NAVY NEWS, MAY 2009 47
Cole power not
Mighty in
Aphrodite
quite enough
marina Continued from page 48
and enjoyed the experience as
much as the most junior member
on tour some 35 years younger.
The tour was just one event
A FARMER’S walk dead lift, in a calendar full of fi xtures and
an overhead press medley (up training sessions for all levels of
to 100kg), a 320kg tyre fl ip, ability.
15-metre 240kg yoke walk and a The RNLTA provides funding
118kg tyre carry. for coaching sessions with a
It can only mean one thing: professional tennis coach every
England’s strongest man. Monday evening (1900-2000)
The southern qualifi er for the and Tuesday lunchtime (1200-
contest was hosted by Strength– 1300) at the Portsmouth Indoor
Tec gym in Fareham – and there Tennis Centre (‘The Dome’)
was a matelot bidding for the title. opposite HMS Temeraire.
Regular readers of these sport Sessions are free and are open
pages will know that POPT Sean to all Naval personnel.
Cole is a very strong chap thanks Likewise, RNLTA money
to his weightlifting successes. has been allocated for similar
But he entered the ‘under 90kg’ activities at every Naval
strongman contest after only establishment.
three weeks’ training and was the Later in the summer the Navy
lightest competitor weighing in at Tennis Championships will be
a ‘mere’ 70kg. held on July 23-26 using grass
There were 14 competitors courts, again in Portsmouth just
with only the top four qualifying behind the Dome – players of all
for the next stage. ability are welcome.
The senior PTI missed out Fixtures planned for 2009
on qualifi cation by 9 points but include a match against ex-Davis
managed a respectable sixth place Cup player Chris Wilkinson’s
overall thanks to a 290kg farmer’s club in Lee-On-Solent and at
walk dead lift and a distance of 78 the prestigious London clubs of
metres with the 118kg tyre carry Queens’ (home of the AEGON
amongst his better events. ATP event – formerly known as
Now it’s back to powerlifting the Stella Artois tournament) and
for Sean. If you’re interested in Hurlingham.
joining him and fellow strongmen The highlight of the year
call 9380 28667 or Lt Cdr Simon is the Inter-Services A Team
Wynn (96218 5220). Championships (August 3-4)
played on the famous courts of
● Staffi ng shortages at Kwikfi t
Wimbledon.
demanded drastic measures...
Lastly, on alternate years tours
POPT Sean Cole digs deep
reach further afi eld; recent visits
during the tyre fl ip event
have included Cape Town and
Rio de Janiero. Next year’s tour is
expected to be a two-week visit to
Royals bag the spoils
Squash goes
the USA or Canada.
For more information about
Down Under
these tours, and Navy tennis in
general, visit www.navytennis.
co.uk or contact Cdr Alan
THE Combined Services squash Church (RNLTA Secretary) on
team – comprising ten men and 9380 24193 or rnso2@fl eetfost.
six women – will tour Australia mod.uk.
A WARM dry day, with between May 2 and 19.
a strong north-westerly
Lt Julian Crew and Lt Matt
blowing down the pitch
Ellicot, both strong fi rst team
players, will be representing the
saw HMS Seahawk and
RN on the tour.
FPGRM contest this year’s Flying into Darwin, the squad
Navy Cup fi nal at Victory
will include participation in the
Stadium. Both teams had
Northern Territories Open, an
annual tournament attracting
won handsomely to reach
some of Australia’s top squash
the fi nal and played their players.
part in an entertaining
Next up will be the Arafura
match.
Games, a leading international
sporting competition for
Impressive displays from Mnes
emerging champions of the
Ben Hebditch and Jim Hill secured
Asia-Pacifi c and beyond. The
FPGRM a 3-0 win in only their
games are held every two years
second appearance in the fi nal.
A Holt from
and encompass numerous sports.
A brace in four minutes, early in
They are seen as a stepping stone
the fi rst half from Mne Hebditch
for future professional players, so
made it an uphill task for Seahawk
the blue
competition expected to be fi erce.
to get back into the match.
After that comes a three-match
The Culdrose side performed
THE badge might be small, but
test series against the Australian
admirably and tried hard to turn
the achievement is not.
Defence Force. The CS squad
around the two-goal defi cit and
These are the Royal Naval
will also travel to Sydney to
get back into the game.
Sailing Association Colours in
compete against some of the
NA David Devlin hit the
the hand of AB Natalie Roach,
city’s strongest club sides.
crossbar with a well-struck shot in
one of the Service’s most
Although, the tour will require
dedicated – and skilled – young
the 21st minute.
extensive training in order to deal
sportswomen.
LAET Collick tested the
with the gruelling schedule, there
The junior rating skippered one
FPGRM keeper with the resultant
will also be opportunities to enjoy
of the boats of the winning Feet
rebound only to see his shot
the delights of both Darwin and
Air Arm team in the Royal Navy
parried out for a corner. During
● Two RN players put concerted pressure on the Army during the women’s Inter-Services clash in
Portsmouth which ended 1-1
Sydney.
Picture: Lucy Henry
Inter-Command dinghy racing
a tight second half the score
regatta.
remained at 2-0 until – with
Held annually at Dartmouth,
seven minutes remaining on the “Whilst the best team won (Sports)men
Onside with Lt Cdr Neil
teams from the Fleet Air Arm,
clock – Mne Connett latched on on the day, they weren’t three
Portsmouth, Plymouth and
to a cross supplied by man of the goals better,” said U19 manager
Horwood, RNFA
Britannia Royal Naval College
match Hebditch, putting the result CPOPT Fraser Quirke.
of valour
compete for the cup, originally
beyond doubt with a simple tap Despite the result there were
marina Continued from page 48 presented in memory of Vice
in. some noticeable performances. AB
a special award to the British Admiral R V Holt.
AET Marvin Brooks and NA Stephen Harding (HMS Raleigh)
Services Makalu Expedition After a day and a half of very
Devlin will no doubt have enjoyed stepped in at the last minute and
which succeeded in putting the exciting team racing, Natalie,
the experience of representing goalmouth scramble following a Kent were fi rst to score, delivered a solid performance
sixth, seventh and eighth Britons based at RNAS Culdrose, and
Seahawk in the fi nal. Both players corner saw the ball deflected into however; a mistake in midfi eld left in defence while ET(ME) Ryan
on the summit of Makalu. At her crew, which included fellow
are in the RN U18 squad and the net off an RAF player to level the Navy short at the back and Biggar (HMS Northumberland)
8,463 metres (27,765ft) Makalu Culdroser LAC Alex Pickles,
demonstrated a great deal of the score. despite appeals for the ball being made some outstanding saves in
is the world’s fi fth highest lifted the trophy.
promise for the future. The RN strikeforce could have out of play, Kent’s No.9 converted goal.
mountain – and more challenging Natalie is an accomplished
The RN women share the bagged two more, but another a simple header from close range. After that defeat, the side needed
than Everest. sailor and has been sailing since
Knight Trophy for the second defensive mix-up led to the Air Despite several attempts on a bit of team-building – and so
The RN’s representative who she was fi ve years old. She is to
consecutive year after a 1-1 draw Force taking a 2-1 lead at the goal, luck was not with the home headed to the RN Leadership
made it to the top was Lt Lara be seen virtually every weekend at
with the Army in Portsmouth break. side. Kent again took advantage Academy.
Herbert and she became only the sea around Falmouth, Plymouth,
in their fi nal match of the Inter- Three minutes after the re-start, of a defensive error, punishing the Squad members took part in
second British woman to stand on Weymouth – in fact, anywhere
Services. LS Julie Hewitt was on it was 3-1 to the RAF following RN to go in 2-0 up at half time. the high and low ropes course,
its summit. around Britain where there is
the scoresheet for the RN. another failure to clear the RN A good passing side, Kent specifi cally built for the Navy
good sailing – and has competed
The game saw a marked lines. moved the ball comfortably to encourage team building and
Web revamp
as far away as South Africa.
improvement from the women Meanwhile, the men’s U19s around the defence and midfi eld personal development. She was formally presented
over their previous IS performance faced Kent in the fi nal game of the areas to make it diffi cult for the The team was about to head AND fi nally... Those nice chaps at with the cup by the Cornish
– a disappointing 3-1 defeat at the ‘County’ season. RN to get the ball and fi ght their off to represent the Service in the RN RM Sports Lottery have air station’s CO Capt Graeme
hands of the RAF. Kent are national county way back into the game. the Dallas Cup; all participants revamped their website, www. Mackay, who also presented
Despite starting the game at fi nalists, so the RN were always Despite this, the Navy’s defence managed to complete the course rnsportslottery.co.uk. the sailor with the colours,
a high tempo, a defensive slip- going to be in for a tough game. were solid in the second half, and despite some players initially The site features details of acknowledging her sailing
up allowed the RAF to open the They made a good start keeping keeping the visitors out until the being scared of heights, they all lottery winners as well as how to expertise and commitment to
scoring against the run of play. possession well and testing the last fi ve minutes when they scored overcame their fears and even apply for a grant and donations competitive sailing at the Inter-
Concerted RN pressure and a Kent keeper early in the fi rst half. a well-crafted goal. attempted the leap of faith. made to RN/RM sporting causes. Services level.
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