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YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE vs CORNISH PIRATES | SATURDAY 18th FEBRUARY, 2017

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OF YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE RUGBY UNION CLUB

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S outh African back Warren Seals is hoping to make the most of

his opportunity this afternoon as he is named in the starting line-up at centre to face Cornish Pirates.

Seals joined Carnegie on a one-year deal last summer from Darlington Mowden Park and so far he has only made one appearance in the Greene King IPA Championship off the bench. He has been a mainstay of the British & Irish Cup side who have booked a quarter-� nal clash with London Irish but Seals hopes a switch to centre could give him the chance to impress further.

He commented: “It is nice to get an opportunity to play and I am looking forward to the game against Cornish. I am happy to play wherever the team needs

me and with Max Wright, Tom Casson and Andy Forsyth all unavailable I am happy to switch from � y-half to centre. It has been a while since I have played at twelve but I have played there quite a few times in my career so I know what is needed.”

Last month, Seals got the chance to play at Aviva Premiership side Wasps down in Coventry on loan, after Lee Blackett returned to his former club enquiring about � y-half cover for the LV= Cup campaign.

Seals made his debut off the bench in a tough defeat at Sandy Park against Exeter Chiefs before starting the following week against the Ospreys at the Ricoh Arena in front of 11,409 spectators. Seals lined up alongside another former Carnegie player, Craig Hampson,

in the halves and kicked two conversions and a penalty in the 22-31 loss.

Re� ecting on his time in Coventry, Seals says the experience was bene� cial for him. He added: “It was a good experience and it was nice to carry on getting a few � xtures under my belt after our games in the British & Irish Cup. The time at Wasps kept my match � tness up and that has meant that, when I get a chance like this weekend, I am ready to go. It was a very good environment at Wasps. The players are very professional, as you would expect, and are a good bunch. I was able to pick up tips and experience from those Premiership players and that can only help me going forward.”

Seals joined Yorkshire Carnegie from Darlington Mowden Park after impressing last season with the National Division One side. Originally from South Africa he joined Darlington Mowden Park in November 2015.

Looking ahead to the clash with the Pirates, Seals says the focus for the last fortnight has been to build on the impressive performance, particularly in the � rst-half, against Rotherham last time out.

He added: “Any game in this league is tough. We have not looked at them too much, the focus is on our game and we believe if we can execute properly things will go well. We want to win every game we play, wherever we play, but we are particularly proud of our record at Headingley this season. Being

at home gives us the advantage and it would be good to keep that record intact, especially leading up to the Irish game.

“We were in last week for a few days session, so it wasn’t a week off but it was good to have the break from the game-day fatigue. The whole squad is refreshed and ready for Cornish.

"All the boys were very happy with how the Rotherham game started, there are a few patches we have worked on but there is a good feeling in the camp.There is a lot of con� dence coming from the group too. We will have to see how Saturday’s game unfolds but I am hoping I can add something different into the backline, with an extra kicking option, which can help."

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SEALS LOOKING TO MAKE THE MOST OF HIS OPPORTUNITY

FIXTURE LIST 2016-17Date KO H/A Comp Opposition Result (F-A)SEPTEMBER 2016

Sat 3 Sep 15:00 A CHAMP Ealing Trailfi nders l 30-13Sun 11 Sep 15:00 H CHAMP Nottingham l 26-24Sat 17 Sep 14:00 A CHAMP London Welsh Result Void

Sun 25 Sep 15:00 H CHAMP London Scottish l 39-29OCTOBER 2016

Sat 1 Oct 15:00 A CHAMP Rotherham Titans l 37-21Sun 9 Oct 14:00 A CHAMP Cornish Pirates l 35-28Sat 15 Oct 15:00 A B&I Cup Ealing Trailfi nders l 35-51Sat 22 Oct 14:30 H B&I Cup Bedford Blues l 52-28Fri 28 Oct 20:00 H CHAMP Jersey Reds l 35-29NOVEMBER 2016

Sat 5 Nov 15:00 A CHAMP London Irish l 17-41Fri 18 Nov 20:00 H CHAMP Doncaster l 24-6Fri 25 Nov 19:45 A CHAMP Richmond l 39-31DECEMBER 2016

Fri 2 Dec 20:00 H CHAMP Bedford Blues l 28-15Sun 11 Dec 14:00 H B&I Cup Dragons PS l 20-17Sat 17 Dec 14:00 A B&I Cup Dragons PS l 20-22Mon 26 Dec 14:00 A CHAMP Nottingham l 24-17JANUARY 2017

Sun 1 Jan 15:00 H CHAMP London Welsh Result Void

Sat 14 Jan 15:00 A B&I Cup Bedford Blues l 29-12Sat 21 Jan 14:00 H B&I Cup Ealing l 14-10Sat 28 Jan 14:00 A CHAMP London Scottish l 26-14FEBRUARY 2017

Sun 5 Feb 15:00 H CHAMP Rotherham Titans l 56-26Sat 18 Feb 15:00 H CHAMP Cornish Pirates

Fri 24 Feb 19:45 A CHAMP Jersey RedsMARCH 2017

Sun 5 Mar 15:00 H CHAMP London Irish

Sat 11 Mar 14:00 A B&I Cup QF London IrishSat 18 Mar 14:30 A CHAMP DoncasterSun 26 Mar 15:00 H CHAMP Richmond

APRIL 2017

Sat 8 Apr 15:00 A CHAMP Bedford BluesSat 15 Apr 15:00 H CHAMP Ealing Trailfi nders

YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE ROLL CALL 2016-17Name Position HT WT DOB Age 2016-17 Season | Carnegie Career Debut Starts Subs Tries Pts Starts Subs Tries Pts Sam Allan Fly-half 1.80m 86kg 28/09/96 20 - 2 - - 1 6 - - V Munster A 20/11/15Josh Bainbridge Back row 1.83m 94kg 17/04/96 20 2 2 - - 16 17 20 100 V Doncaster 28/09/14Richard Beck Back row 1.88m 100kg 13/06/89 27 8 5 1 5 71 30 11 55 V Leicester 08/11/09Charlie Beech Prop 1.85m 120kg 21/07/87 29 6 7 1 5 51 27 10 50 V Bristol 13/10/13Guy Borrowdale Second row 1.95m 110kg 05/09/95 21 1 1 2 10 1 1 2 10 V Rotherham 10/10/14Lewis Boyce Prop 1.89m 111kg 30/07/96 20 12 5 1 5 12 10 1 5 V Rotherham 10/10/14Tom Bullough Centre 1.83m 70kg 10/04/97 19 - 1 - - - 1 - - v Dragons PM 17/12/16Ryan Burrows Number Eight 1.93m 105kg 25/04/88 28 17 1 2 10 130 8 29 145 V London Welsh 04/09/11Charlie Capps Prop 1.84m 102Kg 08/06/97 19 - - - - 1 2 - - V Doncaster 09/10/15Tom Casson Centre 1.83m 94Kg 06/04/90 26 10 3 - - 23 5 - - V Bristol 18/10/15Michael Cusack Prop 1.79m 135kg 07/11/84 32 7 3 2 10 28 38 4 20 V Bath 14/09/03Alex Davies Scrum-half 1.75m 81kg 21/06/86 30 14 1 2 15 14 1 2 15 v Trailfi nders03/09/16Chris Elder Full-back 1.93m 107kg 12/06/92 24 4 - 2 10 4 - 2 10 v Nottingham 26/12/16Sione Faletau Prop 1.90cm 130kg 30/6/88 28 2 - - - 2 - - - v L Scottish 28/01/17Joe Ford Fly-half 1.79m 84kg 04/06/90 26 15 - 2 159 68 10 5 609 V Leicester 08/11/09Andy Forsyth Centre 1.88m 87Kg 09/09/90 26 9 2 3 15 26 11 14 70 V Jersey 06/09/15Oliver Fox Scrum Half 1.75m 76kg 14/03/99 17 - 2 - - - 2 - - v Dragons PM 11/12/16Christian Georgiou Full back 1.85m 90kg 09/01/92 25 1 - - - 50 8 10 66 V Currie 13/11/11Oli Goss Centre 1.80m 85kg 21/12/87 29 8 - 1 5 73 8 16 80 V Jersey 21/10/12Ross Graham Hooker 1.78m 102kg 20/12/95 21 3 7 1 5 3 7 1 5 v London Welsh 17/09/16Alex Gray Centre 1.93m 104kg 01/05/91 25 6 2 1 5 6 2 1 5 v Trailfi nders03/09/16Max Green Scrum-half 1.86m 85Kg 13/02/96 21 7 13 1 7 10 19 2 12 V Trailfi nders20/09/15Jonah Holmes Winger 1.83m 91kg 24/07/92 24 14 - 9 45 77 2 45 225 V Nottingham 31/08/12Lee Imiolek Prop 1.85m 110kg 21/09/90 26 2 6 1 5 36 72 9 45 V Nottingham 31/08/12Pete Lucock Centre 1.83m 90kg 27/11/92 24 15 - 3 15 94 10 11 55 V Rotherham 21/09/11Mike Mayhew Hooker 1.88m 111kg 22/01/87 30 8 7 4 20 8 7 4 20 v Trailfi nders15/10/16Richard Mayhew Back row 1.91m 109kg 24/06/85 31 9 1 2 10 9 1 2 10 v Trailfi nders03/09/16Stevie McColl Full-back 1.85m 98kg 16/08/88 28 14 2 5 25 68 3 27 140 V London Welsh 04/09/11Mike Myerscough Second row 1.96m 110kg 28/05/86 30 - 3 - - 48 14 3 15 V Nottingham 31/08/12Phil Nilsen Hooker 1.87m 101kg 26/02/85 31 10 5 1 5 107 94 11 55 V Cornish Pirates 23/09/06Rob O’Donnell Prop 1.98m 122Kg 15/12/85 31 8 9 14 70 29 16 17 85 V Jersey 06/09/15Ciaran Parker Prop 1.83m 1.88kg 05/10/95 21 2 4 - - 2 4 - - v Trailfi nders03/09/16Jordon Poole Hooker 1.75m 90kg 02/04/97 19 - - - - - 5 - - V Ospreys 15/11/15Taylor Prell Full-back 1.79m 80kg 03/07/96 20 9 - 6 30 32 1 13 65 V Rotherham 10/10/14Dan Preston-Routledge Second row 1.95m 99kg 27/10/95 21 - 1 - - 1 5 - - V Aberavon 07/12/13Gary Robertson Prop 1.83m 116kg 27/06/96 20 1 1 - - 1 1 - - v Dragons PM 11/12/16Dan Sanderson Second row 2.03m 119kg 18/08/84 32 11 3 - - 11 3 - - v Trailfi nders03/09/16Andy Saull Back Row 1.85m 101Kg 27/09/88 28 11 4 2 10 22 12 15 75 V Jersey 06/09/15Dean Schofi eld Second row 1.98m 124Kg 19/01/79 38 7 - 1 5 25 6 1 5 V Jersey 06/09/15Warren Seals Fly-half 1.86m 97kg 12/02/92 25 6 1 1 48 6 1 1 48 v Rotherham 01/10/16Matt Smith Second row 2.03m 111kg 26/10/89 27 9 3 - - 71 26 6 30 V Bristol 23/09/12Brandon Staples Number Eight 1.95m 104kg 24/01/97 20 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 5 v Dragons PM 17/12/16Ollie Stedman Back row 1.91m 119kg 20/05/91 25 13 2 6 30 13 4 6 30 v Scarlets 06/11/10Seb Stegmann Winger 1.85m 93Kg 12/04/89 27 13 1 4 20 30 4 10 50 V Jersey 06/09/15James Thraves Prop 1.88m 118kg 05/01/94 23 2 4 - - 2 4 - - v Rotherham 01/10/16Chris Walker Back row 1.81m 95kg 21/01/92 25 4 8 1 5 80 49 29 145 V Llanelli 06/11/10Ben West Prop 1.98m 111Kg 19/01/92 25 5 - - - 5 - - - v London Welsh 01/01/17Jack Whetton Back row 2.00m 119kg 24/05/92 24 7 6 - - 7 6 - - v Nottingham 11/09/16Lewis Wilson Back row 03/02/98 19 - 2 - - - 2 - - v Dragons PM 11/12/16Max Wright Centre 1.84m 87Kg 24/05/97 19 2 8 1 5 8 11 2 10 V Ospreys PS 15/11/15Penalty tries 2 Average age 25 299 132 78 573 1,367 570 335 2,314

2016-17 TOP FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP TRY SCORERSTyson Lewis Doncaster KnightsJonah Holmes Yorkshire CarnegieRob O'Donnell Yorkshire CarnegieDean Adamson Bedford BluesKristian Phillips London Welsh

2016-17 TOP FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP POINT SCORERSTommy Bell London IrishJoe Ford Yorkshire CarnegiePeter Lydon Rotherham TitansLaurence May Cornish PiratesAaron Penberthy Ealing Trailfinders

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P W D L F A 4T Pts1 London Irish 14 14 0 0 509 223 11 67

2 Yorkshire Carnegie 13 12 0 1 416 294 8 563 Doncaster 14 8 0 6 360 301 8 40

4 Ealing Trail� nders 14 7 1 6 326 305 6 36

5 Cornish Pirates 13 6 1 6 362 327 8 34

6 London Scottish 13 6 0 7 309 324 8 32

7 Jersey 13 5 0 8 311 333 11 31

8 Nottingham 14 5 1 8 280 382 6 28

9 Bedford 14 3 0 11 312 393 11 23

10 Rotherham Titans 14 4 1 9 276 390 4 22

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CLUB NEWS

Yorkshire Carnegie Under-18s ended their campaign last week with a home fi xture against league leaders Sale Sharks.

The young Carnegie side suffered a disappointing defeat which saw them � nish sixth in the National Academies Under-18s League.

In their penultimate game an inexperienced Yorkshire Carnegie Academy side produced one of their best performances of the season but were denied victory at Leicester Tigers with the � nal kick of the game.

The young Carnegie side have produced some impressive periods of play during the campaign but were only able to earn one victory against Newcastle Falcons.

Speaking about the season, Academy Manager Jon Pendlebury said: “Overall myself and Ben Lazenby are pleased

with the progression the team has made this season. This group of players have been a pleasure to work with. They have been a tight group and have really challenged each other.

“Our game against Leicester was particularly one of the most pleasing and rewarding performances for the squad and the coaching staff that we have been involved in. So many good things were coming through that have been worked on and developed over the season.

“This was a very young squad with over half still under 17 and they stepped up to the Academy level. There are some very talented players in the squad and I am excited to see how they will develop in our system.

"For some players this will be the end of their Academy journey with us over the next few weeks and I would like to thank them all

for their efforts to the club and we wish them all the best for the future.

“This weekend 13 selected players from our Under-17s will be playing alongside 13 selected players from Newcastle Falcons against England North Under-18s at Leeds Beckett. This will be a fantastic experience for our players to play alongside different players. The Under-17s will now work with Scott Barrow, who will take more of a lead with this age group, and on Sunday 5th March they will be taking part in a joint competitive session with Bishop Burton College.”

BOOK YOUR CHILD’S PLACE ON THE EASTER CAMPSYorkshire Carnegie will be running two rugby camps for budding young players this Easter at Roundhegians and Old Brodleians.

The two-day camps are packed full of fun activities and are a great way for children to enjoy their school holidays whilst learning new skills.

They are both two-day camps:Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th AprilDuration: 2 day | Cost: £35 Timings: 10am-3pmAges: 5-16 Boys and Girls Venues: Roundhegians RUFC,Chelwood Drive, LeedsLS8 2ATProduct Code – 17CZ25

Thursday 20th and Friday 21st AprilDuration: 2 day | Cost: £35Timings: 10am-3pmAges: 5-16 Boys and GirlsVenues: Old Brodleians RUFC, Woodhead/Denholme Gate Road, Halifax HX3 8HXProduct Code – 17CZ26

All attendees will receive:• Coaching from qualifi ed coaches• A Yorkshire Carnegie camp t-shirt• A Yorkshire Carnegie water bottle• A free Junior season ticket for the remainder

of the 2016-17 season• The chance to meet Yorkshire Carnegie

fi rst-team players

ACADEMY ROUND UP

CRABBIE’S PLEDGE TO SUPPORT AND GROW YOUR LOCAL RUGBY CLUBOur partners Crabbie’s are passionate supporters of the game and they want to help amateur and community clubs thrive and grow.

That’s why this season they have launched Crabbie’s Rugby Rewards. For every bottle of Crabbie’s sold behind the bar, your club will earn points that can be cashed in for essential kit and “money can’t buy” experiences.

Crabbie’s are a passionate supporter of the game - especially grassroots rugby - and they want to help amateur and community clubs thrive and grow.

That’s why this season they have launched Crabbie’s Rugby Rewards, to give something back to the sport that we all love.

Clubs can sign up for free at www.crabbiesrugby.co.uk and then start collecting points towards a series of rewards. For every bottle of Crabbie’s sold behind the bar, your club will earn points that can be cashed in for balls, bibs, tackle pads, post protectors and much more.

All equipment is top of the range, provided by trusted names such as Ram Rugby, Rhino and Gilbert. Plus, new accounts will be entered into a fortnightly prize draw for a chance to win great prizes!

As the season progresses, Crabbie’s will be offering exclusive ‘money can’t buy’

experiences to your grassroots clubs, including elite coaching sessions to improve your coaches, the opportunity to play on some of the English game’s � nest pitches, tickets to the biggest games and personal appearances by legends of the sport.

Crabbie’s want to help every community club grow and the reward scheme gives them the opportunity to improve player preparation.

The rugby clubhouse is the beating heart of villages and towns across the country. Not just on matchdays, but right across the year, there’s nowhere like it for bringing people together in the spirit of sport.

When you enjoy a Crabbie’s, you’re celebrating all that is best about rugby. They love the game, they know you do too and they want to share those golden moments together.

So get collecting now at www.crabbiesrugby.co.uk

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CELEBRATE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1997 LIONS TOUROn 1st June Headingley Carnegie will host a special 20th Anniversary Lions Lunch to celebrate the victorious 1997 Lions tour to South Africa.

Special guests at the dinner will be three people who are synonymous with the tour, Sir Ian McGeechan, who was the head coach for the winning tour, John Bentley, who scored one of the greatest individual tries in Lions history, and Jeremy Guscott, who landed the winning drop-goal during the decisive second Test.

Speaking about the dinner, Bentley said: “This will be a fantastic occasion to commemorate the 1997 Lions Tour, which was special in many ways. It was the tour that

embraced the amateur game and the turning of professionalism and embodied what was great about the two periods.

"Heading into the tour we were not given a chance, they were the reigning World Champions and we had been written off but the side went onto become the fourth touring Lions side to win a Test.

"I am looking forward to welcoming Jeremy to Headingley Carnegie and, along with Sir Ian McGeechan, sharing our memories of the tour with the guests.”

The three-course lunch starts at 12noon and will be hosted in the Long Bar. It costs £600 (plus VAT) for a table of ten. To book your place for the event call the sales team on 0113 2033222.

SCOTT BARROW RETURNSIN ACADEMY COACHING ROLEYorkshire Carnegie have strengthened their Academy coaching team with the appointment of former player Scott Barrow as their new Academy Player Performance Coach.

Barrow spent four seasons at Headingley Carnegie as a player, making 82 appearances and scoring nine tries. In his � rst season at Headingley Carnegie he helped the team achieve promotion to the Premiership.

His new role will involve having lead responsibilities over player development for the 16-18 age group, head coach duties of the Under-18s and assistant coaching with the club’s Under-16s, alongside head coach Danny Wild.

Barrow joins the club having developed as a coach, specialising in working with the 13-18 age groups. More recently he has worked full-time with Kings School Maccles� eld in Cheshire for the last four years.

During his 16-year playing career the former centre also had a spell playing Rugby League with St Helens, before returning to the � fteen-man code with Glasgow in 2004.

Speaking about joining the Yorkshire Carnegie coaching set up, Barrow said: “It’s great to be back at the club. I have learnt a lot about the development of young men both on and off the

� eld during my time at King’s School Maccles� eld, coupled with my experience at elite level rugby I feel it puts me in a good place to take on this role. It is a role I am looking forward to getting stuck into.

“Working with Jon Pendlebury and Ben Lazenby, along with the other academy staff, will be great for me and a fantastic opportunity for me to progress as a coach and to make the future a bright one for Yorkshire Carnegie with these talented young stars coming through.”

COMMUNITY TEAM HELPING TO INSPIRE YOUNG LEADERSYorkshire Carnegie’s community team have been working in affi liated schools across the region to deliver a new Play Leaders programme.

A selected group of students in each school are chosen by their teachers. These pupils are then given the responsibility to set up and lead playtime games with the younger age groups.

The programme is supported by Yorkshire Carnegie who run a training session which teaches the children the different games they can play and the importance of teamwork. This has recently involved Andy Saull and Taylor Prell visiting Ireland Wood Primary School.

Following this training session, the children will be presented with their certi� cates in a Yorkshire Carnegie assembly.

Speaking about the programme, Community Manager Lisa McCann, said: “We are delighted with how the programme is progressing so far, the children are constantly developing their own ideas and are making a difference in their schools. Each school has a different way of implementing the scheme and it is great to be able to share ideas and the various success stories.”

HOSPITALITY AVAILABLE FOR MASSIVE LONDON IRISH CLASHEnjoy our eagerly-awaited clash with London Irish in style with hospitality at Headingley Carnegie ahead of the massive Greene King IPA Championship top-of-the-table clash on Sunday 5th March.

Hospitality places are available in the Lewis Jones Suite, which overlooks the pitch. This includes a hot two-course meal, centre section seating, car parking, pre-match analysis from

our players and matchday programme for each guest. Places are £65 plus VAT per person, with tables of ten available for £600 plus VAT.

Our guests arrive from 1pm with kick-off of the big game at 3pm.

To book your place call 0113 2033222.

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CLUB NEWSSPORT ENGLAND INVESTS IN RUGBYSport England’s investment of over £100million of National Lottery and Government funding for 25 national governing bodies of sport, to get more people playing sport regularly and keeping that healthy habit, included £12.6million investment in rugby for the Rugby Football Union.

Sport England said that the RFU’s plan to convert school rugby players into committed club members via their successful CBRE All Schools programme, which will by 2019 have worked with 750 state schools without a tradition of playing rugby and in areas with highly-diverse communities, helped players "to move into well-organised and supportive community clubs with good coaching and plenty of playing opportunities".

They added that for those that like rugby but not the full contact version, the RFU will create more opportunities to play informal, social and non-contact touch rugby, adding: “They’ll also create more chances to play

rugby sevens around the country. With female players currently playing on average fewer than 10 matches a season, but 50 per cent wanting to play more, women’s and girls’ rugby is also in for a boost. More ‘pitch up and play’ opportunities will be created.

“Around 13,000 university students currently play rugby. The RFU will use its Sport England funding to increase that number, and support graduates to continue playing when they move to the next big phase in their lives.

“Finally, they will continue to support young up and coming female players as they progress

through the England talent system.”

Steve Grainger, the RFU’s Rugby Development Director, said: "We are delighted to secure a signi� cant partnership with Sport England over the next four years. Since the staging of Rugby World Cup 2015 in England we have seen substantial interest in our sport.

"This renewed partnership will support us in sustaining current rugby participation across England, while also helping to grow the game, providing even more opportunities for people of all ages to play all variants of our game."

ENGLAND RUGBY AND COMIC RELIEF LAUNCH NEW 'TRY FOR CHANGE' FUNDIn partnership with Comic Relief, England Rugby has launched its fi rst funding initiative through the 'Try for Change' fund this month.

In 2016, England Rugby joined forces with Comic Relief to launch the 'Try for Change' fund. The initiative will use rugby union and the rugby union community to deliver social change in England and across the world.

Bringing together rugby’s core values of teamwork, respect, enjoyment, discipline and sportsmanship, it will work to tackle a number of social challenges around education attainment, social inclusion, unemployment, mental and physical wellbeing, personal development and community cohesion.

Sport can play an important role in improving the lives of millions of people across the world, bringing people together to play, learn, improve their health and bene� t from shared experiences.

'Try for Change' works to promote, support and grow rugby as a tool for social good. It aims to help people reach their goals and ful� l their potential, as well as deliver long-term bene� ts to the wider community.

The � rst initiative launched under the 'Try for Change' fund is a small grants programme aimed at supporting smaller charities, community groups and local community rugby clubs in England. Organisations can apply for between £2,500 and £10,000, for up to 12 months. The RFU will be prioritising applications which target the most vulnerable and marginalised groups, for example young people who are NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training), local refugees, or young offenders.

For more details contact Tim Wainwright at [email protected]. For more information, and to apply for funding from the 'Try for Change' fund, please check the Comic Relief grants page.

WIN A DEFIBRILLATORCould your club benefi t from having a defi brillator available? If so, here is an opportunity to get one!

The RFU have six Lifeline View de� brillators up for grabs. These prestigious devices were used for the Rugby World Cup and Junior World Cup.

Any club can enter by completing the online entry form and providing a brief submission on how your club would bene� t from having a de� brillator.

To enter, please go to www.englandrugby.com/rugbysafe/playing-environment

Entries will be accepted until Sunday 19th March, with the

winners announced at the end of March.

Each winning club will receive the de� brillator, a storage unit and an AED awareness session delivered by the CHT. Please note the winning clubs will be required to register the de� brillator with the WebNos Governance system through the CHT.

If your club already has a de� brillator - is it registered with the local ambulance service and maintained properly? The CHT can support you in making sure your club’s de� brillator is in good working order and make sure it is registered onto the WebNos Governance system. Please contact [email protected]

NOMINATE A VOLUNTEER FOR THE MITSUBISHI MOTORS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARDSIf you know a volunteer who has given so much that they deserve to be recognised for their work, then why don’t you nominate them for the Mitsubishi Motors Volunteer of the Year awards?

Entries for the Mitsubishi Motors Volunteer of the Year awards close at midday on Monday 20th February. Visit www.englandrugby.com/my-rugby/volunteers/recognition to nominate them today.

Outstanding volunteers will be invited to attend one of up to 42 drinks reception events held at a Mitsubishi Motors dealership in various locations throughout England in May and June 2017, at which exclusive Mitsubishi Motors

Volunteer Recognition prizes and will be awarded a certi� cate.

Each of the 42 events will select one Volunteer of the Year � nalist, who will be announced at the local event.

These � nalists will then be invited to a black tie awards event at Twickenham Stadium on Friday 15th September, where the three overall winners will be announced and will each receive a Mitsubishi car for the year.

For more information on how to nominate a volunteer for the Mitsubishi Motors Volunteer of the Year awards, along with many other opportunities, visit englandrugby.com

Women’s and girls’ rugby will benefi t from Sport England's investment

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F inishing ninth in last season’s Championship, the Cornish Pirates are

presently � fth in the current campaign.

A well-known duo comprising Alan Paver and Gavin Cattle are now co-coaches, whilst fresh faces at the club include backs Nicolas De Battista, who joined from Argentine side Jockey Club de Rosario, and former Loughborough Students player Bar Bartlett. Among other newcomers is lock Edd Pascoe who has links with the Royal Navy.

Six players dual-registered with Exeter Chiefs are Max Bodilly, Josh Caul� eld, Tom Hendrickson, Jack Innard, Sam Simmonds, and Stuart Townsend.

Pre-season friendlies saw the Pirates play two away games. They lost 33-21 to Aberavon Wizards and then lost again, 35-19, at Northampton Saints. Both matches proved bene� cial though, with the performance at Franklin’s Gardens especially pleasing.

League games played in September also provided plenty of encouragement, as the team won three and drew one. Results, however, took a turn from the start of October to early December, with only one league win recorded, in front of the Sky cameras, 35-26 away to Doncaster Knights.

The year would, however, end with renewed optimism, winning 22-16 away to Ealing Trail� nders on Christmas Eve, and then 41-20 at home to Nottingham on New Year’s Eve. As for the start of 2017, ahead of today the Pirates have

played just one Championship game, which resulted in a narrow 25-24 home victory against London Scottish.

With regard to the British & Irish Cup, the Pirates earned a 50-24 bonus point win against Connacht Eagles in their � nal pool game, which saw them through to the quarter-� nals of the competition as one of the best three runners-up. Two losses in their pool games were against pool 3 winners London Irish, who they came mightily close to claiming the scalp of, especially at home, as a 16-17 scoreline suggests.

So, all appears pretty well in the far south west where, following on from news that the club was entering into a proposed joint venture with The Chiefs Super Rugby Club and Waikato Rugby in New Zealand, excitement levels have been heightened in recent months.

Also providing a little extra new year good cheer, the Cornish Pirates con� rmed in January that coaching duo Gavin and ‘Paves’ had signed new contracts.

Taking up the reins as co-coaches last year, following the departure of former Director of Rugby Ian Davies, the pair have put pen to paper on two-year contracts until the end of May 2019.

Finally, the dream of playing in a stadium for Cornwall and ultimately achieving Premiership status is clearly still very much alive. A new Board is in place and it feels like a new chapter is about to begin for the club, but with a realistic awareness - as ever - that much hard work lies ahead.

Cornish Pirates versus London Scottish proved a closely-fought affair - Photo: Simon Bryant

The Pirates faced Northampton Saints away in a pre-season friendly - Photo: Brian Tempest

Action from the Pirates versus Yorkshire Carnegie match played in October - Photo: Brian Tempest

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TODAY'S MATCH OFFICIALSReferee: Matthew O’Grady | Assistant Referee 1: John Meredith | Assistant Referee 2: Phil Watters

THIS WEEKEND'S MATCHES:Friday 17th February

Nottingham v Doncaster Knights, 7.45pmSaturday 18th February

London Scottish v Jersey Reds, 2pmRotherham Titans v Bedford Blues, 2pm

Ealing Trail� nders v Richmond, 2pm

CHRIS ELDER

JONAH HOLMES

PETE LUCOCK

WARREN SEALS

TAYLOR PRELL

JOE FORD

ALEX DAVIES

CHARLIE BEECH

PHIL NILSEN

SIONE FALETAU

DEAN SCHOFIELD

BEN WEST

OLLIE STEDMAN

RICHARD MAYHEW

(C) RYAN BURROWS

MIKE MAYHEW

LEWIS BOYCE

JAMES THRAVES

MATT SMITH

MIKE MYERSCOUGH

MAX GREEN

STEVIE McCOLL

15FULL-BACK

14RIGHT WING

13OUTSIDE CENTRE

12INSIDE CENTRE

11LEFT WING

10FLY-HALF

9SCRUM-HALF

1LOOSEHEAD PROP

2HOOKER

3TIGHTHEAD PROP

4LOCK

5LOCK

6BLINDSIDE FLANKER

7OPENSIDE FLANKER

8NUMBER EIGHT

16REPLACEMENT

17REPLACEMENT

18REPLACEMENT

19REPLACEMENT

20REPLACEMENT

21REPLACEMENT

22REPLACEMENT

TOBY MAY

ALEX O’MEARA

TOM HENDRICKSON

NICOLAS DE BATTISTA

KYLE MOYLE

LAURENCE MAY

ALEX DAY

MARLEN WALKER

TOM CHANNON

PAUL ANDREW

CHRIS MORGAN (C)

BRETT BEUKEBOOM

DAN LEE

ALEX CHEESMAN

TOM DUNCAN

JACK INNARD

JACK ANDREW

JOSH CAULFIELD

JAKE PARKER

MIKE POPE

WILL CARGILL

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YORKSHIRE CARNEGIEvs LONDON IRISHSUNDAY 5TH MARCH, KICK-OFF 3PM

Yorkshire Carnegie face league leaders London Irish in their next Greene King IPA Championship fi xture.

Back in November when the teams � rst met, Jonah Holmes scored two tries but Yorkshire Carnegie were given a harsh lesson in clinical rugby by London Irish who took the game away from their nearest rivals in the � nal quarter of this top-of-the-table clash.

This will be a 'must see' clash between two teams both bidding for promotion, so make sure you get your tickets for this huge game.

YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE MATCH DAY PRICING 2016-17

Adults: ................................................................£17Concessions* ....................................................£10Juniors** ..............................................................£5

Concession: * Seniors are 65 and over and students upon production of a valid student card ** Junior denotes a child who is 16 and under. Children under � ve do not need to pay.Advance tickets can be bought in person in the club, online at www.yorkshirecarnegie.com or by calling 0371 423 1315.

MASCOTFREDDIE ROBINSONAge: 7School: Knaresborough St John’s C of E PrimaryFavourite player: Phil Nilsen

LUCAS ROBINSONAge: 12School: King James’s School in KnaresboroughFavourite player: Jonah Holmes

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