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DATE
TEAM
VS
TEAM
LOCATION
TIME
15/05/16
OXFORD RL
VS
ROCHDALE HORNETS
TILSLEY PARK
2.30PM
22/05/16
DONCASTER RLFC
VS
OXFORD RL
KEEPMOAT STADIUM
3PM
05/06/16
OXFORD RL
VS
HEMEL STAGS
TILSLEY PARK
2.30PM
11/06/16
COVENTRY BEARS
VS
OXFORD RL
BUTTS PARK ARENA
3PM
19/06/16
OXFORD RL
VS
YORK CITY KNIGHTS
TILSLEY PARK
2.30PM
03/07/16
BARROW RAIDERS
VS
OXFORD RL
CRAVEN PARK
3.30PM
10/07/16
OXFORD RL
VS
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
ALL GOLDS
TILSLEY PARK
2.30PM
CONTENTS
INSIDE
COACH’S CORNER
CHARLIE GREENE
INFO ON ROCHDALE
ALSO INSIDE
06: WELCOME
15: THE SQUAD
24: LAST TIME OUT
MATCH SHOTS
NORTH WALES & HUNSLET
THE MAGNIFICENT NINE
OXFORD RL CONTACTS
CEO / Adrian Smith, adrian@oxfordrl.com
Head Coach / Tim Rumford, tim@oxfordrl.com
Assistant Coach / Chris Baxter, chris@oxfordrl.com
/ Garry Dunn
Team Manager / Steve Jones, steve@oxfordrl.com
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WELCOME MESSAGE
H
ello and welcome to Tilsley Park
for today’s Kingstone Press League
1 match against high flying
Rochdale Hornets. We are still
unpacking and settling into our new
home but we extend a warm welcome to our
visitors from Rochdale.
club we are grateful for your support and hope
you have a good afternoon watching the Blues
and Casey.
The second piece of good news comes with the
community team, Oxford Cavaliers who beat
all before them last weekend at The West of
England RL9’s tournament. An outstanding effort
by the boys ahead of the full season. The squad
is still open for new players interested in giving
rugby league a go, so if you are interested,
don’t hesitate, please contact Will Brewer on
07946 684352.
We’ve been on our travels to France and Wales
with no sign of our first points emerging in our
account. The Toulouse trip was an excellent
experience for our young side and many positives
and admiration for our club was won in Toulouse.
It’s a cliché but the score line doesn’t do our boys
Still on the community scene and more
justice for the effort, spirit and grit they put into
congratulations to the Cavaliers U13’s and U14’s
the game and their opponents whose respect
who last weekend both won their respective
they gained.
tournaments in Essex. They are in cup action today
Hoping to build on the Toulouse performance before the first team match, so best wishes and
and kick on in North Wales turned into another good luck to all the boys and John Connaughton
afternoon of frustration. Again good rugby league from the club. John and lads have been working
produced but while errors occur too frequently, hard since January, training at our new home
allowing opponents easy possession, our first Tilsley Park. It’s great to see roots being put down
points will prove elusive. The Blues are a young at Tilsley and we hope more fun and success is
side with an average age of around 22! Not just around the corner for the young Cavaliers!
many realise this, so faith is required in the boys,
Back to today and the tough challenge the Hornets
a focus on the positives they are producing and
present before the Blues. To my mind it’s no
hard work to eradicate the mistakes and staying
tougher a game than what the boys have already
strong in our belief in one another will deliver. I’d
faced in Toulouse. Hornets are a well organized
like to also say thanks to the Oxford faithful for
team with depth and experience and momentum
your travelling support at North Wales, great to
is going for them. So the desire to compete and
see you guys!
give your best is a minimum from the lads today,
Two positives to mention and firstly a warm be bold, be focused and be determined and give
welcome and thanks to our match day sponsors a performance to be proud of!
this afternoon in Brambles Kitchen who are also
Enjoy today’s game and c’mon you Blues!
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COACH’S CORNER
“A LOT OF HEART SHOWN
BY PLAYERS AND THAT’S
THE MIND SET AND
ATTITUDE I’M LOOKING
FOR TODAY AND THE REST
OF THE SEASON...”
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Welcome to Tilsley for our
second home game in our new
surroundings which are starting
to feel familiar. It’s fantastic that
we are hosting the Oxford Gold Cup junior rugby
league tournament before the game today. The
Cavaliers U13’s, under John Connaughton’s
tutorage, are developing well and we all wish
them the best of luck today. Get down a bit
earlier if you can and give the young lads some
encouragement.
of our less experienced players took good steps
forward in terms of their personal development
and I hope as a group we learn to cut the error
count down.
It seems an age ago, but I’d like to mention the
Toulouse trip and the spirit and character shown
by the boys against full time opposition. It was
a gallant effort that earned genuine praise and
respect from the opposition’s head coach. A
double injury blow in the first 10 minutes meant
we had to change our shape on the pitch a
number of times with only two interchanges! A
lot of heart shown by players and that’s the mind
set and attitude I’m looking for today and the
rest of the season.
Today will be a tough game. Rochdale Hornets
are among the elite group of teams in League
1, steeped in history and with a squad of depth
and experience which have made an impressive
start to the 2016 season. They will be looking at
Enjoy the game!
banking the points from the southern teams.
Following last week’s match at North Wales,
we know that we need to put in an 80 minute
performance today to be in with a shout of
getting anything from the game. I felt we
matched the Crusaders for parts of that game
but we allowed them to get the initiative back
which is frustrating. On the positive side some
Tim
GREENE IN
ENGLAND UNIVERSITY SQUAD
CHARLIE
GREENE
Oxford RL player and St Mary’s student, Charlie
Greene has been named in the 26 man England
squad by England University RL coaches Colin
Baker and Dean Reacher, in their 26-man squad
following initial sessions with their 31 man train on
squad.
On his achievement Charlie said “I’m proud and
delighted, it was quite a grueling session we were
put through at the University of Nottingham, but I
can say the work done with Oxford has stood me
in good stead.”
Blues coach Tim Rumford commented “Charlie is
an honest hard working player, he gives you his
all and is a real team player. The coaches will
be pleased to have him amongst their ranks. The
lads and the staff at Oxford are thrilled for him
and we wish him every success with this year’s
competition.
The squad will take part in the Associations Cup,
facing Great Britain Teachers, Great Britain Police
and Great Britain Armed Forces. Then the squad
will contest the Student Four Nations which, this
year, takes place in Edinburgh.
Charlie concluded “It’s exciting and I know
quite a few of the Oxford lads have trodden this
path before me and they’ve told me it’s a great
experience and one to enjoy. I hope to do just that
and give it my best shot.”
Well done so far Charlie and good luck from all
the players and the club, we will be watching and
supporting you with pride.
Congratulations young man!
THE MAGNIFICENT NINE
AT SWINDON
Congratulations to the Oxford Cavaliers 9’s squad who
won the West of England tournament at Swindon last
Saturday.
On the road to success they first encountered
Southampton, beating them 28 – 4 which then took
them through to face Bath, who were dispatched with a
22- 0 result. Gloucester awaited in the next round and
a tough 24 – 18 match saw the Cavs win 3 from 3 and
a semi final spot against Swindon.
No nerves were shown and a confident 24 – 0 swept
the lads into their first ever final!
Oxford Cavaliers v Cheltenham produced a close
encounter with the boys clinching silverware following
a 16 – 12 result.
A delighted Will Brewer beamed with delight as George
Lenton Hall lifted the cup “A good day with a good
performance by all today, on and off the field. Thanks
to Colin, Jane and Ryan and especially to the lads who
put in a great team effort, they all richly deserve to be
credited for their performances.”
The full season will soon be commencing in the coming
weeks and if you want to try your hand at rugby league
then contact Will Brewer on 07946 684352, all
are welcome.
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TOULOUSE OLYMPIQUE 13
A resilient performance against full
time opposition in Toulouse earned
praise and respect from the Blues
opponents who were gracious
and humble in their victory.
A few pictures from training as
the boys literally stepped off the
plane, dropped their bags and
jumped into a team run session
as the sun set over them.
A great team experience which Many thanks to the Toulouse staff
will hopefully stand the squad and directors for their wonderful
in good stead for the rest of the hospitality and we hope it won’t
be the last time we visit you.
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2016 SQUAD
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GETTING TO KNOW ROCHDALE
ROCHDALE
HORNETS
Rochdale Hornets are one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs
that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, making
them one of the world’s first rugby league clubs. Rochdale Hornets
beat local rivals Oldham 32–18 in 2013 Championship 1 playoff
final. In recent years they have been well supported by St Helens
but have this season forged a new strong relationship with Super
League side Warrington Wolves.
ONE’S TO WATCH
PAUL
CROOK
Half back Crook has been
a key player for Rochdale
Hornets over the past 6 years having joined
the Hornets back in 2010 and since then the
club captain has made 154 appearances
and scored over 1300 points. As well as
the regular goal kicker, he has chipped in
with his fair share of tries and has already
gone over the whitewash 5 times this year
and will be looking to beat the 17 he scored
last year.
CHRIS
RILEY
Rochdale pulled off a bit of a coup
over the off-season by signing Chris
Riley. Riley is highly experienced having played at
the top level in Super League over the best part of a
decade. After a long period at Warrington Wolves
which saw him rack up nearly 200 appearances
for the club, he joined Wakefield Wildcats where
he spent the following two years. 2016 and Chris
steps down two divisions to link up with Rochdale
and is a key member of their squad having played
in 10 games scoring 4 tries.
MATTY
HADDEN
Oxford fans will know
Matty
well
having
spent two seasons at the club making
23 appearances scoring 5 tries from his
favoured prop position. An Irish international
who went to the World Cup in 2013 then
moved to Rochdale ahead of the 2015 season
where he made 23 appearances and scoring 3 tries
in his debut season for the Hornets. He has been
a regular in the side this season and has already
matched his tally of 3 tries in the opening part of
the season.
NORTH WALES ACTION SHOTS
HUNSLET ACTION SHOTS
LAST TIME OUT
8TH MAY 2016
NORTH WALES
40 - 18
TRIES
TRIES
BAKER
JOHNSON (3)
SMITH
BIBBY
TURNER (2)
MASSAM
WILD
HURST
BROOKER
KITSON
CANTERBURY
SIDDONS
HT: 22 - 14
CONVERSIONS
CONVERSIONS
JOHNSON (4)
KITSON
8TH MAY 2016
ROCHDALE
40 - 12
TRIES
CASE
CROOK
MCCLURG
SMITH (2)
ENGLISH
RILEY
OXFORD RL
SKOLARS
TRIES
HT: 12 - 6
JUMA
FATUROTI
CONVERSIONS
CONVERSIONS
CROOK (6)
BISHAY (2)
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HOME SQUAD
1. DANNY ALLAN
2. SCOTT ASPINALL
3. MARCUS BROOKER
4. HARVEY BURNETT
5. CASEY CANTERBURY
6. ERROL CARTER
7. DOUG CHIRNSIDE
8. TOM DAVIES
9. SANTINO DECARO
10.LUKE EVANS
11.ADAM FLINTHAM
12.JJ BAIRD
13.LUKE GARDINER
14.CHARLIE GREENE
15.LUKE HASLEM
16.MARK HAYES
17.ANDREW HOGGINS
18.DANIEL IGBINEDION
19.DANIEL JAMIESON
20.BEN JAYSEN
21.NATHAN KITSON
22.GEORGE LENTON-HALL
23.JAMIE MACKEY
24.CLARK MCALLISTER
25.JOSH NATHANIEL
26.CHRIS PALSER THORNE
27.LOUIS RICHARDS
28.ETHAN ROBERTS
29.JOSH SCOTT
30.JOEL THOMAS
31.TOM THORNTON
32.JORDAN WILLIAMS
33.ADAM WITHINGTON
ROCHDALE SQUAD
1. WAYNE ENGLISH
2. CHRIS RILEY
3. MICHAEL RATU
4. LEWIS GALBRAITH
5. DALE BLOOMFIELD
6. PAUL CROOK
7. DANNY YATES
8. MATTY HADDEN
9. BEN MOORES
10.WARREN THOMPSON
11.JONO SMITH
12.JORDAN CASE
13.JAMES TILLEY
14.ALEX MCCLURG
15.SAMIR TAHRAOUI
16.JACK FRANCIS
17.DAVID COOKSON
18.HARRY FILES
19.JOVILI TAIRA
20.JOHN COOKSON
21.COREY LEE
22.ALEX TRUMPER
23.JAMES DANDY
24.KIERON WALPOLE
25.STUART BISCOMB
KINGSTONE PRESS LEAGUE 1 TABLE
RANK
TEAM
P
W
D
L
F
A
P
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
ROCHDALE HORNETS
DONCASTER
TOULOUSE
YORK CITY KNIGHTS
KEIGHLY COUGARS
LONDON SKOLARS
BARROW RAIDERS
NEWCASTLE THUNDER
HUNSLET HAWKS
NORTH WALES CRUSADERS
GLOUCESTERSHIRE ALL
GOLDS
COVENTRY BEARS
HEMEL STAGS
SOUTH WALES SCORPIONS
OXFORD RLFC
6
6
5
4
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
212
181
274
174
224
159
161
119
130
134
98
136
42
40
92
100
87
116
160
170
11
10
9
8
8
8
7
5
4
4
6
1
0
5
132
192
2
5
5
6
6
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
5
6
71
58
84
90
230
224
258
258
2
2
2
0
11
12
13
14
15
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