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It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Malcolm Davies, has passed away.
Malcolm represented Blaydon Rugby over a period of nearly 25years starting whilst at Blaydon GS aged 17 in 1953, finishing a long career in the early 70`s.
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Our thoughts at this time are with his wife Mary and family including: Simon and Melissa at this time, RIP Malcolm, you will be greatly missed and long remembered by all who knew you!
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Funeral arrangements: Monday 30th May at 1:15pm
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It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Terry Spearman, passed away Monday afternoon.
Monday 16th May 2022
It is with deep sadness that we share the news that one of the Blaydon Rugby Football Club family: Terry Spearman, passed away Monday afternoon with his family at his side, following a period of illness.
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Terry’s represented Blaydon Rugby Club superbly in many way:
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Terry played for Blaydon after leaving Blaydon Grammar School and after going to university and qualifying as a chemist, he took up employment in Kent in the late 50’s eventually moving back to the North East to work in Peterlee and eventually he returned to his roots when he became part of the Dixon & Spearman company and operated their business outlet in Whickham until his retirement.
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He did re-commence playing for Blaydon having in the past already represented Durham County at Championship level.
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As his family developed, he had the pleasure of captaining the 3rd team for a number of years and his two sons, Graeme and Kevin appeared in this side with him but were told not to call him Dad on the field!!
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His career as a player stretched from the 1950’s to the 1970’s albeit with gaps due to his employment. Upon giving up playing Terry served on the General Committee of the rugby club and was a Club Trustee, all of the time watching his sons play at 1st Team level.
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Our thoughts at this time are with his wife Rosemary and family including: Kevin, Graeme, Pamela and Julie at this time, RIP Terry, you will be greatly missed and long remembered by all who knew you!
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Funeral arrangements details for Tuesday 31st May;
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11am at St Mary RC Church Whickham
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11:45 at Mountsett Crematorium
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12:30 friends invited back to Blaydon RFC
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MATCH REPORT – Blaydon Red Kites 74 – York RI 5
Well I will tell you, this game was ONE TO WATCH. Your Red Kites took on York for their final game of the league and it was spectacular from start to finish. The weather was geet lush, the girls looked amazing and the rugby was on fire.
I missed the first two tries, both by Emily Bowman and one converted by Rachel Best (Besty) as I was getting a gin from the bar (in the words of Kirsty Patterson (KP) “it’s Spring Break”). They were tries from Emily, we all know they would’ve been spectacular. Luckily, we all quickly saw some try scoring action as KP ran through York players like an excited child down the Easter aisle, offloaded to Emily who then scored whilst Besty converted it. The action was all too much for Hayley Hope as she split her pint when Lauren Hendry was lifted like angel in the line outs. The crowd easily had over 250 people supporting their local female rugby team (we absolutely ADORE you all) who were screaming BIG SCRUM BLAYDON. Absolute scenes. You then had Kate Miller wiping players out, Jo Gartland running lush lines up the wing, Victoria Barrow (VB) tearing though the defensive line. There was just carnage from all viewpoints. Toni Robinson (T) immensely scored two tries followed by two scrumptious tries from KP, two converted by Besty. In the words of Salt N Pepa and Adam Houston, the Red Kites ‘pushed it real good’ in those fierce, strong scrums. Jolene Ellwood and Lauren Hendry tackled and turned the ball over allowing KP to pass to T who scored. Try converted by Besty.
Half time – 50-0
The second half started with Emily tackling low and a big scrum on Blaydon’s try line. You stop to chat for one minute and the next thing you know, Besty appears from nowhere, pegging it down the pitch who passes the ball to T! T then catches the ball in the air and darts it over to score. The try was not converted but some blokey on the sideline described the game as a ‘massacre’. The bomb squad were then released to add some extra flair to the game. Lauren, Nicole Irving (Coley) and Jo tackled many players to defend however a little sneaker sneakerson snuck through and York scored. Try not converted. KP responded by picking the ball up from the back of a scrum and booping it over the line. Try not converted. The next try was an actual masterpiece as Besty handed the ball to T, who passed to KP who then passed it back to T to score. Try converted by Besty. For the final try of the day, Sonni Stuart pushed through players then KP took the ball from York’s scrum and scored. Try converted by Besty.
Full time – 74-5
Absolutely no thanks for this match report goes to Texas or Paul Strachan, who found it absolutely hilarious to say that I’d missed tries (howay, there were loads) when my finely crafted tally chart was actually accurate.
A massive thank you to York for coming up to play against us, those girls are some of the lushest people you will ever meet. Many of us bonded with them whilst waiting for chips after the game. Well done on your season, you’re all legends.
Well done to every Kite that put a shirt on for this game and every game of this league. You have all played absolutely amazingly, put so much time and effort into your sport and should be so so so proud of everything you have achieved this season. For many players, believe it or not, it is their first season! We are still waiting to find out if we are top of the league but we will keep everyone informed☺️ Thank you to the gorgeous coaches for all their time, hard work and patience too. Thank you to everyone that came down to support us. It was wonderful to see so many people enjoying themselves and we are so so thankful. Up the Kites.
Honours even as Tynedale sneak the win in entertaining North East Derby
Tynedale just shaded the North East derby to give Captain Matty Outson a fitting send off at Tynedale Park after 13 years of playing first team for Tynedale.
Tynedale started the game a very quick pace and a good break by number 8 Blackburn and a quick recycle, the ball was fed out wide to the right wing where blind side wing forward Ben Bell was unopposed to go over in the corner.
For next 10 minutes Tynedale continued to pile pressure on Blaydon and defence was stretched as result and within a minute they had both Centre Cooney and Scrum Half Clarkson sin binned for separate infringements at the breakdown. So the following scrum left Tynedale with a 2 man advantage in the backs and Leslie kicked wide for right wing Todhunter to touch down. (10-0)
Only a few minutes later Blaydon kicked to clear their lines which was perhaps unwise given the disadvantage in the backs, this was easily exploited by full back Rob Parker who broke to the 22 and he fed Will Miller to score, this time converted by Leslie. (17-0)
Blaydon finally woke up and just as they got back to 15 players on the field and a penalty kick to the corner led to a line out and Blaydon crossed the white wash with a well-controlled catch and drive with Matty Winter touching down.
The Blaydon resurgence continued, a good kick return by Stephens and a break by Varley took the ball to the Tynedale line and the ball was passed out to Ashman to score. The conversion by Clarkson was good.
And again the red revival continued, a poor kick by Tynedale gave Blaydon a line out on the Tyne 22, Blaydon worked the ball quickly and after about 7 phases the ball found itself in Ashman’s hands and again he finished well to bring the scores level.
Half Time Tynedale 17 v Blaydon 17
The second started off in complete contrast to the first, with both teams looking to play rugby but neither breaking into the oppositions 22. After about 15 minutes of the 2nd half Tynedale gained a bit of momentum but were held up over the line. Blaydon dropped out under the posts but 2 phases later Tynedale were awarded a penalty in front of the posts which Leslie converted to take Tynedale back in front.
Blaydon’s response was fairly immediate, they kicked to the corner and from the line out Tynedale dragged the driving Maul down and referee ruled it was a penalty try for Blaydon as they were certain to score.
Tynedale controlled the next 10 minutes and after numerous phases attacking the Blaydon line they finally broke through with prop Angus White scoring wide out, which was well converted by Leslie. 27-24.
Blaydon pushed hard for score now I reply and had a line out 5 metres out but the throw was adjudged not straight and that turned out to the last play of the game.
Full Time: Tynedale 27 v Blaydon 24
Tynedale: Parker, Cooke, Clark, Miller, Todhunter, Leslie, Outson (C), White, Fletcher, Caudle, Wearmouth, Cousin, Bell, Tiffin, Blackburn
Replacements: Carmichael, Johnston, Stanwix, Blackett, Wainwright
Blaydon:, Ashman, Cooney, Clark, Sommarsall, Marshall (C), Clarkson, Brantingham, Winter, Dodds, Wright, Phillips, , Harrison, Charlton.
Replacements: Chaplin, Thompson, Hall-Lyon, Appleton, Bailey
REFEREE: Daniel Woods
ATTENDANCE: 572
STAR MAN: Tynedale – Matty Outson
Scorers:
Tynedale 27
Tries: Bell 1, Todhunter 15, Miller 19, White 71
Conversions: Leslie 20, 72
Penalties: Leslie 56
Blaydon 24
Tries: Winter 24, Ashman 32, 37, Penalty 61
Conversions: Clarkson 33, Penalty Try 61
Penalties:
Blaydon Sign off the Season at Crow Trees with a Very Entertaining 6 Try Victory!!
Playing good open rugby right from the kick off, Blaydon never at any point looked in danger of losing this match, despite a very early successful Chester penalty after just three minutes of play. From then on Blaydon kept the Chester defence busy with constant line breaks, particularly from their centres Alex Clark and James Cooney.
It was one of those breaks on 15 minutes which was made by Clark who broke away from inside the Blaydon half up to the Chester 22 line where he sent in an unmarked Cooney for the first points which John Clarkson converted .
Blaydon’s second try of the match came after 26 minutes of play and when Clark was only part held in a tackle and the ball was shipped to prop Philip Brantingham who powered over to score under the posts, although on this occasion the conversion was surprisingly missed.
On the half hour, a bout of poor tackling by Blaydon allowed Chester their first and only try of the game and the conversion kick by the prolific boot of Reeve from wide out was successful (12-10).
Chester were using the impressive kicking power of their number 10 as one of their main tactics but on 27 minutes one of his clearance kicks was fielded by Jonny Ashman who cleverly chipped over his opposite number, fielded the ball and passed to fly half Dan Marshall, who raced in to score under the posts and the successful conversion made it 19-10.
Just before the half time whistle sounded Chester’s fly half Reeve, kicked a huge penalty from just within his own half to make the score 19-13 at the break.
Half Time Blaydon 19 v Chester 13
Chester lost their number 8 to the bin immediately after the restart and within minutes of this happening, young winger Tristan Sommersall took a clever switch from Ashman and he then broke a tackle to power over wide out for the fourth try and bonus point which John Clarkson successfully converted to make the score 26-13.
Chester then immediately replied with two penalties, one from close range and the other from yet another huge kick taken from within their own half making it taking the score to 26-19
Back came Blaydon, and a successful line out win near the Chester 20m line was followed by an impressive rolling maul all the way to the try line which Liam Wright dotted down, the successful, difficult conversion by Clarkson making the score 33-19.
5 minutes later and another powerful rolling maul took the ball to the Chester 22 and scrum half Clarkson made a break open and produced a clever pass back inside to Sommersall who darted in for his second try, the conversion being unsuccessful meant the final score was 38-19.
Blaydon signing off their last home game of the season at Crow Trees ground having won 4 of their last 5 home games bodes really well for next season.
Full Time: Blaydon 38 v Chester 19
Blaydon: Appleton, Ashman, Cooney, Clark, Sommarsall, Marshall (C), Clarkson, Brantingham, Gray, Dodds, Wright, Phillips, Chaplin, Harrison, Charlton.
Replacements: Winter, Fearn, Hall-Lyon, Richardson, Bailey
Chester: Long, Roberts, Craven, Scott, Malik, Reeve, Phillips, Woods, Robson, Williams, Spalding, Lloyd, Wilkinson, Baxter, Ford
Replacements: Cleverley, Reed, Jones, Farrar, Brearley
REFEREE: Adam Wookey
ATTENDANCE: 207
STAR MAN: Blaydon – Tristan Sommarsall
Scorers:
Blaydon 38
Tries: Cooney 11, Brantingham 19, Marshall 30, Sommersall 46, 65, Wright 59
Conversions: Clarkson 12, 31, 47, 60
Penalties:
Chester 19
Tries: Long 23
Conversions: Reeve 24
Penalties: Reeve 2, 40, 48, 54