OXFORD RL VS GLOUCESTERSHIRE ALL GOLDS

OXFORD RL VS GLOUCESTERSHIRE ALL GOLDS 

SUNDAY 10TH JULY 2016, KO 2.30PM 

MATCH DAY 

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DATE TEAM VS TEAM LOCATION TIME 

10/07/16 OXFORD RL VS 

GLOUCESTERSHIRE 

ALL GOLDS 

TILSLEY PARK 

2.30PM 

LEAGUE 1 

24/07/16 L1S R1 

13/07/16 L1S R2 

07/08/16 L1S R3 

14/08/16 L1S R4 

21/08/16 LS1 R5 

04/09/16 LS1 R6 

11/09/16 LS1 R7

CONTENTS 

INSIDE 

COACH’S CORNER GET TO KNOW THE BLUES INFO ON GLOUCESTER 

ALSO INSIDE 

07: WELCOME 

15: THE SQUAD 

24: LAST TIME OUT 

CAVALIERS CROWNED 

CHAMPIONS 

YORK ACTION SHOTS 

OXFORD RL CONTACTS 

CEO / Adrian Smith, adrian@oxfordrl.com 

Head Coach / Tim Rumford, tim@oxfordrl.com 

Assistant Coach / Chris Baxter, chris@oxfordrl.com 

/ Garry Dunn 

Team Manager / Steve Jones, steve@oxfordrl.com 

Commercial & Sponsorship Manager / Will Brewer, will@oxfordrl.com 

Cavaliers Head Coach / Will Brewer, will@oxfordrl.com 

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WELCOME MESSAGE 

H 

ello and welcome everyone to Tilsley Park 

and to all the players, officials and staff 

from our visitors today, the Gloucestershire 

All Golds. 

A special welcome to our match sponsors Stephen Owen 

and The Ultimate Fantasy League who are good friends with 

our assistant coach, Chris Baxter. These guys are a group of 

devoted rugby league fans supporting the expansion clubs 

and your contribution is greatly appreciated. Hope you 

guys enjoy your day at Tilsley! 

A couple of very positive news snippets to share with 

you all and I’m both delighted and proud to say that a 

recent audit on the Rugby League Inspires Foundation has 

received encouraging feedback. This is part of the Sky 

Try partnership and our GM Ryan Cousins, along with his 

team of coaches, have delivered a very engaging program 

throughout Oxfordshire. We are awaiting official approval 

on the work but Ryan had this to say “Generally speaking we 

have ticked the boxes and in a few exceeded. The assessors 

recognized we have some limited resources but what has 

been established with schools and our participation figures 

show the determination and commitment of the team to 

deliver. We’ve got some good green lights and a few 

things to work on but all are constructive points to help the 

momentum of the foundation.” 

The second piece of good news is with England student 

international Charlie Greene who’s now back in the squad. 

Charlie has been on duty with England the best part of two 

months which the club and coaches have supported. The 

positive news is Charlie’s potential has been recognized 

and earned him a RL sports scholarship and we’re thrilled 

for him and delighted to have him back in the squad. Well 

done young man, you are a great example of what honest 

hard work can achieve and get you. 

Oxford’s ability to help players with its connections and 

pathways is still delivering. Head coach Tim Rumford has 

created an opportunity for a couple of his lads to train for 

a week with our DR partners Castleford Tigers. It will be 

a great experience and it is a wonderful example of our 

partnerships working off the pitch. It’s a pure opportunity 

to impress and I hope it’s grasped with both hands to make 

the most of it. Naturally if anything develops we will keep 

you posted, but for now well done Blues coaches and good 

luck lads. 

I’d like to say huge thanks for rallying to the cause at 

Barrow, Mark Timbrell, Clarke McAllister, Harrison Rumford 

and Olly Smith all jumped in to help the backroom crew. 

Thanks lads you were and very appreciated! 

Back to today and it’s the last game before League 1 splits 

into the top 8 playoffs and Shield play offs, for which the 

fixture draw will be out very soon. Last time when we were 

at home against York, I thought the lads had a good say 

in the pattern of the game but the quality of the Knights 

halves was instrumental for them. Then Barrow with 16 

hours of traveling is always a huge challenge and our first 

half performance wasn’t shabby. The spirit and effort is 

apparent, but unfortunately against top four teams our lack 

of experience and quality is falling short. 

However, I’m hoping that the lads take the positives from 

these matches and stitch them together for a big performance 

against the All Golds. Self belief and hard work has 

delivered well for Charlie Greene, so let’s transform that 

into the whole group. JJ is no doubt following you lads 

today on twitter, so put in a shift for him! 

Good luck lads and I hope you all enjoy the game. 

Adrian

COACH’S CORNER 

I KNOW HE HAS ENJOYED 

HIS WEEK RUNNING 

AROUND WITH RANGI 

CHASE AND GETTING 

STUCK INTO 2 NANDOS 

PER DAY! 

Welcome to Tilsley Park for the last 

game of the regular season. 

Today’s visitors, All Golds, will be 

desperate for a win after what will 

have been a disappointing season so far for them. Like 

ourselves they have found themselves at the wrong end 

of the table as we come to the “split”. 

It would certainly have been nice to pick up a couple 

more wins to give ourselves an easier passage into the 

end of season hunt for silverware in the bottom 7, but 

a win today will give us a sniff of getting into that part 

of the table and that is what we are fighting for. 

The fact is our young squad has been outgunned on far 

too many occasions, sometimes physically and at times 

just by the sheer experience in our opposition’s ranks. 

We look forward now to playing on a much more 

level playing field and the challenge is to compete for 

80mins in every one of the remaining games - if we do 

that, I believe we can finish the season with credibility 

and pride. 

Good news has come in form of the release of JJ 

Baird from an extended stay in hospital. JJ suffered 

complications from a dead leg which resulted in multiple 

surgeries and what seems like an age in hospital. I 

have spoken to JJ on a daily basis and never once 

has he moaned or succumbed to negativity despite 

being away from home and in great pain. JJ you are 

an inspiration to us all and a credit to Oxford RL. 

Today we have another new signing in Jack Pickles. 

Jack has joined us after playing with York and Hunslet 

and comes highly recommended. He is a prop or loose 

forward and I am sure he will become a favourite once 

he gets some game time under his belt. Another one 

of our favourites Dan “Iggy” Igbinedion has spent the 

week training with Castleford Tigers. Iggy was invited 

up to train with Cas after catching the eye of the 

coaching staff. We were only too happy to see Dan 

get the opportunity and I know he has enjoyed his 

week running around with Rangi Chase and getting 

stuck into 2 Nandos per day! The plan is for the club 

to keep tabs on Dan’s development and who knows 

where that could lead. We’ve all been impressed with 

his attitude and application despite a very challenging 

season. 

Enjoy the game 

Tim

GET TO KNOW THE BLUES 

WILL 

MAHER 

Will is a highly rated prop at Castleford Tigers who recently 

signed a 4 year deal and has spent a good deal of time 

this season in the Blues camp learning his trade and gaining 

good game time. 

Will has made the match day squad on numerous occasions 

with the Tigers and had a very solid outing in the Tigers first 

team recently against Hull. On the Hull game Maher said “I 

have to work hard and be patient to get my opportunities at 

Castleford and I can honestly say the game time I’ve had at 

Oxford stood me in good stead for the Hull match.” 

Will was an England RL academy player in 2014 and backed this up last season with five Super 

League appearances for the Tigers. He has made 8 matches for Oxford to date in 2016 and has 

become a popular player in the Blues camp. 

JORDAN 

GILL 

New signing Jordan Gill is the brother of Kieran Gill who 

is one of the Blues DR players with Castleford Tigers. With 

the Blues squad hit with injuries, suspensions and availability 

issues Jordan made his debut against York. 

Gill was playing for Featherstone reserve grade until it was 

disbanded and Kieran suggested that he contacted the club. 

Head coach Rumford commented “I spoke to both Kieran 

and then Jordan about the possibility and the commitment 

I expect and require. Getting Jordan and Harry Griffith in 

the same week was a plus for the squad. Both these players 

have good rugby league upbringings but haven’t played for 

a while so I expect a bit of ring rust will need to be knocked 

off. They are good young lads and have an appetite to learn 

and improve.“

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CAVALIERS CROWNED CHAMPIONS 

It was tipped to be the perfect ending to an 

entertaining season when Oxford Cavaliers 

travelled to Brentwood to take on the Eels. 

On a lovely summer’s day in Essex, both 

teams took to the field in first and second 

place with only one point separating the 

teams who have certainly been the most 

consistent sides throughout the season. The 

away side struggled to keep possession 

early on, allowing the Eels to get to work 

on their attacking sets. Some outstanding 

defence early on from the likes of second 

rowers Andrew Anderson and Roman 

Harris kept the Eels at bay. On fifteen 

minutes the Cavaliers finally completed a 

set, getting to their kick on the last. Standoff 

Cameron Scott managed to land the ball 

in the in goal area forcing the Brentwood 

winger to return the ball from deep. This 

pressure resulted in the Cavaliers winning 

back possession in the Eels half and the 

forwards then laid the platform for scrum 

half Jamie Whitwell to jink his way over to 

score under the posts. 

The Eels responded straight away as the 

ball was lost on the first tackle from the kick 

off. After a well worked move, a try was 

scored in the corner, leaving the kicker with 

too much to do. There was still time in the 

half for both teams to improve their scores 

as Cavaliers winger Dan Kelly started to 

have an impact on the game. The pick of 

Kelly’s tries came in the dying seconds of 

the half when he intercepted a pass on 

the half way line to race clear and score 

under the posts. Marcus Reading added 

the extras giving the visitors a 10-16 lead 

at the break. 

Kelly managed to complete his hat-trick 

early in the second half but the home side 

wouldn’t lie down. They hit back with a 

try of their own to make the scores 16-22 

and the game was again in the balance. 

Anderson, Whitwell and Cavaliers captain 

Dec Ross started to make their presence 

felt in defence as the game picked up. A 

strong drive from Ross saw him receiving 

some rough treatment in the tackle which 

resulted in an Eels player being sent to the 

sin bin for 10 minutes. The pressure took 

its toll on the Eels defence and prop Alfie 

Beckett managed to dart over to put the 

game out of reach for Brentwood.

CAVALIERS CROWNED CHAMPIONS 

There was still time however for the home 

side to make it a tense finish for the visitors 

as they went over for two unconverted 

tries in the final 5 minutes and with the 

last play of the game they were looking to 

break down the left edge until a forward 

pass brought them back. The final whistle 

sounded and the Cavaliers celebrated on 

the field as they were crowned the 2016 

league champions of the Five Counties Cup 

after a hard fought 24-28 victory. 

“You've really brought those boys 

on in the last few years, your 

success is thoroughly deserved” 

Arran Smith, 

Brentwood Eels 

Head Coach 

All the attention will now turn to the finals 

day which will be held next Sunday 10th 

July at Tilsley Park prior to the Oxford RL 

v Gloucestershire All Golds Game where 

the Family Fun Day will get under way 

from 10:30am. Oxford Cavaliers will be 

hoping to complete the treble after they 

have already won the Oxford Gold Cup 

and Five Counties League in 2016 but the 

Brentwood Eels will no doubt come back 

stronger looking for revenge.

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YORK ACTION SHOTS

BARROW ACTION SHOTS

GLOUCESTERSHIRE 

ALL GOLDS 

GETTING TO KNOW GLOUCESTER 

The University of Gloucestershire All Golds entered into semiprofessional 

rugby league in March 2013 for the first time alongside 

Oxford and the Hemel Stags. The All Golds were coached by former 

Hull FC player Brad Hepi in their first season, finishing bottom of the 

table. 

Hepi remained in charge for the first seven games of the 2014 season 

before stepping down stating he had “taken the side as far as he could”. Scotland head coach 

Steve McCormack took over but only for the remainder of the season. 

Former Halifax assistant coach Lee Greenwood was the next to take charge at the All Golds, 

arguably being the most successful to date having achieved 9th place out of 14 teams last year. 

BRAD HEPI STEVE MCCORMACK LEE GREENWOOD

LAST TIME OUT 

3RD JULY 2016 

BARROW 76 - 12 OXFORD RL 

TRIES 

WILKES 

DALLIMORE 

LITHERLAND (4) 

MORROW (2) 

HANKINSON 

BATE 

TOAL 

HARRISON 

FLEMING 

CONVERSIONS 

TRIES 

HT: 36 - 6 GILL (2) 

CONVERSIONS 

HANKINSON 

(12) 

KITSON 

ALLAN 

3RD JULY 2016 

ALL GOLDS 22 - 23 LONDON 

TRIES 

TRIES 

REECE (2) 

PARRY 

BRYAN 

HT: 10 - 16 

WILLIAMS 

LOVELL 

DOLLAPI 

NASH 

CONVERSIONS 

CONVERSIONS 

HYDE (3) COLEMAN (3) 

DROP GOALS 

DROP GOALS 

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TODAY’S TEAMS 

HOME SQUAD 

1. DANNY ALLAN 

2. SCOTT ASPINALL 

3. MARCUS BROOKER 

4. HARVEY BURNETT 

5. CASEY CANTERBURY 

6. ERROL CARTER 

7. DOUG CHIRNSIDE 

8. TOM DAVIES 

9. SANTINO DECARO 

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23. JAMIE MACKEY 

24. CLARK MCALLISTER 

25. JOSH NATHANIEL 

26. CHRIS PALSER THORNE 

27. LOUIS RICHARDS 

ALL GOLDS SQUAD 

1. AARON LYONS 

2. ALEX DAVIDSON 

3. BRENDON NEWTON 

4. CHRIS BARLOW 

5. CONNOR JONES 

6. COURTNEY DAVIES 

7. EMMERSON WHITTEL 

8. GRAHAM O’KEEFFE 

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17. JOSH ALLISON 

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20. LUKE STEPHENS 

21. MORGAN EVANS 

22. OLLIE PURSLOW 

23. PHIL COWBURN 

24. RICHARD JONES 

25. STEVE PARRY 

11. ADAM FLINTHAM 

28. ETHAN ROBERTS 

11. HARRY KIDD 

12. JJ BAIRD 

29. JOSH SCOTT 

12. JAMES MASON 

13. LUKE GARDINER 

30. JOEL THOMAS 

13. JAMES WALTER 

14. CHARLIE GREENE 

31. TOM THORNTON 

14. JAMIE MURPHY 

15. LUKE HASLEM 

32. JORDAN WILLIAMS 

15. JOE MCCLEAN 

16. MARK HAYES 

33. ADAM WITHINGTON 

KINGSTONE PRESS LEAGUE 1 TABLE 

RANK TEAM P W L D PF PA PD PTS 

1 TOULOUSE OLYMPIQUE XIII 13 12 0 1 650 178 478 25 

2 ROCHDALE HORNETS 13 11 1 1 526 244 282 23 

3 YORK CITY KNIGHTS 13 10 2 1 454 222 232 21 

4 DONCASTER RLFC 13 10 3 0 491 283 208 20 

5 BARROW RAIDERS 14 9 4 1 529 253 276 19 

6 KEIGHLEY COUGARS 13 8 5 0 486 340 146 16 

7 LONDON SKOLARS 13 8 5 0 342 324 18 16 

8 HUNSLET HAWKS 13 7 6 0 348 344 4 14 

9 NEWCASTLE THUNDER 13 6 6 1 352 348 4 13 

10 NORTH WALES CRUSADERS 13 5 6 2 306 320 -14 12 

11 COVENTRY BEARS 13 3 9 1 271 444 -173 7 

12 GLOUCESTERSHIRE ALL GOLDS 13 2 11 0 282 445 -163 4 

13 OXFORD RL 13 1 12 0 198 596 -398 2 

14 SOUTH WALES SCORPIONS 13 1 12 0 160 564 -404 2 

15 HEMEL STAGS 13 1 12 0 170 666 -496 2 

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