Rules Quiz

Find the Fact – Trevor Williamson

Two of the following statements about Trevor are correct. The other one is false. How well do you know your fellow senior, can you find the false statement?

Playing for Doncaster Rugby Union Football Club, Trevor Williamson, gained a reputation for his “bone-crunching, but scrupulously fair” tackling (a ‘Telegraph’ quote). Apart from winning the Yorkshire shield in 1979, the year was memorable for him for receiving punches from a Triple Crown of opponents, each of them fed-up with being on the receiving end of his tackles – something he remembers with great pride! All three were internationals:

(a) England Centre, Richard Cardus, playing for Roundhay in the Yorkshire Cup (Roundhay became Leeds Tykes)

(b) Scotland Centre, Graham Birkett, playing for Harlequins in a 7-a-side tournament at Doncaster.

(c) Wales legend & British Lion, Terry Cobner, playing out of position at Centre for Pontypool

Answer below

Summer League – Round 1

Reporter: Paul Foster

A short report today.

Thirty two members out on the course to play the first round of the eagerly awaited summer league.

Five players from the 1st division scored 30pts, so lots of head scratching to separate them

Four 2s scored today, Trevor Williamson, Steve Gosling, Richard Yates & Alan Copeland.

Only two hcaps docked today…Grrrrrr……BUT….. all hcaps correctly entered..Hooray….!!

Results

Division 1

Division 2

Seniors’ handicaps

Leader Boards

Happy Mondays Report – 30 March

Reporter: Steve Bird

After an overnight deluge the wind was ‘blowing a hoolie’ as the Scots would say, and there were waves on the Ship Canal. One of our number even spotted a surfer. The wind was a strong westerly so the third and fifth holes were particularly challenging.

After the full 18 holes had been open for the weekend the course was back down to 13 holes – I suspect in about five months time we shall be complaining about the fairways being hard and straw coloured!

A good turnout of 22 players comprising two teams of 4. four of 3 and one of 2.

The winners were Steve Bird, Pete Broady, Barrie Simpson and Peter Willson with a average score of 24.25 closely followed by Kevin Bocquet, Alan Copeland and Phil Perry on 24.. Phil top scored for the day on 29 points. 

Tee booking schedule for tomorrow Thursday 2 April

Happy Mondays tee-booking schedule for Sunday 5 April

Art Fair and Exhibition in Altrincham

Reporter: Mark Pickles

Thank you to all who have made encouraging and positive comments about the oil painting now hanging in the Legends Lounge. I unveiled it last Thursday at the AGM, where it was well received.

If you’d like a canvas or paper print, of any size up to the original size, let me know, and I will get a price for an archival-quality fine-art print (using the giclée printing technology) guaranteed not to fade or discolour. (I asked my printer how the manufacturer’s can claim that giclée prints, being a relatively new technology, have light-fastness for up to a hundred years. Apparently prints have been tested by blasting them with UV light that is equivalent to 100 years in a bright room.)

If you’re interested in seeing my other artworks, see my new website here at www.markpickles.art. I am presently taking commissions.

I have recently joined the Altrincham Society of Artists, which gives me access to a shared studio. I gave up my own large studio last year because I was spending too much time playing golf to justify the rent! Also, being in the local artist’s group gives me the opportunity to exhibit a few works several times a year, with shared costs for marketing and exhibiting. Our main annual exhibition is in July, at Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, where I plan to display four large paintings.

This Easter weekend, we are having an ‘Art Fair’ in Altrincham. Do come along, if you’d like to see me dabbling with a hog hair brush. It’s more fun than watching me shank a 7 iron! I will have some originals and prints on display.

Rules Quiz answer

2 is correct – False. Explanation: See Clarification Immovable Obstruction/1. Any turf leading to or covering an immovable obstruction is not part of the obstruction.

Find the Fact answer

(b) is false.

Trevor did not receive a punch from Graham Birkett, he played alongside him in a Harlequins team that were short of a player when they visited Doncaster. 

(a) he did receive a punch from Richard Cardus when he tackled him into touch, denying him a try-scoring opportunity.

(c) he did receive a punch from Terry Cobner (and Bobby Windsor) whilst playing against them for Monmouth. They were returning from injury, playing for Pontypool ‘Seconds’ in a Welsh Cup competition.

And here’s the evidence. ‘Hitman’ Williamson second from right on the top row.