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OF YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE RUGBY UNION CLUB

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Y orkshire Carnegie have drafted in Scottish Under-20

tight head prop Gary Robertson to their squad on a two-week loan from the Scottish Rugby Union.

Robertson, 20, began training with his new team-mates on Monday and is on the bench for this afternoon’s clash with the Dragons Premiership Select at Pontefract RUFC.

Speaking after his arrival at the club, Robertson said: “I can’t wait to learn from the experienced players that are here at Yorkshire Carnegie. At Gala, we do not have the opportunity of playing in the British & Irish Cup any more but I am looking forward to being involved this weekend.

“I want to grasp the opportunity and make the most of it. I know Ross Graham, who lived a few miles away from me back home, and Bryan Redpath lives in the town next to me, so that has helped. It is so much easier coming into a club when you have a few familiar faces around you.

“Hopefully, I can do well in the next two weeks to put myself out there and things can progress from there. I used to work in a landscape gardening business but I have packed that in now to focus on my rugby full-time and this is a great opportunity for me. I loved working as well but something had to give as I want to give professional rugby my best shot and I know I always have the gardening to fall back on later in my career.

“The Dragons won’t know too much about me at the weekend so hopefully I can show what I can do, hold myself in the scrums and do myself justice,” added Robertson.

Director of Rugby Chris Gibson said: “We are grateful to the Scottish Rugby Union for allowing Gary to join us for the next fortnight. This will take some of the pressure off Rob O’Donnell and Michael Cusack at tight head during the cup period and it will be good to see how Gary � ts into our environment.”

Recently, we looked back at the club's Scottish connections which has seen 16 Scottish internationals play for the club down the years right up to Michael Cusack in the current squad.

Scottish rugby obviously has a huge in� uence on the current Yorkshire Carnegie side with Redpath as Head Coach and Sir Ian McGeechan leading the club as Executive President. As well as Cusack, who made his international debut in the lead up to the 2015 World Cup on residency grounds, we also boast Hawick-born hooker Ross Graham in the current squad, who has played at Under-20 level for Scotland.

Whilst McGeechan and Chris Rea were famous Scottish internationals from Headingley FC history, the � rst Scottish international to play for the newly-merged club was number eight Stuart Reid. A powerful � gure, the policeman joined in 1998 and was reunited with his former Scottish junior international team-mate Stuart Lancaster.

The next Scottish international was winger Tony Stanger, forever remembered for his Grand Slam-winning try against England in 1990, who moved to Leeds in October 2000 in the � nal year of his playing career.

Our most capped international player of all time was little known when he � rst arrived at Headingley Carnegie from Caldy. Prop Gavin Kerr joined in the second half of the promotion-winning campaign of 2001 and became a mainstay of the side for the next � ve years. He amassed 50 caps for Scotland.

Kerr was part of the tartan army at the club when Phil Davies was Director of Rugby. With Leeds in the Premiership, and the close proximity to the border, the club became an option for players to show the Scottish management they were worthy of selection and not be too far away from home.

Back rower Carl Hogg captained the club in our � rst season in the Premiership, whilst Cameron Mather was a huge factor in ensuring we became an established force in the elite league the following year with Heineken Cup quali� cation.

Centre Jamie Mayer was an exciting � gure but unfortunately injuries meant we never saw the best of him, whilst second

rower Stewart Campbell joined from Italian rugby and was a regular in the squad.

Campbell made his debut on the same day as � y-half Gordon Ross. Ross will forever have a place in the club’s history books as a key man during a golden period for the club when we became an established part of the Premiership, culminating in the Powergen Cup win at Twickenham in 2005.

Ross was in competition for the ten shirt with an old rival for the Scottish � y-half spot at the time, Duncan Hodge, with the latter now forging a career as a talented coach north of the border.

Jon Dunbar joined Leeds from Newcastle and earned a call up to Scotland in 2005, whilst the capture of Scottish captain Gordon Bulloch was a major coup at the time. The hooker joined after touring with the British & Irish Lions to New Zealand but unfortunately for all parties he did not enjoy his best rugby at Headingley Carnegie.

That season number eight Roland Reid and centre Andy Craig also joined the club. The last Scottish international to play for the club, prior to the return of Cusack this summer, was second row Tom Ryder, who retired last year to begin a career as as teacher.

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YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE BOLSTER FRONT ROW OPTIONS FOR CUP CLASH

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 30-13

Sun 11 Sep 15:00 H CHAMP Nottingham l 26-24

Sat 17 Sep 14:00 A CHAMP London Welsh l 23-22

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

OCTOBER 2016

Sat 1 Oct 15:00 A CHAMP Rotherham Titans l 37-21

Sun 9 Oct 14:00 A CHAMP Cornish Pirates l 35-28

Sat 15 Oct 15:00 A B&I Cup Ealing Trailfi nders l 35-51

Sat 22 Oct 14:30 H B&I Cup Bedford Blues l 52-28

Fri 28 Oct 20:00 H CHAMP Jersey Reds l 35-29

NOVEMBER 2016

Sat 5 Nov 15:00 A CHAMP London Irish l 17-41

Fri 18 Nov 20:00 H CHAMP Doncaster l 24-6

Fri 25 Nov 19:45 A CHAMP Richmond l 39-31

DECEMBER 2016

Fri 2 Dec 20:00 H CHAMP Bedford Blues l 28-15

Sun 11 Dec 14:00 H B&I Cup Dragons PS (at Pontefract RUFC)

Sat 17 Dec 14:00 A B&I Cup Dragons Premiership Select

Mon 26 Dec 14:00 A CHAMP Nottingham

JANUARY 2017

Sun 1 Jan 15:00 H CHAMP London Welsh

Sat 14 Jan 15:00 A B&I Cup Bedford Blues

Sat 21 Jan 14:00 H B&I Cup Ealing (at Scarborough RUFC)

Sat 28 Jan 14:00 A CHAMP London Scottish

FEBRUARY 2017

Sun 5 Feb 15:00 H CHAMP Rotherham Titans

Sat 18 Feb 15:00 H CHAMP Cornish Pirates

Fri 24 Feb 19:45 A CHAMP Jersey Reds

MARCH 2017

Sun 5 Mar 15:00 H CHAMP London Irish

Sat 18 Mar 14:30 A CHAMP Doncaster

Sun 26 Mar 15:00 H CHAMP Richmond

APRIL 2017

Sat 8 Apr 15:00 A CHAMP Bedford Blues

Sat 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 Allen Fly Half 1.80m 86kg 28/09/96 20 - 1 - - 1 5 - - V Munster A 20/11/15

Josh Bainbridge Back Row 1.83m 94kg 17/04/96 20 - - - - 14 15 20 100 V Doncaster 28/09/14

Richard Beck Back Row 1.88m 100kg 13/06/89 27 8 4 1 5 71 29 11 55 V Leicester 08/11/09

Charlie Beech Prop 1.85m 120kg 21/07/87 29 4 4 - - 49 24 9 45 V Bristol 13/10/13

Lewis Boyce Prop 1.89m 111kg 30/07/96 20 7 3 - - 7 8 - - V Rotherham 10/10/14

Ryan Burrows Number Eight 1.93m 105kg 25/04/88 28 11 1 1 5 124 8 28 140 V London Welsh 04/09/11

Charlie Capps Prop 1.84m 102Kg 08/06/97 19 - - - - 1 2 - - V Doncaster 09/10/15

Tom Casson Centre 1.83m 94Kg 06/04/90 26 4 2 - - 17 4 - - V Bristol 18/10/15

Michael Cusack Prop 1.79m 135kg 07/11/84 32 4 1 1 5 25 36 3 15 V Bath 14/09/03

Alex Davies Scrum Half 1.75m 81kg 21/06/86 30 10 1 1 10 10 1 1 10 v Ealing 03/09/16

Joe Ford Fly Half 1.79m 84kg 04/06/90 26 11 - 2 118 64 10 5 568 V Leicester 08/11/09

Andy Forsyth Centre 1.88m 87Kg 09/09/90 26 7 2 3 15 24 11 14 70 V Jersey 06/09/15

Oli Goss Centre 1.80m 85kg 21/12/87 28 3 - 1 5 68 8 16 80 V Jersey 21/10/12

Ross Graham Hooker 1.78m 102kg 20/12/95 20 2 6 1 5 2 6 1 5 v London Welsh 17/09/16

Alex Gray Centre 1.93m 104kg 01/05/91 25 4 2 1 5 4 2 1 5 v Ealing 03/09/16

Max Green Scrum half 1.86m 85Kg 13/02/96 20 3 10 1 7 6 16 2 12 V Ealing 20/09/15

Jonah Holmes Winger 1.83m 91kg 24/07/92 24 10 - 6 30 73 2 42 210 V Nottingham 31/08/12

Lee Imiolek Prop 1.85m 110kg 21/09/90 26 2 6 1 5 36 72 9 45 V Nottingham 31/08/12

Pete Lucock Centre 1.83m 90kg 27/11/92 24 11 - 2 10 90 10 10 50 V Rotherham 21/09/11

Mike Mayhew Hooker 1.88m 111kg 22/01/87 29 5 2 3 15 5 2 3 15 v Ealing 15/10/16

Richard Mayhew Back Row 1.91m 109kg 24/06/85 31 4 1 - - 4 1 - - v Ealing 03/09/16

Stevie McColl Full back 1.85m 98kg 16/08/88 28 10 - 4 20 64 1 26 135 V London Welsh 04/09/11

Mike Myerscough Second Row 1.96m 110kg 28/05/86 30 - - - - 48 11 3 15 V Nottingham 31/08/12

Phil Nilsen Hooker 1.87m 101kg 26/02/85 31 6 3 1 5 103 92 11 55 V Cornish Pirates 23/09/06

Rob O’Donnell Prop 1.98m 122Kg 15/12/85 30 6 5 11 55 27 12 14 70 V Jersey 06/09/15

Ciaran Parker Prop 1.83m 1.88kg 05/10/95 21 2 4 - - 2 4 - - v Ealing 03/09/16

Jordon Poole Hooker 1.75m 90kg 02/04/97 19 - - - - - 5 - - V Ospreys 15/11/15

Taylor Prell Full back 1.79m 80kg 03/07/96 20 4 - 3 15 27 1 10 50 V Rotherham 10/10/14

Dan Preston-Routledge 2nd Row 1.95m 99kg 27/10/95 21 - 1 - - 1 5 - - V Aberavon 07/12/13

Dan Sanderson Second Row 2.03m 119kg 18/08/84 32 6 2 - - 6 2 - - v Ealing 03/09/16

Andy Saull Back Row 1.85m 101Kg 27/09/88 28 7 3 1 5 18 11 14 70 V Jersey 06/09/15

Dean Schofi eld Second Row 1.98m 124Kg 19/01/79 37 7 - 1 5 25 6 1 5 V Jersey 06/09/15

Warren Seals Fly Half 1.86m 97kg 12/02/92 24 2 1 - 20 2 1 - 20 v Rotherham 01/10/16

Matt Smith Second Row 2.03m 111kg 26/10/89 27 5 2 - - 67 25 6 30 V Bristol 23/09/12

Ollie Stedman Back Row 1.91m 119kg 20/05/91 25 9 1 5 25 9 3 5 25 v Scarlets 06/11/10

Seb Stegmann Winger 1.85m 93Kg 12/04/89 27 11 - 4 20 28 3 10 50 V Jersey 06/09/15

James Thraves Prop 1.88m 118KG 05/01/94 22 1 2 - - 1 2 - - v Rotherham 01/10/16

Chris Walker Back Row 1.81m 95kg 21/01/92 24 2 5 - - 78 46 28 140 V Llanelli 06/11/10

Jack Whetton Back Row 2.00m 119kg 24/05/92 24 6 6 - - 6 6 - - v Nottingham 11/09/16

Max Wright Centre 1.84m 87Kg 24/05/97 19 6 1 5 6 9 2 10 V Ospreys PS 15/11/15

Penalty tries 1 Average age 25 195 87 57 420 1,263 525 315 2,166

2016-17 TOP FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP TRY SCORERSTyson Lewis Doncaster KnightsJonah Holmes Yorkshire CarnegieRobert O'Donnell Yorkshire CarnegieKristian Phillips London WelshBen Ransom London irish

2016-17 TOP FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP POINT SCORERSTommy Bell London IrishJoe Ford Yorkshire CarnegiePeter Lydon Rotherham TitansWill Robinson London ScottishWill Cargill Cornish Pirates

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FACTS& FIGURES


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BRITISH & IRISH CUP POOL 5

P W D L Pf Pd Tb Pts1 Ealing Trailfi nders 2 2 0 0 79 62 1 9

2 Yorkshire Carnegie 2 1 0 1 87 79 2 63 Bedford 2 1 0 1 74 85 1 5

4 Newport Prem Select 2 0 0 2 60 74 2 2

P: Played W: Won D: Drawn L: Lost F: Points for A: Points against Pd: Points difference 4T: Try-scoring bonus LB: Losing bonus Pts: Points

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WIN £5,000 FOR YOUR CLUBPitchero and Yorkshire Carnegie have launched an epic competition where your kicking expertise can win £5,000 for your club. Kick Star puts you in the spotlight as you kick to win a serious cash injection for your club.

To win, all you have to do is strap your kicking boots on and take on the Kick Star challenge during half-time at a Yorkshire Carnegie home match. The challenge sees you converting � ve balls from the 22-yard line against the clock.

Visit www.yorkshirecarnegie.com/fanzone/competitions for more information and enter your star kicker now.

CLUB NEWSCOMMUNITY ROUND-UPOur Community Team have had a busy fi rst term working with schools and clubs across Yorkshire. Building on the successful club programme, this year has seen the launch of the Affi liated Schools scheme which has been followed by the Play Captains and Rugby Readers programmes.

Yorkshire Carnegie community manager Lisa McCann said: “It has been a very successful � rst term and that is down to the support and dedication of the teachers, coaches, managers and all of the volunteers involved with our schools and rugby clubs. The matchdays have been fantastic and it has been great to see so many groups come to Headingley Carnegie to watch the � rst-team in action.

"We are looking ahead to a big 2017 with plans already in place for our new programmes and, of course, we hope it will be a big year on the � eld too. Last week we were delighted to welcome pupils from Rodillian Academy who were given the

opportunity to ask questions to Matt Smith and Josh Bainbridge before the game ahead of taking part in the half-time games, along with teams from St Augustines, Allerton CofE.”

The Yorkshire Carnegie Community Department were delighted to present two monthly awards at our last game against Bedford.

The awards recognise clubs and schools who have been key supporters of the Yorkshire Carnegie Community Programme.

The Club of the Month award was collected by Vicki Parsonage

on behalf of Selby Girls and the School of the Month award was presented to Richmond House and collected by Simon Lowe from Yorkshire Carnegie hooker Phil Nilsen.

“It is fantastic to be able to reward our af� liated clubs and schools with these awards. Both Richmond House and Selby Girls have really bought into the programme this year and the staff and volunteers are working tirelessly to promote our great game.

"We are looking forward to continuing to work closely with them,” added McCann.

MEET THE PLAYER

Date of birth: 27th September 1988Place of Birth: LondonSchool Attended: Bancrofts SchoolFormer Clubs: Woodford, Saracens, Newcastle Falcons Representative Honours: England Under-16s to 20s and England SaxonsUniversity: I studied Financial Economics at Birkbeck UniversityWhich sports teams do you support? Manchester UnitedInteresting fact about you: Nobody has ever seen me and Batman in the same place at the same timeMost memorable game played in? An intense Christmas game of Monopoly against my older brother!What do you hope to do as a career post rugby? A radio DJFirst rugby memory: Crying in the cold and rainIf you won the lottery what would be the fi rst thing you would buy? A band to follow me around and play theme music to whatever I am doingWhich of your team-mates is the most competitive? Mike MayhewWhat would be the fi rst word people would use to describe you? EnergeticWho is the biggest moaner in the team? Me and Chris Walker both play open-side so we like to have a little moan and we live in the same area so we meet up for a coffee and moan about lifeBest dressed in the team? Seb Stegmann, he doesn’t necessarily dress well but he makes clothes look goodIdeal occupation away from rugby? Front man in a bandFunniest person in the team: Chris Walker is always putting his oar in and stirring the team chat and Tom Casson makes me laugh out loudIf you could be a music star for the day who would it be? I want to say Justin Bieber but Ben Howard is my favourite musician so I will go for him

CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR WITH THE FAMILY AT YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE V LONDON WELSHYorkshire Carnegie will start 2017 with a home fi xture against London Welsh on Sunday 1st January, kick-off 3pm.

To celebrate the New Year we will be providing family friendly entertainment and activities, along with an offer for a family of four or more to purchase tickets for the game and then 'eat for free' (minimum order two adults and two children).

For our Junior Season Ticket Holders who bring two full paying adults or concessions*,

the entire group will all eat for free. Adult and Concession* Season Ticket Holders can also take advantage of this offer if they bring two full paying adults or concessions*.

To take advantage of these offers contact the ticket of� ce on 0371 423 1315 before 12noon on Friday 30th December.

Please note this offer will not be available in conjunction with any other offer.

*Concessions = Seniors over 65 and students with a valid student card

CLUB NEWS

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WELCOME TO PONTEFRACT RUFCWe are delighted to play today’s game at Pontefract RUFC, who are the seventh club to host one of our 'On the Road' fi xtures since we introduced the initiative back in 2012.

Rugby Union has been played in Pontefract since the late 19th century; indeed there is a photograph in the clubhouse showing their Yorkshire Cup team for the 1890-91 tournament.

The Old Pomfretians, as they were then known, re-formed after the Second World War and moved to Moor Lane. The present clubhouse was formally opened by Doug Harrison, President of the RFU, in 1967. At the same time, the club’s name was changed to Pontefract.

Floodlights and a stand were added in the 1980s and in 2000 new changing rooms were built. Pontefract have won the

Yorkshire Shield twice, in 1951 and 1984.

Pontefract were promoted from Yorkshire One at the end of the 2007 season into North Two East (Level 6). This later became North One East.

Pontefract started the leagues in North East 2, gained promotion to Courage League North East One, were relegated to North East Two in 1988-89 and joined Yorkshire One in 2000-01 at the inception of the regional league system. Their most successful season prior to 2006-07 was 2003-04 when they reached the Fourth Round of the Intermediate Cup, the Second Round of the Yorkshire Cup and lost in the Play-off Final to Alnwick for a place in North 2 East.

In terms of hosting a British & Irish Cup game they follow Selby this season, another new appointment, with the other � ve

venues being Scarborough, who will welcome Yorkshire Carnegie for the third consecutive year in our � nal pool game in the new year, Hull Ionians, who have also held three games, York, who have hosted us twice, and Wharfedale and Hudders� eld YMCA who have both staged a game each.

At today’s game look out for the mini teams from Pontefract who will be taking part in the half-time games and Guard of Honour.


CHRISTMAS TREE IN HEADINGLEY CARNEGIE STADIUM MEMORIAL GARDEN Following on from the great feedback from last year, we will once again place a Christmas tree in the Memorial Garden next to the memorial stone at the top of the garden, this will be available from 5th December. Please feel free to lay fl owers etc. around the bottom of the Christmas tree.

The Headingley Lodge reception will have white ribbons and a small card if you wish to write a personal message and tie this to the tree, alternatively you can place a small bauble or something of a similar nature. We ask that you do not place anything of value on the tree.

Headingley Lodge will be open until Christmas Eve, after this time ribbons and cards will be available from the Gatehouse. On Boxing Day the garden will only be accessible in the afternoon after the Rhinos' Festive Challenge � xture. The tree will be in place until Friday 6th January. If you wish to collect anything from the tree feel free to do so by this date.

FANS FORUM The Yorkshire Carnegie Fans Forum have spoken and they suggested offering a larger food range on a matchday to include soup and sandwiches! We have worked with our Carnegie Café Bar team and this started at the game against Doncaster, so we hope you enjoy the new range on offer.

If you have any feedback that you would like to be discussed at one of the Fans Forum meetings then please email [email protected] and this will be discussed and published in the minutes shortly after the meeting has taken place.

The next meeting is on Wednesday 14th December, whereby the Yorkshire Carnegie and Leeds Rhinos Fans Forum members will come together for the fourth Annual Christmas forum.

ACADEMY NEWSYorkshire Carnegie’s Under-18s will kick off their season on the 30th December with a visit to Newcastle Falcons. The home fi xtures will take place around Yorkshire with games at Bishop Burton College, Barnsley RFC and Huddersfi eld YMCA.

The full � xture list is:

30/12/2016 14:00NEWCASTLE FALCONS U18 VS YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE U18

KINGSTON PARK

07/01/2017 14:00YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE U18 VS WASPS U18

BISHOP BURTON COLLEGE

14/01/2017 12:00YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE U18 VS WORCESTER WARRIORS U18

SHAW LANE (BARNSLEY RFC)

28/01/2017 13:30NORTHAMPTON SAINTS U18 VS YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE U18

FRANKLIN’S GARDENS #1 PITCH

04/02/2017 12:00LEICESTER TIGERS U18 VS YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE U18

OVAL PARK

11/02/2017 12:30YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE U18 VS SALE SHARKS U18

LAUND HILL (HUDDERSFIELD YMCA)

LATE NIGHT CHRISTMAS SHOPPING In the lead up to Christmas the club shop at Headingley Carnegie Stadium will be open for extended hours so fans can do their Christmas shopping.

Each Thursday until the 22nd December the shop will open from 9am-7pm and every Sunday between 10am and 4pm until 18th December.

There are many superb Carnegie items on sale from

our training and leisure range from our kit suppliers X Blades including hoodies, polo shirts, coats, shorts and scarves. There are also smaller gifts such as badges, cups and key rings.

The 2016-17 Carnegie home and away replica shirts are also on sale at £55 for adults and £40 for juniors. Fans can also buy online via our online store www.yorkshirecarnegie.com/store

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LONDON WELSH RUGBY CLUB TO GO INTO LIQUIDATIONLONDON WELSH RUGBY CLUB CONFIRM THIS WEEK THAT THE CLUB IS TO SEEK VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION.

London Welsh Chairman Gareth Hawkins, said: “London Welsh has reached a dif� cult point in its illustrious history. Due to a playing budget of £1.7million and gates at games numbering as low 400, the club’s current business model is totally unsustainable.

“The debts accrued from trading in this way have left the club with no alternative but to seek liquidation. Having to break that news to 40 staff members was extremely dif� cult.

“All creditors of London Welsh Rugby Club will be contacted by the liquidator.

“In the New Year, it is the hope and intention of the Board that London Welsh will be able to return to playing at Old Deer Park.

"However, it will � rst be necessary to change the club’s business model to a semi-professional set-up and form a new company, and then raise £300,000 so that the club can regain a position within the RFU Greene King IPA Championship.

“Richmond have proved that a club can compete in the Championship with a semi-pro model, and I � rmly believe we can make this work in 2017.”

An RFU spokesperson said: “London Welsh intend to go into voluntary liquidation. When that happens, the club will receive an immediate 20-point deduction. They can continue to play while the process is ongoing, and the RFU are working with the club to � nd a way to ful� l their � xtures this season. We will update all clubs as this develops.”

Established by and for London’s Welsh community in 1885, the club has contributed 177 players to the Wales national team and 43 players to the British & Irish Lions over the years.

In 2009, the club went into administration shortly after turning professional but were allowed to continue in the Championship after being bought out.

London Welsh moved to Oxford United’s Kassam Stadium in 2012 and played matches there for three seasons.

Back in 2014, then London Welsh Chairman Bleddyn Phillips, said: “The club is committed to establishing itself as a Premiership club.

"We are looking forward to building up and deepening local

support in Oxfordshire to help us achieve and continue to play top class rugby in the county, together with maintaining our strong and traditional links with the ever loyal support base from Old Deer Park where the professional team will continue to work and train alongside our Amateur and Women's teams, as well as participating fully in junior rugby at all levels.”

However, the following season London Welsh had left Oxfordshire and returned to Old Deer Park.

Carnegie are due to meet Welsh on New Year's Day.

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BEDFORD BLUES 46 DRAGONS PREMIERSHIP SELECT 33

In an end-to-end game at Goldington Road, the Dragons earned a bonus point in the 46-33 defeat.

Dragons �y-half Arwel Robson scored two penalties to give his side the lead but Bedford slowly came into things and were gifted a try when the Dragons attempted to force their way out of their own 22. As they showed quick hands along the right wing, Tom Grif�ths read the pass perfectly and plucked the ball out of the air before crossing the line and Myles Dorrian slotted over the extras.

Tom Whiteley then danced his way through the defence to score under the posts, with Dorrian converting to make it 14-6.

Before the break Robson converted his third penalty of the afternoon to close the gap to �ve at half-time.

The Dragons came out �ring after the interval and Robson opened the scoring for the Welsh team.

Dorrian put Bedford back in front with a 46th-minute penalty before Whiteley scored his second of the afternoon.

Bedford secured the bonus point six minutes later when the Dragons were penalised for not releasing a tackle and Dorrian sent the ball to touch. Sam James found his man with the lineout ball before joining the back of the maul and falling over the line to score. Dorrian converted to make it 31-16.

The Dragons did not give in and reduced the de�cit to eight points with another well-worked try for Will Talbot-Davies, who breezed over the line, and Robson converted once again.

Bedford scored their �fth try through Elliot Clements-Hill, with Jake Sharp converting, but three minutes later it was 43-23 as Perkins got his name on the scoresheet.

The game may have looked out of reach, but no one told the Dragons and they fought to the very end. Nightingale was on hand to round off a nice attacking move before Bedford were reduced to 14 as Clements-Hill was carded for killing the ball.

The Dragons made the extra man count and soon crossed for their fourth as Patric Lewis glided across the line. With time ticking away, Sharp hit a late penalty for Bedford to round things off nicely.

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Aaron Penberthy’s penalty �ve minutes from time ensured Ben Ward’s team of victory after the young Dragons pushed Ealing Trail�nders hard throughout the 80 minutes.

The home team opened the scoring when Dragons’ �y-half Arwel Robson jinked his way through the visitors’ defence, and centre Barney Nightingale popped up on his shoulder for a simple run-in before he took advantage of a James Cordy-Redden error to hack through and dive on the ball for his second.

Rhys Lawrence grabbed Ealing Trail�nders’ �rst try from a rolling maul, then just on the stroke of half-time Curtis Wilson peeled round off his wing to force his way over the line.

Penberthy’s conversion meant that the hosts only trailed 17-15 at the break and they enjoyed the better of the match at the start of the second-half, but the Dragons’ defence held out.

Nightingale secured his hat-trick after Robson again broke through and off-loaded to his half-back partner Owen Davies, who in turn set Nightingale free to run in.

Mark Bright hit back with a classic number 8 pick-up try, and Penberthy’s second penalty gave Ealing Trail�nders the lead for the �rst time in the match before Robson’s three-pointer put the Dragons back in front. Penberthy then landed his third from just inside the Dragons’ half.

PLAYERS TO WATCHWelsh Under-20s international Barney Nightingale, who made his debut for the Dragons aged just 17, was a regular for the Dragons in their B&I Cup campaign last season and the centre has been in impressive form this time around, scoring �ve tries in the �rst two rounds of the competition.

Newport winger Elliot Frewen, who was named the Sevens Player of the Year at the Aviva Premiership awards in 2014, made two appearances in the B&I Cup last season and could be set to make his return today.

Fly-half and former Wales Under-18 international Arwel Robson has already notched up 30 points in this season’s campaign and will be an in�uential player for the Welsh side this afternoon.

Joseph Davies is another former Wales Under-20 who made his B&I debut this year against Bedford. The lock is the son of Andrew Davies, a former weightlifter who won silver at the 1989 World Championships, bronze at the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games in 1986 and gold in Auckland in 1990.

Prop Joe Lavendar brings plenty of experience to the side and his former clubs include Cardiff, Saracens and Newport.

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TONIGHT'S MATCH OFFICIALSReferee: Nigel Correll (IRFU) | Assistant Referee 1: Michael Patz | Assistant Referee 2: Dean Lythgoe

THIS WEEKEND'S MATCHES IN B&I CUP:Friday 9th December

Ulster vs Cardiff Blues, 7pmSaturday 10th December

London Scottish vs Jersey, 2.30pmRotherham Titans vs Munster, 2pm

Connacht vs Ospreys, 2.30pm

Leinster vs Scarlets, 2pm Bedford Blues vs Ealing Trail� nders, 3pm

Sunday 11th DecemberLondon vs Cornish Pirates, 3pmNottingham vs Richmond, 3pm

STEVIE McCOLL

TAYLOR PRELL

ANDY FORSYTH

TOM CASSON

OLI GOSS

WARREN SEALS

MAX GREEN

CHARLIE BEECH

ROSS GRAHAM

MICHAEL CUSACK

JACK WHETTON

DAN SANDERSON

ANDY SAULL

CHRIS WALKER

(C) RYAN BURROWS

MIKE MAYHEW

LEWIS BOYCE

GARY ROBERTSON

GUY BORROWDALE

LEWIS WILSON

OLLIE FOX

MAX WRIGHT

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

JOSH PROSSER

JOE GOODCHILD

CONNOR EDWARDS

BARNEY NIGHTINGALE

ELLIOT FREWEN

ARWEL ROBSON

OWEN DAVIES

JOHN LAVENDER

ELLIS SHIPP

CRAIG MITCHELL

JOE DAVIES

MAX WILLIAMS

ANDREW WAITE

JAMES BENJAMIN (C)

ROBSON BLAKE

DARRAN HARRIS

KEAGAN BALE

CHRIS COLEMAN

HENRI WILLIAMS

NATHAN HUDD

OWAIN LEONARD

PATRIC LEWIS

YORKSHIRECARNEGIE

DRAGONS PREM SELECT

YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE vs LONDON WELSH1ST JANUARY 2017, KICK-OFF 3PM

Yorkshire Carnegie will start the new year against last year’s British & Irish Cup winners, London Welsh.

Earlier this season, Carnegie held on during a late onslaught from Welsh at Old Deer Park to edge a 23-22 victory and avenge their defeat in the B&I Cup Final last season.

YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE MATCH DAY PRICING 2015-16

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 5 do not need to pay.

Advance tickets can be bought in person in the club, online at www.yorkshirecarnegie.com or by calling 0871 423 1315.

MASCOTJOE KNOX

Name: Joe KnoxPosition: PropTeam: Pontefract Under-13sSchool: CarltonFavourite player: Ryan BurrowsJoe is a key part of the Pontefract Under-13 set up and has become a talisman for the team. He is a hard trainer, epitomising the ethos for which the club is striving with a positive and conscientious attitude. He has a broad skillset and is looking forward to a bright future in rugby, however, his position is yet to be � rmly established due to his versatile capabilities. He is looking forward to watching a high level rugby match at his local club and hopes to be inspired by the Yorkshire team!

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