MATCH RESULT
HEMEL STAGS 26 HUDDERSFIELD UNDERBANK RANGERS 20 – Pennine Way
Hemel took the prized scalp of the defending champions but were forced to hold on having built an impressive 16 point lead. Stags coach Troy Perkins was relieved but satisfied. “I thought we were totally dominant for the opening 35 minutes and didn’t buckle at the start of the second half when it looked like they might overrun us. We had a few players out of position but there were some fine performances especially young Ryan Chester from St Mary’s Uni on his debut.” After an even opening, Ryan Butcher gave the hosts the lead with a penalty for holding down, the opening try coming soon after when Gareth Swindells’ long pass saw Eddie M’Baraga over using the corner flag as his aid. Butcher added a touchline conversion and a 20th minute penalty, Carl Warbuton then setting up hooker Nick Wong, Butcher goaling. Two minutes before the break, Rangers opened their account, Josh Kaye crossing and Neil Barrett adding the extras, Hemel’s Ash Fyson and M’Baraga just being held out before the interval, Barrett landing a penalty from half way as the whistle sounded to make it 16-8. Jay Senior scored for the visitors in the opening raid of the second half, Michael Lang going close and then Leon Alexis-Bailey giving them the lead squeezing in at the corner, Barrett landing a superb goal but then spilling the ball from the re-start enabling Barry Jon Swindells to level. Butcher goaled and added the only two further scores which were both penalties. Rangers looked as though they might snatch the game late on but Dave Pawson was just held up.
STAGS
1 Barry John Swindells
2 Chris Woods
3 Christian Champion
4 Kelvin Moore- Rapana
5 Ashley Fyson
6 Carl Warburton
7 Ryan Butcher
8 Matt Clarke
9 Nick Wong
10 Aiden Pritchard
11 Eddie M’Baraga
12 Seb Ward
13 Connor Boyd-Barnes
Subs (all used)
14 Ryan Chester
15 Sean Johnson
16 Luke Watling
17 Gareth Swindells
Tries: M’Baraga (11), Wong (32), BJ Swindells (52)
Goals: Butcher 7
RANGERS
1 Will Midgley
2 Courtney Allette
3 Michael Lang
4 Nick Briggs
5 Leon Alexis-Bailey
6 Neil Barrett
7 Gavin Dyson
8 Craig Williams
9 Austen Barrowclough
10 Rob Joyce
11 Lee St Hillaire
12 Dave Pawson
13 Kris Harrop
Subs (all used)
14 Josh Kaye
15 Sam Coyne
16 Jayden Covell-Wood
17 Jay senior
Tries: Kaye (38), Senior (41), Alexis-Bailey (50)
Goals: Barrett 4
Men of the match: Stags – Ryan Chester Rangers – Neil Barrett
Half time: 16-8
Referee: Liam Todd
Sat 21 April - 2.30pm
HEMEL STAGS
V
HUDDERSFIELD
Underbank Rangers
PLAY TOUCH RUGBY LEAGUE!
Competitive mixed-sex Touch Rugby League is coming to Pennine Way, organised by the RFL and supported by Hemel Stags
Taster sessions will be held on Wednesday 25 April and 2 May with the 10-week Summer League season starting on Wednesday 9 May. There will also be a floodlit autumn League commencing in September.
For full details on how to take part please click on the following link:
http://www.playtouchrugbyleague.co.uk/how.php
PRE -SEASON FRIENDLY
FIRST TEAM V ST ALBANS CENTURIONS
SUNDAY 1 APRIL - PENNINE WAY - 2 PM KICK OFF
The Stags kick off their first team season with a pre-season trial against local rivals St Albans Centurions.
Head Coach Troy Perkins expects to be able to field a strong squad featuring a number of newcomers
The match will be played in 3 x 30 minute sessions.
Kick off at Pennine Way is at 2.00pm and admission is Free!
POSITION VACANT - COMMUNITY MANAGER(Sales & Marketing)
HEMEL STAGS
COMMUNITY MANAGER
Sales & Marketing
£25,000+
HEMEL STAGS wish to appoint a fulltime Community Manager to help us prepare for Championship 1 in 2013.
We are seeking applications from individuals with good inter-personal and administrative skills and a flair for promoting the club in the community. Our target market initially is the 89,000 residents of Hemel Hempstead and then working out to the 200,000 and 1,000,000 people who live with 6 miles & 12 miles respectively of our Pennine Way ground
Most importantly, you should be a self-starter who is results driven with a passion to see the Hemel Stags project succeed.
A clean drivers licence is required and you will need to take up the position no later than 14 May, 2012 – ideally sooner.
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.
HEMEL JOIN CHAMPIONSHIP 1!!!
Ralph Rimmer (RFL Chief Operating Officer) and Bob Brown at the launch
The Stags will line up with Northampton and two other clubs who have yet to be announced in making the step up to semi-professional level in a re-vamped Championship One from next season.
The Hertfordshire club’s elevation is part of the RFL’s strategic objective to develop the sport’s geographical footprint by giving more players the opportunity to play in the Championships.
RFL Chief Operating Officer Ralph Rimmer said: "We are delighted to announce that Hemel Stags have been successful in their application to join Championship One from the 2013 season.
“This is another exciting day for Rugby League as we work tirelessly to grow and develop the sport.
"As with Northampton, this means further geographic expansion for Championship One and fits with our strategy to widen the sport’s catchment area and increase the number of Rugby League players involved.
“Player supply will be key for the new teams and we’re utilising experienced Rugby League consultants to work in co-ordination with local colleges and universities as well as the Armed Forces to create a successful player pathway for each club.
“South Wales Scorpions and more recently North Wales Crusaders have demonstrated what is possible and have introduced pools of new competitive talent into the competition.
“Hemel have a long and proud history and have played at the highest level of the community game for a number of years.”
Hemel Chairman Bob Brown believes the announcement is a significant milestone in the history of the club he founded 31 years ago.
“We are delighted to be taking the step up into Championship 1,” said Brown. “From the day in April 1981 when we kicked off as a pub team in borrowed shirts we have been determined to grow the sport in Hemel Hempstead.
"Two decades of playing in non-professional national leagues have prepared us for the demands of Championship One. A long-term commitment to facilities and youth development has paid dividends and has made the Stags one of the leading sports clubs in the region.
"We had the team, but not the facilities in place in 1998 when we unsuccessfully applied to join the Northern Ford Premiership. The one-year lead time we now have to prepare will ensure that we will be ready both on and off the field in 2013.”
Hemel already have a good pedigree of producing players that have graduated to Super League, including Dan Sarginson and Kieran Dixon of the London Broncos.
Sarginson, the London Broncos stand-off who burst onto the Super League scene towards the end of last season, began his Rugby League career at Hemel as a 14-year-old and is proud of what the club have achieved.
He said: "I'm really pleased that the club where I started my career has worked so hard to better themselves as a group of players and as a club. After a lot of hard work it's great to see it's finally paid off!"
Mike Penning, MP for Hemel Hempstead, welcomed the news, saying: “This is fantastic news for the club and for Hemel. It is great that they will be in Championship 1.
“We have a long and proud sporting tradition in Hemel Hempstead and it is wonderful for us to have another professional sports team which can provide a means for children and adults to play sport and whose players can act as community role models.
“I wish them well and very much look forward to seeing the guys in action.”
The RFL will announce the identity of the two remaining new clubs that will join Northampton and Hemel Stags in Championship One in 2013 over the next few months.
HEMEL HISTORY
Founded 1981 and joined Rugby League ranks in the second division of the Southern League.
1991 – Accepted to Rugby League Alliance and rejoined in 1997
1993 – Moved to National Conference League
1999 – Made the decision to become a summer club and joined the RLC Eastern Division finishing second to Ipswich
2000 – Made Harry Jepson Trophy play offs after taking Eastern title
2002 – Appear in Harry Jepson Trophy Final - Coventry Bears 21 v 14 Hemel Hempstead Stags at Cheltenham
2003 – Become inaugural members of Rugby League Conference National
2006 – Appear in Grand Final - Bramley Buffaloes 30 v 8 Hemel Stags at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Matt Walton voted RLCN Player of the Year
2007-11 made RLCN play offs
LONDON JUNIOR LEAGUE
Fixtures for our U12, U14 & U16 teams in the London Junior League are now availalble on the website
PRE-SEASON TRAINING - SENIORS
Pre-season training for the Seniors commences on Wednesday 15 February at 7pm on the floodlit grass pitch at Pennine Way
2012 PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
DATE TIME
Wed 15 Feb 7pm Team meeting & training
Wed 22 Feb 7pm Training
Wed 29 Feb 7pm Training
Sat 03 March 10am Training
Wed 07 March 7pm Training
Sat 10 March 10am Training
Wed 14 March 7pm Training
Sat 17 March 10am Training
Wed 21 March 7pm Training
Sat 24 March 10am Training
Wed 28 March 7pm Training
Sun 01 April 2pm Match v Coventry Bears (A) -Trial
Wed 04 April 7pm Training
Tues 10 April 7pm Training
Wed 11 April 7.30pm Match v St Albans (H) - Trial
Tues 17 April 7pm Training
Frid 20 April 7pm Training
Sat 21 April 2.30pm Match v Huddersfield (H) - Competition
SENIOR FIXTURES - 2012
Senior fixtures are now finalised and can be viewed on the website.
All HOME matches will be on Sunday except for our first match against Huddersfield on Saturday 21 April.
JUNIOR LEAGUE UPDATE
Pre-season team training for the London Junior League will commence in half term:
Under 12's - Tuesday 14 Feb 10am - 3.00pm (lunch provided)
Under 14's - Wednesday 15 Feb 10am - 3.00pm lunch provided)
Under 16's - Thursday 16 Feb 10am - 3.00pm (lunch provided)
PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES (v St Albans Centurions)
Under 12 - Sat 25 Feb at St Albans (10.30am)
Under 14 - Thurs 23 Feb at Hemel (7pm)
Under 16 - Tues 21 Feb at Hemel (7pm)
Prior to the above the MUGA RUGA for U12's continues on Saturday mornings at 10.45am and the Centre of Excellence for U14's & U16s on Monday nights at 6.30pm.
London Junior League commences Saturday 3 March
For more details contact Community Rugby League Coach Matt Lambert 07940708781
SEASON 2012 PREVIEW
Current status of 2012 is as follows:
TEAMS
Rugby League Conference National
11 clubs in the competition (Featherstone out - St Albans & Bristol in)
Fixtures due out early January
Off season recruitment going well
First fixture will problably again be a mid week pre-season floodlit friendly against St Albans
Conference Youth League (U18)
Probably two divisions of 9 clubs again. Fixtures available mid January
Players have been working out in the Marlowes Gym under new coach Matt Lambert since early November.
London Junior League (U12, U14, U16)
Competition starts on 3 March with 9-a-side tournaments followed immediately by the start of the league programme.
Fixtures due out early January
Minis
Having a mid-season break from their rugby union season and will resume in February on Sunday mornings on the MUGA
Ladies
Have entered the South Division of the Womens League.
Fixtures will commence in May.
FACILITIES
Funding appears to be in place for the grandstand.
Currently working with a couple of projects that may bring us new changing rooms and a new and enlarged car park in 2012.
2013
The club remains committed to joining Championship 1 in 2013 along with three other new clubs. The original plan to expand CC1 in 2012 was postponed by the RFL until 2013 to allow the new clubs to be fully prepared.
Northampton Town FC , who play at Sixfields, are the first of the four new clubs to be accepted into CC1 in 2013
This is the final season of the Rugby League Conference National. Clubs who are not accepted into CC1 in 2013 will join either what will be effectively the fourth division of the National Conference League or a regional league such as the London League aka Southern Premier League currently
CLUBHOUSE REFURBISHMENT
While most of us having been enjoying the seasonal festivities, a team of club members led by Ernie Howell has been carying out much needed refurbishments to the Function Room of the club.
A full house at New Years Eve at the Club (admission by tickets only) will see the opening of the bright new room that remains one of the town's most popular function venues.
FOUR NATIONS TICKETS - WEMBLEY - £10
The Club has a limited number of tickets available for the GilletteFour Nations
Double-Header at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 5 November
The matches are:
Wales v New Zealand (1.00pm)
England v Australia (3.30pm)
Tickets are £10
ENGLAND U18'S v FRANCE U18S
FRIDAY 4 NOV - 7.30PM - PENNINE WAY
England Community Lions U18s head coach Kelvin Lockett has named his squad ahead of a busy international schedule.
A 27-man squad has been announced as the Lions take on France, Scotland and Wales in the coming weeks.
11 players from Cumbria have been included, three of whom ply their trade for Wath Brow Hornets, whilst Maryport, Barrow Island, Millom and Glasson Rangers are also represented.
Gillette Conference Youth League champions Thatto Heath Crusaders have two players involved with Leon Tatlock and Jack Jones making the cut, whilst the midlands have three representatives in Denham
Samuel (Telford Raiders), Reece Needham (Nottingham Outlaws) and Hershall Ward (Leicester Storm).
The Lions will meet France in their opening game on Friday 4 November, whilst clashes against Scotland and Wales take place on Wednesday 9 November at Whitehaven and Sunday 13 November in Wrexham
respectively.
SQUAD
Sam Forester (Maryport)
Matty Welham (Myton)
Tom Rogers (Wakefield College)
Leon Tatlock (Thatto Heath Crusaders)
Ben Garner (Barrow Island)
Daniel Rowell (Millom)
Scott Pink (Wath Brow Hornets)
Karl Dixon (Wath Brow Hornets)
Kieran Ford (Wigan St Judes)
Tyler Craig (Heworth)
Jack Humphries (Cottingham Tigers)
Lewis Sheridan (Wigan St Cuthberts)
Tom Whittle (Wigan St Judes)
Ian Curnow (Wath Brow Hornets)
Ethan Kelly (Millom)
Jack Green (Latchford Albion)
Matty Cooke (Pilkington Recs)
Adam Jefferson (Bradford Dudley Hill)
Denham Samuel (Telford Raiders)
Marcus O’Brien (Millom)
Nathan Lucock (Glasson Raiders)
Leon Crellin (Egremont Rangers)
Chris Tomlinson (Glasson Rangers)
Perry Singleton (Barrow Island)
Jack Jones (Thatto Heath Crusaders)
Reece Needham (Nottingham Outlaws)
Hershall Ward (Leicester Storm)
FIXTURES
England Community Lions v France
Friday 4 November
Pennine Way, Hemel Hempstead
Kick Off 7.30pm
England Community Lions v Scotland
Wednesday 9 November
Copeland Stadium, Whitehaven
Kick Off 7.30pm
Wales v England Community Lions
Sunday 13 November
The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Kick Off TBC
END OF SEASON
PRESENTATION DAY/EVENING
Sunday 25 September
3PM onwards
Minis – U7, U8,U9
Juniors – U11, U12, U14, U16
Youth – U18
Seniors - Men
Women
Come and join us for a HANGI*
*Whole pig and sheep cooked in the ground – Maori style
COST - £3 per person or £5 per family
Download the Flyer below or Contact the club on 01442 219799 to enroll or for more information:
SPORTING GREATS HELP HEMEL STAGS RAISE MONEY FOR WORTHY CAUSES
Hemel will be auctioning a signed shirt on E-bay with the signatures of Jamie Peacock, Martin Offia and Frank Bruno to help raise money for the junior teams and Help the Heroes.
JAMIE PEACOCK
ENGLAND RUGBY LEAGUE CAPTAIN
MARTIN OFFIAH MBE
FORMER GREAT BRITAIN AND ENGLAND WINGER
FRANK BRUNO. MBE
FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD
OPENING OF NEW FACILITIES
HEMEL STAGS are pleased to announce that the opening of Stage 1 of their new facilities at Pennine Way will take place on Wednesday 23 March, 2011
The £400K Stage 1 development which incorporates a floodlit 3G training pitch, floodlit main pitch and perimeter security fencing is being launched with a floodlit match between the senior teams of Hemel Stags and St Albans Centurions.
The two sides will be competing for the Hertfordshire Cup.
Kick off is at 7.30pm with a full range of hospitality facilities available
STAG TO WARRIOR
Hemel Stags are proud to announce that local lad Jamie Acton has signed a one year contract with Wigan Warriors.
Jamie came to Hemel as a sixteen year old and after growing up playing rugby union he has spent the past two and half seasons playing rugby league in the first team at Hemel. Stags boss Troy Perkins commented " This is great news for Jamie and great news for the club to see a local player get an opportunity at one of the biggest rugby league clubs in the world. Jamie is a great kid and has worked hard over the past couple of seasons and has been an asset to our team. He has improved every season and was influential in last seasons successful RLCN campaign. He is a quality player and I am sure that Wigans coaching staff can improve him to Superleague standard in the next couple of years. As a club we are proud of Jamie's achievement in being offered a contract and that is also recognition to our coaching structures and all the people that have played a part in his development including his team mates ". Hemel Stags now have two players that have recently signed professional contracts with Dan Sarginson having signed a long term deal at Harlequins and been given a 2011 first team squad number at the age of seventeen.
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB PRESENTED WITH CLUBMARK GOLD STATUS
Sport England, (along with The Rugby Football League and the County Sports Partnerships) is seeking to assist in the development of standards of clubs working with children and
young people. The objective is to develop clubs that are accredited as: The sign of a quality Club, Committed to providing a safe, effective and child-friendly environment.
Sport England Clubmark sets generic criteria for national governing bodies of sport to accredit their clubs against. The RFL have in turn been responsible for developing and setting sports specific
standards and accrediting clubs against the national framework.
The RFL has now introduced a further enhanced level of accreditation to enable clubs to grow and enhance their provision and be recognised by the RFL as a focus club, this would bring enhanced
benefits that would help the club to grow and sustain all activities and be supported by the RFL as the Governing body of Rugby League.
Level 1: Clubmark Status
Level 2: Clubmark Gold Status
The RFL will be working now with existing Clubmark clubs to move them on the new accreditation levels with the aspiration to eventually have all rugby league clubs attaining the Clubmark Gold
Status.
Rugby League clubs that gain Clubmark Gold Status accreditation will receive recognition and promotion by Sport England, The RFL, County Sports Partnerships and Local Authorities.
Clubmark will bring benefits such as promoting clubs within their communities, increased participation levels, developing coaches and volunteers at clubs, raising standards thus creating a quality
environment for all involved and increased opportunity in terms of accessing resources through the RFL.
The award was accepted on behalf of the club by Bob Brown and Ernie Howell of Hemel Stags, the award was presented by Robbie Marr of London RL.
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