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RUGBY LEAGUE
CHARGE: Main and below,
action from the games at
The Stoop PHOTOS: SBS
HAND HELD: Main, crunching tackles were the order of the day at Cranwell for thr Mortimer Cup, below, a Regiment players is held back
by battling A-Grade stars PHOTOS: PAUL SAXBY
Regt cup for it
Trophy haul hits four for league stars
RAF Regt 38 played his second full 80 minutes in the right wing from SAC George
A-Grade 12 four days. SAC(T) Josh Fitzgerald Jones, with Webster converting. A
was lively and caused problems all further three tries from SAC Jack
day. It’s given me a good overview Wiles, Webster and LCpl Paul Miles
IT WAS an awesome 2019 of what I can work with going meant the Regiment went in 22-0
four trophy haul for the RAF forward into the remainder of our up at the break.
Regiment rugby league team as fixtures.” The second half was kickstarted
they brushed aside the Service’s Following two days of combined in the 53rd minute when SAC
A-Grade team 38-12 at Cranwell training, the teams took to the Conall Barningham chipped the
for the Mortimer Cup. field at Cranwell in hot conditions, defence to then collect his own kick
RAF A Grade Head Coach Cpl and produced a robust opening 25 and go 40 yards under the sticks.
Chris Davidson said: “It was a minutes. Webster easily added the extras
tough physical game that gave me It took a set move on the to take the game to 28-0. After
a look at some new players in the Regiment 20 metre line to break another period of big carries and
Academy. The 20 minutes before the deadlock, as LAC Liam Quinn crunching tackles from both sides, quick tries from SAC Sam Roberts from Gilbert and a good conversion
half time let us down. Our second produced a barnstorming run with the Regt added to their tally with and Cpl Curtis Farrow. At 32-12 from Webster. Follow the RAF and
half was a lot better, they reacted to team captain LCpl Andy Webster a 50-metre break from SAC Chris with eight minutes to go, tfurther RAF Regiment teams on Facebook:
what I said at the break. Stand out adding the extras. Gilbert. slick passing from the men in white RAF Regiment Rugby League and
performer was SAC Roberts who Two minutes later saw a try down The A-Grade rallied bagging two followed to add another try out wide Twitter @RAFRegtRugbyLea.
