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LEE CARTER Leading the way
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with your Advertiser and Times sports team of Chris Boden, Phil Simpson, Adrian Capstick and Edward Lee
Top two suffer surprise defeats
By CHRIS BODEN
AFTER the incredible scenes a t the Telstra Stadium in Syd ney, on Saturday, E n g la n d : hero Will Greenwood admit ted i t will take a long time to come down from a career high. Greenwood, rated one of the
top two centres in the Rugby World Cup, alongside Aus tralian rival Stirling Mortlock, was at his tough-tackling best as Jonny Wilkinson’s.dramatic drop goal handed England the Webb Ellis Trophy for the first time. And football fanatic Green
wood likened the scenes to watching David Platt’s injury time stunner to land the Three Lions a quarter-final slot at Italia 90: “To me, I can imagine it was just like that David Platt goal. “In 1990 I was sill at school
a t Sedburgh, and we were all crammed around a TV. “Paintings were coming off
the wall, chairs were getting smashed up and people were
. there was a record turnout the following morning a t Clitheroe Rugby Club, with schoolchildren of all ages inspired b y , Jonny Wilkinson and his team-mates into trying to get the oval ball between the goal posts. Clitheroe Buccaneers run training ses
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sions every Sunday, starting at 11-15 a.m. a t the Littlemoor Road ground until around Easter, and have enjoyed some great weather so far this season. Sponsorship deals with Adams and Co.
Chartered Accountants of Clitheroe and Parceline of Preston means that, as well as the club having access to plenty of equipment, subscriptions are ju s t 50 pence a week for a drink and a snack, with
jumping around. “That’s how I imagine it was
back home on Saturday. “But at the moment, for us it
just feels like it’s been a success- ful-England tour.” Greenwood, speaking a t the
homecoming press conference in Surray on Tuesday morning, praised his team-mates’ will to win, especially after England’s
Blues Eye View
THE club held it’s annual meeting last Friday and reported on a successful financial year for the club. Income overall was up by 14% on the previous
year, with attendance showing a 12% rise, and bar takings up by over 50%, mainly due to an increase in social events at the club. The club’s auditor, Andrew Jackson, stated that
the club was in a healthy position, and this is some thing that needed to be maintained. Clitheroe had a surplus over expenditure for the
year of nearly £2,500 and Jackson said that in the current financial climate, very few Football League clubs could report a profit, so for a non-league club to achieve such success was to be praised. Reserve team manager Lee Boyer reported on the
performance of his youthful team over the previous season, and praised them for being the only team to remain unbeaten in their league throughout the cam paign. Lee Sculpher told of the first team’s performances
and expressed disappointment at losing midfielder Carl Greenwood, after he had suffered his second leg break in two years. The manager also praised the support from the
fans, and was happy for the baiting of match officials to continue, although I doubt the young lady who ran the line on Saturday would agree with himl Club chairman David Burgess rounded off the
meeting by highlighting the progress the club had made with it’s social events. , The three “Audience with” evenings had been hugely popular, and ticket sales alone had raised near ly £7,000. Burgess went on to say that the ability to attract
high-profile characters to the club showed the ambi tion that they have.
The meeting was poorly attended, and several crit
ics of the club on the unofficial club website were not in attendance to put-their points forward. As an open meeting, this was the chance for any
one to question the club, but hopefully everyone can now unite behind the current committee and assist the club towards the UniBond league. Burgess once again reiterated his appeal for more
people to become involved in the running of the club, and anyone who wishes to help in any way should speak to any member on match days. No doubt fans will make the short trip to Bacup on
Saturday for the local derby, but anyone not travel ling has the chance to see knockout action at Shaw- bridge as the reserve team entertain Chadderton in the second round of the Reserve Division Cup.
Andy Alston
FOLLOWING the national team’s magnificent victory on Saturday,
a low annual registration fee of £15. Despite the record turnout last week,
club president Declan O’Duffy would clearly like plenty more. He said: “While the focus a t the moment is on training for Under 8s to Under 13s, we do have the resources to take sessions for older school age groups right up to senior team level. “And having more boys and girls of the
age groups we already cater for makes it a lot easier to arrange fixtures with other clubs.” So if you are eight-years-old or above
and would like to come down for a taster session to see if rugby union is for you, then come to the Littlemoor Road ground th is Sunday with your boots and gumshield.
-- Clitheroe Buccaneers is affiliated to the
pointless second half that saw Australia level the score and earn extra time. Quoting revolutionary Amer
ican football coach Vince Lom bardi, Greenwood said: “I don’t wish to paraphrase legends, but, as Vince Lombardi said ‘I t ’s not whether you get knocked down,. it’s whether you get up’. “And we kept getting up.”
senior Clitherbe Club and affords oppor tunities for youngsters, and their parents, to be introduced to a local, safe and child friendly club.
m Parents are always welcome to attend
the coaching sessions and games, although plenty take the opportunity for an hour or so’s peace, knowing that their children are in safe hands. All the coaching staff are Rugby Foot
ball Union qualified and all coaches and committee members are fully assessed by theRFU. For further information please contact
Declan O’Duffy (428292) or Vince Mur ray (441142) either early evening or a t the weekend.
Speaking in his column in the
News of the World immediate ly after the triumph, he said: “Now I know what i t’s like to win the World Cup - and i t means going a bit daft. “When the whistle went, I
just hugged Jonny Wilkinson and then started jumping up and down on the spot, with Cat- tie and me shouting ‘We’ve won
the World Cup’ over and over again.”
And he devoted the win to his
son Freddie: “I must admit to having mixed emotions. “I t was incredible to be there-
and be part of a game like that. “But I was also a little sad
that my little boy, Freddie, was n't there. “He would have been about
eight months old now and I was tackling my heart out for him in this final. “I t ’s hard to put into words. “When I got my winner’s
medal, I looked to the sky and hoped he was up there some where. “I ’m not religious, but as his
dad, I hoped I did my best for him out there.” The Harlequins centre was
due to report back to training yesterday ahead of their Zurich Premiership match against Leeds on Saturday. But Greenwood joked:
“There might be a breathalyser test. “Is it illegal to play under the
influence?” Iain Balshaw came on at the
death for Josh Lewsey, while Kyran Bracken was an unused replacement. , But all three more than
played their part in England’s biggest sporting triumph in 37 years, and for St Mary’s Hall and'Stoniyhurst to have played a p a r t in the tr io ’s rugby upbringing is a remarkable achievement.
Special bond can win title -
AFTER their FA Carlsberg Vase demise, Blues boss Lee Sculpher feels his squad’s togetherness can push .them on towards their holy grail - promotion to the UniBond League. Although mightily disappointed,
to crash out to Whitley Bay on Saturday, Sculpher is out to get back on track in a tricky league derby at Bacup Borough on Satur day. And with Neil Reynolds back
from Rossendale, and Glyn Bark er set to make his debut, Sculpher is positive about Clitheroe’s chances of another impressive away day. Reynolds’ return sums up the
pull of Clitheroe, and Sculpher said: “People come and go, but they always seem to come back!
“I pu t i t down to the atmos
phere a t the club - everyone gets on very well, and socialise together to an extent. “There is a very good team spir
it, good bonding, and it counts for a lot on the pitch. Everyone is pulling in the right direction, and it makes my job easier. “T h a t can only help us to
achieve our aim this season, and push on towards the title.” He is delighted to add competi
tive midfielder Reynolds and promising striker Barker to the squad, but Sculpher is now with out Jason Jones u n til the New Year, with a broken ankle: “I t ’s great news for the club that Neil is back, and Glyn is available on Sat urday and will start. “I t ’s just unfortunate that Jason
is now out for around six weeks. He was just getting going again. “But Neil has worked hard and
come back fitter than ever, and hopefully Glyn is the instinctive goalscorerweneed. : “He can help take some of the
burden off Neil Spencer.” But th a t isn’t the end of
Sculpher’s squad strengthening: “We’re still looking for the odd player or two, and we have to cover for the suspensions we have coming up.
“Chris Whittingham and Neil
Spencer are out for two weeks from December 8th, Glen Ainsworth has a week’s ban from the 15th, and Russ Clark also misses some games over the Christmas period. “I t ’s a bad time to lose four players, but we will get through it
IT was a day of shocks in the Clitheroe and District Snooker League First Divi sion, as the top two both suffered 10-4 defeats. Low Moor A’s 100%
record vanished after they went down to Royal British Legion, while Downham suffered a reverse a t home to lowly Slaidbum. T h a t was Slaidburn’s
first victory of the season, which lifted them off the foot of th e 'ta b le above Clitheroe Conservative B, who lost by the same score to Waddington A. In the Second Division,
Chatbum A took the top of the table clash with Rim-
ingtonA10-4.. RESULTS
First Division
Waddington A (454) 10. G. Ire land 43, K. Keough 93; I. Nash 60, M. Dewhurst 38; J. Whittak er 67, D. Cox 71; B. Tunney 62,. L. Cowking 99; F. Clegg 98, R. Kay 59; F. Watson 84, E. Houghton 94. Talbot B (493) 10, Billington
Clitheroe Con. B (414) 4,
A (441) 4. a Hayhurst 83, J. Gib son 44; Q. Hayhurst 80, N. Harris 57; M. Garth 85, E. Marsh 98; D. Robinson 84, F. Conchie 81; B. Rutherford 95, T. Rydeheard; A. Dickinson 66, T. Wilson 73. Low Moor A (408) 4, Legion
Second Division
ton A (392) 4. P. Craig 61, B. Taylor 56; G. Clark 99, G. Wat son 61; M. Lawson 76, M. Spencer 88; P. Clark 79, D. Calvert 44; G. Simkin 63, S. Petty 43; J. Lockley 58, S. Edmondson 100. Waddington B (539) 12, Chat
bum B (498) 2. A. Dean 92, R. Parker 84; D. Boothman 71, T. Cordeau 69; S. Baines 79, S. Simkin 113; B. Phillip 123, R. McNeil 77; S. Dean 90, J. Read 77; G. Laxton 84, C. Monk 78. FIXTURES First Division
Billington A v Low Moor A; Rimington B v Slaidburn; Legion v Waddington A; Clitheroe Con. B v Talbot B. Second Division
Downham v Clitheroe Con. A; Chatbum A v Catholic Club;
Low Moor B v Billington B; Whal- ley v Rimington A; Waddington B v Police; Talbot A v Chatburn B. TABLES
(528) 10. S. Whittaker 63, G Law- son 82; D. Ireland 89, S. Black- bum 84; P. Traynor 68, S. Taylor 94; C Drinkwater 90, M. Peel 87; P. Mercer 54, B. Watson 82; M. Holmes 44, G. Blackburn 99. Downham (472) 4, Slaidbum
Neil Reynolds
and kick on in the New Year for a big title push. “ I ’m quite happy with the
league position, and obviously we’ve got Mossley, Fleetwood and Salford out of the way now, having played them twice. “If we can perform against the
mid-table sides, we should be in there as very strong challengers.” Sculpher expects to see an
improvement from the Vase dis play at Bacup on Saturday: “We were poor, disjointed, and that is unlike us. “But Bacup is a local derby,
they have some new players and have done well recently. “I t should be a typical derby,
with plenty of passion and fire, and hopefully we can bounce back.”
Blues suffer early exit in FA Vase
Clitheroe ...................................0 Whitley B a y ...............................2 CLITHEROE crashed out of the FA Vase at the hands of old rivals Whitley Bay, following a disap pointing performance in front of just under 300 spectators. The side from the North East
put the Blues out of the Vase in 2000 on their way to winning the trophy, and they will be hoping that history repeats itself. Clitheroe were quickly out of the starting blocks, and troubled their
visitors with the first attack of)the game. Paul Stansfield broke down the
right before pulling the ball back to Stuart Parkinson, who, with more time than he realised, rushed his effort and shot over the bar.
Fit By EDWARD LEE
FITNESS is, quite clearly, a key part of any sport. And now one Ribble Val
ley professional sportsman is aiming to build on his personal fitness levels to help him live a dream. Paul Dwyer has been a
professional golfer through out his adult life. But the dream of playing
on the European Tour has eluded him, apart from a handful of invitations. The 30-year-old is now
working in tandem with Roefield Leisure Centre to launch a new bid for th a t chance. And they are working on ,
every aspect of his fitness to make sure he is fit and raring to go when the Chal- •
lenge.Tour s ta r ts off in South America in Febru ary.
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the.European Tour and Dwyer needs to finish in the top 15 of the satellite tour to eam the automatic right to compete on it. In both 2001 and the fol
lowing year he was heading for th a t kind of 'fin ish before seeing his season tail off. But this year it was the other way around, and he
KEEPING FIT: Golfer Paul Dwyer during a work oul at Roefield Leisure Centre. Looking on are centre manager Tony Rodia and fitness instructor Roger Berry. K221103/1
s ta r ted badly and then earned enough money ini the second half of the sea son to make sure he quali fied to stay om the Chal lenge Tour and have anoth er go a t qualification for the full tour. Attached to Clitheroe
GC for the las t'20 years; . Dwyer has been living out of the area for a couple of' years but is now once again a Ribble Valley resident/ He explained: “Priority
one a t the moinent is to ensure that I stay in good
-physical shape during-the offseason.
“I have had a ta s te of
European Tour action and want to test myself at that level on a permanent basis.
> . “I ’ve had a couple of fin
ishes in the top 10 on the European Tour, and at the Madeira Open in 2002 if I had shot 70 on the last day ra th e r th an 75 I. would have won a Tour event and that would have earned me automatic exemption to the Tour for two years. “I t ’s a dream I want to
live and I 'w an t to be as ready as possible for it.” ; The highlight of D wyer’s
career to date was an appearance in the 2000 Open Championship a t St Andrews where he played two holes of practice with golf legend Tiger Woods. - Dwyer added: “I got a lot of confidence from qual ifying for the Open and the
Whitley Bay almost took the
lead on 17 minutes when a shot from Graham Pepper hit the inside of the post, rolled along the goal line and hit the other post, before eventually being cleared. Kris Richens then saved well
from Wayne Edgcombe as the visi tors began to carve out the better opportunities. Despite having plenty of posses
sion, Clitheroe were again found lacking in the final third of the field, and failed to create any clear- cut chances. Stansfield had a weak header
saved, and Barrie Hart saw his shot blocked, before the visitors took the lead just before half-time, as neat build up play saw Carl Pepper fire home past Richens.
Clitheroe came out with all guns
blazing a t the start of the second half, but couldn’t find a way past a resolute defence. Whitley’s second goal was disap
pointing from Clitheroe’s point of view, as it came from a Blues throw- in deep inside the the Whitley half. Edgcombe broke away quickly
down the left, and his pace took him away from Lee Sculpher. The Whitley player then
unleashed a cross into the middle th a t found Michael Carter, who had all the time in the world to pick his spot and double the lead. The Blues introduced Neil
Reynolds, back from Rossendale United, and Glen Ainsworth into the action, but they were unable to provide the spark th a t Clitheroe
required to get back into the game. Whitley were fortunate to finish
the game with 11 men and were helped by a lenient referee. Having already been booked in
the first half, Andy Martin com mitted two or three fouls that nor mally would have produced a yel-
,low card. : 'The referee'however appeared to
be reluctant to send him off, and he somehow escaped further punish ment.
■ Whitley finished the game the
stronger of the two sides, and Edg combe should have scored after rounding Richens, but shot into the side netting, and then Adam Gard ner’s excellent goal line clearance from the same player ensured they didn’t add to their winning margin.
raring to go!
fact th a t i t was a t St Andrews was awesome. “Even though I didn’t
make the cut it was a mas sive achievement to just be there.” Now back in town and
. back a t Roefield, where he has been a member for around six years, Dwyer has been assigned a person-
- al trainer in Roger Berry.. Berry has been a t Roe-
field for eight years and this week explained: “We will be working on a simple yet effective programme designed to strengthen the muscles relevant to golf while maintaining the bal ance with other areas of his body. “Hopefully'-Paul will
take th is new-found strength and
apply.it to an already highly-developed technical game-and come up with some astonishing performances in 2004.” is)* Roefield -Leisure' Centre
: is a registered charily dedi cated to the'/provision of sport and recreation facili-
. ties for the people of the Ribble Valley. ■ With th a t in mind;
Dwyer is happy to return the complement by helping to organise basic golfing workshops not currently available at Roefield. - -
(525) 10. R. Gladwin 69, E. Rigby 95; M. Holden 71,' N. Hey 90; J. Bullock 69, T. Robinson 86; A. Heesom 58, D. Cowking 108; R. Malioch 102, W. Robinson 71; P. Walmsley, 103, A. Rigby 75. Rimington B (543) ' 10,
Houghton 89, R. Grant 72; J. Lund Jnr 66, M. Whittaker 67; P. Hobson 103, M. O’Shaunessy 73; R. Bolland 76,1. Charlton 102; P. Winckley 129, A. Isherwood 68.
Clitheroe Con. A'(435) 4. D. Seed 80, M. Parkinson1 53; P.
ChatbumA ....,.6 4 1 1 59 RimingtonA .....6 3 0- 3 50 Catholic Club .,..5 4 0 1 44 Police........... ..6 3 0 3 44 Talbot A ..........6 3 0 3 44 Waddington B....6 2 0 4 38 Billington B...,..6 3 0 3 36 Whalley............5 4 0 1 36 Low Moor B ... .6 1 1 4 31 Chatbum B ....,.6 1 0 5 24
Disappointing defeat
CLITHEROE A suffered a disappointing 10-6 defeat in their Blackburn and District Badminton League First Division clash with West- holme A. Star performer was Pete
Woods, who won three of his four games, in the men’s dou bles with Martin Meadow, and a further two wins in the mixed doubles with Mary Brass. ■ ’
' Meadow was also an
.impressive points scorer on the night as he won a mixed game with Jane McEwan. Paul Cronshaw and
Stephen Pym won one men’s game, before Cronshaw and Louise Burrill recorded Clitheroe’s final victory. The ladies battled well but
were outclassed by astronger Westholmeside. Meanwhile, Clitheroe B
had the unusual situation of failing to complete their match away a t Indepen dents A due to problems with the court. . After a great start in the mixed doubles, Clitheroeled 6-2. The mixed pairs of Tony Bush and Liz Maskell, and Damien Evans and Julie Pym, recorded two victories apiece. The ladies had lost three
games, and the men had won one and lost one when the game was abandoned due to
a slippery court.. The team await a league
decision regarding points awarded, to determine how this situation will affect their position in the Second Divi sion.
Clitheroe C had a bottom
of the table battle with Whitehall, resulting in a 10- 6 defeat for the home side-a close result considering a fur ther two games were narrow ly lost by the locals. Wins came in the mixed
doubles for Dave McKensie and Carol Olstolwski, and Gary Walton and Lisa Meld ing, with David Darnell and Janice Westwood excelling in the top half. The ladies’ and men’s
games were both halved, and although McKensie had two good wins on the night, he will be disappointed having lost his other two games to 14. ' In the Third Division, the
place, they beat Clitheroe 16-0, with Richard Schmidt and Jean Salisbury coming disappointingly close to a win but falling short by one point.
D team met the might of Westholme B, who, having been promoted at the end of last season, look to be contin uing their march up the league. Currently lying in second
Low Moor A .. ..6 5 0 1 58 RB Legion. . . . ..6 4 0 2 54 Downham . . . . ..6 4 0 2 50 Clitheroe Con A .6 3 0 3 42 Talbot B ....... ..6 3 0 3 42 Waddington A. ..6 3 0 3 40 Billington A... ..6 3 0 3 38 RimingtonB .. ..6 3 0 3 36 Slaidbum....... ..6 1 0 5 32 Clitheroe Con B .6 1 0 5 28 Second Division P W D L P
First Division p W D L P
(492) 6. J. Kelsall 83, T. Proctor 70; C. Gorzella 80, F. Whittaker 68; M. Unwin 60, S. Proctor 96; P. Kiddie 88, P. Proctor 102; J. Ainsworth 81, G. Johnson 78; D. Hargreaves 84, J. Winder 78. ; Chatbum A (436) 10, Riming
(534) 10. D. Bowness74, F. Wilson 106; A. Pilkington 99, T. Richard son 81; J. Griffiths 92,1. Perry 61; F. Booth 62, M. Wensley. 89; D. Mitchell 61, J. Roberts 89; B. Grif fiths 75, G. Waddington 108. Billington B (476) 8, Talbot A
Police (463) 4, Low Moor B
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