Greenwich Admirals Rugby League Football Club

WALK THE WALK VIDEO

greenwich.admirals@yahoo.co.uk — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:53:00 GMT

Use the link below to access the video of the charity walk to raise funds for Jack Brennan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWcHiZ_opu8

WCAM FINALS DAY

greenwich.admirals@yahoo.co.uk — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:33:00 GMT

Hi all, on behalf of London and the South East Rugby League, we would like to extend our thanks to all our regional clubs, players, volunteers, managers, parents, coaches and supporters for making the final week of Youth, Junior and Mini League a resounding success.

Special thanks must also go to WCAM for their continued support of the programme and the opportunities they have allowed us to develop for our young participants.

Finally, for those of you who have helped raise over £500 for mutually beneficially causes such as the Jack Brenan Fund and the Gary Purdham Memorial Trust we again thank you. The winners of the prizes are as follows:

Signed Harlequins RL Shirt: Ticket 472.

· A Signed London Skolars Shirt: Ticket 371.

· 4 x 4 Nations Tickets: Ticket 712.

· 2 x 8 free entry tickets to any ministry of Paintball: Tickets 489 / 702.

· A free one hour fitness session at Field of Fitness: Ticket 503.

Please advise your club members that the prize winners will be on the website and to give me a call to claim,

Thanks again for a great finale to the season and have a great post season break.

WALK THE WALK FOR JACKO

greenwich.admirals@yahoo.co.uk — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:48:00 GMT

Earlier this month (September 2011) a young Harlequins Rugby League academy player Jack Brennan was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.

18 year old Jack and his family now have to face up to a fight against a Cancer which has now spread throughout his body and is inoperable in its present form.

The Rugby League community has come together to try to raise some money for Jack and his family. There will be a Sponsored Walk on the 1st October 2011 from the Twickenham Stoop to his amateur club Greenwich Admirals on the other side of London.

The event will start at 9.am from the Stoop and the route will be 19.5 miles through the capital and will go via Westminster Abby and the Houses of Parliament. We are aiming to raise as much as we can to make life for him and his family better in any way we can.

If you would like a Sponsorship Form and Rout Card please email graham_henley@hotmail.co.uk

Can all who are takeing part to arrive by 8:30

2011 PRESENTATION EVENING

greenwich.admirals@yahoo.co.uk — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:04:00 GMT

The 2011 Presentation Evening will kick off at 7.30 this Saturday after the Play Off simi finals.

Please make every effort to attend and support both the U16's and U18's prior to the evenings event.

PLAY OFF's

greenwich.admirals@yahoo.co.uk — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:12:00 GMT

Today the London Youth and Junior League confirmed league placings and anounanced the first round of Play Off fixtures.

Greenwich will play at home on the 3rd September againts Medway Dragons (U16's) and Hainault Bulldogs (U18's).

Unfortunatly the U14's just missed out on points difference but can look back on their first season with a sense of atcheivement that next season they will do better.

Coaches willl contact players re training. All players wishing to play in the Play Offs will be required to attend all training sesseons before being selected.

CHALLANGE CUP SIMI FINAL PHOTOS

greenwich.admirals@yahoo.co.uk — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:42:00 GMT

Photos of the U18's Challange Cup win can be accessed via http://photoshotz.co.uk/p317336679

Photos were taken by Robin White.

NICHOLAS AGBO CAPTAINS ENGLANDS LIONHEARTS

greenwich.admirals@yahoo.co.uk — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:07:00 GMT

England Lionhearts captain Nicolas Agbo will be on the BBC London Rugby League Show on Wednesday evening. This is about his captaincy of the England Lion Hearts this weekend v Scotland.

Also selected to play from Greenwich Admirals Rugby League are Manbir Mann, Josh Thorneycroft and Paul Hiyder.

The clubs wishes tham all the best for atcheiving such a high standard in the game and atcheiving national recognition.

GREENWICH PLAYERS SHINE AT NATIONAL CARNIVAL

greenwich.admirals@yahoo.co.uk — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:26:00 GMT

Greenwich Admirals success stories continue to boost Rugby League in the South of England with the recent success of the South East England squad winning the England Carnival on 30th May in Derby.

Greenwich players attended the selection trial in Elmbridge where appointed Coach Dave Roberts and Team Manager Duncan Smith, both from the Admirals, put 30 players through their paces in order to select a 20 man squad to attend the carnival.

Lorne Dixon, James Spark, Nicholas Agbo, Manbir Mann, Paul Hyder, Richard Flisik, Josh Thorneycroft, Raphael Sikwabi and Angelo Thomas all made the South East England team who then went on to the England Carnival and beating North East England 26-16 in game one, Drew 28 all with North East England in game two to finish in top spot in Pool B.

The final was played against Yorkshire in front of the England Lionheart selectors and the South East remained undefeated again with a golden point win 8-6. The win that little bit more special knowing that they not only beat Rugby League heartlands and Northern teams, but they did it with players who played in a division below almost of their competition.

Out of the 9 Greenwich Admirals selected for the South East squad, 3 were named to represent England Nicholas Agbo, Paul Hyder and Manbir Mann (5 from the whole South East squad) against Scotland, Wales and Ireland later this year, with Josh Thorneycroft from Admirals also being named as first reserve. Its a credit to the players and the Greenwich Admirals with the work everyone continues to put in and showing the positive growth for Rugby League in the South of England.

ADMIRALS SINK SPITFIRES

greenwich.admirals@yahoo.co.uk — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:21:00 GMT

Greenwich Admirals 78th Minute try takes the spoils.

Southampton Spitfires 24 - 32 Greenwich Admirals

Current league leaders where in great form as they beat a strong Southampton side 32-24. This is the first time Greenwich have ever beaten Southampton at home and it signaled their intention to retain their status as champions.

Southampton started the game well and after some good forward drives the ball was fed wide allowing Tom Barnes to cross in the corner giving the home side a 4-0 advantage. Stand-off George Thropy was unable to convert the extras.

Soon after Greenwich responded with a clean break up the middle. Mike Thomas at full back stopped the break but the damage had already been done and with the Southampton defence in a mess the ball was spread wide for Greenwich to find a huge whole and score. Greenwich then converted the extras to take the lead 6-4.

Then Greenwich really took a grip on the game and started to make good forward progress and with quick play the balls the Southampton defence was stretched to its limit allowing Greenwich to run in two trys, one of which was converted to give the visitors a commanding 16-4 lead just before the half time break.

With the game swinging more in Greenwich favour the home side had to respond quickly and they did going on a scoring spree of their own scoring two trys in an 8 minute spell. Firstly Mike Thomas on debut cut through the Greenwich defence to score on the left hand side of the field. George Thropy adding the extras to make the score 16-10. Secondly Oli Johnson picked up a loose Greenwich pass and sprinted 80 meters only to be pulled down short of the line. The quick play the ball from Johnson allowed the Spitfires to go wide and Andrew Hoggins crossed in the corner. George Thropy missed the difficult conversion to leave the half time score 14-16.

The second half was going to be a close encounter as neither side could establish a winning lead. First to score where Greenwich who capitalised on Southampton’s poor attempt to field a high ball. The ball was allowed to bounce into a Greenwich player’s hand that went on to feed the ball wide to score in the corner making the score 14-20.

Southampton responded quickly and from an attacking scrum scrum half Alec Dyer found the full back Mike Thomas who cut a great line to score under the posts, Thropy converting the extras to tie the game at 20-20.

Greenwich then took the lead again after a mistake on the first tackle close to Southampton’s line. The visitors worked the ball close to the line sucking in defenders and then went wide to their winger who crossed untouched to extend the lead to 24-20. With a difficult kick added the lead was stretched to 26-20.

Southampton again refused to lie down and after some good work centre Laurence Warren-West powered over in the corner to make it 26-24. The conversion missed left Greenwich clinging onto a 2 point lead.

With 6 minutes to go the game could have gone either way and as Southampton went wide Greenwich intercepted the ball and went all the way to the try line. Full back Dave Strange was on hand to pull off an amazing try saving tackle and at the same time forcing the error.

Southampton did well to work the ball up field looking for the winning score and a great kick on the last was not chased well allowing the pacey winger from Greenwich to make 60 meters deep into Southampton Territory. The ball was then fed wide and the Greenwich second rower crashed over with several defenders in tow. The Player looked to have been held up over the line but the referee gave the visitors the benefit of the doubt and awarded the try. With the conversion added the Greenwich team had extended their lead to 8 points and the game was over as a contest. One more set of six was played and the whistle blown leaving the final score Greenwich 34 - Southampton 24.

Next up for Greenwich is a top of the table clash, welcoming Elmbridge Eagles on Saturday 4^th June 2pm kick off down at Well Hall.

Head Coach Live on Radio

greenwich.admirals@yahoo.co.uk — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:08:00 GMT

Head Coach Jason was guest on the BBC London's Rugby League show on Wednesday evening. Listen to his and other comments on the game in London.

www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/lrl

RLC Launch

greenwich.admirals@yahoo.co.uk — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:09:00 GMT

The Rugby League clubs from London and the South East are gearing up for another exciting season with representatives from the Premier, Regional and Merit Leagues coming together at The Twickenham Stoop to mark the start of a new campaign.

The team to beat in the six-club Premier Division will be national champions St Albans Centurions who hold the Harry Jepson Trophy. The season will include a Magic style round where all matches will be played at one central venue. Hammersmith Hills Hoists, the reigning London 9s champions will be out to transfer their form in the shorter version of the game into the 13-a-side competition while West London Sharks, Grand Finalists for the last three years with victories in 2008 and 2009 will be keen to make it four on the trot, making it to the big day on August 6th.

The South East Regional league boasts seven teams which means a bye for one team every week. Swindon and Oxford have joined the West Regional league but Portsmouth Navy Seahawks have been added this season and their experience at the Premier division over the last three years will put them in a strong position from the outset. Greenwich Admirals, Champions for the last two years, will be aiming for a hat trick of titles in their 10th anniversary season. They did it the hard way last year, coming from fourth to beat table-toppers Elmbridge Eagles in the semi-final playoff before defeating Guildford Giants in the final.

Northampton Demons, champions of the East division for the last two years and National Champions in 2010, have moved up to the Midlands Premier League but will still have a presence in the division through their ‘A’ team. Sudbury Gladiators will be hoping to make an impression in their debut season. St Ives Roosters, the second oldest club in London and the South East will be hoping to celebrate as premiers at the conclusion to their 20th season.

Bedford Tigers who narrowly lost the final last year will be determined to go one step further while positive noises are arising from the Bury Titans camp who lost out in the final the year before. Sleeping giants Norwich City Saxons round off the six team division in what is expected to be the tightest the East has seen in its history.

The London Merit League will see a number of new teams this year including East Enders and imaginatively titled Mudchute Uncles setting up a local rivalry to second season club Phantoms based in West Ham. The East Surrey Roosters, based in Dorking are also new to the competition and London Skolars ‘A’ will be the experienced team of the league. The newly established East Merit League boasts two new clubs, the Fenland Foxes and West Norfolk plus a number of ‘A’ sides of existing East clubs. Teams from both Merit Leagues can play cross league fixtures against one another and results will still count towards their respective divisions.

The season kicks off on Saturday 16th of April with the second running of the London 9 a-side Challenge. Hosted by current champions Hammersmith Hills Hoists, the competition will be fierce for pre season bragging rights. The RLC and Merit League seasons begin on April 30th, while the East RLC will commence on May 14th.

WCAM LY&JL Challange Cup Draw

greenwich.admirals@yahoo.co.uk — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:08:00 GMT

The draw for the first ever WCAM London RL Junior League
Challenge Cup will take place live, and announced on BBC Radio London(94.9
FM and on-line) on the Rugby League Show with Ian Ramsdale on Wednesday 30
March 2011.

Phil Abbot, Chair at Brentwood Eels will make the draw.

Details as follows:
The draw will be ‘live’ for the U12's and U18's groups only. The U14's and U16's Leagues are made up of greater numbers and will require preliminary rounds,these two age groups will be drawn by Andy Gilvary with help of a Quins RL1st Grade player.

The Quins players announcements will go out as a recordings at the same time as the ‘live’ U12 and
U18 draw.

Preliminary Rounds will be played on 16 or 23 April 2011 with the First
Round taking place just over a month later.

This is a massive step forward for us, promoting and celebrating our game,
attracting new listeners to The Rugby League Show, and opening a new
chapter of engagement for hundreds of people.

2011 WCAM London Youth League 9’s Under 18’s Tournament Overview

greenwich.admirals@yahoo.co.uk — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:24:00 GMT

Against all the odds, nine boys of steel from Greenwich Admirals marched into the Bentwood Eels Rugby League club, who were hosting the WCAM London Youth Rugby League 2011 9's tournament, and sailed away with the bounty which is the coveted London Youth League 9's Cup, Sponsored by Harlequins Rugby League.

On arrival at the venue the task ahead from a Greenwich perspective seemed quite daunting as bus loads of teams pulled into the car park, it was evident that Greenwich were short on numbers. They only had nine players and not one single interchange. Pride was the substitute for their disposition as Greenwich were the current champions and these nine guys who can only be described as “Boys of steel” intended to remain champions.

Eight teams; Brentwood Eels, Eastern Rhinos, Hainault Bulldogs, London Skolars, St Albans, Staines, Medway Dragons and Greenwich Admirals, entered the competition and by the size of the packs, most of the teams travelled with in excess of 20 players, these teams meant business.

A mammoth task lay ahead for these Greenwich nine, but boy did they take it to task.

Coming out of their pool unbeaten and progressing to the semi-final against the hosts with a very large pack, Brentwood. This was a very tough encounter with Brentwood hoping to cash in on their interchanges. However they were not up against any ordinary team who let the luxuries of interchanges bother them. They were facing the “Greenwich nine” each player pushed the boundaries of endurance and skill to overcome the hosts to become the finalists versus Hainault Bulldogs. Hainault, like the other teams, were prepared in numbers obviously looking to utilise that factor in their favour.

The stage was set for the final. Did I just say final? Yes. Greenwich Admirals were in the Final with the same nine players that entered the competition at the beginning and progressed unbeaten without an interchange to the final. The effort these guys put in, just to reach the final was absolutely phenomenal and hugely respect-worthy. Then the Greenwich nine turned the competition on its head and made some history in the process by emerging victorious from a gruelling final at the end of which one of the Greenwich nine Angelo Thomas was awarded a trophy for player of the tournament.

These nine boys of steel should be in the "Hall of Fame" for what they achieved last Saturday and they deserve every accolade they get by this display that was witnessed at this Quins tournament. What was done today will be remembered for a long time as a monumental achievement. Well done the Greenwich nine, and well done to Greenwich Admirals U18’s coach Shaun Lang for steering the ship in stormy waters. Superb performance guys.

SPONSORSHIP 2011

greenwich.admirals@yahoo.co.uk — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:40:00 GMT

The club is please to announce that it has secured sponsorship for the 2011 season.

Mears Projects has renewed its commitment for the forth season in a row and Hapap Mechanical and Electrical Services has agreed to sponsor the clubs playing strips for the second season in a row.

Apest Environmental Ltd. and SBS Group of Companies will support the club in a varity of ways that will allow us to continue to offer Rugby League at a resonable rate especiaaly in todays ecconomic climate.

It now rest on everyone associated with the club to ensure that sponsorship pledged is used for the benifit of not only members but the local community in which the club is based.

The club is planning a Sponsors Day later in the season as a thank you to show sponsors and potential sponsors what the club is about and what we have to offer.

Please go the sponsors page on the clubs web site to visit our sponsors web sites and learn a little more about them.

London Junior League Logo Design Competition

greenwich.admirals@yahoo.co.uk — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:07:00 GMT

London & The South East Rugby League are looking nationwide for talent who may not only be skilled with a ball, but also a pencil!

As the junior game in the south approaches its eighth year of operation, the league are looking to create a brand

identity that will be recognisable on both a regional and national level.

This exciting competition is being partnered with London based Code13 Sports Media who will turn your ideas

into a professional design. The aim will be to establish a league emblem that encompasses the ethics of the

game along with the diverse and cosmopolitan nature of the nation’s capital.

The crest will feature on all Junior League affiliated media, events and promotion and the winner will be invited

down to The Twickenham Stoop to see their design come to life with Code13 Sports Media.

Therefore, L&SE Rugby League would like to invite all advocates of the game to ‘try’ their hand at designing the

2011 Junior League logo . This can be done in any form, whether software based or free hand. Please provide

your design on a single sheet of A4 sized paper.

To enter, simply return your design to: Andy Gilvary, League Office, South Bank University, Technopark Building, 90 London Road, London SE1 6LN,

with your name, club (who you support if you don’t belong to a club), return address and contact email /telephone number.

The competition is open to all children of school age and entries must be received by close of play on Friday February 28

2011. A short list will be announced and the winner unveiled at a Harlequins RL Engage Super League game. The decision by London Rugby League, is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

The lucky winner will receive two tickets to an RFL event of their choice (World Club Challenge, Challenge Cup Final or the Grand Final etc.) and a signed England RL ball. There is also a runners-

up prize of a signed Harlequins RL shirt

The school or club of the winner will also receive 10 rugby balls courtesy of Code13 Sports media.

By entering the competition you agree to your logo design being used by the RFL in whole or in part for use in promoting the London Junior

League competition.