All Golds v North Wales Crusaders LCC3 FINAL

WELCOME TO THE ALL GOLD
WRITTEN BY CHRIS WILSON
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Welcome to the All Golds’ fifth
season. The club has been
making progress on and off the
field and we are looking forward
to an exciting summer of rugby
league.
It has been a long off season
but the last two weeks have
positively flown by as the squad
completed their pre-season
preparation before stepping
onto the field last week against
Hemel Stags.
Today’s game provides a repeat
of last year’s third round tie when
we came back from 36-16 down
to snatch victory at the death.
Hopefully the entertainment this
afternoon will be as good and
the result to match.
During that off-season there has
been plenty of work to adjust the
playing squad and the off field
team and we welcome Sofia
Wood-Jenkins to the marketing
team and Jack Conlon to the
media team. We hope they enjoy
their time with the All Golds.
The sharp-eyed among you may
have spotted a new logo as well
and to go with that our new kit
should be with us very soon.
One major departure has been
Director of Sport, Andy Pitchford.
I think it is fair to say that it is
down to his hard work and good
sense that we are where we are
today. All at the All Golds thank
him for his efforts and wish him
luck in the future. Hopefully he is
reading this and will be able to
make time to come and see us
in the future.
Late last week you may have
heard our president, Lionel Hurst,
on BBC Radio Gloucestershire
talking about plans for the All
Golds to ground share with
Gloucester City FC at their soon
to be rebuilt Meadow Park home.
Of course the discussions are at
a very early stage but the idea
certainly fires the imagination.
The game was given a huge
boost last week with Warrington
beating Brisbane and Wigan
becoming world club champions
for a fourth time by beating
Cronulla in a tough encounter at
the DW. The Cherry and Whites
were worthy winners but they
had a bit of luck going their
way with the Capewell no-try
and a repeat set following a Joe
Burgess knock on but them’s
the breaks as they say and on
another day you might not get
them.
The venture to Canada continues
the spread of the game following
the introduction of Toulouse last
season. The Toronto club has
financial muscle behind it and
they have recruited a strong
squad and a capable coach in
Paul Rowley, which should see
them in to the Championship
for next season and the smart
money is on Barrow to join them.
The All Golds will be set for
some travelling with trips
to Workington, Barrow and
Whitehaven on the agenda as
well as of course the visit to
Toronto to play the Wolfpack.
Those looking to follow the Fern
this season will be able to watch
the game in Canada on Premier
Sports (shameless plug).
A shout out to for the Severn
Stars netballers who after a
whirlwind of organisation and
recruiting took to the court last
weekend for the first time. They
faced champions Surrey Storm
and though defeated were by
no means disgraced and will
definitely get stronger as the
season goes on.
Thank you for your support and
we hope you enjoy what we
have for you in this issue.
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