CHESHIRE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE is hcreby givcn that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the CHES HIRE RUGBY FOOTBALL UN IO N will he held al Ih e CI·IESTER RUGBY UN ION FOOTBALL CLUBHOUSE, IlARE LANE, V ICAR'S C ROSS, CH ESTER on THURSDA Y, 141h JULY 1987 al 6.30 p.m .

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AGENDA

1. Notice of the Annua l Gene ra l Meeting.

WALTER GOTT, Honorary Sccretary,

IOlh June 1988

2. Ta confirm the Minutcsof the An nu al General Meetin g he Id on 9th Jul y 1987.

3. Ta adopt the Hon. Trcasurc r 's Report and AccQunl S.

4. Toadopt the Committec's Report .

5. Ta cieci the Officcrs for Yeaf 1988·89. The Committcc 's nom inations arc : (a) President : M. Cohen (b) Past Presidents: )-1. V. Middl cton. G.C.Nodcn, N.A . Steel, J .E. Stark,

A .F. Kocncn , P.G. T urner , A .H . Rushton, G.c. Cox, A. I . H art . (c) ScniorYicc-Prcsidcnt: W. Gatt . (d ) Vice Presidents : LM . Young, c.J. Coventry . F. R . Povall

6 . The fol1owing Officcrs beinge ligible and no further no minations being receivcd :Ire hercby e lected : (a) Ho norarySecretary: 0 .1. Adams (b) Assistant Ho no rary Secretary: J .N. Lc nton (c) Honorary Treasurer: M. Cohen (d) Assistant Ho noraryTreasure r: N. H. Midd lcbrook

7 . To e lect the Com mitlcc for th e yellr 1988-89. O ne rcprese ntative from each Cl ub . o ne membcr from each of the Referees ' Societies and IWO represent alives from the Schools.

8 . T oco nfirm 0 .0 . Diamo nd as R.F.U . County Representative.

9. Toelect the Auditorfor lh c Year 1988-89 . ThcCommitlcc's nomination is: W. POti s F.C.C. A .

10. A nyothcrbusi ncss.

I I . To make the draw fo r Ihe p re lirnina ry and first ro unds o f the Giroba nk Cheshire Clip .

COMMITTEE'S REPORT 1987/88

COMMITTEE s,~ romm11lcc mecu .. " ' ..... c ""Id du" .. , the )'n . and lM folio'"", Il. , (co • .! ofan.nlb,,",,:

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Fit l'OVALL (s"nio. VICc. I',e .. ""n' ) M CO~IEN(Vicc · "f.";d . .. !IIh," T.us ) W GOlT(Vi«.P' .lkknlll l ..... . S«.' J M. YOU~G (Vicc. l'r •• tdcnllS<hoolt) . C.l . OOVEr.TkY(Vote·I', .o.Kkn'j . H. V. M1DOLETON (l'"" !" ."dent) .• J.E. STARK{r"'I I' ••• odcnt) " N.A . STEEL ( l'." l',.mlem) .. G.c. NODËN (l',, 'l'Initlent) .•• f' .G . TUItNER (l'n, l'rnid.nl ) . A.F. KO ENEN(I'"" l', •• id.,,') ". A.II . RU5 11TON (r" II' ••• ;dc,, ' ) . (j .C. COX (ru l " , ... denl) J .N. 1.EtIo'TON(A» t 110fI . S. • . ) . N. fl. MIOOlEIiROOK (A ... . lion . T . .... ' 0 .0 . OIAMONI) (R F.U . R.p' .... nl.' ''·.) r . O TRINE (A,hlon_·Mcncy) . O.S. ANDItEWS {lli.kenhud r~rkJ Il .1'. FALLON (R" ... 'don ) D .l. ADA MS(C.ldy) J. WARD (C.n~I.) .

G. IIODGSON (Capcnh",,,l} Il "AISTEk (Chc~lIu c C"n.ubub,y) k IIOLl..ANI>(Q..,OIc.) E CIIARLESWOkTII (Che>1Ct CQlle~) S FAULK1''': ER(Olnl,i(,,,,,) 1> A. PAU:"! (C""tk'''''l . k IIOl LANI> (C.e .. c Il Nan, .. ",II) P SIDWEll(O .... nJ'OfI ) G.f .C. FAllIERS(lluu,lu 1 0 M 1 A. I>ONOIIOE (I)ü1nlkl<1 ) t: M. STIU:"!GEk (l ld.by) R DYSON (liolme. Chapel) o WESTERN (IIO)I.l c)

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Mn . Il . WITtI't' (1" '·"rp<:>Ol l·.,I)I"ch"'C' . A , CUMMINS (1.)11Im ) . J, WEBSTER (Macclc.fic1d) . M.S. MII.LlGAN (Man.chc.,c, In.ur ~llœ ) . KA. AIiII01T (Mafple) . A. WII.LlAMS (M id,~o.h"e Colles') R. JOII NSON(Moore) . J. LANDEk (Ne'" Ilri"'u)II) . D.J. MASON (Old AmdmiallS) . D. EWING (0 1<1 llirkooiaM) . J. EDEIS I"E:"! (Old Illonio",) , M,J, CUR I' II't'(Old l' arkoni.".) A.JONES (Old Rockfer ti3n. ) . R. LOWE (Old S.lians) . D.". WRIGIIT (Old"nh .... ) . ........ ... A. CAkTER.-JOIlt'SON (Ped , 1 0 M ) D. JONES (Port Sun""'" Il . STRICKElT(Ramt.c:y. I.O.M.) . P. T ASt:ER. (Sale) . O. IIQWARO (SandNch) ...... M.R. GRAt'T (Shdl CarringlUIl ) D.B, l'YE (Shcli Stanlow) . J. SUTCLlFFE (S imon) . S. IIUtoïSON (I1>om Crou) T. CALDERIiAN t: (V.u~h.1I MUlu,,) J . a URTON {Wall_y) • 1. CIIRISllE (\\''b,I.l>ou.l.c Pa,L) M.J. IIAMI.I:"! (Wilrnsl<><o) J. DA VIES (Wimlin"oo Palk) J. LEARY (Will..to.d) . 0 . 11 . LEWIS (Wirr:ol ) . A. PARIS (LIV<rpooI Rd"r"es Soc) lU. TAYLOR (M.Ild","", k dcrcc.Soc.) . J ,W. IIARRElT(S<:hoob œ l) Il EWIt'GICoh.)(Co-opt«l)

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Shdl (513nlow ) Simon

1J0ugla' Southe.n Nurtud, lJu kinfic\d The Gemklllcn of Moure

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l' c ninsular VCIS l'OTt Sunlight Ramscy ROflaldsw3y Sale Sandb3ch

Weston l'oint Whitchollsc l' :trk Wilmslow Winninb'1 Un l':trk Wills forô Witra l Conglem n

M id Chc~hire Collcge New Il.;ghlOn 01<1 I\ n,dmbn~ Shc11 (Carringlon)

,\ lu incha'l1 (; . aUUlIU Schoul ,\ pplrcon l!all H'gh Sch()Ol lI allal.:ctmc.n Jon io, Ihgh S"hool lIebing.on COUnl) Srn""blr Sehool II rech lIall Sehool H;,l;cnhud Sehool lIirl.:enllut.\ In'mule Il 'lih S.hool Il;M10P Ilch •• COOnt)· Il 'IIh S.:hool Il i,hop Il igll School IIbcon Iligh S,'hool Il ,a,,,h.ll llogh School llroadoal.: Co"'p'.hen';'·e School CaIJ}' GrInge G.llnma. School Ca.lc l! " a,1.: Collcj:<' of Te"hnol0l-'Y Chea.lle Ilulmc School a.,j"klon Il 'gh School I)o.",ie 1I0u><, S,hool

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SCHOOLS King" School. .\ h ec1esfidd King William Collcge Kinpmud 5ehool Knunfo.d Cou Il l}' lIigh S.hool Lchwich lI igh S.hool .\hlb ank Coun ly !lillh Sehool Mano.Sehool Mupl. I bll S,hool Mupl. Ridg. Sehool Middl ...... ·i,h Counly Il igh Seho,,1 Montand Sehool Mo<t}'n 1I0u,,", Sehool Ne ... MiEls Comp"'h.ns;"e !iehool Old crshaw COll\p.~hen~~e Sehool Oughltington lI igh Sehool l'uk lI it.<h S,hool l'<nkclh I ligh Sehool l'en'>!.}" Sccond~,,' 5,hool l'O)'nIOn Counly '11i~h Sehool l.I.uccn f.1i ,~b.,h Il l! ij;h S .. hool. P~el lh",ilo" 1 laIE Sehool Ihln",}' Gumm •• S,hool

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COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP The carly promise of the Staffordshire rcsu lt gave the sc!cc(o rs co nfidence bul the matches aga illsl Lancashire and Yorkshire changed that , espccially the outstanding pe rformance of our opponen ts at Headinglcy. A ncw coach was appointcd and by th e end of the seasan he had built up il spirit in the tcam which lcd to sorne sparkling Tesults and a pos ition o f equal third in the Divisional Championsh ip . The se lcctors have becn choscn for nex! yca r and have becn assessing the playiog strengths of the qualified players ba th inside and ou tsidc the Counly and Ihey have bccn particularly imp rcsscd with the U2 1 XV .

Rcsults:

Cheshire v Lancashire Lost 0-25 Cheshire v Cumbria Won 16-6 Cheshire Il Yorkshire Los! 8 - 68 Ches hire v Northumberland Won 27 - 13 Cheshire v Durham Los113 - 30

Players represe nting the Count y were:

Lanes Yorks Durham Cum bria

C . Rowe Lymm F.B. A. Burrows Sandbach L.W. K. Greenfield Birkenhead Par k L.C L. C L.C

't A. Irving New Brighton R.C R.C R.C R.C ' t S. Plumb Lymm R.W. R.W. R.W. R.W.

S. Foster New Brighton F.I-I. F.I-I. F.I-I. t D . Morris Winnin gto n Park S.I-I . S.I-I . S.I-I. t S.G ;ll ValcofLune P P P P

J. Taylor Macclesfield H H H H. Stelmazek Dukinfie ld P P

t P. McCra ve Waterloo L L L L C. Wainwright Birkenhead Park L P. Sant o New Brighton O .S.

't M.Dooley New Brighton B.S. B.S. B.s. B.S . D. Birtles Sandbach No. S No. S N . Thomson Wate rloo R A . C hapman Birkenhead Pa rk F.S. F.B. F.B . P. McNerli n Birkenhead Park L.C

t D . Wad ham Birk enhead Park L.W . L.W . L.W. W . Bailles Birkenhead Park F.H . P. Newa ll W idnes S.I-I . R T. Broughton W inn inglOn Park L L L

t P. Bill ington Sale O.S . O.S . O.S . A. McGarrigle Winn ingto n Park No. S No. S 1. Ca irns Birkenhead Park l' P R . Alcock Winnington Park 1-1 P. Sheridan New Brighton

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COUNTY COMPETITION RESUL TS G JROBANK CHESHIRE CUP Final: W innington Park beat Birkenh ead Park CH ESH 1 RE PL AT E Final: Mid C hes hire Co llege beat O ldershaw C H ESH IRE COLTS' SHIELD Final: Sale bea t Cheste r COLTS' SEVENS Final: Lancashrie beat Easte rn Counti es C HESHI R E U2 l T OURNAMENT Final: Old Sa lians beat New Brig hton

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The Com pe tit ions we re we il supported a nd kecnly co ntested . This yca r there is a new !lame on the Cup , Win nington Park , it was presented to the winncrs by 101111 Burgess C. B. E ., Preside nt of the Rugby Footba ll U nio n. The fi na ncial suppo rt by Nat io nal G irobank is gra tefu ll y appreciatcd with the admini strative back up co mpl e ting the package . We arc plcased tha t th e agreement has becn ncgotia ted for a further yeli T and it will help to provide the finance neccssary fOf Youth Footba ll.

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EXPENDITURE

Du rham Elccu RcloCrvc 1987 ""'nen b.ck Olhe. Rcp .. ",nll livc XV E'[lC'n",.

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GENERA L EX PENSES Ind;v'du. LMcmbcn. Comm;llccE..[lC'n:lCO P,op. mrnc:1 l'rinling .SI.';one ry&: l',,,",c Mcmbcnhipc...lh Sencllry·.E.pclUC' B.nkChargc.

OTIIER EX I'ENSES Cl>clhi •• Sd>ooL. Ch",hi.eCoIu Chelh;n: Cup &. Shidd CoachÎns YoulhT .. 1ninsCourx

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CAPITAl. ACCOUNT As 1130lh ApriL L987 A DI) E..ccuoflnmmeove. l'.>;pcndilu .e

SCIIOOLS AUSTRA U A N TRI l ' FUND l'llye .smnlribu lion.&: Even,s I.ESS EJ:pcndilu ••

Sundry C,edl1un.on SchooJ. Accounl on YouthAorounl on Col" A«ounl

1'.)'rnc:nI in Advantt· Cup A«ounl

Eumined and foundoorrccl W. POTfS. F.C.C.A . M:aa:Lc.ficld 25lhhloy.l988

CHESHIRE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION Accounts for the year ended 30th Apri l 1988 (Season 1987/88)

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Durham., OInte. (1987 Balane,,)

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SUUSCRIPTIONS RECEl V AilLE lndividual Membc .. O . ..

"'" INVESnt ENT ll'ITEREST ForwudTru •• IXposil Aeroun,

LO L27 Premie r Savings Acc<>unr

"" OruER RECEl PTS w .k"r .. LdTru<l RFU you,h G rant Cheshire Schooh Ch.c:>hireColu Ches.hire Cup&: Shidd

Gî.obank Reccpi'.

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BALANCESHEET As al 30th April 1988

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INVESTMEr."rS 2359 Fo.....a.dTruOl

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RFU DEBENTURES An, JOIh Ap.ill987

BAU\.NCE AT IlA NK 1788 Gcncr:alAccounl 1539 No.2AttOunl 5747 O<:pooil Accounl

O<:p<>IÎl Accoun, P.emie. s.avi n" 11 4 CollSAœounl 43 CupAcoounl

Youth A«ounl (01) SdIooI.Aceounl 1378 SchooIs Dcposit A trounl

69 euh in IbndCohs Accounl

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INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS T he mc mbcrship has mainla incd the mo mcntum of laS! season with a loya l band of supporters and a fa ir numbcr attcnd ing Ihe Counl y fixtu rcS with thcir Cree tickets for th e home Champio nshi p matches and th e fina ls of the Cup, Plate and Colts Shic ld. Whilst mcmbers did not rccc ive ail the Inte rnational ticke ts Ibey applicd fo r , mûs! managed 10 a ttend a l Icast one game at T wickenham.

CHESHIRE U21 XV A gTea l kceness was shown by the playcrs in the squad cul mina ting in the fine win against Lancashire before a la rge crowd . There is a great football talen t at this age gro up in the Coun ly and il should show itsclf in the senio r side in the ncar future . Clubs should be preparing nominations for the Counly tria ls 10 be he Id in Oetober and encourage players to seek rep resent ative hono urs .

Resu lts: Cheshire v Yo rksh ire Lost 0 - 27 Cheshire v Lancashire Wo n 22 - 0 Cheshire v Isle of Man Won

COACHING T he Reside ntial Weekend Course was held at Chester Co llege and was a great success , subseq uently R .F.U . Preliminary Awards were presented to 19 successfu l candidates . Coaches who wish 10 progress fur ther sho uld contact the Coull ty Secretary who will di rect them to suit able co urses. It is essential that coaches receive traini ng leading to a recognised qual ification befo re accepting th e responsibil ity of coachîng players of any age.

YOUTH T his is one of the most important Commiltees in the County and it is essent ia l tha t yo ung men arc directed lowards rugby footba ll with the right attitude to the ga me . The residcntial coaching course is being hcld agai n a l Cheste r College with members taking the Pre liminary and Inl e rmediale Coaching Award courses. T his is a grea l succcss and the Counl y is committed 10 supporti ng il in the future .

CHESHIRE SCHOOLS R.F.U. The decl ine in Schools rugby continues but th e Counly maintai ns ilS own high standards and was second 10 Yo rkshire in th e No rt hern Gro up. The U I6 sq uad leaves shortly on a tour of A ustra lia wi th a very full programme, sufficien l fU ll ds have been raised for the trip 10 be self fi nanci ng. T his year David Adams re ti res afte r 20 yea rs as Schools Secretary and we a re grat eful to him fo r his inspiratio n and leadershi p .

18 G rou p Resulls 16 Group Results

Cheshi re v Shropshi re Won 12 - 4 Cheshire v Staffordshi re Wo n 23 - 4 Cheshire v Nort hu mberl and Wo n 19 - 4 Cheshire v Yorkshire Lost 8 - 24 Cheshi re v Lancashire Lost 15 - 22 Cheshirc v Cumbria Wo n 13 -10 Cheshire v Durham Wo n 12 - 6 Cheshire v Notts. L & D Wo n 12-6 One boy was in the England squad

Cheshire v Shro pshire Wo n 7 - 3 Cheshire v Staffo rdshire Won 16 - 7 Cheshire v Nort humberl and Won 30 - 4 CheshirevYorkshire Lost O- 15 Cheshire v Lancashire Lost 7 - 8 Cheshire v Cumbria Won 3 -0 Cheshire v Durham Won 9 -7 Ches hi re v Notts . L & D Won 12-8 O ne boy was in the England squad

CHESHIRE COLTS Arte r IwO impressi",c \Vafm up \Vins agai nsi Warwickshire and Staffordshirc the Counl y squad was in confident mood . I-Iowcvcr th e Counly Cham pionship again fcsuhed in Iwo \Vins and thrcc lasses in the closc ly contcs lcd matches although tlle Icam narrowly benl Yorkshi re . the cvcnlua l champions. al Halifax. The Colts Nationa l Scvcns, o rga niscd by our CommÎltec , \Vas won by Lancashire and wc Ihank the WiTral Club for acccpling the competitio n al sho rt notice .

Results: Cheshire v Northumberland Lost 9· 13 Cheshire v Cumbria Los! 9 - 13 Chcshircv Vorkshi rc Won 13- 12

MINI AND JUNIOR

C hcshircvDurham Wo n 16·0 Cheshire v Lancashire LosI3 - 17

The Counly he Id Min i Fest iva ls for diffcrc nl age groups on the sa ill e day al Chester, Hoylakc. Sandbach and Win ni nglon Pa rk . This was an ovcrwhelming success an d il ls hoped Iha l il will become a regular feature o f the Counl y's Rugby Calendar . Regula r meeti ngs were held du ring Ihe seaso n and Clubs were urged ta a ttend and give Ihe ir support.

COUNTY YOUTH LIAISON OFFICER REPORT The Co unl y Youlh Handbook produccd for the first lime was well rece Îved by clubs . A meet ing al Birkenhead Park F. C. in Novembcr was we il atte nd ed by C lubs and Schoo ls' rc prese nl ativcs. and a ta lk by David Shaw o n th e Dcve lopmcnl of You lh Rugby was also we il attended al a Marcll mee ling at \Virral G.S. A la lk o n rugby refe rce ing for Mini/Ju nior coaches/managers was on ly supporl ed by three cl ubs. and a lalk on Schools' LinÎ son hnd 10 be cancellcd because IlOt one club showed an y inl eresl! A lalk by David Shaw al Old Sali ans R.U .F.C. was supportcd by one Cheshire Club a nd Iwo Lancashire clubs!

The Clubs Junior Cup competil ions were comple lcd succcssfully:

U. 13 Chester beat Winninglo n Pa rk 6 - 4 ni Winningto n Park R.U. F .C. U .14 Wilmslow bcat Hoy lakc 32 - 12 at Chester R.U .F .C. U. 17 A shlOn-on-Me rscy beal Hoylake 6 - 3 al Cheste r R . U.F.C.

SENDING OFF THE FIELD OF PLA Y For th e seco nd year running Ihere hns been an ove rail reductio n in the Ilumbe r of disciplinary cases in th e Counly bul 49 is st ill too high . O ne senior Cl ub me l O fficers o f the Count y 10 discuss ilS record th is season a nd a report WOlS fo rwa rded 10 Twicke nh am. There is grea t co nce rn over fo ui a nd vio len t play in Youth Foo lba ll and C lubs must dca l with il promptly and cffccl ive ly. A charge of fS.OO is made on each Club fo r cach case which he lps 10 defray expenses .

COURAGE LEAGUES T he Courage Clubs Competit ion has won unive rsal acceplance by a il the competing clubs in ilS inaugura l scaso n. Gcnerally. Cheshire Clubs have don c weil with O ld Inslonians. Old Rockferria ns . Crewe & Na ntwich . Sandbach and Winninglo n Park earnin g promotion and wlde nin g Ihelr tlxlure li sls nexl seaso n. Pcrhaps th e only resc rvalion would he Ih e increasc of pressure on players and officiais hnving 10 mainlain il high peak of filness and invol ve mcnt Ihroughoullhe season which can be exacc rbalcd by poslponed ma tches .

ISLE OF MAN Rugby progresses on the Island \Vi th Douglas fu lfi lli ng a il ilS fï xt ures in NW/Wcst Division 1 of the Courage Club Championship and achieving a hca lth y posit ion in the table. Vagabonds will represcnt the Isla nd in the Gi robank Chesh ire Cup next season and this senson opcncd a smart ne\\! cJubhousc. The Club has applied to e nter the Courage Clu b Champio nship wh ich will givc a fu rthcr bocsi to Manx Rugby . Ramsey travclled for an e njoyable first tour 10 Scotland and \Vere hosted br the Pccbles Cl ub \Vith unforgctlab lc hospitality . A hint 10 the future is Ihe Island U21 tcam , alt hough beaten at Birkenhead Pa rk br the Cheshire U2 1 side showcd thcrc is a Ilew sl rcnglh in junior fOOl bal1. Mainland Cl ubs a rc most welcol11c LO the Isla nd and a very cheap trave l package is avai la ble fo r short tou rs at alll evcls.

RUGBY UNION REFEREES Clubs with membcrs who a rc interested in taki ng up refereeing a rc asked to write to the Secre ta ry o f the Liverpool and District Refc rees' Socicty or th e Ma nchester a nd District Referees' Socie ty a l th e following add resses:

Manchester and District Refe rees' Socie ty: Live rpool and Dist rict Referees' Socie ty:

J .K. Wagner, 3 Samue l Street , Macclesfie ld, C heshireSKl 16UW.

C. Parker , 6 1 Bold Lane , Aughton , O rmskirk , Lancashire L396SG.

FIXTURES - SEASON 1988/89

COUNTYXV Octobe r Ist Octobe r II th Octobe r 15th OCIobe r 25 th October 291h

Cheshi re v Cum bri a (Away) Cheshire v Yorkshire (Wilmslow) C heshi re v Nort humberl and (A lnwick) C heshire v Lancashire (Away) Cheshire v Durham (Chester)

COUNTY U21 XV The fixtu res a re re lated 10 the Divisiona l County Charn pio nship wi th dates yel to be a nnounced .

SCHOOLS October 5th Octobe r 121h Octobe r 30th Novernbe r 13th Nove mbe r 271h December Iith Dece mber 17th Decembe r 22nd Deccmber 27th Jan uary 3rd Februa ry 26th March Isl March91h

DIVISION Septcmber 18th Oclobe r 191h Decembe r 3rd Dece mbe r lOl h December 17th

West Cheshire Trial East Cheshire Trial Final C hesh ire Trial C heshire v Shropshire Chesh ire v Staffo rdshire Cheshire v C umbria C heshire v Northum be rland C heshire v Yorkshire Cheshire v Durham Cheshire v La ncash ire 1 st XV Cup Competi ti on Senior Sevens Compe tit ion U 16 Sevens Compe ti tion

North v World Inte rnation a l XV (Gateshetld) North v Austra lia (Ot ley) Nonh v Midlands (Ot ley) Nonh v London (Away) No rlh v Sou th West (Orre ll )