girobank cheshire cup 1987-88

GIROBANK
CHESHIRE CUP 1987-88
FINAL
WINNINGTON PARK v BIRKENHEAD PARK
CHESTER R.U.F.C.
WEDNESDAY 27th APRIL 1988 - 6.30 p.rn.
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The Voice of
North West Rugby Union
Produced by Girobank for
Rugby enthusiasts throughout the Region.
Messagefrom the Cheshire President.
We ex tend a wa nn wclco me 10 C hes te r Ihis even in g ta Jo hn Burgess C.B.E., Preside nt of
the R.F.U., (0 thi s, the c limax o f o ur Co unty season , the G iroba nk C heshire C li p Final
belween Birkenhead Park and Winnington Park.
A lthough congratulati ons arc due to Winninglon on thcir promotion lO the North Arca
League and comm iserati ons to Birkenhead o n being re lcgatcd. lh cse lIrc t\Voevenly matchcd
s icles who wi ll , 1 am s ure, pro vide us \V ith a mûs t e ntertainin g gam c.
LeI li S hope the weather will be co nsiderat e 10 the players and spectators c ils uring an
enj oyablc even ing for a il.
Wc are pleased th e Pres ident has recove red fro m hi s untime ly illness whi ch prevent ed hi s
presence al Twickenham for the Eng land victory Qve r Ire land and 1 wo ul d ex press our
apprec iation 10 Jo hn and Mrs. Burgess fo r be ing with us to ni ght IOwards the end of a ve ry
busy season. We a il hope both he and the England leam enjoy a successful tour to Australia.
G rateful and sincere thank s are also exte nded 10 Girobank for presentin g o ur cup and for
thei r arte r mat ch hosp it a lil y. th e refe ree and touch judges from Ih e Manchester and Distri ct
Re fe rees' Society and to th e C heste r C lub fo r hostin g o ur fina l.
Fina ll y may 1 persona ll y thank Ih e officcrs of th e Co unly logc ther w ith the Selec tors and
players o f a il XYs for making m y seco nd year in office so pleasant.
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GIROBANK CHESHIRE CUP
37 clubs started out on this season's Girobank Cheshire Cup trail in October. Following their success in reaching the semi-finals last season, both Birke nhead Park
and Winnington Park were 'seeded' through to the second round. a seeding that
this eveni ng's final proves correct. 1l1e fuU line up of cup games was:
Cheshire Cup
Pre#iminary & First Round Draw
_ __ _ _ _ PRELIMINARYROUNDDRAW - - - - - - Vagabonds
Wins(ord
Dukinfield
Wilnulow
Chrislleton
Conglelon
., Capenburst
, Hoylake
., Vauxhall MOlOn
l' Marple
., Oldersbaw
., Port Sunlight
Old Insloniam ., Duenport
- - - - - - - - FIRST ROUND DRAW - - - - - •.- - Bowden ., Chester
Wallasu " Lymm
Win;, T Vagabonds OR Capenhurst
Mac:cJesfield ., Congleton OR Port Sunlight
Old Rockferrians
Winsrord OR Hoylake
Ashton on Mersev ., New Brighton
Old S3li:l~ ., Moore
Ca ldv
Sbell S lanJo~
OId Anselmians
Qld Ins!ooi ans OR Davenport
Crewe/Nantwich
Mid Cbeshire College
Christ/eloD OR Oldershaw
., Chester College
., Wilmslow OR Marple
y Dukinfield OR Yauxball Motors
., BYE
., Helsby
., Sandbach
., Old Parkinsoni ans
N.B.: Birkenhead Pm aad Winninglon Park join tbe competition :lt the lnd
Round st:age.
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Message fi'om
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Regional Manager
C01porafe Services,
Girobank pIc.
It g ivcs me g reat pleasure to write Ihi s forewo rd
in th e programme for the final of the Girobank
Cheshire Clip, the co unly's premier Rugby
Uni on evcnl. in wllich Winnington Park tackle
Bi rkcllhead Pa rk .
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Th e final comes al a very bus)' lime for Girobank whcre Rugby Sponsorship is conce rn cd.
Wc've already had the finals orthe Lancashire Trophy, C umbria C up and Lan cas hire Plaie.
Still to co me after lon ight is the Lancas hire C up fina l betwcc n Li verpoo l St. Hc lens and
Orre ll at Wate rl oo o n S unday.
A li these cvcnt s s how how deeply Girobank is in vo lved in North West Rug by. and 1 hope
Fo ll owe rs of the sport in Cheshire agree \Vith Ille whcn 1 say thal 1 be lieve our rc lat io ns hip
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Of course. il was wi th the Girobank Leag ue that we tirst dipped our toes into Ihe water of
RU sponsorship back in 1985, and Winnington Park were closely in vo lved wilh the success
of th e pilot sc heme. takin g the championship in both seasollS. This year they 've made il three
titles in a row \Vith the North Di vision One tille. Congratulations to them.
Everyth ing is set fiJirfor an exciting match toni ght. and 1feel sure that th e two sides will se rve
IIp th e kind of malch Ihat wi ll be a credit 10 thi s important occasion. Certainl y the presence
of John Burgess is a great honour for both teams.
Sa(lI y a very important business engagement preve nts me attend ing. but 1know our PR staff
will be do ing everything they can to help with the orga nisation of th e eve nt. and 1 trust
everyone enj oys the post match hospitality.
For now 1 am happy to conti ml th at Girobank wi ll again be sponso ring th e Cheshire Cup
nex t season. when 1 am sure the eve nt will be just as successful as this year.
With best wishes.
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CHESHIRE
RUGBY
UNION
NEWS
Caldy retained the Wirral Nightfreight F100dlit T roph y recently, beating Wirral8-4
in an exciting fin al . . . ..
Wallasey RUFC have announced plans for a tour of Luxembourg next season, after
the success of their Majorca trip last year .....
Cheshire committee stalwart Don Andrews misses tonight's fin al - he's a\Vay o n a
globe-trotting holiday to celebra te his recent re tirement .....
New Brighton RUFC recently entertained The Castaways, not a pop group but a
party of tourists from Victoria Island, British Colombia in Canada .....
Crewe & Nantwich have started raising FlInds for a cllIbhouse at the ir Baro ny Park
ground ... ..
Douglas club Vagabonds will again he representing the Isle of Man in the Girobank
Cheshire Cup next season .....
Wilmslow held their first ex players reunion eve ning reeently. O rganiser Colin
Kynnerley hopes to make it an a n nuai event .... .
Mid Cheshire CoUege won tbis year's Cheshire Plate competition , beating Oldershaw 23-7 in the rmaI, aIso here at Chester . . . ..
Tourists Old Christians RFC From Montevideo in Uruguay played Caldy rece nt ly
Holmes Chapel RUFC are going strong in only their Sl'Cond full season. The club has
attracted sponsorship from ABC Exchange Units of Goostry . . . . .
Sheil StanlolV had the better of this season's 'de rby" match \Vith Shell Carrington.
winning 28-0 . .. . .
Macclesfield are planning a major tour next season, with America, Canada and
Hong Kong ail heing suggested as possible destinations.
GIROBANK CHESHIRE CUP FINAL
WEDNESDAY 27th APRIL, 1988 - 6.30 p.rn.
CHESTER RUFC
VIP Guest : John Burgess CBE
President of the Rugby Football Union
1
Winnington Park
1
V.
Colours: White with Royal Blue
and Sky Blue Circlets
R. Swann
J. Wilde
C. Sulton
A. Brom iley
S. Parsonage
G. Lloyd
D. Morri s
D. Allcock
R. Allcock
C. Gleave
P. Dean
T. Broughton
R. Heady
K. Curbi shley (Capt)
A. McGarrig le
Replaceme nts : P. Ackerley ,
C. Staley, R. Buck
Birkenhead Park
Colours:Red White & Blue Hoops
Full Back
15
Three Quarters
14
13
12
1\
Ha lf Backs
10
9
Forwards
A. Chapman (Capt)
H. Davenport
P. McNerlin
K. Greenfie ld
L. Jackson
D. Wadham
M. McNally
1
J. Cairns
2
3
4
5
R. Tinsley
A. Cartwright
C. Plummer
P. McCrave
M. Stevens
M. McNaerlin
C. Wainwri ght
Replacements: P. Kolokotroni ,
E. Thomas
6'
7 1,
8
O ffi cia is
Re feree: ML D. Hudson
Touch Juclges: ML G. Hughes, ML M. Ham lin
(Manchester & Distri ct Referees' Society)
WINNINGTON PARK
Path to the Final:
Second Round •• Old Anselmians (H) •.••••.••.•.•..•61-0
Quarter Final .•• Caldy (H) .•.••••....•.......••.•••..•....• 22-6
Semi-Final .......• Sandbach (A) •.••.•••••••••••••••....• 27-6
Winnington Park are going for a leag ue and c up doubl e tonight hav ing already won Nort h
Division One of the Courage Club Championship - a third league title to add to th eir brace
of Girobank League succe$ses.
They ccrtainly won the division in sty le. proving that league rugby need nal be dour stuff
by scoring 2 11 points including 34 tries in th eir te n league malches. WeIl respected Ke ndal
we re runners up to Park in the league. wi th Wes t Park occupying third position.
Winnington have al so played sorne good rugby in their G irobank Cheshire Cup games.
running in 17 tilles in their three matches in the compet ition up lO now.
Howevcr. success al Winninglon thi s term hasn't becn confi ned 10 Keith Curbishley and the
First XV. The Ihirds have won every match since Novcmber, including prize scalps of
Pres ton Grasshoppers. Th e success of the thirds is cven morc remarkable in th at no lessthan
76 players have turn ed out for the leam.
At a lower level the c1ub's mini and junior teams are doing we il. The Under 9's recently won
the Wate rloo Ts in their age group while the Under 15's won the Compusc ript 7's
Winnin gton's own tournament in which they beat West Park in the Final.
After a hat trick of league successes Park are looking forward to the future with confidence,
wi th plans to comple tely moderni se the lounge and main club room. The work should be
complete by the start of the new campaign.
BIRKENHEAD PARK
Path to the Final:
Second Round .• Helsby (Al ............................... 19-3
Q uarter Final ... W irral (Al ............................... 23-7
Semi Final ......... W il mslow (Hl .......................... 24-3
Now that Lhe dust has seuled on Courage League maLches, Birkenhead Park are faced with
the prospect of playi ng their rugby aL a lower level nexL season after being relegated from
Area League North.
Thi s is tough luc k for Park who ended the league campaign very much up with the pack.
However, as C lub Spokesman Graeme Marrs points out, the club paid the penalty for
throwing away points in games against Preston Grasshoppers.
Howeve r, Park will be looking for an early retum to the hi gher level, and wi ll be aiming to
repeat the foml they showed in the league match against Stourbridge whe re they played
superbly we il to tum a 13-4 deficit into a 14-1 3 victory injust 20 minutes.
Away From the competiti ve pressures of league and cup rugby the other Park tcams have
becn tuming Dul enthusias tically for what Graeme Marrs describes as 'Saturday aftemoon
exercise and fello wship'.
Recently at Lhe club Jim Harty 's Rest of the Wo rld XV tackled the Hi lbre Islands in what
was a very entertaining rugby display for c harity.
Looking ahead, Birke nhead Park will be seu ing off for exotic locations next May whe n Lhcy
visit th e Bahamas fo r a 14 day tour. Before then the club will be going on a pre-season tour
down South, culminat ing in agame against Rosslyn Park at Roehampton.
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1988 COUNTY GAMES
Next season's Cheshire county games:
Saturday Ist October
Cumbria v Cheshire
Tuesday llth October
Cheshire v Yorkshire
Saturday 15th October
Northumberland v Cheshire
Tuesday 25th October
Lancashire v Cheshire
Saturday 29th October
Cheshire v Durham
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Other Girobank - sponsored
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Lancashire Trophy
C hampions: Widnes
Widnes 16 De La Sall e 10 (at Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C.)
Cumbria Cup
Champions: Aspatria
Aspatria 12 Cockermouth 10 (at Wigton R.F.C.)
Lancashire Plate
Champions: Merseyside Police
Merseys ide Police 24 Aspull 12 (al West Park R. F. C.)
STILL TO COME
Lancashire Cup
Liverpool St. Helens v Orrell
Waterloo R.F.C.
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