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RUGBY UNION

CHARGE: Main and below,
action from the games at
The Stoop PHOTOS: SBS
Some you win It’s T time
CRICKET

some you lose

Men falter, while girls shine at Stoop

A HUGE crowd at The Stoop, experienced players. Women’s Playing catch-up throughout
Twickenham were treated to an service rugby is in a terrific place the RAF levelled after the ball
evening of exhilarating rugby and it is now up to us to keep things was bundled over on the half-
union, but the Service’s men’s going against the Army.” hour mark, with Byrne once again
team could not repeat last year’s The hosts put on 24 unanswered kicking the extras to make it 10-10.
win, while the women’s team points before a battling Navy team A long Navy kick put them ahead
crushed their opponents 65-3 on kicked three points just before the again, before a rare second half
a day of mixed results for the RAF. break, with Murray producing an foray into RAF territory saw the
Following his side’s 25-10 defeat, amazing burst of speed out wide to game put beyond the light blues.
men’s team manager Wg Cdr crash over. The RAF will face the Army at
Howard Parr said: “I do not like The men’s clash, which closed Kingsholm, Gloucester on April
losing, and neither I or my players out the day’s action, was a nip and 27, with the women’s clash kicking
are happy with the result, despite an tuck affair early on with Sgt Andy off at 11.30 and the men’s game at
evening of great rugby for the fans.” Byrne cancelling out a Navy penalty 3pm. For updates on Twitter visit:
Bath star Cpl Josh McNally said: in the 14 minute. @rafnewssport.
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“I am gutted to lose. We will rebuild
before throwing everything at the MEN’S CRICKET captain Flt Lt Adam Fisher set out his plan to
Army in our final game.” retain the IST20 trophy his team so brilliantly won last year at Lord’s,
The day had started well with the speaking at the event’s launch at the Home of Cricket.
veterans team (Vultures) winning Fisher said: “Of course it’s a pleasure for me to be sat here as the
29-5, before the girls ran riot in a trophy-holding captain, but May 30 will be a new game, I am not
thumping win, which saw a brace thinking about last year at all, or about how it will feel personally to
of tries from Red Roses star Plt walk out as captain of the champion side. This is a clean slate, we start
Off Amy Cokayne while SAC(T) again and I cannot wait.”
Charlie Murray, ran in the last of Fisher, who captained the team to the win last year, believes the
the 11-tries scored. bond between his players, increased during a highly successful
Team captain Sqn Ldr Chrissy pre-season tour to Malaysia: “We had a terrific tour, our recent
Siczowa said: “It was an honour development day was also a massive success, players old and new are
to play on a pitch like that. To be bonding so well, it’s a great time to be involved”, he added.
performing at such a great stadium, The opposition captain’s Cpl Jonathan Boynton (Army) and Navy
and to win like we did is terrific. Sgt Jon Parker will be looking to wrestle the title from the light blue
Some of our new caps got on the team on May 30. For tickets visit: interservicest20.co.uk.
scoreboard as did some of our

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