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CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME

Welcome to Grangefield
It is with pleasure we welcome Ponteland
to Grangefield for today’s DN1 clash.
Congratulations on your promotion last
season and we look forward to two highly
competitive fixtures in 2016/17.

The season is now in full swing for both our could have imagined just how big the impact has been.
senior and junior sections. Whilst we haven’t We now field sides at every single age with some year
had the results we would have wanted so far groups looking to run two teams. With the increase in
at 1st XV level, performances, in particular last numbers we have also welcomed new coaches to the
week at Gateshead have been encouraging. It club but we are always looking for more help. If you have
was great to see 17 year old Alex Osifo make his any time to volunteer during the week or on Sunday
debut last week and I am sure he won’t be the mornings please get in touch. Whether that is helping
only one from our talented group of Colts to with coaching, refereeing or catering we need all the
progress to the 1st XV this campaign. support we can get and it would be much appreciated.
I would like to thank all of our sponsors for the
To still raise three sides last week despite the 2017/18 season who without their support it would be
unavailability of 35 players (who have already played impossible for the club to operate. As this programme
for the club this season) shows how strong the senior shows, there is a real appetite for businesses to get
section is at the moment. With more players available involved with our growing community club. We have
in the coming weeks we expect results to improve plenty of advertising opportunities for sponsors both
significantly. Our Vets team play have their first run at the ground, in the programme and across our digital
out of the season in a tournament at Northallerton platforms. Please get in touch if you would like to know
tomorrow starting at 2pm. All support welcome. more.
Speaking of playing numbers, we now have over WWGD
300 mini and junior players registered to play for the Graham Newton
club. When we moved from Norton a couple of years Chairman
ago we hoped being central to three of the town's
Secondary Schools would have a positive impact on
junior numbers. In our wildest dreams I don’t think we

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CLUB CONTACTS

Key Contacts Brendan Thornton 07968111702 [email protected]
Graham Newton 07913719243 [email protected]
President 07837012474 [email protected]
Chairman Keith Kelly 07860463983
Secretary Nicholas Moore 07713883447 [email protected]
Treasurer 07713883447 [email protected]
Fixture Secretary Terry Wilson [email protected]
Membership Secretary Terry Wilson
07766000579 [email protected]
Senior Club Paul Lee 07795810691 [email protected]
Martin Howe 07917845364 [email protected]
Director of Rugby Mark Skirving 07906332737 [email protected]
Senior Coach Charlie Doherty 07712 176030 [email protected]
Senior Coach Stan Chapman 07581522787 [email protected]
Club Captain Benjamin Costello 07920750670 [email protected]
Saracens Team Manger Peter Ewart 07807361129
Saracens Captain Matt Turner 07764151073 [email protected]
Stocktonians Team Manager Mark Graham 07928444779 [email protected]
Stocktonians Captain Maurice Douthwaite 07939143733
Senior Colts Coach Simon Crozier 07939143733 [email protected]
Senior Colts Coach Jim Johnsone [email protected]
Junior Colts Coach [email protected]
Junior Colts Coach Jane King
Lynn Doherty 07712205698 [email protected]
Junior Academy 07775 438769 [email protected]
Ian Bruce 07932 735475
Chair Terry Wilson 07713 883447 [email protected]
Academy Safeguarding Officer [email protected]
Mini Coordinator
Junior Coordinator

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WELCOME TO PONTELAND RFC

After a season’s break in fixtures when Ponteland were formed in 1967 and in recent years
they were in DN2, it is a pleasure to have tended to yo-yo between DN1 and DN2. They were
re-establish contact with the players, promoted straight back into DN1 this season following
committee members, and supporters of relegation in April 2016. Their 2014/15 season in DN2
Ponteland. We welcome them back to saw them only lose two games and top the table by
Grangefield where they last appeared in more than ten points- so they must have faced the
November 2015 when we won 20-16. We season with some confidence 2015/16. Previously they
also managed to win the return game at had survived four successive seasons in DN1.
Ponteland by 14-5 in March 2016. Today’s referee is Colin Davison, a regular and
respected visitor to Grangefield.

FLASHBACK TO 1995...

Stockton 28 - 7 West Park Bramhope

Tries: Turner (2), Kell, Howe Cons: Turner (4)

Today’s on this day feature we look back to 1995 when It was certainly a busy offseason for Stockton. Winger
Leeds-based West Park Bramhope visited Station Dave Cooke had rejoined from West Hartlepool where
Road for a Northern Division 1 Fixture. This was a level he had enjoyed incredible success and was one of
5 fixture, currently named National 3. The season the leading try scorers in England for a number of
before Stockton had missed out on promotion to seasons. Danny Kitching had also returned to Teesside
the National 4 (National 2N in today’s money) by the where he would start working at Red House School
smallest of margins (just 1 point) and were looking to after spending several years living in Peterborough.
challenge for promotion again under the captaincy of Back row forward Brett Wildridge had also joined from
current 1st team Director of Rugby Paul Lee. Gateshead Fell.

There were two other big name signings ahead of the
season, with renowned Hollywood film directors Tony
and Ridley Scott agreeing to become club patrons.
Both had represented the club in their youth growing
up in Stockton and had also attended Grangefield
Grammar. Tony was a scrum half with Ridley playing
outside half and centre.

Commenting at the time, the late Tony Scott:

“Both Ridley and I would be honoured to be patrons
of Stockton RFC. In our youth we spent many drunken
days and evenings with the club.”

Going into the game Stockton were in good form
having won away games at Cleakheaton and York.

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Broughton Park from the league above had also
visited Norton in a Pilkington Cup fixture with
Stockton winning the game 13-11. This had secured
a prestigious home fixture against Leeds Headingley
(Stuart Lancaster et al) who would visit Norton on 7th
October.
But before then there were important league games
to be played and this was the first home league game
of the season. Many of the names from the team sheet
will be familiar to today’s crop of players, with a good
deal of this squad turning out for our Vets side.
The game ended with a comfortable 28-7 win for
Stockton. Winger Dave Turner scored two tries,
with Graham Kell and Martin Howe also crossing for
touchdowns. Dave converted all four of the Stockton
scores.
Stockton would end up finishing mid-table in the
league and lost a Durham Cup Semi Final to Blaydon.
Stockton XV:
15, Graham Kell
14, Dave Turner
13, David Allen
12, Simon White
11, Paul Bromley
10, Paul Lee
9, Liam Turner
1, Graham Naisbitt
2, Nick Smithson
3, Maurice Douthwaite
4, John Saunders
5, Keith Etherington
6, Mark Appleyard
7, Martin Howe
8, Bryan Dixon
Subs: Stephen White, Jonathan Staples, Phil
Henderson.

Also on this day in 1995… In the news…
Frank Bruno was the newly crowned Heavyweight
Number 1 in UK Champion of the World after beating Oliver McCall
Shaggy - Boombastic (still a favourite of Graham Kell’s
today)

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PLAYER PROFILE

Name: Daniel Phinn trying to create a legacy for myself. A next target of
Nickname: POTY mine is to break Tom Jeffrey’s try scoring record from
Height: 5ft 10in the 2009/10 season. I have an app on my phone that
Weight: Growing lets me create a virtual tally for my tries scored. I
Position: Fullback keep texting the groundsman to tell him to keep the
surface drained, as I know on a fast track I am virtually
Any truth that you are having a trophy cabinet built unplayable.
in your house? Your defence seems to have improved a lot. What
are you putting that down to?
This is something I have been thinking about for quite I know that in my early years I was known to be a
a while now. The chances are I will be named Stockton passive defender. It wasn’t an element to the game that
Cricket Club Player of the Year* in a few weeks which I particularly enjoyed. This changed when Paul Lee lent
will sit nicely next to my rugby trophy. me his 1997 Living with the Lions VHS. I really enjoyed
the way Allan Bateman defended at outside centre
I would be lying if I said I wasn’t expecting to win the on that tour. He was known as “the clamp” which is
Player of the Year award at last week’s dinner. I know something I am asking the lads to start calling me. I
Conway thinks the results changed last year when he have sat quite a few big lads down at training recently
took over the Captaincy but it is clear to everyone that and I am just waiting to transfer this into a game.
the upturn in form linked to my return to the side. Who was your hero growing up?
Simon Crozier was always my role model when coming
*second team through the senior ranks and it's great to see him still
involved today. I know he is old enough to be my Dad
It must have been a proud moment to win the top but I really admired his speed and try scoring ability.
award? Former All Black Christian Cullen is the best full back
I have ever seen play. Like myself, he was capable
Joking aside, I was very humbled and it was a huge of running tries in from 80m and was always a fans
honour. Now it’s about building on this award and favourite.
Three words to describe you as a player?
Fittest, Fastest, Strongest.
You seem quite settled in that number 15 shirt? Any
plans to change positions?
I know some people don’t often like to be considered as
a utility player but I see it as a big string to my bow. Now
that I have bulked up and started to tackle, I actually
think if I was to switch to openside flanker I would be
quite a force. I keep trying to convince Marty Howe to
give me a chance there but I don’t think he wants to
tarnish his own legacy as the fourth best 7 the club has
ever produced (Alan, Wayne, pre-bread Scott).

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18 73 S1T8 16 OCKTON RFC

STOCKTON STOCKTON
RUGBY CLUB CRICKET CLUB

15 DAN PHINN FULL BACK
RIGHT WING
14 ALEX OSIFO
CENTRE
13 JOE HARGREAVES CENTRE
12 STEVE TAMPIN LEFT WING
11 SIMON CROZIER FLY HALF
10 JONNY HORNER SCRUM HALF
9 BRIAN THWAITES LOOSE HEAD
1 JACOPO DI IORIO HOOKER
2 DAN MUIRHEAD TIGHT HEAD
3 RHYS MCHUGH 2ND ROW
4 PHIL DOUGLAS 2ND ROW
5 STEVE TAYLOR FLANKER
6 LIAM HEALEY FLANKER
7 CHARLIE DOHERTY (C)
8 TODD HIGHFIELD NO. 8
16 TOM NELSON REPLACEMENT
17 JONNY CHEETHAM REPLACEMENT
18 ROB GRAHAM REPLACEMENT

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PONTELAND RFC

FULL BACK LUKE ​C​HICK 15
RIGHT WING 14
CENTRE SAM W​ A​ LTON 13
CENTRE 12
LEFT WING ADAM LAWSON 11
FLY HALF RICHARD M​ ​OLLER 10
SCRUM HALF 9
LOOSE HEAD IAIN L​ ​YNDON 1
HOOKER JAMIE ​T​AYLOR 2
TIGHT HEAD MATT ​BU​ LTEEL 3
2ND ROW STUART BROWNE 4
2ND ROW 5
FLANKER PAUL B​ ​ARON 6
FLANKER LEE COULTHARD 7
NO. 8 8
REPLACEMENT BEN ​ST​ EWART 16
REPLACEMENT CHRIS ​F​REER 17
REPLACEMENT 18
JACK LOCKHART
MATT MCKENNA

SAM ​LO​ NG
CHRIS S​ T​ EVEN
DAN ELSENDER
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DURHAM/NORTHUMBERLAND D1

Team PWD L PTS

1 Barnard Castle 3300 15
2 Gateshead 3300 15
3 Durham City 3300 14
4 Guisborough 3300 12
5 South Shields Westoe 3201 11
6 Consett 3201 11
7 Ponteland 3102 5
8 Medicals 3102 5
9 Novocastrians 3102 5
10 Redcar 3102 4
11 Hartlepool Rovers 3102 4
12 Stockton 3003 3
13 Gosforth 3003 2
14 Horden and Peterlee 3003 1

SEPTEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

Sat 02, 15:00 H Consett 20 – 30 (L) Sat 06, 14:15 H Gateshead
Sat 09, 15:00 H Barnard Castle 15 – 33 (L) Sat 13, 14:15 A Ponteland
Sat 16, 15:00 A Gateshead 34 – 31 (L) Sat 20, 14:15 H Redcar
Sat 23, 15:00 H Ponteland Sat 27, 14:15 A Horden and Peterlee
Sat 30, 15:00 A Redcar
FEBRUARY 2018
OCTOBER 2017
Sat 03, 14:15 H South Shields Westoe
Sat 07, 15:00 H Horden and Peterlee Sat 17, 14:15 A Gosforth
Sat 21, 15:00 A South Shields Westoe
Sat 28, 15:00 H Gosforth MARCH 2018

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Sat 10, 15:00 A Durham City
Sat 04, 14:15 A Novocastrians Sat 24, 15:00 H Hartlepool Rovers
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Sat 25, 14:15 A Hartlepool Rovers APRIL 2018

DECEMBER 2017 Sat 07, 15:00 A Guisborough
Sat 14, 15:00 H Medicals
Sat 02, 14:15 H Guisborough Sat 21, 15:00 A Consett
Sat 09, 14:15 A Medicals
Sat 16, 14:15 A Barnard Castle

THIS WEEKS FIXTURES: Guisborough v South Shields Westoe
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Q1. Who is the highest point scorer in the 6N?
Q2. What animal appears on the crest of the Argentinian rugby jersey?
Q3. Who was the first substitute used in international rugby?
Q4. Which record-breaking English forward had the nickname ‘Fun Bus’?
Q5. Name the city and stadium where Ireland inflicted their first ever defeat on New Zealand in 2016?
Q6. The 2019 Rugby World Cup final will be held in which Japanese city?
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HONOURS & CAPTAINS

HONOURS PREVIOUS 1ST XV CAPTAINS

North Division II: 1990/91 1949-52 C H Tealey 1981-82 P Armstrong
North East Division 1: 1989/90 1952-53 R L Coulson 1982-83 D Chisman
North East Division 2: 1987/88 1953-54 E S B Goddard 1983-85 K Murray
Tees Valley League: 2005, 2010, 2015 1954-55 E S B G/R L C 1985-88 M Conlon
1955-56 D Fawcett 1988-90 D Dixon
2nd XV Candy League Shield Winners: 2017 1956-58 D Richardson 1990-91 P Lee
Durham County RFU Senior Cup Winners: 1958-59 A Ayre/P Bragg 1991-93 G Naisbitt
1990/91, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95 & 1996/97 1959-62 O Newton 1993-94 P Bromley
Intermediate Cup Winners: 2010/11 1962-63 D Welford 1994-98 P Lee
Junior Cup Winners: 2007/08 1963-65 B Leak 1998-04 A Brown
Sevens Cup Winners: 1965-68 C Bacon 2004-05 W Brown
1964/65, 1966/67, 1980/81, 1982/83,1986/87, 1968-69 J Raynor 2005-06 M Oates
1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90 & 1990/91 1969-70 G Preston 2006-13 M Skirving
2nd XV Cup: 1990/91, 1996/97, 1997/98 1970-75 J Moore 2013-14 P Douglas
3rd XV Cup: 1964/65, 1987/88 & 1989/90 1975-76 D Muirhead 2014-17 S Taylor
4th XV Cup: 1974/75, 1978/79 & 1992/93 1976-78 M Garlick 2017 - C Doherty
1978-79 J Maloney
1979-81 W Douglas

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N Bowen Du 3 1926-1927 A Brown Du 10 1988-1990
K Williamson Du 11 1949-1951 J Saunders Du 3 1988-1991
C H Tealey Du 9 1949-1951 P Lee Du 6 1989-1996
R L Coulson Du 1 1950-1951 C Aldus Du 8 1993-1995
D Richardson Du 1 1955-1956 P Beattie Du 3 1993-1994
E A Chapman Du 32 1961-1966 K Etherlngton Du 9 1995-1997
O Turnbull Du 6 1964-1967 M Howe Du 10 1995-1998
C Sinclair Du 2 1964-1965 D Tighe Du 3 1996-1997
C Bacon NLD 3 1965-1966 S Crozier Du 2 1996-2001
A Makin Du 1 1975-1976 D Muirhead Du 1 1997-1998
D Cooke Du 7 1983-1985 J Good NLD 6 1999-2004
P Marley Glam 1 1986-1987 W Brown Du 1 2000-2001
M Douthwaite Du 29 1987-1995 S Powell Du 1 2003-2004
G Naisbitt Du 27 1997-1994 S Powell Du 1 2010-2011
B Dixon Du 18 1987-1995 T Jeffery Du 1 2010-2011

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THE GOOD PLAYERS CODE

Players should be encouraged to:
1. Recognise and appreciate the efforts made by coaches, parents, match officials and administrators in
providing the opportunity to play the game and enjoy the rugby environment.
2. Understand the values of loyalty and commitment to adults and team mates.
3. Recognise that every player has a right to expect their involvement in rugby to be safe and freefrom all
types of abuse.
4. Understand that if an individual or group of players feel they are not being treated in a manner that is
acceptable, then they should tell an adult at the Club or the club’s welfare officer.
5. Play because they want to do so, not to please coaches or parents.
6. Remember that skill development, fun and enjoyment are the most important parts of the game.
7. Be attentive at all training and coaching sessions.
8. Work equally hard for themselves and their team - both will then benefit.
9. Recognise good play by all players on their team and by their opponents.
10. Be a sportsman - win with dignity, lose with grace.
11. Play to the IRB Laws of the Game and accept, without question, all referees’ decisions even if they
appear to make a mistake.
12. Control their emotions. Verbal or physical abuse of team mates, opponents, coaches, match officials or
spectators is not acceptable.
13. Treat all players as they would like to be treated themselves. Do not interfere with, bully or take
advantage of any player.

THE GOOD SPECTATORS CODE

Spectators Should:
1. Act as positive role models to all players.
2. Be familiar with, and abide by, the RFU Child Protection Guidance in relation to verbal and emotional
abuse.
3. Respect guidance from the Club with regard to spectator behaviour.
4. Remember children play sport primarily for their own enjoyment, not for that of the spectators.
5. Acknowledge good individual and team performance from all players irrespective of the team in which
they play.
6. Respect match officials’ decisions, even if they appear to make a mistake – remember, they are
volunteers providing an opportunity for players to play rugby.
7. Never verbally abuse players, coaches, match officials or fellow spectators: such behaviour can create
a negative environment for players and their behaviour will often reflect this.
8. Acknowledge effort and good performance rather than ‘to win at all costs’.
9. Verbally encourage all players in a positive manner, shouting ‘for’, not ‘at’, the players.
10. Encourage all players irrespective of their ability - never ridicule any individual players, regardless of
the team in which they play.

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