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CONTENTS AND INFO 

04 WELCOME 

06 FIVE YEARS OF THE GOLDEN FERN 

08 HEMEL PREVIEW 

10 CLUB DIRECTORY 

12 TODAY’S OPPONENTS 

14 ALL GOLDS MATCH REPORTS 

16 FLAME OF THE WEST 

18 WEST OF ENGLAND 

20 SEASON REVIEW 

22 FIXTURES & RESULTS 

24 SQUAD LINE-UPs 

CLUB INFORMATION 

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GENERAL MANAGER 

Patrick Evans 

HEAD COACH 

Lee Greenwood 

ASSISTANT COACHES 

Anthony Murray, 

Dan Poulton 

S&C COACHES 

Nick Lane, Joe Festa 

TEAM MANAGER 

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FIVE YEARS 

OF THE 

GOLDEN FERN 

08 

HEMEL 

PREVIEW 

14 

MATCH 

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WELCOME TO 

THE ALL GOLD 

WRITTEN BY PATRICK BAINES 

So here we are, the final game of what has been a 

memorable season for the club. 

4 

Three wins against 

North Wales Crusaders, 

a stunning triumph at 

Workington, a 46-22 

hammering of Keighley, 

a game on live television 

in Toronto, four players 

gaining international 

honours at the Student 

World Cup, another four 

players on the brink of 

selection for the Rugby 

League World Cup in 

Australia - what a fantastic 

achievement for a club 

still in its infancy. 

This will be Lee 

Greenwood’s last game 

in charge of the club as 

he says goodbye after 

three years in charge. 

Lee came to the club 

promising to cultivate 

a local player base and 

he can be very proud of 

what he’s achieved. His 

decision not to go down 

the dual-registration route 

should be commended as 

should his commitment 

to showing faith in youth. 

The average age of our 

starting line-up last 

weekend was 23 which 

shows the game has a 

very promising future in 

these parts. On behalf of 

everyone at the club I’d 

like to thank Lee for his 

dedication and wish him 

all the best for the future. 

Another person who 

deserves great credit 

is our general manager 

Pat Evans. Pat works 

incredibly hard to make 

sure everything at the 

club runs smoothly, 

our trip to Toronto is 

testament to his fantastic 

organisational skills. We all 

passed through customs - 

twice - with consummate 

ease and that was thanks 

to the countless hours Pat 

spent filling in enough 

paperwork to sink a 

battleship. 

2017 has been our most 

successful season to 

date. Those incredible 

wins against Keighley 

and Workington will stay 

with me for a long time 

and I’m sure anyone that 

was present for either of 

the games will say the 

same. League 1 is a tough 

division, for a team as 

young and inexperienced 

as ours to compete for 

a place inside the top 

eight was nothing short 

of magnificent. Well done 

to every single player who 

has worn the Golden Fern 

this season, you’ve done 

yourselves proud. 

I’d like to finish by thanking 

all of the wonderful people 

who have helped the club 

throughout the season. 

There are far too many 

to name, you know who 

you are. Your dedication is 

humbling, thank you. 

Here’s to one more All 

Golds win. 

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FIVE YEARS OF 

THE GOLDEN FERN 

WRITTEN BY GEORGE COWBURN 

6 

In the good old days of the USSR there was 

a five year plan for just about everything. I’m 

not sure what the All Golds’ five year plan 

was but at the end of their fifth season in 

senior rugby league I thought it appropriate 

the look back at the first match for the 

Golden Fern especially as it was against 

today’s opponents Hemel Stags. 

Back then to Sunday March 3rd 2013 and our 

first match in the Northern Rail Cup against 

the Stags before a crowd of 256 plus rugby 

league luminaries such as Ralph Rimmer, 

chief operations officer of the Rugby 

League, Niel Wood, chief communications 

director, and Dennis Betts ex Wigan and 

Great Britain player and present Widnes 

Vikings coach. 

The All Golds team that day was:- Phil 

Cowburn, James Gahan, Callum Mulkeen, 

Tim Bergin, Maxime Claustres, James 

Greene, Matt Bradley, Mike Stewart, Rory 

Sharratt, James Walter, Joe Maclean, 

Richard Jones, Jordan Rice and Subs Sam 

Blaney, Marcus Brooker, Jamie Crowther 

and Tyla Hepi (son of head coach Brad 

Hepi). 

Fourteen of those players graduated from 

the successful 2012 student champions of 

Great Britain All Golds squad and for them 

it was a huge leap into competitive senior 

rugby league. 

Some fell by the wayside but happily four 

of that team have played for the Golden 

Fern this season (messrs Cowburn, Walter, 

Maclean and Jones) with the first three 

clocking up a full five years service for the 

club and Phil Cowburn recently passing the 

one hundred appearances mark. 



Callum Mulkeen has played 

for North Wales Crusaders 

this season (and Oxford 

previously also) and 

Tyla Hepi is starring for 

Toulouse Olympique in the 

Championship having also 

played for Whitehaven. 

Marcus Brooker - a Bristol 

Sonics product - has been 

a stalwart performer for 

Oxford for the last four 

seasons and Mike Stewart 

had a spell with the Stags 

after he left the All Golds. 

Club record points scorer 

Matt Bradley has also played 

for London Skolars, Swinton 

Lions and North Wales 

Crusaders whilst popular 

winger Maxime Claustres 

is now back in France after 

adding some Gallic flair to 

the student and league 1 All 

Golds sides. 

Jordan Rice and Sam 

Blainey both had a season 

with Oxford before returning 

north and Jamie Crowther 

later had a loan spell with 

the Stags before doing the 

same. Rory Sharratt also 

spent a season at Oxford 

The actual match was 

won by Hemel 36-18 with 

the greater experience of 

their side telling in the end 

although the All Golds led 

16-12 at half time. 

Callum Mulkeen had the 

honour of scoring the All 

Golds’ first points - a try in 

the corner after an excellent 

Jordan Rice cut out pass. 

The “Rice Pig” also got a 

try after a thrilling 60 yard 

move with Maxime Claustres 

and Tim Bergin weighed in 

with the other touchdown. 

Matt Bradley added three 

goals. Jimmy Gahan 

unfortunately got the All 

Golds first yellow card, from 

referee Jamie Bloem, after 

a scuffle with Aaron Small 

who joined him in the bin. 

Jordan Rice was adjudged 

the best All Golds performer 

having been involved in 

all three tries and dualregistered 

London Broncos 

forward Chris Melling was 

the Stags’ top man and 

most influential player on 

the day. 

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It was the first match in 

a tough old season for 

the Golden Fern who 

finished bottom of the 

league with just two wins 

plus two victories in cup 

competitions. However the 

experience gained in that 

season has stood the club 

and those players in good 

stead since with improved 

league positions and some 

memorable victories in cup 

matches. 


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ALL GOLDS vs. HEMEL 

MATCH PREVIEW 


The All Golds play their last game of the 

season on Sunday when they host Hemel 

Stags at the Prince of Wales stadium. 

It will be Lee Greenwood’s last game in 

charge of the Golden Fern as he bows 

out after three seasons in charge and the 

head coach says he’s desperate to end his 

tenure with a win. He said: “It will be sad to 

say goodbye to so many great people I’ve 

worked with with these last three years, 

the players and staff have all played a 

big part in our success. I’ve really enjoyed 

my time here, we’ve had some great wins 

against some big sides. This season has 

been an enjoyable won, we’ve won more 



games than ever before and we want to 

add to that tally on Sunday. 

“It will be really nice for myself and the 

players if we can get the win against 

Hemel. It’s been a long season and we’ve 

had some great performances along the 

way, hopefully there’s one more coming on 

Sunday. Hemel are much improved from 

earlier in the season so we know what to 

expect. They’ll be wanting to end their 

season with a win as well so it’s important 

we show the necessary enthusiasm and 

attitude. 

“I’m not too fussed on the performance 

it’s just about getting that win. We had a 

close game down in Hemel a few months 

back, we’re aware of their strengths so it’s 

important we work hard to nullify them. 

Whatever happens on Sunday I’m proud 

of what I’ve achieved here. We’ve got a 

lot of players who are based in the area 

and a young, hungry squad who want to 

go places in the game. We’ll have a good 

couple of training sessions before Sunday 

and hopefully get the win to end what has 

been a good season.” 

Lewis Reece, Chris Worrall and James 

Walter, who all missed out with injury last 

weekend, will be hoping to return to the 

squad for Sunday. 

The Golden Fern began their 2017 season 

with a game against Hemel. That 48- 

12 win in the League 1 Cup set the tone 

for some early season success with wins 

against North Wales Crusaders, Keighley 

and Workington giving the club a platform 

to build on. A place inside the top eight 

proved a step too far but the 2017 season 

has been the most successful one to date 

for the All Golds. The two teams last met 

on a blisteringly hot day in June when the 

All Golds showed great heart to come 

back from 16-8 down to win 32-20. 

After a poor 2016 season Hemel made the 

radical step of basing themselves up in 

Yorkshire. Unfortunately for the Stags this 

decision didn’t improve their fortunes and 

they’ve spent the 2017 season battling it 

out with South Wales and Coventry at the 

bottom of League 1. Their performances 

have improved as the season has gone 

on though, so the home side know they’ll 

need to be at their best on Sunday. 

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TODAY’S OPPONENTS 

HEMEL STAGS 

WRITTEN BY JACK CONLON 

12 

FORM 

After a horrendous start to the season, Hemel 

have upped their game significantly as they 

look to avoid the wooden spoon in 2017. They 

currently sit in 7th, just one point above lastplaced 

South Wales thanks to superb wins 

over Oxford and the Ironmen. Despite their 

resurgence, the Stags are without a win in 

their last three, most recently going down 

60-16 to League 1 Shield finalists Hunslet. 

Just like us, however, Troy Perkins’ side will be 

looking to end the season on a high and so 

will undoubtedly come to the Prince of Wales 

in a determined mood. 

BACKS 

A big positive for Hemel is that their squad 

has developed massively from the one that 

we faced back in February. They’ve retained 

a few players, but have seen a huge reshuffle 

over the course of 2017, particularly in the 

backs. Former All Gold Mark Barlow is one 

that has seen the whole season through, but 

now has competition from Lewis Fairhurst, 

who came in from Dewsbury, and Hull 

youngster Jack Wray. Likewise, fullback 

Mitch Vincent will compete with former 

Doncaster threequarter Matty Welham for 

the no.1 berth. 

The Stags have been bolstered outwide by 

Keighley loan duo Josh Casey and Danny 

Lawton, with the latter bringing in a wealth 

of experience having played over 100 games 

for his parent club. That experience will be 

valuable for the likes of Connor Bower, also 

on loan from Hull, and Alex Williams, who is 

in his forst season as a professional player. 

The Stags’ backline is completed by winger 

Darren Forde and former Leeds and Hunslet 

utility Marcus Elliott. 


FORWARDS 

There aren’t as many big names in the 

Stags’ forward pack, but that doesn’t 

mean they aren’t just as formidable. 

Former Keighley prop Dan Hawksworth 

has led from the front all year, with Wayne 

Jowett, Danny Samuels and Jamaica 

international Reece Williams backing him 

up. Former All Golds Corey Hanson came 

in mid-season and has been a revelation, 

adding further strength and experience. 

Hemel’s second row is youthful, but full 

of flare. Bradford Bulls academy graduate 

James Thornton has impressed all year 

and has now been joined by Manashe 

Fumandha, who is a real handful with ball 

in-hand. Also keep an eye out for Italian 

international and former Sheffield Eagle 

Santino Decaro, who will come off the 

bench. Hooker Jono Burns has a great 

running game out of dummy half and 

rotates well with Scott Lee. 

Harley Axe 

Mark Barlow 

Connor Bower 

Jono Burns 

Josh Casey 

Sam Crowther 

Santino Decaro 

Marcus Elliott 

Lewis Fairhurst 

Darren Forde 

Liam Frenneaux 

Manashe Fumandha 

Corey Hanson 

Dan Hawksworth 

SQUAD 

Aaron James 

Wayne Jowett 

Danny Lawton 

Scott Lee 

Ryan Matthews 

Jack O’Brien 

Danny Samuels 

James Thornton 

Declan Tomlinson 

Mitch Vincent 

Matty Welham 

Alex Williams 

Reece Williams 

Jack Wray 


STAR MAN 

ONE TO WATCH 

When we faced Hemel back in February, 

one thing they lacked was a dominant 

halfback. The signing of Lewis Fairhurst, 

therefore, has completely transformed 

their attack. The former St Helens and 

Salford academy graduate was a major 

coup for the Stags when he linked up after 

impressing at Championship level with 

partner club Dewsbury. 

His organisational skills are his biggest 

asset, as he takes pressure off his fellow 

playmakers and allows them to chime 

into the attack whenever they feel. At just 

21 years-of-age, Fairhurst is still quite a 

raw talent, but his potential has certainly 

shone through at the Stags this season. 

As everyone knows, a team can’t run without 

it’s halves, which is why Fairhurst’s halfback 

partner is my one to watch this week. Jack 

Wray has had a strong but frustrating 

start to his professional career, but his stint 

with the Stags is sure to do him a world 

of good. The 19-year-old started his career 

with Leeds Rhinos, coming through the 

academy system and playing alongside the 

likes of Jordan Lilley and Ashton Golding. He 

signed then signed a three-year deal with 

Hull at the start of this season but has found 

opportunities hard to come by this year, 

with the club recently announcing he will be 

released at the end of 2017. 

Before joining 

Hemel, Wray 

was a standout 

performer for FC’s 

reserve side. His 

vision and natural 

handing ability 

assisted many 

a try, while he 

doesn’t shy away 

from his defensive 

responsibilities 

either. The end 

of the reserves 

season allowed Wray to join the Stags, 

giving him the opportunity to play against 

men and further his development. He’s 

struck up a great partnership with Fairhurst 

and continues to torment defences with his 

dynamic attack. 

STATS 

HIGHEST SCORE: 

52-24 v South Wales, 26/5/2013 

HIGHEST SCORE AGAINST: 

82-0 v Barrow, 25/3/2017 

MOST APPEARANCES: 

76 – Barry-John Swindells 2013-2016 

HIGHEST POINT SCORER: 


HIGHEST TRY SCORER: 


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ALL GOLDS MATCH REPORTS 


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OXFORD TURN 

THE TABLES 

ALL GOLDS 12 – 18 OXFORD 

SUNDAY 03 SEPTEMBER 2017 

PRINCE OF WALES STADIUM 

With rumours gathering pace that these 

two clubs will be merging for next season, 

there was plenty of interest in what could 

be the last game between them. 

Oxford were on a dreadful losing run but 

had drawn their last match while the All 

Golds had lost their last match after two 

successive wins. 

Tradition or a quirk of fate has it that the 

sides share wins each season and with the 

All Golds having won comfortably earlier in 

the season, perhaps it was inevitable that 

the dark blues would turn the tables and 

the form book upside down. 

In a dour match, Oxford took a slender 6-0 

lead into the break but six minutes into the 

second half, the All Golds were level through 

Phil Cowburn. 

Oxford hit back straight away and scored 

back to back tries to take an 18-0 lead. Up 

stepped Kieran Hyde to put the boot into 

his former teammates. 

Much as he had in the cup win at Workington 

earlier in the season, Hyde’s kicking game 

came to the fore and he pinned the All 

Golds back. 

Harry Kidd crashed over to halve the deficit 

but with Hyde pushing them back, there 

was little chance of them getting the leveller 

and fate was satisfied. 

ALL GOLDS: Alex Gaskell; Mo Agoro, Phil 

Cowburn (t), Lewis Reece, Chris Barlow; 

Danny Fallon, Ben Stead (2g); Malikhi 

Lloyd-Jones, Steve Parry, Harry Kidd (t); 

Chris Worrall, Harrison Elliott; Billy Brickhill; 

INTERCHANGE: James Mason, Ross Price, 

Richard Jones, Joe McClean 



SKOLARS TOUGH 

OUT A WIN 

SKOLARS 16 – 06 ALL GOLDS 

SATURDAY 09 SEPTEMBER 2017 

NEW RIVER STADIUM 

While the bounceback from the defeat against 

Oxford did not result in a win, the all Golds put 

in a gutsy performance that could have brought 

at least a draw had they shown a little more 

composure in attack and had a little more good 

fortune. 

Their defensive resolve was not in question, 

however. 

The Skolars had the better of the first half but 

only had a Mike Bishay try to show for their 

efforts as the All Golds prevented Ben Pointer 

from touching down when over the tryline three 

times. 

When Smokie Junor went over in the corner 

after some good handling created the chance, it 

seemed inevitable that the Skolars would stroll 

to victory. 

However, the All Golds stuck to it and the Skolars 

were forced into kicking penalties to extend their 

lead to 16-0. 

Ben Stead’s glorious pass to send Brad 

Kislingbury cantering over under the posts with 

ten minutes left sent hope through the All Golds 

fans in the crowd but they could not cross again 

despite enjoying some good field position. 

The win saw the Skolars cement their place in 

the Shield Final with a game to spare. . 

ALL GOLDS: Alex Gaskell; Mo Agoro, Phil 

Cowburn, Brad Kislingbury (t), Chris Barlow; Jack 

Mitchell, Ben Stead (g); Malikhi Lloyd-Jones, Luke 

Stephens, Harrison Elliott; Kadeem Williams, Billy 

Brickhill; Danny Fallon; INTERCHANGE: Steve 

Parry, James Mason, Joe McClean, Harry Kidd 

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WEST TO FACE EAST 

IN MUST-WIN HARRY 

JEPSON TROPHY MATCH 

WRITTEN BY MATT ANNISS 

16 

A place in the 2017 Harry Jepson Trophy 

clash could be up for grabs when the West 

of England travel to faced the East of 

England at Pennine Way, Hemel Hempstead 

last Saturday (kick-off 14:00). 

Having lost to a strong London & The 

South East side in Oxford last Saturday, the 

West side had to win to be in with a chance 

of making it to the final of the historic 

amateur Rugby League competition, which 

this year features regional sides for the 

very first time. 


The West of England team performed 

admirably in their first Harry Jepson Trophy 

outing of the season last weekend, but was 

ultimately outgunned 30-8 by a London & 

South East side packed with experienced 

Rugby League players. 

Head Coach Ben Whincup, who steered 

Swindon St George to their first West of 

England League title this summer, said: 

“We did a lot of things right last weekend 

and for most of the game defended really 

strongly. We tired towards the end as our 


and Bristol Sonics pair 

Matt Blacker and Jonny 

Mawer. 

If the West of England pulls 

off a win, they will have to 

wait to hear the result of 

the London & South East 

v East of England clash 

on September 16 to see 

whether they’ve qualified 

for the Harry Jepson 

Trophy Final on September 

24. A victory for the East 

will see them take on 

London & The South East 

in the final, regardless of 

the following week’s result. 

completion rate in attack 

was poor and we gave 

them too much of the ball. 

If we look after the ball well 

and sharpen up in attack, 

I’ve every confidence that 

we can get a win against 

the East on Saturday.” 

The teams have met 

once before in a friendly 

encounter in the autumn 

of 2016. On that day, the 

West of England coaching 

team, led by Director of 

Rugby Glenn Tyreman, 

used the opportunity to 

try out a number of new 

combinations and fringe 

players. The East ended up 

running out comfortable 

winners, but Tyreman 

thinks it will be a closer 

game this time round. 

He said: “The squad we 

have put together for 

Saturday’s game is very 

strong – much stronger 

than the team that played 

the East last year. I don’t 

think that result has much 

bearing on what may 

happen this weekend. We’ll 

be stronger for last week’s 

hit out and because this 

is their first game of the 

competition, they may be a 

bit rusty. We’ll have to play 

well to win but I believe 

that we have the personnel 

to do that.” 

Tyreman, Whincup and 

assistant coach Will 

Brewer have shuffled 

the starting line-up and 

interchange bench for 

Saturday’s must-win 

encounter. Gloucestershire 

Warriors’ Ashley Lewis 

and Oxford Cavaliers’ 

Dan Spencer form a 

new partnership in the 

halves, with the Warriors’ 

Sean Roberts replacing 

Bath’s Tom Plance at 

hooker. Elsewhere, there 

are first appearances 

of the competition 

for Portsmouth Navy 

Seahawks’ Aaron Beesley 

West of England squad 

to face the East of 

England: Josh Verity 

(Swindon St George), 

Ross Lewis (Oxford 

Cavaliers), Ryan Tanner 

(Gloucestershire Warriors), 

Paddy Commerford 

(Southampton Spitfires), 

Ciaran Chester (Bath 

Rugby League), Ashley 

Lewis (Gloucestershire 

Warriors), Dan Spencer 

(Oxford Cavaliers), 

Joel Thomas (Oxford 

Cavaliers), Sean Roberts 

(Gloucestershire Warriors), 

Paul Bolger (Swindon St 

George), Andy Hoggins 

(Oxford Cavaliers), Lloyd 

Allen (Swindon St George), 

Chris Kent (Swindon St 

George), Henry Beer (Bath 

Rugby League), Matt 

Blacker (Bristol Sonics), 

Richard White (Swindon 

St George), Dan Brooker 

(Bristol Sonics), Adam 

Dommett (Cheltenham 

Phoenix), Jonny Mawer 

(Bristol Sonics), Aaron 

Beesley (Portsmouth Navy 

Seahawks). 

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CREIGHTON AT THE 

DOUBLE IN HARRY 

JEPSON TROPHY OPENER 

WRITTEN BY MATT ANNISS 

WEST OF ENGLAND 08 – 30 

LONDON & THE SOUTH EAST 

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Two tries in six second-half 

minutes from man-of-thematch 

Byron Creighton 

helped London & The 

South East overcome the 

West of England in an 

entertaining Harry Jepson 

Trophy encounter at North 

Hinksey Park, Oxford. 

The Hammersmith Hill 

Hoists hooker was in 

the thick of the action 

throughout, with his 

quickfire double all but 

wrapping the game up for 

the visitors with just over 

20 minutes remaining. 

The opening game of 

the new-look Harry 

Jepson Trophy, which 

now features regional 

representative sides rather 

than community clubs, was 

a physical and hard-fought 

from the first minute to the 

last. 

The West of England could 

barely get out of their own 

half in the first ten minutes 

and were unlucky not to 

go behind when Wests 

Warriors full back Josh 

Hutchison was adjudged to 



have knocked on over the 

line. Three minutes later 

the West had a try ruled 

out for the same reason 

in what was their first 

meaningful attack of the 

game. 

In the end, it was the 

home side that opened 

the scoring. Bristol Sonics’ 

stand-off Dan Brooker 

scored a superb solo try 

following a barn-storming 

50 metre run down the 

left channel. Sadly, his 

attempted conversion 

drifted wide. 

The visitors weren’t 

behind for long, however. 

On 22 minutes London 

carved open the West 

with a flowing move, only 

to be halted by some 

superb last-gasp defence. 

On the next play, Sam 

Broomhall trotted through 

unopposed to the left of 

the posts. Dan O’Brien 

added the first of five 

successful conversions. 

On the half hour mark 

London extended their 

lead with the try of the 

game, a thrilling 50-metre 

team effort involving 

brilliant support play. The 

move was started by a 

break from Hutchison – a 

constant threat throughout 

– and finished by winger 

Brad Aird. 

On the stroke of half time, 

London’s Jamie Diggle 

went to the sin-bin for 

persistent foul play. While 

the home side didn’t have 

time to take advantage 

of their extra man before 

the break, they reduced 

the arrears on 45 minutes 

following a towering crossfield 

kick by Brooker. The 

London defence failed 

to deal with it, allowing 

Oxford Cavaliers’ winger 

Ross Lewis an opportunity 

to scoop up the bouncing 

ball and touch down. Again, 

Brooker’s attempted 

conversion drifted wide. 

The game remained in the 

balance until Creighton 

produced two pieces of 

magic in less than five 

minutes. The first followed 

a penalty awarded 

following the sin-binning of 

West’s George Lenton-Hall, 

while the second included 

MATCH FACTS 

some superb footwork 

in the build up as well as 

the hooker’s usual closerange 

power. With scrumhalf 

O’Brien converting 

both tries, London were 

effectively home and dry 

at 24-8 with 20 minutes 

remaining. 

As the West tired in the 

closing stages, it looked as 

if the visitors would pile on 

the points. In the end, the 

home side did well to limit 

them to one additional 

score: a powerful closerange 

score from Diggle 

with nine minutes 

remaining. 

West of England: Mike McGrath (Southampton Spitfires); 

Paul Bartlett (Cheltenham Phoenix), Rhys Evans (Forest 

Bulldogs), Jack Daynes (Swindon St George), Myles Everett 

(Oxford Cavaliers); Dan Brooker (Bristol Sonics), Jamie 

Deal (Swindon St George); Adam Dommett (Cheltenham 

Phoenix), Tom Plance (Bath Rugby League), Paul Bolger 

(Swindon St George); Paul Fudio (Southampton Spitfires), 

Lloyd Allen (Swindon St George); Chris Kent (Swindon 

St George); Interchange: Sean Hayes (Southampton 

Spitfires), Stevan Randall (Bath Rugby League), George 

Lenton-Hall (Oxford Cavaliers), Richard White (Swindon 

St George), Colin Maragon (Forest Bulldogs), Ross Lewis 

(Oxford Cavaliers), Josh Verity (Swindon St George) 

Tries: Dan Brooker (17 mins), Ross Lewis (45 mins) 

Sin-bin: George Lenton-Hall (59 minutes, interference at 

the play the ball) 

Half-time: 4-12 

Referee: Malcolm Holmes (Southern RS) 

Man of the Match Awards 

West of England: Lloyd Allen (second-row) 

London & The South East: Byron Creighton (hooker) 

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LAKELAND JOY 

WORKINGTON TOWN 22 – 30 ALL GOLDS 

Saturday 1 April – Derwent Park 

WRITTEN BY CHRIS WILSON 

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THE GAME THAT STANDS OUT FOR ME IS THE LEAGUE 

1 CUP WIN AT WORKINGTON. IT WAS APRIL FOOLS DAY 

AND THE ALL GOLDS HAD THE LAST LAUGH, TURNING 

THE TABLES ON THEIR HOSTS TO COME AWAY WITH A 

MEMORABLE VICTORY. 

Just six days after being beaten comfortably 

by Workington in the league, the All Golds 

travelled back to the glorious Lake District 

to face Town again, this time in the League 1 

Cup Quarter Final. 

The weather was vastly different with 

leaden skies bringing drizzle and heavier 

showers replacing the bright sunshine 

of the previous week. The All Golds side 

was different too with Alex Gaskell and 

Bead Kislingbury absent through injury 

and Graham O’Keeffe making his first 

appearance in the squad for almost a year. 

The result, too, was different. The All Golds 

played the perfect game on a boggy pitch 

that had to be cleared of water before the 



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start as they defended hard 

and kicked well to keep their 

opponents out. 

They also made fewer 

mistakes than Town and 

took advantage of the 

chances that came their 

way to lead 18-6 at the break 

through Phil Cowburn, Harry 

Kidd and Steve Parry. 

Ten minutes into the second 

half and a resurgent Town 

had wiped out their deficit 

with two converted tries 

and were looking to take the 

lead. Phil Lister’s try crucially 

went unconverted as Carl 

Forber missed for the first 

time in 13 attempts over the 

two games between the 

sides. 

This meant that Kieran 

Hyde had to convert Chris 

Barlow’s touchdown to 

restore the All Golds’ lead. 

The score going into the final 

fifteen minutes was eerily 

similar to that at the same 

point six days previously but 

the All Golds this time were 

ahead. 

The league game had seen 

Town turn on the power and 

the All Golds touched the 

ball just twice as Town ran in 

five converted tries in those 

fifteen minutes. 

This time, things were 

different. The final 15 

minutes were tense as Town 

battered the line but the 

All Golds kept them out, 

went through their sets in 

possession and kept Town 

at long range with Hyde’s 

boot turning Town around 

and forcing them to move 

the ball 80 or 90 metres to 

get into a position to strike. 

Finally, Town made one 

mistake too many and Phil 

Cowburn snapped up a 

loose ball to race 60 metres 

through the mud and 

though he looked as if he 

was treading water for the 

final few metres he reached 

the line to score and confirm 

a semi final place for the 

second year running. 

Again, the game showed 

what the All Golds were 

capable of. They took 

chances and defended 

heroically. They executed a 

strong game plan and kept 

the intensity and belief to 

the last minute. 

Reflecting in the hotel that 

night, there was a sense of 

satisfaction, a sense that the 

team had proved that they 

were capable of overcoming 

the Northern teams and the 

only disappointing thing is 

that such wins are all too 

rare. 

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ALL GOLDS FIXTURES & RESU 

DATE K.O. OPPONENTS RES FULLBACK WING CENTRE CENTRE WING STAND OFF 

Sun Feb 19 14:00 A Hemel Stags (L1CupR1) 12-48 GASKELL 1T AGORO 1T COWBURN KISLINGBURY 2T BARLOW STEAD 1G 

Sun Feb 26 14:00 H North Wales Crusaders (LCCR3) 36-18 GASKELL 1T AGORO 1T COWBURN KISLINGBURY 2T BARLOW HOUGHTON 

Sun Mar 5 15:00 A Hunslet (KPL1) 10-06 HOUGHTON AGORO BRICKHILL WILLIAMS KISLINGBURY STEAD 1G 

Sun Mar 12 15:00 H Keighley Cougars (KPL1) 46-22 GASKELL AGORO 4T COWBURN KISLINGBURY BARLOW MITCHELL 1T 

Sun Mar 19 15:00 A Doncaster (LCCR4) 48-22 GASKELL AGORO COWBURN KISLINGBURY 1T BARLOW 1T MITCHELL 

Sun Mar 26 15:00 A Workington Town (KPL1) 54-22 GASKELL AGORO 1T COWBURN 1T KISLINGBURY BARLOW 1T MITCHELL 

Sun Apr 2 14:30 A Workington Town (L1CupQF) 22-30 MITCHELL AGORO WILLIAMS COWBURN 2T BARLOW 1T FALLON 

Sun Apr 9 15:00 H London Skolars (KPL1) 22-24 COWBURN AGORO 2T BRICKHILL NIELD BARLOW FALLON 

Fri April 14 15:00 A South Wales Ironmen (KPL1) 30-36 NIELD AGORO 3T COWBURN 1T KISLINGBURY 1T BARLOW WARD 

Sun April 30 15:00 H North Wales Crusaders (L1CupSF) 28-37 MITCHELL AGORO 1T COWBURN KISLINGBURY 1T BARLOW 2T WARD 

Sun May 7 15:00 H York City Knights (KPL1) 10-56 NIELD AGORO COWBURN KISLINGBURY 1T BARLOW WARD 2G 

Sun May 14 15:00 H North Wales Crusaders (KPL1) 36-28 MITCHELL AGORO 1T NIELD KISLINGBURY BARLOW STEAD 6G 

Sun May 21 15:00 A Coventry Bears (KPL1) 18-26 MITCHELL 1T AGORO 1T NIELD 1T KISLINGBURY 1T BARLOW 1T STEAD 3G 

Sun Jun 4 15:00 H Newcastle Thunder (KPL1) 10-56 MITCHELL AGORO WILLIAMS KISLINGBURY BARLOW 1T STEAD 1G 

Sun Jun 11 14:00 A Whitehaven (KPL1) 62-6 MITCHELL AGORO 1T NIELD KISLINGBURY BARLOW DAVIES 1G 

Sun Jun 18 14:00 A Hemel Stags (KPL1) 20-32 NIELD AGORO 1T COWBURN KISLINGBURY BARLOW 1T DAVIES 4G 

Sun Jun 25 15:00 H Oxford (KPL1) 38-10 COWBURN AGORO 1T REECE KISLINGBURY BARLOW 1T DAVIES 5G 

Sat Jul 1 18:30 A Barrow Raiders (KPL1) 36-6 MITCHELL 1T AGORO COWBURN REECE BARLOW DAVIES 1G 

Sat Jul 8 12:00 A Toronto Wolfpack (KPL1) 62-10 MITCHELL 1G AGORO COWBURN REECE 1T CARTER OWENS 

Sun Jul 16 15:00 H Doncaster (KPL1) 04-42 MITCHELL AGORO 1T WILLIAMS REECE BARLOW OWENS 

Sat Jul 29 15:00 A South Wales Ironmen (KPL1S) 28-20 COWBURN 1T AGORO KISLINGBURY 1T REECE CARTER DAVIES 

Sat Aug 5 15:00 H North Wales Crusaders (KPL1S) 40-22 COWBURN 2T AGORO WILLIAMS 1T REECE BARLOW 1T MITCHELL 6G 

Sat Aug 12 15:00 H Coventry Bears (KPL1S) 30-28 COWBURN AGORO WILLIAMS REECE BARLOW MITCHELL 1T 5G 

Sat Aug 19 15:00 A Hunslet (KPL1S) 32-18 MITCHELL AGORO 1T COWBURN KISLINGBURY BARLOW FALLON 

Sun Sep 3 15:00 H Oxford (KPL1S) 12-18 GASKELL AGORO COWBURN 1T REECE BARLOW FALLON 

Sat Sep 9 15:00 A London Skolars (KPL1S) 16-06 GASKELL AGORO COWBURN KISLINGBURY 1T BARLOW MITCHELL 

Sun Sep 17 15:00 H Hemel Stags (KPL1S) 

THE KEY | Home games appear in bold | KPL1 = Kingstone Press League 1 | KPL1S = Kingstone Press League 1 Shield 

LCC = Ladbrokes Challenge Cup | L1Cup = League 1 Cup | Sin-binned Red Card (Sent Off) | T = Try | G = Goal | DG = Drop Goal 



LTS 2017 

SCRUM HALF PROP HOOKER PROP 2ND ROW 2ND ROW LOOSE FWD SUB 1 SUB 2 SUB 3 SUB 4 

HYDE 5G PURSLOW PARRY (C) 2T WALTER WORRALL McCLEAN 1T ELLIOTT 1T HOUGHTON WILLIAMS 1T LLOYD-JONES KIDD 

HYDE 2G PURSLOW PARRY (C) 2T ELLIOTT WORRALL McCLEAN 1T BRICKHILL MITCHELL ANDRADE LLOYD-JONES KIDD 1T 

HYDE PURSLOW PARRY (C) KIDD JONES McCLEAN ELLIOTT MITCHELL ANDRADE 1T LLOYD-JONES WALTER 

HYDE 5G PURSLOW PARRY (C) 2T KIDD WORRALL McCLEAN BRICKHILL WILLIAMS ELLIOTT 1T FALLON 2G WALTER 

HYDE 3G PURSLOW PARRY (C) 2T KIDD McCLEAN WORRALL BRICKHILL WILLIAMS ELLIOTT ANDRADE WALTER 

HYDE 3G PURSLOW PARRY (C) ELLIOTT WORRALL McCLEAN 1T BRICKHILL LLOYD-JONES ANDRADE WALTER KIDD 

HYDE 5G KIDD 1T PARRY (C) 1T WALTER ELLIOTT McCLEAN WORRALL STEPHENS O’KEEFFE PURSLOW LLOYD-JONES 

HYDE 3G KIDD PARRY (C) 1T WALTER ELLIOTT McCLEAN 1T WORRALL LOBWEIN JONES PURSLOW LLOYD JONES 

HYDE 6G ELLIOTT 1T PARRY (C) PURSLOW MCCLEAN WORRALL BRICKHILL LOBWEIN O’KEEFFE WALTER ANDRADE 

HYDE 2G PURSLOW PARRY (C) 1T KIDD 1T WORRALL McCLEAN BRICKHILL FALLON O’KEEFFE ELLIOTT LLOYD-JONES 

HYDE PURSLOW PARRY (C) 1T ELLIOTT O’KEEFFE McCLEAN WORRALL BRICKHILL REECE KIDD LLOYD-JONES 

FALLON PURSLOW PARRY (C) WALTER REECE 2T McCLEAN WORRALL BRICKHILL 1T ELLIOTT LLOYD-JONES KIDD 2T 

FALLON PURSLOW PARRY (C) WALTER REECE McCLEAN WORRALL BRICKHILL HARGREAVES ELLIOTT KIDD 

FALLON PURSLOW PARRY (C) ELLIOTT REECE WORRALL BRICKHILL WARD HARGREAVES LLOYD-JONES KIDD 1T 

PARRY (C) PURSLOW BRICKHILL KIDD REECE McCLEAN WORRALL HARGREAVES ELLIOTT LLOYD-JONES STEPHENS 

MITCHELL 1T WALTER PARRY (C) 2T KIDD 1T WORRALL McCLEAN BRICKHILL STEPHENS HARGREAVES LLOYD-JONES JONES 

MITCHELL WALTER 1T PARRY (C) 2T KIDD WORRALL McCLEAN ELLIOTT 1T BRICKHILL 1T HARGREAVES LLOYD-JONES JONES 

FALLON ELLIOTT PARRY (C) WALTER WORRALL McCLEAN BRICKHILL OWENS HARGREAVES LLOYD-JONES JONES 

FALLON ELLIOTT PARRY (C) 1T WALTER WORRALL McCLEAN BRICKHILL GASKELL STEPHENS JONES LLOYD-JONES 

FALLON WALTER PARRY (C) ELLIOTT WORRALL McCLEAN BRICKHILL CARTER PURSLOW LLOYD-JONES JONES 

STEAD 2G WALTER PARRY (C) 1T ELLIOTT WORRALL McCLEAN 1T BRICKHILL KIDD LLOYD-JONES PRICE JONES 

PARRY (C) 1T ELLIOTT BRICKHILL LLOYD-JONES 1T HARGREAVES McCLEAN WORRALL FALLON PRICE WALTER KIDD 1T 

FALLON LLOYD-JONES PARRY (C) 2T WALTER WORRALL McCLEAN 1T BRICKHILL HARGREAVES PRICE KIDD 1T ELLIOTT 

STEAD 3G WORRALL PARRY (C) 1T LLOYD-JONES ELLIOTT McCLEAN 1T BRICKHILL HARGREAVES REECE KIDD WALTER 

STEAD 2G LLOYD-JONES PARRY (C) KIDD 1T WORRALL ELLIOTT BRICKHILL MASON PRICE JONES McCLEAN 

STEAD 1G LLOYD-JONES STEPHENS ELLIOTT WILLIAMS BRICKHILL FALLON PARRY (C) MASON McCLEAN KIDD 


ALL GOLDS 

HEAD COACH: 

LEE GREENWOOD 

HEMEL 

HEAD COACH: 

TROY PERKINS 

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ALEX GASKELL 

MO AGORO 

PHIL COWBURN 

BRAD KISLINGBURY 

CHRIS BARLOW 

BEN STEAD 

KIERAN HYDE 

OLLIE PARSLOW 

STEVE PARRY (C) 

JAMES WALLER 

CHRIS WORRELL 

JOE MCCLEAN 

HARRISON ELLIOTT 

LEWIS REECE 

KADEEM WILLIAMS 

MALIKHI LLOYD-JONES 

HARRY KIDD 

DANNY FALLON 

JORDAN ANDRADE 

BILLY BRICKHILL 

SAM HODGE 

FRANKIE FOSTER 

REECE RANCE 

LUKE STEPHENS 

ERROL CARTER 

REFEREE: BRANDON ROBINSON 

RESERVE: S. GIBBS 

TOUCH JUDGES: J. WOODMAN L. RUSH 

M COM: D. MITCHELL 

MITCH VINCENT 

MARCUS ELLIOTT 

MINDU BENDIKAS 

DECLAN TOMLINSON 

DARREN FORDE 

JOSH HALLIDAY 

JORGE RICHARDSON 

WAYNE JOWETT 

DECLAN GREGORY 

REECE WILLIAMS 

JAMES THORNTON 

ROSS WHITE 

GEORGE MILTON 

MARK BARLOW 

JONO BURNS 

DOM HORN 

JACK O’BRIEN 

DAN HAWKSWORTH 

HARLEY AXE 

DANNY SAMUELS 

BRAD CLAVERING 

ALEX WILLIAMS 

SCOTT LEE 

AARON JAMES 

RHYS ALLATT 

RODDY JONAS 

LIAM COE 

ANDREW WALKER 

JOE BARRON 

SANTINO DECARO 

WILL COPLEY 

KEVIN WROE 

JAMIE MILBURN 

JOSH ELLIS 

REECE TROUT 

CHARLIE BROWN 


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