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September 2012After a summer of rebuilding throughout the senior club, driven by ‘One Club’ initiative theresults and general atmosphere at the club has been outstanding during September. It certain-ly helps when you are winning! All four senior men’s teams have played this season, with 1st,2nd& 4th team dominating their league opposition to date. The Ladies have also startedstrongly, with 2 wins and 1 loss having gained promotion last season (See results). The U19Academy has started with two fine performances.

The attitude & dedication of the players, at all levels has been excellent, and numbers havebeen high on training nights. Competition for places has never been greater. Much of this hasbeen down to the hard work of the coaching team, Rory Greenslade-Jones, Stuart (Sly)Silvester, Paul Hancock, Wesley Santos and Jo Parker, so a big thank you to them.

The clubs youth is its future, and as such the Age Group Ambassador Scheme (AGA), is beinglaunched in October and well ‘coaching the coaches sessions, which will bring the varioussections of the club together. This is the foundation that the clubs future will be built on goingforward.

The highlights of the season so far has been, 6 of the best for Burchy against Cheltenham, 117points against High Wycombe, a busy / bustling bar on a Saturday and Sunday. The only lowhas been the first sighting of the new club blazer in club colours. Not for the faint hearted…!!!

Finally, a big thank you to the travelling supporters at the 1st team away fixtures, it is muchappreciated. Martin Radford - Chairman of Rugby

Results of Senior matchesplayed in September

1st. XVV Bletchley (w) 9 - 12V Cheltenham (w) 78 - 6V Coney Hill (w) 61 - 24V Highwycombe (w) 0 - 117V Marlow w) 44 - 29

2nd. XVV Witney (w) 0 - 59V Beaconsfield ( w) 37 - 7V Reading (w) 49 - 29

3rd. XVV Windsor (L) 45 - 5V Grove (L) 26 - 24

4th. XVV High Wycombe (w) 0 - 74

Ladies XVV Tabard (w) 19 - 15V Ashford (w) 42 - 5V Guildford (L) 31 - 5

U19 AcademyV Redingensians (L) 12 - 24V Reading Abbey (w)17 - 0V Newbury (w) 38 - 12

1st. XV Home Fixtures October 201213th. October:- BRACKNELL v OLD CENTRALIANSAT LILY HILL PARK KICK OFF 3.00 PMPLEASE SUPPORT THE TEAM This is a top of table matchFOOD AVAILABLEPRE MATCH LUNCH 3 COURSES FOR A TENNER!!BOOK NOW StevenJamesWard@btinternet.comEXCELLENT PIES, FRESH SANDWICHES AND BARBEQUE available fromthe barMusic from 6.30pm with Simon WilliamsUp and coming singer songwriter Simon Williams is a Berkshire performer on the rise.Playing all your favourite sing a long pub anthems from both current and classic bands this isset to be a great night of live music. Simon has achieved both international and local radioplay following the launch of his debut album "40 miles west" back in 2010.

27th October :- BRACKNELL V SALISBURY Kick Off 3.0 pmVICE PRESIDENTS LUNCH FREE FOR VICE PRESIDENTS.GUESTS £18. 4 COURSES Plus WINEVICE PRESIDENTS MUST BOOK FOR THIS PLEASEStevenJamesWard@btinternet.com

Music From 6.30pm with Chris BakerChris is a highly versatile singer singing Swing greats from Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra,Dean Martin or the Soulful sounds of The Stylistics. You can let let your hair down as he alsoentertains you with iconic tunes from the 70's 80's 90's up to present chart hits. If you're a fanof The Killers, The Jam, George Michael, Green day, Robbie Williams, Take That or SpandauBallet, he'll have a song for you.

MEMBERSHIP IS NOW DUEIT YOU HAVE PAID MANY

THANKSIF NOT WHY NOT??!!

BAR LOYALTY (GREEN) CARDS ARE NOWFULLY ISSUED. NEW APPLICANTS DEALTWITH WITHIN 7 DAYS OF PAYMENT. PLEASEDO NOT LEND YOUR CARD TO NON PAYERS.WHY SHOULD THEY NOT PAY THEIRMEMBERSHIP??!!AND YOU COULD LOSEYOUR CARD

BAR HAPPYHOUR FOR OCTOBER

FRIDAYS5.30pm until 6.30pm

2 for 1 on all Bottles***************************SATURDAYS.7.30pm until 8.30pm

SELECTED SHOTS £1

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Bracknell ladies

Having gained promotion into RFUW NC South East South 1, pre-season wasapproached with dedication and enthusiasm. A number of our experiencedplayers accepted an invitation from the new senior men’s coaching staff, to joinin with fitness training, this kicked off the “One club” ethos well.

We waved off 2 valued players to the retiring touch line, Sue Maving & Kellie Roberts to become first aider and assistantcoach, and welcomed what have already proved to be great new members; Yasmin, Becky, Lizzi, Kristi, Jenny B, JennyL, Rachael & Lauren.Our pre-season against Tabard Ladies was a great test, with players out injured it enabled us to experiment a little. Weare no longer in a development league so therefore playing to rules such as;· No rolling subs· No matching numbers· Loss of match if no contesting front-rowWe shook off the cobwebs and realised that we would be playing good competitive rugby this season that would test usall the way.Our first two league matches proved to be poles apart, we welcomed Ashford to Bracknell and showed them BracknellLadies at their most nervous yet determined, and celebrated a 42-5 victory. Just a week later, travelling with the minimum15 players to Guildford, we were hit by several injures throughout the game finally reducing us to 12 vs 15 players, yetstill fighting to cross the try line. A brave and hard fought game, final score 31-5.(L)We had 11 players at the County trials last weekend and we look forward to Tonbridge at home on Sunday 7th October.

THE NEW GENTLEMEN’s TOILETS ARE NOW OPEN

THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED RE FUNDRAISING GIVING AND COLLECTING

NEXT FUNDRAISING PROJECTENTRANCE HALL AND UP THE STAIRS AND COMPLETE CHANGING ROOM RE-FURBISHING. A BIG PROJECT> BIG FUNDRAISING>BIG BOTTLE SEE BAR

ALSO WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS

Jonathan Osman MirzaNickname(s): Acorn, Vaggi, Acorn shaft, J-Dog, Baby Harvey, Vagazeler, Abdul.School/College/University: Ranelagh School, Uni. Of Hertfordshire, Oxford Brookes UniversityJob outside rugby: SlavePosition: Front Row

Favourite rugby memory: Beating Barnstable RFC away, all of the away trips in the far South West(St. Ives, Mounts Bay etc…)

Favourite rugby player: Inzimum-Ul-HuqWhat would you chose as your last meal: Burger King for staters, Chinese for the mains, Rocky Horror from the Harvester with McDonalds apple pies thrown in there too. I also enjoy drinking champagne with Chinese food.Post-match drink: Champagne Pre-match music: PSY – Gangnam StyleLast book you read:Data Structures in C++.

Editors NoteThis page was intended to

carry items coveringSenior, Ladies

And Mini/Juniors.Unfortunately, no copy is

available from theMini/Juniors

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Bracknell RFCSPORTSMAN’S DINNER

Friday 22nd March 2013At

ASCOT RACECOURSEWith

LEWIS MOODY MBEBook Now stevenjamesward@btinternet.com

Your PIN, Your Callin the same way that the rugby team uses

different codes for differenIn the modern game, teams areusing multiple codes for line out calls that provide them with anadvantage and enable them to invoke the plays that they haverehearsed during training. However once the code is understoodby the opposition or a different strategy is required then theyneed to have more than a single code. Whilst this may seem likea password and everyone knows how to protect theirinformation using them, there has been a recent analysis of thePIN numbers that people use to access their bank accounts.Position PIN Frequency of use

1. 1234 10.714%2. 1111 6.016%3. 0000 1.881%4. 1212 1.197%5. 7777 0.745%6. 1004 0.616%7. 2000 0.613%8. 444 0.526%

The front 8 frequently used numbers are in the table and whilst1234 may not be surprising some of the other numbers are.People should take care to ensure that the PIN numbers they usefor accessing their voicemail, bank cards and online applicationsare different t plays.

HIRE THE HALL FOR YOUR PARTYBIRTHDAY?WEDDING?LEAVING DO?FUNDRAISER?SPECIAL RATES FOR CLUB MEMBERSSEE Dave vanHeerde CLUBHOUSE MANAGER for Details

Planning a Charity Function?

Bracknell RFC will allow the use of the hall forsome Charity Functions free of charge.

(A limited number per year) Ask Steve Ward for Details

THE KIT SHOP IS FULLY STOCKED AND RARINGTO GOOPEN:SUNDAY AM FROM 9.30 amWhen 1st XV at HOME OPEN Saturdays 1.00pm/2.00 pmWEDNESDAY 6.30pm/7.30pm

Car ParkingThe club, following representations from the BoroughCouncil requests that visitors refrain from parkingalong London Road and up Lily Hill Drive.A parking plan is in the final stages of negotiation andwill be published shortly.Alternative parking at the top of Lily Hill Park can beused and then walk through the park to the clubhouse.We would like to thank you in advance for your co-op-eration.

The Exec Committee

CAN YOU VOLUNTEER YOUR SERVICES?

WE HAVE SEVERAL JOBS THAT NEED VOL-UNTEERS TO FILL INCLUDING:

SPONSORSHIP ADMIN (Work at home)

SELLING ADVERTISING

CHAIRMAN OF SPONSORSHIP

ORGANISING FUNDRAISING EVENTS

Please contact Steve Ward or Wayne McVeighwmcveigh@btinternet.com 07939 205557stevenjamesward@btinternet.com 07774 821190

LAST CALL RE ENGLAND v FIJISATURDAY NOV 10th

MATCH TICKETS £40 (16/Under£10)

(£60 MATCH TICKETS SOLD OUT)

Also available 3 COURSE LUNCH @MARRIOTTHOTEL for an additional £35(There is no Bracknell 1st .XV match that day)stevenjamesward@btinternet.com 07774 821190

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Martin Radford (Radders): Chairman of RugbyMartin Radford (Radders): Chairman of Rugby

Martin started his senior playing career with Redingensians and Berk-shire before trying his luck in London, playing for Richmond for a numberof seasons. After a few seasons with Newbury, he joined Bracknell in1994. He took on the captaincy in 1995 and led the team to the SouthernMerit Table, two successive league promotions and the clubs first everBerkshire Cup Title, a memorable day in the clubs history. Martin, 48,continues to play today, for whichever Bracknell team will have himincluding the odd 20 minutes for the U19's!! Martin is a Level 2 coach andhead coach of the clubs U14's, and has recently taken on the role ofChairman of Rugby on the exec, to help implement and deliver the 'OneClub Development Philosophy'.

Jonathan Dance (J D): PresidentJonathan Dance (J D): President

Age too old, Retired Lawyer and Company Director, Married to Marysince a long time ago. In fact his biggest claim to fame was the fish piethat Mary used to provide for the Vice President’s lunches. 4 Childrenof which all thee boys played for the Club. Brothers actively involved inadministration of rugby in other Clubs.He joined Bracknell 1972 as a player in the days when hookers hookedand threw the ball into the line out and little else and played 1st XVdownwards. Has been Secretary and Chairman. President since 1984,Berkshire Committee since 1976, Treasurer 1982-92. President 1992

-1994. Currently on Executive Committee and Chairman of Discipline.RFU Committee(now Council) 1994 to date. One of two original old farts left. Board 1999 to 2012.England IRB Representative 2005-2012. (on the successful Rugby World Cup 2015 Bid team).SixNations Director 2005 -2012. European Rugby Executive Committee 2007-2012. Junior Vice Presidentof the RFU 2012. The latter meaning that Jonathan will become President of the RFU for the 2014/15season. This is a great honour for Jonathan and his family and also Bracknell Rugby Club andBerkshire Rugby generally.His view the most important issue is to remember that the game it is for the players, that the heart ofrugby in England is its Clubs that should be nurtured and maintains that he is always available to bebought a large drink by any one at any time..

A SMALL COMPETITIONQuestion: “Other than their involvement with Bracknell RFC, what do JD & Radders have incommon.” Prize is a bottle of wine donated by Greene KingAnswers along with name and contact details written on a postcard or sealed postcard size en-velope and deposited in the marked receptacle in the clubhouse on Saturday 27th October 2012before 12.00 noon,winner to be announced at VP Lunch(Competition not open to members of the exec or Newsletter team or their families)