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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE RUGBY UNION CLUB • ISSUE 10

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HARTPURY RFCSUNDAY 28 JANUARY 2018

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SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL BRYCE JOINS YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE ON LOANYorkshire Carnegie have signed former Scottish international front rower Kevin Bryce on loan from Edinburgh Rugby.

Bryce made his debut for Scotland as a hooker back in 2014 against Canada, and made one outing at the World Cup the following year as a replacement in Scotland’s � ve-try win over USA at Elland Road.

He joined Pro 14 side Edinburgh in 2016 from west coast rivals Glasgow Warriors, along with his brother Glenn. The move provided the opportunity for Bryce to switch positions from hooker to tighthead prop, where he made his club debut o� the bench

against Leinster in the third round of the 2016-17 Guinness PRO12.

The Scotland international, who is a product of Stirling County and Heriot’s, has previously played in England with London Irish in the Aviva Premiership back in 2013 on loan from Glasgow. He has been drafted into the Yorkshire Carnegie squad with Charlie Beech ruled out through illness this week, leaving Carnegie short of front rowers ahead of today’s clash with Hartpury at Emerald Headingley.

Yorkshire Carnegie Head of Operations Chris Gibson said: “I would like to thank Richard Cockerill and his coaching sta� up at Edinburgh for allowing Kevin to join us. He played for them last week against Stade Francais in the European Challenge Cup so comes to us in good shape and will be available for Sunday’s game.”

Whilst the deal is only a short-term loan to cover for Beech’s absence, Bryce is keen to grab the chance to impress the Yorkshire Carnegie management as he plans for the future, saying: “I am really looking forward to getting some game-time and showing what I can do. It is a good opportunity to show my worth.

“The deal came about quickly and it all happened very fast. I was actually travelling down to England to visit my girlfriend in Stoke and my agent said that the deal had been done

and I needed to get myself to Leeds. I trained on Friday morning and met the boys. They are a good bunch of lads and I � tted in nicely.

“I am seeing it as a bit of a trial, there is an opportunity for a tight head and with the amount of game-time I can get, hopefully I can work well for the team, and you never know if that could lead to a contract.”

Bryce will become the 16th Scottish international to play for the club following in the footsteps of some prestigious names. Our most capped player of all time since the formation of the club is Scottish prop Gavin Kerr. The other Scottish internationals to have played for the club are Tony Stanger, Carl Hogg, Gordon Ross, Cameron Mather, Stuart Reid, Roland Reid, Stewart Campbell, Jamie Mayer, Dan Parks, Tom Ryder, Andy Craig, Gordon Bulloch, Jon Dunbar, Michael Cusack and Duncan Hodge.

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

Darren Atkins Full-back 1.85m 90kg 11/02/1997 20 3 1 2 10 3 1 2 10 v Rotherham 03/12/17Josh Bainbridge Back row 1.83m 101kg 17/04/1996 21 12 6 2 10 29 25 24 120 v Doncaster 28/09/14Richard Beck Back row 1.88m 100kg 13/06/1989 28 10 2 1 5 82 38 13 65 v Leicester 08/11/09Charlie Beech Prop 1.85m 125kg 21/07/1987 30 11 4     66 34 10 50 v Bristol 13/10/13Louis Brown Winger 1.86m 86Kg 17/02/1998 19 12 3 4 20 12 3 4 20 v London Irish 11/03/17Joe Buckle Hooker 1.83m 103kg 13/05/1993 24 12 2 8 40 12 2 8 40 v London Scottish 02/09/17Tom Bullough Centre 1.85m 97Kg 10/04/1997 20 3       3 3     v NG Dragons PS 17/12/16Fred Burdon Centre 1.83m 94kg 30/12/1989 28 5 4     55 8 12 60 v Nottingham 31/08/12Charlie Capps Prop 1.84m 119kg 08/06/1997 20 3 2     4 4     v Doncaster 09/10/15Tom Casson Centre 1.83m 94Kg 06/04/1990 27 9 3     35 8     v Bristol 18/10/15Shaun Crouch Second row 1.94m 119kg 02/10/1999 18                  Michael Cusack Prop 1.79m 135kg 07/11/1984 33         32 44 5 25 v Bath 14/09/03Harry Davey Fly-half 1.77m 86kg 21/12/1998 19 3     11 3 1   11 v London Irish 11/03/17Alex Davies Scrum-half 1.75m 81kg 21/06/1986 31 7 1   37 30 2 3 68 v Ealing Trail� nders 03/09/16Harry Davies Winger 1.94m 102kg 10/05/1994 23 3     18 3     18 v Doncaster 17/09/17Harry Dunne Centre 1.82m 89kg 30/10/1997 20                  Chris Elder Full-back 1.93m 107kg 12/06/1992 25 14   15 75 28   19 95 v Nottingham 26/12/16Andy Forsyth Centre 1.88m 87Kg 09/09/1990 27 13 3 2 10 46 15 17 85 v Jersey 06/09/15Oliver Fox Scrum-half 1.79m 80kg 14/03/1999 18 1 5 1 5 1 7 1 5 v NG Dragons PS 11/12/16Ross Graham Hooker 1.78m 100kg 20/12/1995 22         4 9 1 5 v London Welsh 17/09/16Max Green Scrum-half 1.86m 82Kg 13/02/1996 21 4 2     17 29 2 12 v Ealing Trail� nders 20/09/15Rian Hamilton Full-back 1.77m 87Kg 09/09/1998 19 1       1       v Jersey Reds 13/10/17Will Homer Scrum-half 1.83m 88kg 24/10/1995 22 11 3 2 37 11 3 2 37 v London Scottish 02/09/17 Lee Imiolek Prop 1.85m 110kg 21/09/1990 27 1 6     37 78 9 45 v Nottingham 31/08/12Callum Irvine Fly-half 1.80m 87kg 02/01/1994 24 3 4 1 5 3 4 1 5 v Nottingham 08/09/17Trystan Lloyd Back row 1.88m 90kg 13/08/1991 26 1 3 1 5 1 3 1 5 v NG Dragons PS 09/12/17Pete Lucock Centre 1.83m 90kg 27/11/1992 25 14 1 2 13 118 11 13 68 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 3 3 3 15 17 15 11 55 v Ealing Trail� nders 15/10/16Richard Mayhew Back row 1.91m 108kg 24/06/1985 32 10 1 2 10 29 2 4 20 v Ealing Trail� nders 03/09/16Stevie McColl Full-back 1.85m 98kg 16/08/1988 29 9 3 2 26 82 9 30 177 v London Welsh 04/09/11Elliot Millar-Mills Prop 1.90m 120kg 08/07/1992 25 4 3     4 3     v Doncaster 17/09/17Mike Myerscough Second Row 1.96m 110kg 28/05/1986 31 12 2 3 15 64 22 6 30 v Nottingham 31/08/12Harry Newborn Hooker 1.82m 101kg 13/04/1997 20 3 7 2 10 3 7 2 10 v Jersey Reds 13/10/17Jordon Poole Hooker 1.75m 103kg 02/04/1997 20 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 PS 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 9 1 1 5 86 31 7 35 v Bristol 23/09/12Ollie Stedman Back row 1.91m 121kg 20/05/1991 26 14 1 3 15 37 5 10 50 v Scarlets 06/11/10Jonny Teague Back row 22/02/1997 20 1 1 v Dragons PS 16/12/217Marc Thomas Prop 1.83m 114kg 15/07/1990 27 14   3 15 14   3 15 v London Scottish 02/09/17James Thraves Prop 1.88m 120kg 05/01/1994 24 4 11     7 17 1 5 v Rotherham 01/10/16Xavier Valentine Prop 1.88m 115kg 22/07/1998 19   3       3     v NG Dragons PS 09/12/17Will Vaughan Prop 1.86m 107kg 03/06/1996 21 1 3     1 3     v NG Dragons PS 09/12/17Jack Wafer Hooker 1.84m 119kg 28/12/1998 19                  Elliot Ward Back row 1.94m 105kg 26/07/1998 19 1 4     1 4     v Jersey Reds 13/10/17Michael Waters Fly-half 1.80m 80kg 03/01/1996 22 1 1     1 1     v NG Dragons PS 09/12/17George Watkins Winger 1.80m 91Kg 11/09/1990 27 15 2 1 5 15 2 1 5 v London Scottish 02/09/17Ben West Prop 1.98m 122Kg 19/01/1992 26 4 7     18 8 4 20 v London Welsh 01/01/17Jack Whetton Back row 2.00m 119kg 24/05/1992 25 13 3 1 5 20 10 1 5 v Nottingham 11/09/16Lewis Wilson Back row 1.90m 105kg 03/02/1998 19 3 1     4 3     v NG Dragons PS 11/12/16Sam Wolstenholme Scrum-half 1.77m 80kg 21/06/1999 18 1 2 1 5 1 2 1 5 v London Scottish 22/10/17Max Wright Centre 1.84m 87Kg 24/05/1997 20         9 13 3 15 v Ospreys PS 15/11/15Penalty tries               2 14     2  54       AVE 24 285 116 67 451 1,072 509 234 1,311

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CLUB P W D L PTS

1 Bristol Rugby 13 13 0 0 64

2 Ealing Trail� nders 13 11 2 0 55

3 Yorkshire Carnegie 13 8 4 1 40

4 Bedford Blues 13 6 5 2 39

5 Doncaster Knights 13 5 7 1 34

6 Nottingham Rugby 13 6 6 1 33

7 Cornish Pirates 13 5 8 0 31

8 Jersey Reds 13 6 6 1 29

9 Richmond 13 6 7 0 29

10 London Scottish 13 4 8 1 27

11 Hartpury 13 4 8 1 26

12 Rotherham Titans 13 0 13 0 3

GREENE KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP & B&I CUP FIXTURES 2017-18Date COMP Opponents RES (F-A)SEPTEMBER Sat 2nd Champ London Scottish L 12-30Fri 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 28-12Sun 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 (KO 2.30) 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 FEBRUARY Sun 11th Champ Cornish Pirates Sun 18th Champ Richmond MARCH Sat 3rd Champ Bedford Blues Sun 18th Champ Ealing Trail� nders Fri 23rd Champ Bristol Rugby APRIL Sun 8th Champ Jersey Reds Sat 14th Champ RotherhamSat 28th Champ London Scottish *On The Road **Premiership Select

TOP 10 TRY SCORERS1 Dean Adamson Bedford Blues 122 Alun Walker Ealing Trail� nders 123 Chris Elder Yorkshire Carnegie 104 Rhodri Williams Bristol Rugby 95 Kyle Moyle Cornish Pirates 96 Jordan Williams Bristol Rugby 87 Luc Jones Richmond 88 Jonathan Woodward Richmond 89 Thomas Pincus Jersey Reds 810 Luke Morahan Bristol Rugby 7

TOP 10 POINT SCORERS1 Ian Madigan Bristol Rugby 1412 Ti� Eden Nottingham Rugby 1403 Peter Lydon Ealing Trail� nders 1264 Robert Kirby Richmond 1085 Simon Humberstone Doncaster Knights 1076 Jake Sharp London Scottish 1037 Brendan Cope Jersey Reds 888 Laurence May Cornish Pirates 839 Harry Sheppard Bedford Blues 7110 Will Cargill Cornish Pirates 68

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CUSACK ANNOUNCES RETIREMENTYorkshire Carnegie prop Michael Cusack has announced his retirement from professional rugby following medical advice.

Cusack signed for Yorkshire Carnegie ahead of the 2016-17 season and it was a return to the club where the Doncaster-born player started his career as a teenager back in 2003. Over his two spells at the club he made 75 appearances, his last coming in last year’s Championship Play-o� Final against London Irish. A neck injury has kept the 33-year-old out of action for the entire 2017-18 campaign.

Phil Davies gave Cusack his debut when he was aged 18 and he went on to make his full debut in the Heineken Cup at Neath-Swansea Ospreys against Welsh World Cup star Duncan Jones. His incredible � rst season culminated in him being part of the Leeds Under-19s team that won the National Colts Cup for the � rst time in the club’s history, beating Bedford in the � nal. He was also named Leeds’ Young Player of the Year.

When he left Carnegie he played for Doncaster, Glasgow Warriors and Newcastle Falcons.

He made his Scotland debut prior to the 2015 World Cup, having quali� ed

through residency after � ve seasons at Glasgow Warriors.  

Con� rming his retirement, Cusack said: “It is with sadness that I have decided to retire from professional rugby following medical advice.

“I have been fortunate enough to be a professional rugby player for 15 years and to be part of teams that have experienced great success.

“I would like to thank everyone at Yorkshire Carnegie; it has been great to � nish my playing career where it all began.”

Chris Gibson, head of rugby operations for Yorkshire Carnegie, said: “We wish Michael all the best for the future. It is always sad to see a player have to retire through injury and Michael has been a great servant to the club through his two spells and he leaves with all our best wishes.”

CLUB NEWS

SIX NATIONS LUNCH WITH MARTIN JOHNSON CBEOn Thursday 1st March we will be hosting a special Six Nations Lunch with legendary England World Cup-winning captain Martin Johnson CBE at Emerald Headingley Stadium.

The lunch will take place in the Long Bar from 12 noon and is hosted by British & Irish Lion John Bentley, and demand is expected to be high for the visit of a sporting legend to Yorkshire.

Tables of ten are available for £600 plus VAT, or individual places can be booked for £65 each plus VAT. This includes a three-course lunch.

To book places please call the Commercial Sales Team on 0113 2033222 or email sales@leedsrugby.com for further details.

UNDER-18S REACH HALF WAY POINT IN THE SEASONYorkshire Carnegie put in a battling performance against league leaders Wasps in wintery conditions at the Rugby School last weekend.

Ryan Gibson crossed for Carnegie’s � rst try and Harry Williams scored a second, with Tom Stephenson kicking the rest of the points for the visitors.

Steve Salvin, Academy Development Coach at Yorkshire Carnegie, said: “The game was a little frustrating for us and probably our worst performance of the opening three games. The conditions were terrible and it snowed throughout the game so that did not help the quality of the game for either side.

“With 10-15 minutes to go though we were still in the game and the players can take a lot from that. It was just frustrating that had we played to the level we had in the � rst two games I think it would have been a much closer game. We have got a week o� now before our next � xture so this will give us a chance to rest a few bruised bodies. The training programme has been a little di� erent

this week because we are not focused on a game, but after that we have a match at the end of every week.

“Over the � rst three games we have been able to give most players in our squad some game time and we hope to be able to give more players the opportunity to play. Last week’s game, although it wasn’t a winning result, was a good learning experience for our players and that is what the league is about. Our players will have learned a lot from that game and will take a lot from it as they continue on their development .”

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CLUB NEWSBRITISH & IRISH CUP QUARTER-FINAL DRAWYorkshire Carnegie could face Ealing Trail� nders in the quarter-� nals of the British & Irish Cup. Quali� cation will be determined once the Cornish Pirates have played their postponed � xture against Hartpury. This game will now be replayed at the Mennaye on Saturday 3rd February, with a 2.30pm kick-o� .

If Cornish gain a bonus point win at home to Hartpury they will progress to the last eight at the expense of Yorkshire Carnegie and travel to Ealing for the quarter-� nal.

Should Yorkshire Carnegie qualify and win at Ealing, we will have a home semi-� nal against the winner of Bedford and Ulster A.

The draw for the 2018 British & Irish Cup quarter-� nals is as follows:

QUARTER-FINALS 30th/31st March/1st April

QUARTER-FINAL 1: Ealing Trail� nders v Yorkshire Carnegie OR Cornish Pirates*

QUARTER-FINAL 2: Jersey Reds v Doncaster Knights

QUARTER-FINAL 3: Leinster A v Munster A

QUARTER-FINAL 4: Bedford Blues v Ulster A

SEMI-FINALS 20th/21st/22nd April

SEMI-FINAL 1: Winner quarter-� nal 1 v quarter-� nal 4

SEMI-FINAL 2: Winner quarter-� nal 2 v quarter-� nal 3

FINAL 11th/12th/13th May

Fixture dates and kick-o� times will be announced by clubs in due course.

COMMUNITY ROUND-UPYorkshire Carnegie’s community department have launched a new Mixed Ability rugby course at Middleton Leisure Centre, which runs every Monday between 10am and 11am.

The sessions are free to attend and are open to people aged 16+ and for all abilities, but mainly focus on those with mental or physical disabilities and those returning to rugby or wanting to play at a slower pace.

The Mixed Ability sessions, which have already run at Pontefract RUFC, are part of ‘Project Rugby’, which is an initiative from Premiership Rugby and England which aims to engage new audiences with rugby and stimulate a lifelong interest in the game.

‘Project Rugby’ is designed to increase participation in the game with people from traditionally underrepresented groups: black, Asian and minority ethnic people, people from lower socio-economic backgrounds and disabled people.

For more information on the Mixed Ability sessions email sam.kerry@yorkshirecarnegie.com

Yorkshire Carnegie community coach Sam Kerry has also delivered three coaching sessions at three Yorkshire clubs. As part of the community team’s commitment to supporting the development of women’s rugby, Sam has run a session with the girls team at Baildon and West Leeds. As well as this he has also been

supporting the recruitment for the Hunters team who are based in Alwoodley.

Before today’s game the community team have held a takeover morning at Aireborough and were joined by Yorkshire Carnegie players Joe Buckle and Tom Bullough.

The Aireborough players have then been invited to watch Carnegie in action against Hartpury.

At today’s game we would like to welcome players from Yorkshire Community Clubs. Look out for the Under-7s, 8s, 10s and 11s from Aireborough and Wharfedale, along with the Under-10s from York who are taking part in the half-time games. We hope you enjoy your day at Emerald Headingley.

Place of birth: ChesterHeight: 5ft 9insPosition: Scrum-half / Full-backSchool attended: Wirral GrammarRepresentative honours: Barbarians in 2010Favourite programme: Love Island, Power, Ozarks, SuitsFavourite � lm: Man on FireFavourite music: Deep HouseWhat sports teams do you support? LiverpoolInteresting fact about you: I can speak TonganGreatest achievement: Winning the Greene King IPA Championship twiceFirst rugby memory: Turning up at my local rugby club and leaving as it was full contactMost memorable rugby moment: Playing alongside my brother at Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers

WHICH OF YOUR TEAM-MATES IS THE...Biggest moaner? Ollie StedmanThe funniest? Marc ThomasIf you won the lottery what would be the first thing you would buy? A deposit on a house in RichmondIf you could travel back in time what would be the one thing you would change? Pay no taxIf you could be the lead singer of a band which would it be? Red Hot Chili PeppersIN A MOVIE ABOUT YOUR LIFE…Who would star as you? Will FerrellWhat genre would the film be? ComedyWho would be your arch enemy? Mike Mayhew

GrammarRepresentative honours:Barbarians in 2010Favourite programme: Island, Power, Ozarks, SuitsFavourite � lm: Favourite music: What sports teams do you support?Interesting fact about you:I can speak TonganGreatest achievement: Winning the Greene King IPA Championship twiceFirst rugby memory: up at my local rugby club and leaving as it was full contactMost memorable rugby moment: my brother at Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers

School attended:Grammar

MEET THE TEAM:ALEX DAVIES

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Despite the pool stages of the British & Irish Cup having now been completed, we still do not know our fate in the competition because of last week’s postponement between Cornish Pirates and Hartpury.

The � nal round of the British & Irish Cup saw plenty of drama as the Greene King IPA Championship sides looked to con� rm their places in the last-eight of the competition.

Bedford Blues, Jersey Reds and Ealing Trail� nders all secured top spot in their pools, whilst things were more nervy for Doncaster Knights and Yorkshire Carnegie.

Here’s our rundown of what happened in round six of the B&I Cup.

BEDFORD BLUESCONFIRM TOP SPOT

Nottingham fell to a 32-15 defeat to Bedford in their � nal pool match, enabling the Blues to � nish top of the group with 24 points.

Nottingham, playing away, took the lead in the match through Jordan Coghlan’s unconverted score, before a succession of drives saw Lee Dickson fall short but Ed Taylor put the � nish on a hard-earned try for Bedford.

A similar move saw George Edgson power over to give the Blues the lead, and their third try was struck soon after when Will Hooley sent over a pin-point kick for Dean Adamson to ground.

Adamson completed his double after the break, meaning Vili Hakalo’s try in response for Nottingham wasn’t to be enough to get them back in it.

FIVE-TRY DONCASTER PROGRESS

Pool Three concluded in style as Doncaster Knights progressed to the quarter-� nals following their 37-28 win away against Leinster A.

The Donnybrook crowd got to witness an excellent match that saw the home side race into a 21-8 half-time lead before Doncaster’s comeback.

Joe Sproston had already grabbed a � rst-half try and after a spell camped on the Leinster line Doncaster were awarded a penalty try, before full-back Paul Jarvis brought the Knights within a point.

Junior Bulumakau touched down on 70 minutes and Matt Challinor went in under the posts to seal the comeback, despite Sean McNulty’s late score for the Dublin side.

YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE INTO LAST EIGHT - FOR NOW

The all-Greene King IPA Championship � xture between Yorkshire Carnegie and Jersey ended in a 26-19 victory for the Yorkshiremen, meaning both sides could progress into the last eight.

Chris Elder crossed early on for the hosts but Brendan Hope hit back for the Reds with a try, conversion and penalty.

Carnegie then hit three tries in the closing 12 minutes of the � rst-half, through Harry Newborn, Stevie McColl and a second for Elder.

Carnegie were then left scoreless in the second-half as Cope added two more penalties for the visitors, with Jersey sealing a home quarter-� nal to be played on Easter weekend.

TRAILFINDERS MAINTAIN PERFECT RECORD

It has been a memorable year in the pool stages for Ealing Trail� nders, who kept their 100 per cent record in the competition intact with a 24-0 win away at Richmond.

The west-London side got o� to a perfect start with a try for hooker Alun Walker giving them an early lead.

Richmond gave as good as they got in an even game, but Ealing’s defence proved too resolute and their second try was a � ne individual e� ort from Luke Daniels.

Two more scores followed from Peter Lydon and James Cordy Redden, with the Trail� nders con� rmed as the best quali� er from the pool stages.

BRISTOL HIT TOP GEAR

Bristol enjoyed a wonderful Friday night in the British & Irish Cup as they ran in ten tries to defeat Cardi� Blues 68-0.

Pat Lam made 14 changes to the side that beat Doncaster last week, but it didn’t show as the home side looked in the mood right from the o� , with Dan Thomas grabbing the � rst try of the night.

Nick Haining helped himself to a � rst-half double and Jordan Williams also crossed, with Bristol securing a bonus point inside 20 minutes.

After the break it was more of the same - Ben Gompels scored his � rst try for the club, Billy Searle grabbed a double and Alapati Leiua, Andy Uren and Joe Joyce also touched down.

ROTHERHAM TITANS FINISH WITH WIN

Rotherham Titans � nished o� the pool stages with a bonus-point win away at Connacht A, but haven’t made the quarter-� nals as one of the three best runners-up.

The Titans pack dominated right from the o� and their hard work was rewarded on seven minutes with a try for hooker Jonny Murphy.

After some resolute defence Will Thomas charged down a clearance kick to allow Jamie Cooke to dot down, and there was still time before the break for Drew Cheshire to register his � fth try in as many games.

After half-time Jake Henry scored an excellent individual try, helping Rotherham to a 27-3 win and their � rst back-to-back victories for the � rst time since February 2016.

EXILES GRAB THIRD WIN

London Scottish followed up the previous week’s win over Yorkshire Carnegie with an impressive 27-22 victory away at Newport Dragons.

It took the London side a while to get going, conceding two tries in the � rst three minutes before Ben Mosses dragged two defenders over the line to bring things back to 12-7.

The Welsh region surged into a 22-7 lead but from then on it was all Scottish, as Joe Luca-Smith touched down in the corner and Basil Strang shrugged o� a defender to make it 22-17 with 45 minutes played.

Dan George then scored from a catch-and-drive, leaving Strang to round o� the scoring with a late penalty to seal the result.

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OPPOSITION PROFILE:

HARTPURY RFCHaving entered the English rugby pyramid as recently as 2004, Hartpury RFC has enjoyed a rapid rise to the Greene King IPA Championship, achieving nine promotions in 13 seasons.

Originally formed to provide Hartpury College students with the opportunity to experience adult league rugby, the club has developed a momentum which saw it top last season’s National One table with an unprecedented record - 30 wins, no defeats, only two bonus points missed and a points for/against differential of more than 900.

Director of Rugby, John Barnes, and Head Coach Mark Cornwell, who played almost 200 games for Gloucester, have continued with the philosophy that sees Hartpury seeking to bring an open and adventurous brand of rugby into the Championship. They follow in the footsteps of widely admired Welsh coach Allan Lewis and former DoR, Alan Martinovic, who subsequently joined Bristol Rugby in 2016.

Despite the presence of a few ‘old heads’, Hartpury is all about player development and there are some notable products of the institution now making their way at

the highest levels. Ross Moriarty became the second ‘old boy’ to pull on a British Lions jersey recently, following on from Wales’ Alex Cuthbert in 2013.

Jonny May is a regular presence in the England line-up, whilst players like Dan Robson (Wasps), Mike Haley (Sale Sharks), Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers), Richard Barrington (Saracens) and a host of Gloucester Rugby players (with whom the college has a close working relationship) all came through the Hartpury system.

Hartpury came into the Championship season fully aware of the challenges ahead. The pre-season, perhaps more than any other in the club’s short history, saw an influx of new players to meet the demands of life in the second tier.

Prop forwards Dan Murphy and Rupert Harden both bring plenty of top-flight experience, building on the foundations laid around skipper Rhys Oakley (formerly of Yorkshire Carnegie), centre Luke Eves

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and flanker Mat Gilbert, in recent seasons.

Oakley is not the only Yorkshire connection in the Hartpury squad. Lock Joe Quinn was a former player at Emerald Headingley, as was attack coach Jonny Goodridge.

Results so far have been mixed, not helped by early

season injuries to stand-out players such as centre Steve Leonard and England Under-20 scrum-half Harry Randall. Both are expected to return in the next few weeks.

After an encouraging opening-day performance against league-leaders Bristol, in which Hartpury led at half-time, there

have been wins against Doncaster Knights, Rotherham (home and away) and London Scottish.

There was also a creditable 29-29 draw in the reverse fixture, when Yorkshire were the visitors to the Gillman’s Ground back in September. After racing into a commanding half-time lead, Hartpury were gradually pulled back by a smarter second-half Yorkshire performance and were grateful for Jacob Perry’s late penalty.

Those results have been supplemented by further bonus points and Hartpury remain confident that there is sufficient quality in the squad to see them safely through to another Championship season.

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MATCHDAY SQUADSYORKSHIRE

CARNEGIEHARTPURYRFC

T C P DG T C P DG

CHRIS ELDER 15 MIKE WILCOX

GEORGE WATKINS 14 GEORGE PERKINS

ANDY FORSYTH 13 SAM BEDLOW

FRED BURDON 12 LUKE EVES

STEVIE McCOLL 11 TOM SEABROOK

PETE LUCOCK 10 JAMES WILLIAMS

ALEX DAVIES 9 HARRY COCHRANE

MARC THOMAS 1 DAN MURPHY

HARRY NEWBORN 2 WILL TANNER

JAMES THRAVES 3 RUPERT HARDEN

JACK WHETTON 4 BJ EDWARDS

MIKE MYERSCOUGH 5 RHYS OAKLEY (C)

BEN WEST 6 IAIN GRIEVE

RICHARD MAYHEW (C) 7 ROB LANGLEY

RICHARD BECK 8 DARREL DYER

REPLACEMENTS REPLACEMENTS

JORDON POOLE 16 WILL CRANE

CHARLIE CAPPS 17 MIKE FLOOK

KEVIN BRYCE 18 MIKE DANIELS

MATT SMITH 19 BEN SO’OIALO-CHAN

JOSH BAINBRIDGE 20 JOE QUINN

WILL HOMER 21 EWAN FENLEY

CALLUM IRVINE 22 JACOB PERRY

CLU

B PA

RTN

ERS:MATCH OFFICIALS:

Referee: Hamish SmalesAR1: Matthew DaubneyAR2: Simon Park

YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE vs RICHMOND18th February, kick-o� 3pmYorkshire Carnegie face ninth-placed Richmond in their next home � xture in February.

Back in October, Richmond were the 31-20 victors. Carnegie crossed for tries through George Watkins, Dan Sanderson, Chris Elder and Mike Myerscough but an impressive defensive display from the hosts saw them hold on to claim their � rst victory over their Yorkshire opponents.

YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE MATCH DAY PRICING 2017-18ADULTS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £17CONCESSIONS* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £10JUNIORS** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £5CONCESSION: *Seniors are 65 and over and students upon production of a valid student card ** Junior denotes a child who is 16 and under.

Advance tickets can be bought in person in the club, online at www.yorkshirecarnegie.com or by calling 0371 423 1315.

MASCOTS

FREDDIE ROBINSON, 8School: Knaresborough St John’s Primary

SchoolFavourite player: Charlie Beech

Hobbies: Swimming, street dance, playing football and cricket and watching Yorkshire

Carnegie.

LUCAS ROBINSON, 13School: King James School in Knaresborough

Favourite player: Chris ElderHobbies: Watching Yorkshire Carnegie,

playing football and cricket .