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1 CARNEGIE TIMES THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE RUGBY UNION CLUB ISSUE 14 INSIDE: CARNEGIE SEASON STATS CLUB NEWS OPPOSITION: EALING TRAILFINDERS SQUADS FOUR BEST SIDES GO HEAD TO HEAD IN SEMI-FINALS Y orkshire Carnegie Head Coach Bryan Redpath is predicting the toughest semi-final series yet in the Greene King IPA Championship ahead of the final round of regular season action. Last weekend s results confirmed the four sides that will compete in the two-legged semifinal, which begin in a fortnight, but this afternoon s results will decide where Ealing Trailfinders and Doncaster Knights will both end up. London Irish returned to winning ways last weekend in spectacular style by defeating Rotherham Titans at the Madejski Stadium. Table-toppers Irish, who were knocked out of the British & Irish Cup by Jersey Reds the previous weekend and also suffered their sole Greene King IPA Championship defeat of the season at the hands of the same opposition seven days previous, ran in 12 tries to rack up a thumping 82-3 success. Rotherham actually opened the scoring courtesy of Caolan Ryan s third-minute penalty, but from there on the visitors were blown away by an irrepressible green tide. Alex Lewington led the way with a hat-trick of tries while Fijian international Asaeli Tikoirotuma, Blair Cowan and Brendan McKibbin all helped themselves to doubles, with Ollie Hoskins, Theo Brophy-Clews and Tommy Bell all also crossing the whitewash. With the boot, Greig Tonks helped himself to seven conversions, with Brophy-Clews also successfully slotting between the posts as Irish put on a fearsome show of power ahead of the play-offs. Ealing Trailfinders booked their first-ever place in the Greene King IPA Championship play-offs in style with an 11-try triumph over London Scottish. A seventh-successive victory saw Ealing hammer their near neighbours and ensure a top-four finish in the second-flight for the first time in their history. Rory Clegg, who also notched up seven conversions, got the ball rolling with a first-half penalty, and the former England Saxons flyhalf also crossed the whitewash late on. Alun Walker, Miles Mantella, Arthur Ellis and Will Harries all scored two tries apiece, with Joe Munro and Josh Davies also dotting down. Yorkshire Carnegie Head Coach Bryan Redpath expects the play-offs to be tougher than ever this season Whilst a hat-trick from skipper Ryan Burrows secured a secondplaced finish in the Championship for Yorkshire Carnegie, Doncaster Knights ended Jersey Reds' hopes of a play-off spot following a win over the Islanders at Castle Park. Knights ended Jersey s 10-match unbeaten run in all competitions, and Richmond s victory over Cornish Pirates means that they will now fight it out with Ealing for thirdplace in the final round of the Championship this afternoon. The fact that all four teams are in such strong form shows how tough the play-offs will be. Yorkshire Carnegie Head Coach Redpath commented: I think the four best teams over the course of the season are now in the playoffs. Irish are clearly the favourites but all three of the other teams will fancy their chances at this stage. "Ealing Trailfinders have built a strong squad over the last two years and they are well coached. Doncaster had a tough start to the season but they have proved their quality as the year has gone on and will be looking to use their experience from last year in this campaign. Tickets for the Greene King Championship home semifinal play-off are on sale now. This match will take place at Headingley Carnegie Stadium on Friday 5th May, kick-off 7.45pm, against either Ealing Trailfinders or Doncaster Knights. Gates for this match will open at 5.45pm. This fixture is not part of the Yorkshire Carnegie Season Membership and therefore fans will have to pay for tickets for the game. Tickets can be purchased over the phone on , over the counter at the Leeds Rugby Store at Headingley Carnegie Stadium or alternatively you can purchase online via tickets. yorkshirecarnegie.com. Regular Yorkshire Carnegie match day rules apply, therefore the ticket allows general access into the stadium, the fan can sit/stand where they like with exception to blocks D/E in the Leeds Building Society North Stand - Gold Members will be able to purchase their own seat. If a season member purchases their own tickets for the game it will be uploaded onto their season membership card. The Carnegie Stand seats will be closed as per normal arrangement for Yorkshire Carnegie matches. Carnegie Members can claim a 5 discount on their own ticket if purchased prior to midnight on Thursday 4th May. There will be no difference in price between gold and silver members. See page 8 for ticket prices. Be everything you want to be at Leeds Beckett University Visit to find out more 1

2 FACTS & FIGURES YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE ROLL CALL Name Position HT WT DOB Age Season Carnegie Career Debut Starts Subs Tries Pts Starts Subs Tries Pts Sam Allan Fly Half 1.80m 86kg 28/09/ V Munster A 20/11/15 Tom Arscott Winger 1.85m 88Kg 25/08/ V Jersey 24/02/17 Josh Bainbridge Back Row 1.83m 94kg 17/04/ V Doncaster 28/09/14 Richard Beck Back Row 1.88m 100kg 13/06/ V Leicester 08/11/09 Charlie Beech Prop 1.85m 120kg 21/07/ V Bristol 13/10/13 Matt Beesley Prop 1.85m 123kg 03/04/ v London Irish 11/03/17 Guy Borrowdale Second Row 1.95m 110kg 05/09/ V Rotherham 10/10/14 Lewis Boyce Prop 1.89m 111kg 30/07/ V Rotherham 10/10/14 Tom Bullough Centre 1.83m 70kg 10/04/ v Dragons PS 17/12/16 Ryan Burrows Number Eight 1.93m 105kg 25/04/ V London Welsh 04/09/11 Charlie Capps Prop 1.84m 102Kg 08/06/ V Doncaster 09/10/15 Tom Casson Centre 1.83m 94Kg 06/04/ V Bristol 18/10/15 Tom Catterick Fly Half 1.78m 81kg 18/10/ v London Irish 05/03/17 Michael Cusack Prop 1.79m 135kg 07/11/ V Bath 14/09/03 Alex Davies Scrum Half 1.75m 81kg 21/06/ v Ealing 03/09/16 Chris Elder Full back 1.93m 107kg 12/06/ v Nottingham 26/12/16 Sione Faletau Prop 1.83m 135kg 20/06/ v L Scottish 28/01/17 Joe Ford Fly Half 1.79m 84kg 04/06/ V Leicester 08/11/09 Andy Forsyth Centre 1.88m 87Kg 09/09/ V Jersey 06/09/15 Oliver Fox Scrum Half 1.75m 76kg 14/03/ v Dragons PS 11/12/16 Christian Georgiou Full back 1.85m 90kg 09/01/ V Currie 13/11/11 Oli Goss Centre 1.80m 85kg 21/12/ V Jersey 21/10/12 Ross Graham Hooker 1.78m 102kg 20/12/ v London Welsh 17/09/16 Alex Gray Centre 1.93m 104kg 01/05/ v Ealing 03/09/16 Max Green Scrum half 1.86m 85Kg 13/02/ V Ealing 20/09/15 Jonah Holmes Winger 1.83m 91kg 24/07/ V Nottingham 31/08/12 Lee Imiolek Prop 1.85m 110kg 21/09/ V Nottingham 31/08/12 Pete Lucock Centre 1.83m 90kg 27/11/ V Rotherham 21/09/11 Mike Mayhew Hooker 1.88m 111kg 22/01/ v Ealing 15/10/16 Richard Mayhew Back Row 1.91m 109kg 24/06/ v Ealing 03/09/16 Stevie McColl Full back 1.85m 98kg 16/08/ V London Welsh 04/09/11 Mike Myerscough Second Row 1.96m 110kg 28/05/ V Nottingham 31/08/12 Phil Nilsen Hooker 1.87m 101kg 26/02/ V Cornish Pirates 23/09/06 Rob O Donnell Prop 1.98m 122Kg 15/12/ V Jersey 06/09/15 Ciaran Parker Prop 1.83m 1.88kg 05/10/ v Ealing 03/09/16 Jordon Poole Hooker 1.75m 90kg 02/04/ V Ospreys 15/11/15 Taylor Prell Full back 1.79m 80kg 03/07/ V Rotherham 10/10/14 Dan Preston-Routledge 2nd Row 1.95m 99kg 27/10/ V Aberavon 07/12/13 Gary Robertson Prop 1.83m 116kg 27/06/ v Dragons PS 11/12/16 Dan Sanderson Second Row 2.03m 119kg 18/08/ v Ealing 03/09/16 Andy Saull Back Row 1.85m 101Kg 27/09/ V Jersey 06/09/15 Dean Schofi eld Second Row 1.98m 124Kg 19/01/ V Jersey 06/09/15 Warren Seals Fly Half 1.86m 97kg 12/02/ v Rotherham 01/10/16 Matt Smith Second Row 2.03m 111kg 26/10/ V Bristol 23/09/12 Brandon Staples Number Eight 1.95m 104kg 24/01/ v Dragons PS 17/12/16 Ollie Stedman Back Row 1.91m 119kg 20/05/ v Scarlets 06/11/10 Seb Stegmann Winger 1.85m 93Kg 12/04/ V Jersey 06/09/15 James Thraves Prop 1.88m 118kg 05/01/ v Rotherham 01/10/16 Chris Walker Back Row 1.81m 95kg 21/01/ V Llanelli 06/11/10 Ben West Prop 1.98m 111Kg 19/01/ v London Welsh 01/01/17 Jack Whetton Back Row 2.00m 119kg 24/05/ v Nottingham 11/09/16 Lewis Wilson Back Row 1.81m 93Kg 03/02/ v Dragons PS 11/12/16 Max Wright Centre 1.84m 87Kg 24/05/ V Ospreys PS 15/11/15 Penalty tries 3 Average age , , TOP FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP TRY SCORERS Jonah Holmes Yorkshire Carnegie Dean Adamson Bedford Blues Tyson Lewis Doncaster Knights Kyle Moyle Cornish Pirates Miles Mantella London Welsh TOP FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP POINT SCORERS Joe Ford Yorkshire Carnegie Tommy Bell London Irish Peter Lydon London Scottish Douglas Flockhart Doncaster Knights Aaron Penberthy Ealing Trailfinders FIXTURE LIST Date KO H/A Comp Opposition Result (F-A) SEPTEMBER 2016 Sat 3 Sep 15:00 A CHAMP Ealing Sun 11 Sep 15:00 H CHAMP Nottingham Sat 17 Sep 14:00 A CHAMP London Welsh Result Void Sun 25 Sep 15:00 H CHAMP London Scottish OCTOBER 2016 Sat 1 Oct 15:00 A CHAMP Rotherham Titans Sun 9 Oct 14:00 A CHAMP Cornish Pirates Sat 15 Oct 15:00 A B&I Cup Ealing Sat 22 Oct 14:30 H B&I Cup Bedford Blues Fri 28 Oct 20:00 H CHAMP Jersey Reds NOVEMBER 2016 Sat 5 Nov 15:00 A CHAMP London Irish Fri 18 Nov 20:00 H CHAMP Doncaster 24-6 Fri 25 Nov 19:45 A CHAMP Richmond DECEMBER 2016 Fri 2 Dec 20:00 H CHAMP Bedford Blues Sun 11 Dec 14:00 H B&I Cup Dragons PS Sat 17 Dec 14:00 A B&I Cup Dragons PS Mon 26 Dec 14:00 A CHAMP Nottingham JANUARY 2017 Sun 1 Jan 15:00 H CHAMP London Welsh Result Void Sat 14 Jan 15:00 A B&I Cup Bedford Blues Sat 21 Jan 14:00 H B&I Cup Ealing Sat 28 Jan 14:00 A CHAMP London Scottish FEBRUARY 2017 Sun 5 Feb 15:00 H CHAMP Rotherham Titans Sat 18 Feb 15:00 H CHAMP Cornish Pirates Fri 24 Feb 19:45 A CHAMP Jersey Reds MARCH 2017 Sun 5 Mar 15:00 H CHAMP London Irish Sat 11 Mar 14:00 A B&I Cup QF London Irish Sun 19 Mar 15:00 A CHAMP Doncaster Sun 26 Mar 15:00 H CHAMP Richmond 41-3 APRIL 2017 Sat 8 Apr 15:00 A CHAMP Bedford Blues Sat 15 Apr 15:00 H CHAMP Ealing Trailfinders MAY 2017 Fri 5 May 19:45 A CHAMP Ealing/Doncaster (play-off semi-final) RFU CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE P W L D PF PA PD TB LB Pts 1 London Irish Yorkshire Carnegie Ealing Trailfinders Doncaster Knights Jersey Reds Cornish Pirates London Scottish Bedford Blues Nottingham Rugby Richmond Rotherham Titans London Welsh* P: Played W: Won L: Lost D: Drawn PF: Points for PA: Points against PD: Points difference TB: Try-scoring bonus LB: Losing bonus Pts: Points *Club has been withdrawn from the competition 2

3 CLUB NEWS VOTE FOR YOUR PLAYER OF THE YEAR The voting is now open for fans to decide who they think should be named the Supporters Player of the Year. All players who have played ten or more league games this season (as of the 4th April when the voting opened) are eligible for the Colin Cramphorn award for the Supporters' Player of the Year, so check out the contenders and make your vote. The winner will be announced at the Yorkshire COMMUNITY ROUND-UP Yorkshire Carnegie s new Premiership Rugby programme aimed at getting more people playing rugby has made a positive start. Aimed primarily at newcomers to the game, this is a chance to try the game in a relaxed environment and currently runs at the following venues Mondays: Carleton College, 6-7pm, Girls aged Tuesday: West Leeds RUFC, 6-7pm, Girls aged Carnegie Player of the Year Awards dinner which will take place at Headingley Carnegie on Tuesday 2nd May The night will be hosted by British Lion, John Bentley, and the whole squad will be there along with the backroom team and the board of Directors. The evening will involve an awards ceremony, with other awards on the night including the Players' Player of the Year, WELCOME TO OUR COMMUNITY CLUBS Young Player of the Year and Commitment to Community. Tickets are available now priced 40 which includes a three-course meal. The event will start with drinks served from 6.45pm, followed by dinner at 7.15pm with a dress code of lounge suits. To book your place call our sales team on To make your vote visit www. yorkshirecarnegie.com Wednesday: New College, Pontefract, Girls Tag Rugby, Ages Thursday: Kings College, 6-7pm, Girls If you would like more details on the programme Community@yorkshirecarnegie.com Yorkshire Carnegie s community and Academy department also recently supported a huge RFU Festival at West Park, which saw over 140 teams take part and even Terry the Terrier went along to give the young players encouragement. At today s game we welcome North Ribblesdale who will be forming the Guard of Honour as the players run out. Players from North Ribblesdale will also be joining juniors from Aireborough as player escorts and those two teams will then be taking part in the mini games at half-time. We hope you all enjoy your day at Headingley Carnegie. EASTER FUN ON YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE CAMPS The first Yorkshire Carnegie Rugby Camps of the Easter holidays took place at Roundhegians RUFC with 50 children taking part. The camp was supported by players Pete Lucock, Ross Graham and Jack Whetton who helped out with the coaching sessions and took part in a question and answer session. We have another camp taking place at Old Brodleians on 20th and 21st April for boys and girls aged five to 16. The two-day camp costs 35 and all camp attendees will receive a Yorkshire Carnegie camp t-shirt, Yorkshire Carnegie water bottle and a junior season ticket for the remainder of the season. If you would like to book call or visit YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE UNDER-16S ATTEND WELLINGTON FESTIVAL After recent festivals in Newcastle and Warwick the Yorkshire Carnegie Under-16s attended Wellington College for a week-long residential camp during the Easter holidays. The Festival brought together all 14 RFU Academies for a series of competitive games, positional specific coaching and workshops for players and parents about a future in professional sport. During the week the squad were joined by teachers from around the country who worked with the RFU National Coaches and Academy staff to look at the development of the RFU s CARDS principles which are central to the RFU pathway programmes. CARDS is creativity, awareness, resilience, decision making and self-organising. After following similar principles in the Yorkshire Carnegie programme this year the following players attended the festival: Callum Hancock, Lawrence Mason, Connor Hancock, Jordan Okingo, Fraser Reed, Ben Sugars, James Malcolmsom, Ted Wainright, Henry Macnab, Daniel Lancaster, James Magee, Luke Punton, Jacob Mounsey, Bobby Derbyshire, Joseph Carpenter, Jabez Brooksbank, Elliot Ward, Will Robinson, Louis Mullen, Joe Fishburn, Jacob Head, Cole Potts, Theo Smerdon, Ethan Lawrie, Frank Malir, Joe Stott, William Pritchard, Andre Robson and Harry Williams. Congratulations to them and thank you to the support of the parents, schools and clubs in helping the players work towards their goals this season. 3

4 CLUB NEWS INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR ACADEMY PLAYERS Academy stars Elliott Ward and Lewis Wilson both featured for England Under-19s against France at Stade Jules Ladoumègue, Massy. Wilson started at flanker and Ward came on from the bench, but they were unable to help the young England team to victory, who went down in the friendly fixture. Ward is a former pupil at QEGS and was part of their successful Natwest Cup runs, making it through to the finals of the competition in 2012 and The Pontefract-born player previously played for Sandal RUFC from minis to Under-14s under Darren Reynolds and Paul Wild and started his journey on the Yorkshire Carnegie Academy pathway with the Under-16s under head coach Danny Wild. He progressed from the Junior Development Squad to the Under-18 Junior Academy and continued through to the Senior Academy side. Wilson, a former Pocklington School pupil from York, was selected for the England Under-19 rugby squad, a year after making his debut for England Under-18s. The flanker is currently on loan to National League Two North team Wharfedale, making 14 appearances and scoring five tries for the Dalesmen so far this season. He returned to Carnegie to make his debut earlier this season in the British & Irish Cup games against the Dragons Premiership Select. Sean Houltham, Master i/c Rugby at Pocklington School, said: This is a significant step in Lewis rugby career progression and is a well-deserved reflection of his hard work, dedication and considerable talent. We re extremely proud of Lewis at Pocklington School and closely follow his progress. Jon Pendlebury, Yorkshire Carnegie Academy Manager, added: This was reward for Lewis efforts and performances this season, not just with Yorkshire Carnegie, but also the role Wharfedale have played in supporting and further progressing his development towards involvement at a senior level and England Under-19 level. The England Under-19 fixture is a step towards possible inclusion next season as an Under-20 and one target that I know Lewis will have next season. It is also reward for Pocklington RUFC along with Pocklington School who can take an awful lot of pride from this squad announcement. It s a great story for both club and school in supporting player progression in the county and shows how the club and school pathway to Academy partnership works. Credit to Lewis junior coaches Chris Ingle and Andrew Richardson along with school coach Sean Houltham who we have worked with him very Elliott Ward and Lewis Wilson closely over the past three seasons in all the time and effort they have put in with Lewis. Ward, who is currently on dual registration with National 1 side Wharfedale and this season played in six Academy League fixtures for Yorkshire Carnegie, has been involved previously in the England Under-18 camps, but made his first appearance against France. Speaking about his achievement Pendlebury added: Elliot has worked hard to gain the opportunity of representing England and it was well deserved following a transition from Under-18 schoolboy to playing regularly in National 2 with Wharfedale RUFC. "Elliot began at Sandal with Paul Wild and Darren Reynolds as his coaches and more recently supported well by Ian Wolfenden and Trevor Barker of QEGS, where Elliot has had some significant highs during cup runs and being losing finalists. This has been a long season for Elliot and one that has been important for a young player in his position to have a balance of challenging opportunities and experiences making the jump from Under-18 to senior level." Ollie Fox has also been called up to the England Under-18 side and was named in the teams to play Canada and Ireland Under-19s in the Under-18 International Series and will be hoping to play a role in the final game against Scotland on Sunday 16th April. Max Wright enjoyed success with the England Under-20s who won the recent Six Nations and Dan Preston-Routledge played for England Students in their draw against Ireland Universities. Pendlebury added: Congratulations to all our Academy players who have won international selection, the whole club are proud of your achievements. BURROWS NOMINATED FOR GREENE KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYER OF THE YEAR Congratulations to our captain Ryan Burrows, who has been nominated for the Greene King IPA Championship Player of the Year award. The Championship Player of the Year is voted for by all Championship club captains and Burrows joins Ealing Trailfinders Mark Bright and London Irish s James Marshall on the list of contenders. Speaking about being short listed for the honour Burrows said: I m extremely honoured to have my name put forward and recognised as one of the top three players in the Championship this season. It s a great feeling and I must thank the club captains for their kind recognition. The winner will be announced at the RPA Players Awards, in association with England Rugby, on Wednesday 10th May at Battersea Evolution, London. Burrows, Bright and Marshall have consistently proven themselves as the standout performers in the second tier of English rugby this season, and were integral to their respective teams earning play-off spots. It s a really nice feeling to know that all the club captains have voted and recommended me for this award, said Bright. Especially at my age, it s great to know guys still think I have an impact on the pitch. And London Irish flyhalf Marshall added: It s a very humbling feeling to be nominated for this award, when I was told I was pretty surprised but I am stoked to be shortlisted alongside two other fantastic players. To book your place at the RPA Players Awards 2017, in association with England Rugby, and to rub shoulders with the past and present heroes of the game please call or Martin Olima on molima@therpa.co.uk. 4

5 YORKS HIRE C A RN E G IE v s E A L IN G TRA IL FI N D ER S S AT U R D AY 1 5 t h AP R I L, British & Irish Lions chairman Tom Grace, British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland (L), British & Irish Lions Tour Manager John Spencer and British & Irish Lions CEO John Feehan British & Irish Lions Ambassadors Gregor Townsend, Keith Wood, Shane Williams and Martin Johnson LIONS TOUR ON THE HORIZON FOR ALL RUGBY FANS AS THE DOMESTIC PROGRAMME DRAWS TO A CONCLUSION IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, ALL EYES TURN TO NEW ZEALAND AND THE MOUTH-WATERING 2017 BRITISH & IRISH LIONS TOUR. T he tour will see the British & Irish Lions play ten rugby union matches, including against all five New Zealand Super Rugby franchises, the New Zealand Barbarians, the Mãori All Blacks and three Test matches against New Zealand. The Lions first toured New Zealand in 1888, but did not play against the New Zealand national team until Since then they have only won one Test series against the All Blacks, in 1971, losing the last Test series there 3-0 in 2005 under the leadership of Sir Clive Woodward. Wales head coach and 2013 Test series winning coach Warren Gatland retains his role as head coach and next week he will name his 37-man squad. The ten-match schedule was announced in 2015, and includes matches against New Zealand Super Rugby franchises for the first time. Previously, they had played provincial sides or combined provincial selections. The opening game of the tour takes place on 3rd June at Toll Stadium in Whangarei against the New Zealand Barbarians. Only two matches on the tour are being played in the South Island with all three Tests on the North Island. LIONS TOUR 2017 MATCH SCHEDULE 3rd June Toll Stadium, Whangarei New Zealand Barbarians vs British & Irish Lions 7th June Eden Park, Auckland Blues vs British & Irish Lions 10th June AMI Stadium, Christchurch Crusaders vs British & Irish Lions 3rd June Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Highlanders vs British & Irish Lions 17th June Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Mãori All Blacks vs British & Irish Lions 20th June Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Chiefs vs British & Irish Lions 24th June Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand vs British & Irish Lions 27th June Westpac Stadium, Wellington Hurricanes vs British & Irish Lions 1st July Westpac Stadium, Wellington New Zealand vs British & Irish Lions 8th July Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand vs British & Irish Lions 5 CELEBRATE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF 1997 LIONS TOUR On 1st June Headingley Carnegie will host a special 20th Anniversary Lions Lunch to celebrate the victorious 1997 Lions tour to South Africa. Special guests at the dinner will be three people who are synonymous with the tour, Sir Ian McGeechan, John Bentley and Jeremy Guscott. McGeechan was the head coach for the winning tour, Bentley scored one of the greatest individual tries in Lions history and Guscott landed the winning drop-goal during the decisive second Test. Speaking about the dinner, Bentley said: This will be a fantastic occasion to commemorate the 1997 Lions Tour, which was special in many ways. It was the tour that embraced the amateur game and the turning of professionalism and embodied what was great about the two periods. "Heading into the tour we were not given a chance, they were the reigning World Champions and we had been written off but went on to become only the fourth touring Lions side to win a Test. I am looking forward to welcoming Jeremy to Headingley Carnegie and, along with Sir Ian McGeechan, sharing our memories of the tour with the guests. The three-course lunch will be hosted in the Long Bar and cost 600 (plus VAT) for a table of ten. To book your place call the sales team on

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7 OPPOSITION PROFILE: Ealing Trailfinders Ealing Trailfinders take on Yorkshire Carnegie for the fourth time this season, following one win and two defeats in the Greene King IPA Championship and British & Irish Cup. The team travel to Headingley Carnegie a week on from an 11-try win over London Scottish that booked their place in the play-offs for the first time. It has been a huge turnaround from last season where they guaranteed their place in the Championship with a win over Jersey Reds in their penultimate match of the campaign. In fact, Ben Ward s team enjoyed their first win of the current term against the Channel Islanders after they had opened with a defeat to Carnegie and a draw with Cornish Pirates. Doncaster Knights, London Welsh and Bedford Blues have also lost in the league in west London, and when Carnegie visited in the cup in October the team ran in 50 points that did wonders for their confidence. In the autumn Ealing suffered two Friday night losses on the road to Nottingham and London Scottish, but did beat London Welsh and kept up their unbeaten run in the cup with home and away matches against Bedford Blues. They wobbled on Christmas Eve when Pirates won at Vallis Way, but recovered on New Year s Day with a win away to Jersey Reds. A win over Dragons and a loss in Scarborough guaranteed the Trailfinders' place in the cup quarter-finals and they carried that on to the semis with an 84-7 win against the Scarlets Premiership Select. The cup run came to an end a fortnight ago in Cork where Munster A won the semifinal Despite that the team are unbeaten in the league in The run included maiden victories away to Doncaster Knights, Rotherham Titans and Bedford Blues, while Nottingham and Richmond were defeated at Vallis Way. Most of the comings and goings were finalised by the time pre-season began and in total 16 new players arrived in west London and 18 left. Long-time London Scottish captain and Championship XV regular Mark Bright was the highest-profile arrival when he brought his experience and try-scoring nous across Kew Bridge. Argentina international Ignacio Nacho Lancuba was another of the new faces through the door, while scrumhalf Alex Walker was named club captain, a fitting reward for his performances in his two seasons with Ealing Trailfinders, and he has responded with some inspired performances. Since then the squad has been reinforced by the signings of Glen Townson and Rayn Smid from Bristol, Kieran Murphy and Barney Maddison from London Welsh and Rory Clegg from Glasgow Warriors. Alex Codling joined the coaching staff as head coach and brought vast experience that featured an England cap, stints with Premiership and Top 14 clubs and coaching roles in the Championship and Wales. 7

8 YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE EALING TRAILFINDERS YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE V EALING TRAILFINDERS/ DONCASTER FRIDAY 5TH MAY 2017, KICK-OFF 7.45PM Try Con Pen DG Try Con Pen DG STEVIE McCOLL MAX WRIGHT ANDY FORSYTH PETE LUCOCK OLI GOSS WARREN SEALS MAX GREEN MATT BEESLEY MIKE MAYHEW JAMES THRAVES (C) DEAN SCHOFIELD DAN SANDERSON RICHARD BECK ANDY SAULL BRANDON STAPLES 15 FULL-BACK 14 RIGHT WING 13 OUTSIDE CENTRE 12 INSIDE CENTRE 11 LEFT WING 10 FLY-HALF 9 SCRUM-HALF 1 LOOSEHEAD PROP 2 HOOKER 3 TIGHTHEAD PROP 4 LOCK 5 LOCK 6 BLINDSIDE FLANKER 7 OPENSIDE FLANKER 8 NUMBER EIGHT WILL HARRIES MILES MANTELLA LEWIS JONES JOE MUNRO PHIL CHESTERS RORY CLEGG LUKE CARTER WILL DAVIS ALUN WALKER LEWIS THIEDE BARNEY MADDISON GLEN TOWNSON KIERAN MURPHY ARTHUR ELLIS MARK BRIGHT (C) Tickets for the Greene King Championship home semi-final play-off will go on sale on Thursday 13th April at 9am. Yorkshire Carnegie Members can claim a 5 discount on their own match ticket if purchased prior to midnight on Thursday 4th May. There will be no difference in price between gold and silver members. MEMBERS ADVANCE PURCHASE PRICE (VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON THURSDAY 4TH MAY) Adults: Concessions* Juniors**... 5 NON-MEMBER AND MATCH DAY PRICING Adults: Concessions* Juniors**... 5 Concession: * Seniors are 65 and over and students upon production of a valid student card ** Junior denotes a child who is 16 and under. Children under five do not need to pay. Advance tickets can be bought in person at the club, online at or by calling JORDON POOLE LEWIS BOYCE MIKE CUSACK JACK WHETTON MIKE MYERSCOUGH SAM ALLAN TOM BULLOUGH MATT CORNISH JAMES GIBBONS ALEX PENNY CARWYN JONES RAYN SMID JOSH DAVIES AARON PENBERTHY MASCOTS Dexter and Darcey Walker-Smith Age: 5 CLUB PARTNERS: TODAY'S MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: Matthew O Grady Assistant Referee 1: Simon Adams Assistant Referee 2: Chris Sharp BIG MATCH SPONSOR Gregory Property Group 2 The Embankment, Sovereign Street Leeds LS1 4GP T: ASSOCIATE MATCH SPONSORS Paragon Service Point 76 Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 2AY T: W.A.E Group Unit 4 Hales Road Industrial Estate, Lower Wortley Road Leeds LS12 4PL T: