All Golds v Newcastle Thunder IPC 2016

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ALL GOLDS 

Vs. NEWCASTLE THUNDER 

THE PRINCE OF WALES STADIUM 

KICK OFF - 15:00 | 03/04/2016 

ALL GOLDS CLS 

Vs. COVENTRY BEARS 

THE XCEL LEISURE CENTRE 

KICK OFF - 14:30 | 02/04/2016 

@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 THE ALL GOLD 

05 THE ALL GOLD WORLD OF SPORT 

06 RUGBY LEAGUE ON THE TOON 

07 THUNDER IN THE NORTH EAST 

08 CLUB DIRECTORY 

10 DUAL REGISTRATION, YES OR NO? 

12 MATCH PREVIEW 

14 COVENTRY REPORT 

15 JOB VACANCIES AT THE UNIVERSITY 

16 UPDATE FROM THE BIRTHPLACE 

18 SKY TRY PROGRAMME 

20 WEST OF ENGLAND UPDATE 

21 ALL GOLDS CLS MATCH PREVIEW 

22 ALL GOLDS CLS FIXTURES & RESULTS 

24 ALL GOLDS CLS vs. RLC MATCH REPORT 

28 THE SUPPORTERS VIEW 

30 PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 

32 FIXTURES & RESULTS 

34 ALL GOLDS & NEWCASTLE SQUAD LINE-UP 

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 

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DUAL REG, 

YES OR NO? 

PRESIDENT 

Lionel Hurst LL.B 

ADVISORY BOARD 

Krista Woodman, 

Kevan Blackadder, John Abell. 

DIRECTOR OF SPORT 

Andy Pitchford 

HEAD COACH 

Lee Greenwood 

ASSISTANT COACH 

Simon Phillips 

PERFORMANCE 

CO-ORDINATOR 

Patrick Evans 

ALL GOLDS CLS COACH 

Alex Davidson 

ALL GOLDS CLS 

TEAM MANAGER 

Martin Lovegrove 

CLUB DOCTOR 

Phil Cox 

WELFARE OFFICER 

AND LOGISTICS 

David Friend 

HEAD SPORTS THERAPIST 

Hollie Sims 

NUTRITION PARTNER 

Nutrition X 

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 

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 

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COVENTRY 

REPORT 

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UPDATE 

FROM THE 

BIRTHPLACE 

@AllGolds facebook.com/AllGoldsRugby 

The views expressed in this programme are not 

necessarily those of the University of Gloucestershire 

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

WELCOME 

TO THE 

ALL GOLD 

ALL OF US UNDERSTAND THE ADDICTIVE NATURE OF 

SPORT. WHEN YOU SUPPORT A TEAM, YOU LIVE AND 

BREATHE THEIR SUCCESS AND FAILURE. 

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A victory can keep you in positive 

spirits for several days, the gloom 

of defeat can last much longer. 

The trick, of course, is to keep 

it all in perspective. We’ve been 

working hard on that in the past 

week since the drama of our last 

minute defeat to Coventry Bears, 

who were victorious over the 

All Golds for the first time in our 

short competitive history. 

The view from a distance is of 

course that the match was a great 

victory for rugby league. We were 

delighted to welcome our new 

friends from the Army for the 

curtain raiser, and then even more 

pleased to discover that many 

new visitors had come along to 

the Prince of Wales for the first 

time to sample Kingstone Press 

League 1 action. We can’t imagine 

that they were disappointed for a 

minute – the match swung both 

ways and remained in the balance 

until the very end, with a clinical 

drop kick finally securing the 

victory for Coventry. So those of 

you from Swindon, the Forest of 

Dean, Cam and even London who 

came for the first time, we hope 

you will soon return and enjoy 

some more classic sporting action 

– only next time we hope that the 

home side will emerge with the 

points 

they 

need to 

ascend 

the table. 

We’ve had more plaudits for 

this excellent magazine, and 

we hope you enjoy this edition 

of All Gold too. While most of 

our contributors have a direct 

connection with the All Golds 

team itself, we welcome articles 

and features on rugby league 

from anyone with expertise, a 

specialism or memories that 

they would like to share. We 

also welcome features on more 

general sporting issues or 

controversies, so please send 

your contributions to the Editor at 

allgolds@glos.ac.uk. 

Our opponents in the iPro Sport 

Cup Quarter Final are of course 

the mightly Newcastle Thunder. 

We hope our visitors enjoy both 

the All Gold and the match at the 

Prince of Wales. We look forward 

to welcoming the same side 

back for our next home 

league match on Sunday 

April 24th 

Thanks to everyone who 

has contributed to this issue 

of the All Gold, particularly 

George Cowburn, Lewis 

Mitchell, Patrick Baines, Chris 

Wilson, Lionel Hurst and of 

course Craig Paul Design. 

We hope you enjoy it! 

www.allgoldsrugby.com

THE ALL 

GOLD WORLD 

OF SPORT 

LAST WEEK WAS A VERY SAD ONE FOR SPORT WITH 

THE PASSING OF THE GREAT JOHAN CRUYFF. 

With his creativity, enthusiasm and 

occasional disdain for authority, 

Cruyff was an inspiration for those 

looking to develop their sport in new 

ways, putting the player – or child 

– at the centre of the experience 

and prioritizing fun, skill acquisition 

and innovation over rigid systems, 

authoritarian coaching and a win at 

all costs mentality. 

Johan may never have experienced 

rugby league, but in honour of the 

great man we have assembled some 

of his finest quotes. We think that 

rugby league may have something 

to learn from him, but we’ll leave you 

to be the judge: 

Someone who has juggled the ball 

in the air during a game, after which 

four defenders of the opponent 

get the time to run back, that’s the 

player people think is great. I say he 

has to go to a circus. 

Why couldn’t you beat a richer 

club? I’ve never seen a bag of 

money score a goal. 

I always threw the ball in, because 

then if I got the ball back, I was the 

only player unmarked. 

Players that aren’t true leaders but 

try to be, always bash other players 

after a mistake. True leaders on the 

pitch already assume others will 

make mistakes. 

What is speed? The sports press 

often confuses speed with insight. 

See, if I start running slightly earlier 

than someone else, I seem faster. 

There’s only one moment in which 

you can arrive in time. If you’re not 

there, you’re either too early or too 

late. 

Before I make a mistake, I don’t 

make that mistake. 

When you play a match, it is 

statistically proven that players 

actually have the ball three 

minutes on average … So, the most 

important thing is: what do you do 

during those 87 minutes when you 

do not have the ball. That is what 

determines whether you’re a good 

player or not. 

After you’ve won something, 

you’re no longer 100 percent, 

but 90 percent. It’s like a bottle 

of carbonated water where the 

cap is removed for a short while. 

Afterwards there’s a little less gas 

inside. 

I’m not religious. In Spain all 22 

players make the sign of the cross 

before they enter the pitch. If it 

works all matches must therefore 

end in a draw. 

We must make sure their worst 

players get the ball the most. You’ll 

get it back in no time. If you have 

the ball you must make the field 

as big as possible, and if you don’t 

have the ball you must make it as 

small as possible. 

Every professional golfer has a 

seperate coach for his drives, for 

approaches, for putting. In football 

we have one coach for 15 players. 

This is absurd. 

Surviving the first round is never 

my aim. Ideally, I’d be in one group 

with Brazil, Argentina and Germany. 

Then I’d have lost two rivals after 

the first round. That’s how I think. 

Idealisitic. 

Quality without results is pointless. 

Results without quality is boring. 

There are very few players who 

know what to do when they’re not 

marked. So sometimes you tell a 

player: that attacker is very good, 

but don’t mark him. 

I find it terrible when talents are 

rejected based on computer stats. 

Based on the criteria at Ajax now 

I would have been rejected. When 

I was 15, I couldn’t kick a ball 15 

meters with my left and maybe 

20 with my right. My qualities 

technique and vision, are not 

detectable by a computer. 

If I wanted you to understand it, I 

would have explained it better. 

With particular thanks to 

Daryl Grove of Paste Magazine 

www.pastemagazine.com 

who first assembled these 

quotations in 2014. 

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RUGBY 

LEAGUE 

ON THE TOON 

WRITTEN BY GEORGE COWBURN 

UNTIL RECENTLY THE TYNESIDE CITY OF NEWCASTLE 

WAS NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH RUGBY LEAGUE BUT THIS IS 

CHANGING WITH THE MOVE OF GATESHEAD THUNDER TO 

KINGSTON PARK AND THE CHANGE OF NAME. 

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The huge success of last season’s 

Magic Weekend in Newcastle (to 

be repeated again this season) also 

increased the profile of the game in 

the city. 

So you may be surprised to know that 

in the early days of the game, two test 

matches were played against Australia 

at the famous St James’ Park ground 

in Newcastle. On 23rd January, 1909 

Great Britain defeated Australia 15-5 

before a crowd of 22,000. Tries by 

Wigan’s Johnny Thomas, Oldham’s 

George Tyson and one of the earliest 

RL superstars Salford’s James 

“Jumbo” Lomas plus three Lomas 

goals gave Great Britain the victory. 

(In an effort to expand the game 

the other two tests were played in 

London and Birmingham). 

Despite the in-goals being described 

as “dangerously narrow”, a further 

test was played on 8th November, 

1911 although the crowd only totalled 

6,500 on that occasion. Australia won 

their first ever victory over the host by 

19-10, two Johnny Thomas goals and 

two tries by Jim Davies (Huddersfield) 

completing Great Britain’s tally. It 

was an inauspicious way for the 

great Harold Wagstaff to make his 

international debut. 

In the 1929/30 season, Australia 

returned to St James’ Park where 

they defeated a Northern Rugby 

League side 32-22 in front of 9,690 

spectators. 

Rugby League continued to be 

staged in the north east in the 1930s 

and a non-test England-Australia 

clash was arranged for Redheugh 

Park, Gateshead football club’s home 

ground in the Teams area of the 

town. A healthy crowd of 15,576 saw 

the final game of the Australian tour 

settled by a 77th minute try from 

Leigh centre Frederick “Fred” Harris. 

There was also a Newcastle club in 

the league for two seasons - 1936/7 

and 1937/8. Admitted to the Rugby 

League on 13th May, 1936, their first 

match at the 6,000 capacity Brough 

Park stadium was attended by the 

Lord Mayor and other dignitaries 

but resulted in a 33-12 defeat by 

Huddersfield. Winning just five and 

drawing one of their 38 games, 

Newcastle finished next to bottom of 

the league. 

A move to the White City stadium in 

Gateshead brought no more success 

- again Newcastle finished second 

bottom winning only two and drawing 

four of their 36 games. The White 

City was a grand 24,000 capacity 

stadium built on a 12-acre site near 

Scotswood Bridge, principally to host 

greyhound racing. The club played 

its first game on 28th August, 1937 

but left the league at the end of that 

second season after their application 

for re-election was rejected at the 

1939 Rugby League AGM with the 

club owing £1,200 to the game’s 

authorities. 

Over half a century passed until the 

game returned to the north east and 

Gateshead when the International 

Stadium hosted the pre-season 

Charity Shield games between 

Wigan and Hull (22-8 in 1991) and 

Wigan and St Helens (0-17 in 1992). 

The Australian tourists beat Great 

Britain Under 21’s 54-10 in 1994 

before the stadium hosted its first full 

international between England and 

France in February 1995. 

Hopes were high that Newcastle 

United would pursue an interest in 

applying for entry to the rugby league 

but this never materialised and the 

last rugby league game prior to the 

Thunder’s arrival was Australia’s 66-8 

trouncing of Fiji in the 2000 Rugby 

League World Cup. 

Happily, Rugby League is back in 

the city, hopefully for many years to 

come. 


THUNDER 

IN THE 

NORTH EAST 

WRITTEN BY CHRIS WILSON 

NEWCASTLE THUNDER’S STORY REFLECTS THE TURBULENT 

TIMES RUGBY LEAGUE HAS GONE THROUGH OVER THE PAST 

20 YEARS OR SO. 

Both beneficiary and victim of the 

Super League vision of big city 

franchises which would involve 

mergers among the smaller clubs on 

the fringes of the heartland of the 

North, the Thunder were both an 

expansion franchise and a club in an 

outpost of the game. 

In 1998, Gateshead was officially 

granted a franchise in the Super 

League ahead of bids from Swansea 

and Cardiff. The club was named 

Gateshead Thunder following a public 

contest, with Shaun McRae, who had 

won the inaugural Super League title 

with St Helens, as head coach. 

McRae assembled a squad largely 

comprised of experienced Australian 

players that gelled only after a slow 

start. The most high profile of them 

was former Brisbane 

Broncos, Queensland 

and 

Australia 

hooker 

Kerrod 

Walters 

who was 

named 

the club 

captain. 

Aboriginal 

winger, Matt Daylight, was 

signed from the Adelaide Rams and 

became the joint leading try scorer in 

Super League IV with 25 touchdowns 

in 30 appearances and winger Ian 

‘Chook’ Herron became one of the 

leading goal kickers in the league 

with 105 goals after signing from 

Parramatta Eels. 

Former St George Dragon Luke 

Felsch was a rugged, hardworking 

loose forward who regularly topped 

the tackle count while scrum half 

Willie Peters from South Sydney 

racked up 11 tries, a goal and six drop 

goals in his 27 matches. 

Following an 18-8 defeat in a preseason 

friendly at Castleford, Thunder 

lost their opening two games to 

Leeds and St Helens before winning 

five of their next six matches to 

announce that 

they would be a force 

to be reckoned with. 

Just under 6,000 people braved 

incessant rain to see skipper 

Walters lead the side out against 

Leeds Rhinos at the Gateshead 

International Stadium – now 

christened the Thunderdome. 

The Rhinos triumphed 24-14 in an 

entertaining match despite the 

appalling conditions. Professional 

Rugby League had arrived in the 

North East. 

Part 2 follows in the next issue 

of the All Gold. 

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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. 

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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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DUAL 

REGISTRATION 

YES OR NO? 

WRITTEN BY PATRICK BAINES 

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THE MUCH TALKED ABOUT DUAL REGISTRATION 

SYSTEM WAS BROUGHT BACK UNDER THE 

SPOTLIGHT LAST WEEK WHEN YORK HEAD COACH 

JAMES FORD ACCUSED DONCASTER OF UNFAIRLY 

EXPLOITING THE SYSTEM. 

Doncaster, relegated from the 

Championship last season, are 

partnered with Hull FC and have 

regularly called on the services of 

Iafeta Paleaaesina and Kirk Yeaman 

this season, two experienced players 

at the top level. Ford said before the 

game: “Paleaaesina is a real handful 

for anyone and Kirk Yeaman is 

obviously dangerous at this level – 

he’s an England international. But is 

that really what dual-reg is for? For 

me, it’s for up-and-coming players, 

not players who have already made 

their name at Super League level. 

Playing Paleaaesina against an 

expansion club like the All Golds who 

are looking to make their way at this 

level? I don’t know. I’m not sure that’s 

in the spirit of dual-reg, although 

obviously I understand it is a results 

business.” 

Teams in League 1, certainly the 

established Northern ones, are under 

pressure to gain promotion. Head 

Coaches are sacked if they fail to 

meet the expectation of supporters. 

Yes, It’s a results business. But is 

ringing up a Super League chairman 


egging for a couple of their 

players the right way of going 

about it? I don’t think so. 

Loaning players out is not 

confined to rugby league. 

Some of the best footballers 

we’ve seen on these 

shores benefited from a 

season or two on loan 

at a lower league team. 

David Beckham, the 

most capped English 

outfield player, benefited 

from a spell at Preston North 

End before he broke into the 

Manchester Utd first team. At the 

time he went on loan Beckham 

was a raw 19 year old living in the 

shadow of experienced superstars 

at Old Trafford. After a handful of 

games for Preston he came back to 

Manchester and the rest is history. 

What is happening in rugby league 

at the moment is something 

very different. Paleaaesina and 

Yeaman are experienced top level 

players. Would Arsenal loan out 

Theo Walcott or Kieran Gibbs to 

Shrewsbury or Swindon? Both 

players are on the fringe of the 

first team and could do with game 

time but the idea that these two 

England internationals could 

be gracing the third tier of 

professional football is as 

laughable as it is ludicrous. 

The temporary loan 

system should be, as Ford 

said, for the young, unproven 

players. 

On the field, dual registration is 

wrecking the prospects of young 

players. Doncaster have assembled 

a fine squad of players this season 

and will hope to be promoted come 

Autumn but what happens when 

Hull FC decide to call back their two 

superstars, as they did last weekend 

for their win over Warrington? I 

don’t think it was a coincidence 

they were annihilated by York. The 

system can hardly do much for team 

morale either. Imagine training hard 

all week then the day before a game 

being told that you aren’t needed 

as a current Super League player 

is coming in at your expense. What 

kind of message does that send out? 

All Golds Head coach Lee 

Greenwood isn’t a fan of dual 

registration and claims it does 

nothing to help benefit the long 

term development of a club. He 

said: “Some clubs use the system 

but from what I’ve seen of dualregistration 

I’m not a fan of it. It 

might get you a result one week 

but from a coaching point of view 

I don’t want to be dictated to as to 

who I can and can’t pick. I keep on 

saying it but I’m aiming long term 

here and I want to build this club and 

I don’t think using dual-registration 

is the right way to achieve long term 

success.” 

It’s clearly a concept that splits 

opinion. I’m not completely against 

the idea of dual registration but I 

think it’s high time the governing 

body introduces an age limit and a 

cap on the number of appearances a 

loan player can make. 

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ALL GOLDS vs. 

NEWCASTLE 

PREVIEW 

WRITTEN BY PATRICK BAINES 

THE ALL GOLDS HOST NEWCASTLE THUNDER ON SUNDAY 

HOPING TO SECURE A PLACE IN THE SEMI FINALS OF THE 

IPRO SPORT CUP. 

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Sunday’s game against 

Newcastle will give Lee 

Greenwood’s side the perfect 

opportunity to bounce back 

after Good Friday’s home 

defeat against Coventry. The 

All Golds Head Coach was 

critical of his squad after that 

game and will be hoping to 

see a reaction on Sunday. 

“We weren’t good enough 

last time out, simple as that. 

In a way that loss might have 

done us some good, if we’d 

have got away with it, we’d 

have got away with the other 

79 minutes which wasn’t 

acceptable.” 

The home side will be looking 

to replicate their form of 

the previous round where 

they comfortably saw off 

Coventry Bears. The form 

since has been patchy - spells 

of attacking brilliance but too 

many mistakes in defence 

that have cost them dear. “ 

Defensively we need to get 

better. A lot of it is attitude and 

we need to cut down on giving 

away cheap penalties”, said 

Greenwood. 

The All Golds’ Coach is still 

without a host of forwards 

although he’ll be pleased that 

Irish international Graham 

O’Keeffe was back in full 

contact training this week. 

Richard Jones’ recovery 

from injury has taken a step 

forward and the former 

Keighley man hopes to play 

for the development squad 

on Saturday. Aaron Lyons and 

James Walter are still ‘three or 

four weeks away’, according 

to Greenwood. Jonny Leather 

and Jamie Murphy, who missed 

the game against Coventry, 

will be hoping to feature this 

Sunday as will Almer Tagayuna 


who played his first All Golds’ 

game following a short term 

loan from Widnes last week. 

The hooker suffered a nasty 

cut to his head on Good Friday 

but is expected to feature in 

the 17 this Sunday. 

Newcastle won’t have great 

memories of their last visit to 

Cheltenham - last summer 

they were defeated 26-10 

by the Golden Fern who 

put in their best 80 minute 

performance of the season. 

Thunder Head Coach Mick 

Mantelli 

he’ll 

has confirmed 

be making a 

few changes 

from their 

previous 

outing - a 

hugely 

creditable draw away to 

Barrow Raiders. The team 

from the North East, who beat 

Leigh Miners Rangers in the 

previous round, will be looking 

to make it through to a second 

successive semi final in the iPro 

Sport Cup. 

REMAINING IPRO SPORT CUP 

QUARTER FINAL FIXTURES: 

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• Keighley Cougars v Oxford 

• Rochdale Hornets v York 

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Footage of our 26-10 win over Newcastle Thunder from our home 

clash at the Prince of Wales Stadium in 2015 


ALL GOLDS vs. 

COVENTRY BEARS REPORT 

THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE 

ALL GOLDS 28-29 COVENTRY BEARS 

Friday 25th March, Prince of Wales Stadium, Cheltenham 


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Former All Gold Joel James saved 

his best game for the Bears so far 

for his return to Gloucestershire. 

He kicked four goals from five 

attempts as well as the crucial 

drop goal just 30 seconds from 

full time to earn his side their first 

league win of the season. 

Having beaten the Bears 

handsomely in the iPro Sport Cup 

in February and recorded a club 

record 66-6 win at the PoW last 

season, the All Golds were full 

of confidence coming into this 

game. 

However, things didn’t go to plan 

and coach Lee Greenwood was 

left fuming after the final whistle. 

“We weren’t good enough,” was 

his simple analysis. He described 

the defensive frailties of his side 

as being down to “laziness and 

attitude”. “You get what you 

deserve in this sport,” he said, 

“and we did tonight.” 

the 16-6 lead was not as emphatic 

as it could have been. 

A score from Eddie Medforth 

early in the second period put 

the Bears in the hunt and even 

though Davies added a penalty, 

the absence of Joe McClean, who 

was sin-binned for a high tackle, 

allowed the Bears to pile on the 

pressure. 

Hayden Freeman levelled the 

scores and Matt Reid gave them 

the lead in the space of four 

minutes around the hour mark as 

the game rose to a thrilling climax. 

Chris Barlow scored to level 

things up again but Richie Hughes 

wrestled over out wide and James 

struck a superb conversion from 

the touchline for a 28-22 lead. 

Parry drove over for his second 

try after the All Golds recovered 

the restart and Davies levelled 

the scores again but the All Golds 

failed to set up for a drop goal 

and the Bears’ last possession 

saw them set up the position for 

James to win the game. 

TEAM: Brendon Newton; Chris 

Barlow(t), Josh Allison, Brad 

Kislingbury, Phil Cowburn; 

Courtney Davies(t,4g); Jayson 

Lombardo; Ollie Purslow, Steve 

Parry(2t), Harrison Elliott; Lewis 

Reece, Joe McClean; Emmerson 

Whittel; 

SUBS (ALL USED): Almer 

Tagayuna, Lamont Bryan(t), Alex 

Davidson, Morgan Evans. 

It looked promising in the opening 

ten minutes when Courtney 

Davies stole the ball from Jamahl 

Hunte to score and Steve Parry 

bulldozed his way over from 10 

metres out but Jack Morrison 

pulled a score back for the 

Bears shortly afterwards. Even 

though Lamont Bryan opened 

his account for the club with a 

try supplied by new signing from 

Widnes Vikings Almer Tagayuna, 


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UPDATE FROM 

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OF INTERNATIONAL 

RUGBY LEAGUE 

WHO NEEDS CHOCOLATE WHEN YOU’VE GOT THE NRL? 

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Easter in the NRL opened 

with chants of “Bulldogs! 

Bulldogs!” ringing around 

ANZ stadium in Sydney from 

many of the 38,000 fans and 

no wonder as Canterbury 

- inspired by Liverpudlian 

James Graham - hammered 

Hollywood’s Russell Crowe’s 

South Sydney Rabbitohs 

- lacking talismanic 

Englishman Sam Burgess - 

by 42 to 12. 

Have the ‘dogs got the most 

fearsome pack in world 

rugby with Graham, Kasiano, 

Eastwood, Williams and 

Klemmer? 

A unique feature of matches 

in Australasia is the number 

of fans’ placards and banners 

and 46,000 packed Suncorp 

for the Grand Final re-match 

of the big Queensland clash 

between the Broncos and 

Cowboys. A magnificent 

encounter saw the teams 

locked up at 20 each at full 

time. Another Englishman 

Greg Eden foiled Johnathan 

Thurston in the act of 


The man to whom we all owe so much 

scoring the winner in Golden 

Point thus enabling Anthony 

Milford to hit a 40-metre 

one-pointer to take the 

spoils: 21-20!! What a sport 

this is?! 

The commentator said:” Can 

you believe what we have 

just seen?” He was of course 

referring to the dramatic late 

winning try by Gold Coast 

Titans in the national capital 

against Huawei-sponsored 

Canberra Raiders in a 20-24 

success. Even so there was a 

delightful English duet that 

saw Josh Hodgson combine 

with Elliott Whitehead 

for the latter’s first NRL 

touchdown. 

Super Saturday continued 

with another epic at Allianz 

as Luke Burgess’ Manly Sea 

Eagles held on to win 20-22 

against the Roosters despite 

a brace for Kiwi international 

Shaun Kenny-Dowall in his 

200th game. 

WIN stadium at Wollongong 

was the place to be on 

Easter Sunday. St George 

Illawarra Dragons hosted 

Penrith Panthers in another 

all-Sydney battle at this 

spectacular venue where the 

blue waters of the ocean lap 

against the very perimeter 

of the arena. A pulsating 

edge-of-the-seat showdown 

went the way of the men 

in crimson by 14 points to 

12 - inspired by Halifax and 

England star Gareth Widdop. 

The Easter Monday triple 

bonanza opened at a 

sundrenched Mount Smart in 

Auckland as local favourites 

New Zealand Warriors 

entertained Newcastle 

Knights in the battle of the 

basement. The Vodafone 

Warriors were at their best 

and when in such a mood 

are sport’s equivalent of 

Broadway or the West 

End. The ‘Beast’ was back 

with another splendid 

four-pointer but Shaun 

Johnson ensnared and then 

hypnotised a whole posse of 

Knights’ defenders to score 

a try that left the crowd 

gasping in admiration. 40-18. 

Across the Tasman, 36,000 

watched a clash of the West 

at ANZ in Sydney. 

Parramatta Eels continued 

their winning sequel with an 

8-0 triumph over neighbours 

Wests Tigers. The only 

touchdown was a rumbling 

cameo from 125 kg Junior 

Paulo. 

Hankook Monday Night 

Football brought the curtain 

down on a memorable 

holiday programme in 

Australasia. Not many tipped 

the Sharkies of Cronulla to 

come home over the top of 

much-fancied Melbourne 

Storm but that is precisely 

what happened. There are 

no better visions than Ben 

Barba in full flight and back 

to his best. 

Easter in Europe was not to 

be outdone with magnificent 

occasions being the order 

of the day with capacity 

crowds at Warrington, St 

Helens and Hull Kingston 

Rovers. The Easter jamboree 

concluded in Perpignan in 

the shadow of the Pyrenees 

before a big and colourful 

crowd as the Dragons 

moved into the top four 

with a 41-22 win against 

Castleford. 

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PATHWAY TO 

PROFESSIONAL GAME 

BEGINS FOR TALENTED 

YOUNG PLAYERS 

THE ROAD TO THE ALL GOLDS FIRST TEAM AND BEYOND 

HAS BEGUN FOR NEARLY 80 GLOUCESTERSHIRE 

YOUNGSTERS WHO ATTENDED THE CLUB’S FIRST 

EVER PLAYER DEVELOPMENT DAYS HOSTED AT THE 

UNIVERSITY’S OXSTALLS CAMPUS LAST WEEK. 

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These events were the first of 

three opportunities this year that 

the All Golds will be running as 

part of the RFL’s “Embed the 

Pathway” programme. 

This Programme aims to provide 

a clear and consistent route for 

all young players from schools’ 

Rugby League through to the 

full England team via the sport’s 

professional clubs. 

The two days, with Year 7 and 

8 players being hosted on 22nd 

March and Years 9-11 visiting on 

the 24th, had player education 

elements alongside athletic 

testing and on-field technical 

sessions. 

The athletic testing elements 

were run by Dr Jonathan Hughes, 

head of the University’s strength 

and conditioning MSc course, 

supported by undergraduate and 

post graduate students from the 

university. 

The data collected on each player 

will not only serve to provide 

information on development within 

the club’s pathway but will also 

form part of a wider study by one 

of the game’s great organisations, 

Brisbane Broncos. 

The NRL giants are in the process 

of working on their own talent 

identification programme and have 

linked with the university to develop 

this. 

Players underwent a number of 

tests and measurements and will 

be retested in July, as well as in 

subsequent years, to see their 

progression. 

In terms of player education, both 


groups looked at player profiling, 

with advice on how they could 

each assess and develop their own 

performance, with the University’s 

Mark Jeffreys and Anthony 

Atherton delivering across the two 

days. 

The older group also had the 

opportunity to have a seminar on 

nutrition, run by Dr Matt Cole, which 

looked at what foods are needed 

by elite athletes to fuel their bodies. 

On the field, the players were 

coached by members of the All 

Golds’ community coaching team 

in a number of areas including 

play the ball, decision-making and 

tackle technique. 

Initially taking part in a rotation 

of three activities, the coaches 

also used the technical sessions 

to embed mental skills such as 

“coping with contact” and “being 

honest about my performance” 

within the drills. 

Finishing the day with a rotation 

of three modified games, the 

players were able to put their skills 

to the test and implement some 

of what they’d learned. 

Reflecting on the success of 

the two events Talent Pathway 

Manager for the All Golds, Dan 

Garbutt, was keen to stress the 

importance of everyone’s input in 

the delivery of the days: 

“It’s events like this that show 

just how uniquely beneficial it 

is for the club to be owned and 

operated by a University and the 

support we’ve had from a number 

of academic departments, as well 

as staff from across the institution, 

has been amazing. 

“The resource we have available to 

us in terms of facilities, equipment 

and, most of all, people is what 

sets us apart.” Connor Thompson, 

Head of Rugby at Archway 

School, one of the five schools 

who brought players along, was 

keen to praise the event saying: 

“It was a fantastic day for the 

boys who got a great all round 

experience of what Rugby League 

is all about. The organisation and 

events put on were all excellent, 

with the manner of the coaches 

being superb” 

Nick Dill, of St Peter’s High School 

was equally supportive: 

“The boys learnt a great deal and 

enjoyed the sessions. From a 

school point of view the day was 

a good opportunity for CPD and 

ideas-sharing. As a teacher I wish 

we could have brought more of 

our players.” 

The All Golds will host its next 

player development day, open 

to all players as well as those 

who attended the initial days, on 

Sunday 22nd May at the Prince 

of Wales Stadium in Cheltenham. 

The event will take place prior 

to the first team’s game against 

Hunslet Hawks and will start at 

10.30am. 

For more information players 

can contact Dan Garbutt on 

dgarbutt@glos.ac.uk and register 

to attend. There will be a final 

development day opportunity in 

July hosted back at the university. 

See below for full details. 

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PLAYER DEVELOPMENT DAYS 2016 

• 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 Campus, Gloucester GL2 9HW 

• 06 July 2016: (U14 U15 & U16) 17.00-21.00 University of Gloucestershire, Oxstalls Campus, Gloucester GL2 9HW 


WEST OF ENGLAND 

UPDATE WRITTEN BY CHRIS WILSON 

EXPANDED LEAGUE TO 

GET UNDERWAY IN MAY 

The West of England Rugby 

League has doubled in size ahead 

of 2016 with the addition of five 

new teams to the division. 

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Gloucestershire Warriors and 

Oxford Cavaliers both return 

to the league after spells in the 

Conference League South and 

they are joined by newcomers 

Forest Bulldogs who played a 

number of friendlies last year and 

will be tasting competitive Rugby 

League action for the first time 

in 2016. 

The line-up is completed by 

Southampton Spitfires and US 

Portsmouth Seahawks who have 

joined from the Southern Leagues. 

The increase in teams has led to a 

new format being introduced with 

the teams splitting initially into 

two groups of five, before coming 

together for crossover fixtures 

and play offs, leading to a double 

Grand Final. 

The Warriors were West of 

England champions in 2014 

and have been placed in a pool 

containing rivals Bristol Sonics, 

defending champions Bath 

& Wiltshire Romans, Oxford 

Cavaliers (2012 champions) 

as well as 2015 South East 

division champions Portsmouth 

Seahawks. 

Meanwhile, Cheltenham Phoenix, 

champions in 2013, will face the 

newcomers Forest Bulldogs, 

Swindon St George, Somerset 

Vikings and the Southampton 

Spitfires in the other pool. 

The first round of league fixtures 

will take place on 14 May, with 

cross-pool games scheduled for 

25 June and 30 July with the 

playoffs starting on 6 August 

POOL 1 

• Bath & Wiltshire Romans 

• Bristol Sonics 

• Gloucestershire Warriors 

• Oxford Cavaliers 

• US Portsmouth Seahawks 

POOL 2 

• Cheltenham Phoenix 

• Forest Bulldogs 

• Somerset Vikings 

• Southampton Spitfires 

• Swindon St George 

There will be no change in the 

South West League, with Cornish 

Rebels, Exeter Centurions, Devon 

Sharks, Plymouth Titans and 

North Devon Raiders all set to 

battle it out for honours again in 

2016. 

Both campaigns will be opened 

with a Nines Event. 

The South West Nines will take 

place at Exeter University on 

Sunday 1 May 2016. 

The West of England season 

starts on the following weekend 

with the second annual West of 

England Nines, which again will be 

hosted by Swindon St George on 

Saturday 7 May. 


ALL GOLDS CLS vs. 

COVENTRY BEARS 

PREVIEW 

ALL GOLDS CLS LOOK TO 

EXCEL AT COVENTRY 


AFTER WEEKS OF TRAINING ON COLD, DARK EVENINGS, THE MOMENT 

OF TRUTH FINALLY ARRIVES THIS WEEKEND AS THE ALL GOLDS CLS SIDE 

TAKES TO THE FIELD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A COMPETITIVE GAME WHEN 

THEY TRAVEL TO THE EXCEL LEISURE CENTRE TO TAKE ON COVENTRY 

BEARS RESERVES. 

Alex Davidson’s side has played 

two warm-up games against 

sides which both posed a 

physical challenge to his players: 

“The RLC game was a great 

physical test for the boys and set 

a benchmark for where we need 

to be physically and what the 

boys need to be able to defend 

against,” said Davidson. “Should 

any of the boys progress up the 

pathway they will face similar 

physicality in League 1 so they 

need to be prepared”. 

To their credit the players have 

responded and held their own 

against both Cardiff City and 

the Royal Logistic Corps. A 

five-try win over the Welsh 

side was followed by four more 

touchdowns in defeat against 

the RLC who were able to field 

a supremely fit, big and strong 

side. 

“The game against the RLC also 

showed us our current shortfalls,” 

Davidson added. “We are 

working hard to expel these from 

our game to make us a tough 

force to face in the CLS. Once we 

tighten up our defence, we have 

shown we are capable of getting 

over the line having scored 22 

points last time out”. 

The Bears are the reserve side to 

the League 1 team and finished 

in fourth place in the table last 

season despite suffering an 

injury crisis towards the end of 

the season that resulted in their 

withdrawal from the play-offs 

after winning ten of their 16 

fixtures. 

That included a 56-10 win over 

the Gloucestershire Warriors at 

Oxstalls which saw a number of 

current Bears first teamers take 

their bows with Eddie Medforth, 

James Geurtjens, Gioele Celerino 

(who is now at Newcastle 

Thunder), Jamahl Hunte and 

Jason Bass all involved. There are 

likely to be players involved this 

weekend who are pushing for a 

first team place with the Bears. 

In action for the Warriors against 

the Bears last year, captain 

Connor Jones, Liam Rice-Wilson 

and Hector Silva, are likely to be 

in contention for selection for the 

CLS side this week while Harry 

Kidd, Luke Stephens and Brad 

Kislingbury have all gained callups 

to the All Golds’ first team 

and Yannic Parker is currently 

with South Wales Scorpions. 

As for the All Golds, Davidson 

was looking forward to a 

dilemma this weekend: “The 

lads have given me selection 

headaches by picking up good 

form in the two friendlies. This 

being the case, the 17 chosen to 

play on Saturday have players 

breathing down their necks. The 

best way of developing is by 

playing and the boys need to 

put a good show in to get that 

opportunity.” 

Davidson will select his squad 

of 17 from the following: Andy 

Gamble, Archie Gibbs, Brandon 

Denton, Callum Bradbury, 

Connor Jones, Connor Whittall, 

Dieter Thomas, Dom Tydeman, 

Hanley Dawson, Hector Silva, 

Jack Binks, Jack Uren, James 

Mason, Joe Festa, Joe Rider, 

Jono Hinton, Josh Du Plessis, 

Kaine Dimech, Lewis McKissick, 

Liam Rice Wilson, Richard Jones, 

Rory Sharratt, Ryan Tanner, 

Sam Hodge, Sean Apperley- 

Jones, Stef Archer, Wijnand 

Wormhoudt. 

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ALL GOLDS CLS FIXTURES & 

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

Sat Apr 2 14:30 A Coventry Bears (CLS) 

Sat Apr 9 14:30 H Valley Cougars (CLS) 

Sat Apr 23 14:30 A Nottingham Outlaws (CLS) 

Sat May 14 14:30 H Torfaen Tigers (CLS) 

Sat May 21 14:30 A London Chargers (CLS) 

Sat Jun 11 14:30 H Nottingham Outlaws (CLS) 

Sun Jun 19 17:30 H West Wales Raiders (CLS) 

Sat Jun 25 14:30 A Valley Cougars (CLS) 

Sat Jul 2 14:30 H London Chargers (CLS) 

Sat Jul 26 15:00 A West Wales Raiders (CLS) 

Sat Jul 23 14:30 A Torfaen Tigers (CLS) 

Sat Aug 13 14:30 A Valley Cougars (CLS) 

Sat Aug 20 14:30 H Coventry Bears (CLS) 

Sat Sep 3 14:30 H Torfaen Tigers (CLS) 

Sat Sep 10 14:30 ? Conference League South Play Off R1 

Sat Sep 17 14:30 ? Conference League South Grand Final 

THE KEY | Home games appear in bold | CLS = Conference League South 

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


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ALL GOLDS CLS vs. RLC REPORT 

THE LONG 

GOOD FRIDAY 

ALL GOLDS CLS 22-40 ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS 

Friday 25 March, Prince of Wales Stadium, Cheltenham 


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For the second time, Alex 

Davidson’s CLS squad stood 

up to a physical battering to 

put up an impressive display 

that gives optimism for the 

season ahead. 

Though beaten on the 

scoreboard, there were plenty 

of things to admire not least 

the way the team came back 

from an early 14-0 deficit to 

trail by just two at the break. 

Tries from Sgt Kimi Vuadrau, 

Cpl Lewis Allen and LCpl 

Matuwalu Sorovakatini and a 

goal from Pte Liam Johnson 

in the opening quarter had 

the Royal Logistic Corps in 

charge of the game but the 

All Golds battled back, earned 

parity in the arm wrestle and 

two tries from Dieter Thomas 

converted by halfback partner 

Archie Gibbs left the half time 

score 14-12. 

owing much to sheer size and 

strength. 

The All Golds had the last 

word through captain Chris 

True who went over after neat 

work from Thomas and Gibbs 

gave him the opportunity. 

Following the final whistle, 

the RLC formed a circle and 

performed a melodic victory 

song in the style of the Fijian 

2013 World Cup squad. 

Having seen 23 players in 

action in the games against 

the RLC and Cardiff City, 

Davidson has plenty of food 

for thought as he ponders 

his selection for the opening 

Conference League South 

game this weekend against 

Coventry Bears Reserves. 

TEAM: Sam Hodge, Sean 

Apperley-Jones, Joe Festa, 

Dom Tydeman, Aedan 

Coleman, Dieter Thomas (2t), 

Archie Gibbs(3g), Callum 

Bradbury, Liam Rice-Wilson, 

Chris True(t), Connor Jones, 

Stef Archer, Jack Binks, 

INTERCHANGE: Lewis 

McKissick(t), Ryan Tanner, 

Jono Hinton, Wijnand 

Wormhoudt, Hector Silva 

With their Polynesian 

complement prominent, the 

RLC stretched their lead to 

24-12 through Pte Joe Vuwai 

and Cpl Alex Iveson before 

Lewis McKissick scored in the 

corner. 

The final quarter belonged 

to the military men with tries 

from close range by Pte 

Epeli Kotobalavu, LCpl Tony 

Eccles and LCpl Sikeli Ratu 


FANTASTIC 

BALL CREW 

OPPORTUNITY! 

The University of Gloucestershire All 

Golds Rugby League Club is looking for 

enthusiastic boys and girls to become its 

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 the 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 

#FOLLOWTHEFERN 

University of Gloucestershire All Golds 

T 01242 714 468 | E allgolds@glos.ac.uk 

allgoldsrugby.com

THE 

SUPPORTERS 

VIEW 

A FEW WORDS FROM THE CHAIR OF THE ALL GOLDS 

SUPPORTERS GROUP, LEE RANDALL. 

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HELLO AND WELCOME BACK TO THE PRINCE 

OF WALES STADIUM FOR THIS IPRO SPORT CUP 

QUARTER FINAL CLASH. 

We would like to extend 

a warm welcome to our 

visitors Newcastle Thunder 

and their supporters who 

have made the long trip to 

Gloucestershire today. 

COVENTRY HOME 

Last Friday night we played 

the Coventry Bears at home 

under the lights at the Prince 

of Wales Stadium. The game 

was preceded by our CLS 

side who did themselves and 

the club proud in a defeat 

to a very strong army side. 

The future looks bright with 

the heart and passion of the 


lads involved. The 

first team looked 

to continue 

an impressive 

record against 

the Bears only to 

come unstuck in 

a sloppy game. 

A last minute 

drop goal from 

Joel James, a 

former All Gold, 

was tough to take. 

Let’s hope we can 

bounce back this 

weekend! 

SUPPORTERS’ 

PLAYER OF THE 

MONTH 

I am delighted 

to announce the 

winner is Alex 

Davidson. Well 

done Alex. 

THE 

BROWN 

JUG 

On 

Thursday 

evenings 

staff and 

supporters 

from the 

All Golds meet 

up to watch 

Sky’s Super League match 

in the Brown Jug on Bath 

Road in Cheltenham. The 

landlord, Rod, and his staff 

are very welcoming. There 

is a fantastic range of beers, 

ales and cider (including our 

league sponsors Kingstone 

Press) on draught. The food 

menu is excellent including 

Sunday Roasts. New fans are 

always welcome to come and 

watch with us. 

Finally we hope everyone 

enjoys today’s game. 

COME ON YOU ALL GOLDS. 

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Something new we have 

introduced this season is 

the All Golds Supporters’ 

player of the month. 

Voting took place on the 

Supporters’ Facebook page 

“Gloucestershire All Golds’ 

Supporters”. 

The Nominations for March`s 

player of the month were 

Courtney Davies, Alex 

Davidson, Harrison Elliott and 

Steve Parry. 


2016 PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 

Whether you are a supporter, small business or a friend of the 

club, sponsoring a player or staff member is a great way to 

get involved with the #FollowTheFern. 

PACKAGE INCLUDES: 

• Company/individual accreditation 

alongside chosen player’s photograph 

in each match day programme for the 

2016 season. 

• Company/individual accreditation 

alongside player’s profile on website 

• link from player profile to your 

• company’s website 

• Player’s shirt at the end of the season 

• x10 match day tickets of your choice 

• Tannoy announcement as player’s 

sponsor when the player scores 

COACHING TEAM 

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HEAD COACH 

SIMON PHILLIPS 

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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 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 6G 

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

Wed Mar 16 19:30 H South Wales Scorpions (KPL1) 44-22 LEATHER 1T BARLOW 2T ALLISON KISLINGBURY COWBURN LOMBARDO 5G 

Sat Mar 19 15:30 A Toulouse Olympique (LCCR4) 62-28 LEATHER 1T BARLOW ALLISON COWBURN MURPHY DAVIES 4G 

Fri Mar 25 19:30 H Coventry Bears (KPL1) 28-29 NEWTON BARLOW 1T ALLISON KISLINGBURY COWBURN DAVIES 1T 4G 

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 | G = Conversion | P = Penalty | DG = Drop Goal 


ULTS 2016 

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ALL GOLDS 

HEAD COACH: 

LEE GREENWOOD 

NEWCASTLE THUNDER 

HEAD COACH: 

MICK MANTELLI 

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ALEX DAVIDSON 

ALMER TAGAYUNA 

BRENDON NEWTON 

CHRIS BARLOW 

COURTNEY DAVIES 

EMMERSON WHITTEL 

GRAHAM O’KEEFFE 

HARRISON ELLIOTT 

JAMIE MURPHY 

JOE MCCLEAN 

JONNY LEATHER 

JOSH ALLISON 

LAMONT BRYAN 

LEWIS REECE 

MORGAN EVANS 

OLLIE PURSLOW 

PHIL COWBURN 

RICHARD JONES 

STEVE PARRY 

THOMAS RUEDIGER 

JOE BROWN 

DARRELL OLPHERTS 

JOSH ATKINSON 

PETER FOX 

AARON TEROI 

BEN HARDCASTLE 

VINCENT RENNIE 

CRAIG COOK 

RHYS CLARKE 

HARRY ALDOUS 

DAN PARKER 

FRAN WELSH 

EVAN SIMONS 

JASON PAYNE 

JOSH STOKER 

MIKEY WOOD 

REFEREE: S. MIKALAUSKAS 

RESERVE: N. WALKER 

TOUCH JUDGES: J. BARR & D. ARNOLD 

MATCH COMMISSIONER: A. BARNBY 

MATCH ASSESSOR: ALAN SMITH 

NEXT HOME GAME 

NEWCASTLE THUNDER 

SUN 24 APR 2016 | KINGSTONE PRESS 

LEAGUE 1 | KICK OFF: 15:00 


Oxstalls Campus, Gloucester, GL2 9HW 

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

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