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DATE
TEAM
VS
TEAM
LOCATION
TIME
06/03/16
OXFORD RL
VS
NEWCASTLE THUNDER
IFFLEY ROAD
2.30PM
12/03/16
LONDON SKOLARS
VS
OXFORD RL
NEW RIVER STADIUM
6PM
25/03/16
OXFORD RL
VS
SOUTH WALES SCORPIONS
IFFLEY ROAD
2.30PM
10/04/16
KEIGHLEY COUGARS
VS
OXFORD RL
COUGAR PARK
3PM
24/04/16
OXFORD RL
VS
HUNSLET HAWKS
TILSLEY PARK
2.30PM
30/04/16
TOULOUSE OLYMPIQUE XIII
VS
OXFORD RL
STADE ERNEST ARGELES,
BLAGNAC
6.30PM
08/05/16
NORTH WALES CRUSADERS
VS
OXFORD RL
GLYNDŴR UNIVERSITY
RACECOURSE
STADIUM
2.30PM
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
GET TO KNOW THE BLUES
INFO ON HUNSLET
ALSO INSIDE
06: WELCOME
14: THE SQUAD
18: COMMERCIAL NEWS
22: LAST TIME OUT
MATCH SHOTS VS KEIGHLEY
RUGBY LEAGUE
INSPIRES NEWS
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
Commercial & Sponsorship Manager / Will Brewer, will@oxfordrl.com
Cavaliers Head Coach / Will Brewer, will@oxfordrl.com
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RUGBY LEAGUE INSPIRES, SKY TRY - FOUNDATION
Chairman / Tony Colquitt
Treasurer / Julie Shaw
Trustees / Andrew Thomas, Stuart James,
John Connaugton
General Manager Rugby League Inspires /
Ryan Cousins, ryan@oxfordrl.com
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WELCOME TO TILSLEY!
I
t’s been a long time sorting, organizing and delivered two morale winning results. More
and finalizing but match day at our new importantly it’s allowed the coaching team to
home Tilsley Park has arrived!
help start creating some depth to the squad.
A new chapter for the club and I’m delighted we
are hosting one of the oldest and most historic
teams in rugby league. Hunslet Hawks was formed
in 1895 and they’re one of the original breakaway
clubs from Union. To have them, a heartland
rugby league team as opponents at our first game
is fantastic. A very warm welcome to Hunslet, to
their players, officials and supporters.
Amongst all the rigors of the Cavaliers matches,
I’m delighted to announce that Will Brewer
is taking up the role of Commercial and
Sponsorship Manager for the club. To have a
dedicated individual looking for opportunities
to create healthy partnerships with the business
community and the club is great news. His
enthusiasm has unearthed warm leads already
and if you’re interested in sponsoring the club or
First days are a mix of nerves and excitement and have a lead, don’t hesitate to get touch with Will
fingers crossed, enjoyment! We are bound to have on 07946 684352, he would be delighted to hear
teething problems but hopefully nothing major. from you.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank
Abingdon Boys School for allowing the club to I trust all our fans from our first three seasons
make camp at Tilsley and hopefully it will in due will enjoy Tilsley and embrace it. Rugby league
course prove to be a progressive step forward is a great family sport and I hope the Abingdon
for both the Blues and Tilsley. My thanks go to community will take to the sport, whether it be
the club’s board for making it happen but special as children playing with the Cavaliers U13’s and
thanks also to a couple of gents who have been U14’s, or the men’s community team, or indeed
working towards today for a long time. Matt watching our first team on Sunday afternoons
Walsh of Tilsley and our own Ryan Cousins. Thank at 2.30pm. There is no better family game in the
you Matt, Ryan and to all the back room staff who country.
have contributed.
Back to the game with what will be a tough
On the pitch I’m in danger of stating the obvious encounter with Hunslet. Like us they have had
but it’s been a tough and frustrating start for a tough start and will be targeting the Blues for
the team on the pitch and I hope our fortunes points. They have depth and experience over us
change soon. Our character and spirit has but as always Tim and the boys will hungry to face
earned complimentary words and there are up to the challenge and deliver a performance.
some individual positives showing through. I hope the boys can carry the positives and self
Nothing is a given so more hard graft, more self- belief into today’s game. Good luck to all the
belief and more commitment will help push our players and I hope everyone enjoys our first day
performances forward to winning ones I’m sure. at Tilsley!
The Cavaliers, our community team, have been in
action with better fortune with reserve friendly C’mon the Blues!
games against Hemel Stags A and Skolars A. Two
performances that have given good game time Adrian Smith
CEO
COACH’S CORNER
“ THE PLAYING SURFACE
HERE WILL ALLOW US TO
PLAY AN EXPANSIVE STYLE
OF RUGBY LEAGUE WHICH
THE SPECTATORS CAN
ENJOY...”
W
elcome to Tilsley Park for our
first game at our new home. It
has been greatly anticipated
and in my opinion a much
needed move which helps us
take vital steps forward as a club. The playing
surface here will allow us to play an expansive
style of Rugby League which the spectators can
enjoy either from the shelter of the stand or the
grassy banks around the pitch during the warm
summer months.
of the season, after being tipped to mount a
serious promotion challenge. That promotion
challenge is certainly not beyond them and they
will be looking to take two points today and
push towards mid table. For us the challenge is
more about ourselves than our opposition - we
need to get our own house in order in terms of
completion rates and defensive lapses. I have
every confidence that we have the players to
get the points from these games but it is vital
for us that we all play to the maximum of our
abilities for the full 80 minutes, week in week
On the field it has been a frustrating period. Our out - the competition demands nothing less.
early form was very promising after beating
Hemel in the iPro Sport Cup and missing out by a Enjoy the game
couple of tries in our games against London and
Newcastle. However we have shown signs of Tim
our youth & inexperience in both our Challenge
Cup exit and recent games at Keighley. It’s that
area where we need to significantly improve in
order to compete at this level.
Today will be another big challenge against
a team who have come down from the
Championship this season. Hunslet have a
great deal of quality among their squad and
it’s somewhat a surprise to see them down
near the bottom of the league at this stage
GETTING TO KNOW THE BLUES
JOEL
THOMAS
Joel is a prop joining from Gloucester All Golds
and lives in the Jericho area of Oxford. He gained
experience from playing in France with the Catalan
Dragons reserves and the All Golds last season.
He came close to signing last season and is a
welcome addition to the Blues forwards. He’s
been recovering from an ankle injury during
preseason but all seems well as Joel aims to claim
a first team spot. Joel is a mobile and aggressive
running forward who adds size to the pack as well.
Thomas commented“I’m pleased and excited to be
with Oxford. All the lads have been very welcoming
and the spirit in the squad is upbeat. I’m eager to get
stuck in and just want to do my best for the team.”
JJ
BAIRD
Not a new face but a welcome return to
one of the Oxford originals with John
James Baird or JJ as he’s known. JJ is an Irish
Wolfhound and played two seasons with the
Blues before injury hit in the 2014 season.
He has spent the best part of a year and a half
recovering and slowly but surely he has reached
and conquered his goal. He began life in the
centres but evolved into a versatile back rower
who plays with passion and energy. He is a
committed player who demands much of himself
and to get back to selection contention, is both an
example to others and credit to his self-discipline.
Games with the reserves have helped JJ
and he had this to say “It’s been a long road
of recovery, frustration doesn’t begin to
describe it but hopefully it’s behind me and
I’m grateful for the faith and belief the club,
the staff and my team mates are showing.”
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GETTING TO KNOW HUNSLET
HUNSLET
HAWKS
Hunslet have 131 years of history and Oxford have 3 and a half! That kind of puts
a perspective on the experience and heritage of today’s visitors to Tilsley Park.
Hunslet is located just south of Leeds city centre and in May of 1883 two of the local teams, Albion
and Excelsior, were granted the sum of £30 to form the Hunslet Rugby Club. At the end of that year
the Imperial side joined the Hunslet club. Hunslet announced their arrival the following season by
beating Leeds St Johns (who are known today as Leeds Rhinos) in the 3rd round of the Yorkshire Cup.
A serious rugby league club was born and Hunslet have gone on to create a rich and glorious
history which can be read by following this link http://www.hunslethawks.co.uk/info/club-history
In recent history, since 2009 the Hawks have been a dominant team in and around League 1 and the
Championship. In Oxford’s short time in the professional game Hunslet have featured in the same
division and enjoyed victories over the Blues and gone on to win the Kingstone Press league 1 in 2014.
2015 saw them play in the
this season under new coach
will be familiar to the Blues
for Oxford last season and
Championship and subsequently return to League 1
Matt Bramald. A couple of faces in the Hawks squad
fans. Danny Thomas and Jamie Milburn both played
have been recruited by Bramald for this campaign.
ONE’S TO WATCH
JACK
LEE
Jack joined the club from York City Knights
on a 2 year contract in 2015. Lee, 27, was the
coaches’ player of the year in 2013 and was
their leading try scorer, scoring 18 tries in 25
appearances. The City Knights captain joined
them in 2010 from Featherstone Rovers and he
was in inspirational form in 2014 culminating
in him being awarded the Championship 1
player of the year. His signing is a real coup for
the club and he was Hunslet’s leading try scorer
in 2015 with 13 tries from 26 appearances.
RICHIE
BARNETT
Richie is a 34 year old winger with power and
pace who rejoined Hunslet in 2015 scoring
6 tries in 25 appearances after 2 years at
Keighley Cougars. The winger has Super
League experience with Hull FC, Warrington
Wolves and Salford City Reds. He joined
Sheffield Eagles before moving to the Hawks
in 2011. He was then snapped up by Keighley
Cougars in 2012 and has made a total of 60
appearances for the Cougars scoring 30 tries.
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KEIGHLEY ACTION SHOTS
KEIGHLEY ACTION SHOTS
LAST TIME OUT
12TH MARCH
2016
KEIGHLEY
70 - 10
TRIES
TRIES
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SHERIFFE
D HAWKYARD (2)
HANDFORTH (3)
WHITE
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LAW
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HT: 36 - 4
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TRIES
LEE
FLANAGAN
DUCKWORTH
LANNON
BIBBY (2)
GRIFFIN (3)
WOOD
LUI (2)
HT: 8 - 32
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FOUNDATION UPDATE
Whilst Oxford RL have only just started their
season, the Foundation has been in full flow since
the start of the academic year and I thought I
would take this opportunity to go into some of the
activities which have been going on in the county.
Our School Delivery has been growing rapidly
through the Sky Try programme, with the community
team reaching over 15 primary schools and 4
secondary schools since September and around
500 kids taking part in the programme each
week. The programme which Sky and the RFL
have put in place is fantastic and it’s great to see
so many schools taking part with further schools
coming on board over the next few months.
The Oxford Cavaliers senior section (the amateur
side in the county) started back at pre season
training in preparation for the start of their West of
England campaign which begins on the 7th May.
Training will be at Harcourt Hill Campus, Oxford
Brookes University on Wednesday evenings from
6:30-8pm. New players of all abilities are welcome
so if you have fancied playing rugby league
then it would be great to see you there. If you
would like any more details then please contact
me at ryan@oxfordrl.com or on 07970 393784.
Whilst on the subject of the Cavaliers, the Junior sides
have been in full flow with their pre season training
with the club looking at running sides at u12’s, u13’s
and u14’s this season. The club are always on the
lookout for new players so if your son or daughter
would like to play rugby league throughout the
summer then get in touch with John Connaughton on
07809 257706 or john_connaughton@hotmail.com
If you would like any further information about the
Foundation then do not hesitate to contact me on
the above details or grab me at one of the games.
Yours in rugby league
Ryan
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KEIGHLEY COUGARS
ROCHDALE HORNETS
BARROW RAIDERS
TOULOUSE OLYMPIQUE XIII
YORK CITY KNIGHTS
DONCASTER RLFC
LONDON SKOLARS
NEWCASTLE THUNDER
HUNSLET HAWKS
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
ALL GOLDS
NORTH WALES CRUSADERS
COVENTRY BEARS
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4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
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48
6
34
96
80
98
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166
139
192
134
130
107
98
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114
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4
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5
4
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1
1
1
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3
3
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4
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51
48
78
68
171
178
186
218
164
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2
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