Country: England
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Harry Larkins
According to the club, Larkins has been a reliable try scorer whether starting on the right wing or operating from full-back. He has represented Cornwall county side across different age groups and at senior level.
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Ruaridh Dawson
Cambridge’s attacking threat had been evident throughout the opening fixtures. “We got five tries in each of the first two games – and eight or nine last weekend,” Dawson noted. “I think we’re the second highest points scorers in National League One.” The corresponding defensive record presented the challenge. “On the other side of that…
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Chris Berry
Those visions paint a vivid portrait of a clubman who was everywhere: sitting on an elf’s shoulders at the Boxing Day Bash, a familiar face among home supporters at away fixtures, entering exhausted changing rooms carrying three jugs of Greene King. He worked as a potwash, delivered pre-match jokes the club diplomatically describes as “risqué,”…
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Seko Kalou
Reflecting on his opening weeks at the club, Kalou told teammate Dan Elsom: “I’ve really enjoyed my first two months here. I had already heard a lot about the club from a few mates, and everything I have witnessed has been really positive.” He was particularly struck by discovering that roughly sixty to seventy percent…
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Barry Holmes
In 1979, Barry joined Cinderford RFC after Bob Beavis, then club chairman and a friend of his father, persuaded him to take up the position of treasurer. He would hold that post for forty years, working tirelessly for the club until the end of his life. While continuing to play football for Weston Under Penyard…
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Gary Reynolds
Gary Reynolds first arrived at Old Bath Road in 1991, bringing his sons Jake and Seb to the Minis section. That initial connection as a rugby parent would mark the beginning of a relationship with Rams RFC spanning more than three decades. Over the years, Reynolds progressed through multiple service roles within the club structure.…
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Mark Nelson
Mark Nelson first arrived at the Woodlands as a winger in 1977, when Fylde RFC was still finding its shape in the Lancashire rugby landscape. He played his rugby there, scored his tries, and eventually moved on to other clubs and other roles. But the connection never really broke. Nearly forty years later, Nelson remains…
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Brian Ashton
Brian Ashton's connection to Fylde RFC runs through five decades, from the scrum-half who never quite received the England cap many thought he deserved, to the coach who returned home after leading his country to a World Cup final. Born in Leigh in September 1946, Ashton attended Lancaster Royal Grammar School before making his name…
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John Inverdale
John Inverdale came to Esher in 1986 on what might have been an ordinary Saturday. He had looked at Rosslyn Park and planned to visit Richmond, but on his first afternoon at Esher he met Paul Stevens, a man from the West Country who became an immediate friend. That meeting decided everything. Inverdale never left.…
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Sir Bill Beaumont GBE DL
Sir Bill Beaumont GBE DL walked through the gates at Fylde Rugby Club in 1969 as a seventeen-year-old, assigned to the sixth team as a fullback. Thirteen years later, he would leave as England’s Grand Slam captain and one of rugby’s most respected figures, but