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Haydon and Neil who shared 35 points and 35 stone
COVENTRIANS 35 - 8 COPSEWOOD
Saturday was a day for muscular forward play, flexing of biceps, firsts and records. We have a good league record v Copsewood and yet they're perennial Covents party poopers who normally slug it out in tight, turgid affairs and lose out narrowly at the end. Not so yesterday as the fat boys turned up the heat in the Covents' kitchen and produced a convincing victory that sees us sit proudly, 9 points clear at the top of the pile.
The writing was on the wall in the 11th minute when Raging Bull Neil Walters went on the rampage through 5 defenders from the half way line and dotted under the posts for prop Haydon Clarke to convert 7-0. On 14 minutes, Kev Walters' alarm didn't go off and he hit their No 10 late-ish leaving him dazed and confused but luckily no yellow card. Copsewood potted the resulting penalty for dissent to make the score 7-3.
On 32 minutes, from a Copsewood scrum on their line, Covents shoved, got ball and from the resulting tapped penalty, Big Neil dotted with Haydon converting for 14-3. Five minutes later, on our line, credit to Copsewood who shoved our sleepy forwards over for a score to take us into the break 14-8.
On 46 minutes, Big Neil again, from a scrum on the 22 went over unopposed (through the tacklers white flags) and yes, Haydon slotted for 21-8. The 50th minute saw exactly the same combination (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz) Big Neil / Haydon take the score to 28-8 and then in 67th minute Groundhog Day struck again as Big Neil scored his fifth try from No 8 and Haydon converted for 35-8. At this point Bopper took Neil off as a quick glance through the Warks RFU handbook had shown that 6 tries meant 2 jugs, a curry for each of the team, a new dishwasher for his missus and Neil having to decorate the clubhouse. The only thing that happened in the remaining 15 minutes was for Donk to knock on like a big girl when the whitewash beckoned and George receive a yellow card with about 17 seconds left. So, we are a one man team then ....
So now to the records and firsts.
Surely a record for a No 8 and a prop to share 35 points? 5 tries and 5 conversions each respectively - answer on a postcard please.
Firsts; I've never seen our No 10 (Tom Gough) start the game with an Alice band and hair modelled on the Fonz but heyyyyy, sit on it Cunningham, it could catch on.
I've never seen our coach wear a tie in the opposing team's colours but fair play Bops, you were less grouchy.
I've never been debagged (trousers and boxers) in front of the club president and the president of the Warks RFU - thanks Sean, I nearly had someone's eye out. Why Woz found it so funny I'll never know but BIG things amuse little minds and if our winning run continues, we'll all be smiling.
Quick mention to the second team who had their visas stamped and went over the border to the badlands of Atherstone and lost 50-19 - I'm afraid I don't know our scorers.
What a great day/night at the club on Saturday (what a crap morning on Sunday). It was great to welcome back 2 of our own in Martin Harrington (over from New Zealand) and Alun Morrall (over from Kansas). Also good to see Golly, Jim Parkes and Tony Supa among others - a messy session ensued with past and present Covents living it up big time - the evening was topped off with some lively singing (led by Father Francis P) and a naked lap of the pitch by skipper Deej. Pity the cleaners and count the takings, Coventrians boys were out on the p*ss again!
Oh the firsts lost away at Broadstreet 2nds 3-43 and Covents 2nds played in a great game only just losing 19-21 to Broadstreet 4ths.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
to all Covents past and present!
TRINITY GUILD 0 - 31 COVENTRIANS Mids 5 West South
Covents established a 4 point lead at the top of Mids 5 West South with a convincing win at 2nd place Trinity Guild. This was their third consecutive win without conceding a point while scoring 101 points of their own.
Yes I'm having problems (again) with this useless, clumsy piece of crap website but no matter - yesterday's scorers Neil Walters 3, Rohan Aitken 1 and Flying Warthog Lawrence Goddard's deadly carpet slipper with 4 cons and a pen accounted for the Guild - cue coach Bopper,
Praise too to the 2nd team who had a great win 31 - 10 against AEI Rugby!
Saturday 3rd December 2011
COVENTRIANS 36 - 0 STOKE OLD BOYS
Blue Power Demolishes Plucky Old Boys
Stoke Old Boys were dismantled by Covents' physical power at a sunny but chilly Black Pad as we welcomed prodigal son Neil Walters back from his Kansas sojourn and in the 6th minute he made his muscular presence felt, picking up in Stoke's 22 and bullocking through 5 tackles to touch down under the sticks. The flying warthog converted in his carpet slippers and we were underway at 7 - 0.
In the 25th minute, from a penalty, Tom (amazingly not so grumpy today) Gough got hold of pill weaved through from about 20 yards and despite much maroon and white company, stretched and dotted down on the whitewash for 12 - 0. Warthog did the honours for 14 - 0. Three minutes later came the champagne moment of the match - Rohan chipped a kick up the right wing and as he set off to follow, Stoke's 16 nudged him out (without the ball) and did his own ha ha ha hamstring - as he limped from the fray we were, of course, very sympathetic.
In the second half, on 53 minutes, Warthog slotted for 17 - 0 and we all thought, great platform, Stoke are knackered, cue cricket score - not a bit of it - Stoke rallied and proceeded to go on a camping holiday in our 22 for what must have been at least 18 minutes. Time and time again they attacked through their host of fatties and time and time again we repelled all borders - there were one or two curious decisions from an increasingly stressful man in green but his temper wasn't helped by 007 lookalike Trevor Roberts (complete with black tie and cumberband fresh from an all nighter at Rainbows) howling advise from the windy touch line.
Our stout defence paid dividends in the 73rd minute as Incredible Hulk Neil Walters once again clutched the pill in his bear like mitts and strode forward like a bull in a china shop. Breaking two tackles and a lot of crockery he put Tom Gough in the corner for 22 - 0. Warthog's kick was like a wet fart in a gale and we didn't add any extras. Yes, I know what you're asking and yes it came in the 79th minute - Rohan got hold of it in his own 22 and set off like Billy Whizz - scorching mazily past 3 defenders he sent the 4th into the middle of next week with a booming hand off and dived in under the posts for 27 - 0. Warthog polished his slipper and slotted for 29 - 0.
So the game was up then? Not on your Nelly and Nelly it was who broke Stoke hearts by once again rampaging forward, in the 83rd minute, through the thin maroon line from halfway and finishing under the posts. Did he flop down in triumph? No, he popped it to a startled Tom Gough (on his shoulder) to ensure 34 - 0 and a hat trick jug from Tom. Smart boys these Number 8 forwards. Warthog did the honours and the ref brought to an end a rather accomplished 36 - 0 victory against deflated but spirited opposition.
So that's 70 points garnered in two games without reply and it was only later, in the clubhouse that we realised that we had actually reached the summit of Mids 5 West South and now sat proudly as table toppers. Many an experienced rugby eye turned to coach Bopper whose 15 minute cameo from the bench may have resembled Captain Mainwaring with lumbago but obviously was a game turning quarter of an hour that not only sealed victory but also shot us to the top like an over excited champagne cork on a formula 1 rostrum. Long may we remain there!
The celebrations were complete in the bar when some of us older farts welcomed Ken Bulldog, Vicar Hitter, the spillage Millidge back to the Covents' fold - lovely to share a couple of pints and old stories with him to round off a great Coventrians RFC day.
Coventry Tech 0 -34 Coventrians Mids 5 West South
Covents thumped old rivals Cov Tech 34-0 at Mitchell Ave today with tries from Rohan 2, Scrappy (Stu Kirk), Donk (Gavin Ballard) and George. Haydon Clarke landed a penalty and 2 conversions with Scrappy sending one conversion over.
The second team beat Old Wheats' 2nds 25-17 to complete a good day for the club.
COVENTRIANS 20 - 28 WELLESBOURNE Mids 5 West South KO
Coventrians lost a league game for the first time this season and their points scorers were Ben Davies and Rohan Aitken (tries) with Jason Ryan landing 2 conversions and 2 penalties. Rohan's try was his 50th in league rugby for Covents in only 7 seasons so many congratulations - jug time next week!
The second team lost 39 - 0.
Copsewood 10 - 11 Coventrians Mids 5 West (South)
Our league record v Copsewood is P6 W4 L2. Add to this our record v GEC & GPT and it is P8 W4 L4.
Dave Bailey contemplating the night before and 80 hard minutes ....
COVENTRIANS 9 - 3 WARWICKIAN - Mids West 5 (South)
Covents kick off their league season today and our record v Warwickian in league fixtures is P12 W10 L2 add to that our record against them when they were Old Warwickians P19 W8 L11 gives us P31 W18 L13.
Our first ever league fixture v Old Warwickians was in our first and championship winning Warks 3 season on the 10th October 1987 when we went down 10-9 away in very controversial circumstances Clayton Flick weighing in with a try, penalty and conversion.
A Win's a Win
So says the old adage and the paper will say so on Wednesday too but make no mistake about it, this was more Atherstone High St than the Champs-Elysees with Covents finally coming out on top in a scruffy, at times ugly, scrappy arm wrestle that was not helped by an inept and completely curious performance by the man in yellow, holding a whistle. In fact it was credit to both teams that there wasn't a mass bout of handbags as Covents and Ws were left frequently frustrated by a failure to penalize the many obvious transgressions.
Warwickian took charge in the early exchanges and spent time near our line but sloppy handling meant they couldn't cash in. After 7 minutes winger Tom Evans left the field injured and Jason Platt (Jeff's lad) was fetched from the second team game to take his place. 5 minutes later, Ben Davies slotted a penalty in front for a 3 - 0 lead. This woke Covents up a bit and Rohan went on a trademark scorch down the left wing but as the Ws know him well, he was never alone in the match with seemingly everyone in maroon wanting to scrag him.
A word here about Dong and the Kerseley contingent - we were shouting "get your head down me cock" not "down on me ...." (you get the drift)
Back to scrappy forward play then and Vallis decided he'd had enough of the Ws forwards at a ruck so became the heaviest human torpedo in the world and sent one back to last week but was penalised for being off his head .... Errr I mean feet. After 20 mins, Ws were all over us like a cheap suit and twice we had to ground ball behind our line but repelled them all the same. Ws did finally achieve parity with a penalty and went in at half time 3 - 3.
Not much else to report until the 60th minute when charging warthog Lawrence stunned everyone by putting in a deft little kick mid gallop (who's been watching the World Cup then?) which nearly put Rohan in. On 64 minutes though we took the lead when Jason Ryan slotted a beauty for 6 - 3. This was about the time when the blue and white pack started to take control up front and this was celebrated by a bullocking wildebeest charge which gained about 15 yards but no points. It did however leave skipper Deej and Dave Bailey staggering and asking what day it was - not helped in Dave's case by a fairly liquid Friday night and no sleep. Who said we don't prepare properly for games?
On 70 minutes Jason again slotted for 9 - 3 and a minute later, Steve Vallis, sensing glory from a tap penalty set off on a charge but unfortunately there were still players from both sides on the floor exchanging phone numbers so Grumpy Gough tapped it out of his own player's hands to do the job properly. This only serves to underline what Mrs Vallis has always said about Steve being somewhat premature.
So the game started to draw to a close and Covents were very lucky not to concede when Ws thought they'd gone over in the corner - not grounded was the reason it wasn't given but it could've meant 5 points or worse - still, awarded it wasn't and that left us one more moment to savour with Grumpy Gough claiming Tit of the Match when attempting to take a high ball with all the time in the world. Hands out, feet apart, somehow it bounced and zipped straight through his legs with Goughy looking totally perplexed - done through the gate by Shane Warne's flipper much to the amusement of every single person on or near the ground.
The whistle finally blew and a tough tussle for supremacy came to an end. The handshakes were firm and the much improved Warwickian boys stayed for a few pints. It wasn't all doom and gloom though because this was the first time we'd won our first league game of the season since 23rd September 2006 17 - 8 away at Atherstone and also stretches our unbeaten league run this season to one game. It's something to build on and with the numbers that are training currently (25 plus) we can only move forward.
Just a quick mention for the 2nds who played a strong Cov Tech side on the bottom pitch and ran out gallant 32 - 10 losers. Great to see so many bodies in the club post match!
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 Haydon and Neil who shared 35 points and 35 stoneCOVENTRIANS 35 - 8 COPSEWOOD Saturday was a day for muscular forward play, flexing of biceps, firsts and records. We have a good league record v Copsewood and yet they're perennial Covents party poopers who normally slug it out in tight, turgid affairs and lose out narrowly at the end. Not so yesterday as the fat boys turned up the heat in the Covents' kitchen and produced a convincing victory that sees us sit proudly, 9 points clear at the top of the pile. The writing was on the wall in the 11th minute when Raging Bull Neil Walters went on the rampage through 5 defenders from the half way line and dotted under the posts for prop Haydon Clarke to convert 7-0. On 14 minutes, Kev Walters' alarm didn't go off and he hit their No 10 late-ish leaving him dazed and confused but luckily no yellow card. Copsewood potted the resulting penalty for dissent to make the score 7-3. On 32 minutes, from a Copsewood scrum on their line, Covents shoved, got ball and from the resulting tapped penalty, Big Neil dotted with Haydon converting for 14-3. Five minutes later, on our line, credit to Copsewood who shoved our sleepy forwards over for a score to take us into the break 14-8. On 46 minutes, Big Neil again, from a scrum on the 22 went over unopposed (through the tacklers white flags) and yes, Haydon slotted for 21-8. The 50th minute saw exactly the same combination (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz) Big Neil / Haydon take the score to 28-8 and then in 67th minute Groundhog Day struck again as Big Neil scored his fifth try from No 8 and Haydon converted for 35-8. At this point Bopper took Neil off as a quick glance through the Warks RFU handbook had shown that 6 tries meant 2 jugs, a curry for each of the team, a new dishwasher for his missus and Neil having to decorate the clubhouse. The only thing that happened in the remaining 15 minutes was for Donk to knock on like a big girl when the whitewash beckoned and George receive a yellow card with about 17 seconds left. So, we are a one man team then .... So now to the records and firsts. Surely a record for a No 8 and a prop to share 35 points? 5 tries and 5 conversions each respectively - answer on a postcard please. Firsts; I've never seen our No 10 (Tom Gough) start the game with an Alice band and hair modelled on the Fonz but heyyyyy, sit on it Cunningham, it could catch on. I've never seen our coach wear a tie in the opposing team's colours but fair play Bops, you were less grouchy. I've never been debagged (trousers and boxers) in front of the club president and the president of the Warks RFU - thanks Sean, I nearly had someone's eye out. Why Woz found it so funny I'll never know but BIG things amuse little minds and if our winning run continues, we'll all be smiling. Quick mention to the second team who had their visas stamped and went over the border to the badlands of Atherstone and lost 50-19 - I'm afraid I don't know our scorers. |
 What a great day/night at the club on Saturday (what a crap morning on Sunday). It was great to welcome back 2 of our own in Martin Harrington (over from New Zealand) and Alun Morrall (over from Kansas). Also good to see Golly, Jim Parkes and Tony Supa among others - a messy session ensued with past and present Covents living it up big time - the evening was topped off with some lively singing (led by Father Francis P) and a naked lap of the pitch by skipper Deej. Pity the cleaners and count the takings, Coventrians boys were out on the p*ss again!Oh the firsts lost away at Broadstreet 2nds 3-43 and Covents 2nds played in a great game only just losing 19-21 to Broadstreet 4ths. |
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all Covents past and present! |
TRINITY GUILD 0 - 31 COVENTRIANS Mids 5 West South
Covents established a 4 point lead at the top of Mids 5 West South with a convincing win at 2nd place Trinity Guild. This was their third consecutive win without conceding a point while scoring 101 points of their own. Yes I'm having problems (again) with this useless, clumsy piece of crap website but no matter - yesterday's scorers Neil Walters 3, Rohan Aitken 1 and Flying Warthog Lawrence Goddard's deadly carpet slipper with 4 cons and a pen accounted for the Guild - cue coach Bopper, Praise too to the 2nd team who had a great win 31 - 10 against AEI Rugby! |
Saturday 3rd December 2011 COVENTRIANS 36 - 0 STOKE OLD BOYS Blue Power Demolishes Plucky Old Boys Stoke Old Boys were dismantled by Covents' physical power at a sunny but chilly Black Pad as we welcomed prodigal son Neil Walters back from his Kansas sojourn and in the 6th minute he made his muscular presence felt, picking up in Stoke's 22 and bullocking through 5 tackles to touch down under the sticks. The flying warthog converted in his carpet slippers and we were underway at 7 - 0. In the 25th minute, from a penalty, Tom (amazingly not so grumpy today) Gough got hold of pill weaved through from about 20 yards and despite much maroon and white company, stretched and dotted down on the whitewash for 12 - 0. Warthog did the honours for 14 - 0. Three minutes later came the champagne moment of the match - Rohan chipped a kick up the right wing and as he set off to follow, Stoke's 16 nudged him out (without the ball) and did his own ha ha ha hamstring - as he limped from the fray we were, of course, very sympathetic. In the second half, on 53 minutes, Warthog slotted for 17 - 0 and we all thought, great platform, Stoke are knackered, cue cricket score - not a bit of it - Stoke rallied and proceeded to go on a camping holiday in our 22 for what must have been at least 18 minutes. Time and time again they attacked through their host of fatties and time and time again we repelled all borders - there were one or two curious decisions from an increasingly stressful man in green but his temper wasn't helped by 007 lookalike Trevor Roberts (complete with black tie and cumberband fresh from an all nighter at Rainbows) howling advise from the windy touch line. Our stout defence paid dividends in the 73rd minute as Incredible Hulk Neil Walters once again clutched the pill in his bear like mitts and strode forward like a bull in a china shop. Breaking two tackles and a lot of crockery he put Tom Gough in the corner for 22 - 0. Warthog's kick was like a wet fart in a gale and we didn't add any extras. Yes, I know what you're asking and yes it came in the 79th minute - Rohan got hold of it in his own 22 and set off like Billy Whizz - scorching mazily past 3 defenders he sent the 4th into the middle of next week with a booming hand off and dived in under the posts for 27 - 0. Warthog polished his slipper and slotted for 29 - 0. So the game was up then? Not on your Nelly and Nelly it was who broke Stoke hearts by once again rampaging forward, in the 83rd minute, through the thin maroon line from halfway and finishing under the posts. Did he flop down in triumph? No, he popped it to a startled Tom Gough (on his shoulder) to ensure 34 - 0 and a hat trick jug from Tom. Smart boys these Number 8 forwards. Warthog did the honours and the ref brought to an end a rather accomplished 36 - 0 victory against deflated but spirited opposition. So that's 70 points garnered in two games without reply and it was only later, in the clubhouse that we realised that we had actually reached the summit of Mids 5 West South and now sat proudly as table toppers. Many an experienced rugby eye turned to coach Bopper whose 15 minute cameo from the bench may have resembled Captain Mainwaring with lumbago but obviously was a game turning quarter of an hour that not only sealed victory but also shot us to the top like an over excited champagne cork on a formula 1 rostrum. Long may we remain there! The celebrations were complete in the bar when some of us older farts welcomed Ken Bulldog, Vicar Hitter, the spillage Millidge back to the Covents' fold - lovely to share a couple of pints and old stories with him to round off a great Coventrians RFC day. |
Coventry Tech 0 -34 Coventrians Mids 5 West South Covents thumped old rivals Cov Tech 34-0 at Mitchell Ave today with tries from Rohan 2, Scrappy (Stu Kirk), Donk (Gavin Ballard) and George. Haydon Clarke landed a penalty and 2 conversions with Scrappy sending one conversion over. The second team beat Old Wheats' 2nds 25-17 to complete a good day for the club. |
 COVENTRIANS 20 - 28 WELLESBOURNE Mids 5 West South KO Coventrians lost a league game for the first time this season and their points scorers were Ben Davies and Rohan Aitken (tries) with Jason Ryan landing 2 conversions and 2 penalties. Rohan's try was his 50th in league rugby for Covents in only 7 seasons so many congratulations - jug time next week! The second team lost 39 - 0. |
Copsewood 10 - 11 Coventrians Mids 5 West (South) Our league record v Copsewood is P6 W4 L2. Add to this our record v GEC & GPT and it is P8 W4 L4. |
 Dave Bailey contemplating the night before and 80 hard minutes ....COVENTRIANS 9 - 3 WARWICKIAN - Mids West 5 (South) Covents kick off their league season today and our record v Warwickian in league fixtures is P12 W10 L2 add to that our record against them when they were Old Warwickians P19 W8 L11 gives us P31 W18 L13. Our first ever league fixture v Old Warwickians was in our first and championship winning Warks 3 season on the 10th October 1987 when we went down 10-9 away in very controversial circumstances Clayton Flick weighing in with a try, penalty and conversion. A Win's a Win So says the old adage and the paper will say so on Wednesday too but make no mistake about it, this was more Atherstone High St than the Champs-Elysees with Covents finally coming out on top in a scruffy, at times ugly, scrappy arm wrestle that was not helped by an inept and completely curious performance by the man in yellow, holding a whistle. In fact it was credit to both teams that there wasn't a mass bout of handbags as Covents and Ws were left frequently frustrated by a failure to penalize the many obvious transgressions. Warwickian took charge in the early exchanges and spent time near our line but sloppy handling meant they couldn't cash in. After 7 minutes winger Tom Evans left the field injured and Jason Platt (Jeff's lad) was fetched from the second team game to take his place. 5 minutes later, Ben Davies slotted a penalty in front for a 3 - 0 lead. This woke Covents up a bit and Rohan went on a trademark scorch down the left wing but as the Ws know him well, he was never alone in the match with seemingly everyone in maroon wanting to scrag him. A word here about Dong and the Kerseley contingent - we were shouting "get your head down me cock" not "down on me ...." (you get the drift) Back to scrappy forward play then and Vallis decided he'd had enough of the Ws forwards at a ruck so became the heaviest human torpedo in the world and sent one back to last week but was penalised for being off his head .... Errr I mean feet. After 20 mins, Ws were all over us like a cheap suit and twice we had to ground ball behind our line but repelled them all the same. Ws did finally achieve parity with a penalty and went in at half time 3 - 3. Not much else to report until the 60th minute when charging warthog Lawrence stunned everyone by putting in a deft little kick mid gallop (who's been watching the World Cup then?) which nearly put Rohan in. On 64 minutes though we took the lead when Jason Ryan slotted a beauty for 6 - 3. This was about the time when the blue and white pack started to take control up front and this was celebrated by a bullocking wildebeest charge which gained about 15 yards but no points. It did however leave skipper Deej and Dave Bailey staggering and asking what day it was - not helped in Dave's case by a fairly liquid Friday night and no sleep. Who said we don't prepare properly for games? On 70 minutes Jason again slotted for 9 - 3 and a minute later, Steve Vallis, sensing glory from a tap penalty set off on a charge but unfortunately there were still players from both sides on the floor exchanging phone numbers so Grumpy Gough tapped it out of his own player's hands to do the job properly. This only serves to underline what Mrs Vallis has always said about Steve being somewhat premature. So the game started to draw to a close and Covents were very lucky not to concede when Ws thought they'd gone over in the corner - not grounded was the reason it wasn't given but it could've meant 5 points or worse - still, awarded it wasn't and that left us one more moment to savour with Grumpy Gough claiming Tit of the Match when attempting to take a high ball with all the time in the world. Hands out, feet apart, somehow it bounced and zipped straight through his legs with Goughy looking totally perplexed - done through the gate by Shane Warne's flipper much to the amusement of every single person on or near the ground. The whistle finally blew and a tough tussle for supremacy came to an end. The handshakes were firm and the much improved Warwickian boys stayed for a few pints. It wasn't all doom and gloom though because this was the first time we'd won our first league game of the season since 23rd September 2006 17 - 8 away at Atherstone and also stretches our unbeaten league run this season to one game. It's something to build on and with the numbers that are training currently (25 plus) we can only move forward. Just a quick mention for the 2nds who played a strong Cov Tech side on the bottom pitch and ran out gallant 32 - 10 losers. Great to see so many bodies in the club post match! |
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