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1) The Rugby Club menu tab now has Games where you'll find photos from matches and even a video of the Old Colstonians 1s vs Ross-On-Wye 1s.

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Weekend Rugby: Tewkesbury and Kingswood II

The 1st are away to Tewkesbury on Saturday and look to improve on last weekends rugby.  Tewkesbury suffered their first lost against newly demoted team Widden Old Boys.  Tom Clevely is back from injury although starts on the bench, and Archie Watts-Farmers is back in at blind-side.

The 2nds are home to Kingswood and are looking for their first win after 3 losses on-the-trot against strong teams in their merit league.  Spirits are high as performances have been good.  Team to be annouced through contact.  Kick off at 3pm.

Other news: Natch is now on sale at the bar after the game, so enjoy that!!  The sexy Stilwell brothers have made it in todays Evening Post....check it out. ;)

Firsts
Meet: School at 12.50pm
Location: Tewkesbury RFC, The Moats, Gander Lane, Tewkesbury, GL20 5PG
Dress: #1s
Dont forget £2

1. Kimsey
2. Mills
3. Lewis
4. Denning
5. Woods
6. Watts-Farmer
7. Ross
8. Swift
9. Windsor
10. Stilwell T
11. Radford
12. Read
13. Stilwell A
14. Laxen
15. Burrows
16. Clevely
17. Crane

Old Colstonian 1s V Ross On Wye 1s

The OCs started well and kept the ball in hand as they played into a stiff breeze, however everytime the home side made a half line break the disciplined Ross on Wye defence slammed the door tightly shut. the Ross half backs kicked intelligently and pinned the OCs back when they coughed up possession. After half an hour there was still no score but following some scintillating play from the Colston's midfield backs Tom Stillwell on home debut managed to crash over.

With the wind in the second half Old Colstonians attempted to take more of a territorial advantage but unfortunately failed to do so on a regular basis but based on the foundations of a rock solid defence the Bristol side never looked like conceding a try. Colston's scored another well worked try, finished off by the ever improving Mike Rodford. George Burrows added a smartly taken penalty to take the score to 13-0.

The OCs then defended for their lives for the last 10 minutes of the match and they should be proud of their efforts. Next week's fixture is a tough away trip to Tewkesbury that are always a tough proposition at home. The blue and golds must train hard this week and be ready for the challenge presented by the Gloucester outfit!

Weekend Rugby: Ross on Wye and Dings III

This weekend the 1sts play Ross on Wye in their first home league game. The squad are looking to put last weeks results to the history books.  The squad includes the addition of the 3 Stilwell brothers; Ant, Tom, and Jon who will be looking to make a huge impact in the backs.

The 2nds head over other side of the M32 to Dings.  They take on the National 2 South thirds team in a merit table game.  The 2nds looking for their first win of the season and going to Dings with experience of Burrows, L. Price, and Moss upfront and the youth of Rourke, Wynn-Jones, and M. Price in the backs.

During the home game against Ross on Wye there will be a BBQ for supporters in aid of the Vets up and coming tour.

1st Squad Meet at School for 1.45pm. Dress: #1s. Kimsey Mills Lewis Denning Woods Ryan Rossy Swift Stilwell J Stilwell T Rodford Read Stilwell A Laxen Burrows Waller Scott Radcliffe

2nd Squad Meet at Shool for 1.30pm. Dress: #1s. Forwards John Crane Chris Rowland Rory Shepherd Pat Hayward Dave Moss Ben Burrows Hywel Evans Dan Acford Lloyd Price Tuki Rounds Tim Clarke Vishal Balasingham Backs Connor Rourke Dave Wynn-Jones Tom Moy Mike Price Jevan Laxen Tim Roe Rob Masters Tim Ford