All Golds vs SW Scorpions KPL1 2016

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ALL GOLDS 

Vs. SOUTH WALES SCORPIONS 

THE PRINCE OF WALES STADIUM 

KICK OFF - 19:00 | 16/03/2016 

@AllGolds facebook.com/AllGoldsRugby 

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 

UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE ALL GOLDS 

SEASON 2016 PRICE FREE

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ALL GOLD 

CONTENTS AND INFO 

04 WELCOME TO A NEW FUTURE 

05 SOUTHERN PRO RUGBY LEAGUE!!! 

06 THE ALL GOLDS STORY SO FAR 

08 CLUB DIRECTORY 

10 LEAGUE 1 PREVIEW 

11 ALL GOLDS PREDICTOR 

12 MATCH PREVIEW 

14 A GOLDEN BREAKFAST 

16 FESTIVAL PREVIEW 

18 GRAHAM O’KEEFFE 

20 BACKROOM PROFILE 

22 CLS UPDATE 

23 WEST OF ENGLAND UPDATE 

24 UPDATE FROM THE BIRTHPLACE 

26 SKY TRY PROGRAMME 

27 TALENT PATHWAY LAUNCH 

28 FOOD FOR FANS 

32 PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 

34 FIXTURES & RESULTS 

CLUB INFORMATION 


Home Ground: The Prince of Wales Stadium, Cheltenham 

Offices: 

Oxstalls Campus, Longlevens, Gloucester. GL2 9HW 

Telephone: 01242 715332 

Email: 

allgolds@glos.ac.uk 

Official website: allgoldsrugby.com 

PRESIDENT 

Lionel Hurst LL.B 

ADVISORY BOARD 

Krista Woodman, 

Kevan Blackadder, John Abell, 

Nicki Stewart. 

DIRECTOR OF SPORT 

Andy Pitchford 

HEAD COACH 

Lee Greenwood 

ASSISTANT COACH 

Simon Phillips 

PERFORMANCE 

CO-ORDINATOR 

Patrick Evans 

WELFARE OFFICER 

AND LOGISTICS 

David Friend 

HEAD SPORTS THERAPIST 

Hollie Sims 

MATCH ANALYSIS 

Proview Sports Academy 

NUTRITION PARTNER 

Nutrition X 

CLS TEAM MANAGER 

Alex Davidson 

SKY TRY AND 

COMMUNITY MANAGER 

Dan Garbutt 

BUCS CO-ORDINATOR 

Ken Stone 

BUSINESS AND SPONSORSHIP 

Michelle Collins 

PROJECT OFFICER 

Kelly Conibere 

MATCHDAY CO-ORDINATOR 

Trevor Moss 

MEDIA MANAGER 

Chris Wilson 

@AllGolds facebook.com/AllGoldsRugby 

SOCIAL MEDIA 

Jessica Allan 

REPORTER 

Patrick Baines 

PHOTOGRAPHER 

Lewis Mitchell 

ALL GOLDS TV 

Billy Hendle 

ALL GOLD DESIGNER 

Craig Paul Design Ltd 

STADIUM MANAGER 

Matthew Clapham 

VIP LIAISON 

Nicki Stewart 

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LEAGUE 1 

PREVIEW 

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GRAHAM 

O’KEEFFE 

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UPDATE 

FROM THE 

BIRTHPLACE 

The views expressed in this programme are not 

necessarily those of the University of Gloucestershire 

All Golds, the Editor, or Craig Paul Design Ltd.

A NEW FUTURE 

FOR OUR 

MATCHDAY 

MAGAZINE? 

WELCOME TO THE FIRST EVER ONLINE EDITION OF 

ALL GOLD, THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE UNIVERSITY 

OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE ALL GOLDS. 

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This edition is published to 

coincide with another first – the 

All Golds in Gold Cup week. Our 

match against local rivals South 

Wales Scorpions marks the 

first time a professional rugby 

league match has taken place in 

Cheltenham during The Festival, 

and we hope those who come 

along will enjoy a great occasion 

and some superb sport. 

The All Gold has an all new design 

and layout. We hope that over 

the coming months you’ll see 

some great content and enjoy 

some of the best sports writing 

from Gloucestershire and beyond. 

Contributions on rugby league - 

in the past, present and future 

– are welcomed from anyone 

with an argument to settle or a 

memory to share. We want the 

All Gold to stand out from the 

crowd and to be a platform for 

news and debate about rugby 

league, in this country and further 

afield. Forget formulaic matchday 

programmes where pages have 

to be filled with boring advertising 

and anything that can be cobbled 

together at the last moment, 

and enjoy a whole new and fresh 

approach - online, up to date and 

totally free of charge. 

In this issue you’ll be able to find 

out about the progress of the All 

Golds first team so far this season; 

enjoy previews of the big Gold 

Cup match; explore developments 

in the sport of rugby league 

across the globe and discover 

what the All Golds are 

doing to develop 

rugby league in the 

local community. 

You’ll find some 

interactive 

content in 

this edition, 

including 

player and 

coach 

interviews, and we hope this 

feature will develop as the season 

progresses. 

The next edition of All Gold will 

appear on Friday 25th March, in 

time for our Good Friday clash 

with Coventry Bears at the Prince 

of Wales Stadium. Contributions 

are welcome at: 

allgolds@glos.ac.uk. 

www.allgoldsrugby.com

A NEW 

FUTURE FOR 

PROFESSIONAL 

RUGBY LEAGUE 

FIRST TIME VISITORS TO THE PRINCE OF WALES 

STADIUM WILL WONDER HOW THIS HAS HAPPENED. 

PROFESSIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, THE ONE TRUE 

GLADIATOR SPORT, MILES AWAY FROM ITS SPIRITUAL 

HOME, DEEP IN THE SOFT UNDERBELLY OF ENGLAND. 

The beer tastes of apples and 

the venue is so far south they’ve 

stopped putting raw onion in 

the sandwiches. You can barely 

understand a word they say and 

the pies have been replaced with 

pasties. Then you discover that it’s 

not even a normal club team, it’s 

a university side populated with 

students and a few seasoned pros 

from the heartlands. How has this 

come to pass? Has the RFL gone 

mad? 

Well, we hope not. The University 

of Gloucestershire All Golds is a 

unique proposition in professional 

sport. It is the only professional 

rugby league team, anywhere 

in the world, to be owned by a 

university. 

There are several reasons for this. 

Firstly, we want to prove the point 

that the South West can produce 

high quality rugby league players 

and a team that can be respected 

and feared at professional level. 

Many of the players you’ll see 

tonight have already come 

through this pathway – playing for 

the University team or the other 

All Golds feeder sides. This is egg 

chasing country, and whether it’s 

union or league we know there is 

great talent in our region. 

Secondly, we want to create 

a new sporting spectacle for 

the people of Gloucestershire. 

Cheltenham was indeed the 

birthplace of international rugby 

league (for more information 

on this go to our website, www. 

allgoldsrugby.com), but that was 

back in 1908 and we believe that 

rugby league could and should 

be part of the sporting fabric of 

our great county. Gloucestershire 

won so much gold and silverware 

at the 2012 Olympics that it could 

have featured as a separate 

country on the medals table – we 

want to build on this success and 

help the people of our county fall 

in love with league just as they 

have done with union and so 

many other sports. 

Thirdly, the University boasts 

students with a huge range of 

talents. From sports therapists 

to journalists to coaches to TV 

production experts to sports 

analysts to marketers to event 

managers, we have outstanding 

young people who can make 

great contributions to the All 

Golds adventure and get great 

experience while they do it. 

Finally, we want to ensure that 

rugby league develops as a grass 

roots sport in our region as well 

as at the professional level. We 

are working hard to ensure that 

schools and community clubs can 

offer an excellent rugby league 

experience to those young people 

who are inspired by the efforts of 

the All Golds on the pitch. 

We hope you will join us on the 

journey. Perhaps as a season 

ticket holder or regular supporter, 

perhaps as an occasional visitor 

to The Festival town. Find us on 

Twitter, like us on Facebook, enjoy 

our highlights on Youtube. Come 

and support us when you can. 

Wherever you are, give us a shout 

and #followthefern. 

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@AllGolds facebook.com/AllGoldsRugby

THE ALL 

GOLDS STORY 

SO FAR 

WRITTEN BY GEORGE COWBURN 

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THE DATE - 3RD MARCH 2013,THE PLACE - THE PRINCE 

OF WALES STADIUM CHELTENHAM WHERE A PIECE OF 

RUGBY LEAGUE HISTORY IS MADE AS THE UNIVERSITY 

OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE ALL GOLDS PLAY THEIR 

FIRST EVER GAME AS A PROFESSIONAL CLUB IN THE 

NORTHERN RAIL CUP AGAINST FELLOW NEWCOMERS 

HEMEL STAGS. 

The team that day was made up 

largely of players from the All 

Golds student team of 2012 who 

were the champions of Great 

Britain defeating giants of the 

university game like Leeds Met 

and Loughborough University 

that season. Four of the 2016 All 

Golds survive from that match - 

Phil Cowburn,Richard Jones,Joe 

McClean and James Walter. 

It was a tough first season despite 

cup wins against Gateshead 

Thunder up in Tyneside and 

community club Skirlaugh in 

Hull. The Skirlaugh win brought 

Super League club Salford 

down to Cheltenham where we 

had our largest ever crowd and 

unfortunately our largest ever 

defeat! It was to be June 30th 

however before we got our first 

league victory - away at Oxford 

followed by another the week 

after in Neath against South Wales 

Scorpions. We finished bottom of 

the league that season but much 

improved performances and 

results in the second half of the 

league programme gave us hope 

for a better second year. One 

bright spot was Tyla Hepi (son of 

coach Brad) being named Best 

Young Player in Championship 1 at 

the Rugby League’s end of season 

awards ceremony. 

Year 2 did bring about the hoped 

for improvement. After Brad 

Hepi,s early season departure 


Golds twice scored a record 66 

points at home against Skirlaugh 

and Coventry Bears which saw 

the first try hat tricks for the All 

Golds by Courtney Davies,Steve 

Parry and Mark Bowen. Skipper 

Parry led superbly from the 

front - an ever present over 25 

games (along with Phil Cowburn 

and Callum Mulkeen) he swept 

the board at the club’s end 

appearance against Swinton,also 

passing the 300 points mark for 

the club. 

In the post season European 

Championships the club was 

proud to have 7 players in 3 of 

the country’s squads. Courtney 

Davies,Jamie Murphy,Steve Parry 

and Lewis Reece represented 

champions Wales whilst Callum 

the club made the headlines by 

appointing Scotland Coach Steve 

McCormack in his place. Amongst 

our wins that season were 

memorable ones at home against 

league leaders York City Knights 

and away at League 1 Grand Final 

winners,promoted Hunslet. The 

Hunslet win,arguably our best 

to date,was masterminded by 

Craig Cook,one of many excellent 

performances by the veteran 

hooker from Hull. On course for a 

play off finish a really bad run of 

injuries left us short of numbers 

and finishing in 6th place in a 9 

team league. A feather in our cap 

was being named Championship 

1 Club of the Year in the Rugby 

League’s end of season awards. 

of season awards ceremony. 

During the season Phil Cowburn 

became the first player to make 

50 appearances for the All Golds 

(totalling 63 by the end of the 

season) and Matt Bradley joined 

the “50 club” with a late season 

Mulkeen and Graham O’Keeffe 

played for Ireland and Joe 

McClean did likewise for Scotland. 

Not bad for a club only 3 seasons 

old - the only professional club in 

the world owned by a University. 

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For Year 3 former Super League 

player Lee Greenwood was 

appointed as Head Coach and 

he continued our upward journey 

guiding the All Golds to 9th place 

in an enlarged, very competitive 

Kingstone Press League 1 which 

included 5 teams from the 

previous seasons Championship. 

This earned us the unofficial 

title “Kings of the South” in the 

League Express and Rugby 

Leaguer paper. We did beat 

one northern team,Newcastle 

Thunder (formerly Gateshead) 

and also gave champions Oldham 

a fright,narrowly losing 33-30 at 

their Whitebank Stadium. The All 



CLUB DIRECTORY 

HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE ALL GOLDS WE HAVE A NUMBER OF 

OFFICIAL PARTNERS AND SPONSORS THAT HEAVILY SUPPORT THE CLUB AND, AS AN 

ALL GOLDS FAN, WE ARE SURE YOU WILL FIND THIS CLUB DIRECTORY VERY USEFUL. 

If you are interested in contacting any of our partners or sponsors but you feel that you need 

more information then please don’t hesitate to call our Commercial Department on 

01242 715297 or email allgoldsbusiness@glos.ac.uk 

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KINGSTONE 

PRESS LEAGUE 1 

PREVIEW 

WRITTEN BY PATRICK BAINES 

IT’S STILL EARLY DAYS IN LEAGUE 1, WITH MOST SIDES 

ONLY TWO GAMES INTO THEIR SEASON. 

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French side Toulouse have made 

quite a start to their campaign 

with two thrashings of Coventry 

and Hemel propelling them to 

the top of the table. Sterner 

tests await the French side and it 

will be fascinating to see if they 

are able to translate their home 

form on the road. We’ve seen 

how Catalans Dragons struggle 

on British soil, the big test for 

Toulouse will be long away trips to 

the established League 1 sides like 

Keighley and Barrow. 

Talking of Barrow and the 

Cumbrian side will be confident 

of pushing for a promotion place 

having won their first two games. 

An opening day defeat of North 

Wales Crusaders was followed 

last weekend by a stunning 40-6 

hammering of Hunslet. Hunslet, 

relegated from the Championship 

last season, have made a poor 

start to life in League 1 and 

desperately need a win having 

lost their first two. 

Rochdale and Doncaster are the 

other two sides with a perfect win 

record, although York and London 

Skolars could join them having 

only played once. Rochdale have 

signed a number of high profile 

players in the off season and 

look a team going places. Their 

recent 58-16 win on Sunday at 

Coventry followed an opening 

day win against Hunslet and the 

side from Greater Manchester 

certainly look like being involved 

in the business end of the season. 

Doncaster followed up their 

home win against the All Golds 

with a hugely encouraging 44-28 

win at Keighley. Not many sides 

go to Cougar Park and come 

away with a win so to get the 

two points will give Doncaster a 

much needed confidence boost 

following a torrid season in the 

Championship. 

North Wales Crusaders put their 

off field problems behind them 

on Sunday with a massively 

important win at Newcastle. 

Having suffered financial troubles 

the side from Wrexham lost 

a number of their high profile 

players to rival sides but were still 

good enough to earn a crucial 

two points away to Newcastle. 

For Newcastle it was a huge blow, 

especially after their Challenge 

Cup defeat to Siddal. 

Oxford have found things 

tough with a first day defeat to 

Newcastle followed by a 26-16 

loss in the capital to the Skolars. A 

dual registration partnership with 

Castleford and Batley will help 

add a bit of quality to their line up 

but they face an uphill battle to 

reach the top eight. 

For those unaware of the League 

1 structure - The 15 sides each 

play each other once before the 

division is split in two. The top 

eight sides breakaway from the 

bottom seven and play each other 

once again to decide who gains 

promotion. The bottom seven 

participate in the consolation 

shield with the winners gaining 

a piece of silverware plus a 

significant cash prize. 


THE 

ALL 

GOLDS 

PREDICTOR 

WE ASKED KEY MEMBERS OF OUR BACKROOM TEAM TO 

PREDICT THE OUTCOME OF KINGSTONE PRESS LEAGUE 1 

IN 2016. HERE’S WHAT THEY SAID… 

CHRIS WILSON, 

MEDIA MANAGER 

P 

TEAM 

ANDY PITCHFORD, 

DIRECTOR OF SPORT 

P 

TEAM 

PATRICK BAINES, 

ALL GOLD REPORTER 

P 

TEAM 

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1 Toulouse Olympique 

2 Doncaster 

3 Hunslet Hawks 

4 Rochdale Hornets 

5 Keighley Cougars 

6 York City Knights 

7 Barrow Raiders 

8 Gloucestershire All Golds 

9 Newcastle Thunder 

10 North Wales Crusaders 

11 London Skolars 

12 Hemel Stags 

13 Coventry Bears 

14 Oxford 

15 South Wales Scorpions 

1 Doncaster 











12 Oxford 




1 Doncaster 











12 Oxford 




Send your predictions for the 2016 Kingstone Press league to allgolds@glos.ac.uk 


ALL GOLDS vs. 

SCORPIONS 

PREVIEW 


THE ALL GOLDS HOST LOCAL RIVALS SOUTH WALES 

SCORPIONS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING UNDER THE 

FLOODLIGHTS AT THE PRINCE OF WALES STADIUM. 

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It will be a welcome return to 

Cheltenham for the Golden Fern 

who have played three successive 

games on the road in 2016. A 

comfortable victory at Coventry in 

the iPro Sport Cup was followed 

by an incredible, last gasp win 

at North Wales Crusaders in 

the Challenge Cup a week later. 

Coming from 36-16 down with 

only 20 minutes to play, Harry 

Kidd’s try just ten seconds before 

full time set up a fourth round 

tie against Toulouse in the South 

of France this Saturday. Next 

up came the league opener – a 

trip to Doncaster and for the 

majority of the contest we were 

a match for the side who were 

relegated from the Championship 

last season. With a quarter 

of the game to go only eight 

points separated the two sides 

but a quartet of converted tries 

late on gave the home side a 

comfortable win. All Golds Head 

Coach Lee Greenwood will be 

looking to build on that showing 

on Wednesday night. “Courtney 

Davies and Lewis Reece both 

came off against Doncaster and 

couldn’t go back on, leaving us to 

play 60 minutes with two fit subs. 

Maybe that was a factor in our 

collapse at the end of the game. 

We were more than a match for 

them for 70 minutes and the 

scoreline in no way reflected 

how well we competed,” said 

Greenwood. 

“There is no way we are taking 

South Wales lightly. The games 

against them last year were very 

competitive and scrappy with 

so many ex players on either 

side. They will get stronger as 

the season goes on. We will 

worry about Saturday’s game at 

Toulouse straight after the game 

on Wednesday.” 

“We want to perform well and get 

our first League points of 2016 on 

the board, simple as that. There is 

no time to build up slowly with the 

League structure as it is now, so a 

win is vital for us.” 

Welsh international stand off 

Courtney Davies is expected to 

be back in the starting line up 

after his knock against Doncaster. 


Second rower Joe McClean, 

an absentee for the Doncaster 

game, will be back in the squad 

after missing out with concussion 

last time out. Irish international 

Graham O’Keeffe is still a while 

away from first team action as he 

recovers from a broken arm. 

It has been a tough start to 2016 

for the Welsh side who have 

lost all three of their competitive 

games. A 44-6 defeat to London 

Skolars in the iPro Sport Cup was 

followed by a 37-20 loss against 

amateur side Featherstone Lions 

in the Challenge Cup a week later. 

Their League 1 campaign got off 

to a torrid start after Keighley 

dished out a 60-4 hammering 

in Caerphilly. The men from 

the Principality will be boosted 

by the recent signing of Welsh 

International Christian Roets who 

has signed from the North Wales 

Crusaders. The 35 year old centre 

has played in two World Cups and 

will give much needed experience 

to a young Scorpions squad. 

The All Golds twice got the better 

of the Scorpions last season, 

scoring 36 points in both games. 

The first of those came on day 

one of the season with a 30 point 

winning margin in Cheltenham. 

The Scorpions fared slightly 

better on their home turf, scoring 

16 points, but went down by 20 

points as the All Golds recorded a 

second successive league double 

over the Welsh side. 

THE LATEST FROM YOUTUBE 

Steve Parry talks to Patrick Baines after his side come from 36-16 

down to win in the last minute against North Wales Crusaders. 

Lee Greenwood talks to Patrick Baines after the All Golds dramatic 

comeback vs. North Wales Crusaders. 

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Krista Woodman of Smith & Williamson 

ALL GOLDS 

ANNIVERSARY 

BUSINESS 

BREAKFAST 

PHOTOS BY LEWIS MITCHELL 

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THE OUTSTANDING SMITH & WILLIAMSON ALL GOLDS 

BUSINESS BREAKFAST RETURNED TO ITS SPIRITUAL 

HOME AT PARK CAMPUS ON FEBRUARY 15 LAST FOR THE 

ANNIVERSARY EVENT. 

The impressive setting of 

Fullwood House and its 

gardens welcomed a large 

gathering of the county’s 

businesses and other 

luminaries. The event was 

hosted in fine fashion by the 

university’s Director of Sport 

Dr Andrew Pitchford against 

a superb back drop including 

the outstanding new home 

and away strips of the All 

Golds for the 2016 season. 

The opening speaker was 

the General Manager of the 

Greenway Hotel,Luc Morel. 

Luc gave a very informative 

address emphasising 

the great importance of 

team work in both the 

business and sporting 

worlds. A short interval for 

further refreshments saw 

proceedings resume with a 

new addition to the agenda 

namely an entertaining 

and positive presentation 

concerning new signings 

and other news from club 

President Lionel Hurst 

and second year Sports’ 

Journalism student Patrick 

Baines. 

The moment then came for 

one of world rugby’s most 

talented players to speak, 

former Wales dual code 

international Iestyn Harris. The 

audience was regaled with 

wonderful tales full of humour 

from Iestyn’s time in both 

League and Union. 

According to All Golds’ 

President Lionel Hurst: “ the 

entire occasion was great 

fun and very entertaining. 

It is so important for the 

club to continue to build its 

commercial and community 

partnerships. You know it has 

been a success when all the 

guests leave for their daily 

commitments with smiles on 

their faces! “ 

The next All Golds 

Business Breakfast is on 

Monday April 25th 


Luc Morel of the Greenway Hotel and Director 

of Sport Andrew Pitchford. 

Photographer Lewis Mitchell 

and Iestyn Harris. 

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Albert Henry Baskerville, the 

man to whom we owe it all. 

Club President Lionel Hurst. 

Rugby star Iestyn Harris. 

Sports’ Journalism student 

Patrick Baines. 


CHELTENHAM 

FESTIVAL 

PREVIEW 

WRITTEN BY KIERAN O’SULLIVAN – FREELANCE RACING 

BROADCASTER WITH LADBROKES AND AT THE RACES. 

FOR MANY PEOPLE NEW YEAR’S EVE FALLS ON THE 

LAST DAY IN DECEMBER BUT FOR FANATICS OF JUMPS 

RACING YOU COULD BE FORGIVEN FOR THINKING IT TO 

BE THE FRIDAY OF THE GOLD CUP IN MARCH. 

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Soon after, the annual festival 

draws to a close and on New 

Year’s Day (Saturday) we will 

draw breath and begin the 

hunt for next year’s winners… 

there really is nothing quite 

like it. 

Willie Mullins brings a 

colossal battalion and his 

now customary opening day 

short priced four-timer could 

send bookmakers running 

for the cover of Cleave Hill. 

It is worth noting that only 

one of his short ones was 

turned over last year – Annie 

Power’s final fence blunder 

the only blot on an otherwise 

astonishing copy book. 

Min, Douvan (again), Annie 

Power (again!) and Vroum 

Vroum Mag could well 

deliver at what would be an 

even bigger collective price. 

However, I have taken the 

view that the key is siding 

with those that represent 

value and swerving those 

that may win but are plenty 

short enough to do so. 

I have outlined a short priced 

treble, an each way treble to 

offer some fun and hopefully 

profit. 

From the shorties, I popped 

in Vroum Vroum Mag to 

succeed where Annie Power 

came up short in the Mares 

Hurdle on day one. She 

could be quite special and 

it’s worth noting that she had 

most of these comfortably 

held last time at Ascot where 

she hacked up. The drying 

ground would be a slight 

concern but the fact that 

she runs on the opening 

day means she will probably 

have the softest surface of 

the week underfoot and 

should get away with it. 

The second leg of the banker 

treble is Thistlecrack who 

looks pretty bombproof 

in the World Hurdle on 

Thursday. He ticks every box 

imaginable – economical 

jumper, strong traveler, high 

cruising speed for a stayer, 

handles Cheltenham, handles 

good ground, handles the 

mud and has class to boot. 

Finally, I’ll put in J P 

McManus’s Nap of the 

week – On The Fringe in the 

Foxhunters. He hosed up 

last year but was way below 

par last time in treacherous 

conditions at Leopardstown. 

However, that was after 

a long lay off and he is 

reported to be back nearing 

his best. 

While they are relatively 

short individually, the treble 

will pay in the region of 14/1. 


The each way treble is a nice 

opportunity to fish out some 

value. 

First up is Out Sam in the 

Handicap Chase over 3m 

plus on day one – he is 

thrown in off 139 and was 

reportedly earmarked 

for better races until the 

handicapper decided to 

gift Warren Greatrex an 

excessively lenient mark. He 

still represents value at 7/1. 

The second leg is Doctor 

Harper for David Pipe in 

the Kim Muir on Thursday 

– the official handicapper, 

Phil Smith, has as much as 

admitted that he hasn’t been 

able to get a grip on him and 

the facile nature of his recent 

victory marks him out as the 

annual Pipe plot horse of the 

festival. 

The price has tightened up 

in recent days but is still 

holding at 6s. 

Finally, a horse I have 

followed throughout this 

season for a trainer destined 

to crack the big time Neil 

Mulholland. The canny 

Northern Irishman runs 

Shantou Village in the Albert 

Bartlett on Friday and seems 

sure to feature and perhaps 

upset hotpot Barter’s Hill. 

Shantou Village bolted 

up in a graded contest at 

Cheltenham in November 

over shorter on good ground 

before chasing home the 

breathtaking Yanworth in 

Januuary on heavy ground… 

his only defeat. Now he steps 

up to 3 miles but he did 

win his only point to point 

start over the same trip so 

should handle it. Barter’s Hill 

is many people’s cert of the 

week but I wasn’t impressed 

when upped in trip last time 

at Doncaster while there is 

a nagging doubt about the 

suitability of the Cheltenham 

track – all his best form has 

come on flat tracks. At the 

prices and with the each 

way option I’m very keen on 

Shantou Village at 6/1. 

So to recap. Two trebles; 

one short: 

Vroum Vroum Mag, 

Thistlecrack and On The 

Fringe. 

The other each way at nice 

prices: 

Out Sam, Doctor Harper 

and Shantou Village. 

Throw in a sneaky six-timer 

on the lot and it could be 

quite a New Year’s Eve 

indeed. 

Good Luck! 

CHELTENHAM 

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GRAHAM 

O’KEEFFE 

WRITTEN BY PATRICK BAINES - PHOTOS BY LEWIS MITCHELL 


MID MARCH IN CHELTENHAM SEES THE REGENCY TOWN 

SWAMPED WITH VISITORS FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE 

GLOBE FOR THE FOUR DAY NATIONAL HUNT FESTIVAL. 

One country with more than 

its fair share of visitors is 

Ireland. The Emerald Isle has 

a reputation for equine talent 

which isn’t lost on the huge 

number of Irish folk who flock 

over to see their favourite 

horses run at Prestbury Park. 

One Irishman hoping 

to make an impact 

on the town’s 

rugby league 

team is Graham 

O’Keeffe, a 

Wexford man 

who signed with 

the All Golds last 

year from local 

rivals Oxford. 

The forward is 

currently recovering 

from a broken arm sustained 

representing his country 

in last Autumns European 

Championships and is 

hopeful of getting back 

on the field of play sooner 

rather than later. 

O’Keeffe was bought up playing 

the hugely physical sports of 

hurling and Gaelic football, 

games which he admits he 

didn’t excel at. “I was no good at 

them so I turned my attention 

to rugby. I always enjoyed 

watching rugby league from an 

early age but never really had 

a chance to play it. It is a bit 

different now, there’s a big push 

on the sport with regards to 

promoting it domestically which 

is great to see. It was when I 

went to University I really got 

involved.” 

O’Keeffe joined the Golden 

Fern halfway through the 

2015 season, on loan from 

Oxford. After a string of fine 

performances he was rewarded 

with an offer of a contract for 

the new season. “It was an 

easy decision for me to stay 

on. This is a great club with 

so many characters. From the 

minute I arrived at the club I 

felt welcome. Lee and the boys 

have created a really positive 

environment already. As a 

squad we are all mates and I 

think that helps us in the close 

matches, everyone pulling 

together for each other.” 

A big forward with a turn 

of pace, O’Keeffe is a great 

option to have for All Golds 

Head Coach Lee Greenwood 

who praised the qualities of 

the Irishman. “I’ve been really 

pleased with Graham since he 

joined us. He is still raw in some 

areas but he has some qualities 

you cannot coach – attitude, 

toughness and aggression. He 

is a good character within the 

squad.” 

With the introduction of 

Toulouse the League 1 division 

looks as competitive as ever 

but O’Keeffe is optimistic his 

team can gain a place inside 

the top eight. “Making the 

play-offs is the aim. Lee has 

assembled a very strong squad 

and everyone is starting to gel. 

I think this season will be a very 

exciting one.” 

When I asked Graham his 

career highlight the response 

was unsurprising for such a 

patriotic person. “Lining out 

for Ireland against Scotland in 

Dublin for my first International 

Cap. Putting the green jersey 

on is a huge honour for me, 

especially on home soil.” 

Having missed all of pre-season 

and our two cup wins with a 

broken arm O’Keeffe is raring 

to get back on the pitch. “This 

injury has probably been the 

most frustrating of my career 

so far, but it has made me a 

lot hungrier to play. I’ve been 

working hard on my fitness 

so hopefully I will be up for 

selection by the end of the 

month.” 

Lets hope the Irish eyes will be 

smiling when he gets back to 

full fitness. 

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20 

BACKROOM 

PROFILE 

HOLLIE SIMS 


THERE IS MORE TO A SPORTS TEAM THAN 

THE PLAYERS OUT ON THE PITCH - OFF FIELD 

STAFF PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN ENSURING THE 

CLUB FUNCTIONS TO THE BEST OF ITS ABILITY. 


Now in her last year 

at the University of 

Gloucestershire, sports 

therapy student Hollie 

Sims has become an 

integral member of the 

All Golds medical team. 

Hollie, from the small town of 

Bovey Tracey in Devon, is a keen 

rugby fan and says the chance 

to work alongside the All Golds 

was an opportunity too good 

to turn down. “Undertaking 

a placement with the All 

Golds whilst studying for my 

sports therapy degree at the 

University of Gloucestershire 

was undoubtedly the best 

decision for me. The club train 

and use the Oxstalls campus 

as a hub, which reduces the 

time I have to commit to travel, 

allowing me to balance my 

course commitments.” She 

first got involved with the 

club during her second year 

at University, since then she 

has not only provided medical 

assistance to the first team but 

also the BUCS side where she 

has become a hugely popular 

member of the set up. 

“A match day is really hectic for 

me. It begins very early where 

I’ll be checking the huge list of 

medical equipment we need to 

take to the ground. I load that 

in my car, or the team coach if 

we’re playing away, then when 

the players get to the ground 

I’m straight into the changing 

room where I’ll be working 

on treatment and taping and 

strapping the players before 

kick-off. During the game I 

assist the physiotherapist and 

doctor with anything that may 

arise during the game.” 

“Throughout my time with the 

All Golds I have met brilliant 

staff throughout the set up. 

When I leave they will be 

invaluable relationships. As well 

as current staff, players and 

the community that surrounds 

the club, past members of 

the medical team in particular 

have been a huge influence on 

me as a developing medical 

professional and shaping my 

future plans.” 

Working with the BUCS side 

during winter and the first 

team from spring through until 

autumn has given Hollie all year 

round experience that she has 

used to help her studies. “What 

I learn in lectures I’m able to put 

into practice with the All Golds. 

I get to work with some great 

players, I’m really happy to be 

associated with this club.” 

“I’ve had so many great 

moments with the All Golds. 

Our recent win at North Wales 

would definitely be up there. 

We had a few injuries in the 

second half so I was treating 

them whilst we fought back in 

the last quarter. I wasn’t really 

able to watch the game then 

all of a sudden Lionel (Hurst, 

club president) jumped over 

the barrier celebrating our last 

minute try! He nearly knocked 

me off my feet!” 

So what does the future hold 

for Hollie? “I’d like to continue 

my studies in physiotherapy 

definitely, but at this moment 

in time I’m focused on getting 

the best degree I can get 

here at the University of 

Gloucestershire and relishing 

the time I have left with the All 

Golds.” 

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CONFERENCE 

LEAGUE SOUTH 

UPDATE 

WRITTEN BY CHRIS WILSON 

THE 2016 CONFERENCE LEAGUE SOUTH SEASON KICKS 

OFF THIS WEEKEND WITH A CLASH BETWEEN CHAMPIONS 

NOTTINGHAM OUTLAWS AND TORFAEN TIGERS. 

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The All Golds start their debut 

campaign after Easter but are 

looking to arrange a friendly on 

Good Friday to ensure the squad 

is ready for action. Coach Alex 

Davidson has worked the squad 

hard during the winter and this 

paid off in a tough friendly match 

with Cardiff City. 

A youthful side stood up 

physically to a bigger Cardiff team 

and scored five converted tries as 

their pace out wide paid off. 

The players put down a marker 

for selection and, given there that 

there are a number of experienced 

players to come back into the 

selection reckoning, things 

look positive for a successful 

campaign. 

Since the end of last season, there 

have been plenty of changes 

in the CLS. The Gloucestershire 

Warriors left to be replaced by 

the All Golds and the London 

Chargers have replaced the 

Sheffield Hallam Eagles. 

Oxford Cavaliers and Leicester 

Storm then withdrew leaving 

a seven-team league and the 

organisers scratching their heads 

having to find two extra fixtures 

to ensure a 14-game schedule. 

The season will be challenging for 

the All Golds as there are quality 

sides throughout. 

The Welsh challenge will be 

considerable with three sides 

from the valleys, Torfaen Tigers 

and Valley Cougars, appearing 

alongside the West Wales Raiders. 

The Cougars in particular will be 

strong opponents having won the 

title in 2014 and finished runners 

up to the Nottingham Outlaws 

last September. 

The Outlaws and Coventry Bears 

make up a strong contingent from 

the Midlands while newcomers 

London Chargers represent the 

capital and will be a fine addition 

to the league having won the 

Harry Jepson Trophy – a national 

knockout competition 

for the best sides from 

the Community 

game – for the 

past three 

seasons. 

Two of the All Golds’ first three 

matches will be played at their 

new home at Gordon League 

RFC before they visit champions 

Nottingham in what should be a 

terrific contest. 

There will be potential for a 

Gloucestershire-London challenge 

as the CLS side face the Chargers 

at Gordon League on 2 July 

before the All Golds’ Kingstone 

Press League 1 fixture against the 

London Skolars the following day 

at the Prince of Wales Stadium. 

The extra fixtures appear in the 

final weeks of the campaign with 

a second trip to the Cougars 

and a home game against 

Torfaen Tigers which rounds off 

the league 

campaign. 

The top four 

in the table 

qualify for the 

semi-finals and 

the winners 

will contest the 

Grand Final on 

Saturday 17 

September. 


WEST OF 

ENGLAND 

UPDATE 

WRITTEN BY CHRIS WILSON 

THERE ARE LESS THAN NINE WEEKS TO GO TO THE 

START OF THE 2016 WEST OF ENGLAND LEAGUE AND 

CLUBS ARE GEARING UP THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR THE 

BIG KICK OFF ON SATURDAY 7 MAY. 

Things have not gone smoothly 

off the field with the controversial 

acceptance of Southampton 

Spitfires and Portsmouth 

Seahawks leading to a proposal 

for a ten team league to be 

structured in two pools in order to 

minimise travel as far as possible. 

In addition, a Magic weekend of 

local derbies is planned while the 

whole thing is set in motion by the 

West of England 9s in Swindon. 

Champions Bath Romans will be 

favourites to repeat their success 

even though they have made a 

number of off-field changes to 

their coaching staff and have 

a new venue at Corsham RFC. 

The Romans have appointed 

John Fatiaki as head coach with 

Matthew Tatman working on the 

squad’s strength and conditioning. 

They will be assisted by Paul Riley 

and Rob Cryer. 

All have military experience and 

will bring steel to a side that lost 

just twice in 2015. 

Having come close to a grand 

final victory with a rebuilt squad 

last season, the 2015 runners up 

Bristol Sonics will be looking to go 

one better this time out. Sonics 

coach Dom Swann is looking 

to build a strong squad for this 

year’s campaign: “Last season 

was about rebuilding as we had 

a high turnover of players from 

the previous year. But thanks to 

everyone’s hard work we really 

progressed as a squad so we’re 

now looking to kick-on from last 

year’s success.” 

Cheltenham Phoenix were the 

Cup runners-up and 9s winners 

last summer and will hope to 

have Zac France on the sidelines 

assisting with the coaching duties 

as he continues his remarkable 

recovery from a bad neck injury 

sustained in the Cup Final. 

Somerset Vikings, who will be 

starting their fourth season at 

Old Morganians, just outside 

Bridgwater, and will be looking 

to maintain the momentum that 

saw them reach the semi-finals in 

2014. Swindon St George’s move 

to Supermarine RFC has been a 

success with the venue hosting 

this year’s 9s tournament and 

leading to a number of quality 

recruits joining the club. 

Rejoining the league will be 

2014 champions Gloucestershire 

Warriors and the 2012 title holders 

Oxford Cavaliers. Both have had 

spells in the Conference League 

South and will relish the challenge 

of a competitive competition to 

recharge and rebuild their squads 

as key pathway sides for their 

respective professional sides, 

Gloucestershire All Golds and 

Oxford. 

After playing friendlies against 

Bridgend Blue Bulls and a Bristol 

Sonics Development XIII, the 

Forest Bulldogs make their 

competitive bow this summer. 

Playing principally out of Bream 

RFC, they carry the torch for 

Forest rugby into the 13-man 

code. The club plans to use other 

venues in the area to promote the 

game 

Fixtures have yet to be released 

but already the anticipation is 

building for an exciting summer. 

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UPDATE FROM 

THE BIRTHPLACE 

OF RUGBY 

LEAGUE 

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IT IS WONDERFUL TO HAVE THE GREATEST GAME 

BACK AND ON OUR TV SCREENS. THE RETURN OF 

THE NRL HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY WELCOME WITH 

SOME SUPERB MATCHES. IS THERE ANOTHER TEAM 

SPORT THAT IS ABLE TO DELIVER SUCH MAGNIFICENT 

ACTION AND ON A REGULAR AND CONSTANT BASIS? 

THE ANSWER OF COURSE IS NO... 

The European season opened 

with the World Club Series 

and valiant efforts by St 

Helens,Wigan and Leeds 

against Sydney Roosters, 

Brisbane Broncos and 

North Queensland 

Cowboys respectively 

were not enough to repel 

the Australian victors. 

Nonetheless it was 

a tremendous 

experience 

to simply 

enjoy the 

consummate artistry of one 

of the sporting world’s true 

greats, Johnathan Thurston. 

What an ambassador 

for the 13 man code 

and how delightful 

to see him personally 

hand his kicking tee 

to a lucky child in 

the Headingley 

crowd after each 

conversion? 

Rugby 

League 

continues to develop 

throughout the nations of the 

globe and there is no doubt 

that its best and principal 

vehicle for expansion is the 9s 

formula. 

Again the Auckland 9s proved 

to be a huge success both on 

and off the field of play. 

With the Rugby World Cup 

looming in 2017 it was noted 

how Serbia for example is 

leaving nothing to chance in 

its endeavours to qualify with 

a worthwhile recent tour to 

Australia. 

The greatest rugby player in the world 

Many followers of the sport 

are keen to see French rugby 

league return to its halcyon 

days - so shamefully crushed 

in the Second World War by 

the Vichy government and 


The man to whom we all owe so much 

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North Queensland Cowboys - World Club Champions. 

Nazi collaborators. Indeed 

there are distinct signs of a 

positive nature with Perpignan 

based Catalans Dragons 

looking a good bet for a top 

4 finish. There is further room 

for optimism in the land of 

‘treize’ with the Dragons under 

19s toppling Leeds and the 

stunning debut of Toulouse 

Olympique XIII in Kingstone 

Press League 1. 

The eagerly anticipated EU 

In or Out vote will soon be 

upon us in June. With our 

game being played so much 

in Europe many voters will 

want to know what impact the 

vote will have on continued 

development. The All Golds 

have requested the Rugby 

League European Federation 

view from its chairman Maurice 

Watkins. 

The division local favourites 

the All Golds currently ply their 

trade in is both national and 

international with the latter 

element set to be even more 

pronounced if all intelligences 

are correct: Toronto of Canada 

will be accepted into the 

league in 2017! Needless to say 

Update from the Birthplace will 

keep you posted. 

Tonight’s match branded as 

All Golds in Gold Cup Week is 

a cross border clash with our 

near neighbours and Welsh 

rivals. It will no doubt be the 

start of another memorable 

sporting tradition. With 

the international theme in 

mind fans will want to look 

out for the array of national 

representatives who may be 

wearing the Golden Fern from 

Wales, Ireland, Scotland and 

Jamaica. 


SKY TRY 

PROGRAMME 

KICKS OFF IN 

GLOUCESTERSHIRE 

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AFTER A WINTER OF PLANNING AND 

PREPARATION, THE ALL GOLDS IN THE COMMUNITY 

HAVE BEGUN COACHING IN SCHOOLS AS PART OF 

THE RFL’S SKY TRY RUGBY LEAGUE PROGRAMME 

WITH RECORD INTEREST AMONGST SCHOOLS. 

Sky Try is the biggest ever 

programme of Rugby League 

in schools and is helping more 

children and young people have 

fun, get active, grow in confidence 

and enjoy Rugby League. The All 

Golds in the Community project is 

in its’ second year of funding for 

the programme and will be aiming 

to make the schools Rugby 

League programme bigger than 

ever before, breaking ground in 

new areas and looking to develop 

a sustainable Rugby League 

community game in the area. 

The programme’s community 

coaches are currently in the 

middle of their first block of 

activity, delivering in 11 Gloucester 

Primary schools from across 

the city, and will be running 

the festival for this school on 

18 April. After this the focus 

switches to secondary schools 

delivery, with the annual 1908 

Cup and Golden Fern cups 

taking place on 20 May, before 

Cheltenham primary schools 

get their chance to sample the 

program from June onwards. 

The project will be breaking new 

ground with a planned central 

venue coaching programme in 

the forest of dean and additional 

coaching into 3 Cheltenham 

primary schools, around the 

University’s Park Campus, with 

the aim of creating a brand new 

community club for the summer 

period. This community club will 

mirror the successful club that 

ran in Gloucester last yearand it’s 

anticipated that supporters will 

see the two clubs, aimed at 8-11 

year olds, competing on the pitch 

as part of match day later in the 

year. 

The RFL’s Sky Try programme will 

continue for another 5 years and 

the All Golds will hope to continue 

delivering this programme in 

order to achieve the stated aim of 

“Establishing Rugby League 

as a sustainable, well 

resourced and viable sport 

within Gloucestershire and 

the wider region” 


SEARCH FOR 

THE NEXT 

GENERATION 

BEGINS 

ALL GOLDS LAUNCH TALENT PATHWAY WITH 

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT DAYS 

The south west’s only 

professional rugby league 

club, the University of 

Gloucestershire All Golds, 

have announced that they 

will be overseeing a brand 

new pathway for talented 

young players. It’s hoped that 

it will become a foundation 

for the growth of the sport in 

the region. This development 

follows on from two years of 

successful schools development 

work, run as part of the Sky 

Sports funded “Sky Try” project. 

It will link into the RFL’s player 

development programme 

known as “Embed the Pathway” 

which aims to provide access 

for all players from schools 

and community rugby league 

through to the full England 

team. The programme is part 

of a four year strategy for the 

club to develop a performance 

programme underpinned by an 

Academy competing against 

the likes of Super League giants 

Wigan Warriors, St Helens and 

Leeds Rhinos. Talent Pathway 

Manager Dan Garbutt was 

keen to stress the importance 

of developing this pathway in a 

measured and gradual way. 

Further details of the player 

development days can be 

found below or by visiting 

www.allgoldsrugby.com and 

any players wishing to be 

involved should contact Dan 

Garbutt at dgarbutt@glos.ac.uk 

Player Development Days 2016 

• 22 March 2016: (U12 & U13) 

09.00-13.30 at University 

of Gloucestershire, Oxstalls 

Campus, Gloucester 

GL2 9HW 

• 24 March 2016: (U14 U15 & 

U16) 09.00-13.30 University 

of Gloucestershire, Oxstalls, 


GL29 HW 

• 22 May 2016: (U12/U13/U14/ 

U15/U16) 10.30-14.30 Prince 

of Wales Stadium, Tommy 

Taylors Lane, Cheltenham, 

GL50 4RN (Session takes 

place before All Golds 

Kingstone Press League One 

Game V Hunslet Hawks) 

• 04 July 2016: (U12 & U13) 

17.00-21.00 University of 

Gloucestershire, Oxstalls 


GL2 9HW 

• 06 July 2016: (U14 U15 & 

U16) 17.00-21.00 University 

of Gloucestershire, Oxstalls 


GL2 9HW 

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TO REFUILING AFTER A LONG DAY AT THE RACES. ENJOY 

A QUICK BITE WITH US WHILST YOU ENJOY THE RUGBY. 

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Pick 2 fillings: Ham, cheese V, onion V, tuna mayo, cucumber V or lettuce V. 

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HOT DOG OR BURGER AND CHIPS £4.50 

Add cheese 50p | Add bacon 50p 

10’’ MARGARITA PIZZA £5.50 V 

10’’ HAWAIIAN PIZZA £6.00 

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BOWL OF CHIPS £3 V 

Add cheese 50p | Add bacon 50p 

DESSERTS 

Salted Caramel Chocolate Fudge Cake £4 V 

Almondy Peanut and Caramel Tart £4 V (Gluten Free) 

All food items are available to take away 

Please order your food from the 

main bar area upstairs 

CHELTENHAM 


Fantastic Ball Crew 

Opportunity! 

The University of Gloucestershire 

All Golds Rugby League Club are 

looking for enthusiastic boys and 

girls to become their 2016 ball crew 

for all home games at the Prince of 

Wales Stadium 

1. Ball Crew t-shirts supplied at each game. 

2. Post-match meal with opportunity to meet players after the game. 

3. You will receive 1 adult match day ticket for each game you attend. 

4. You will receive free entry to games when not attending. 

5. At the end of the season if you have attended 7 games or more you 

will receive a signed match ball by the team and you can keep your 

ball crew t-shirt. 

*minimum age 11 years 

If you are interested in becoming a ball crew member for this 

professional rugby league club we would like to hear from you by 

email at allgolds@glos.ac.uk 


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ALL GOLDS FIXTURES & RES 

DATE K.O. OPPONENTS RES FULLBACK WING CENTRE CENTRE WING STAND OFF 

Sun Feb 21 14:00 A Coventry Bears (IC) 24-48 LEATHER MURPHY 0/1C ALLISON 1T KISLINGBURY COWBURN 3T NEWTON 2T 

Sun Feb 28 14:30 A North Wales Crusaders (LCCR3) 36-40 LEATHER 1T MURPHY 1T ALLISON KISLINGBURY COWBURN 1T DAVIES 1T 6/7C 

Sun Mar 6 15:00 A Doncaster (KPL1) 40-8 LEATHER 0/1C MURPHY 1T 0/1C ALLISON KISLINGBURY COWBURN 1T DAVIES 

Wed Mar 16 19:30 H South Wales Scorpions (KPL1) 

Sat Mar 19 15:30 A Toulouse Olympique (LCCR4) 

Fri Mar 25 19:30 H Coventry Bears (KPL1) 

Sun Apr 3 15:00 H Newcastle Thunder (ICQF) 

Sun Apr 10 15:00 A Rochdale Hornets (KPL1) 

Sun Apr 17 15:00 A Keighley Cougars (KPL1) 

Sun Apr 24 15:00 H Newcastle Thunder (KPL1) 

Sat May 7 15:30 A Toulouse Olympique (KPL1) 

Sun May 22 15:00 H Hunslet Hawks (KPL1) 

Sun Jun 5 15:00 H Barrow Raiders (KPL1) 

Sun Jun 12 14:30 A Hemel Stags (KPL1) 

Sun Jun 19 15:00 H North Wales Crusaders (KPL1) 

Sun Jun 26 15:00 A York City Knights (KPL1) 

Sun Jul 3 15:00 H London Skolars (KPL1) 

Sun Jul 10 14:30 A Oxford (KPL1) 

THE KEY | Home games appear in bold | KPC = Kingstone Press Championships | LCC = Ladbrokes Challenge Cup | IC = iPro Cup 

Sin-binned Red Card (Sent Off) | T = Try | C = Conversion | P = Penalty | DG = Drop Goal 


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LOMBARDO 1T PURSLOW PARRY (C) DAVIDSON BRYAN MCCLEAN WHITTEL NEWTON ELLIOTT 1T KIDD 1T EVANS 

NEWTON PURSLOW PARRY (C) EVANS BRYAN REECE WHITTEL LOMBARDO ELLIOTT KIDD DAVIDSON 


ALL GOLDS 

HEAD COACH: 

LEE GREENWOOD 

S WALES SCORPIONS 

HEAD COACH: 

PHIL CARLETON 

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DAVIDSON 

KISLINGBURY 

NEWTON 

BARLOW 

DAVIES 

WHITTEL 

ELLIOTT 

KIDD 

MURPHY 

LOMBARDO 

LEATHER 

ALLISON 

BRYAN 

POULTON 

EVANS 

PURSLOW 

COWBURN 

MCCLEAN 

PARRY 

NEWBURY 

PARKER 

EVANS 

EMANUELLI 

C DAVIES 

FARRER 

DUFFY 

HILL 

MORGAN 

VITALINI 

O PHILLIPS 

CONNOR 

SYMONS 

GREGORY 

WILLIAMS 

R DAVIES 

WILDE 

B PHILLIPS 

ROETS 

REFEREE: J. BLOEM 

RESERVE: S. APPLEGARTH 

TOUCH JUDGES: J. JONES & G. EVANS 

MATCH COMMISSIONER: A. BARNBY 

NEXT HOME GAME 

COVENTRY BEARS 

FRI 25 APR 2015 | KINGSTONE PRESS 

LEAGUE 1 | KICK OFF: 19:30 


Oxstalls Campus, Gloucester, GL2 9HW 

Tel: 01242 715332 | Official Website: www.allgoldsrugby.com

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