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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE RUGBY UNION CLUB • ISSUE 13

YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE vs

JERSEY REDSSUNDAY 8 APRIL 2018

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WATKINS OUT TO IMPRESS AGAINST FORMER CLUBThis afternoon Yorkshire Carnegie and Jersey Reds clash in the tie of the round in the Greene King IPA Championship and Yorkshire Carnegie winger George Watkins believes the scene is set for a cracker.

The � xture is an intriguing one and features two teams very much locked in the battle for a place in the top three of the Greene King IPA Championship.

Carnegie, last season’s � nalists, have been ahead of the Reds in the division at times this season but excellent recent form now sees Jersey up to fourth.

The Reds lead Carnegie by four points going into the weekend and in advance of Sunday’s � xture we spoke to George Watkins - who has played for both out� ts.

Proli� c wing Watkins, who scored 66 tries in two spells at Bristol, played with the Reds last season before joining Carnegie last summer.

The 27-year-old is one of several Carnegie men to have recent experience of Jersey.

Assistant coach Steve Boden enjoyed four seasons on the channel island whilst prop Marc Thomas and back row Joe Buckle also played there during the 2016-17 season.

“It’s pretty good in camp at the minute but we also know Jersey are in good form,” said Watkins.

“They always seem to pick up in form after Christmas. They’ve crept up the league and taken fourth o� us so it should be a good test on Sunday.

“I know that there’s a bit of history there with the two clubs. Our forwards coach used to be at Jersey and we had Marc Thomas and Joe Buckle there last year too.

“There seems to be a bit of spice around the � xture too so hopefully it’ll be very competitive.”

Carnegie have beaten Jersey once this season, a 20-10 victory down at St. Peter in Round 10 that they will no doubt hope to replicate this Sunday.

The Reds led 7-5 at half-time thanks to Josh Hodson’s try, but the Yorkshire side roared back with two tries for Thomas and one for Louis Brown.

“It was a really good game for us down there,” added Watkins. “It was the time of the year when the weather comes in in Jersey, it’s a tough place to go.

“They have a set-piece game and it can be hard to stop so we were really happy with the game down there, it was one of those games that we had to grind out and I think it was more about who wanted it more rather than skills.

“This weekend looks to be a dry day on a � at track, it’ll come down to skill execution and getting into the right areas.”

Jersey travel to the north of England full of con� dence following three wins in their last three, including

that famed 38-34 victory away at Bristol - the only side to beat the league leaders this term.

The Islanders also have a British & Irish Cup semi-� nal against Leinster A to look forward to later in April, and will be keen to keep up their impressive momentum.

Reds scrum-half Kieran Hardy commented: “I think recent results show how much we’ve grown in the last couple of months really.

“It’s actually very similar to last season, it takes time because a lot of players change in Jersey, the squad changes a lot and it probably takes time for the squad to come together.

“Yorkshire are always there or thereabouts in the league and they’re a very good side.

“But we’ve changed and come on so much so we’ve got to go up there with a lot of con� dence and a bit of swagger.

“We’ve got an opportunity to � nish in the top three and I think the boys are really relishing every opportunity now.”

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Players Position Ht Wt DOB Age 2017-18 Season  Yorkshire Carnegie CareerStarts Subs Tries Pts Starts Subs Tries Pts Debut

Josh Bainbridge Back row 1.83m 101kg 17/04/1996 21 12 8 2 10 29 27 24 120 v Doncaster 28/09/14Richard Beck Back row 1.88m 100kg 13/06/1989 28 15 2 1 5 87 38 13 65 v Leicester 08/11/09Charlie Beech Prop 1.85m 125kg 21/07/1987 30 12 5     67 35 10 50 v Bristol 13/10/13Louis Brown Winger 1.86m 86Kg 17/02/1998 20 15 3 4 20 15 3 4 20 v London Irish 11/03/17Kevin Bryce Prop 1.85m 114kg 07/09/1988 29 2 2     2 2     v Hartpury 28/01/2018Joe Buckle Hooker 1.83m 103kg 13/05/1993 24 16 2 8 40 16 2 8 40 v London Scottish 02/09/17Tom Bullough Centre 1.85m 97Kg 10/04/1997 20 3       3 3     v NG Dragons PS 17/12/16Fred Burdon Centre 1.83m 94kg 30/12/1989 28 6 4     56 8 12 60 v Nottingham 31/08/12Charlie Capps Prop 1.84m 119kg 08/06/1997 20 3 3     4 5     v Doncaster 09/10/15Tom Casson Centre 1.83m 94Kg 06/04/1990 27 11 4     37 9     v Bristol 18/10/15Shaun Crouch Second row 1.94m 119kg 02/10/1999 18                  Harry Davey Fly-half 1.77m 86kg 21/12/1998 19 3     11 3 1   11 v London Irish 11/03/17Alex Davies Scrum-half 1.75m 81kg 21/06/1986 31 10 1   55 33 2 3 86 v Ealing Trail� nders 03/09/16Harry Dunne Centre 1.82m 89kg 30/10/1997 20                  Chris Elder Full-back 1.93m 107kg 12/06/1992 25 16   15 75 30   19 95 v Nottingham 26/12/16James Elliot Scrum-half 1.82m 82Kg 29/08/1998 19   1       1     v Bristol 23/03/18Andy Forsyth Centre 1.88m 87Kg 09/09/1990 27 18 3 3 15 51 15 18 90 v Jersey 06/09/15Oliver Fox Scrum-half 1.79m 80kg 14/03/1999 19 2 6 1 5 2 8 1 5 v NG Dragons PS 11/12/16Max Green Scrum-half 1.86m 82Kg 13/02/1996 22 4 2     17 29 2 12 v Ealing Trail� nders 20/09/15Rian Hamilton Full-back 1.77m 87Kg 09/09/1998 19 1       1       v Jersey Reds 13/10/17 Callum Irvine Fly-half 1.80m 87kg 02/01/1994 24 5 7 1 11 5 7 1 11 v Nottingham 08/09/17Trystan Lloyd Back row 1.88m 90kg 13/08/1991 26 1 6 1 5 1 6 1 5 v NG Dragons PS 09/12/17Pete Lucock Centre 1.83m 90kg 27/11/1992 25 19 1 3 18 123 11 14 73 v Rotherham 21/09/11Tom Mann Full-back 1.83m 89kg 03/11/1998 19                  Mike Mayhew Hooker 1.88m 110kg 22/01/1987 31 3 7 4 20 17 19 12 60 v Ealing Trail� nders 15/10/16Richard Mayhew Back row 1.91m 108kg 24/06/1985 32 15 1 3 15 34 2 5 25 v Ealing Trail� nders 03/09/16Stevie McColl Full-back 1.85m 98kg 16/08/1988 29 14 3 5 41 87 9 33 192 v London Welsh 04/09/11Craig Mitchell Prop 1.85m 109kg 03/05/1986 31 1 1     1 1     v Bedford Blues 03/03/18Mike Myerscough Second row 1.96m 110kg 28/05/1986 31 16 2 3 15 68 22 6 30 v Nottingham 31/08/12Harry Newborn Hooker 1.82m 101kg 13/04/1997 20 4 8 2 10 4 8 2 10 v Jersey Reds 13/10/17Jordon Poole Hooker 1.75m 103kg 02/04/1997 21 1 3     1 11     v Ospreys 15/11/15Harry Robinson Winger 1.85m 82Kg 18/09/1997 20 1   1 5 1   1 5 v NG Dragons PS 09/12/17Dan Sanderson Second row 2.03m 121kg 18/08/1984 33 6   1 5 18 5 1 5 v Ealing Trail� nders 03/09/16Ben Smith Fly Half 1.82m 87kg 21/10/1996 21                  Matt Smith Second Row 2.03m 111kg 26/10/1989 28 11 4 1 5 88 34 7 35 v Bristol 23/09/12Marc Thomas Prop 1.83m 114kg 15/07/1990 27 19   4 20 19   4 20 v London Scottish 02/09/17James Thraves Prop 1.88m 120kg 05/01/1994 24 5 15     8 21 1 5 v Rotherham 01/10/16Xavier Valentine Prop 1.88m 115kg 22/07/1998 19   3       3     v NG Dragons PS 09/12/17Will Vaughan Prop 1.86m 107kg 03/06/1996 21 1 3     1 3     v NG Dragons PS 09/12/17Jack Wafer Hooker 1.84m 119kg 28/12/1998 19                  Elliot Ward Back Row 1.94m 105kg 26/07/1998 19 1 4     1 4     v Jersey Reds 13/10/17Michael Waters Fly-half 1.80m 80kg 03/01/1996 22 1 1     1 1     v NG Dragons PS 09/12/17George Watkins Winger 1.80m 91Kg 11/09/1990 27 20 2 2 10 20 2 2 10 v London Scottish 02/09/17Ben West Prop 1.98m 122Kg 19/01/1992 26 7 7     21 8 4 20 v London Welsh 01/01/17Jack Whetton Back row 2.00m 119kg 24/05/1992 25 18 3 1 5 25 10 1 5 v Nottingham 11/09/16Lewis Wilson Back row 1.90m 105kg 03/02/1998 20 3 1     4 3     v NG Dragons PS 11/12/16Sam Wolstenholme Scrum-half 1.77m 80kg 21/06/1999 18 1 2 1 5 1 2 1 5 v London Scottish 22/10/17Penalty tries         4 28 4

GREENE KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP 2017-18

CLUB P W D L PTS

1 Bristol Rugby 19 18 0 1 88

2 Ealing Trail� nders 18 15 0 3 75

3 Bedford Blues 18 9 2 7 56

4 Jersey Reds 19 11 1 7 54

5 Cornish Pirates 19 9 0 10 52

6 Yorkshire Carnegie 18 10 1 7 50

7 Doncaster Knights 19 8 1 10 50

8 Richmond 18 9 0 9 44

9 Hartpury 19 6 1 12 39

10 Nottingham Rugby 17 7 1 9 37

11 London Scottish 19 4 1 14 30

12 Rotherham Titans 19 1 0 18 10

GREENE KING IPA CHAMPIONSHIP & B&I CUP FIXTURES 2017-18Date COMP Opponents RES (F-A)SEPTEMBER Sat 2nd Champ London Scottish L 12-30Fri 8th Champ Nottingham Rugby W 35-27Sun 17th Champ Doncaster Knights W 15-9Sat 23rd Champ Hartpury College D 29-29OCTOBER Sun 1st Champ Cornish Pirates W 28-26Sat 7th Champ Richmond L 20-31Fri 13th B&I Cup Jersey Reds L 3-32Sun 22nd B&I Cup London Scottish* W 28-12Sun 29th Champ Bedford Blues W 38-36NOVEMBER Sat 11th Champ Ealing Trail� nders L 19-44Fri 17th Champ Bristol Rugby L 14-44Sat 25th Champ Jersey Reds W 20-10DECEMBER Sun 3rd Champ Rotherham W 47-11Sat 9th B&I Cup Dragon PS** W 43-22Sat 16th B&I Cup Dragon PS** W 20-17Sat 23rd Champ Nottingham Rugby W 12-10Fri 29th Champ Doncaster Knights W 32-30JANUARY Sat 13th B&I Cup London Scottish L 19-29Sat 20th B&I Cup Jersey Reds* W 26-19Sun 28th Champ Hartpury College W 20-16FEBRUARY Sun 18th Champ Richmond W 28-22Sun 25th Champ Cornish Pirates L 12-22MARCH Sat 3rd Champ Bedford Blues L 22-41Fri 23rd Champ Bristol Rugby L 13-18APRIL Sun 8th Champ Jersey Reds Sat 14th Champ RotherhamTue 17th Champ Ealing Trail� nders Sat 28th Champ London Scottish *On The Road **Premiership Select

TOP 10 TRY SCORERS1 Dean Adamson Bedford Blues 162 Alun Walker Ealing Trail� nders 133 Luke Morahan Bristol Rugby 114 Kyle Mole Cornish Pirates 115 Rhodri Williams Bristol Rugby 106 Jordan Williams Bristol Rugby 107 Richard Lane Bedford Blues 108 Rhodri Davies Rotherham Titans 109 Jonathan Woodward Richmond 1010 Thomas Pincus Jersey Reds 10

TOP 10 POINT SCORERS1 Ian Madigan Bristol Rugby 2052 Ti� Eden Nottingham Rugby 1643 Robert Kirby Richmond 1554 Peter Lydon Ealing Trail� nders 1385 Brendan Cope Jersey Reds 1336 Laurence May Cornish Pirates 1257 Simon Humberstone Doncaster Knights 1248 Jake Sharp London Scottish 1189 Caolan Ryan Rotherham Titans 9310 Luke Daniels Ealing Trail� nders 92

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CLUB NEWSBOOK YOUR CHILD A PLACE ON A YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE RUGBY CAMPYorkshire Carnegie will be running a rugby camp for budding young players this Easter at Sandal RUFC.

The two-day camp will be packed full of fun activities and are a great way for children to enjoy their school holidays whilst learning new skills and also getting the chance to meet players from the Yorkshire Carnegie squad.

The camp is a Girls Development camp and is open to girls between the ages of 13 and 18.

Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th AprilDuration: Two daysCost: £40Timings: 10am-3pmAges: 13-18 (girls only)Venue: Sandal

RUFC, Standbridge Lane, Wake� eld, WF2 7DY

To book a place on one of our camps call our ticket o� ce on 0371 423 1315 or visit tickets.yorkshirecarnegie.com

CARNEGIE UNDER-16S ENJOY VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AT WELLINGTON FESTIVAL

Last week our Under-16s took part in another successful Wellington Festival, which involved 420 players from the 14 regional academies. The week-long programme is held annually at Wellington College, Berkshire and aims to develop both academy players and coaches on and o� the � eld in a variety of areas.On the � eld, the academy teams trained and played against each other in a number of matches, challenged with law variations to encourage ball in play and skilful rugby.O� the � eld, players were given education and guidance in the following areas: nutrition, anti-doping and professional sports pressures.

Wellington Festival is the largest academy festival in English rugby and is seen as a key experience in a players’ development and transitional experience.The Yorkshire Carnegie Under-16s enjoyed some great experiences including meeting Eddie Jones, understanding their social media presence and how important self-awareness is to reaching their playing potential.On Tuesday the rain gave way for an afternoon in the sun where Yorkshire played against Exeter, Saracens and Saints. The players had chosen three focus areas for the afternoon on tackle area, width of attack and celebrating successes in the game. Throughout the afternoon the players improved their performances to deliver on all three areas. The players also took some really clear actions to take into their next game on the Saturday against Bristol.On Wednesday night the players from all the academies enjoyed a bbq and a live band giving the players a chance to share experiences and build relationships with their peers from around the country.On Thursday the players took part in the National Academy Day where the theme was the game

of the future with the players being challenged to use skills they will need at senior level in � ve years’ time. They were also asked to change their perceptions around expectations of high number and low number players in a game.Danny Wild, Junior Development Squad Coordinator for Yorkshire Carnegie, said: “This is a great week for the players where we can really expose them to our values of person � rst, player second. It’s been really bene� cial to have the full support of the academy team this week. “Our Dietitian Sarah Chantler has supported the players with developing some practical cooking skills for before, during and after a game. “Also our sports psychologist Ross Shand is here throughout the week with Senior Academy player Lewis Wilson to provide mentoring support. Scott Mogridge our Academy Analyst has been running one-to-one sessions with the players to improve their game understanding and game analysis skills.”

COMMUNITY TEAM TO RUN INAUGURAL  YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE WOMEN AND GIRLS 7S FESTIVALYorkshire Carnegie’s community department is delighted to announce that the inaugural Yorkshire Carnegie Women and Girls 7s Festival will be held on Sunday 20th May 2018 at Roundhegians RUFC.

The festival is free to attend and is designed to be a celebration of the Women and Girls game across the region. This is open to Under-13s, Under-15s and Under-18s with teams playing on half and full pitches depending on their age group.

Lisa McCann, Head of Community, commented: “We are thrilled that we are able to o� er this opportunity to our a� liated Women and Girls clubs. It is one of our key areas of development and this festival is another milestone in achieving our aims. It promises to be a great day and we hope to see as many teams there as possible.”

To register your team or for further information please email: community@yorkshirecarnegie.com

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Place of birth: MiddlesbroughHeight: 6ft School attended: Prince Henry’s Grammar SchoolRepresentative honours: England Under-18s and 20sFavourite programme: PowerFavourite � lm: Man on FireFavourite music: RnB Which sports teams do you support? BoroMost memorable game played in: Hull Ionians v CambridgeApart from rugby what is your ideal occupation? NFL quarter-backWhat is your greatest achievement? Winning the Junior World CupWhat is your � rst rugby memory? Training at

Guisborough in a full Boro kitWho is your biggest rugby in� uence? Grandad WellyWhich of your team-mates is the most competitive? Me!If you won the lottery what would be the � rst thing you would buy? Mercedes C63 and a Chow ChowWhich band would you like to be the lead singer of? Kings of LeonIn a movie about your life…Who would star as you? Tom HardyWhat genre would the � lm be? InspirationalWho would be your leading woman? Margot Robbie

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LANCASTER AND SMEATON HELP SCOTLAND UNDER-18S TO VICTORY

Yorkshire Carnegie youngsters Archie Smeaton and Dan Lancaster started for Scotland Under-18s in their 24-21 victory against France at Cardi� Arms Park last week.

Following their win over England Under-18s the Scots went into the game at Cardi� Arms Park in con� dent mood, but it was France who raced 10-0 ahead.

Full-back Rufus McLean started the � ghtback for Scotland with a try and this was converted by Lancaster.

The Carnegie � y-half then kicked a penalty after 31 minutes to level the scores and then before half-time Jack Blain crossed for a try and Lancaster converted to give Scotland a 17-10 lead.

They extended their lead thanks to a second try by McLean and conversion from Lancaster and France hit back with a try and two penalties, but Scotland had done enough to secure the win. The Scots play Ireland in their � nal game in Cardi� this afternoon.

YORKSHIRE REGIMENT WELCOMED AS NEW YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE AFFILIATED CLUB The Yorkshire Carnegie community team are expanding their A� liated Scheme and are delighted to welcome the Yorkshire Regiment as the latest member.

The regiment visited the club for a two-day training camp recently and are the � rst military side to join the A� liated Scheme.

Lisa McCann, Head of Community for Yorkshire Carnegie, said: “I am really pleased that the Yorkshire Regiment are joining our A� liated Scheme. We are always looking to expand the scheme into new areas and this will help us develop our programme as well as supporting the Regiment.”

As part of the a� liation, Yorkshire Carnegie have pledged to support the club through o� ering coaching support

along with supporting the coaches through coach mentoring.

Major Simon Farley said: “We are delighted to join the A� liated network. We would love to develop this further in the coming months and years and really establish a strong link between the battalion and Yorkshire Carnegie.”

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The Rugby Football Union (RFU), Premiership Rugby (PRL) and the Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) have developed a new action plan to mitigate injury risk in the English professional game, following a study of the data in the 2016-17 Professional Rugby Injury Surveillance Project (PRISP) report.

The Professional Game Action Plan on Player Injuries, endorsed by the Professional Game Board (PGB), calls for the implementation of a range of linked injury prevention initiatives by game administrators, referees, coaches, conditioners, players and medical sta� .

THE KEY AREAS ADDRESSED IN THE PLAN ARE:

LAWS:

For the English professional game to work collaboratively with World Rugby on an ongoing review of the laws and all injury risk, with a speci� c focus on reducing the incidence of concussion in the tackle and consideration of a reduction to the current legal height of the tackle.

LAW APPLICATION:

The PGB has commissioned analysis of referee decision making in the English professional game to determine if the increased tackle sanction brought in by World Rugby from 1 January 2017 is being consistently applied. An ongoing review of all dangerous-late tackle cards, penalties and omissions identi� ed in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons will be completed in the summer of 2018.

PLAYER LOAD:

Continue to work with the PGB Sports Science Advisory Group and Medical Advisory Group to advise on optimal match, training and life loads for players, as well as club squad size and composition to allow individualised player management.The PGB has already commissioned two studies in the area of player load and injury risk: a study at Cardi� Metropolitan University looking at Psychological Load began in September 2017 and a study at the University of Bath exploring the associations between training and match load and injury risk which began in September 2014. Regular updates and recommendations will be provided to the PGB.

TRAINING INJURY RISK:

The PGB has commissioned further analysis on the current training volumes and contact exposure in the Premiership. All data and evidence in relation to contact in training will be shared in a series of facilitated workshops and discussion with Premiership and England coaches, players and conditioners during the Summer of 2018 to seek their feedback with a view to developing greater consensus and understanding on the optimal training session content and the role that contact training and training on di� erent surface types may have on modifying injury risk in training and matches.

CONCUSSION RISK IN THE TACKLE:

Work with World Rugby to facilitate a workshop with PRL and England coaches and players to identify

technical changes which may be possible in the tackle but deliver optimised ball carrying and tackling with minimal risk of head contact.

RESOURCES (PERSONNEL CAPACITY):

Benchmark and audit medical, conditioning and performance resources across Premiership clubs and England representative teams to establish if su� cient personnel capacity is in place to allow for best practice management and consequently to mitigate injury risk.

GAME ANALYSIS AND INJURY RISK:

Develop an additional dedicated game event analysis resource, which will be in operation for the 2018-19 season, which allows better understanding of the changes in game activity and the interaction between game events and injury risk. A PGB project group has been formed to discuss how this should be implemented and taken forward. This group will outline the aims and objectives of the game analysis function going forward and it will establish the key metrics for analysis and how they need to be coded.

ARTIFICIAL GRASS PITCH RISK IN THE ELITE GAME:

The PGB has commissioned further independent analysis on di� erent injury types and the relative risk of these on AGP in the elite game compared with natural turf. This will be included in the next PRISP report as part of the independent analysis led by the University of Bath.

PRISP is the most comprehensive and longest-running injury surveillance study in professional

rugby union and has monitored the injury risk of Premiership Rugby players in Aviva Premiership, European and national competition as well as training for the last 14 seasons.

The PRISP report also provides an update on key research projects around the utility of the King-Devick assessment in identifying concussed players, arti� cial turf injury risk and how best to manage athletes on arti� cial turf and the development of elite playing talent across the game.

In addition, other live or recently completed projects include: a salivary microRNA study running in the Aviva Premiership and Greene King IPA Championship this season, research with former England international rugby players examining the possible long-term e� ects of the game on brain health, a separate study with former elite players looking at long-term musculoskeletal health and an innovative piece of research into the measurement and understanding of the concussion risk in the tackle in professional rugby.

First commissioned in 2002, the PRISP report not only presents its � ndings from last season, it also compares them with the previous 13 seasons in professional rugby to provide the baseline data needed to assess trends in injuries.

There is an entirely separate report from the Community Rugby Injury Surveillance Project (CRISP) - which presents annual � ndings from the grassroots adult game.

PROFESSIONAL GAME ACTION PLAN ON PLAYER INJURIES RELEASED WITH 2016-17 PROFESSIONAL RUGBY INJURY SURVEILLANCE PROJECT REPORT

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OPPOSITION PROFILE:

JERSEY REDSA disappointing home defeat at the hands of Yorkshire Carnegie in late November proved a turning point of the season for Jersey Reds.

The 10-20 reverse at Stade Santander International left the Reds at the wrong end of the Greene King IPA Championship table with just four wins and three bonus points from their opening 10 games.

But since the start of December, Jersey have lost just once in nine league outings, their upturn in form crowned by an impressive 34-38 win at Ashton Gate against previously-unbeaten Bristol � ve weeks ago.

As well as rising up the league table to their current standing of fourth, the Reds have had another successful campaign in the British & Irish Cup. The Reds reached the knock-out stages in both 2015-16

and last season, � nally missing out courtesy of two agonising one-point defeats: 33-32 at Emerald Headingley in a semi-� nal against Carnegie in March 2016, and 29-28 last April against Munster ‘A’ at Irish Independent Park in Cork.

After being the second-ranked side in this season’s group stage thanks to bonus point wins in their � rst � ve matches, Jersey earned a home quarter-� nal and defeated Doncaster Knights 22-10 on Good Friday at Stade Santander International.

The Championship season kicked o� at the start of September against Doncaster Knights, the Reds conceding two late penalties to go down

to a 24-26 home defeat.Successive wins over league new boys Hartpury and old rivals the Pirates put a spring in the Jersey step, but the league campaign then faltered with four successive defeats: narrow reverses at Richmond and at home to Bedford, followed by more one-sided matches against the top two sides in the table, Ealing and Bristol.

November began with a long-awaited league win, a narrow 20-15 home success over Scottish, with Jersey overturning a six-point half-time de� cit to claim the points, and a record Championship points margin in victory at Rotherham by 14-45.

After a draw at Nottingham in early December, the Reds enjoyed festive season league wins over Hartpury and the Pirates, followed by a narrow 10-9 home success

over Richmond. February saw a � ne Jersey win at Bedford, scoring � ve tries at Goldington Road to triumph 29-33, followed by a home defeat to Ealing Trail� nders (24-32).

Three wins from as many league games in March started with the impressive success in Bristol, followed by league-high marks of eight tries and 52 points at London Scottish, and the completion of a double over

Rotherham thanks to a 38-16 win in their � rst home match for � ve weeks.

While their prime focus may have switched to the B&I Cup and a home tie against Leinster ‘A’ in a fortnight’s time, the Reds will also be keen to maintain their league status - a fourth-place � nish would continue the progress in recent seasons: seventh in 2014-15, sixth the following year and � fth last season.

Reds players celebrate Kieran Hardy’s try v Doncaster

Tom Pincus, Scott van Breda and Apakuki Ma’afu celebrate a try by Pincus in the B&I Cup

Brendan Cope attacks, supported by team-mate Jason Worrall

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MATCHDAY SQUADSYORKSHIRE

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CHRIS ELDER 15 SCOTT VAN BREDA (C)

GEORGE WATKINS  14 TOM PINCUS

ANDY FORSYTH  13 APAKUKI MA’AFU

PETE LUCOCK 12 MARK BEST

STEVIE MCCOLL 11 JASON WORRALL

CALLUM IRVINE 10 BRENDAN COPE

OLIVER FOX 9 KIERAN HARDY

CHARLIE BEECH 1 ROY GODFREY (C)

MIKE MAYHEW 2 NICK SELWAY

CRAIG MITCHELL 3 LEE-ROY ATALIFO

JACK WHETTON  4 JERRY SEXTON

MATT SMITH 5 RORY BARTLE

BEN WEST 6 MAX ARGYLE

(C) RICHARD MAYHEW 7 CONOR JOYCE

RICHARD BECK 8 MATT ROGERSON

REPLACEMENTS REPLACEMENTS

HARRY NEWBORN 16 JARED SAUNDERS

JAMES THRAVES 17 ALEC CLAREY

KEVIN BRYCE 18 JAKE ARMSTRONG

ELLIOT WARD 19 UILI KOLO’OFA’I

JOSH BAINBRIDGE 20 JAKE UPFIELD

TOM BULLOUGH 21 JOEL DUDLEY

LOUIS BROWN 22 GEORGE EASTWELL CLUB PARTNERS:

MATCH OFFICIALS:Referee: Anthony WoodthorpeAR1: Chris SharpAR2: Matt Daubney

YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE V EALING TRAILFINDERS 17th April 2018, kick-o� 3pmFollowing Ealing Trail� nders victory in the quarter-� nal of the British & Irish Cup last weekend, Yorkshire Carnegie can now con� rm that the re-arranged Greene King IPA Championship clash between the sides will take place at Emerald Headingley Stadium on Tuesday 17th April, kick-o� 7.45pm.The original game last month was postponed due to heavy snow and with no free weekends between now and the end of the season both teams have agreed to a midweek � xture.All tickets purchased for the original game are still valid for the new date and do not need to be returned. Fans who have purchased a match ticket speci� cally for this game and cannot attend the new date should email tickets@leedsrugby.com to arrange a refund.

YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE MATCH DAY PRICING 2017-18ADULTS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £17CONCESSIONS* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £10JUNIORS** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £5CONCESSION: *Seniors are 65 and over and students upon production of a valid student card **Junior denotes a child who is 16 and under.Advance tickets can be bought in person in the club, online at www.yorkshirecarnegie.com or by calling 0371 423 1315.