ECCLES RFC 100 YEARS OF HOOPS 1897 Official Match Day Programme Season 2021-22 - Price £2 K.O. 2.30PM 16TH OCTOBER 2021 ECCLES v WREXHAM K.O. 3.00PM 16TH OCTOBER 2021 ECCLES 3XV v SANDBACH 3XV ECCLES LADIES v SALE 1861 LADIES K.O. 2.00PM 17TH OCTOBER 2021
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, it seems a long time since we have seen a proper match. 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, that we hope will be complete by Christmas. 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 to all our supporters and visitors at Eccles RFC today. We’re now into the second month of the new season and all our Mens, Ladies, Colts, Junior and Minis teams are in the full swing of competitive league games and cup competitions each weekend. Although the long suspension of activity during the Covid lockdown feels like a distant memory, around the Lancashire Rugby Community it still appears that Senior Rugby is still struggling to recover and find its feet with many players not returning to their previous regular weekly commitment. Here at Eccles, with enormous effort behind the scenes, we’ve succeeded so far in fielding two Mens teams (and occasionally three) to fulfil our Mens Rugby fixtures. This is not the case for all clubs in this region. Our original opponents today would have been Burnley RUFC who, as a result of player loss leaving them with a squad unable to compete, have been demoted from the ADM Premier to the ADM 1st Division to take over similarly demoted Broughton’s fixtures. So, as a replacement for the Burnley fixture, I am delighted that our visitors from across the border have been able to accept our invitation, at very short notice, for this international friendly fixture! "Helo a chroeso i chwaraewyr a swyddogion Clwb Rygbi Wrecsam" Wrexham RFC will arrive by bus and I assume they’ll be looking forward to a good drink after the match! So, it’s just as well we have a brewery next door! Perfectly timed, this weekend our clubhouse bar is hosting a 'Tap Take Over' for our sponsor First Chop. Although I predict it’ll be lively post match Saturday evening in the club I trust there will be some beer remaining on Sunday when our Ladies welcome Sale 1861 to Gorton Street and our Junior Colts will be entertaining Clitheroe. I hope everyone enjoys the variety of First Chop ales on offer and, as always, I encourage you to share your opinions and photos on social media. The coronavirus pandemic has hit community rugby hard and many clubs across Britain are suffering from missing names from team sheets and facing uncertain prospects. Here at Eccles we will continue to believe in cultivating our own Homegrown talent and look to our well established thriving mini & junior section to provide our future 1XV players. This would not be possible of course without the continued dedicated commitment of our volunteers. Donating your time to support the club's growth 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 at Eccles and you keep returning throughout the season. All things prosper with effort. Let’s get stuck in! Chris Gaffey // Eccles RFC Chairman
HEAD COACH NOTES Hello and a very warm welcome to everyone visiting Gorton Street this afternoon but especially to our travelling opposition and their supporters from Wrexham RFC and Sandbach RUFC. Today will see a mixed bag of Eccles RFC players representing the club against a Wrexham team in a very similar position, in a cross-boarder friendly after Eccles’s 1XV fixture against Burnley was scrapped in unfortunate circumstances following Burnley’s withdrawal from the league due to a lack of players. I do wish Burnley all the best in their rebuilding process and hope to see them back competing very soon. I’m looking forward to seeing what the Welshmen bring to the Gorton Street turf in this ‘international’ and enjoying a chat over a pint after the match. We also welcome Sandbach 3s from down the M56 today to take on Darren Thomasson’s Men. Everyone at the club is delighted to see a 3XV team being reformed, albeit on a monthly basis at present due to player availability. Our 3s will be looking for a better outcome after their last run out saw a defeat to local neighbours Trafford MV. Sam Simpson // Eccles RFC Director of Rugby
SOCIAL EVENTS For the Weekend 15th to 17th October we will be celebrating local brewing with the support of our club sponsor First Chop, who are based just a few hundred yards from our ground on Gorton Street, Eccles. Saturday 16th – 'Tap Takeover' All hand pumps on our bar will be dedicated to beers from our club sponsor, First Chop. This will offer a wide range of beer types, some of which are not normally available on a hand pull. The proposed line up will be as follows: 1. CAL - a west coast IPA dry hopped with citra, a lovely pine filled beer with hints of grapefruit and a refreshing bitter finish. 2. ACE - a malt forward lager with assertive bitterness from the finest German noble hops, rounded out with subtle sweetness from the Vienna malt. 3. Oola – cherry stout-a lovely creamy oatmeal stout but with the added red berry and cherry aroma from fresh cherry puree, decadent and very moreish. 4. AVA – a traditional golden ale with a continental lager kick. A mashup of the finest Marris Otter pale malts from the UK and Slovenian Bobek Hops cultivated in Alpine waters to create a real thirst quencher for those late summer days. 5. USA - a west coast IPA; pine, resinous, off caramel colour with subtle sweet caramel flavours. 6. Cascade (single hop) - Earthy grapefruit vibes and a traditional English hop aroma. 7. JAM - a lovely pale ale with slight caramel sweetness, packed full of fruity American hops giving intense fresh mango flavours. Please note : The more you drink of the first 4 beers the quicker the remaining 3 beers will be brought on line. So drink up and support the club! Sunday 17th – Eccles Jnr Colts v Clitheroe (KO 12:30pm), Eccles Ladies v Sale (KO 2pm) With Junior fixtures in the morning, a mid-day Colts game (v Clitheroe KO 12:30pm) and Ladies game (v Sale KO 2pm) in the afternoon, the club bar will be open to offer eager thirsty Sunday supporters the opportunity to try the remaining First Chop Beers. Look out for special promotions to be held on the day. Martin Parkinson // Eccles RFC Brewing Liaison Officer
ECCLES JUNIORS Spotlight on U11s Match report: The whole of the u11s family from players, coaches and parents were looking forward to our first game of the season to Preston Grasshoppers. The first quarter of the match was evenly contested. Both sets of lads using the ball well in attack as well as defending their try line. Eccles just needed a pep talk at the interval to remind the players of the good things they had learnt in training at the breakdown and to be more proactive. The second quarter saw Eccles pulling ahead in the game for the very first time in the match with some good line breaks from Seb and Max. Mackenzie’s power proved a vital weapon to the Eccles attack in this quarter. During the third quarter of the match we began to tire due to not having any subs to bring on as a fresh pair of legs. The lads tackled frantically and competed for every breakdown. Vincenzo and Leo for their size did very well in the rucks. Jesse’s tackling was superb. In this quarter the Hoppers pulled back to even. Mark Plumbridge rallied the lads during the last break before the last quarter. The lads gave everything they possibly could in the 10 mins. Caleb drew two defenders before off loading in a tackle which created a try for Max. In the dying minutes we defended our try line magnificently and forced a mistake from Preston. The game was won by Eccles by a single try. A special mention to Theo who played his very first game of rugby and was brilliant. Both Theo and Seb won parents player of the match. Thank you to all the players, spectators and coaches from both teams to help create a fantastic spectacle and enjoyable experience for everyone involved. Our U11s team is growing and improving each week. If anyone knows of any players who would love to give rugby a try, please get in touch with coach Pietro. Daniel Nicholls // Eccles RFC Mini & Junior Chairman
ECCLES COLTS Eccles RFC Senior Colts line up with Fleetwood RFC Senior Colts before their Lancashire Cup fixture at Fleetwood on 26-09-2021 Eccles Senior Colts September Review At last! A return to Rugby! After our covid ‘year off’ the U18s were delighted to finally get a chance to play competitive Colts Rugby. The season this year is split into 2 parts, an initial 5 match Prelim League, followed by a 10 match home & away conference. Clubs will be seeded into conferences based on their Preliminary league performance. We also have county and league cup competitions to look forward to. We started well with a great home win against a strong Sale team and came back to snatch a late win against Rossendale with 3 tries in the last 9 minutes. The only blot on our record so far was an away defeat at Kirkby Lonsdale where we were only 13 against a squad of 22. But at least the lads got the full Rugby Travel Experience – the less said about the coach trip back the better…. We also started our Lancashire Cup campaign with a 19 - 57 away win at Fleetwood. Next round will be a home fixture against Littleborough in a month’s time which I’m sure will be a far tougher test. However, the season has been overshadowed by the tragic loss of Gail Russell, mother to our stalwart prop, Harvey. Gail was a fixture on the Eccles touchline, normally with her husband Craig and Harvey’s twin brothers, Daniel & Robert. Gail was always keen to help the team and nothing was too much trouble. We never wanted for half time oranges with Gail and she was always first to volunteer for any task. Gail sadly passed away on the 9th of September. Report by Andy Connell, Eccles U18 Colts Manager.
ECCLES LADIES Our ladies section welcome newly promoted Sale 1861 to Gorton street for their first home game of the season. Sale come off the back of a promotion winning season last time out and have made a great start to their league campaign, they will prove a real test for our ladies. After a disappointing start against a very experienced Manchester side. The ladies are hoping that home advantage and a bolstered squad serves as the final pieces of the puzzle for our first win of the season. After two very physical weeks of training lots has been learnt and taught, as our squad continues to swell the pool of knowledge, talent and experience deepens. It is testament to our club and our outstanding Womens and Girls section that the numbers of female players is growing in all sections. Eccles RFC has always championed our ladies section treating them with the same respect as a first team men's section this faith and forward thinking has allowed us to grow to a centre for women's rugby in Greater Manchester. A special mention this week must go to our recently injured fly half and all round good guy Georgia Cunliffe. Georgia is a product of our junior section and has been playing in the 1XV since her 17th birthday. She is a constant source of good humour and creativity, a real asset to any team and we are very lucky to have her. Unfortunately she is likely to spend quite some time on the sidelines, but we want her to know that her 1XV shirt is hung up on the peg waiting for her whenever she is ready to return. Get well soon G. If you are ready to take the next step up in your rugby career, ready to try something new or have been looking at those old boots thinking I've still got a bit in me then come down to Eccles RFC because Eccles Ladies is the place for you. James Wright // Eccles RFC Ladies 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
ECCLES PLAYER SPONSORS
GORTON STREET GAZETTE Eccles RFC 1950 Eccles Rugby Football Club was re-established 124 years ago in 1897 (following the great Northern Union schism of 1895) and has now worn its iconic Blue and White hooped shirt for 100 years. The hoops were first adopted in the aftermath of WWI, when the club had to rebuild with many of its new recruits playing with injuries suffered in the trenches. In its early days before the First World War, Eccles RFC played in green shirts and we believe this switch in colours was a tribute to fallen comrades in the Salford Pals Battalions. Overcoming adversity and recovering from enforced breaks in activity have been a feature of our club’s history. Between the wars the club lead a nomadic existence, playing at numerous grounds in the district before moving to our home here at at Gorton Street in 1948 when our changing facilities and clubhouse were a pair of second-hand Army Huts. According to our club records, it would appear that Eccles' first encounter with Wrexham did not go according to plan, as the match scheduled for 25th February, 1956 was cancelled, as as were all fixtures for that month. February 1956 was outstandingly cold in England and Wales, one of the coldest ever on record, with the mean temperature for the month below freezing, apparently falling to below -15 deg. C. in several places, persistent easterly winds, heavy snowfall, the sea freezing and cakes of ice piling up on the beach! 1957/57 Season - 29th Sept. 1XV lost 6-14 Away at Wrexham, 2XV Home won 22-6, 3XV Away lost 12-4. 23rd Feb 1957 1XV Home won 8-0, 3XV Home won 12-3. 1957/58 Season - 28th Sept. 1XV won Away at Wrexham. 1958/59 Season - 27th Sept. 1XV lost Away lost 8-26, 2XV Home won 12-9. 21st March 1XV Home won 12- 3. 1960/61 Season - 4th March 1XV Away lost 0-28, 2XV Home won. The fixtures between Eccles and Wrexham seem to end here, although there may have been matches that were arranged that were not recorded. From what we can see the two sides seem to be pretty evenly matched back then. Sheila Thomas // Eccles RFC historian
GORTON STREET GAZETTE
ECCLES MEN
CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME ECCLES MEN Professional, Reliable CAD Service We provide great value Planning Drawings, Extension Designs and Building Plans for Planning Permission and Building Regs Applications. Wishing all the teams at Eccles RFC a successful season ahead! For all enquiries, please contact us at enquiries@plans2buildmcr.co.uk or call us on Adam 07899 988 562 Lewis 07535 807 532
Tables 2021-22 Season ECCLES MEN 1XV NORTHERN DIVISION GAMES NORTH TWO WEST Didsbury Toc H Widnes West Park (St. Helens) Liverpool Collegiate Liverpool St. Helens Oldham Aldwinians Wigan Eccles Fleetwood Ormskirk Burnley RESULTS P W D L 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 ECCLES MEN 2XV NOWIRUL DIV. 2 HALBRO NW LEAGUES Broughton Park 2XV Macclesfield 3XV Warrington 2XV Knutsford Eccles 2XV Anselmians 2XV Crewe & Nantwich 2XV Didsbury Toc H 2XV Altrincham Kersal 2XV Liverpool Uni. Vets Bowdon 2XV Manchester 2XV TBA TBA POINTS F TOTALS A DIFF PTS BP LBP ADJ 5 0 0 121 30 91 24 3 0 4 0 1 107 50 57 20 3 0 4 0 1 150 104 46 19 3 0 3 0 2 106 85 21 16 3 0 3 0 2 111 86 25 15 3 0 3 0 2 89 119 -30 13 1 0 2 0 2 78 79 -1 10 2 0 2 0 3 92 120 -28 9 2 0 3 102 142 -40 9 1 0 4 75 89 -14 7 0 0 5 70 162 -92 2 0 0 4 10 45 -35 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 GAMES RESULTS P W D L 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 0 0 POINTS F TOTALS A DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 4 0 0 142 37 105 20 0 0 4 0 0 110 70 40 20 0 0 3 0 1 106 65 41 16 0 0 2 0 3 109 116 -7 15 2 0 2 0 2 119 72 47 12 0 0 2 0 2 51 79 -28 12 0 0 2 0 2 86 126 -40 12 0 0 1 0 2 77 61 16 8 1 0 2 88 97 -9 7 1 0 3 51 83 -32 7 1 0 2 45 33 12 6 0 0 4 29 174 -145 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ECCLES MENS TABLES
MENS FIXTURES-RESULTS 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 11-Dec-21 18-Dec-21 West Park St. H. A 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 A A Didsbury Toc H 2XV Liverpool Uni. Vets. Knutsford Broughton Park 2XV Manchester 2XV H A H A A Crewe & Nantwich 2XV A Anselmians A 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
WISHING ECCLES RFC EVERY SUCCESS FOR TODAY AND THE 2021/22 SEASON.
Eccles 1XV Wrexham 1XV 1. Dale Hughes 2. Daniel Aspinall 3. Rich Owen 4. Javi Manzanares 5. Anthony Dutta 6. Max Mulligan 7. Lee Brennand 8. Stu Greaves 9. Tim Cullen 10. Sam Long 11. Tim Balogun 12. Chris Fortune 13. Matt Parkinson 14. Gavin Akers-Johnson 15. Rory McGrath 16. Fin Cox 17. William Parkinson 1. Ioan Davies 2. Tom Walker 3. Ryan Lindsay 4. Jay Andrews 5. Luke Thornhill 6. Tom Crossman 7. Blake Turner 8. Jack Harrison 9. Jack Partington 10. Jacob Hughes 11. Josh Francis 12. James Price 13. Olly Dodd 14. Jack Moore 15. Nick Dodd 16. Ben Martin 17. Jamie Weston #Home-Grown at Eccles RFC Coach-Sam Simpson # TODAY’S REFEREE: Dave Lilley (Madrefs) TEAM SHEETS
TEAM SHEETS Eccles Ladies 1. Sarah Williams 2. Eto Wong 3. Kaya Georgieva 4. Emily Thomas 5. Siobhan Mullen 6. Maryam Patel 7. Rebecca Roden 8. Mavis Tam 9. Freya Waterhouse 10. Helen Johnson 11. Rowanne Smalley 12. Sade Hingano 13. Victoria Kini 14. Jess Whitling 15. Mollie Landers 16. Holly Grimes 17. Rhianna Scott 18. Helena Ryan 19. Mia Williamson 20. Mollie Young 21. Katie Roach Sale 1861 Ladies TBA Coach-James Wright TODAY’S REFEREE: Dave Lilley (Madrefs)
ECCLES LADIES & COLTS TABLES Tables 2021-22 Season ECCLES LADIES WOMENS CHAMPION' GAMES NORTH 2 Sale 1861 Didsbury Toc H Sheffield Manchester Bishop Auckland H Darlington Birkenhead Park Eccles Crewe & Nantwich RESULTS P W D L 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 ECCLES SENIOR COLTS SENIOR COLTS U18s GAMES PRELIM D HALBRO Kirkby Lonsdale Rossendale Southport Sale Eccles Altrincham POINTS F TOTALS A DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 2 0 0 56 34 22 10 2 0 1 0 1 65 44 21 7 1 0 1 36 39 -3 6 1 0 1 62 51 11 5 1 0 0 31 24 1 0 0 20 15 0 0 1 7 5 8 12 -4 5 5 1 0 0 1 24 50 -26 1 0 0 2 30 63 -33 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 RESULTS P W D L 4 4 4 4 4 4 ECCLES JUNIOR COLTS JUNIOR COLTS U17s GAMES PRELIM D HALBRO Aldwinians Glossop & Marple Clitheroe Eccles Broughton Park & TMV TBA 4 3 3 3 3 0 POINTS F TOTALS A DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 4 0 0 127 48 79 20 0 0 2 0 2 72 62 10 13 1 0 2 0 2 74 42 32 12 1 0 2 0 2 87 97 -10 12 0 0 2 0 2 69 87 -18 12 0 0 0 0 4 31 124 -93 4 0 0 RESULTS W D L F POINTS TOTALS A DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 4 0 0 151 79 72 20 0 0 2 0 1 81 57 24 11 0 0 1 0 2 53 64 -11 8 1 0 2 78 149 -71 7 0 0 3 97 111 -14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
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 24-Oct-21 Crew & Nantwich A 31-Oct-21 07-Nov-21 Bishop Auckland H 14-Nov-21 Birkenhead Park A 21-Nov-21 28-Nov-21 Sheffield 05-Dec-21 Darlington 12-Dec-21 19-Dec-21 Didsbury Toc H 26-Dec-21 01-Jan-22 08-Jan-22 16-Jan-22 Sale 1861 H A H 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 H 26 - 22W A 19 - 57W Southport H 8 - 17L 10-Oct-21 17-Oct-21 Altrincham Kersal A Clitheroe A Aldwinians H 0 - 0W A 58 - 10L Senior Colts H A HA Results Junior Colts Glossop & Marple Broughton Park-TMV HA Results A 36 - 10L H 58 - 55W
ECCLES PLAYER SPONSORS
The Duke of Eccles - Still the best Bates to play at the club. Ultra Welding Equipment Proud to support Eccles RFC
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
1 Publizr