ECCLES RFC 1897-2022 125TH ANNIVERSARY 1897 Official Match Day Programme Season 2021-22 - Price £2 LANCASHIRE ADM PREMIER DIVISION ECCLES v WIDNES 8TH JANUARY 2022 K.O. 2.15PM
CLUB INFORMATION President - Mark Dutton Chairman - Chris Gaffey Honorary Secretary - Dave Nicholls Honorary Treasurer - Mike Bateman Fixtures Secretary - Don Edmondson Director of Rugby - Sam Simpson Safeguarding Officer - Heather Thorpe D of E Chairman - Mark Baines Mini & Junior Chairman - Dan Nicholls Junior Fixtures Secretary - Leeann Aspinall Ladies Captain - Rowanne Smalley Mens’ Captain - James Wright To play rugby Contact: Mens’ Head Coach Sam Simpson 07935 403171 Ladies Head Coach James Wright 07791 227616 Mini & Junior Chair Dan Nicholls 07789 202189
PRESIDENT’S WELCOME Welcome to Eccles Rugby Football Club A warm welcome to all the teams playing at Eccles RFC this weekend, 2022 is officially our 125th Anniversary and although we’ve only played here at Gorton Street for the last 75 years we’ve always had our home in this community. One of the great things about our club is our inclusivity; teams for Mini’s, Juniors, Girls, Colts, Ladies and Men means you can come down to the club Saturday or Sunday and be entertained. At Eccles RFC we place great importance on developing youth and I’m particularly looking forward to seeing some of our talented Home-Grown colts stepping up to play in the seniors this coming year alongside our new recruits. It has been a strange year with everything that has been going on but the club has still been extremely busy. The money we raised through Crowdfunder, £40K+, has put us in an exciting position to commence several ground improvement projects. The club would also like to thank all the volunteers for their dedicated effort. We’d not be able to operate without their contributions. I can’t name all them all as I am limited to one page, but you all know who you are. The club would also like to thank their sponsors as the financial support you contribute greatly helps with maintaining our facilities and activities. We can offer something for everyone including ‘Walking Rugby’ on Monday nights at 7pm which, for those who’d like to give it a try, has no age, gender, or ability limitations. Once again, welcome to the club and please enjoy your day. Our clubhouse bar is CAMRA award-winning and (for those over the age of 18) I’m informed has a fine selection of match refreshment, especially with our new friends from the First Chop Brewery. Mark Dutton // Eccles RFC President
CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME A very warm winter welcome and a Happy New Year to all our supporters and visitors at Eccles RFC today. I wish you all the best of health for 2022. Let’s hope the year ahead provides us with more certainty and positivity. All our Senior fixtures and Junior county cup games were sadly postponed just before Christmas due to COVID concerns, and at the time of writing this message the threat of further restrictions were still undetermined, leaving the safe continuation of rugby in some doubt. So, if you are reading this, you can assume the match is (probably) going ahead! Our 1XV opponents today, Widnes, arrive in good form, having lost just one away game so far this season. In the reverse fixture back in September Eccles travelled to the ADM Prem Champions with a squad that saw many homegrown former colts drafted in as cover for a lengthy injury list. Although Eccles began that game in the ascendancy, scoring first and breaking through several times in the opening quarter, a pair of second half yellow cards and a late collapse assisted the hosts towards a 36-7 win. Consistency of team line up and performance has continued to be a problem for the Men of Eccles this season but let's hope we will at least see an improvement in the conversation of attacking opportunities into points today. Despite our Senior and Colts teams struggling to find a winning formula on the field, there’s certainly been a renewed camaraderie within the squads and the atmosphere in the clubhouse at the weekend is now returning to its buzzing best (restrictions permitting!) We’re working hard here at Eccles to overcome the set backs of COVID by promoting the game and invigorating its growth within our community. Since last summer, the club has taken big strides forwards with its Mini & Junior rugby, with increased numbers across all 10 teams. Whist other clubs have curtailed their development of youth due to a decline in numbers, we’re a hive of activity and bursting at the seams on Sunday mornings! Our Community Rugby Coach is engaged with local schools and the club is now growing at a healthy pace with over 400 members. Of course, this surge in participation and the maintenance of our facilities would not be possible without the invaluable assistance we receive from our sponsors and the continued dedicated commitment of our volunteers. Donating your time to support the club's activities can be very rewarding so if you’d like to get involved and put something back in please do step forward. Whichever team you’re supporting this weekend, I hope you enjoy your match experience at Eccles and you keep returning throughout the season. Thank you for your support in what will be our 125th Anniversary year. Let’s get stuck in! Chris Gaffey // Eccles RFC Chairman
HEAD COACH NOTES A very warm welcome and a Happy New Year to everyone attending Gorton Street this beautiful early January afternoon. I hope everyone made the most of the Christmas period and all the festivities that comes with it. Today we welcome old friends Widnes RUFC. These clubs have had many a good battle over the years with the spoils going the way of our visitors in the meeting earlier in the season over at Widnes. The Eccles squad is really looking to continue to develop its style of play and to understand how getting our accuracy nearer to 90% is the key to us being successful at what we do. Eccles are still definitely in a rebuilding stage as a new group but although we were on the wrong side of the results in a lot of the games prior to the Christmas break we were extremely happy about how we wanted to play the game in most of those contests. I’m hoping today we can produce something really positive on the field, giving all who are watching something to enjoy. Sam Simpson // Eccles RFC Director of Rugby
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ECCLES JUNIORS Eccles U10s Spotlight This week’s spotlight match report is on our tenacious Under 10s. With expert coaches Dan and John at the helm, these gutsy guys and girls have gone unbeaten this season! They’ve doubled in numbers since September (8 to 16) which is down to the commitment of the coaching team, parents and experienced manager Leeann. They are a relentless outfit with and without the ball. Aggression, pace and commitment to the contact have been a real focus in training, these guys just love rucking! After impressive victories over Sale, Burnley and Liverpool Collegiate, they most recently battled back to draw with an Ormskirk side who matched their never-say-die attitude and rucking prowess. Barnstorming runs and battling tackles aplenty, this was a real feast of physical rugby and one hell of a comeback from our Eccles warriors! The players and supporters are a real credit to our club. Most recently, trialling ‘Friday Night Lights’ training sessions on our all-weather pitch has seen them master the breakdown and gel as an outfit. Balancing a bigger squad is no mean feat but this is a team that hunt in a pack through wind and rain. They haven’t lost yet and this team don’t know when they’re beaten, they’re the tenacious Under 10s!
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ECCLES LADIES A very happy new year from all involved with Eccles Ladies. We enter the new year after a turbulent ending to 2021 which has seen us not play a competitive fixture for nearly 6 weeks. Whilst this has left our fit and healthy players with a large gap to fill on a Sunday afternoon it does give us a chance to clear the physio room and welcome back some key individuals. We are very excited to welcome a raft of Senior players back to our ranks in January and hope not to be waiting too long to see the likes of Rebbecca Roden, Georgia Cunliffe and Rhianna Scott. We do however have to wait a little longer to welcome back fan favourite Bonnie Flemming we hope to see her back in blue and white before the end of season but we may have to wait until the touch season restarts (her true calling). Our eagerly awaited return will have to wait another week unfortunately but we are very excited to begin the second half of the season. We travel to a very strong Sale 1861 side for our first outing full of determination to build on a strong performance in the home leg. We continue to work hard behind the scenes to grow the section back to it's former glories. We hope that the remainder of the season is uninterrupted and allows us to showcase our improvements on a weekly basis. Our ever-growing section is steadily percolating down into our junior ranks and gives us even greater motivation to set the stage for our future stars. It's a great year to become and Eccles Lady whether you're a mini, Junior or Senior. Come along and give it a go James Wright // Eccles RFC Womens and Girls Rugby Head Coach .
WALKING RUGBY Numbers attending Walking rugby at Eccles are slightly down in the past few weeks due to self-isolating and some very poor weather. We do however have four new members to the group - a mum of a Junior player, two former senior players and a new recruit who heard about us from a friend. Eccles RFC were one of the first clubs in the region to embrace Walking Rugby and our group remain the largest to date. We are now approaching our 2nd year and until the Covid lockdown in March our activities had been continual. We recommenced Walking Rugby activities on the 7th of September and had 19 participants at the first session. This response is a good reflection of our group of guys and gals who have a strong bond, turn up regularly, and play enthusiastically every Monday evening at 7.00pm, on the 3G pitch, regardless of the weather conditions. Our challenge in the months ahead will be to re-instate the momentum we had gained and get our Walking back up to speed! The game itself encompasses a touch tackle rule so we’re within the RFU guidelines, and we’re also coming to terms with the necessary technology to make registration and playing possible ( we also keep a paper record of participants for those who are not smart phone savvy) We keep in touch through our own What's-app group and new players from within the club are always welcome so why not give it a try! To join the Walkers call me on 07747 570345 Alan Bent // Eccles RFC Walking Rugby
DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD In 2011 Eccles RFC became the first rugby club in the UK to offer the Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) award scheme for its young people aged 14 to 24. A decade on, our DofE award scheme has grown from strength to strength, and can take great pride in the attainment of over 200 prestigious awards (48 Gold, 62 Silver, 127 Bronze) achieved by its players. This remarkable success is a testament to the committed effort and dedicated persistence of our participants and the club volunteers who lead the programme. The DofE award gives young people the chance to learn new skills for life. Consisting of four areas of personal endeavour - Volunteering, Physical, Skills, Expedition (plus a Residential experience at Gold level), the DofE inspires and encourages commitment, personal development and an adventurous spirit in young people to help resilience them gain to the confidence and successfully overcome whatever life throws their way. The award programme compliments Rugby activities here at the club and instills in our future adults the importance of team work and tenacity in reaching goals. To celebrate our 10-year association with the DofE Award scheme, this season the club decided to proudly emblazon all new Eccles RFC Mini and Junior Rugby shirts with the DofE award crest. This initiative was supported by Seward Refrigeration and the Morson Group who provided the financial security to ensure that every Mini and Junior player, aged 5 to 16, could be provided with a new full kit. Anyone who has visited the club this season on a Sunday morning will agree it's been heart-warming to see hundreds of kids running out in those sparkling new Navy and White hoops! Although our sponsors did not make their commitment for reasons ofpublicity we think it only right and proper that we take this opportunity to recognise and express our appreciation of their patronage, without which we could not do what we do. Eccles Rugby Football Club and our DofE award scheme is steadfast in its principles of inclusivity. There are many families within this district suffering hardship and it remains important to us that no member is denied the opportunity to participate as a result of financial contraints. Providing the DofE Award is not without costs. The club holds a central stock of equipment (tents, maps, compasses, cooking stoves, gas etc) but in addition to the annual £1500 licence fee we also need to replace the majority of our tents this coming year due to rodent damage caused whilst in storage during the Covid lockdown. So, we are delighted to confirm that the M&J Christmas events helped to raise £400 for our club's DofE section! Thank you all for your generosity and support it makes a difference. CG.
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GORTON STREET GAZETTE Today our 1XV will be entertaining Widnes RUFC, who were founded in 1924 as Widnes Secondary School Old Boys RFC. The following year the name was changed to Old Widnesians RFC before becoming an open club in 1959 when, with its new ground and clubhouse at Heath Road, the name changed to Widnes Rugby Union Football Club. The first recorded fixture between Eccles and Widnes we can find in the club archives is from the 1926/27 Season - 4th December,1926 Old Widnesians 1stXV 20 v Eccles 1stXV 8 with the "A" teams playing each other at Eccles. The 1XV teams met again later that season in the reverse fixture on Easter Saturday, 16th April,1927 with the "A" teams playing each other at Widnes. At this time Eccles played at Redclyffe Road, near Barton Swing Bridge on the Trafford Park side of the Ship Canal, behind All Saints RC church on land that faced Barton Power Station (what is now B&Q today). This was our second season at this ground having moved here in 1925 from Barton Lane, where the club had used the King's Head Hotel for Club Head Quarters and changing facilities. Eccles temporally used the Pack Horse Hotel, Barton, for changing facilities in 1925 before constructing its own facilities at Redclyffe Road with 4 dressing rooms, a hot water boiler and a bath installed for the 1926 season. Eccles 1stXV would face Old Widnesians again the following season on 17th Sept.,1927 and 21st April, 1928, these two dates being the first and last playing Saturdays of the season. This was clearly a nomadic period for Eccles, who were looking to rebuild and recover from the terrible losses suffered during the First World War, and had once again readopted the Rock House Hotel on Peel Green Road as club H.Q, where we had played before WWI, before adopting the Patricroft Conservative club as HQ for the 1928/29 Season. On 22nd September 1928 Eccles 1st XV would defeat Old Widnesians 24-19 at the old Redclyffe Road ground and go on to enjoy good form and distinguishing itself as the only club amongst 52 northern clubs to be beaten only once during the season. Despite the regular inconvenience of ship canal traffic which meant a long wait to cross Barton Swing Bridge to get to the pitch, the club remained at Redclyffe Road until the outbreak of WW2.
GORTON STREET GAZETTE 50 years ago The Committee minute book records - 3rd January 1972 - a receipt had been received from Salford Royal Hospital Management committee for the amount raised at the charity match, £15.67. There was also a reminder from club Chairman Harry Broomhead about the working party on January 7th. The following week it was recorded that a great deal of work had been achieved by the few who had attended the working party. Another one would be held at a later date. Harry of course would later become a stalwart “fossil". 40 years ago 4th January 1982 - The Lancashire cup fixture with Broughton Park was confirmed for Sunday, 17th Jan., weather permitting. The previous November, Eccles had beat Ruskin Park 15-3 to progress into the 3rd round. 18th January 1982. - Lancashire Cup vs Broughton Park, a successful day despite the fact that we lost 25-6. Thanks expressed to Captain Pete Nicholls and vice-captain Steve Dore and all who helped, in particular Eddie Williams, who organised the admission charges and car parking. £80+ was raised. Mr Dore is still playing, competing in the recent Friday night Vets game. 30 years ago 9th January 1992 - Club Captain, Andy Brunt records in the committee meeting minutes that "training has slowed in the past couple of weeks, probably due to Christmas, he will contact the team captains to raise the subject with players".
Tables 2021-22 Season ECCLES MEN 1XV ADM PREMIER DIVISION LANCASHIRE LEAGUES Didsbury Toc H Widnes Liverpool St. Helens Liverpool Collegiate West Park (St. Helens) Aldwinians Oldham Eccles Wigan Ormskirk Fleetwood Burnley (Withdrawn) ECCLES MEN 2XV NOWIRUL DIV. 2 SOUTH HALBRO NW LEAGUES Broughton Park 2XV Warrington 2XV Didsbury TOC H 2XV Anselmians 2XV Macclesfield 2XV Knutsford Crewe & Nantwich 2XV Eccles 2XV Manchester 2XV Altrincham Kersal 2XV Liverpool University Veterans Bowdon 2XV TBA TBA GAMES 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 11 12 11 11 12 RESULTS P W D L POINTS F TOTALS A DIFF PTS BP LBP ADJ 10 0 0 360 83 277 49 9 0 9 0 1 292 97 195 44 8 0 8 0 3 257 155 102 38 6 0 7 0 4 222 216 6 35 7 0 7 0 4 245 200 45 33 5 0 7 0 5 224 213 11 33 5 0 5 1 6 162 254 -92 23 3 0 4 0 8 170 241 -71 21 3 0 4 0 8 106 262 -156 17 1 0 3 1 8 131 359 -228 15 3 0 2 0 8 135 224 -89 13 3 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 GAMES 10 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 8 8 0 0 RESULTS P W D L POINTS F TOTALS A DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 10 0 0 376 91 285 50 0 0 9 0 2 285 142 143 48 1 0 6 1 3 246 142 104 37 1 0 6 1 3 163 159 4 37 1 0 6 1 3 289 131 158 36 1 0 4 0 6 199 292 -93 28 2 0 4 0 6 159 272 -113 26 0 0 3 0 5 230 184 46 25 0 0 3 0 8 195 425 -230 24 1 0 3 0 7 187 259 -72 21 0 0 1 1 6 107 164 -57 15 2 0 1 0 7 91 266 -175 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ECCLES MENS TABLES
MENS FIXTURES-RESULTS CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME Date Mens 1XV 28-Aug-21 Burnley - CUP 04-Sep-21 Ormskirk HA Results H 77 - 15W A 36 - 7L Mens 2XV A 22 - 24W Bowdon 2XV 11-Sep-21 West Park St. H. H 22 - 40L Manchester 2XV 18-Sep-21 Widnes 25-Sep-21 Warrington 2XV 02-Oct-21 Wigan 09-Oct-21 Aldwinians 16-Oct-21 Burnley 23-Oct-21 Didsbury Toc H 30-Oct-21 06-Nov-21 Liverpool Coll. 13-Nov-21 20-Nov-21 Liverpool St, H. 27-Nov-21 04-Dec-21 Oldham 11-Dec-21 Fleetwood 24-Dec-21 28-Dec-21 31-Dec-21 08-Jan-22 Widnes 15-Jan-22 Wigan 22-Jan-22 Aldwinians 29-Jan-22 Burnley 12-Feb-22 Didsbury Toc H 19-Feb-22 Liverpool Coll. 05-Mar-22 Fleetwood 12-Mar-22 19-Mar-22 Liverpool St. H 26-Mar-22 02-Apr-22 Oldham 09-Apr-22 Ormskirk 18-Apr-22 23-Apr-22 A 29 - 20L Warrington 2XV H HWM A 38 - 22L Crewe & Nantwich 2XV A Anselmians A 22 - 17L A 18 - 5L Didsbury Toc H 2XV Liverpool Uni. Vets. Knutsford H 13 - 10W Macclesfield 4XV H 11 - 11D Broughton Park 2XV 18-Dec-21 West Park St. H. A PP - PP Manchester 2XV H 15 - 23L A H 58 - 24W A A A PP 7 - 34L PP - PP HWM A 26 - 26D HA Results A 33 - 7L H 67 - 0W H 26 - 5W H 29 - 15W Altrincham Kersal 2XV A 34 - 19L H 24 - 37L H A H A H H A H A H Aldwinians 2XV Southport 2XV Broughton Park 2XV Bowdon 2XV A H A H Warrington 2XV HWM Crewe & Nantwich 2XV H Anselmians Didsbury Toc H 2XV Liverpool Uni. Vets. H A H A Altrincham Kersal 2XV H
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Eccles 1XV Widnes 1XV 1 Dale Hughes 2 Fin Cox # 3 Ross Eaton # 4 Zak Brooker # 5 Simon Donovan # 6 Ryley Thornton # 7 Neil Williams 8 Tom Coe # 9 Tim Cullen # 10 Alex Speakman # 11 Matt Parkinson # 12 Chris Fortune 13 Tom Dutton # 14 Damola Ayanlaja-lowo # 15 Will Parkinson # 16 Rich Owen 17 Javi Manzanares 18 Jay Christey # 19 Sam Long 20 Harry Candland # 1. A.Haydock 2. P.Makles 3. J.Winstanley 4. S. Bryan 5. M.Blakey 6. A Duggan 7. M Garrity 8. T. O’Neill 9. J.Kenyon 10. K.Leadbetter 11. A.Leadbetter 12. L.Lawton 13. J.Patient 14. L.Holland 15. A.Owens 16. G.Hatton 17. J.Gilhooley 18. J.Paton Coach-Sam Simpson # TODAY’S REFEREE: TBA TEAM SHEETS
1XV MATCH REPORT Saturday 11 December 2021 Eccles 11-11 Fleetwood Eccles entertained Fleetwood in what would be the last game before the Christmas break, hoping to build on the home win against Oldham. The game turned out even closer than that 3 point win. While the pitch was firm underfoot the conditions were poor and the continuous rain meant it was never likely to be a high scoring game. With this in mind Eccles could not have got off to a much worse start than they did. The ball was turned over and some neat hands from the visitors gave Fleetwood a 5 point lead in the opening minute before most of the crowd had made it to their unfamiliar viewing positions next to the M60. However Eccles rolled their sleeves up and proceeded to get stuck into the game. Eccles began to build territorial pressure and Fleetwood began to concede penalties. The home side regularly showed some ambition to keep the ball moving and despite the conditions were stretching Fleetwood's defence. Fly Half Speakman chipped over a penalty to reduce the deficit to 2 points. With the half nearing an end Eccles stretched the defence to the left and then identified the space to the right with Speakman putting in an excellent crossfield kick that was gathered by Matt Parkinson who just about had the pace to squeeze in the corner. Given the balance of the first half Eccles might have wanted to have been further ahead at half time but were confident that they could continue in the same vain in the second half and build on the lead they had taken. HT 8-5 However Fleetwood had other ideas and slowly began to exert the same territorial pressure the Eccles had in the opening half. This combined with Fleetwood beginning to edge proceedings at the numerous scrums meant the slender lead was under threat. Penalties were traded and then Eccles, having their best passage of play, had a couple of kickable penalties to increase the lead, which were turned down. Unfortunately Eccles could not convert these chances to the try that would surely have sealed the game. Eccles were left to rue these decisions as they conceded the equalising penalty with the minutes and light running out. Fleetwood mounted a final attack to try and steal the game but the aggressive Eccles defence they had shown all game held strong to hold on for a draw. FT 11-11
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Tables 2021-22 Season ECCLES LADIES WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP NORTH 2 Sale 1861 Bishop Auckland Birkenhead Park Sheffield Manchester Didsbury Toc H Crewe & Nantwich Darlington Eccles GAMES RESULTS P W D L 7 6 6 6 7 6 7 2 5 ECCLES SENIOR COLTS SENIOR COLTS U18s PRELIM. D HALBRO NWL Kirkby Lonsdale Rossendale Eccles Sale Southport Altrincham Kersal SENIOR COLTS U18s CONF. F HALBRO NWL Sale Crewe & Nantwich Whitchurch Rossendale Eccles TBA GAMES RESULTS P W D L 5 5 5 5 5 5 GAMES RESULTS P W D L 4 3 3 3 3 0 ECCLES JUNIOR COLTS JUNIOR COLTS U17s GAMES PRELIM F HALBRO Aldwinians Glossop & Marple Eccles Clitheroe Broughton Park & TMV TBA 4 4 4 4 4 0 W 4 3 2 1 0 0 RESULTS D 0 0 0 0 0 0 POINTS F TOTALS A DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 7 0 0 226 76 150 33 5 0 5 0 1 179 107 72 25 5 0 4 0 2 237 72 165 21 5 0 4 0 2 172 59 113 21 5 0 3 0 4 134 214 -80 14 2 0 1 0 5 115 229 -114 8 1 0 6 69 178 -109 6 1 0 1 20 60 -40 5 0 0 5 34 191 -157 1 POINTS F TOTALS A DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 5 0 0 151 51 100 25 0 0 3 0 2 98 84 14 18 1 0 2 1 2 76 94 -18 15 0 0 2 0 3 109 123 -14 14 1 0 2 0 3 77 66 11 13 1 0 0 1 4 38 131 -93 7 0 0 POINTS F TOTALS A DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 2 0 2 64 83 -19 13 1 0 2 0 1 74 41 33 12 1 0 2 0 1 77 50 27 11 0 0 2 0 1 48 50 -2 11 0 0 0 0 3 39 78 -39 4 0 0 0 0 0 L 0 1 2 3 4 0 F 151 117 111 65 114 0 POINTS A 79 74 161 97 147 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 TOTALS DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 72 43 -50 -32 -33 0 20 16 12 9 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 ECCLES LADIES & COLTS TABLES
ECCLES LADIES & COLTS FIXTURES Date Ladies 1XV 19-Sep-21 26-Sep-21 Manchester 03-Oct-21 10-Oct-21 17-Oct-21 Sale 1861 HA Results A 50 - 24L H 00 - 52L 24-Oct-21 Crew & Nantwich A 10 - 00L 31-Oct-21 07-Nov-21 Bishop Auckland H 10 - 19L 14-Nov-21 Birkenhead Park A 60 - 00L 21-Nov-21 28-Nov-21 Sheffield 05-Dec-21 Darlington 12-Dec-21 18-Dec-21 Didsbury Toc H 26-Dec-21 01-Jan-22 08-Jan-22 16-Jan-22 Sale 1861 H PP - PP A PP - PP H PP - PP A 23-Jan-22 30-Jan-22 Crewe & Nantwich H 06-Feb-22 Bishop Auckland A 13-Feb-22 20-Feb-22 27-Feb-22 Birkenhead Park H 06-Mar-22 Sheffield A 13-Mar-22 20-Mar-22 Darlington 27-Mar-22 03-Apr-22 Didsbury Toc H 10-Apr-22 Manchester Date 05-Sep-21 12-Sep-21 19-Sep-21 Rossendale 26-Sep-21 Fleetwood 03-Oct-21 Southport 24-Oct-21 Littleborough 14-Nov-21 Whitchurch 21-Nov-21 Rossendale 12-Dec-21 Sale H 26 - 22W A 19 - 57W Southport H 8 - 17L 10-Oct-21 17-Oct-21 Altrincham Kersal A 7 - 7D Clitheroe H 16 - 53W Heaton Moor H 12 - 33L A 21 - 15L A 12 - 24L A Aldwinians 0 - 0W A 58 - 10L H 33 - 12W H HWM Senior Colts H A HA Results Junior Colts Glossop & Marple Broughton Park-TMV HA Results A 36 - 10L H 58 - 55W
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SPONSORSHIP AND FUNDING Eccles RFC is run by dedicated volunteers. With over 120 years behind us we are a resilient, ambitious, progressive, inclusive, community rugby club and welcome support from businesses who share our ambition and passion. Sponsorship opportunities 2021/22 Community Coaching sponsorship - £15k Platinum Club Sponsorship - £10k Duke of Edinburgh Award Sponsorship - £10k Senior Team Sponsorship - £5k Junior Team Sponsorship - £3k Pitch-side Advertising boards - £500 Programme advertisement - £250 Senior Player Sponsorship - £150 Our sponsorship packages are flexible. For more information please email us at sponsorship@ecclesrfc.org.uk 1897 You can raise money for Eccles RFC every time you shop online by using EasyFundraising.co.uk Just register on the website, name us as your cause and shop as normal. The club receives a donation for the purchases you make. Easy.
CODE OF CONDUCT Eccles Rugby Football Club encourage Spectators to: • Act as a positive role model to all. • Behave with dignity and generosity. • Support your club’s efforts to uphold its reputation. • Respect Rugby’s values. Discipline and Sportsmanship define our game. • Respect the match officials' decisions, even if they appear to make a mistake. Remember, they are volunteers and without them there would be no game. • Encourage all players irrespective of their ability. Never ridicule a player, regardless of the shirt they wear. • Appreciate good performance and achievement from all players, irrespective of their team. • Acknowledge effort and endeavour rather than the desire to 'win at all cost'. • Support the players. Shout ‘for’ them not ‘at’ them. • Never verbally abuse players, coaches, match officials or fellow spectators; such negative behaviour affects the players and referee’s performance and attitude. • Remain behind the barriers. The field is for the competitors. Remember children play rugby for their own enjoyment, not for that of the spectators. 1897
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