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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE RUGBY UNION CLUB • ISSUE 15

YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE vs

LONDON SCOTTISHSATURDAY, 28 APRIL 2018

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BUSY WEEK AS PLANS FOR NEW CAMPAIGN TAKE SHAPEIt has been a busy week behind the scenes at Yorkshire Carnegie ahead of the � nal game of the season this afternoon against London Scottish.

Nine players have committed to new contracts with several more still in negotiation as we look to build on the progress made this season.

Props Marc Thomas and James Thraves are joined by hooker Joe Buckle (pictured) in committing their future to the club whilst long-standing squad members Matt Smith and Mike Myerscough have all agreed new contracts for the 2018-19 season.

Myerscough and Smith both joined Yorkshire Carnegie in 2012 from Cornish Pirates and will start their seventh campaign with the club next season. Cornishman Myerscough has made 91 appearances for the club whilst Smith, who is originally from Halifax, has now amassed 125 appearances since 2012 in all competitions.

Director of Rugby Chris Stirling commented: “A key part of our squad building for next season was to retain those players within our current squad who we believe can give us an edge next season in a very competitive Greene King IPA Championship.

“That is particularly true in our forwards. Having already announced new deals with Richard Mayhew and

Richard Beck, we are delighted to have agreed new deals with all � ve of these players. Both Marc and Joe were highly sought after by other clubs and we are pleased that they are keen to continue the journey with Yorkshire Carnegie after their � rst season at Emerald Headingley.

“Mike Myerscough and Matt Smith are long-serving members of our squad and have shown all the attributes we are looking for, both on and o� the pitch, for our group moving forward and it is pleasing that they will remain with us next season,” added Stirling.

In the backs, the talented quartet of Chris Wolfe-Elder, Pete Lucock, George Watkins and Andy Forsyth have all agreed new deals with Yorkshire Carnegie for next season’s Greene King IPA Championship campaign.

Wolfe-Elder is the club’s leading try scorer this season with 15 tries in 19 appearances in all competitions.  Lucock made his debut for Carnegie back in 2011 and this season became only the sixth player ever in the club’s history to make 100 league appearances for the club. Hudders� eld-born Forsyth returned to the club back in 2015 from Leicester Tigers having originally

been developed in the Carnegie Academy. He is a virtual ever-present this season, missing just one game in the Greene King IPA Championship. George Watkins joined Yorkshire Carnegie this year from Jersey Reds and has impressed in his � rst campaign.

Commenting on the new deals, Stirling said: “We are delighted to have agreed new deals with all four players.

“We are looking to continue to play an attractive brand of rugby next season and all four of these players have shown how well they can perform within our system.”

There have been a host of new faces unveiled as well. Yorkshire Carnegie have bolstered their back line for

next season with the signings of 24-year-old � y-half Brendan Cope from Greene King IPA Championship rivals Jersey Reds and scrum-half JB Bruzulier, 25, from French club Nevers.

Welshman Bruzulier has experience in the Greene King IPA Championship having helped Worcester Warriors to promotion back in 2015. He captained the Warriors in their British & Irish Cup triumph that season and played in both legs of the Championship Play-o� Final win over Bristol.

The club have also bolstered the pack with the signing of props Ewan McQuillin from London Scottish, Rowan Jenkins from Ospreys and Canadian Jake Inicki from Newcastle Falcons.

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Players Position Ht Wt DOB Age 2017-18 Season  Yorkshire Carnegie CareerStarts Subs Tries Pts Starts Subs Tries Pts Debut

Josh Bainbridge Back row 1.83m 101kg 17/04/1996 22 13 10 2 10 30 29 24 120 v Doncaster 28/09/14Richard Beck Back row 1.88m 100kg 13/06/1989 28 18 2 1 5 90 38 13 65 v Leicester 08/11/09Charlie Beech Prop 1.85m 125kg 21/07/1987 30 14 6 1 5 69 36 11 55 v Bristol 13/10/13Louis Brown Winger 1.86m 86Kg 17/02/1998 20 16 3 5 25 16 3 5 25 v London Irish 11/03/17Kevin Bryce Prop 1.85m 114kg 07/09/1988 29 2 5     2 5     v Hartpury 28/01/2018Joe Buckle Hooker 1.83m 103kg 13/05/1993 24 16 2 8 40 16 2 8 40 v London Scottish 02/09/17Tom Bullough Centre 1.85m 97Kg 10/04/1997 21 5 1 1 5 5 4 1 5 v NG Dragons 17/12/16Fred Burdon Centre 1.83m 94kg 30/12/1989 28 6 4     56 8 12 60 v Nottingham 31/08/12Charlie Capps Prop 1.84m 119kg 08/06/1997 20 3 3     4 5     v Doncaster 09/10/15Tom Casson Centre 1.83m 94Kg 06/04/1990 28 11 4     37 9     v Bristol 18/10/15Shaun Crouch Second row 1.94m 119kg 02/10/1999 18                  Harry Davey Fly-half 1.77m 86kg 21/12/1998 19 3 1   11 3 2   11 v London Irish 11/03/17Alex Davies Scrum-half 1.75m 81kg 21/06/1986 31 10 1   55 33 2 3 86 v Ealing Trail� nders 03/09/16Harry Dunne Centre 1.82m 89kg 30/10/1997 20 1 1     1 1     v Rotherham 14/04/18Chris Elder Full-back 1.93m 107kg 12/06/1992 25 19   15 75 33   19 95 v Nottingham 26/12/16James Elliot Scrum-half 1.82m 82Kg 29/08/1998 19   1       1     v Bristol 23/03/18Andy Forsyth Centre 1.88m 87Kg 09/09/1990 27 21 3 4 20 54 15 19 95 v Jersey 06/09/15Oliver Fox Scrum-half 1.79m 80kg 14/03/1999 19 5 6 2 10 5 8 2 10 v NG Dragons 11/12/16Rian Hamilton Full-back 1.77m 87Kg 09/09/1998 19 1       1       v Jersey Reds 13/10/17Callum Irvine Fly-half 1.80m 87kg 02/01/1994 24 6 7 1 11 6 7 1 11 v Nottingham 08/09/17Trystan Lloyd Back row 1.88m 90kg 13/08/1991 26 1 6 1 5 1 6 1 5 v NG Dragons 09/12/17Pete Lucock Centre 1.83m 90kg 27/11/1992 25 21 1 3 18 125 11 14 73 v Rotherham 21/09/11Tom Mann Full-back 1.83m 89kg 03/11/1998 19                  Mike Mayhew Hooker 1.88m 110kg 22/01/1987 31 6 7 8 40 20 19 16 80 v Ealing Trail� nders 15/10/16Richard Mayhew Back row 1.91m 108kg 24/06/1985 32 18 1 4 20 37 2 6 30 v Ealing Trail� nders 03/09/16Stevie McColl Full-back 1.85m 98kg 16/08/1988 29 17 3 5 66 90 9 33 217 v London Welsh 04/09/11Craig Mitchell Prop 1.85m 109kg 03/05/1986 31 4 1     4 1     v Bedford Blues 03/03/18Mike Myerscough Second row 1.96m 110kg 28/05/1986 31 16 2 3 15 68 22 6 30 v Nottingham 31/08/12Harry Newborn Hooker 1.82m 101kg 13/04/1997 21 4 10 2 10 4 10 2 10 v Jersey Reds 13/10/17Jordon Poole Hooker 1.75m 103kg 02/04/1997 21 1 3     1 11     v Ospreys 15/11/15Harry Robinson Winger 1.85m 82Kg 18/09/1997 20 1   1 5 1   1 5 v NG Dragons 09/12/17Dan Sanderson Second row 2.03m 121kg 18/08/1984 33 6   1 5 18 5 1 5 v Ealing Trail� nders 03/09/16Ben Smith Fly-half 1.82m 87kg 21/10/1996 21                  Matt Smith Second row 2.03m 111kg 26/10/1989 28 14 4 1 5 91 34 7 35 v Bristol 23/09/12Marc Thomas Prop 1.83m 114kg 15/07/1990 27 19   4 20 19   4 20 v London Scottish 02/09/17James Thraves Prop 1.88m 120kg 05/01/1994 24 6 17     9 23 1 5 v Rotherham 01/10/16Xavier Valentine Prop 1.88m 115kg 22/07/1998 19   3       3     v NG Dragons 09/12/17Will Vaughan Prop 1.86m 107kg 03/06/1996 21 1 3     1 3     v NG Dragons 09/12/17Jack Wafer Hooker 1.84m 119kg 28/12/1998 19                  Elliott Ward Back row 1.94m 105kg 26/07/1998 19 1 5     1 5     v Jersey Reds 13/10/17Michael Waters Fly-half 1.80m 80kg 03/01/1996 22 1 1     1 1     v NG Dragons 09/12/17George Watkins Winger 1.80m 91Kg 11/09/1990 27 22 2 2 10 22 2 2 10 v London Scottish 02/09/17Ben West Prop 1.98m 122Kg 19/01/1992 26 10 8     24 9 4 20 v London Welsh 01/01/17Jack Whetton Back row 2.00m 119kg 24/05/1992 25 21 3 1 5 28 10 1 5 v Nottingham 11/09/16Lewis Wilson Back row 1.90m 105kg 03/02/1998 20 3 1     4 3     v NG Dragons 11/12/16Sam Wolstenholme Scrum-half 1.77m 80kg 21/06/1999 18 1 2 1 5 1 2 1 5 v London Scottish 22/10/17Penalty tries         4 28 4

GREENE KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP 2017-18

CLUB P W D L PTS

1 Bristol Rugby 21 20 0 1 98

2 Ealing Trail� nders 21 16 1 4 82

3 Bedford Blues 21 10 2 9 63

4 Cornish Pirates 21 11 0 10 62

5 Jersey Reds 21 12 1 8 60

6 Yorkshire Carnegie 21 11 2 8 59

7 Doncaster Knights 21 9 1 11 55

8 Nottigham Rugby 21 9 11 11 47

9 Richmond 21 9 0 12 46

10 Hartpury 21 6 1 14 41

11 London Scottish 21 6 1 14 40

12 Rotherham Titans 21 2 0 19 14

STATS & FIGURES

TOP 10 POINT SCORERS1 Ian Madigan Bristol Rugby 2352 Robert Kirby Richmond 1763 Ti� Eden Nottingham Rugby 1734 Brendan Cope Jersey Reds 1645 Peter Lydon Ealing Trail� nders 1386 Jake Sharp London Scottish 1377 Laurence May Cornish Pirates 1258 Simon Humberstone Doncaster Knights 1249 Luke Daniels Ealing Trail� nders 11310 Will Cargill Cornish Pirates 109

TOP 10 TRY SCORERS1 Luke Morahan Bristol Rugby 172 Dean Adamson Bedford Blues 163 Alun Walker Ealing Trail� nders 154 Kyle Moyle Cornish Pirates 125 Rhodri Williams Bristol Rugby 116 Richard Lane Bedford Blues 117 Thomas Pincus Jersey Reds 118 Jordan Williams Bristol Rugby 109 Jordan Burns Bedford Blues 1010 Rhodri Davies Rotherham Titans 10

GREENE KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP & B&I CUP FIXTURES 2017-18Date COMP Opponents RES (F-A)SEPTEMBER Sat 2nd Champ London Scottish L 12-28Fri 8th Champ Nottingham Rugby W 35-27Sun 17th Champ Doncaster Knights W 15-9Sat 23rd Champ Hartpury College D 29-29OCTOBER Sun 1st Champ Cornish Pirates W 28-26Sat 7th Champ Richmond L 20-31Fri 13th B&I Cup Jersey Reds L 3-32Sun 22nd B&I Cup London Scottish* W 19-8Sun 29th Champ Bedford Blues W 38-36NOVEMBER Sat 11th Champ Ealing Trail� nders L 19-44Fri 17th Champ Bristol Rugby L 14-44Sat 25th Champ Jersey Reds W 20-10DECEMBER Sun 3rd Champ Rotherham W 47-11Sat 9th B&I Cup Dragon PS** W 43-22Sat 16th B&I Cup Dragon PS** W 20-17Sat 23rd Champ Nottingham Rugby W 12-10Fri 29th Champ Doncaster Knights W 32-30JANUARY Sat 13th B&I Cup London Scottish L 19-29Sat 20th B&I Cup Jersey Reds* W 26-19Sun 28th Champ Hartpury College W 20-16FEBRUARY Sun 18th Champ Richmond W 28-22Sun 25th Champ Cornish Pirates L 12-22MARCH Sat 3rd Champ Bedford Blues L 22-41Fri 23rd Champ Bristol Rugby L 13-18APRIL Sun 8th Champ Jersey Reds W 26-21Sat 14th Champ Rotherham L 26-30Tue 17th Champ Ealing Trail� nders D 23-23Sat 28th Champ London Scottish *On The Road **Premiership Select

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CLUB NEWSNEW DIRECTOR OF RUGBY SAYS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AT YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE IS IN A STRONG POSITION

On Saturday 21st April Yorkshire Carnegie’s Under-15s represented the club for the � rst time in their development journey.

The players, who competed in a festival at Silcoates School against Sale Sharks and Newcastle Falcons, had been identi� ed from the ERDPP programme, through training and playing festivals, and had several training opportunities under their belts to be able to identify their team strengths, how they wished to be seen as a team and what they were going to measure success as.

Chris Stirling, Director of Rugby for Yorkshire Carnegie, was present at the festival and enthused for the future of the club.

“It was a very enjoyable day attending the Under-15s festival at Silcoates School,” Stirling said. “The young talent on display was of a very high standard and combined with the great work from the Academy sta� and support from parents it is clear that youth development at the

club is in a strong position. I very much look forward to watching this talent develop, come through and push for top level rugby at the club.”

The players had identi� ed strengths of: supporting the player with the ball, decision making of how to move the ball to critical space, intensity, work rate on and o� the ball and physicality at the contact area. From these strengths the players had then come up with a number of key performance indicators on how to measure success. Yorkshire Carnegie player Ollie Fox, who has come through the club’s Academy system and now coaches with the Academy was pleased with the players’ learning.

“It was great to see the lads � nally match up against Falcons and Sharks,” Fox said.  “This was a valuable learning experience for them in their � rst taste of Academy rugby”.

The format of the day was festival based where two 12-a-side teams from each

Academy played the teams from the other Academies - in total four 20 minutes games were played by each team and overall the coaches were delighted with the performances of the players.

Luke Pendlebury, Academy Coach for Yorkshire Carnegie, enthused: “It was fantastic to see all the players put their aims and objectives into such fast, competitive rugby and come out on top in so many areas. There were also lots of great discussions and feedback given from the injured players on the day who acted as the team coaches.”

The Under-15s group will now regroup, analyse the games against their measures of success, identify how they can grow their strengths ready for the RFU 12-a-side festival on Monday 7th May at She� eld Hallam against other Academy teams. The highlights show the real potential of this talented group of players and we are looking forward to seeing this more over the next few years.

ALL TO PLAY FOR: 2018-19 SEASON MEMBERSHIPS NOW ON SALESeason Memberships for the 2018-19 Greene King IPA Championship are now on sale and next year supporters will get even greater value for money with more bene� ts for members.

Once again Junior supporters will get free membership and adult tickets will start from £140! Yorkshire Carnegie have also teamed up with Merlin Entertainment to o� er members discounts at top UK attractions including Alton Towers, LegoLand, Madame Tussauds, Sea Life Centres and The Dungeons to name a few.

Memberships will also get:

• Two opportunities to bring a friend for free

• Entry in to ballot for England International tickets

• Merlin Entertainment discount

• XBlades Discounts

• £10 o� Replica Shirt

• 15% discount on O� Field Range

• £5 discount on Cotton Jersey

• 25% discount on Base Layers

• 25% discount on Boots and Protection

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Entry to all home league (excluding play-o� s) and Cup Pool matches

Adult £140, Concession £90, Junior FREE

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BECK SET TO JOIN ELITE 100 CLUBYorkshire Carnegie forward Richard Beck is set to become only the seventh player in the club’s history to make 100 league starts for the club when James Lowes’ side conclude their Greene King IPA Championship season on Saturday at Emerald Headingley against London Scottish.

Beck follows on from team-mate Pete Lucock who reached the landmark achievement back in November at Ealing Trail� nders and follows in a rich tradition of club stalwarts.

The previous six to make 100 league starts for the club are:

MIKE SHELLEY (198)

Leeds legend who became the longest-serving player ever in the history of Leeds having joined the club in 1996 from West Hartlepool. Mike had been the pack leader for a number of years but was given the added responsibility of captain for the 2000-2001 season, a role he continued until the 2003-04 season.

The 2004-05 campaign saw Mike surpass the 200 appearance mark for the Tykes and he experienced one of his proudest moments for the club when he lifted the Powergen Cup after the Tykes win over Bath at Twickenham.

Mike was a loyal servant to the club and to many epitomised the Tykes. At the end of the 2005-06 season, despite being due a well earned testimonial, Mike made the decision to retire after 10 years and 244 appearances for the club in all competitions.

TOM PALMER (141)

Tom � rst came to Leeds to begin a University degree but was soon spotted by director of rugby Phil Davies, at his � rst game playing for the University. Tom made his debut against Blackheath on 2nd September 1998.

He was the club’s � rst England international and became the club’s youngest captain in 2003.

In the 2004-05 season Tom’s passion and commitment to the Tykes paid o� when he collected his Powergen Cup winner’s medal. Tom left the club at the end of a disappointing season for the club in 2006 when the side were relegated from the Premiership. In total Tom played 188 games for the club and scored 20 tries. He was still playing professionally in France up until last season.

RYAN BURROWS (120)

Former skipper Ryan Burrows left Yorkshire Carnegie last season to join Aviva Premiership side Newcastle Falcons. Ryan joined the club in 2011 from Rotherham and twice won the Player of the Year award.

Ryan was incredibly loyal to Yorkshire Carnegie during his time at the club, turning down a number of opportunities to play in the Premiership in the hope of leading the club to promotion.

MARK LUFFMAN (112)

Mark played 133 � rst-team games for Leeds at hooker of which 112 came in the starting line-up in the league. He scored a vital try in the win over Worcester that e� ectively sealed promotion

to the Premiership. Mark is also noteworthy as the club’s � rst ever try scorer in Europe, with his e� ort in Parma in 2001. He made his debut in the 1996-97 season against his former club Otley, when Leeds were competing in National 3 and was part of the team’s successful rise through the divisions.

ROB RAWLINSON (105)

The third front rower on the list, Rob played at Emerald Headingley for over a decade. In his ten years at the club he helped the team achieve promotion to the top-� ight three times and was a Powergen Cup winner in 2005.

‘Rawly’ joined the club in early August 1999 from Orrell, and played under Phil Davies, Stuart

Lancaster and Neil Back during his time at the club. He was the � rst ever player at the club to receive a testimonial.

PETER LUCOCK (120 PRIOR TO LONDON SCOTTISH ON 28TH APRIL 2018)

Lucock holds a unique position in the club’s history as the only player to ever come from the club’s mini rugby section when it used to be run out of Chandos Park at the formation of the club. He agreed a new deal with the club this week and has been a virtual ever-present this season. A Leeds-lad, Lucock made his Carnegie debut against Rotherham in 2011 having been promoted to the senior squad ahead of the Championship season.

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As part of the Project Rugby initiative, Yorkshire Carnegie’s community team have been delivering Mixed Ability rugby across the county since May 2017.

Mixed Ability rugby encourages able-bodied and disabled athletes to participate together in full contact rugby, regardless of their disability. The aim is for individuals to develop their rugby skills and also to break down barriers that a disability can cause.

One of the clubs Yorkshire Carnegie have been working with is Leeds Corinthians. The club along with International Mixed Ability Sports have supported individuals in their development and their integration into the club.

One person who has bene� ted from the support is Lee Robbins, who has Autism and learning di� culties, and is one of the founding members of the Leeds Corinthians Mixed Ability Team.

Lee attended the very � rst Yorkshire Carnegie Mixed Ability training

session at Leeds Corinthians and since then his love for the sport has grown and is the driving force behind the creation of the team.

Lee has progressed from the beginners training sessions to the development group and to the club training sessions.

Speaking to Lee about why he plays rugby, he said: “I really love rugby and being part of a team, I look forward

to every session. I feel that rugby has helped me build my con� dence enough so that I feel able to come out of my shell and be myself around other people and not be worried about what other people think. I have also found that it has helped me meet new people and make new friends.”

The person that has seen the most development in Lee is his mother Janet who brings him to every session. When asked how Mixed Ability Rugby has had an impact on Lee, she said: “I think that Mixed Ability Rugby has really helped Lee � nd his feet. Over the past year I have seen a new side to Lee, he has become more con� dent and started to come out of his shell. It is a fantastic environment full of caring and patient individuals helping him to get � t, make new friends and play the sport he now loves.”

Sam Kerry, Community Coach for Yorkshire Carnegie, added: “When Lee � rst started his con� dence and self-esteem was very low, he barely wanted to get involved and was quite a shy individual. As the sessions

passed his con� dence grew and so did the smile on his face. With this he started to engage more within the sessions.

“Having attended every session since the start he has become very passionate about the sport, even to the extent that he wants to now start contributing to the coaching of the side.”

Project Rugby is a grassroots project run by the RFU and Premiership Rugby to increase participation and opportunities for communities.

Project Rugby aims to reach more than 12,000 participants by providing accessible opportunities to play rugby in 200 community locations across England, transitioning new players and volunteers into local grassroots rugby clubs.

If you’re interested in getting involved with Project Rugby, contact Lisa.McCann@yorkshirecarnegie.com

For more information or to � nd out about a Project Rugby session near you, visit www.projectrugby.co.uk

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OPPOSITION PROFILE:

LONDON SCOTTISHIt has been a tough season for the Scots at the Richmond Athletic Ground. It all began with an exciting summer for supporters and players alike.

This positive feeling was further amplified when Yorkshire Carnegie visited the RAG on the opening day of the season. It was a glorious sunny day and the Scots were firing on all cylinders. They came away with their first victory of the season and did so in convincing fashion, completely out playing the talented Yorkshire side. However, unfortunately things did not carry on with the same amount of positive consistency after that respectable win.

Scottish faced a tough run of games and could not rekindle the fine form they

exhibited on the opening day. A very resounding loss to Ealing Trailfinders, live on Sky Sports, was a particular low point in the season. However, the Scots found themselves very unlucky on numerous occasions narrowly losing to Nottingham at home 33-31and losing to Hartpury with the final play of the game, a game they had controlled throughout.

However, when Cornish Pirates came to the RAG in late November for the first Friday night lights of the season, Scottish got their season somewhat back on track.

A bumper crowd of 1,400 supporters descended onto the RAG for a great evening of rugby and entertainment. Scottish put in a fine performance on the field and successfully

achieved their second win of the season. They followed this result up with another strong win against bottom of the table side Rotherham Titans. Things were suddenly starting to look up for the Scots.

As Christmas approached, Bedford were welcomed to town. All supporters who came down to that game were treated to an attacking spectacle. The game finished 52-52 with both sides playing some sumptuous rugby, a real Christmas delight. An impressive result against a team who were third in the league at the time. Just after the festive period the Scots managed to grab their fourth win of the season and their first win away from The Athletic Ground.

The squad headed to in-form Nottingham just before

the turn of the New Year and on a wet and windy day at Lady Bay had to dig in to beat the Green and Whites 21-17 to end 2017 on a high note.

2018 has not been prosperous for the Scots with heavy losses to champions Bristol, Jersey Reds and the Cornish Pirates compounded with some tight losses to Hartpury and Ealing Trailfinders all amounting to Scottish sitting in 11th place behind the rest of the pack.

Yet, as the season began to come to a close and the weather started to improve, London Scottish’s form experienced an exponential upturn. They dispatched Rotherham at the RAG 49-14 with a clinical display that would have challenged any side in the league.

The following week was the South West London derby. Richmond were the ‘hosts’ and Scottish had a score to settle after losing in the final play, yet again, to their rivals via an interception try.

This time round it was a hard-fought derby, as to be expected. With both sides desperate to own the bragging rights until next season. A last minute Jake Sharp penalty snatched victory for the Scots, a monumental win, 30-29 to Scottish, a deserved result for a side who have been short on luck this season.

Heading into the final week of the season and an away trip to Yorkshire Carnegie, a team they have beaten twice already this year, Scottish can still finish ninth in the Championship table, a better standing than last season.

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MATCHDAY SQUADSYORKSHIRE

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CHRIS ELDER 15 CRAIG HOLLAND

TOM MANN 14 ROB STEVENSON

ANDY FORSYTH 13 ROSS NEAL

TOM BULLOUGH 12 FRASER LYLE

STEVIE MCCOLL 11 MATT WILLIAMS

CALLUM IRVINE 10 JACOB ATKINS

OLLIE FOX 9 ED HOADLEY

CHARLIE BEECH 1 JONNY HARRIS

MIKE MAYHEW 2 ISAAC MILLER

CRAIG MITCHELL 3 EWAN MCQUILLIN

JACK WHETTON 4 ED MILNE

MATT SMITH 5 GREGOR GILLANDERS

JOSH BAINBRIDGE 6 JOE ATKINSON

RICHARD MAYHEW 7 CHRIS WALKER

RICHARD BECK 8 DANNY KENNY

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CHARLIE CAPPS 17 BEN ONYEAMA-CHRISTIE

JAMES THRAVES 18 PHIL CRINGLE

BEN WEST 19 MATT ELIET

TRYSTAN LLOYD 20 MATT MARLEY

HARRY DAVEY 21 ALEX WALKER

LEWIS WILSON 22 CONNOR HAYHOW

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR PRESENTATIONSAfter today’s game our end of year presentations will take place on the pitch after the � nal whistle, so please stay in the stands to watch the post-match interviews and player presentations.Awards for the Colin Cramphorn Supporters’ Player of the Year, Players’ Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year and Commitment to Community will be handed out.We will also welcome teams from Malton, Sandal and West Park Leeds to the pitch after the game to get a group picture with the Yorkshire Carnegie team.Following the presentations please join players and sta� in the Carnegie Cafe Bar.

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