaster had actually led early thanks to a try from Charlie Foley who finished after a lovely Cam Cowell grubber. But from - it was one-way traffic, Alun Walker and then Kieran Murphy going over for the home side. James Cordy-Redden ran in the next before Jones secured the bonus point four minutes before half-time. It was more of the same in the secondhalf, Jones, Matt Cornish and Smid twice, all going over. Cowell went from provider to finisher for Doncaster but it was in vain. Yorkshire Carnegie climbed to sixth in the league with an impressive - win on the road at Jersey, prop Marc Thomas proving an unlikely hero. s good recent run came to an end at as Will Cargill finished with an -point haul in south-west London to secure a - win. Cargill had opened the scoring early with a penalty although hit back through Jono Woodward. A try from Cargill put Pirates back on the front foot only for he and Will Warden to be sin-binned. In his absence Laurence May slotted a penalty to give Pirates a - half-time lead. Dan Koster then crossed for a second Pirates try as they started to take control before Woodward went over for his second. However, Alex O Meara was able to run in a third for the Pirates which all but settled the game, Cargill finishing off the scoring with a conversion. With just one round to go until the halfway stage of the Greene King IPA championship season, Rhodri Williams of Bristol edged closer to Dean Adamson as the league s top try-scorer, as he crossed the whitewash twice against Nottingham at the weekend, bringing his total to nine for the season. The scrum-half is now just one score short of the Bedford man. Round saw tries and points scored, as well as the attendance for this season s competition surpass the, mark - in the fixture between and Hartpury College. 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 Joe Buckle Tom Bullough Fred Burdon Charlie Capps Tom Casson Shaun Crouch Michael Cusack Harry Davey Alex Davies Harry Davies Harry Dunne Chris Elder Andy Forsyth Oliver Fox Ross Graham Max Green Rian Hamilton Will Homer Lee Imiolek Callum Irvine Pete Lucock Tom Mann Mike Mayhew Richard Mayhew Stevie McColl Elliot Millar-Mills Mike Myerscough Harry Newborn Jordon Poole Dan Sanderson Ben Smith Matt Smith Brandon Staples Ollie Stedman Marc Thomas James Thraves Jack Wafer Elliot Ward George Watkins Ben West Jack Whetton Lewis Wilson Sam Wolstenholme Max Wright Penalty tries Winger Second row Fly-half Winger Full-back Full-back Fly-half Full-back Full-back Second row Second row Fly-half Second row Number Eight 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.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 Kg // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Ave TOP TRY SCORERS Dean Adamson Rhodri Williams Kyle Moyle Alun Walker Thomas Pincus Chris Elder Jordan Burns Rhodri Davies Luc Jones Luke Morahan Tries Pts - - GREENE KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP & B&I CUP FIXTURES - Yorkshire Carnegie Career Starts Subs Tries Pts Debut V Doncaster // V Leicester // V Bristol // v London Irish // v // - v NG Dragons PS // V Nottingham // - V Doncaster // - V Bristol // V Bath // v London Irish // v // - v Doncaster // v Nottingham // V Jersey // - v NG Dragons PS // v London Welsh // V // - v // v // V Nottingham // v Nottingham // V Rotherham // v // v // V London Welsh // - v Doncaster // V Nottingham // - v // - V Ospreys // v // V Bristol // v NG Dragons PS // v Scarlets // v // v Rotherham // - v // v // v London Welsh // v Nottingham // - v NG Dragons PS // v // V Ospreys PS //, TOP POINT SCORERS Yorkshire Carnegie Rotherham Titans Peter Lydon Tiff Eden Robert Kirby Ian Madigan Laurence May Brendan Cope Simon Humberstone Jake Sharp Harry Sheppard Dean Adamson Nottingham Rugby Doncaster Knights Date SEPTEMBER Sat nd Fri th Sun th Sat rd OCTOBER Sun st Sat th Fri th Sun nd Sun th NOVEMBER Sat th Fri th Sat th DECEMBER Sun rd Sat th Sat th Sat rd Fri th JANUARY Sat th Sat th Sun th FEBRUARY Sun th Sun th MARCH Sat rd Sun th Fri rd APRIL Sun th Sat th Sat th *On The Road COMP Opponents RES Nottingham Rugby Doncaster Knights Hartpury College L - W - W - D - * W - L - L - W - W - L - L - W - Rotherham Dragon PS* Dragon PS (KO.) Nottingham Rugby Doncaster Knights * Hartpury College Rotherham GREENE KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE - LEAGUE TABLE CLUB P W L D PTS Nottingham Rugby Doncaster Knights Yorkshire Carnegie Hartpury Rotherham Titans

3 CLUB NEWS BOOK CORPORATE HOSPITALITY FOR OUR ON THE ROAD GAME AT HUDDERSFIELD YMCA Our next game in the British & Irish Cup is against Dragons Premiership Select and will be played at Huddersfield YMCA on Saturday th December, kick-off.pm Along with the B&I game there will also be more rugby on offer on the day with Huddersfield YMCA taking on Northern following Carnegie s match. Our hosts for this On the Road game are looking to make it a special day and also raise income for the rugby section to continue funding junior, girls and senior rugby. Supporters can now buy corporate hospitality for the game for pp. The will include a two-course corporate lunch, with pre-match drink, wine and beer on the table, a match ticket for both games with stand seat and car parking. Guests are asked to arrive at.am and sit down at pm. There will also be a table raffle with a cash st prize and a cash nd prize. Tickets for none corporate guests can be bought for in advance for adults, for concessions and juniors under- are free. On site car parking will be per car. The café will be open all day serving food and the bar will have a great selection of beer and wines from pm onwards. If you would like a corporate lunch or a ticket for the game please contact Mike Bidgood on mike.bidgood@yorkshirecarnegie.com by pm on Tuesday th December. INJURY NEWS Yorkshire Carnegie are without five players today through injury. Stevie McColl recently suffered a quad injury so has been ruled out of action for today s game. Alex Davies (wrist), Dan Sanderson (Back), Mike Cusack (Neck) and Calum Irvine (Ankle) are also still unavailable for selection. YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE BRING IN RISING STAR ATKINS FROM BATH Yorkshire Carnegie have signed -year-old full-back or winger Darren Atkins on dual registration from Aviva Premiership side Bath Rugby with immediate effect until at least the end of December. Atkins featured off the bench for Bath Rugby in their last two Aviva Premiership games and will be looking to make the most of his opportunity to play in the Greene King IPA ionship alongside fellow Bath dual registration signing Will Homer, who has made a big impression since moving to Emerald Headingley this season. Atkins was a key member of the England Under- squad this summer as they reached the Junior World ionship Final again having been part of the side that won the title in Manchester last year. He also played for England Under-s alongside Carnegie players Max Wright and Charlie Capps. Originally from Haywards Heath, he attended Millfield School and made his senior debut for Bath against Bristol last season. Commenting on the signing Head of Rugby Operations Chris Gibson said: We are pleased to have been able to bring in an exciting talent like Darren for the next few weeks. Stevie McColl suffered an injury at Jersey on Saturday that will rule him out for a couple of weeks and Chris Elder missed the win in the Channel Islands with an ankle injury so by bringing Darren in, it will give Jimmy more options with our backline. I would like to thank Bath Rugby once again for their help and we look forward to seeing how Darren can develop during his time with us. YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE TRIO MAKE MOST OF ENGLAND TRAINING CAMP OPPORTUNITY Yorkshire Carnegie Academy youngster Joe Carpenter was on familiar territory this week when he met up with the England Under- development squad for their training camp at West Park Leeds RUFC. The young full-back has played all his junior rugby since the age of six at The Sycamores and has progressed through the county ranks and into the Yorkshire Carnegie ERDPP set-up. Previously at Lawnswood School, he is now studying at Woodhouse Grove and this week was part of the national squad as they trained in Leeds. As well as familiar surroundings, he had a familiar face with him, as fellow Yorkshire Carnegie Academy member Ted Wainwright was also part of the camp. Wainwright attends Ripon Grammar School and last season captained the Yorkshire Under- rugby squad and led his school s Under- squad to the Yorkshire Cup Final. The Under-s were also joined by the Under- development squad which also included a Yorkshire Carnegie Academy player. Joe Gatus, who is Head Boy at QEGS in Wakefield, joined up with the national squad as he looks to follow in the long line of players the club has produced for the England Under- squad in recent years. There were some familiar names in the group with James Whitcombe, the son of former Leeds stalwart Martin, in the Under- group and Samson Ma asi, the son of former Carnegie hooker Vili, in the Under- group, which also included Bryan Redpath s son Cameron. Rugby Football Union. The RFU Rose and the words England Rugby are official registered trademarks of the Rugby Football Union and are subject to extensive trademark registration worldwide.

4 COMMUNITY UPDATE Today we welcome the Under- players from Selby RUFC who will be forming the Guard of Honour as the players run out and they will then take part in a training session at half-time. Our community team recently launched Project Rugby, an initiative from Premiership Rugby and England which aims to engage new audiences with rugby and stimulate a lifelong interest in the game. Project Rugby is designed to increase participation in the game by people from traditionally underrepresented groups: black, Asian and minority ethnic people, people from lower socio-economic backgrounds and disabled people. The first stage of Project Rugby saw the Yorkshire Carnegie community team work in Pontefract and West Leeds to encourage more girls to get involved and this culminated in West Leeds RUFC creating their first women s team who competed in their first game last month. Following on from this success the community team will begin working with people with disabilities and they will be holding a mixed ability taster session on th December at Pontefract RUFC between.-pm. The session is open to people aged +. For more information lisa.mccann@yorkshirecarnegie.com MEET THE TEAM: LOUIS BROWN YORKSHIRE WELCOME NOTTINGHAM IN THE FESTIVE FIXTURE This year s festive fixture sees Yorkshire Carnegie host Nottingham Rugby on Saturday rd December in the Greene King IPA ionship. Turnstiles will be open from pm with festive activity around the ground and Christmas fun for all the family, before the big game kicks-off at pm. Santa Claus will be joining us to meet all our junior fans ahead of Christmas Day and hand out goodies to everyone who pays him a visit in his Christmas grotto. Fans can also visit Santa s real-life reindeer and see Santa s sleigh, and enjoy a live performance from our carol singers around the ground before kick-off. Tickets for this festive, family day out are on sale now, with all juniors aged and under able to snap up a ticket for just. Tickets for concessions are whilst adult tickets are. Match tickets this season are valid for standing in the Carnegie Terrace or an unreserved seat in the Carnegie Stand. Fans can buy tickets online at tickets.yorkshirecarnegie.com, on or in the Club Shop. Place of birth: Pontefract Height: ft ins Position: Full-Back/Wing School attended: St Wilfrid s Representative honours: England Counties Favourite programme: Made In Chelsea Favourite film: Stepbrothers Favourite music: House/Rock Interesting fact about you: I am right handed and left footed What would you do if you weren t a rugby player? A DJ or a golfer What was your first rugby memory? Scoring five tries in my first ever game If you won the lottery what would be the first thing you would buy? A Villa in Ibiza for my mum If you could be any historical figure who would it be? Jimmy Hendrix Which band would you like to be the lead singer of? Arctic Monkeys IN A MOVIE ABOUT YOUR LIFE Who would star as you? Leonardo DiCaprio What genre would the film be? Romance Who would be your leading woman? Margot Robbie What would be the theme tune? Use Me by Bill Withers Who would be your arch enemy? Jon Snow

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6 DARREN ATKINS AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR JOSH BAINBRIDGE YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE PLAYER SPONSORS RICHARD BECK CHARLIE BEECH TONY & SHEENA YULL LOUIS BROWN JENNY MACDONALD SMITH JOE BUCKLE TOM CASSON THE GILLESPIE FAMILY CRAVEN SHIRES ANDY FORSYTH MAX GREEN WILL HOMER LEE IMIOLEK CALLUM IRVINE PETER LUCOCK CHARLIE CAPPS MIKE MAYHEW MICHAEL CUSACK ALEX DAVIES CHRIS ELDER TONY SNOWDON AAS DEVELOPMENTS 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 OLLIE STEDMAN 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: ROTHERHAM TITANS Following a summer of change, Rotherham Titans recruited a new coaching line-up which included former Yorkshire Carnegie Director of Rugby Andy Key as head coach, former Nottingham and London Irish second rower Nic Rouse as forwards coach and Moseley pair of Muaz Buaben (S&C) and Matt Harland (Analyst). This combined with new faces on the playing side, meant a period of time would be needed for the players to come-together and gel as a squad. This can be seen from Rotherham s tricky start to the ionship season, where the South Yorkshire side are still waiting for their first ionship victory after ten games. Among the new recruits, Titans strengthened their backline with the additions of centre Luke Peters from and scrum-half Rhodri Davies from Welsh side Llandovery, both of whom have made a significant impact for the Clifton Lane based side this term. Whilst in the pack notable additions are tight head prop Matt Shields from Premiership side Harlequins and currently serving British Army soldier and back rower, Ifereimi Boladau from London Scottish. Despite Rotherham s lack of ionship victories, they ve arguably had opportunities in the majority of their games to date, where on another day they may have run out the victors. Bad luck and indifferent decision making at times during the season has certainly played a part in their downfall. However, game on game there has generally been improvements in performance by this young Titans squad and there is a strong belief at Clifton Lane that their fortunes and results will change for the better sooner rather than later. Indeed Rotherham s recent break from the ionship saw them put in a very good display in the British & Irish Cup against Irish side Connacht Eagles. Trailing - at the break against a good Connacht outfit, Rotherham stormed back in the second-half to nil their opponents before running out worthy - winners. Rotherham arguably put in their best performance of the season against high-flying Ealing Trailfinders at Clifton Lane at the end of October. Despite losing the game -, the South Yorkshire side showed tremendous spirit and ability as they came close to causing one of the biggest upsets in the division this season. And last time out Rotherham came agonisingly close to registering their first league win of the season against, after putting in an impressive performance for much of the contest. However, in the final play of the game in the tenth minute of injurytime Scottish crossed the whitewash to break Titans hearts and secure an unlikely - win. Charlie Maddison Rhodri Davies Wes Hamilton

8 MATCHDAY SQUADS YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE ROTHERHAM TITANS T C P DG T C P DG CHRIS ELDER LEE MILLAR GEORGE WATKINS WILL THOMAS ANDY FORSYTH DREW CHESHIRE TOM CASSON LOGAN TIBBETTS LOUIS BROWN BEN FOLEY PETE LUCOCK CAOLAN RYAN WILL HOMER RHODRI DAVIES MARC THOMAS TOBY WILLIAMS JOE BUCKLE LUKE COLE CHARLIE BEECH MATT SHIELDS JACK WHETTON MATT POSTLETHWAITE MIKE MYERSCOUGH BYRON HODGE RICHARD BECK TOM CALLADINE (C) (C) RICHARD MAYHEW CHARLIE MADDISON OLLIE STEDMAN ADAM PETERS REPLACEMENTS REPLACEMENTS HARRY NEWBORN JONNY MURPHY CHARLIE CAPPS TOM WILLIAMS JAMES THRAVES BRANDON PALMER BEN WEST JAMES LASIS JOSH BAINBRIDGE TOM BURNS MATCH OFFICIALS: Referee: Dean Richards AR: Nick Marshall AR: Brian Ravenhill FRED BURDON JAMIE COOKE DARREN ATKINS WESLEY HAMILTON CLUB PARTNERS: MASCOTS: RORY SILVERWOOD Age: Favourite player: Greg Laidlaw School: St Peters C of E in Harrogate Hobbies: Skiing & drawing PHOEBE SILVERWOOD Age: Favourite player: Rory Best School: St Peters C of E in Harrogate Hobbies: Skiing & sewing YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE V DRAGONS PREMIERSHIP SELECT th December, kick-off.pm Yorkshire Carnegie will take their next game On The Road to Huddersfield YMCA for their third game of the British & Irish Cup. Yorkshire Carnegie - members will have free entry to this game and can purchase return travel for only per person ( for nonmembers). YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE B&I CUP PRICING - Advance tickets ADULTS CONCESSIONS* JUNIORS** FREE Match Day Tickets ADULTS CONCESSIONS* JUNIORS** FREE CONCESSION: *Seniors are and over and students upon production of a valid student card ** Junior denotes a child who is and under. Children under- do not need to pay. Advance tickets can be bought in person at the club, online at or by calling