Latest Newsletter (3)
July 6th, 2009 | by Mark |
issue 3 – 6th July 2009
Rochdale Mayfield Est. 1958
HARD TO BEAT
Rochdale Mayfield and Mayfield Mustangs ARLFC members newsletter.
MEMBERSHIP SECTION
You may have noticed the work going on in the back room! This work is designed to make the area a members lounge – fit for use by the members of the club. The project has been led by Paul Shanks, Pete Duffy and Curly. When it’s finnished, i’m sure you’ll agree that it will be much more fitting for our club – so enjoy and look after it.
Memberships of the club will be due in August 2009.
Members of the club will be entitled to use of the soon to be refurbished members lounge at the club, reduced cost use of the function room, reduced bar prices, subscription to the newsletter and the comforting knowledge that they are assisting the club in it’s aim to make Rugby league accessible to the people of Rochdale. Vice Presidents will also get acknowledgment in the matchday programme.
Playing member (includes registration) £20.
Member (full and associate) £10.
Vice President (full and associate) £25.
Junior (via Mustangs) £5.
*full members are entitled to vote at AGM’s and Club meetings, associate members have all benefits bar this. The status of a member will be determined by the club Committee.
Dean Hartley and Jack Ashworth are leading on the membership of the club, so contact them, or indeed any committee member, for details and an application form.
Inaugural ‘Rochdale 9’s’ competition on Saturday 25th July 2009
Teams confirmed for this festival of Rugby League include Mayfield, Whitworth Spartans, Todmorden, Littleborough, Rochdale Cobras and a Fijian representative side, who will compete in full contact 9 a-side games for the title and a plate competition.
A fun packed day is planned and the first games will kick off at 1200 with finals at around 5pm. A trophy presentation night and live band / disco / karaoke will follow.
Entrance for spectators is free and food and drink will be available to buy at the ground.
Sammy Sampson is organising the tournament any anyone wanting to help out or get involved can conatct him at ‘youdothehokeycokey@hotmail.com’
*****PRE – SEASON TRAINING *****
Pre – season training for all open age teams continues on Tuesday 7th July 2009 at 6.30pm at Springfield Park, then Thursday 9th July at the club at 6.30pm. All old, existing and new players are welcome.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE LEAGUE SUMMER – PENNINE DIVISION
Ovenden 48 – 12 Rochdale Mayfield.
A young Rochdale Mayfield side, severely depleted by holidays and work commitments, travelled the Ovenden in Halifax in the latest round of the National Conference Summer League – Pennine division. A full first team for Ovenden, including two former Halifax stars, completed the double over Mayfield who showed plenty of spirit and never gave in.
The pace of former Halifax starlet Graham Charlesworth cut through Mayfields defence at will early in the game despite valiant defence by captain Aidan Gleeson and the strong pairing of Paul Day and Andy Gregory – all of whom must be looking to push for a place in the first team next season. Mayfield worked hard in the second period and strong forward drives from Adam Pirouzan and a mountain of work by Seta Tala led the way.
Despite being a man down after Rob Wells was sin binned for a technical offence, the rewards came in the form of a John Marsland try, who followed up his own towering bomb and then added the conversion, and Curly Kershaw try who rolled back the years to scoot in from twenty metres, leaving defenders in his wake for a typical dummy half try.
Much improved Mayfield triumph at Balderstone
Rochdale Mayfield 30 – 16 Bradford Dudley Hill.
Rochdale Mayfield had a number of players returning from work and holiday commitments and this showed in a much improved display that dispatched Bradford Dudley Hill to only there second defeat of the National Conference League Summer - Pennine division.
Bradford Dudley Hill are no strangers to ‘summer rugby’ having won the Summer Conference National League 3 title in 2005, and they arrived at Balderstone on top of the Pennine division table, but the power of the Mayfield pack and the finishing prowess of the backs resulted in a comfortable victory for the home side.
Mayfield started strongly but conceded the first score against the run of play when Bradfords pacy centre went the length of the field. The scored was levelled with a try to Adam Pirouzan who was unstoppable from close to the line. The rest of the half was characterised by strong and uncompromising defence led by Mark Biggins and Craig White, until Andy Lee broke the deadlock by sidestepping his way under the posts on the half time whistle. 12 – 4 to Mayfield.
The second half continued with solid defence by both sides, and Bradford again scored first to cut the deficit to 2 points. Then Sean Snape took over. John Marsland and Paul Hancock prompted from half back for good field position and Snape showed good footwork and running lines to score two quality tries and take Mayfield out of sight. The game ended with the try of the day to Seta Tala who powered through the Bradford defence in his own 20 metre zone and showed true pace to finish in style under the posts. Marsland ended with 5 from 5 conversions.
Mayfield travel to Bradford for the return fixture next Saturday – the final game in this Summer ‘experiment’.
Results and Fixtures list:
NCL summer league;
Sat 6 Jun Saddleworth away lost 38 –6.
Sat 13 Jun Ovenden home lost 0- 38.
Sat 20 Jun Saddleworth home won 24 – 20.
Sat 27 Jun Ovenden away lost 48 – 12.
Sat 4 Jul Dudley Hill home won 30 – 16.
Sat 11 Jul Dudley Hill away 230pm
CAR BOOT SALE
Mayfield are holding a car boot sale at the Mayfield Sports centre, Keswick St., Castleton on Sunday 19th July 2009, 7am start. Cars are £10 each with all proceeds going to the development of Rugby League in Rochdale. There is no need to book just turn up on the day – no traders or new goods.
We’ll need as many helpers as possible for this one – so if your available up for an early Sunday morning (remember – the early bird catches the bargains – or something like that!) feel free to contact Pete Duffy / Simon / or Dean Hartley.
We particularly need someone to run the kitchen - making and selling brews and / or snacks, so any suggestions or interested parties would be welcome.
“If you train hard,
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