Six Coventry RFC & Henley College Coventry Rugby Development


By Coventry Telegraph.
December 13 2011

COVENTRY RFC & Henley College Coventry Rugby Development Centre have had six players selected for the England Colleges U19 squad after a period of trials consisting of two tough regional games.

Last year’s England fly-half Jack Howland is included along with prop Harry Smith, back row Michael Ryan, full back Luke Barber and wingers Tawanda Chipadza and Troi Coleman.

The players will attend a three-day training camp from Friday at Gloucester University in preparation for a series of fixtures against the home nations.

* Coventry RFC & Henley College Coventry Rugby Development Centre recorded an excellent 23-12 win against current county champions Nuneaton Colts RFC at Butts Park Arena in front of a bumper crowd of 250 people.

The local derby lived up to it’s expectations with some enterprising play in a physical encounter full of local talented players.

Excellent tries by winger Troi Coleman (two), centre Sam Brown and back row Michael Ryan and a penalty by Jack Howland secured an excellent win in an exciting game of rugby.

 

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Kimbo
13/12/2011 22:23
Superb.
Genuinely pleased for my old college and the club (and PG).

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Roger Fox
14/12/2011 16:58
Henley hasn't been open that long has it Kimbo?

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Kimbo
14/12/2011 18:20
You may be surprised RF. I was there from 1970 to 1973!
mind you, it looked a bit less like a high security compound then... (Sm100)

(edit - thinking about it, it was 70 to 73, but hey ho...)



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Laugh Out Loud (Dave Roach)
14/12/2011 18:24
blimey Kimbo I was there in 74'.

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CharlieBravo
Cliff Bennett
15/12/2011 08:32
The floodlights, the goon towers and the barbed wire fencing were installed in 1974 after Kimbo had left, but in direct response to him having been there.
Come to think of it, was this an an effort to keep people in or to keep people out?

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Kimbo
15/12/2011 10:26
Definitely to keep you out.

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eric richardson
eric richardson
15/12/2011 12:23
Kimbo I beat you? - I was there from 1969 / 1972 a great time was had by ALL.

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Cliff Bennett
15/12/2011 15:10
Dear oh dear, this place clearly has quite some reputation. And what a roll call of previous students/pupils/incarcerees (lol).

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hipflask
16/12/2011 12:23
oh bugga, i was there from 65 to 70, and did my final year at the Butts

woods, it's in the hipflask! (Steve Emms)
' COME ON COV '
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16/12/2011 12:35
I had 12 months there in 1974, then went back for 2 or 3 years once I'd started work. Day release jobby.



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covkid53
16/12/2011 16:18
I was there 69/ 74 as a day releaser for my 5 year apprenticeship.

Good old days, sneaking off to the Kings Head or other establishments at lunch time......

And yes, I agree it not look so secure then, sign of the times I guess.

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Kimbo
19/12/2011 19:45
Quite coincidentally I went past there this afternoon for the first time in a long time. Didn't realise they'd built a bluddy great chunk on the front of it!
It's not the most attractive of places, but I do remember it had a great reputation as a catering college, and had a good restaurant that was open in the evenings on a commercial basis (I was there on an engineering course BTW!). Is it still a similar set-up?

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