Jason Leonard Joins
innovative programme of support for some
of the country's most hard to reach young
the Winning Team
people."
WOODEN
For Jason it was this new programme with
Wooden Spoon is pleased to announce the the game that attracted him to the job. "I've
SPOON
appointment of Jason Leonard OBE to the long been a supporter of Spoon, but it is the
Spoon staff. Jason joins Spoon in January as charity's new approach to working with
ANNUAL
Lead Ambassador and will act as the young people that really excites me and
Charity's key advocate, promoting the that's why I want to get more involved." For the 13th consecutive year Queen
Charity's work at a national level to decision Chris Gill added “As one of the most Anne Press has produced Spoon’s own
makers, organisations and the government. respected and successful sportsmen ever, and Annual. Spoon is the only Charity that
Jason hung up his boots from international with his reputation as one of the great produces its own book commemorating
rugby in 2004 leaving the game with 114 gentlemen of the game, he is well placed to the year. Rugby World is a compilation of
caps having straddled both amateur and be the 'face of Spoon' in the coming years articles reflecting on the past year and
professional eras. He started his career at and we look forward to working with him reviewing the forthcoming year in the
Barking, Essex moving to Saracens before more closely.” world of rugby. It has a foreword from
settling at Harlequins where he stayed until the BBC commentator Ian Robertson and
his professional retirement, making a total of many contributions from top sport’s
290 appearances. As a player with England, journalists.
Leonard won the highest international Email: charity@woodenspoon.com or
accolades possible: Grand Slams(1991, 1992, call the Spoon
1995 and 2003) and the 2003 Rugby World
Wooden
o
Sp
S
o
p
o
o
n
on f
ce
R f
le
u
b
g
rice on 01276
T
b
a
h
y
te
e
W
s
b
o
it
o
r
s
o
ld
2
k h
h
5
a
t
s
h
b
A
e
n
e
n
n
ive
a
r
r
s
o
a
u
r
n
y
d
t
f
h
o
is
a
a r
n
s t
y
d
b h
e
e
ar
a
ec la
a
r
o
Cup. He also won a British and Irish Lions
e
m s
n
g
t
d
4
u
e one of the m
o
10 18
st
1
W
e
3
o
o
o
f
d
th
e
o
n
t
la s
o
r t
0
a
r
c
a
o b
to
T
i
l
s
m is ra
e
p he
s
v
t
a is
h
n d
e
o
i s
y
1
3
t
h
ti
o
n
Perkin
c
u
o p
e
o
s
n o
a
m
s
u
a
t r
r
n
n
o t
s
e
p
r
l
tr
d
i
.
n
c
c
y
s
m g
h
i
.
o
a
f
n
p
y
o
r
u
u
n
g
d
b
s
y
f
e
o
n
r
th
W
us
o
i
o
a a
s
n
a
d
s
y
t
e
t
e
s
a
i
l
n
ea
n
.
r
g
dingcompany
in
S
I
b
t
o
p
h
o
o
a
k
o
s
s
n
a
R
ls
e
o
gio
h
n
e
s
lpe E
d
i
t
t
a
d r
h
a
a e
ro
d
n
i
d b
u
n
u
n
g
ho ild
d
b
m e
t
r
h
a
e rs
e
n
'
P
d
i
lu
s
m
m
i
p
n
r
Th
b
c
o
is
in
l
v
u
e
g
d
m
ye
S
e
e
a
u
T
n
r
t
av
m
is
ar
P
k
e
e
r
t
k
s
i
.
n
O
s,
ur
r it G
p
i
p
a
l
n
ie
t,
s,
r
a
C
u
a n
g
g d
CF
b
a
y
in w
,
w
c
o
o
r
m
ld
b a e
W Keyline, City
cr
h
ic
o
a
kes, Benchmar
x
s
v a
s
e n
B
d
r
a T
test series on the1997 tour of South Africa.
f
i
o
,
in
t
n
a
e il
r
r
w
e
e
i
e
a
v
s
i
r
e
c
d
w
o
t
req
s
m
o
t
m
he
en
u
m
t
a
o
j
n
or
th
e
e
e
ve
h
n
o
t
st y
m
s o
e
o
t f
a
f
he t
o
n
h
d
S
e
i
o
s
u
e p
n
t
a a
t
u
e
h
s s
rnat
r
ional
A
on R
n
tw
.
ork of over 1,2
00
A
b
s
ran
a
ch
g
e
r
s
f
ahead. Mick
Cle
t
a
s r oe us pp ,on ws
i
e
bil
a
it
re committed
t
t
r r
e
h
ic y
a
e
a p
s
E
w r
o
n
e
n
g
h vi
a
l
i
a
le
nd
Paul Stephen
s e
e
n
x
w
d
p
s
l
r
a
y o
ct
p
m
t e
t
o
a
o s
h
o
s
e
ks
n
u e
a
r s
20
g
t
e
o h
0
m
N is
9
e
e co
L
n
io
c
n
e
s
rn
to
s
u
f
r
ollowing G
U i
c
v
o o
i
l
t
i
i
c
e
ie
s
s
a
th
e
n
a
n
d
t a rporate
vir
o
ll
o
p
o
n
e
w us to carry
ou
m
ra t o
e
t u
n
ions while m
ini
r
I
n
w
n
t
m
o
Z
a
f
e
n
t
a
h
l
g
e
an
iv
c
ta m
e
g
d
o
l
s
am
an
m
is
m
im in
u
p
n
a
it
c
ie
t
s.
and supp gort oin u
g
r
o
ne
s
"We couldn't be more pleased that Jason,
w
o
e
d
m
.
o
F
t
A
e
r
h
o
er worrying a
spec R
us
b
m t
t
a
s
ra
c
i
l
k
t n
i
c
a
g
h
r
e th
c
o
s e
o
u
o U
a
n
u
o
c
d
th
h
py
t
R
o
er
o

t
n
b
h
b
e
he
ie
o
P
m
f this
Y
B G W u
a
e
r
ar
lo
e
c
p
a
r
l
D
c
is
e
if
p
a
ic
he
n
S
o
s
Is
r
p
u
.
l
e
an
R
d
a
e
e
r
c
s
h
t
e
e
ll
a
e B
m
Y
and
o
d
talks
W
WO on
to
,
b
a
e
nd
es
t
t
A
t
l
W
o
ab
a
o
s
o
b
li
t
r
e
sh
a
ld
s
e
u
d
i
R
r
b
p
H
o
p
su
i
o
o
g LD
k
r
p
t
portersofWood
en
a
n
c
e
h
l
i
l
e
,
v
C
e
h
m
ri
e
s
n
H
O
s
f
i
o
n
tr
r
g
on
a
t
n
he Wooden Sp
oon
g
e
l
i
i
g
n
h
k
t
s
h consecutiv Re u
y
g
e
b
a
y
s
r
p
w .
on
it W
fa
ts
ew
s
h
r
o
e
e
o rs
th
w
f
e
h
h
e
M
tt
i
e a
p
v
ll
u
a
o
g e
to
n
n
s
d
te
T
r
e
,
r
W
ry
a
C
s
o
p
o
s
p
a
e
n
r
d
ce
B
l
w
f
a
i
N
m
th
o
e
r
m
th
o
f
L a
e
u
a t
b
a
a
f
n
m
t
h
ra
u
w y
p
ru
r
r w
te
l
e
en h o
to
g
i
i
the
n
c
v
e
ol
Dallaglio as a
p
l
l
e
ay
C
e
h
who has for a long time been the Honorary
W
ve r
r
o
m a
is
r
y
e
ear’s R
n
l
d
Jo
d
nt l
C
u
o
n
h
in o
e
a
k
s
s
b
m
th f
i
gby
L
R c
n
b
al
S
y
ai
t
n
h
t
r
s
o
a
u
n
g
d
h
ac
o
t
ur
W
co
e
m
a
m
ss
u
o
n
c
i
lar
p
e game. Alan
Lorim
o
d
g
io e
r
s
e
n r
wa
r
s r
s
h e
rd
t
i p
a
p o
t
D
c
i
t
iveinvolvemen
t
a
y
o
t
r
e
ru
e
o
g
v
u
byclubsnation
wid
a
r e
lu
c .
e
o
s
m
o
p
g
a r
o
ts
hi
o
s
n the Under 2 T
f
a
h
p
n
e
a
y
s
m
s
's
i
e
o
p
m
n
r
,
in
b
d
c
e
e
i
t
p
e
l
r
e
m
s
i
w
na
it
t
h
io
r
n
u
a
g
n
b
d
y's
c
c
e
n
0
o
a
d
n
n
t
te
d
he
n
H
de
u
p
r
g
la
s
h
ye
a
G
r
m
o
s
t
r
h
s a
o
d
soon likely to
claim e a
n
w a s
n
g
in p
t
l
h
a a
e
pp ce
s
r
u
a o
c
is n
c
e
e
s th
s
e
s
t
f
h
u
e
l E
p
n
e
g
rf
la
ormance of o
ther lik e
Y e
d
s
s
a
u
m
p
e
po
w
a
r
o
d
te
r
m
rs
k
i
t
r
o
m
h
a
f
araderie.
a
b
W
t
le
o
im
v
oden Spoon br
ing
C
nd e
h
ly
r
S
is
ax
T
o
h
n
a
s s
p
a
u
in o
r
l
c
o
u
i
v
e
a
e
s
President of our Essex Region, applied for the
h
c
is
o
t
n
h
a
t
e
t
i
t
n
C
e
u
n
e
h
t
s
ur
io
t
c
World Annual.
r
a ll
s
y
t
in
d
h
i
e
to
sa
li
d
v
th
e
e
s
i
o
r
f
f
m
un
en
d
t
r
a
a
l
i
l
s
y
i
,
n
p
g
I
h
r
v y
e
a s
l
n
a
t ic
n
a a
d
g ll
.
edyoungpeop
lea
y
c
a
r
n
os
d
sth
a
n
o
h
n
t
w
ill
o
a
C
his
G
t
u
t
e
c
p
h
.
o
r
r
m
th
ica
a
e
ny
d
a
e
n
ve
d
lo
G
p
e
in
o
g
rg
r
ia
u
,
gb
a
y
p
l d
e
f d
n
r
e i
a
n
t
e
a g
io
n
t ,
n
n
u o
b O
e
n
U
b
K
eh
a
a
n
l
d
t
f
o
of
ta
e
k
v
e
er
i
r a
s
a
e p t
y
l
p
a
h
o
f
o i
u
n Olympic rug
by. R
r
n
o
d
pr
tu
ia
r
t
n
e
s
ly th s
ne
o
h
n e
o
b
s
o e
t
f c
s
t c
f
h a
o
e
r
H B
t
u
h
o t
e
ng l
i
e
s
r
y
Ru
K r
e
e
a
g
o p
r,
b
n o
y
g r
W
Se ts
o
v o
r
e n
ld
ns
Cu
a
p
nd
Se
th
v
k
o W
p
a
p
t
oo
o
T
d
r
r
t
a
e
u
v
n
n
is
i
S
t
P
p
y
e
o
t
r
o
o
k
n
w
in
a
i
s
n
s
,
h
I
ot
a
w
h
l
e
l
ou
r
th
ld
h
o
ig
s
l
h
e
ik
l
i
e
y
n
s
v
u
o
c
lv
c
e
e
d
ss
w
fu
i
e
e l
th
n
n y
s
fo ea
i
cuse
t
s
h
o
e
n Dubai, r.
S
n
te
2
v
0
e
0
B
9
a
.
post" said Chris Gill, Spoon's CEO. "Jason’s
le,
p
G
ro
r
v
a
id
C
h
e
am
fur
Clu
o
tton,
s
Sea
t
n D

iffle
is £20
0
2
H
th y,
o
e
m
r
e
co
C
v
o
e
u
ra
n
ge of inte Drn aa vit d
io
S
na
te
p
t l
w
l
a
a
ri n
ar
y
e d
t
e
s
r
c
a
s
an lu
n
h
d b
d
e
e r
B
u
il
g
l
b
M
y
i
a
tc
r
h
o
e
u
l
n
l
d the 9
0 GeoffCoope
G
r
roupChief
S
c
d
i
o
i
x
n
to
N
s
r
i
a
d
I
t
e
a
io
r
n
s
Robertson on
ce a
n
g
s
m a
.
ost likely to p
lay in
i T
E
f
n r
x
lu
s a
e
e
e v
c
i
n
l s
u
t
e P
ti
ia
c e
v
l
ts r
e
r
k
o
t in
l
h
e
e s
s
pl
in
c
the 2009
main role will be to manage relationships
Packed Gw reit
including P&P.
eneKing
W
h c
o
o
o
l t
i
d
o h
s
e
u e
p
n
rfu W
ro
S
l o
u
p
a o
d
d
a
e
n
n
dprivilegedto
bea
to
o
c
o
t
m
Sp s
W
n
ion
a
o u
n
o p
o
R y
n, por
o
u
p
d
g
h
y
w t
e
b
o
o
h e
n
y
to
u
i r
n
c o
S
W
gr
g
hh
po
o
a
o
r
p
l
n
d
hs
’s
’0
a
2
9
nd
5t
m
e
h
a
n
A
k
n
e
te
s
rtaining featu
res,
n
co
iv
it u
p
e
e
s n
e
l
r
t
o
p
s
o r
p
s
a
w y
l
t
r
t
e
oi
y
i hr
a
m
c
m o
n
p
e
p u
d
ro
l
g
e
o h
c
v
f
h
e
il
t
d
h
r
e
e
livesof
b
r
r
t
a
a
t
n
io
t
n
c
s
o
.
ntribution G ar se se on ce ia
n throughout
th
K
ti e
a
i
o
n
n
n
g
swiththewor
ld
d
h of
n
a r
a
s u
ti
g
o
m b
n
a y
a
n .
l
y
i
with key stakeholders in the game and
n
le
l
t
v
in
h
e
k
e
l.
s
U
G
to
K
r
,
e
ru
is
e
g
n
b
e
y
K
b
in
ot
g
h
IP
a
A
ta
,t
l
h
o
e
ca
N
l
s
th
a
e o
l
.
e
o 1
t
f
h
fi c
r
c
o
i
u
al
g
B
h
p
o
ee
u
r
u
t
b
t
o
s
h
f
a
e
Engla an sd kR au legby
an
r
T d
e
w is
a
i
l
c o
s
k n
o
e
ve
o
n
n
f
h
f
u
i
a
c
m
e
ia
f
l
S
o
s
t
r
u
a
p
p
di
e
p
u
o
m
rt
.
er
G
’s
re
p
e
u
n
b
e
s
K
a
i
n
n
d
g
a
o o
d
p f
d
l fe
i
e
t
r
io
t
n
o
,
e
w
n
e
jo
s
s
y
m
p
a
o
th
l
n
e
le
so
r
r
r
u
co
N
g
m
E
b
a
y
great
m
C
e
u
H
xperience. In
building upon our rapidly developing and
R
n
a
u
i
r
t
lequins as wel
l as
g
y
b
c m
y
l
,
u an
i
b
n
sthroughoutth
e
y
c
p
o
l
c
a
o u
t
m n
fo
tr
r
m y
m
on .
fo
w
r
i
a
p
t
n
e
h
d
o
p
s
p
u
u
le
bs
pp
to
, p
or
m
ro
t
e
v
e
i
t
d
w
es
ith
a
a
so
s
c
h
ia
a
b
re
le
d
RR
Y
P£20
t
f
h
or e
.0
ro
th n
0
ea
rb
oo
k 2
00
9
u
o
g
s
h
e
b
le
o
s
t
s
h
fo
in
t
c
r
r
l
a
tunate jot yh man eno tu ,
rse
u
d lv
d
i e
i
t
n
io s
g
ns run
p
. s
t
a
T
ra
s
h
s
e
n
i
s
o
c
l
n
or
ate
a
e
n
v
in
d
alu
t
d
e
e
s
te
o
r
f
m
th
in
e
a
s
t
p
io
o
n
rt,
o
o
t
t
h
a o
er
r s
s
e u
,
a c
a
l
n
d
d
r
t
i
www.greenumbrella.co.uk
For
v
h
ve
e
o
e
l
w
u
t
t
n
e
o
a
o
te
m
im
rd
er
w
p
s
o
r
b
m
r
o
k
v
c
i
eed
e
ng the lives o
f
y
Published in asso
ciation with s
i
p
rr
o
o
x
r
r
h
t.
s
ib
th
it
a
e
t
d
w
b
h
y
ic
W
h
o
m
o
a
d
k
e
e
n
s
S
r
p
u
o
g
o
b
n
y
H
su
RH THE
I
ch
P
w
a
ou
gr
ld
ea
l
t
W
ik
o
e
od
to
en
th
S
a
p
n
R
R o
k
O
on
ev
Y
I
A
N a
e
L
C n
r
d
yo
P
r
A
a
n
T
E i
e
s
R
S e
in
O
a
v
N
S t
o
o
l
T
a
v
s
e
O
R t
d
–
w
W
O ch
it
O
e
h
O
Y er
t
D
A s
he
E
L
N SPOON
DavidElliott
Britain and has notably been
invited to lead orchestras from
the Universities of Oxford and
Cambridge.
In the past year Elspeth has
recorded solo violin with the
London Symphony Orchestra, the
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and
the City of Prague Philharmonic
Orchestra.
Elspeth graduated with B.Mus
(Hons) last year from the
University of Manchester and she
is now pursuing a Masters Degree
at the Royal Academy of Music.
Alongside her classical training
Elspeth is a self-taught fiddler and Latest Rugby recruit to the
is one part of vibrant Irish band Cluas who Ambassador Programme is Wasps and
launched the Manchester Irish Festival live on England Player, Tom Voyce. Born in Truro, Tom to join London Wasps and quickly established
BBC Radio Manchester in February 2008. comes from a rugby playing family. His great himself as a first team regular.
Elspeth is also a violinist with record breaking uncle, Thomas Anthony Voyce, won 24 caps Tom was in the starting line up for the 2004
quartet Bond, the best selling string quartet for England, 23 as a flanker and one on the England summer tour matches against New
and crossover group in the history of the music wing during the 1920’s and was a member of Zealand in Auckland and Australia in Brisbane.
industry having gone five times platinum the first double Grand Slam winning team He He played in the 2005 Churchill Cup series
worldwide. She is currently working towards went on to become President of the RFU in before winning his 4th cap against Samoa in
her first solo album. 1960-61. the 2005 Investec Challenge.
She is a fundraiser for South African Charity Tom first showed promise playing mini rugby He played in England’s Six Nations campaign
‘GGA’ God’s Golden Acre based in Kwazulu- at Penryn RFC, before going on to play for in 2006 and toured the Southern Hemisphere
Natal and is also actively involved with Oxfam Truro RFC U15s and U16s. He left Cornwall at that Summer. He was back in England colours
Aid and will be working with LOCOG towards 16 and eventually joined Bath RFC where he in 2007 when he helped England Saxons to
the London 2012 Olympic Games. worked his way up through the ranks into the victory in the Barclays Churchill Cup in 2007.
Elspeth is delighted to be an Ambassador for Premiership line up. When Tom isn’t playing rugby he enjoys the
Wooden Spoon and we look forward to seeing Tom was selected for England’s 2001 tour to country life, is an expert shot, and the proud
her at a number of events around the country. North America, where he won his first cap owner of a fine range of tweed shooting
against the USA. In 2003 he moved to London jackets!
Spoonews Winter 2009 5
Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40