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::: Wine, Cheese and Cider night.
I smell oak leaves, chocolate and burnt embers mixed with sweaty socks and old jockstraps. No we don't have Jilly Goolden and Oz Clark doing a stint in the kitchens, it's the Dings renowned Wine, Cheese and Cider night. Saturday 18th February, tickets £ 5 each to include disco and buffet, with a lake of cider and a vat of wine at silly prices. As Steve's dog told him "It's cheese Lloydie"
:I smell oak leaves, chocolate and burnt embers mixed with sweaty socks and old jockstraps. No we don't have Jilly Goolden and Oz Clark doing a stint in the kitchens, it's the Dings renowned Wine, Cheese and Cider night. Saturday 18th February, tickets £ 5 each to include disco and buffet, with a lake of cider and a vat of wine at silly prices. As Steve's dog told him "It's cheese Lloydie"
::: Dings Lotto Started
Who needs Faye Ripley, a purple horse or even the £125 million rollover jackpot now that the Dings Lotto is up and running. Tickets on sale at the club, first draw at 9 p.m. on Tuesday February 7th with a jackpot of £ 500 for picking four correct numbers from twenty eight.
:Who needs Faye Ripley, a purple horse or even the £125 million rollover jackpot now that the Dings Lotto is up and running. Tickets on sale at the club, first draw at 9 p.m. on Tuesday February 7th with a jackpot of £ 500 for picking four correct numbers from twenty eight.
::: Match Report
Dings Crusaders 15 Lydney 31
National League Three South - 28th January 2006
Dings succumbed to only their second home league defeat of the season but their third to our neighbours from the forest, Lydney. A bitterly cold, strong wind blowing from post to post ensured that this was to be a game of two halves, Dings however contrived to lose both of them. Only 11 - 3 down at the break, the Dings support were confident they could turn that around with the wind in their favour. Lydney however kept the ball in hand and we didn?t make as much of the advantage as we possibly should have.
Illness meant a new partnership at halfback with Iestyn Williams out for a few weeks and Waylon Gasson struck by a virus midweek saw a call up from the second team for Dean Leadbetter at scrum half, with a welcome return for Dings old boy, Mark Woodrow, inbetween clubs at the moment filling in at fly-half. Sylvan Edwards back from injury was on the wing only to retire near the end of the match with a shoulder injury. Llyr Griffiths came in for Mike Jefferies at second row with Vince Murrell, suspension completed came back to skipper the side at number eight.
Lydney started the game with the wind in their favour and were soon ahead with a converted penalty on three minutes. A spiralling touch kick caught by Gary Leadbetter was adjudged by the touch judge to be caught on the line and to make the point he picked the stud mark out, but before I pillory him too much he did award Leadbetters try in the second half with the referee in a blind spot so he can't be that bad. Lydney took the pressure off Dings with a deliberate knock on, allowing Dings to clear the ball to touch, winning a second penalty moments later Woodrow to resumed parity at three apiece.
Woodrow settled in well putting in a few good hits early on then a forty metre touch kick on sixteen minutes into the wind. That may have contributed to him attempting, an optimistic at best, penalty on twenty one minutes, falling short it handed Lydney possession who worked the ball back into the Dings half touching down three minutes later. On the half hour Lydney should've crossed again when their centre looked to have the line at his mercy passed it wide only to see the wing drop the ball. They didn't leave the Dings half empty handed winning a penalty on thirty six minutes to lead 11 - 3. With the half drawing to a close we all thought Woodrow had broken free with a cute interception only to be adjudged offside.
Half time Dings 3 Lydney 11
Lydney soon found out the strength of the wind when in the first minute of the second half a touch kick blew back on itself barely gaining ground. Woodrow tried his range with a drop goal attempt on forty eight minutes, if it had gone over he would've been praised, as it was it gave Lydney back the ball who scored their second try of the game two minutes later, missing the conversion they still had a sizeable lead at 3 - 16. Missing a penalty on fifty five minutes Lydney continued to press and were again cursing their sloppy handling with another knock on with the try line at their mercy soon after.
Sylvan Edwards put in a huge hit to stop what looked like another try just after but had to depart as the injury jinx that has blighted Edwards this season continued, this time with his shoulder giving out. When the referee reversed a Dings penalty for retaliation on sixty three minutes, Lydney opted for a scrum, from which they scored again.
With thirteen minutes left in the game Dings started to look like the back division that ended last week, first with a try by replacement centre Wright-Hider converted by Woodrow to claw back to 10 - 21. A quick tap penalty on seventy two minutes seemed to have worked only for wing Dan Ajuwa to knock on ten metres out. Lydney kicked another penalty to lead 10 - 24 with four minutes left. On seventy nine minutes a sublime chipped kick to the corner by Woodrow worked to perfection with full back Leadbetter touching down, the conversion had it gone over would've taken us within seven points and a losing bonus point, but became immaterial as the referee awarded Lydney a penalty try in the fourth minute of added time.
Final score Dings 15 Lydney 31.
Still in tenth placed we now find ourselves checking the teams below us rather than eyeing the places above us being only five points above the relegation zone. However it's a break from league action next week when we are home to Cinderford in the next round of the County Cup, followed by a long away trip to North Walsham when league action returns in a fortnight. I will try to get some kind of report together for next weeks game as I'm at Twickenham.
Richard Fackrell 28th January 2006
Match photos are available to view on the Dings website and can be viewed by clicking below:
http://www.dingsrfc.org.uk/forum/album_cat.php?cat_id=71
Team
15. Gary Leadbetter, 14. Sylvan Edwards, 13. Ollie Mansbridge, 12. Richard Lang, 11. Dan Ajuwa, 10. Mark Woodrow , 9. Dean Leadbetter, 1.Tom Fidler, 2. Dave Wheeler, 3. Barry Cole, 4. Llyr Griffiths, 5. Dave Bufton, 6. Nick Barnes, 7. Sean Fox, 8. Vince Murrell, (capt.).
Replacements: Chris Wright-Hider, Martin Gallagher, James Winter, Mike Trench.
Scorers
Wright-Hider, try
G.Leadbetter, try
Woodrow, 1 con, 1 pen
Results
National League Division Three South
Bracknell 5 - 47 North Walsham
Bridgwater & Albion 31 - 12 Old Patesians
Cinderford 16 - 29 Rosslyn Park
Dings Crusaders 15 - 31 Lydney
Havant 22 - 14 Hertford
Southend 9 - 24 Cambridge
Westcombe Park 65 - 19 Reading
The latest league table can be viewed by clicking below:
http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/res.LeagueTable/PoolID/330/Season/2005
:Dings Crusaders 15 Lydney 31
National League Three South - 28th January 2006
Dings succumbed to only their second home league defeat of the season but their third to our neighbours from the forest, Lydney. A bitterly cold, strong wind blowing from post to post ensured that this was to be a game of two halves, Dings however contrived to lose both of them. Only 11 - 3 down at the break, the Dings support were confident they could turn that around with the wind in their favour. Lydney however kept the ball in hand and we didn?t make as much of the advantage as we possibly should have.
Illness meant a new partnership at halfback with Iestyn Williams out for a few weeks and Waylon Gasson struck by a virus midweek saw a call up from the second team for Dean Leadbetter at scrum half, with a welcome return for Dings old boy, Mark Woodrow, inbetween clubs at the moment filling in at fly-half. Sylvan Edwards back from injury was on the wing only to retire near the end of the match with a shoulder injury. Llyr Griffiths came in for Mike Jefferies at second row with Vince Murrell, suspension completed came back to skipper the side at number eight.
Lydney started the game with the wind in their favour and were soon ahead with a converted penalty on three minutes. A spiralling touch kick caught by Gary Leadbetter was adjudged by the touch judge to be caught on the line and to make the point he picked the stud mark out, but before I pillory him too much he did award Leadbetters try in the second half with the referee in a blind spot so he can't be that bad. Lydney took the pressure off Dings with a deliberate knock on, allowing Dings to clear the ball to touch, winning a second penalty moments later Woodrow to resumed parity at three apiece.
Woodrow settled in well putting in a few good hits early on then a forty metre touch kick on sixteen minutes into the wind. That may have contributed to him attempting, an optimistic at best, penalty on twenty one minutes, falling short it handed Lydney possession who worked the ball back into the Dings half touching down three minutes later. On the half hour Lydney should've crossed again when their centre looked to have the line at his mercy passed it wide only to see the wing drop the ball. They didn't leave the Dings half empty handed winning a penalty on thirty six minutes to lead 11 - 3. With the half drawing to a close we all thought Woodrow had broken free with a cute interception only to be adjudged offside.
Half time Dings 3 Lydney 11
Lydney soon found out the strength of the wind when in the first minute of the second half a touch kick blew back on itself barely gaining ground. Woodrow tried his range with a drop goal attempt on forty eight minutes, if it had gone over he would've been praised, as it was it gave Lydney back the ball who scored their second try of the game two minutes later, missing the conversion they still had a sizeable lead at 3 - 16. Missing a penalty on fifty five minutes Lydney continued to press and were again cursing their sloppy handling with another knock on with the try line at their mercy soon after.
Sylvan Edwards put in a huge hit to stop what looked like another try just after but had to depart as the injury jinx that has blighted Edwards this season continued, this time with his shoulder giving out. When the referee reversed a Dings penalty for retaliation on sixty three minutes, Lydney opted for a scrum, from which they scored again.
With thirteen minutes left in the game Dings started to look like the back division that ended last week, first with a try by replacement centre Wright-Hider converted by Woodrow to claw back to 10 - 21. A quick tap penalty on seventy two minutes seemed to have worked only for wing Dan Ajuwa to knock on ten metres out. Lydney kicked another penalty to lead 10 - 24 with four minutes left. On seventy nine minutes a sublime chipped kick to the corner by Woodrow worked to perfection with full back Leadbetter touching down, the conversion had it gone over would've taken us within seven points and a losing bonus point, but became immaterial as the referee awarded Lydney a penalty try in the fourth minute of added time.
Final score Dings 15 Lydney 31.
Still in tenth placed we now find ourselves checking the teams below us rather than eyeing the places above us being only five points above the relegation zone. However it's a break from league action next week when we are home to Cinderford in the next round of the County Cup, followed by a long away trip to North Walsham when league action returns in a fortnight. I will try to get some kind of report together for next weeks game as I'm at Twickenham.
Richard Fackrell 28th January 2006
Match photos are available to view on the Dings website and can be viewed by clicking below:
http://www.dingsrfc.org.uk/forum/album_cat.php?cat_id=71
Team
15. Gary Leadbetter, 14. Sylvan Edwards, 13. Ollie Mansbridge, 12. Richard Lang, 11. Dan Ajuwa, 10. Mark Woodrow , 9. Dean Leadbetter, 1.Tom Fidler, 2. Dave Wheeler, 3. Barry Cole, 4. Llyr Griffiths, 5. Dave Bufton, 6. Nick Barnes, 7. Sean Fox, 8. Vince Murrell, (capt.).
Replacements: Chris Wright-Hider, Martin Gallagher, James Winter, Mike Trench.
Scorers
Wright-Hider, try
G.Leadbetter, try
Woodrow, 1 con, 1 pen
Results
National League Division Three South
Bracknell 5 - 47 North Walsham
Bridgwater & Albion 31 - 12 Old Patesians
Cinderford 16 - 29 Rosslyn Park
Dings Crusaders 15 - 31 Lydney
Havant 22 - 14 Hertford
Southend 9 - 24 Cambridge
Westcombe Park 65 - 19 Reading
The latest league table can be viewed by clicking below:
http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/res.LeagueTable/PoolID/330/Season/2005
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