Seeing as though a lot of Growers players have links and an affiliation
with Bath, it seems strange that we haven't had a game there yet.
Until now.
Saturday April 5th marks the first time the mighty cider drinkers take
to the field in this picturesque Georgian city. 
We will be taking on local Bath club, Combe Down.
We've got a fixture against their 2nd XV who should put up a good fight.
They've got a good club house for plenty of apples post game. Then it's
a short stroll down the hill to the local Bath drinking holes.
 I can almost guarantee they'll be Growers crawling out of The Huntsman,
Poo Na Na and O'Neil's at 3 am on Sunday!!
This email is just a preliminary availability check.
Full details will follow later (including accommodation options).  It
would be great if you could let me know either way if you can play or
not.
A simple yes or no is fine.
I'd appreciate if you could also include your preferred position.
Remember, possibly the greatest rugby player of all time, Gareth
Chilcott, once said:
"You can't class yourself as a great player until you've played against
Bath"
(Or in our case, a team from Bath! ha)
Let me know.
Cheers
Felly

Club referee Andy Clune judges the website Christmas competion for the best match report over the past 12 months and the best contribution to the Galleries to date:

It is with great pleasure I present to you the Apple Growers Match Report on the match reports.  I must say that before starting I had to review my original selection and place different criteria against those that were originally selected in order to stop your prize giving evening becoming a Luke “Doggers” Clark testimonial.  The irony being that such a staunch member of the local old Brutonian outfit he did not infact frequent the school. However acknowledging that your  association stretches further than the realms of Somerset I have not made it a prerequisite that an award must go to an old boy.

So now to the match reports.

I have judged them for the essence and the level of journalistic talent at the helm, but more importantly have undertaken a word count.  In a world of webblog automated drivel, bigger certainly is better.  This was not the only category that I judged them upon.  I also did a word search for the number of times that the phrase “Pricey’s a bender” was published or comments relating specifically to his man boobs or sexuality.  There was a clear favourite.  Luke Clarke’s eloquent monologue from Rosslyn Park, any report that can sustain terms such as “hypoallergenic”, “resplendent” and “rampant rabbit” whilst describing a game of rugby deserves reward.

Worthy runners up Gibby’s history lesson of the Battle with Thermopylae, in a report that included Player Profiles.  A novel idea indeed.  This report would have snuck the award if only the profiles could have been linked back to the great Greek battle.  Kev Pike as captain could easily have been portrayed as King Leonidas of Sparta, with plenty more opportunity to reference Hoplites, Peloponnesians and Phoenicians.

My Best Mate:  Campers, Geoffrey and Richie;  Art appreciates when an artist dies, and although not departed Richie’s retirement from First Class Cricket Commentary means that photo opportunity’s with the voice of cricket will become rarer.  This photo of Campers and his mate, is a Matisse, a Van Gogh, a Cézanne.  It is priceless.  Slightly disappointed that he didn’t use the tried and trusted line of “Hey Richie, can I have an autograph.  Now who do I make that out to, Dear Richie?”

Duncan Weir and Doggers lose marks for their efforts without photographs. Without photographic evidence your best mate might as well be your imaginary friend.

Landmarks of Tie Land:  If Mr Clark had worn his wife beater and tie to the Louvre we would have had a clear winner.  Alas he did not and we now have a difficult category to judge.  I declare Ollie Lansdell victorious if only for the pornstar pose on the Skidoo.  Extra marks were awarded to Ollie and Soph for having the forethought to take their ties with them out on the ice.  Mr Weir’s incentive of 3 pints of Cider and a packet of pork scratchings was not enough to tempt me to corrupt my voting strategy.

Wear My Jacket.  The title says “Ladies love a man of the match”  The key word hear is “Ladies”.  Therefore only one candidate exists.  Ollie Fowlston for his efforts in the Barmy Arms.  Quiet simply all the remaining photographs were taken in Legends and not once in my life have I ever seen a “Lady” in that warehouse, on that trading estate in Gillingham.  12 year old girls dancing with skirts around their ears and Clarky pursuing them yes.  45 year old divorcees with boobs and panties around their ankles salivating about the prospects of spending the raunchy hours of the night with both Price’s yes.  Swamp yaks dragged in from the marshier areas of the vale yes.  Ladies, No.  The Ladies wrapped lovingly in Ollie’s jacket may well have been mutton dressed up as lamb, but I do not need to see them on a semi regular basis so will assume they were upstanding members of the community and declare him victorious.

And then there were three.  So who to choose out of Ollie, Ollie and Campers?  To be fair Campers photo is not framed correctly.  Richie seems to be running away.  If they had been arm in arm with the cricketing genius, in a somewhat homo erotic pose I could forgive this.  Ollie Fowston’s images are too dark, and lets face it none of the women hiding under his coat resemble Kelly Brook, or Scarlett Johansson, so perhaps this was a little too opportunistic after all.  If only they could build a camera lens that worked like beer goggles.

Then we come to Ollie Lansdell picture.  Resplendent in his hypoallergenic ski wear, tie worn proudly, glistening like a rampant rabbit in the tundra of Quebec.  Indecently the photograph adheres to the “two thirds” rule for skyline and foreground, and on that basis I award this the winner of the Galleries award for 2007.

Half a Dorset lamb reared by Growers farming legend Rob Dunning and two bottles of Pratts Extra Virgin Olive Oil to cook it in goes to Luke Clark and half a case of Berry Brothers House Red for Ollie Lansdell all courtesy of AGSC. Keep the contributions to the website coming in for 2008!

Dear All,

I know that we haven’t yet played Rosslyn Park and Jim is still busy assembling a strapping bunch of men to slug it out on Richmond Park, but we do have another game soon after. We shall be playing Old Canfordians (that’s Canford Old Boys team for the slower ones among us). The match is on Saturday 12^th January 2008 at Imber Court Sports Ground, London. For those of you who came to the titanic victory over Knutsford RFC, you will remember that this is perhaps the finest ground the Growers have played on, with a flat pitch, stands and hot water in the showers!!

As we all know Canford have produced one or two players in their time, and this is bound to be a tough encounter. The Old Boys games are the ones that many of us get most excited about as it feels like stepping back in time and can always guarantee to be a bit feisty, and we have a pretty good record against Old Boy side’s (who can forget the epic victory over Sherborne on Hyde).

With Christmas and New Year not long before the game it would be great to get a big squad out so everyone can play as much or as little as they want, working off a bit of indulgence.  If you would like to play please email me at wynnit99@aol.com or phone on 07875660026. If you would like to come along and watch please do, there is seating and a covered stand if it rains or snows!!!

 Directions can be found here http://www.imbercourt.com/contact_us.htm

Wynnit

 The Hornets Vs AGSC

Sunday the 11th November '07 (A) - Milton Abbey School

Meet – 12.30

KO – 2.00

I must admit that whilst I was a pupil at King’s, I never really knew, nor did I ever come into contact with anything to do with Milton Abbey School. All I had heard of them was their nickname ‘Scabby Abbey’!!

Now though, after many seasons with the Growers, all that has changed. Although I have not seen all of the school, the bit I have seen and the only bit that matters is their 1^st XV pitch which sits beneath a large stone building (correct me later Marco!). It can look quite intimidating at times, especially when the ‘Tweed Army’, is out in force by the tuck shop…screaming so loudly that you’re unable to hear you calls across the pitch.

So what do we know about them as sportsman, not much really!

As rugby players they resemble an old school Eastern European rugby team…i.e. not a great deal of skill but a great deal of pride, except the only difference they have with an Eastern European team is they never really produced any power in the scrum. And when you look at recent results against the minnows of the West Country public school leagues, it would be fair to say that we have had the rub of the greens against them, played 4, won 3 and lost 1.

What we cannot take for granted however, is how hard some these victories have been, and to relate to the top of the page, what we do know about Scabby Abbey is that they are not going to simply roll over and be buggered from behind by the bigger bullies of King’s, School Bruton (Gobby) without a damn good fight, especially on home soil!!

Traditionally we have always put out a rather good team, the one exception being in this fixture 2 years ago when Growers stalwart and then match manager Marco Laing scraped together 15, (no reserves) battle weary Growers, who subsequently got turned over by a determined Abbey team and an even more determined Tweed army on the sidelines. This kind of result is not going to be repeated on mine and my captain Kevin Pike’s watch!!

So this is the Battle Cry, I’m hoping to pull together an almightily Apple Growers team with a even mixture of the ‘grumpy old men’ (Pratty) with some exciting & fast youth.

Recent leavers from King’s, the likes of which we saw run us old timers ragged in our most recent fixture on holy ground of Hyde are the type of players we are looking for.

So, please make yourself available for the game, many of the team will be taking part in two games that weekend so don’t let that put you off as you will be allowed to do as much or as little as your body can take.

If you are keen for the game get in contact by either emailing or calling me direct, contact details at the bottom of this letter.

It would be great to get some new faces down and integrated into the team, so get in touch and let’s smash Scabby Abbey and have a few ciders after.

Cheers team.

William Carew-Gibbs

07738380199

Gibbsy_6@hotmail.com

The Cider Spider, positively identified as The Giant House Spider

(Tegenaria duellica, formally known as Tegenria gigantean. Stat!!)

 This is a 100% true and factual account based on events that occurred on Saturday 1^st September 2007 – providing evidence on the urban myth of what you might find in your cider….

On the day in question a small party of friends and I had set out to have a pub lunch near Bath – for legal reasons the name of the pub can’t be revealed. In getting the first round in (couple of lagers and three pints of ‘Cheddar Valley’) the barman pulled the ciders first and, while he was pulling the lagers, I noticed something in one of the cloudy orange ‘Cheddar Valleys’. Said something, on closer inspection, appeared to be an old dead spider, but suddenly, as my nose got within a couple of inches of the glass, the leviathan seemed to wake up and, unfurling it’s limbs, stretched itself out much as you do after a long snooze in the sun. It was massive and, most alarmingly, very much alive and trying to get to the top of the glass for air! See for yourself. Recoiling in absolute horror, I called the barman over who said “ *uck me! Never seen that before, always thought this was an urban legend!” He took the picture you see with his mobile and kindly sent it to me before figuring out his potential liabilities for serving monster spiders to innocent, deeply arachnophobic members of the public. Upon further enquiry he revealed that the spider had definitely not been in the glass when he pulled the pint (he would have noticed something that big he said – fair enough), and that the only place it could have come from was from inside the barrel! I haven’t had a calm, enjoyable pint of anything since!!

So be warned fellow Growers – drink the club drink sensibly, or you may not be sharp enough to notice the “Cider Spider”.

J-K F

“If you have any interesting or slightly odd cider drinking experiences, or even if you just want to post a picture of an interesting and particularly colourful or fruity example of the club drink, please contact mail@applegrowers.co.uk  with your story.”

Dear All

We hope all of you have had a great summer. We are sure most of you have started your conditioning program similar to that of Gibbsy’s suggested fitness regime before last season.

Congratulations

Firstly a huge congratulations to all the Growers who have or who are about to get married this summer. Frank Luard, Ben Lyall, Sophie Weir (Glenday) and ourselves, Olly and Duncan (nothing wrong with a congratulating yourself!). Many of you have been asking us if any official photos are about (and not the usual snaps of Knowlers passed out after another good night out on facebook). Olly’s & Eles’ photos are on www.damianbailey.com  and Duncan and Sophie’s wedding photo’s are on www.claregarradphotography.com password – glenday.

Season 2006/2007

What a great rugby season it was. Unbeaten with new fixtures against Blackheath and Sherborne Old Boys. The team was lead superbly by Kev Pike who retained his Growers player of the season award. Unlucky players such as Will Carew-Gibbs, Alex Holding-Parsons, Paul Crang and Hugo Froud narrowly missed out on the award yet again. Great to see so many new faces as well. Some are quite good at rugby, Larky and Hawkesy to name just two.

This year both Hockey and Cricket have been quiet but we hope to re launch them a bit more next season.

Perhaps the most prestigious of Growers awards is Clubman of the year. Someone who has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure the club runs smoothly. We can not ‘big up’ this award enough and that is because we have both won it! This year Rhys Wynn collects the award for his efforts in setting up the website and raising lots of funds through the Twickenham raffle. His official role on the committee is Commercial Operations. Never has such a wheeler dealer gone through King’s School Bruton. You wouldn’t trust him as far as you could throw him but he has done a fine job …most of the time!

What’s New For Season 2007/2008

Firstly we have a new Fixture Secretary in Luke Clark. He has done an outstanding job over the summer and has created a full fixture list for the up and coming season. His selection as the new Fixture Secretary was greeted with great anticipation and excitement. We gave him instructions, RFU league fixtures, opposition contacts, match manger details, Growers traditional dates and fixtures, Middlesex and Surrey merit table fixtures and Luke said “I’m like a pig in shit with this information”. We know we have the right man.

Charlie Price is the new Membership Secretary. The Club continues to expand with over one hundred members and growing. Some members keep deciding to move house, change jobs, shack up with someone new, lose mobiles etc and it has become an administrative headache to keep up with the likes of Baldwin and his latest whereabouts. Charlie has agreed to do his best to keep everyone’s contact details up to date and actually keep a definitive list of members. Please, please, please let him know any new contact details you may have, especially emails and phone numbers. If you’re not receiving emails, or letters then the chances are Charlie needs up to date information. You can contact Charlie on pricey_charlie@hotmail.com

Details for 6 nations Twickenham tickets and the golfing extravaganza – The Cider Cup, all to follow during the forthcoming season.

Website

Please keep checking the website for the latest. The more people get into the habit of checking the website the better.

AGSC is offering 2 members a chance to win The Growers Christmas Collection. The best photo contribution to one of the galleries submitted during 2007 will received half a case of Berry Bros & Rudd house wine and a bottle of Somerset cider. The best match report written during the calendar year 2007 will receive half a Dorset lamb supplied by Rob Dunning, 2 prime Somerset steaks provided by Jim Gay and a bottle Pratt’s English Extra Virgin Rapeseed Oil produced by Chris Pratt. Decent prizes both worth over £50 courtesy of AGSC for its members so get involved. Still 4 months to go.

Check out the galleries and the new rugby fixture list for 2007/2008. Marco is organising an AGSC XV v ’06 & ’07 Leavers from Bruton at the end of September. Please contact him and get involved. A great chance to play at Bruton and get some younger leavers involved in the Growers.

Tour

‘The tour that never was’ to Swansea as the title suggests, never was. Do not be despondent. We know some of you are having withdrawal symptoms not having our season opening tour to some exciting exotic tropical destination like Jersey or Cork. Indeed, for some of you it’s the only time we see you (Soskin and Crawshaw). There are plans already afoot from our new ambitious Fixture Secretary to take us to Prague for the Season 2008/2009 opener. More information to come later on in the year.

Please support the club in any way you can. If you enjoy the Growers then make sure you do everything you can to help the club over the forthcoming season. This means paying your match fees, help getting players and more people involved, contact the match manager yourself, don’t wait for him to call you. The club doesn’t run by itself, it needs your help. Some people still haven’t settled debts for over 2 years. It doesn’t help. Check the tab and pay up.

We look forward to seeing you all over the forthcoming season.

Duncan Weir & Olly East.

Calling all Growers

Sunday 23rd September 2007

This latest match spectacular has the potential to be one of the biggest gatherings of Growers since the original Oxford Brookes Sevens in 2001. The game will be the  King's '06 & '07 leavers against the Growers. If you left in the last 2 years please get in contact with Barnaby Redwood mob: 07736807865. It promises to be a great duel with the old war horse Kevin Pike leading his experienced Growers against the young mob of Barnaby Redwood’s who will be keen to impress the elders of the Growers. If you would like to play for the elders let myself know as there are still some places up for grabs for this the first game of the season. For the players it will be a 1pm meet and 2-2.30 KO. If you are not playing please come and support as this has the makings of a great battle”

Marco (07850921904) Match Manager.

Ladies and Gents you can watch Gibbsy's scintillating performance on Channel 4's Balls of Steel by Clicking on the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK9xwBeegfo

Dear All,

After a victory in the mud against North Dorset, the Growers go into our first ever meeting with London Cornish RFC, unbeaten in over a year and looking for our 8^th win in a row (stat).

We are playing on FRIDAY 6^th April (Good Friday – Bank Holiday), so any of you heading away for the Easter weekend should still be able to.

There are no league fixtures this weekend, so it would be great to get as many down for the game as possible. Star of Channel 4’s ‘Balls of Steel’ William Carew-Gibbs had promised to sign autographs and pose for ‘My Best Mate photos’ for anyone willing to listen to him justify New Zealand being called the All Blacks.

A Few of the Growers are involved with London Cornish, so it should be and entertaining day, with some good post-match festivities.

Please let me know as to your availability and preferred positions (on the pitch please – keep it clean Pricey!!)

Even if you can’t / don’t play anymore, it would be great to get a good crowd along for the game and lash (likely to be in Clapham).

Please forward this to anyone you think might be out of the loop, and we are always looking to welcome new faces.

Looking forward to hearing from you all.

Rhys

Mob: 07733108890
email: wynnit99@aol.com

Dear Growers,

Exciting news!! The shirts which so far have seen only one loss in 15’s, in
a match we all like to forget, are up for sale. The fee for your very own
piece of Growers memorabilia is a measly £20. All money raised through this
sale will go back into the club. The shirts will be sold on a first come
first served basis. All numbers are open irrespective of position (steady
Pricey, I mean rugby position), or even if you played in them! So if your
Rory Parker and always consider yourself to have ‘a touch of gas’ and ‘soft
hands’, then it’s your chance to bag that 10, 12 or 15, because your never
going to wear it in a game!! Cash, cheque, or wire transfer will be
accepted. Please get in touch if you’re interested, it’s value for money in
terms of the quality of shirt you’ll be buying, but more importantly you’ll
be raising valuable funds for the club.

May I also take this opportunity to ask you all to check out the website,
www.applegrowers.co.uk Have a look at the Galleries and in particular ‘My
Best Mate’, some very amusing stuff on there. So again I’d like to thank
Rhys for all his hard work.

Can I also ask you to have a look at the ‘Growers Tab’ section. The days of
scrounging off you mates for one of Mrs H’s 10p mixes are long gone!! The
club unfortunately is not abundant with funds due to its relative
immaturity. We therefore can’t afford to be carrying debts over lengthy
periods of time; the total owed on the site exceeds £250, which is a
substantial figure to the club. If possible, can those with outstanding
monies owed make the appropriate signals to either Keast or Dunc to clear
their debts. No one owes a significant, but cumulatively it all adds up.

I’ll be in touch again shortly regarding tour, but those interested in the
above, please get in touch.

Cider rules

Mark

Vs. Rosslyn Park 4 XV

1       Daddy Pike
2       Jo Holt
3       Uncle (Total Bosh Control) Pike
4       Matt Templeman
5       Europipe (1995 – 2006)
6       Alex Holding Parsons
7       Jonny Booth
8       Andy Harris
9       Jim 2
10      Weiro
11      Thommo
12      Rookie
13      Jim Robertson
14      Tom Hayes
15      Froudy
16      Crang
17      Wynnit
18      Keast
19      Dunners
20      Grant Bentley
21     

Dear All,

Having just visited the new Apple Growers website I'm informed by a wonderful feature that we have 3days 3 hours 55 minutes and 38 seconds until crunch time!!

As you'll see we've managed a pretty useful team with some new blood and first caps coming in. All in all it promises to be a bit of an event! Could probably do with one more utility forward for the bench, pratty, balders….???

We have a confirmed KO time for 2:00pm and are meeting at Rosslyn Park FC @ 12:30 (see below for address and web link). Although I did promise a show of vintage West Country Rugby we aren’t able to play on their 1st XV pitch but have been allocated a nice spot in Richmond Park as per last year.

I have been informed that it will be quite busy at the club, with a few games taking place so please get there on time to change. There is food for players and beers for all back at the club house après game.

In the evening we have an area in the Larrik booked from 6:30 where we will get some apples in etc. There is party type food available to order so if we get peckish we'll get some in, although I have a feeling that won’t be necessary!

Afterwards we are going onto Embargos on the New Kings Road, or for those who have had their fill I am sure there will be a squad up for a curry!

Rosslyn Park RFC - Priory Lane, Upper Richmond Rd,

 Roehampton, SW15 5JH. Tel. 020 8876 1879

The Larick - 425 New Kings Road,

SW6 4RN - 0207 371 9585

Any questions please get in touch - mob: 07855 962 984

See you there

Jim

Dear All,

I hear we had good victory against the hornets at the weekend - well done lads, good to put last seasons blip to rights!

In relation to the above we have a repeat of last years fixture against Roslyn's 4's which promises to be another tough game. In addition to the game and to utilise the handy fact that it's on a Saturday, we will also be arranging a Christmas celebration in the big village afterwards.

Three things to do:

1 - PUT IT IN YOUR DIARY NOW!!!

2a - those who would like to play in the game please let me know via return of this email (I'll assume that you'll also be attending the après event)

2b - If you are intending to join up for the awards and lash later on then please let me know so that I can get a handle on numbers (plus let me know if you are bringing anyone - all welcome of course). If you feel you need persuasion prior to committing to this event - come on - it’s a Growers event - enough said…..

3 - Spread the word that one of the most exiting things to come out of the West country in the last decade, alongside fine mature cheddar and strong cider, is making its second appearance in the big smoke and lets get a good supporting crowd along.

Match details to follow, although likely to be a 2:30 KO.
Evening details to follow - please note there may be a small per head charge, depending upon what we do but I promise it will be minimal.

Thanks to all,

Jim

Hello growers, this is our 2006 Training regime!

Yes it is tough and not much fun on a windy, wet winter night, but fitness work is essential for the serious rugby player. It is critical in the modern game that players have strength and stamina to contribute to the team effort for a full 80 minutes. I’m going to outline a few key points to help you get in tip-top shape:

Diet is an essential part of your fitness programme. The more fatty, junk foods you eat, the heavier you are. This means that when you go for a jog you are carrying more weight and need to use more energy and power to get around. For example, a nine-stone winger (Thommo), will have less bulk to carry around when jogging than a nineteen stone prop (Pike Snr). This means the winger is weak and not maximising his strength training: a ‘bad apple’, so to speak. My theory is this: the more you weigh the stronger those leg muscles have to be to carry you around. Leg strength is crucial in rugby. So don’t just sit there: sit there and eat!

There is a lot of rubbish in the modern game about alcohol impairing performance. Nonsense! Drink makes you feel stronger and more confident. A confident player will always have that extra edge on the field, so I recommend a few jars before hitting that training or playing field. Similarly, alcohol numbs pain from injury. This means you are far more likely to last the full 80 minutes of a game as you will be unaware that you have some minor injury, like a dislocated elbow or cruciate knee ligament damage - (Rookie). 

Listen to your body! It is a common sight on rugby training fields to see players running until they feel exhausted and are completely out of breath. Many coaches and players feel it is macho and altogether cool to run themselves into the ground. But the body doesn’t sweat and clamour for oxygen for fun: it is trying to warn you to calm it all down. My advice, as we have just had a hard Christmas period, is that when you feel even slightly short of breath, stop! Not only will you avoid exhaustion you will also feel good to go again the following day. Those who run until they can run no more tend to suffer from stiffness and fatigue the next day and are too tired to run again. If you follow my advice you will be all refreshed and ready to repeat that 35-metre dash every day for the rest of the week (apart from rest days, of course). I hope this regime will help the growers to an unbeaten 2006.

W.Carew-Gibbs

Growers,
I have received a great response regarding the IRB 7s at Twickenham, numbers are almost above 20! Due to popular demand we shall be going on the Saturday (3rd) June. I'm not sure what time it starts yet as the draw hasn't been done, but I'm sure it's not too early. Dress code is 'Somerset yocals'. This can be whatever slant you want to put on it. It may involve a flat cap, some tweed and a bit of straw strategically hanging out of the side of your mouth - in essence it is the worzels look that we want, not Nigel Pratt!!! This is my preferred choice and would look great if everyone gets involved. Some of you may think the nineties version is the look we want, more like our old mates 'Bondsy and Spencer' - something along the lines of a kappa tracksuit and a baseball cap not quite on properly and pointing slightly to one side. This is not the look though and any kappa tracksuits will be burnt, and some form of cider punishment will be enforced.

Tickets cost £5-£10,  that gets us in for the whole day so an absolute bargain. We can get tickets on the day, I will confirm what time to get to Twickenham at a later date, but I think the action starts around 9:30. Again, please pass this on to any other Growers who would be keen, young and old, the more the merrier. For all those that don't live in London there are plenty of beds and floors for you to sleep on so no need to worry about accomodation.

Mark Dunn

Apple Growers Sports Club made headlines in the sports pages in the Salisbury Journal on 29^th April 2004 in their inaugural match against Salisbury Rugby Club. It is hoped the fixture will become an annual event. The Apple Growers narrowly defeated a Salisbury XV made up of 1^st’s 2^nd’s and 3^rd’s players 10-12. A decision by the impartial touch judge Ron East, father of Apple Grower’s Secretary Ollie East, adjudged a Salisbury foot was in touch in the final minute of the match denying them a try and a win.

 Beady eyed and unbiased,Ron East watches on in his neutral role as touch judge, as Duncan Weir makes a break with Simon Wildbur in support.