Old Yardleians RFC: Club News


First News Roundup of 2009 - 1st February

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:00

Results from Saturday 31st January
Midlands 4 West (North) League: Cleobury Mortimer 17 - 24 Old Yardleians 1st XV
2nds League: Old Yardleians 2nds 15 - 47 Camp Hill

Results in our league:
 
Bishops Castle & Onny Valley 0 - 25 Willenhall  
Cleobury Mortimer 17 - 24 Old Yardleians  
Handsworth 17 - 10 Shrewsbury  
Newcastle (Staffs) 27 - 13 Moseley Oak  
Tamworth 31 - 20 Leek  
Veseyans 18 - 28 Burntwood

Current League table:
Midlands 4 West (North)  Short Format Long Format
 
Team               P  W   D  L  F    A    Diff  Pts  Adjust 
Willenhall         15 15  0  0  526  97   429   30   0 
Burntwood          14 12  0  2  327  104  223   24   0 
Shrewsbury         14 11  0  3  340  123  217   22   0 
Tamworth           15 10  1  4  356  151  205   21   0 
Old Yardleians     14 9   0  5  333  161  172   18   0 
Veseyans           14 7   0  7  287  198  89    14   0 
Newcastle (Staffs) 15 6   1  8  223  263  -40   13   0 
Handsworth         14 4   1  9  146  317  -171  9    0 
Leek               14 4   0  10 235  297  -62   8    0 
Moseley Oak        14 4   0  10 135  482  -347  8    0 
Bishops Castle&OV  14 2   1  11 102  387  -285  5    0 
Cleobury Mortimer  15 0   0  15 147  577  -430  -2   -2  
 
FUTURE EVENTS:

Saturday 7th February

  • 1st XV vs. Bournville home in a friendly
  • 2nds vs. Dixonians away in the league
  • 3rds vs. Alcester at home

BBC: Six Nations - 15:00 England vs. Italy, 17:00 Ireland vs. France followed by a replay of England vs. Italy if someone sets SKY Plus.

Sunday 8th February

BBC: Six Nations  - 15.00 Scotland vs. Wales

Saturday 14th February

  • 1st XV vs. Leek away in the league
  • 2nds vs. Bournville at home in the league
  • 3rds vs. Bournville away

BBC: Six Nations - 16:00 France vs. Scotland, 17:30 Wales vs. England

 Sunday 15th February

BBC: Six Nations  - 15.30 Italy vs. Ireland

Saturday 21st February

  • 1st XV vs. Burntwood home in the league
  • 2nds vs. Wednesbury away
  • 3rds vs. Old Griffs away

SKY Sports - 12:45 Aston Villa vs. Chelsea,  14:30 Harlequins vs. Gloucester

Club Stuff:

International Tickets
Due to someone no longer requiring them I have 3 tickets available for England vs. France
 
Date: Sunday 15th March
Match; England vs. France
Tickets: 3 x £69.50 plus £5 per ticket club admin fee - Total £223.50
 
First come first served. Please call me on 07766 443811 but not after 9pm. Payment will be required immediately.
 
Last chance to order your replica club kit for end of February delivery

We are now able to offer 1st XV replica kit for sale to club members at the following prices. As we have to place individual orders it is cash up front please:
1st XV Playing Top - £35 - Please give me your chest size in inches, number for the back if required and name for the back if required.
1st XV warm up top - £26 - Please give me a size S, M, L, XL, XXL or XXXL and number if required. Numbers will be in green to distinguish the top from the original 1st XV ones.
I need your requirements and a cheque made payable to OYRFC immediately. Please send to Mark Baldwin, 142 Solihull Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 3HS.
 
Easter Tour
Please pay the balance of your tour money to Bobo or Marcus now to confirm your place. Failure to do so could cost you your deposit. Games have now been arranged on the Saturday against Penryn RFC and the Sunday against Newquay Hornets, so bring your kit as well.
 
Raffle Tickets
Please return your RFU raffle tickets to Kim Hemmings asap. Please make sure you sell them all. For every £1 ticket sold the RFU give the club 90p back.
 
Anything to say

Please email me details of any Old Yards information, trivia or jokes so I can add them to the next update.

Mark Baldwin, Hon. Secretary, 1st February 2009

mark.xc@blueyonder.co.uk

 




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