ECCLES RFC 1897-2022 125TH ANNIVERSARY 1897 Official Match Day Programme Season 2021-22 - Price £2 ECCLES v LIVERPOOL COLL LANCASHIRE ADM PREMIER DIVISION ECCLES 2XV v ANSELMIANS 2XV ECCLES LADIES v SHEFFIELD LADIES 19TH FEBRUARY 2022 - K.O. 2.15PM 20TH FEBRUARY 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 warm welcome to all our supporters and visitors at Eccles RFC today. The recent wet conditions have seen lots of waterlogged pitches and cancelled fixtures across the region. Eccles have been fortunate in avoiding major disruptions due to weather (just the one game postponed so far) and I’d like to acknowledge the weekly efforts of our dedicated grounds team that keep our pitches in great playing condition despite the weather. If you are reading this, you can assume the match is going ahead and if you see a 'fossil’ in the bar please buy him a pint! Our 1XV opponents today, Liverpool Collegiate, arrive in mixed form with 1 win from their last 4 games in the ADM Premier and Eccles will be looking to close the gap on the team positioned two places above them, with a reversal of the result in November which saw Liverpool claim a close 22-17 home victory. Our first team have continued to suffer from an inconsistent line up and results through the winter and, as with the fixture last autumn, I expect today’s team sheet will once again feature a number of our homegrown former colts who are showing great promise as we build to the future. Our 2XV men are also at home today entertaining Anselmians and I wish both teams the very best of luck in their exploits. Although our Senior teams have struggled to find consistency on the field this season, there’s certainly been a renewed camaraderie within the squads and the atmosphere in the clubhouse at the weekend is now returning to its best. 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 460 members. 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 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 our 125th Anniversary year. Let’s get stuck in! Chris Gaffey // Eccles RFC Chairman
HEAD COACH NOTES
ECCLES JUNIORS Spotlight on … Eccles U9s. A huge emphasis on building for the future has swept across Eccles RFC in the last year, this mentality and drive is no more evident than in our Under 9's squad who are the epitome of the ethos deeply instilled into this club. They are an athletic, focused squad that have bonded in the last three years. They also 'get it', what it means to be part of Eccles. The attitude, spirit, pride and history you feel wearing the shirt. These lads have bonded over the last few years and have stepped up to tackle brilliantly this year, working as an aggressive, united pack that always support one another. The squad is always having fun and enjoying themselves, but as they mature the lads have organically shifted their mentality to add a natural competitive edge, they're out there to win now. Over the course of this season our U9's have an average weekly squad number of 21! This brilliant commitment by both children, their friends and family alike has built an incredible depth that allows the teams playing to be setup like a much older, structured and advanced team, with the coaches able to give every child a chance explore the possibilities, skill-sets and playing techniques involved in rugby. The only issue with this size of squad is that we often struggle to find decent opposition numbers but when we do...boy is there a contest out there! We are proud of the fact that every opposition team is welcome to play, train or socialise with us. This was shown recently when an opposition squad without a coach were invited to Eccles to train along all of our three squads that were also involved in games that day, our coaches and team welcomed the travelling boys and girls and we hope they gained some experience and enjoyed the mud! A few new faces have been seamlessly integrated into the team this year and drop off has been minimal, if not none existent. We have direct runners, we have dancers, phenomenal tacklers, line breakers, side steppers, ball snatchers and trackers of the play. We celebrate and utilise this diversity. Nobody is too small, too big, too new, under appreciated or undervalued. Watching the lads out there picking each other up, subtly celebrating then running back into position, hunting opposition in a pack and creating fast off the shoulder rugby has helped them to create an envious record of wins that are coming week in, week out against some renowned and 'bigger' opposition. What's apparent now is they've gone from looking to us for advice and support to looking at themselves, helping their fellow player, a word in the ear, a little fist bump, parents always cheering for a child that's not theirs, laughs...We see it, we feel it. They simply don't know how to give up and as we continue to build technique and structure into their natural flair and skill, we're so excited to see where this lot go. Naithan Ariane // Eccles RFC U9s coach
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ECCLES LADIES Salford University Lionesses join the #PrideOfSalford At the beginning of the 2021/22 season Eccles Ladies established a partnership with Salford University Ladies to #GrowTheGame in our local community. After no rugby the previous academic year we, as a section, were committed to engaging a new cohort of student athletes within the game. This commitment has begun to bear fruit with the university side unbeaten in the league and no fewer that 7 girls making their senior debut at Eccles RFC bolstering a growing group. We are positive this relationship will continue to grow over the coming years and it's fantastic to welcome the ladies into the family. Pebbles Whailing Mills attended her first session at the start of the 2021/22 season following in her fathers footsteps. A shy unassuming girl attended with a keenness to learn and an unbelievable inner drive. As her confidence grew so did her ability, regularly taking part in games within the Greater Manchester Girls Network, it was clear she was transforming into a very competent player and a fantastic member of our team. Pebbles trialled at Lancashire U18s this week and successfully passed the first round of selection leading to a second trial later this month. This is an unbelievable achievement having never touched a rugby ball just months earlier. As she prepares to follow in the footsteps of #homegrown players like Freya Waterhouse, Molly Young, Molly Landers, Leah Christian, Jessica Whitling, Holly Bawden, Molly Wild, Rebecca Roden and Georgia Cunliffe by starting her senior career we know amazing things are to come. The future is bright for young players at Eccles RFC. 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 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 George Merton, John Lord, Mike Wantling, Rod Steel, Don Preston, Dave Hickman, Pete Gilmore, Bill Allen Today our 1XV entertain Liverpool Collegiate RUFC. The Liverpool Collegiate School was founded in the Everton area of the city in 1843 as three distinct schools, providing education for children from different social classes with the building divided so that pupils could not mix. At this time, the school hall was the only large public meeting hall in Liverpool and as such was used for meetings and concerts by the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. The boys grammar school, established in 1907, took up rugby in 1919 and in June 1925, a group of former pupils met at the Knotty Ash Hotel to form an Old Boys Rugby Club. In 1958 their name became independent of the "Old Boys” title and in 1998 the club moved to the Liverpool Cricket Club where Pete Best (ex Beatle and former rugby club member) made a donation towards the floodlighting for the training sessions. The first recorded fixture between Eccles and Liverpool Collegiate does not appear to be until the 1974/75 Season when 4 teams from the clubs played on 14th Dec. 1974, with Eccles 1XV wining 6-22, but the Eccles “A”, “Extra A” and "B” teams all losing. Fixtures for 4 teams continued from this point up to the 1985/86 Season. 1977 - 45 years ago A few snippets from the Eccles RFC committee minutes: 7th Feb. - A plea was made for team captains to help in returning the cups, (yes, tea cups as it was poured from an enamel jug for the players after the games), from all changing rooms after the games during the absence of the groundsman on a Saturday.
GORTON STREET GAZETTE - Shortage of pint pots reported. Suggested that this was due to people borrowing glasses for parties and not returning them! In future a deposit of 20p per glass should be levied on all pots borrowed. two dozen pint pots were now needed - Results 5 teams played - Colts XV 19 v Preston Grasshoppers 3. Birchfield v Eccles 1st - cancelled, waterlogged pitch. Eccles 2nd 16 v Birchfield 3. The other fixtures were against Fylde, Sedgley Park and Broughton. for the bar. 14th Feb - Discussion on dropping Birchfield as a fixture because they only field two 11th Feb. - Annual Dinner provisionally booked for the evening of 20th Nov. at the the following meeting. - Social Sec. announced a darts match, a folk night and a quiz night would take place. All events reported to be successful at - Tickets were available for the Referee's Dinner at Old Trafford Cricket Club. - 11th March Correspondence - A letter has been received from the Lancashire Plate committee informing us that we have been selected to stage the semifinal of the Lancs. Plate between Kersal and UMIST. Sheila Thomas // Eccles RFC Historian (with Chris Gaffey Chipping in) teams - agreed to! 1987 35 years ago Wendover Hotel, Monton Rudi Sheldon RIP The club is sad to learn that Mr Rudi Sheldon, a former local school teacher, player, club committee member and champion of colts rugby at Eccles RFC died last November at his home in Maidenhead, aged 97. Mr Sheldon was instrumental in commencing a programme of attracting school leavers to join the club from Wardley Grammar School and Moorside High School where he taught. Rudi and Ivor Ridgeway organised annual popular Sevens competitions for Salford schools and subsequently the first Eccles Colts team was formed in the 1962/63 Season. Eccles successfully went on to enter teams in the Oxford University RFC Sevens Competitions. At the committee meeting on 21st Nov 1966, special thanks was given to Mr. R. Sheldon, for his excellent work as Fixture Secretary organising rugby for 5 senior teams and the Colts team. The following year he left the district to live in the Maidenhead area where he and his wife continued to be involved in community life, Rudi would often be found at Maidenhead Rugby Club and was a founding member of the Windsor and Maidenhead Symphony Orchestra.
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 Fleetwood Eccles Oldham Ormskirk Wigan Burnley (Withdrawn) GAMES 13 14 14 15 13 16 15 14 15 15 15 17 RESULTS P W D L POINTS F TOTALS A DIFF PTS BP LBP ADJ 13 0 0 381 95 286 63 11 0 12 0 2 390 141 249 59 11 0 10 0 4 335 220 115 47 7 0 9 0 6 250 247 3 44 8 0 9 0 4 330 245 85 43 7 0 9 0 7 273 269 4 43 7 0 5 1 9 201 270 -69 27 5 0 5 1 8 213 290 -77 27 5 0 5 0 10 186 318 -132 25 5 0 5 0 10 199 464 -265 23 3 0 5 0 10 160 359 -195 21 1 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 ECCLES MEN 2XV NOWIRUL DIV. 2 SOUTH HALBRO NW LEAGUES Broughton Park 2XV Warrington 2XV Anselmians 2XV Didsbury TOC H 2XV Macclesfield 2XV Knutsford Eccles 2XV Altrincham Kersal 2XV Manchester 2XV Crewe & Nantwich 2XV Liverpool University Veterans Bowdon GAMES 13 15 14 14 15 15 14 14 16 14 13 13 RESULTS P W D L POINTS F TOTALS A DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 13 0 0 513 127 386 65 0 0 12 0 3 393 197 196 64 0 0 10 1 3 241 182 59 57 0 0 8 2 4 359 195 164 52 0 0 9 1 5 426 214 212 47 0 0 6 0 9 312 442 -130 41 0 0 5 2 7 295 271 24 38 0 0 6 0 8 322 351 -29 38 0 0 4 1 11 282 564 -282 36 0 0 4 0 10 187 418 -291 30 0 0 1 1 11 169 349 -180 21 0 0 3 0 10 209 398 -189 21 0 0 ECCLES MENS TABLES
MENS FIXTURES-RESULTS CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME Date Mens 1XV 28-Aug-21 Burnley - CUP 04-Sep-21 Ormskirk 11-Sep-21 West Park St. H. 18-Sep-21 Widnes 25-Sep-21 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 18-Dec-21 West Park St. H. 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 Didsbury Toc H 19-Mar-22 Liverpool St. H 26-Mar-22 02-Apr-22 Oldham 09-Apr-22 Ormskirk 18-Apr-22 23-Apr-22 Widnes A H H HA Results H 77 - 15W Mens 2XV A 22 - 24W Bowdon 2XV H 22 - 40L Manchester 2XV A 36 - 7L Warrington 2XV 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 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 PP - PP A 27 - 24L Warrington 2XV A HWM Liverpool Uni. Vets. Anselmians A 39 - 0L H 19 - 22L Altrincham Kersal 2XV H 24 - 27L A 7 - 12W H PP - PP Crewe & Nantwich 2XV A 14 - 29W H A H H Didsbury Toc H 2XV Liverpool Uni. Vets. Aldwinians 2XV Southport 2XV Broughton Park 2XV Bowdon 2XV H A H A H A H
WISHING ECCLES RFC EVERY SUCCESS FOR TODAY AND THE 2021/22 SEASON.
Eccles 1XV 1. Dale Hughes 2. Finn Cox # 3. Rich Owen 4. Zak Brooker # 5. Nick Spooner 6. Javi Mazinares 7. Neil Williams 8. Riley Thornton # 9. Sam Long 10. Harry Candland # 11. Gavin Akkers- Johnson 12. James Wright # 13. Tom Dutton # 14. Will Parkinson # 15. Chris Fortune # 16. Scott Marshall 17. Anthony Dutta 18. Tim Bologun # Liverpool Coll. 1XV 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. #Homegrown at Eccles RFC Coach-Sam Simpson # TODAY’S REFEREE: Andrew Lord - (MADREFS) TEAM SHEETS
TEAM SHEETS Eccles 2XV Anselmians 2XV 1. Danny Mac # 2. Ross Eaton # 3. Stuart Cork 4. Peter Lillie # 5. Cammy Higgy # 6. Tom Mayo # 7. Liam Thornley # 8. Kieron Reed # 9. Luke James 10. Chris Lewingdon 11. Wes Chiseri 12. Matt Twigg # 13. Mat Swain 14. Rory McGrath # 15. Matthew Parkinson # 16. Mark Greenhalgh 17. Chris Williams 18. John Wailing 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Coach-Mark Greenhalgh #Homegrown at Eccles RFC TODAY’S REFEREE: Karl Colyer - (MADREFS)
TEAM SHEETS Eccles Ladies 1. Sarah Williams 2. Karen Radbrand 3. Rhianna Scott 4. Helena Ryan 5. Leah Christian # 6. Maryam Patel 7. Mavis Tam 8. Emily Thomas 9. Freya Waterhouse # 10. Rowanne Smalley 11. Katie Roach 12. Sophie Baird 13. Evie Hancox 14. Millie Ciricno 15. Jo McCartan-Cripps 16. Eto Wong 17. Alexandra Mcbeith 18. Vikki Swinburn Sheffield Ladies 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Coach-James Wright #Homegrown at Eccles RFC TODAY’S REFEREE: Joe Brown - (MADREFS)
1XV MATCH REPORT TEAM SHEETS Saturday 22 January 2022 Eccles 19-22 Aldwinians Having suffered two successive postponed fixtures due to weather and pitch conditions, and a frustrating 27-24 away defeat at Wigan, the Eccles 1XV were chomping at the bit to get out on the Gorton Street turf and reverse the result against Aldwinians earlier in the season when the Audenshaw men claimed a 29-20 win, aided by a pair of scrum penalty tries. concluded, with the contest being much closer than the scoreline suggested. HT 0-12. Eccles did not get off to a good start with the visitors scoring a try in the opening two minutes! 0-5. Eccles responded well to the early set back with 10 mins of good possession in the opposition half, witch a promising attack resulting in a held up decision. Aldwinians responded and moved play back into the Eccles half. With 20 mins played, lots of penalties had been awarded but no cards issued. A terrific break on the right flank through hooker Tom Coe was halted by the match official who judged the pass to be ‘forward', a decision which was greeted with loud opposition from the balcony. This gave Aldwinians possession inside Eccles territory and shortly after, at 22 minutes, the visitors secured the ball form a line out in the corner and through a driving maul, eventually the sustained pressure payed off and the visitors scored a second try. 0-12. A feisty period of play followed, with a Yellow card awarded to Aldwinians for a deliberate knock on, but despite Eccles attempts to break out, they were unable to reduce the deficit and the first half concluded Soon after the restart, Aldwinians were awarded a penalty and the successful kick further extended their lead. 0-15. At 48 minutes Eccles finally broke through, with a try in the right corner form Matt Parky, following a lovely offload from Ryley, coming from quick fluid attacking rugby across the pitch from a breakdown on the far left. Converted. 7-15. On 63 minutes Danny Mac was given a yellow and left the field. From the resulting penalty inside the Eccles 22, Aldwinians had a scrum and from this a penalty try was awarded. Tim Cullen reacted quickly and raced upfield with the ball to take a quick restart but his actions were impeded by a defender and Eccles were awarded the Penalty. No card was issued but the attacking momentum was sustained and at 68 minutes Eccles gained a Penalty Try of their own following a Simon Donovan drive for the line and a Yellow card to the offending Aldwinians forward. 14-22. As a result of the two dismissed props the game continued with uncontested scrums for a short period. Eccles were now building pressure and at 76 minutes a great passing move across the back line was finished by Winger Damola, scoring a third Eccles try in the left corner. The Conversion hits the cross bar. 19-22. The last 4 minutes of the match provided an exciting finish to a very close contest, characterised by a high number of penalites, and sadly another narrow defeat for Eccles. FT 19-22.
Tables 2021-22 Season ECCLES LADIES WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP NORTH 2 Bishop Auckland Sale 1861 Sheffield Birkenhead Park Manchester Didsbury Toc H Crewe & Nantwich Darlington Eccles GAMES 11 10 10 10 11 10 12 6 8 ECCLES SENIOR COLTS SENIOR COLTS U18s GAMES PRELIM. D HALBRO NWL Kirkby Lonsdale Rossendale Eccles Sale Southport Altrincham Kersal SENIOR COLTS U18s CONF. F HALBRO NWL Whitchurch Crewe & Nantwich Sale Rossendale Eccles TBA RESULTS P W D L POINTS F TOTALS A DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 10 0 1 435 156 279 50 10 0 10 0 0 390 98 292 48 8 0 8 0 2 313 76 237 40 8 0 5 0 5 281 147 134 26 6 0 4 0 7 272 306 -34 19 3 0 3 0 7 206 411 -205 18 6 0 3 0 9 162 283 -121 16 4 0 1 0 5 40 260 -220 5 0 0 8 34 396 -362 1 1 0 1 0 RESULTS P W D L 5 5 5 5 5 5 GAMES RESULTS P W D L 6 5 6 6 5 0 ECCLES JUNIOR COLTS JUNIOR COLTS U17s PRELIM F HALBRO Aldwinians Glossop & Marple Eccles Clitheroe Broughton Park & TMV TBA 4 4 4 4 4 0 POINTS TOTALS RESULTS F A DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ POINTS 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 4 1 1 140 92 48 24 0 0 3 1 1 127 58 69 20 1 0 3 0 3 96 117 -21 20 2 0 3 0 3 87 100 -13 19 1 0 0 0 5 53 136 -83 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 GAMES RESULTS W D L F POINTS TOTALS A DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 4 0 0 151 79 72 20 0 0 3 0 1 117 74 43 16 0 0 2 0 2 111 161 -50 12 0 0 1 0 3 65 97 -32 9 0 0 4 114 147 -33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 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 24-Oct-21 Crew & Nantwich 31-Oct-21 07-Nov-21 Bishop Auckland 14-Nov-21 Birkenhead Park 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 HA Results A 50 - 24L H 00 - 52L A 10 - 00L H 10 - 19L A 60 - 00L H PP - PP A PP - PP H PP - PP A 90 - 0L 23-Jan-22 30-Jan-22 Crewe & Nantwich H 0 - 32L 06-Feb-22 Bishop Auckland 13-Feb-22 20-Feb-22 Sheffield 27-Feb-22 Birkenhead Park 05-Mar-22 Sheffield 13-Mar-22 20-Mar-22 Darlington 27-Mar-22 Didsbury Toc H 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 16-Jan-22 Southport 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 H 12 - 24L A 27 - 15L 23-Jan-22 Crewe & Nantwich A 36 - 0L 30-Jan-22 Rossendale 20-Feb-22 Sale 27-Feb-22 Crewe & Nantwich H 06-Mar-22 Whitchurch A H 14 - 22L A A Aldwinians 0 - 0W A 58 - 10L H 33 - 12W H HWM Senior Colts H H A H H A H HA Results Junior Colts Glossop & Marple Broughton Park-TMV HA Results A 36 - 10L H 58 - 55W A 83 - 0L
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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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