ECCLES RFC 100 YEARS OF HOOPS 1897 RUGBY IS BACK! Official Match Day Programme Season 2021-22 - Price £2 ECCLES 1XV v BURNLEY 1XV ROUND 1 LANCASHIRE PLATE K.O. 3.00PM 28TH AUGUST 2021 ECCLES 2XV v LITTLEBOROUGH 2XV K.O. 3.00PM 28TH AUGUST 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 members and visitors at Eccles RFC today. After 17 long months of repression, it's great to finally have competitive Rugby and supporters back at Gorton Street. Our 1XV men will be looking to get their season off to a positive start by defeating Burnley in the first round of the Lancashire Plate whilst our 2XV will entertain the gentlemen of Littleborough in a pre-season warm up. I wish good luck to all the players, especially our own homegrown former colts stepping up for their first taste of senior rugby. I look forward to seeing you in the bar after the match, where you can enjoy a glass of first class ale from our match sponsor and local brewer First Chop. Speaking of which I’ll take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers whose exemplary efforts made last weekend’s 10th Eccles Beer & Gin Festival an outstanding success. The Eccles Cup tournament provided an entertaining afternoon of attacking rugby and I extend my appreciation to Leigh, Vale of Lune and Bolton who accepted the challenge and made a huge contribution to the day. The competition was a timely reminder of what we’ve all been missing. Eccles claimed the Bowl and Leigh lifted the Cup (a polished stainless steel bucket and £215 in donations for their charity) in an exciting final with Vale that was decided in extra time with a dramatic long range 'golden points' penalty kick! Pure Theatre! It was disappointing that so many invited clubs were unable to assemble a team and pulled out at the last minute. I hope the North West rugby community is able to quickly recover from the damage done by COVID and (overcoming GMS) begin once again to attract players back to the game. Here at Eccles, with the support of our sponsors, we’re going to great lengths to make membership of our club attractive and represent great value for our community. We have 18 teams for boys, girls, ladies and men, starting at U5s all the way up to Vets! I hope you enjoy your match experience today and you keep returning throughout the season to support our teams. Regardless of age or ability, all players appreciate encouragement from the touchline. This season we are celebrating 124 years at Eccles RFC and 100 years playing in blue and white hoops. But the club, and indeed rugby, only continues exist if there are players, referees, volunteers, supporters and sponsors willing to commit to its existence. All things prosper with effort. Let’s get stuck in! Chris Gaffey // Eccles RFC Chairman
HEAD COACH NOTES Good afternoon and a very warm welcome to everyone attending Gorton Street today. Well, after an extremely long and difficult time for us all, as Covid-19 put a halt to rugby and life as we knew it, we are finally able to welcome back competitive rugby as the 1XV take on old friends Burnley in the first round of the Lancashire Plate. Eccles will be fielding three Senior male teams today, as the 2XV host Littleborough 2XV at Gorton Street, while our 3XV make the short journey over to Trafford MV to play in what we hope will be the first of hopefully many games this season. I wish all our players and teams good luck as we look to build and learn from mistakes made during the previous two weekends to ensure we are ready for the start of the league campaign next Saturday. Over the course of the season ahead, the club will be looking to maintain its development of rugby for all, offering a training and playing experience for everyone who wants to take part in the game we love. The provision of both competitive and social fixtures for Male and Female players with different aspirations is something we see as being vitally important for the continued growth of our club. Walking Rugby and Touch Rugby keep so many people actively engaged and have proven to be a useful tool for the recruitment of new faces. Cultivation of Homegrown talent through our Mini, Junior and Colts sections will remain central to our future senior success, encouraging participation rugby at whatever level / format players want, for as long as they want. I’m sure the 2021/22 season will have many exciting and disappointing days in store up its sleeve for all clubs, but to have our game and everything it offers back, after such a long time, should make us all feel like Trophy Winners. Finally a huge thanks to all the spectators, sponsors and club volunteers involved today. Without you, days like today wouldn’t be able to happen. Thank you and please continue in your fantastic efforts to support the game. Sam Simpson // Eccles RFC Director Of Rugby
SOCIAL EVENTS Last weekend Eccles RFC held its 10th Beer & Gin Festival and many of us still have the hangovers to prove it! This annual event didn't happen last year due to the Covid restrictions in place at that time, so this year's festival was celebrated in style by all with more beer sold than ever before. The organisers owe a huge vote of thanks to the event's main sponsor, First Chop, a local brewery, growing its business and its reputation just a few hundred yards from our Gorton St Ground. First Chop have also agreed to sponsor a number of First XV fixtures during the forthcoming season, so please, when visiting the bar, sample some of their very excellent products and drink to our sponsor's good health! If you are in need of a laugh, I would also urge you to check out the 'Beer Run’ promotional video, which was produced by our own director extraordinaire Chris Gaffey. Our appreciation should be expressed to the event organiser 'Sergeant Major' Martin Parkinson, who ran the event with military precision, barking out his orders to his troops, who totally ignored him and instead ensured that everything ran smoothly, like a well oiled machine! Talking of well oiled, Festival goers over the 3 days were able to enjoy a huge selection of local ales, with every Salford brewery represented. We began the festival with 21 firkins of real ale and cider in the cellar, plus kegs of lager and we were left with the equivalent of 1 firkin, just 5% in reserve. Well done Martin! During the afternoon, our boys performed well in the inaugural Eccles Cup '100 Years of Hoops' competition, winning the Eccles Bowl, after loosing narrowly 5-7 to the tournament winners Leigh RUFC in the previous round. Well done all and thanks to all who organised and participated in entertaining us during the day. This pre-season competition featuring local clubs, looks set to grow and we hope will become a traditional part of club's warm ups in the coming years. Continuing the homegrown theme, our very own Moonlight Rumours provided the musical entertainment on the Saturday afternoon and evening. With two of our ex players amongst their ranks, they received a great Eccles welcome, from a crowd numbering almost 300 who enjoyed the band's polished renditions of numerous modern classics. Well done Dan, Ant and the boys! Again, many thanks to our sponsors and a huge tribute to our volunteers, without whom these events simply couldn't happen, you deserve a medal. Finally, our thanks to all who attended and helped make this event such a memorable success. We look forward to keeping you in touch with news of future Club events and plans, as we go forward into the forthcoming season. Dave Nicholls // Eccles RFC Hon. Secretary
ECCLES JUNIORS 2021/22 can’t come soon enough for our mighty Mini & Junior Section. Festivals, trips, tours and more could make it our most exciting season to date! Our huge network of volunteers welcome all children and families interested in joining the best rugby family Salford has to offer. Dressed to Impress - This September, all Eccles Mini and Junior members will receive a brand new Eccles playing kit. Our club ethos of ‘Rugby for All’ has ensured that our entire junior family will wear the same shirt, shorts, socks and beam with pride. No zoom and gloom - Straight off the back of our lockdown success in the Ecclesathalon, our Junior teams enjoyed weekly online training sessions, competitions, challenges and even fancy dress! Following this, a short and sweet 2020/21 playing season was signed off in style in the spring as we welcomed local opponents to Gorton Street in May. Our teams enjoyed 5 weeks of competitive fixtures as our players, coaches and management team embraced the return of REAL rugby! Following the success of the Girls Mini Warrior events, we hosted a boys ‘JUNIOR BARBARIAN’ event in July. Age-Grade Players from U7- U16 and new recruits enjoyed a day of specialist coaching, a free branded t-shirt and an assault course challenge. This, alongside our presentation events over the Summer months, have repeatedly demonstrated how Eccles Junior rugby is about fun, festivity and friendship. This August, the club will be appointing a full time Community Rugby Coach who will liaise with local schools and bolster our Junior coaching at the club, as we continue to invest in the future of our players. Our Junior Revolution is ready to resume. If your child is interested to give rugby a try check out our club website for team details or drop me a line at danielnicholls@ecclesrfc.org.uk Hoping to see you on a Sunday very soon. Dan Nicholls, M&J Chairman, Eccles RFC
ECCLES SENIOR COLTS After a strange year defined by the ever-changing rules of the Covid epidemic, we are looking forward to finally playing some competitive Rugby again next month. We worked hard to keep momentum by training with every opportunity the RUFC return-to-rugby schedule afforded us. We genuinely hoped to restart matches in December, and had fixtures setup before the second, harsher, lockdown hit. When we emerged from restrictions at Easter we had a brief training window before we entered our short, 1 month season of friendlies. Our fixture secretary set us a hard task with our May matches, 3 strong Cheshire teams and the Lancashire champions. We only managed one win, over Altrincham Kersal who we are pooled with in the Halbro Colts league. However, our best result was surprisingly a defeat, losing 14:9 to regular Lancashire champions Warrington. We were winning at half time, and only poor luck in the dying minutes cost us a famous victory. A shortage of backs led us to two defaults against strong Cheshire teams, with a 13:33 loss to Crewe where we fielded 13 forwards and only 2 backs, and a 36:7 loss to Cheshire champions Lymm. We have many dual code players, and May overlapped with traditional league season leaving us short in many key positions. The positive from this was it gave us a chance to play our last two matches with several U16 players who stepped up fantastically to the challenge of colts’ rugby. The summer break also gave us a fresh opportunity in the shape of the request to appear as a rugby team in a forthcoming Netflix/BBC joint production. Our lads rehearsed with the Actors during the July/August off season, learning how to produce tackles that while looking hard, allowed the Actors to live and fight again. This culminated in an intensive 3 days of filming in the August sun, where the biggest continuity challenge was the sunburn on the boys’ arms! The Halbro Colts league will be starting in September, with five matches in a ‘conference’ format, the results of which will determine of final seeding in the 10 match colts league. Together with league and county cups, the lads finally have a proper programme of competitive rugby to look forward to. Andy Connell Senior Colts Manager
ECCLES LADIES Good afternoon and a warm welcome from our Women and Girls section at Eccles RFC. Whilst we have been enjoying the Men’s 1XV prompt return to rugby, we have spent our weeks preparing hard for our first preseason friendly on Sunday September 5th. Though we can’t wait to adorn our much loved navy and white hoops, we’re utilising the extra sessions to further refine our craft, whilst introducing some newer players to the tricks of the trade. During a turbulent two years for the Women’s Rugby landscape in Manchester, we have returned to rugby with a renewed vigour; building a team and streamlining our vision. We have created an environment where learning and progress is the cornerstone to our success. We have successfully embedded a culture whereby young players feel valued and empowered to contribute to the group. Despite being young in years, we have a group of extremely experienced players who have developed since their time in our #homegrown junior section. Leah Christian is the epitome of our player development programme, showcasing not only a secure rugby knowledge and ability, but a maturity beyond her years as she consistently drives the standards of those around her. Leah and other young players such as Bonnie Fleming and Georgia Cunliffe have strengthened our squad in recent years, opening the door for new players to join us and learn in a supportive yet competitive environment. As a direct result of the group's collective efforts to create something truly unique, we have seen a rush of new players joining our training sessions and bolstering our playing squad. We now have a wealth of players, each contributing their own talent and strengths to what is easily the most exciting first team we have had in years. As we prepare for our upcoming fixtures, we’re excited to be able to show our dedicated supporters the fruits of our labour, and we look forward to seeing you up on the balcony cheering us on. To any aspiring future Eccles ladies players, please contact James Wright, Head Coach Women & Girls Rugby 07791 227616
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 Eccles Rugby Football Club was established in 1897 and has now worn its iconic Blue and White hooped shirt for 100 years. The hooped shirt was first adopted by Eccles RFC in the aftermath of WWI, when the club had to rebuild with many of its new recruits running out to play at Stott Lane with injuries suffered in the trenches. In its early days before the war, Eccles had played in green shirts and we believe this switch in colours may have been a tribute to fallen comrades in the Salford Pals Battalions. This team photograph taken in the winter 1921 is the earliest evidence we have of the hooped shirt. Our visitors today, Burnley, were founded shortly after, in 1926 as Calder Vale, changing their name to Burnley in the 2002-2003 season. Delving into the archives, our club historian and tractor sponsor Sheila Thomas, informs us that the first recorded games between Eccles and Calder Vale appear to be in the 1932-33 Season. 15th October 1932 Eccles 6 v Calder Vale 13. 14th January, 1933 Calder Vale v Eccles. 14th January 1933 Eccles “A” 30 v Calder Vale “A" 3. The Eccles 1st XV Captain at this time was H. Lamb, with our club Headquarters at the Rock House Hotel, Peel Green Rd Barton, and our ground and dressing rooms located on the other side of the Manchester Ship canal at Redclyffe Road, Barton. The Eccles first team had 31 fixtures in 1932-33 season with opponents including Halifax Vandals, Leyland Motors, Winnington Park and Sale "A" to name but a few. The club’s playing strength grew between the wars and Eccles were able to field a 3rd team this season. Later in 1933 an away match against Blackpool Old Boys resulted in half the Eccles team remaining in Blackpool over the weekend who according to records apparently enjoyed a great time with a failed attempt to launch a small pleasure craft near central pier and one chap being left hung up on a coat hook in the wardrobe of a bedroom! Happy Days.
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How The Teams Finished - Final Tables From The 2019-20 Season ECCLES MEN 1XV NORTHERN DIVISION NORTH TWO WEST Glossop Manchester Rochdale Leigh Anselmians Aspatria Southport Tarleton De la Salle (Salford) Aspatria Winnington Park Bolton Eccles Sefton GAMES RESULTS P W D L POINTS F TOTALS A DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 20 17 1 2 609 325 284 85 14 1 19 17 0 2 743 228 515 84 15 1 20 17 1 2 569 323 246 82 12 0 20 13 2 5 568 428 140 70 12 2 20 12 0 8 569 479 90 62 8 21 20 20 19 19 20 21 20 21 8 0 13 502 488 14 45 5 8 1 11 403 520 -117 44 6 7 0 13 407 501 -94 43 9 9 0 10 361 538 -177 39 2 7 0 12 418 549 -131 39 6 6 0 14 428 618 -190 36 7 6 1 14 441 557 -116 34 5 6 0 14 391 594 -203 31 5 4 0 17 348 609 -261 26 4 6 8 4 6 1 5 5 3 2 6 ECCLES MEN 2XV County Courier Services Division 2 North Orrell 2XV Leigh 2XV Littleborough 2XV Tarleton 2XV AldwiniansXV Keswick 2XV West Park (St. Helens) 2XV Leyland Warriors 1XV Southport 2XV Eccles 2XV De la Salle (Salford) 2XV Oldham 2XV GAMES P W D L RESULTS POINTS F TOTALS 18 12 2 4 575 313 262 70 0 18 11 0 7 429 259 170 64 0 17 11 0 6 307 313 -9 16 8 0 8 284 276 8 63 0 53 0 16 10 0 6 372 281 91 49 0 16 16 14 18 16 16 17 8 1 7 354 205 149 47 0 7 0 9 296 321 -25 46 0 7 0 6 242 221 21 45 0 6 0 12 278 465 -187 42 0 6 0 10 313 389 -76 41 0 5 2 9 297 358 -61 39 0 5 0 12 240 583 -343 34 0 A DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 0 3 2 5 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 ECCLES MENS TABLES
MENS FIXTURES-RESULTS Date Mens 1XV 28-Aug-21 Burnley - CUP 04-Sep-21 Ormskirk HA Results H A 11-Sep-21 West Park St. H. H 18-Sep-21 Widnes 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 LSH 27-Nov-21 04-Dec-21 Oldham 11-Dec-21 Fleetwood 18-Dec-21 West Park St. H. 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 LSH 26-Mar-22 02-Apr-22 Oldham 09-Apr-22 Ormskirk 18-Apr-22 23-Apr-22 A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H H A H Knutsford 2XV A H Macclesfield 3XV Broughton Park 2XV Bowden 2XV A H A H Didsbury Toc H 2XV Liverpool Uni. Vets Knutsford Macclesfield 3XV Broughton Park 2XV Manchester 2XV Warrington 2XV A A H A H A A Altrincham Kersal 2XV H Crewe & Nantwich 2XV H Anselmians 2XV Didsbury Toc H 2XV Liverpool Uni. Vets. H A H Mens 2XV Bowden 2XV Manchester 2XV Warrington 2XV HA Results A H H Altrincham Kersal 2XV A Warrington 2XV Crewe & Nantwich 2XV A Anselmians 2XV A H
Eccles 1XV Burnley 1XV 1. Cameron Higginbottom # 2. Dan Aspinall # 3. Jack Robbins 4. Nick Spooner 5. Zak Brooker # 6. Reece Walker # 7. Jay Christie # 8. Lee Brennand # 9. Tim Cullen # 10 Dan Reed # 11. Gavin Ackers Johnson # 12. James Wright # 13. Chris Fortune # 14. Tallis Keeler # 15. Will Parkinson # 16. TBC 17. TBC 18 TBC #Home-Grown at Eccles RFC Coach-Sam Simpson # Lancashire Plate Kick off 3pm TODAY’S REFEREE: Mark Hiney (Madrefs) TBA TEAM SHEETS
Eccles 2XV Littleborough 2XV 1. John Hibbert 2. Sean Baines # 3. Nick Morissey 4. Kyle Pickford 5. Johnny Appleby 6. Tom Mayo # 7. John Whailing # 8. Ryley Thornton # 9. Matthew Twigg # 10. Max Vernon 11. Tim Balogun # 12. Olly White # 13. Josh Kinsella # 14. Wesley Chiriseri # 15. Jimmy McGuigan # 16. TBC 17. TBC 18.TBC #Home-Grown at Eccles RFC Kick off 3pm (Home Friendly) TODAY’S REFEREE: Sam Reid (Madrefs) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. TBA TEAM SHEETS
ECCLES LADIES & COLTS TABLES How The Teams Finished - Final Tables From The 2019-20 Season ECCLES LADIES WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP NORTH TWO Sefton Ladies Crewe & Nantwich Ladies Manchester Ladies Darlington Ladies Eccles Ladies Didsbury TOC H Ladies Birkenhead Park Ladies Sunderland Ladies GAMES P 13 13 11 9 13 9 10 12 RESULTS W D 11 9 6 5 5 4 2 1 L 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 4 8 5 8 10 POINTS F A 473 159 314 368 160 208 299 175 124 182 181 1 -59 57 44 25 24 20 9 TOTALS 258 429 -171 24 146 205 193 353 -160 12 151 408 -257 DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 11 8 7 4 4 4 4 3 ECCLES SENIOR COLTS Conference League-Senior D GAMES Senior Colts Senior D (U18's) Birkenhead Park Colts Kendal Colts P Bury Colts Makos Colts Wigan Colts Eccles Colts Preston G/Hoppers Colts 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 RESULTS W D 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 9 9 7 6 4 3 1 L 2 3 3 5 7 8 11 POINTS F A 275 132 143 373 143 230 212 207 228 208 187 188 5 20 -1 TOTALS DIFF PTS TBP LBP ADJ 52 50 44 40 28 176 316 -140 27 166 423 -257 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 2 2 -1
ECCLES LADIES & COLTS FIXTURES Date 05-Sep-21 12-Sep-21 19-Sep-21 Manchester 03-Oct-21 17-Oct-21 Sale 1861 24-Oct-21 Crewe & Nantwich 07-Nov-21 Bishop Auckland 14-Nov-21 Birkenhead Park 28-Nov-21 Sheffield 05-Dec-21 Darlington 19-Dec-21 Didsbury Toc H 16-Jan-22 Sale 1861 30-Jan-22 06-Feb-22 Bishop Auckland 27-Feb-22 Birkenhead Park 06-Mar-22 Sheffield 20-Mar-22 Darlington 03-Apr-22 Didsbury Toc H 10-Apr-22 Manchester A H A H A H A H A Crewe & Nantwich H A H A H A H Eccles Ladies 1XV HA Results Sale Kirby Lonsdale Rossendale Southport Altrincham Kersal Senior Colts HA Results H A H H A
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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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