ECCLES RFC 100 YEARS OF HOOPS 1897 Official Match Day Programme Season 2021-22 - Price £2 ECCLES v FLEETWOOD ECCLES LADIES v DIDSBURY TOC H LADIES ECCLES 2XV v BROUGHTON PARK 2XV 11TH DECEMBER 2021 K.O. 2.15PM 18TH DECEMBER 2021 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, This is officially our 124th anniversary and although we’ve only played here at Gorton Street for the last 74 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 warm welcome and a Happy Christmas to all our supporters and visitors at Eccles RFC today. With our 1st XV home games being rare so far this season I’ll probably struggle to squeeze in all of the club’s good news stories into one page (so please do regularly check out our website and social media which have updates daily!). Let’s begin with rugby. Our mens teams have struggled to find consistency with their results and line ups but recent performances have shown we can play exciting flowing rugby, we have great potential with our young homegrown talent and the welcome return of some experienced former players should I believe see a continued improvement in our form and fortunes on the pitch as we head into winter. The lads will be looking to build on last Saturday’s hard fought victory and I hope to see two Ws chalked up on the board. It’s great to have both 1XV and 2XV at home today. Emerging from the pandemic lockdown there’s certainly a renewed camaraderie within the squad and the atmosphere in the clubhouse on Saturdays is now back to buzzing. Since the summer, the club has taken big strides forwards too with its Mini & Junior rugby, with increased numbers in every team and we’re now bursting at the seams on Sunday mornings! Next weekend our Junior teams will compete in Lancashire Cup ties and we hope you can join us to cheer them on. Speaking of which, our Ladies are also progressing positively with their rebuilding and their fixture vs Didsbury Toc H will be our marquee game at Gorton Street next Saturday afternoon, so get down to the club early to give your vocal support to the girls before the Brass Band strikes up and the singing starts at tea time! This is the season for celebration and togetherness. COVID hit community rugby hard and many clubs across Britain are facing uncertain prospects. We’re working hard here at Eccles to promote the game and really appreciate the invaluable assistance we receive from our sponsors in encouraging participation and maintaining our facilities. Our Community Rugby Coach is engaged with local schools and the club is now growing at a healthy pace with over 400 members. None of this of course would be possible without 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 to your community please do step forward. Whichever team you’re supporting this weekend, I hope you enjoy your match experience and you keep returning throughout the season. Thank you for your support of Eccles RFC and I look forward to seeing you down at Gorton Street in 2022, which will be our 125th Anniversary. Let’s get stuck in! Chris Gaffey // Eccles RFC Chairman
HEAD COACH NOTES Good day and a very warm welcome to Gorton Street. After a few quiet weekends down the club due to smaller league formats etc it’s fantastic to have a really busy one before the Christmas Break. Eccles 1s welcome old friends Fleetwood. The two clubs have had some fierce fixtures over the years and I do not doubt today will be any different so strap yourself in and prepare to be shaken. The 2s also play host this weekend to Manchester neighbours Broughton Park. The Eccles lads have started putting in a few good performances of late and it has been fantastic to see some of the effort and commitment to attend training really paying off for that group. Eccles Mighty 3s were supposed to be away at Manchester Spartans today but unfortunately the Spartans had to call the fixture of due to a shortage of players but we’re hoping the lads will still be turning out somewhere locally as we look to get another 3s fixture in the bag Sam Simpson // Eccles RFC Director of Rugby before Christmas.
SOCIAL EVENTS By the time you read this we’ll have already hosted our first event of the festive season with the annual Fossils gathering on Thursday evening, but there are still plenty of reasons to get your coat on and get down to the club for some Christmas cheer. Saturday 11th Dec. Senior Players Outing 1XV and 2XV fixtures at home will be followed by the annual Christmas players (Male and Female) night out - this year to Marble Brewery Tap Room (Kansas Avenue, Salford, M50 2GN) Transport will start leaving club at 6:30pm. Food will be available to purchase at the brewery. After tasting the wares of one of Salford’s finest breweries the convoy will navigate onto Salford Quays. Saturday 18th Dec Christmas Carol Concert 1XV and 2XV fixtures away. Ladies fixture at home, followed by the annual Christmas sing along, accompanied by Eccles Borough Band. Start time approx. 6:30pm. Sunday 19th Dec Breakfast with Santa Following a light training session by the mini’s, including a number of push ups, trunk curls, bench presses and the usual uncoordinated mayhem, the little ones will be taken into the clubhouse where a VIP will make a surprise appearance. Parents are asked to book a place for their children by contacting Rachel Nicholls or Hilary Berry. Please note, due to an expected high demand, this event will probably involve two sittings, proposed timings are approx. 11:00 and 12:00. Beware, the entertainment may contain Nuts. Monday 27th Dec Annual Charity Match KO 2:00pm. Eccles President’s XV vs Eccles Chairman’s XV – plus numerous replacements. The usual International Standard game will take place to entertain the baying crowd. This will be followed by seasonal revelry within the clubhouse.
ECCLES JUNIORS Eccles Mini and Junior teams have enjoyed a record-breaking Autumn term…With over 20 new, registered members in November alone, our M&J community has welcomed lots of new faces into the Eccles family. Our Under 5s enjoy the early Sunday morning slot on our all-weather pitch. From 'Rob the Nest' to 'THE FLOOR IS LAVA', our fun-loving coaches are bringing the madness and there's smiles all around. With our reception age members growing and growing, we're always on the lookout for adult helpers...so any keen parents please contact us on a Sunday morning. The U6s have quickly progressed to a fully-fledged, tag rugby machine! Coming out of weekly lockdown zoom training…all of the sock squatting and toilet roll tossing has led to a committed set of kids that have an excellent core skillset! Despite a heavy Autumn fixture schedule for the U7s, U8s and U9s, the excitement of game time and growing camaraderie has built huge numbers of committed minis, parents and volunteers. Away days to Sale, Rochdale, Southport, Trafford and Old Bedians have all bolstered the size and strength of the best Minis section in the North. Our U9s have commenced ‘Friday Night Lights’ training sessions as they ready themselves for contact rugby in January! Committed coaches and on-field intensity means our U10s and U11s remain unbeaten this season. The word is out and our local schools coach Dan has sparked an influx of new players. Aggressive defending and support in attack is building a blueprint for success in these booming age grades. The early work of our Community Rugby Coach James has seen our U12s and U13s enjoy a steady growth in new talent. Bonding and building is the order of the day for these lads and we’re proud of the growing community of eager parents and players as they progress each week! Focussed and fiery, our U13s girls group have further developed their rugby knowledge at Gorton Street only to tackle the ‘Greater Manchester
ECCLES COLTS ECCLES JUNIORS Girls Network’ and widen their stomping ground. They continue to play with a skill and maturity beyond their years and their pathway to Ladies rugby looks exciting at Eccles! These girls can. Last but not definitely not least, our powerhouse U14s and U16s have hit the ground running and the form book is impressive. Punching victories through a real team ethic has led to weekly, winning rugby games for our young men. They’ve regularly enjoyed the exposure of our club house pitches as our Minis section watch on, popcorn in hand, as boys turn into men. Congratulations to the lads on their County call ups and their continued commitment to our homegrown Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. Kudos! We’ll celebrate in style this Christmas but we won’t take our eye off the ball, Eccles M&Js are making some noise. Bring on the Spring. Dan Nicholls // Eccles RFC M&J Chairman 1897
ECCLES LADIES Welcome to the festive instalment of women’s rugby at Eccles RFC (if you are reading this on Saturday 11th December at the men's game you’ll have to wait until next weekend for the main event!) Welcome to the players and supporters of Didsbury Toc H for this special Saturday Showcase Christmas special. We are very excited to finish 2021 on the 1XV pitch at home against old rivals (good friends really), this has always been an eagerly anticipated fixture for both teams given an extra edge with the added exposure of a Saturday game. We hope that you enjoy the game and experience first-hand the level of rugby that is being played week on week. We continue to be very excited by the potential of this young group and the growth that has happened over the last 3 months has been exceptional. Our culture is fostering a work ethic and hunger in players to want to constantly improve towards our goal of being a Championship Ladies’ side once more. What is particularly pleasing is the position of our young #homegrown players taking up responsibilities in the leadership group and driving the standards instilled in them from a young age. As we come towards the halfway point of our season, we are still searching for that first win. The growth of the group has been consistent and exciting over the past 3 months, and we are all confident in the potential of this group. Further bolstered by our new relationship with Salford University Womens we know that it is only a matter of time before our results start to show the work that's being put in by this talented every growing group. Enjoy the game and the Brass Band afterwards and remember that Ladies rugby is available weekly on a Sunday afternoon, we always appreciate your support on the sidelines. 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 The Gold Award Team at Buckingham Palace The DofE award is the world’s leading youth achievement award, giving 14-24 year olds who wish to take up the challenge, the opportunity to strive to be the best they can be and gain the confidence to believe anything they put their mind to is possible. The programme takes between one and four years to complete and is recognised and valued by employers and universities alike. Eccles RFC were the first rugby club in the UK to offer the DofE award programme to its players. The scheme was established in honour of Christopher Tickle who was posthumously awarded the DofE Gold Award by HRH Prince Phillip in 2010. Since 2011, the club’s young people have achieved over 100 Bronze awards, over 60 Silver awards and 48 prestigious Gold Awards – a testament to the hard work and dedication of the participants and the Eccles team of volunteer leaders. The DofE programme is a journey of adventure and discovery that compliments the ethos of Rugby by rewarding teamwork, endeavour, physical activity, learning skills and community volunteering. To achieve an award a young person must show persistence, commitment, progress and personal development over a period of time. Every activity must be successfully completed and assessed. Activities take a minimum of one hour a week over a set period of time, so they can be fitted in around academic study, hobbies and social lives. To commence a Bronze Award you must be aged 14+ years, 15+ years for Silver and 16+ years to start a Gold Award. For more details on the DofE at Eccles RFC and how to become involved check out the club website or email:baines.mark@virginmedia.com. Mark Baines, DofE Chair, Eccles RFC
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GORTON STREET GAZETTE Today our 1XV will be entertaining Fleetwood, who have origins as club stretching back over 80 years and were registered with the RFU in 1932 as 'Fleetwood Old Boys’ (of Fleetwood Grammar School) with the 'Old Boys' title dropped in the early 1950’s. The very first recorded fixture between Fleetwood and Eccles we can find in the archives is from the 20th October in 1928/29 Season when the Eccles Journal reported on 26th October,1928 - "A delightful exhibition of rugby was seen at Fleetwood and although Eccles only scored 5 points, the game was full of interest, some clever back play being indulged in by both sides." Final score - Fleetwood nil, Eccles 5. The return game at Eccles on 10th February, 1929 was cancelled but the following season 1929/1930, Eccles played Fleetwood Home and Away with 2 wins for Eccles. Following WW2, Fleetwood resumed its rugby activities, settling at its present location with a small clubhouse by arrangement with the Fleetwood Cricket Club and extended using old RAF huts from a local camp. Very similar to our own club story at Eccles RFC, as we moved to our home here at Gorton Street Peel Green after the war and adopted two former Army Huts for our changing facilities and pavilion! Enthusiastic club members can be seen working on the Army huts in this 1948 photo. In the 1949/1950 Season, Fleetwood O.B. make a brief appearance in the Eccles fixture list with a 9-3 home victory on 11th February 1950, reported by the Journal "Eccles broke new ground on Saturday when they visited the coast to meet Fleetwood Old Boys. The local gale-like conditions were nothing to those which met Eccles on the coast and the wind, coupled with the driving rain, made playing conditions bad with the pitch ankle deep in mud.” Perhaps those conditions explain the sporadic meetings between the clubs as the next fixture in the records is 1954-56 and then skip to 1962/63. Back in December 1948, the first season at our ‘new' ground, Eccles enjoyed a Christmas Day fixture and win over Sale “A”. Eric Salter, who had married the
GORTON STREET GAZETTE previous day, was absent and his place was taken by Peter Clough who scored one of the second half tries resulting in a final score of Eccles 11 v Sale "A" 0. The Boxing Day games with Manchester were cancelled owing to the hard conditions of the frozen ground. The railway embankment can be clearly seen in the background of the 1948/49 Eccles RFC team photo. Back row -N. Bisbey (Chairman), E. C. Salter (Bridegroom), R. Holker, A. Farnworth, F.N. Brennan, J. Haughton, T.R. Scanlon, N. S. Davies, A. Pilkington, J.W.J. Rooney (Hon. Secretary) Middle row - L. Nabb, G.J. Chapman, E.S. Mayor (Captain), K. Taylor, H. Palmer. Front row - H. Scott (went on to play for England in February 1955), A.R. Gilbody (Hon. Treasurer), H. Broomhead (went on to become club President). Documented in the club committee minute book on 1st December 1980, the Eccles Borough Band made a request to attend to play carols and make a collection. It was agreed that they would be invited at 6pm on Saturday, 20th December 1980 as it was thought "this could be a successful pre-Christmas event.” Well, it must have been, as they are still attending some 41 years later and long may our annual association continue! And finally to wrap up this edition of the Gazette, a short piece from our archives on the 2XV opponents today, Broughton Park "29th September, 1899. Eccles and Broughton Park met at Heaton Park in boisterous weather on Saturday. Eccles played with 14 men. Eccles were chiefly on the attack, but couldn't score. Final score - Broughton Park 1 goal, Eccles nil. The "A" teams met at Barton where Eccles had only 12 players, but an exciting game ended with Broughton Park 1 goal v Eccles nil.” Let's hope that we have a full compliment of players and some tries when the two teams kick off at 2.15pm today! Eccles RFC historian Sheila Thomas (with Chris Gaffey chipping in).
Tables 2021-22 Season ECCLES MEN 1XV ADM PREMIER DIVISION LANCASHIRE LEAGUES Didsbury Toc H Widnes Liverpool St. Helens West Park (St. Helens) Aldwinians Liverpool Collegiate Eccles Oldham Ormskirk Fleetwood Wigan Burnley (Withdrawn) GAMES 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 RESULTS P W D L POINTS F TOTALS A DIFF PTS BP LBP ADJ 4 0 0 360 83 277 49 9 0 5 0 0 292 97 195 44 8 0 4 0 1 231 136 95 33 5 0 4 0 2 237 184 53 33 5 0 4 0 1 176 188 -12 27 3 0 4 0 2 197 195 2 26 6 0 3 0 1 159 230 -71 19 3 0 3 0 3 143 228 -85 18 2 0 3 0 3 131 332 -201 15 3 0 1 0 4 124 213 -89 11 3 0 1 0 2 90 254 -164 9 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ECCLES MEN 2XV NOWIRUL DIV. 2 HALBRO NW LEAGUES Warrington 2XV Broughton Park 2XV Macclesfield 3XV Didsbury TOC H 2XV Anselmians 2XV Knutsford Eccles 2XV Crewe & Nantwich 2XV Altrincham Kersal 2XV Manchester 2XV Liverpool University Veterans Bowdon 2XV TBA TBA GAMES 11 9 8 9 9 9 8 9 9 10 7 8 0 0 RESULTS P W D L POINTS F TOTALS A DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 9 0 2 285 142 143 48 1 0 9 0 0 342 84 258 45 0 0 6 0 2 284 126 158 33 1 0 5 1 3 200 142 58 32 1 0 5 1 3 163 159 4 32 1 0 4 0 5 199 246 -47 27 2 0 3 1 4 218 145 73 21 0 0 3 0 6 130 260 -130 21 0 0 3 0 6 175 223 -48 20 0 0 2 0 8 159 413 -254 19 1 0 1 1 5 95 135 -40 14 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 18-Dec-21 West Park St. H. A Broughton Park 2XV Manchester 2XV H 15 - 23L A H 58 - 24W A A A 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 Fleetwood 1XV 1. Dale Hughes 2. Tom Coe 3. Ross Eaton 4. Zak Brooker 5. TBC 6. Neil Williams 7. Luke Cullen 8. TBC 9. James Wright 10. Alex Speakman 11. Matt Parkinson 12. Will Hamer 13. Tom Dutton 14. Chris Fortune 15. William Parkinson 16. Finlay Cox 17. Ryley Thornton 18. Rory McGrath TBA Coach-Sam Simpson # TODAY’S REFEREE: STEVE VANDERSTEEN Madrefs TEAM SHEETS
Eccles 2XV 1. Dave Smith 2. Tom Sleeman 3. Rich Owen 4. Pete Lillie 5. Cammy Higgy 6. Chris Cunliffe 7. Ayo Ajiboye 8. Stu Greaves 9. Sam Long 10. Harry Candland 11. Tim Balogun 12. Brad White 13. Adam Wilkinson 14. Oliver White 15. Oreofe 16. TBC 17. Ben Connor 18. Wesley Chiriseri Broughton Park 2XV 1. Barry Kerr 2. Bashir Mutyaba 3. Alexander Lloyd 4. Tom Sneesby 5. Ben Simms 6. Dave Hanby 7. George Morrisey 8. Alex Neve 9. Ian Buckley 10. Jack Whelpton (V. Capt) 11. Nikolai Nikalov 12. Jack Walker 13. Casamir Abaka 14. Adedayo Titaloye (Capt) 15. Josh Southworth 16. Callum Donnelly 17. Jim McCann 18. Charlie Horne Coach-Sam Simpson # HAYDEN PERRY Madrefs TODAY’S REFEREE: TEAM SHEETS
Eccles Ladies 1. Sarah Williams 2. Maryam Patel 3. Karen Radbrand 4. Leah Christian 5. Siobhan Mullen 6. Helena Ryan 7. Mollie Young 8. Emily Thomas 9. Freya Waterhouse 10. Helen Johnson 11. Jess Whiting 12. Rowanne Smalley 13. Evie Hancox 14. Rebecca Beech 15. Mollie Landers 16. Eto Wong 17. Katya Georgieva 18. Katie Roach Didsbury Toc H Ladies TBA Coach - James Wright TODAY’S REFEREE: JAMES WATSON - Madrefs TEAM SHEETS
ECCLES LADIES & COLTS TABLES ECCLES LADIES & COLTS TABLES Tables 2021-22 Season ECCLES LADIES WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP NORTH 2 Sale 1861 Bishop Auckland Birkenhead Park Sheffield Manchester Didsbury Toc H Darlington Crewe & Nantwich Eccles PRELIM. D HALBRO NWL Kirkby Lonsdale Rossendale Eccles Sale Southport Altrincham Kersal SENIOR COLTS U18s CONF. F HALBRO NWL Whitchurch Rossendale Sale Crewe & Nantwich Eccles TBA GAMES P 7 6 6 6 6 6 2 6 5 ECCLES SENIOR COLTS SENIOR COLTS U18s GAMES P 5 5 5 5 5 5 GAMES P 3 2 3 2 2 0 ECCLES JUNIOR COLTS JUNIOR COLTS U17s PRELIM F HALBRO Aldwinians GAMES Glossop & Marple Eccles Clitheroe Broughton Park & TMV TBA 4 4 4 4 4 0 W 7 5 4 4 2 1 1 1 0 RESULTS D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 5 3 2 2 2 0 W 2 2 1 1 0 0 L 0 1 2 2 4 5 1 5 5 RESULTS D 0 0 1 0 0 1 RESULTS D 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 4 3 2 1 0 0 L 0 2 2 3 3 4 L 1 0 2 1 2 0 RESULTS D 0 0 0 0 0 0 L 0 1 2 3 4 0 POINTS F 226 179 237 172 117 115 20 55 34 TOTALS A 76 107 72 59 200 DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 150 72 165 113 -83 229 -114 60 -40 161 -106 191 -157 POINTS F 151 98 76 109 77 38 A 51 84 94 123 66 131 POINTS F 77 38 40 51 27 0 F 151 117 111 65 114 0 A 50 27 71 31 54 0 33 25 21 21 10 8 5 5 1 5 5 5 5 2 4 1 1 1 TOTALS DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 100 14 -18 -14 11 -93 25 18 15 14 13 7 0 1 0 1 1 0 TOTALS DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 27 11 -31 20 -27 0 POINTS A 79 74 161 97 147 0 11 10 8 7 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date 19-Sep-21 26-Sep-21 Manchester 03-Oct-21 10-Oct-21 17-Oct-21 24-Oct-21 31-Oct-21 07-Nov-21 14-Nov-21 21-Nov-21 28-Nov-21 05-Dec-21 12-Dec-21 18-Dec-21 26-Dec-21 01-Jan-22 08-Jan-22 16-Jan-22 23-Jan-22 30-Jan-22 06-Feb-22 13-Feb-22 20-Feb-22 27-Feb-22 06-Mar-22 13-Mar-22 20-Mar-22 27-Mar-22 03-Apr-22 Date 05-Sep-21 12-Sep-21 19-Sep-21 26-Sep-21 03-Oct-21 10-Oct-21 17-Oct-21 24-Oct-21 Sale 1861 Crew & Nantwich Bishop Auckland Birkenhead Park Sheffield Darlington Didsbury Toc H A H A H A H A H 50 - 24L 00 - 52L 10 - 00L 10 - 19L 60 - 00L Ladies 1XV HA Results Sale 1861 A Crewe & Nantwich H Bishop Auckland A Birkenhead Park Sheffield Darlington Didsbury Toc H 10-Apr-22 Manchester Senior Colts Rossendale Fleetwood Southport Altrincham Kersal Littleborough 14-Nov-21 Whitchurch 21-Nov-21 Rossendale HA H A H A H H A Results 26 - 22W 19 - 57W Southport 8 - 17L 7 - 7D Clitheroe 16 - 53W Heaton Moor 12 - 33L 21 - 15L Aldwinians A A H H 0 - 0W 58 - 10L 33 - 12W HWM Junior Colts Glossop & Marple Broughton Park-TMV HA A H Results 36 - 10L 58 - 55W H A H A ECCLES LADIES & COLTS FIXTURES
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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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