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Here's a link to a Shields Gazette article from 2007 when we got the Seal of approval.
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/MP-goes-back-to-his.3076424.jp
11 feb 2008 click on the link to see the article that appeared in the journal : www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-rugby/2008/02/05/emphasis-on-youth-is-helping-build-a-bright-future-for-jarrovians-61634-20435186/
Not much happening at present, cancelled games. Here's some reports etc from five years ago jan/feb 2005:
06/02/05 ....Jarrovians selectors are this week hampered by an ever
growing injury list. First team stalwarts Andy
Cooper, Bruce Parker and Club captain Mark Greenwood
are all out of contention through injury. Vice
Captain Mark Whitehead has decided to select the team
on the day. The first team entertain touring side,
Winscome at Luke's Lane and the second team travel
away to Chester-le-street II.
West End have cancelled the scheduled fixture against
Jarrovians tomorrow. Fixture secretary Mark Whitehead
is arranging another game for both first and second
teams. All players to meet at Luke's Lane 12.30
Jarrovians v TBA
M.Dobson, B.Berry, C.Wilson, I.Maxwell, C.McChintosh,
S,Shorten, M.Greenwood, D.Jones, P.Smurthwaite,
M.King, C.McGhee, M.Whitehead, K.Berry, C.McCabe,
G.Archbold(jnr)
Jarrovians II v TBA
from:
Archbold SNR, Berry B,D,A, Bamford C,
Cockburn snr Cockburn jnr, Cowen, Farrell, Fraser,
Garvin, Hill, Johns, Lindsay M, McKeown snr,
McKeown jnr, Metcalfe, McLeod D, McLeod S, Nelson,
Robson, Winthrop, Whitehead, Wilson.S, Wigg,
Whittington,
Sunderland II 13 Jarrovians 0
After a disappointing run of games the Jarrow
selectors elected to make a few tactical changes in
saturday's friendly against Sunderland. The idea was
to assess certain players in different positions.
Outstanding youngster Bruce Parker was switched from
fly-half to full-back. The ever reliable George Taylor
and the sagacious Phil Smurthwaite were brought in at
scrum-half and fly-half respectively. However, the
reshuffle had little effect overall and a frustrating
and uninspired first half saw both teams deadlocked
with no score to show for their efforts.
The second half started badly for the Jarrowmen when
Sunderland scored an early converted try. Their big
forwards drove over the try-line in an impressive
rolling maul which saw Jarrow defenders back-pedalling
at an alarming rate. This proved to be Jarrow's
undoing and they never really come back to challenge
the home side. Jarrow had no reply to the sheer
physicality and technical ability of the Wearsiders.
Poor defence, lack of quality ball to the backs, no
support for the ball carrier and running away from
support all conspired to see Jarrow rarely pressuring
the home team. However, Jarrow can take satisfaction
from the outstanding contribution of man-of-the-match
Bruce Parker. He effortlessly made the transition
from fly-half to full-back. Impressive with ball in
hand he sought out the open spaces and constantly
asked questions of the opposition defence. Scott
Shorten and Chris Maccintosh also made an impression,
commandeering the lineout. They worked well together
and stole Sunderland's put-in on more than one
occasion. All in all Sunderland will be disappointed
that they only managed one try and Jarrow can take
heart from the fact that a lacklustre performance
against a well-drilled and technically sound team
resulted in a mere 13-0 defeat.
Jarrow first team entertained boozy touring side
Winscome at Luke's Lane and emerged convincing
winners, four tries to one. In the mean-time the
beleagured second team travelled away to
Chester-le-street looking for an elusive first victory
of the season. The game didn't go immediately to plan
and Jarrovians conceded an unconverted try against the
run of play. However, it didn't take them long to make
amends. Driven on by promising scrum-half Dave
Winthrop and slick handling from, both forwards and
backs saw the ball going to flying winger Phil Cowen
who showed great pace and sprinted sixty yards to
score in the corner. Good forward play by Archbold Snr
on his return from suspension set up the platform for
another Jarrovian try as Christopher Hunk crashed
through the Chester defence to score under the posts.
Confusion in the Jarrow lineout allowed Chester to
steal the ball and drive over the line for another
unconverted try on the stroke of half time
After the break Jarrovians were quickly back in their
stride. The front three dominated their opposite
numbers in the scrum and some dynamic driving from the
back row allowed maturing fly half Matty Lindsay to
set his backs away. After good interplay the ball
ended up in the hands of Scott Shorten, who
wrong-footed the defence to cross the line. Chester
threw everything at Jarrow but the back row of
Swaddle,Dusher and McIntosh, fully charged, refused to
budge one inch. However, a dubious decision by the
ref let Chester in for a try. Undeterred, Jarrow
fought back. A laser guided throw from hooker Billy
McKeown flew straight as an arrow to the onrushing
Lindsay, who evaded the defence with his legendary
sidestep and scored in the corner. With Chester
banging on the Jarrovians door the final whistle blew
and Jarrovians seconds had secured their first game of
the season.
Full Time Chester 15 Jarrovians 24
Jarrovians are away to Blyth seconds this saturday
while Jarrow seconds entertain Wearside II at Luke's
Lane. Due to various factors, including player
unavailibility the teams will be selected on the day.
Blyth II v Jarrovians
Wearside II v Jarrovians II
from:
M.Dobson, B.Berry, C.Wilson, I.Maxwell, C.MacKintosh,
D.Holman, M.Greenwood(capt), G.Lindslay,P.Smurthwaite,
G.Taylor, C.McCabe, M.Whitehead, D.Simpson, C.McGhee,
B.Parker, M.King, T.Tiffin Archbold SNR, Berry K,D,A,
Bamford C, Cockburn snr Cockburn jnr, Cowen, Farrell,
Fraser, Garvin, Hill, Johns, Lindsay M, McKeown snr,
McKeown jnr, Metcalfe, McLeod D, Nelson, Robson,
Winthrop, Whitehead, Wilson.S, Wigg, Whittington,
All others to attend.
13th feb Winlaton 28 Jarrovians 0
At half one on saturday afternoon Jarrovians had no
fixture and were resigned to spending the afternoon in
the bar watching international rugby. However
Winlaton second team found themselves in the same boat
and Jarrow agreed to take on the Gateshead side. On
arrival though the Jarrowmen discovered that it was,
in fact, Winlaton Vulcans they were to play and not
the second team. Undeterred they stepped up to the
mark and , after some inspirational words from
redoubtable hooker Brian Berry, they took to the field
ready to take on anyone.
The game was played in somewhat windy conditions and
Jarrow found themselves pinned in their own twenty two
for almost all of the first half. Young Gary Archbold
, at full-back, had a busy time of it but coped
exceedingly well, catching and setting the ball like
an old pro. Another shining light was fly-half
Matthew King, who found his touch every time despite
the conditions. Jarrow were under siege for all of
the first half, yet Winlaton just couldn't break
through. The ferocity of the Jarrow defence took the
division two side by surprise and completely flumoxed
them. Jarrow experienced a rare glimmer of hope when
Colin McGhee punted the ball a full eighty metres.
Aided and abetted by Steve Mcleod he chased up and
forced Winlaton to kick for touch. However Winlaton
soon regained control and Jarrow found themselves
back in familiar territory. On the stroke of
half-time Winlaton charged down a kick and sneaked
over for their solitary try of the half.
A relieved Jarrow went into the second half with both,
the slope and the wind in their favour. But it was
Winlaton who eventually found their form. Tries
followed, despite Jarrow's unbreachable back line.
Centre Kevin Berry led the defensive efforts with some
bone crunching tackling and galvanised the backs into
a well organised force to be reckoned with. The
forwards also played out of their skins. The classy
number eight,Darren Jones vied for man of the match
with skipper Mark Greenwood. But it was Greenwood,
oozing talent, who just shaded it. Winlaton emerged
28-0 victors but must be disappointed not to have
notched up a cricket score against Jarrow, two
divisions below them. Jarrow captain Mark Greenwood
was well impressed and justifiably proud of his team.
On this form Jarrow are capable of beating anyone in
their divison and can look forward with optimism to
next weeks league game against West Hartlepool Amateurs.
Jarrovians 5 West Hartlepool Amateurs 7
Despite an excellent performance from, both backs and
forwards alike, Jarrow were unluckily beaten by the
narrowest of margins. The Jarrowmen spent almost the
entire game encamped in the visitors own twenty-two
but poor finishing and shoddy handling proved costly.
Graham Lindsley scored Jarrow's only try in the second
half. Matt King was unlucky not to claim the
conversion when his finely struck kick two metres in
from the touchline shaved the wrong side of the
upright. Another break from big strapping second row
Lindsley almost resulted in a try but the ball was
ripped out of his grasp by a determined Hartlepool
defender. Darren Jones also came close, crossing the
line but unable to ground the ball. Hooker Brian
Berry led the pack and his line-out throwing, ball
winning and motivational skills were, once again,
exceptional. Jarrovians kept up the pressure all game
but couldn't convert into points. Skipper Mark
Greenwood had an outstanding game and collected the
man-of-the-match award for the third week in a row. He
was well pleased with the overall performance but
disappointed by his sides inability to finish. Final
score Jarrovians 5 West Hartlepool 7
Jarrovians II 38 Novocastrians III 8
Novo's had no answer to Jarrovian's superior forward
play and, with lock-forward Brian Shaw returning after
a long absence, Jarrovian's had but one direction to
go and that was forward. Shaw helped himself to a
hat-trick of tries. Added to that tries from Wilson,
Robson, Lindsay and Malcolm, with two, made Novo's
journey south of the river a miserable one. A special
mention should go to Dave Hill who at 60 years of age
had an outstanding game seeming to be at every break
down and involved in almost all of Jarrovian's good
play. Any other day he would have claimed the man of
the match award, however this went to hat-trick hero,
Brian Shaw who commented after the game that "it was
good to be back" and is looking forward to next weeks
game
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What was going on at Jarrovians fifteen years ago in the season 1994-95? Here's a brief rundown of that season. Three teams were turning out every week. Captains were Colin Kennedy, Terry Farrell and Tommy Thompson. After game refreshments were at Hedworthfield and our representatives on the bar committee were none other than A.Charlton and A.Robinson. Who??
Stats for the 94-95 season were as follows:
First team. played 32, won 20, lost 11. points for 608. against 429. Biggest win 57-0 Houghton. Biggest loss 55-5 North shields In the league played 9 lost 2 to Barnard Castle and Sedgefield
Second team. Played 25, won 16 lost 13. points for 440, against 354
Third team. Played 25, won 5 lost 19
On the committee were, Chairman R.Winn, secretary S.Softley and: M.Lindsay, K.Ferguson, D.King, A.Wood, P.Halliday, C.Kennedy(snr), T.Farrell, B.Berry
The quest for a Clubhouse was ongoing and focused this season on the former vicarage(a listed building) at the rear of St John's church adjacent to the masonic hall owned by the Durham Dioscese. A structural survey was carried out. The estate agents priced the building at £50K. The committee sanctioned a bid of £25K. Club president, Dave Ridley had meetings with Scottish & Newcastle and Vaux breweries. The council were approached about siting two pitches adjacent to Hebburn park. Plans were drawn up for four changing rooms, showers and toilets. A function room on the first floor (13m x 7m) with toilets, kitchen/bar, and storage space. Second floor was to be used for storage space and committee rooms. The basement was to have seating and heating installed. This project was ongoing throughout the season and involved a lot of hard work.
On the social side the following events were held: Karaoke night Robin Hood(raised £30), Wet & wild, Lightwater Valley. Christmas do at the Deneside (nothings changed there then). It was suggested that we sell tickets consistent with the number of seats available. End of season function was held at the Redhills at Neville's Cross, Durham. It was decided to get two buses to get the ninety-odd people there(one broke down on the return).The Club was running a ticket draw, which over the course of the year raised £2059. Down on the previous season's total of £3489.
Following is what came up at the years committee meetings:
An article was placed in the Shields Gazette for a coach but no replies received. Various avenues were explored but no coach appointed.
A strip amnesty was announced as several strips had gone missing the previous season.
The committee agreed to instigate a player of the month award for each team. A small cup or plaque could be presented, funded by a small increase "about ten pence" in weekly subs.
Joe Watson was injured at work and could no longer play He was presented with a plaque in recognition of his years of service and an article appeared in The Gazette.
A.Charlton was banned for four weeks having been sent off for abusive language.
After both teams had a 50 odd points drubbing by allegedly weak North Shields A and B teams it was decided to terminate this regular Christmas-time fixture.
There was a lack of referees and the second and third team often had no ref. Volunteers were sought and A.Wood, A.Berry indicated they would ref. P.Wallace and D.Hill were to be approached to form a four man rota system.
The third Sean Gallagher Memorial Match was played at Hedworthfield against Northumbria Police Select XV. Team: Harte, Softley, Pargeter, Kennedy, Cairns, Whittington, Cockburn, Farrell, Moore, Simpson(M), Halliday, Hardisty, McCoy, Berry K, Lindsay. Subs Dobson, Cusworth, Bamford, Berry B. Playing for the poliss were Jarrow stalwarts McLeod D, Shaw, Dowson, Ridley W and Rodham.
On the day we raised approx £200 for the epilepsy charity through sponsorship and programmes, Rumour has it that Hedworth bar takings were astronomical. However, during festivities, words were exchanged between a club member and a cleaner. An identity parade was arranged to identify "the spiky haired fat person, with glasses, and a bad leg who answers to the name of Tojo"
We played touring regulars, Pinley on Easter Saturday
Nominations for most improved player of the season were: Mark Dobson, Graham Coleman, Phil Jones, Steve Ritson, Brian Shaw, Derek Taylor (jarra strangler?). Joint award went to Taylor and Shaw.
A coach was hired for the final league fixture at Sedgefield to transport the Jarrow supporters club as promotion depended on it. We lost.
It was decided to appoint a Social Chairman, with a vote on the committee. This had to be agreed by the members at the AGM. It was
The committee had spent most of the season designing the new club tie. Following is what goes on when a tie is designed by committee:
July - Iain Hendry had a sample of some cloth consisting of a series of yellow lines with dark writing in between.
The committee wanted a plain black tie with one crest and thick yellow stripe above and below. Nothing else. Not Nowt.
It was then agreed two thin yellow lines above and below the crest would look better
It was then agreed to continue the stripes throughout the tie as the original was "too black"
It was then agreed to have writing between the lines
It was then agreed that the the writing should be "intoxicatus ad nauseum" for whatever reason
The ties were then to be ordered at a cost of about £4.50 each
August - awaiting delivery
September- ordered awaiting delivery
October - ordered, delivery four weeks. M.Lindsay questioned the cost, initially about £4.50, now rumoured to be £700 for 100. To be investigated
November - quote come back at £5.03 each plus VAT. Despite Matty's expression resembling a man about to be hung, it was agreed to purchase them.
December - delivery imminent
January - they have been received and are magnificent
Nobody thought it wise to point out that they turned out to be remarkably similar to earlier versions of the club tie.
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