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Tuesday and Thursday training!
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| Thursdays |
| 7:00pm - 9:00pm |
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| Player | Tries |
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| Murray Stewart | 12 |
| Tim Ellis | 8 |
| Dan Hughes | 7 |
| Eugene Griffin | 6 |
| Rob Eynon | 6 |
| Tommy Newell | 6 |
| Andy Buckingham | 5 |
| Elliott Newell | 5 |
| Max Burbidge | 4 |
| Alex Webb | 3 |
| Ben Bodinham | 3 |
| Dan Thiele | 3 |
| Ed Ronan | 3 |
| Liam Beesley | 3 |
Last updated:
20/04/2009 by Marc Grant
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Touch League
Third win from three for Gosford touch team beating Mixed Up Men (8-7) ladder ...
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1st XV
Gosford rampant in bottom of the league clash with Harwell (19-42)
read more...
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Under 30s vs Over 30s
At last, a win for the under 30s (62-20) and a promising future for the club. More young front row needed though.
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The Chairman's fund raising efforts:
Nick is raising funds for Helen and Douglas House www.helenanddouglas.org.uk with a massive challenge over the coming months. Five events including the London Marathon which he has just completed with four more events involving triathlon, duathlon and the Great North Run at the end. Please support his efforts for a great cause www.justgiving.com/nickjones44
Membership fees now due
Following the committee meeting on Monday 8 June 2009 the fees for this year have been decided. Playing membership will be £70 for the year, which includes all the usual benefits.
Gold membership remains unchanged at £200. This includes all your match fees for the season, so you could stand to save £38 or more by pre-paying. Well worth it
... full info
And special mention goes to Rob Eynon who has already paid in full. Well done Rob, how many years in a row is that now?
Gosford Appoint Director of Rugby
From the Oxford Mail:
GOSFORD All Blacks have appointed Andy Baulch director of rugby.
Baulch, who has worked with Oxford, Bicester, Chinnor and Rugby Lions in the past, joins head coach Alec Smith and assistant Will Brewer.
Full back Murray Stewart will be Gosford’s first team captain, with lock Ed Parker skippering the seconds.
Gosford’s awards dinner saw the following honoured – Dan Thiele (player of the year), Luke Burbidge (young player), Rick Benito (clubman).
Dinner Dance and Unders vs Overs - a message from the Chairman
Dear All,
Dinner/Dance
I would like to thank all those who came to the Dinner Dance on Friday night and supported the club at the end of season dinner, yet again this proved to be a successful night and a sell out as well. A special thanks goes to Tony Baughan (Master Chef) for a fantastic meal and I personally hope he’ll be available for next year’s do. I will announce the date for next year's event as soon as the committee have decided on the best weekend to hold the event. This will be announced in good time to enable everyone to get the date in the diary and book early to avoid disappointment for what plans to be an even better evening than this year.
Awards:
Clubman of the Year
Player of the Year
Young/Most Improved Player
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Rick Benito - who also received a special award for 25 years of service to the 1st XV
Dan Thiele - without a doubt a huge asset to the team
Luke Burbidge - who puts fear into anyone running at him (but punches like a girl)
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Overs Vs Unders
Congratulations to the unders for an emphatic win over the overs this year (at last!). This is the way it should be and wonderful to see that Gosford All Blacks have such a wealth of talent at such a youthful age, but that’s not to say we don’t want anymore............ I would urge all members to encourage friends, work colleagues and family to come down to GAB and start playing for "the club of choice in Oxfordshire". We want to build a strong and formidable squad and start winning some silverware, the unders will play an important part in this regeneration. (You never know I might even dust off the boots and play again!)
It will all start in June (Tuesday 2 June) with pre-season training and the GAB committee have committed to add to the coaching team to help and support Smudger's already great efforts; all we ask from the players is that they commit to training nights on a regular basis, work hard on the moves and fitness levels.
Gosford All Blacks has a great future.......... come on guys, it's your club! Look forward to seeing you all soon.
Best Regards
Nick Jones
Chairman GABRFC
Sponsor Will
Our very own Will Machin is embarking on a mamouth cycle ride from London to Paris to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Trust. Not sure how he's going to cycle across the channel, but sponsor him anyway and find out:
http://www.justgiving.com/willmachin1
Bus trip to Harwell report
28 people came on to the coach from Gosford to Harwell.
The players were dropped off at the club and non-players were taken to the club’s pub in Harwell village for some pre-match warn up drinks. Brought back to pitches for kick off there was a small crowd of Gosford supporters, buoyed by some fans who elected to not travel on the coach including 3 Osbornes who didn’t even stop to put a load of washing on following their return from holiday before heading straight out for the game. We were still outnumbered by the home support rallied by both the importance of the fixture and the terrible news that befell their club that morning.
Following the crushing victory the coach delivered players and fans alike back to Harwell’s pub to celebrate and have a bite to eat. Taco restrictions meant the desired pub crawl home didn’t happen. Instead we were issued back to the club to support the Gosford Youth end of season celebrations where a number of awards were handed out by senior players. Bodsy even got a kiss.
With a little more time to get passengers & a planned route back with plenty pubs the day could’ve really been a day to remember, as it was a great game was followed by a great night out helped by us all arriving back to the club together. The Juniors looked like they had a pretty good night too and the judging by the fact the U16s player’s player of the year was bigger than me already, the club has an excellent future. The seniors moved onto the Bells for more merriment, ending in town for those still up for it later on.
Thanks to all who came on the bus – next year we have to have more of them, but they have to be well supported!
Rob Eynon - organiser
Pub Golf a success!
The Good Friday session of Pub Golf was a success. Rain failed to stop play as organiser James Gardner made sure the event went as smoothly as possible. By the end of the 9 holes the only casualty was the megaphone, which ended up behind the bar after having been used extensively for the whole event.
There was a tie for first place by the end of the event, with Marc Grant and Luke Burbidge both tied on 26 under (9 strokes). During the play-off Marc rolled back the years to beat his younger competitor at downing a pint of bitter and cider.
Following the event some more games ensued in the back room of The Crown, including a rather revealing game of "I have never".
The Gosford All Blacks Pub Golf Team would like to sincerely thank the pubs of Woodstock for their hospitality, understanding and tolerance during the event.
I'm sure everyone is looking forward to the next tournament in the series in Kidlington.
Gosford hit 100 tries for the season!
With the 3 tries against Newbury Stags at the weekend (Jefferies, Ellis, Eynon) Gosford have reached 100 tries for the season so far. In addition, Gosford were the first team this season to put 3 tries past the league champions Newbury Stags. Good effort everyone!!
IMPORTANT:
Re-arranged dates
Due to the possibility of playing in the shield final the Annual Dinner Dance and Over 30s vs Under 30s dates have been re-arranged:
Dinner Dance: Friday 22 May 2009
Overs vs Unders: Sunday 24 May 2009
You can get your tickets soon from any committee member. Hey, make it easy, stick it in an envelope with your name on it before you hand it in.
See you all there for a night of carnage and a game of reckless abandon!!
Marc Grant
New Player?
Download the GAB Welcome pack with full details about the club, membership and RFU registration
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Dinner Dance Dates and Unders/Overs
The Dinner Dance will be on Friday 24th April 2009 and the Unders v Overs on Sunday 26th April 2009
GAB Tour
May might seem like a long way off, but it's time to pay your deposit the tour. Ed Parker has kindly stepped up to organise it this time and it will be to Prague.
The last tour was to Holland and was a great Success with many new tourers. Many thanks once again to:
Andrew and Steve Longthorp for organising everything (don't worry, you get a rest next time)
St Andrew's Care Home Ltd, Headington for sponsoring the tour
This year the pictures were added to Facebook. You can see the galleries here:
Marc's photos
Rob's photos
more to follow ...
Gosford Minis at Grove Festival
The results from Sunday's festival at Grove:
| Under 8s | Won 1, Drew 1, Lost 3 | Finished 4th |
| Under 9s | Won 4, Lost 0 |
After a draw, the final against Bicester was won on on count back and all players received a gold medal, and a trophy for the cabinet |
| Under 10s | Won 1, Drew 2, Lost 2 | Finished 3rd |
| Under 11s | Won 1, Drew 1 | Played in the final and at 0-0 there was sudden death play off, which was lost as the ball was dropped long and a Witney player sneaked a try. All player took home silver medals |
Every player came away from the day with a medal win or lose.
In all a very good effort in very wet conditions. The future of the club looks very promising!
Mark Gardner
Chairman/ Registrations secretary
Gosford All Blacks Minis & Juniors
Oxford Mail's Ed Mezzetti gives his prediction for the season
Ed Mezzetti gave his predictions for the season in this week's Oxford Mail.
... read it
New Lead Coach for 2008/9 season
Gosford are delighted to announce the appointment of Alec Smith as Lead Coach for the forthcoming season.
Alec (normally known as 'Smudger') has gained coaching experience over the last ten years with junior sides at Gosford and Bicester, and was asked to take on the role of backs coach to Chinnor's U19 Academy two seasons ago.
A Gosford player for many years, he started playing for the Colts in 1981 and progressed to the first team in 1982, continuing to play there until 2003. He also played for several Royal Navy ships teams during his career in the forces, as well as Saltash RFC in Cornwall.
He aims to bring an element of 'Forces style' fitness training to the club to allow Gosford to play some fast running fifteen man rugby this season. Overall, a modern slant will be put on the game plan which it is hoped will see Gosford do far better this year.
He says "I've learnt a lot from working with some good coaches over the last few seasons, like Clive Davies and Andy Baulch and also from recent tutoring from Lynn Evans, the Godfather of local rugby coaching. Now it's time to step up and find out what it's all about. I'd like to wish Clive and Andy all the best in their new appointments at Rugby Lions Development Squad."
You can contact him to discuss the forthcoming season at alec-smith@supanet.com.
AGM - Committee positions
This year's AGM was a very positive one with lots of volunteers, especially general members. This will allow us to move forward in the club spirit we've been building on in recent months and should ensure that tasks are shared more evenly and fairly. However, just because your name isn't on the list below doesn't mean you can't volunteer to help out on match days, behind the scenes or organising events. There's always plenty to do!
| Club President | Liam King |
| Club Chairman | Nick Jones |
| Club Secretary | Dave Eustice |
| Club Treasurer | Marc Grant |
| Membership Secretary | John Major |
| Fixtures Secretary | John Major / Murray Stewart |
| Juniors' Rep | Mark Gardner |
| County Rep | Chris Good |
| Entertainment Secretary | Zenta Szpyt / Tim Ellis / General members |
| Club Captain | Rick Benito |
| 1st Team Captain | Dan Hughes |
| 2nd Team Captain | Nelson Ody |
| 3rd Team Captain | Andy Longthorp |
| General Members | Alec Smith
Ed Parker
Eugene Griffin
Murray Stewart(Fixtures)
Pete Midgley (Web)
Tim Ellis(Ents)
Tony Baughan |
There may be some general members I've missed, there were so many volunteers, which is excellent!! Let me know.
Players' responsibilities
To get us back to winning ways and feeling more like a club again the senior players and coaches have drawn up the following details of what's expected of the players on match days and at training
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Wacky Races visit to Gosford All Blacks a huge success
"A big thank you to all of the Gosford All Blacks who helped us out. It looks like we raised over £3,300"
"Thanks so much for all your help."
Juliet Lamb - Organiser
Visit the Wack Races website
London Wasps visit Gosford All Blacks Junior/minis
On Sunday 16th September, CoacHclass Development Officer Russell Bolton took the Heineken Cup to Oxfordshire to welcome players and parents at Gosford All Blacks RFC
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Gosford No8 saves small child from floods
With flood waters at record levels for July, Gosford no8 Liam Beesley found himself an unlikely hero when he had to wade in and save a small person to prevent them from being swept away in the floods in Islip
see more...
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We have now raised over £10,000 for our causes!!
Here are some pictures from the bus pull event:
... click here or here.
And here's a picture of Hippo and Stevie B presenting the cheque to GOSH:
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Over 30s
24 May 2009
Under 30s
Meet: tbc
KO: 2:00pm (well they need a bit of extra time to get ready!)
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Under 30s
24 May 2009
Over 30s
Meet: TBC
KO: 2:00pm
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