SATURDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2016
THE 2016
CONFERENCE
CHALLENGE
TROPHY
IN MEMORY OF
STEVE GARTLAND...
ROCHDALE MAYFIELD V
HUNSLET CLUB PARKSIDE
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WELCOME TO THE 2016 CONFERENCE CHALLENGE TROPHY
If ever you wondered what top quality community Rugby
League is like, then get along to any Kingstone Press
National Conference League game, and I am sure you
won’t be disappointed.
Today you have two of the finest of 2016 competing the Conference
Challenge Trophy Final , with Premier Division Rochdale Mayfield
hoping they will have enough firepower and experience to see off
a Hunslet Club Parkside team that has swept all before them this
campaign, including last year’s trophy winners, Leigh Miners Rangers.
Parkside have a famous past as a prodigious provider of top quality
professional and international players, with Gary Schofield OBE
being but one. But it is to their future they are looking and with the
second division Championship secured weeks ago, they have their
sights set firstly on a Challenge Cup and Divisional Championship
double, before no doubt looking for a third successive promotion from
Division One at the end of the 2017 campaign.
For Rochdale Mayfield, this Final is the opportunity to signal their
return to the very pinnacle of the game outside of the professional
ranks. There was a time when they dominated the Regional Pennine
League with over a decade of back to back Championships.
But, since joining the NCL, they have challenged but not yet
succeeded in lifting a piece of silverware. No doubt they will hope all
that changes today, and of course they still have their sights set on an
NCL Grand Final appearance on October 30 at Widnes.
Both teams are topped out with talent, and both can pile on the
points whilst providing steadfast defence. Divisional status will make
Mayfield slight favourites, but the form shown by both teams this
season gives every indication this Final will go right down to the wire.
Enjoy the match,
Trevor Hunt
WELCOME
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STEVE GARTLAND
On what would have been his 46th
birthday, Steve Gartland’s family will
present the Man of the Match award
named in the late Rugby League
star’s honour at today’s Conference
Challenge Trophy Final.
Prior to the game, between Rochdale
Mayfield, where Gartland was a longstanding member, and Hunslet Club
Parkside, a minute’s applause will be
held at the request of the Gartland
family, in celebration of his contribution
across Rugby League.
Steve Gartland enjoyed a varied
playing career, turning out in Super
League with Oldham in the 90s, and
serving and the NCL with Mayfield, as
well as taking in stints with Swinton Lions
and Rochdale Hornets.
He also proved to be a hugely successful
community coach, guiding a number of
young players through Mayfield’s junior
ranks and into the professional game.
Last month, Rochdale Mayfield
renamed the road leading up to their
grounds, ‘Steve Gartland Way’ as a
lasting reminder of his impact on the
club.
The Gartland family will also present
the Conference Challenge Trophy to the
eventual winners at the end of today’s
game.
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STEVE GARTLAND
ROCHDALE MAYFIELD - THROUGH HISTORY
Mayfield ARLFC was formed on June 24,
1958 at the Mayfield Hotel on Albert Royd
Street, Rochdale.
The club’s first game was played on
September 6, 1958 against Underbank of
Huddersfield, in what was then the Halifax
League.
A move to the Old Bridge Inn on Oldham
Road, while using Balderstone Park and
Springhill as their playing bases, sparked
a remarkable period of domination of the
community game.
During the 1970’s, Mayfield won all trophies
available outside the professional game,
including the Pennine League seven years in
succession.
In 1986, Mayfield again moved to bigger
and better facilities at Castleton Moor,
Keswick Street, and we entered the National
Conference League in 1988, changing their
name to Rochdale Mayfield.
In 1997, the junior section, the Mayfield
Mustangs, was founded, helping provide a
solid grounding for life and Rugby League
for many youngsters, many of whom have
gone on to play professionally.
The club moved to Mayfield Sports Centre in
2006 and an NCL Division 1 Championship
was won the same year, under coaches
Matt Calland and the late Steve Gartland.
Promotion back to the Premier Division
of the Kingstone Press Cider National
Conference League was won in season
2014 under current coaches Calland and
Sam Butterworth, and they have just secured
a second top six play-off berth.
ROCHDALE MAYFIELD – WHO’S WHO?
Matt Calland – centre/head coach | Former
England international with extensive professional
playing experience. Formerly of Bradford Bulls and a
two-time Challenge Cup finalist. Former Head Coach
at Halifax RLFC and current Head Coach at Hopwood
Hall College.
Sam Butterworth – halfback/coach | A
Mayfield Mustangs product. He has ten years of
experience at Mayfield as well as turning out in the
professional game for both Leigh Centurions and
Rochdale Hornets.
Mick Donoghue – physio | Served the club for over
a decade
Gavin Reynolds – senior coaching executive
director/waterboy/cone carrier. | Over ten
years at Mayfield, expert water bottle filler!
Mark Reynolds – manager | Matt Calland’s left
hand man, game reader and the best kit man in the
world!
Lewis Ainley – hooker | Mayfield Mustangs junior
player, formerly on the books at Bradford Bulls.
Matty Ashton – centre/stand off | Over ten years
at the club. Played with Hopwood Hall College and
has experience at the Salford Red Devils Academy.
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Zac Baker – stand off/back row | Long-serving
Mayfield player, both as a junior and with the Open
Age side. Formerly of Hopwood Hall College and
Bradford Bulls Academy.
Mark Biggins – prop | Hard-hitting, has over ten
years of experience in the Rochdale Mayfield first team.
Paul Brearley – stand off/back row | Club
Captain. Spent over ten years with the club. Also turned
out for Hopwood Hall College and represented the
England Lionhearts.
Simon Moore – prop/back row | Hopwood
College junior with vast Mayfield first team and NCL
Eagles tourist experience.
Komai Namulatua – wing/full back. | Fijian
heritage player and ten-year Mayfield first teamer.
Callum Ogden – hooker | Over ten years at
Mayfield through the age groups, also spent time at
Bradford Bulls.
Lee Registe – wing | Mayfield Mustangs junior, a
convert from rugby union.
Rhys Carruth – wing/centre/full back | A
junior product of Mullumbimby in New South Wales,
Australia, currently on a two-year tour of Europe.
Jack Rush – prop | Ten-year servant to Mayfield,
formerly of Wigan Warriors’ Academy and England
Young Lions representative.
Gaz Ellison – prop | Vast Mayfield first team
experience and Mustangs product.
Munya Samanyanga – wing |Mayfield Mustangs
graduate - pacy out wide
Aiden Gleeson – prop | Over ten years of service
to Rochdale Mayfield. Also played at Hopwood Hall
College and a is BARLA GB Lions representative.
Nick Hargreaves – back row/centre | A
Mayfield-trained player who has risen through the
ranks at the club. Rangy and versatile.
Jack Sampson – utility back | Mayfield Mustangs
product. An established first team player with England
Students representative experience.
Zak Hartley – half back | Spent over ten years at
Mayfield. Represented England Colleges while playing
at Hopwood Hall College.
Declan Sheridan - hooker/full back |
Represented Hopwood Hall College and the England
Young Lions, over ten years service to the club.
Chris Hough – hooker/half back | Veteran with
professional experience at both Swinton Lions and
Rochdale Hornets.
Lewis Sheridan – fullback/half back | Formerly
of Rochdale Hornets, has served Mayfield for over ten
years.
Namalumu Kelemete – wing/centre | Fijian
heritage player in his first year at Mayfield.
Seta Tala – prop/back row | Of Fijian heritage,
has vast Mayfield first team experience.
Robert Kershaw - wing | Mayfield Mustangs
product, over ten years of service to the club, and first
team player with NCL Eagles and Ireland Students
representative experience.
Nabetelevu Turaganivalu - wing/centre | Fijian
heritage player in his first year at Mayfield.
Callum Marriott – back row | Mayfield Mustangs
junior with Super League experience at Salford Red
Devils and England Lions representative experience.
Liam Whalley – centre/back row | Hopwood
College junior with vast Mayfield first team experience.
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James Shaw – prop | Hopwood Hall College junior
with BARLA young Lions tourist experience.
Sean Watkins – back row | Mullumbimby junior
on a two-year tour of Europe.
HUNSLET CLUB PARKSIDE – THROUGH HISTORY
Rugby League in Hunslet has enjoyed
a proud history. The current Open Age
set-up was formed in 1999, but junior
Rugby League has been played in the
area since the 1940s.
Hundreds of Hunslet products have gone
on to make their mark in the professional
game, such as Mick Shoebottom,
Alfie Barron, Garry Schofield, Jason
Robinson, James Lowes, Wayne Heron,
Graham King, Dave Creaser, Karl Pratt
and Chev Walker, while current Super
League stars Paul McShane and Carl
Ablett came through the club’s ranks.
Thanks to the hard work of long-standing
volunteers Kevin Bew and Alwyn
Whittaker, a difficult start to Open Age
life was overcome.
Honours came the way of the Hunslet
Old Boys, while club spirit developed.
The club moved back to the Hunslet
Club and changed social bases to the
Gardeners Arms in the early years of
the millennium and have continued to
prosper ever since, with new bar facilities
opened in 2010.
They were approached by Hunslet
Parkside in 2012 about a possible
merger to see the club develop a junior
section. Long discussions took place
and, after months of talks, the merger
went ahead with the decision taken to
run the younger teams from the club then
moving up to Parkside as they get Older.
Then, in July 2014, an application was
made to join the National Conference
League, and they entered the Third
Division for the 2015 season.
They were renamed Hunslet Club
Parkside for 2015 and have won
successive promotions during their short
time in the NCL.
Recent honours:
- Kingstone Press Division Two
Champions 2016
- Yorkshire Mens League Division Three
Champions 2016
- Kingstone Press NCL Division Three
Champions 2015
- Yorkshire Men’s League Entry League
Champions 2015
- Yorkshire Juniors U16s Division Three
Champions 2015
- BARLA team of the year 2014
- Leeds & District team of the year 2014
- Pennine Premier League
Champions 2014
- BARLA Yorkshire Cup Winners 2014
- BARLA National Cup Runners Up 2014
- BARLA Yorkshire Cup Winners 2012
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HUNSLET CLUB PARKSIDE – WHO’S WHO?
Carl Briggs | Carl has served the club since the
age of 14. Former club captain who took over
the coaching reigns in April.
Kieran Murphy - back row/centre |
Toured Australia with BARLA in 2014. Elusive
going forward and strong in defence.
Sam Thorpe | Sam has been at the club since
the age of six. Took over the joint-coaching
reigns with Carl in April after injury cut his season
short.
Jack Carvill – back row | Came to the club
after a spell as a junior with the Leeds Rhinos.
Has great hands and a deceptive turn of pace
for a big fella’!
Luke Omalley – fullback. | A product of our
Junior set up has been a one club player and has
produced his best performances over the last few
years since switching from the halves to fullback.
Craig Miles – loose forward | Veteran of the
team, playing the best rugby of his career. Great
to have around the squad and is helping bring
the youngsters on.
Omar Alwari – wing/centre. | Joined
the club two years ago from Queens. A BARA
international, he is strong in defence and has
deceptive pace.
Mark Stubley – centre/back row | Utility
player who has played the best rugby of his
career over the last three seasons.
Dale Harris – centre/fullback | Moved
to the centre position a few years ago another
player who has been at the club all his amateur
career.
Ricky Hazelwood – centre/back row |
Versatile utility player who can play in various
positions strong in defence.
Danny Harrison – wing | Another player
who has been at the club his entire career. Has a
great eye for a scoring opportunity.
Andrew Hullock – stand off | Another
product from our juniors. He has hit top form over
the last couple of seasons, elusive and reads the
game well
Chris Boyce – scrum Half | Worked hard
to cement his place in the team this season has
added a new dimension to his game.
Ben Thorpe – hooker/back row | Another
player to come through the junior ranks. He
has forced his way into the side this season with
some good performances in the Yorkshire Men’s
League team. A workhorse in defence.
Lewis Buxton – utility | Back in the game
after three seasons out with injuries. Mainly
a back rower, but capable of playing almost
anywhere.
Craig McShane – scrum Half / fullback |
Progressed from the U17s this season. Put in some
eye-catching performances in various positions,
good under the high ball.
Adam Biscomb – prop | Joined the club from
Methley, great go forward and a good turn of
pace for a big man.
Jake Corney – wing | Quick and a kick-return
specialist, in his first season at the club.
Wayne Foster – prop | Hard-working no
nonsense go forward work horse gets better with
age.
Craig Boot – hooker/back row | Returned
to the club in May after a brief spell at Newcastle
Thunder. Very versatile and strong in defence.
Josh Murphy – hooker | The quiet man of
the squad. Great in defence with a real football
brain.
Jamie Bradley – loose forward | Club
captain. Leads from the front, battling back to
fitness after breaking his leg earlier in the season.
Jamie Fields – prop | Former BARLA U23
international who has worked hard on his fitness
to become one of the best forwards in the NCL.
Ryan Campbell – back row | Fought his
way back into the squad with some storming
performances off the bench. Strong runner with a
great pair of hands.
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HUNSLET CLUB PARKSIDE WHO’S WHO?
ENGLISH LIONS UNDER 18S V WALES UNDER 18S
Kicking off at 11am, the
English Lions under 18s take on
Wales under 18s in a friendly
international.
The English Lions under 18s side is made
up of the best under 18s community
players from across the country.
The side is open to all players at any
community club, through an open
selection policy. Headed up by Peter
Williams and Allan Coleman, this year’s
squad features players from leading
clubs in the NCL, North West Men’s
League and Pennine League.
Their opponents today are Wales under
18s. Notable results for the team include
a 14-68 defeat in 2006 at the hands of
an Australian Schoolboys side which
featured Chris Sandow and Israel
Folau.
They won the European Nations
Championship held in Prague in 2008,
but the English Lions have had the edge
in recent years, with the Lions picking up
a 32-14 win over Wales in 2014, and a
42-14 win last year.
ENGLISH LIONS UNDER 18S
WALES RL UNDER 18S
1. Will Ashworth (Leigh Miners Rangers)
2. Steve Clark (Skirlaugh)
3. Sean Costello (Clock Face Miners)
4. Joe Digby (Leigh Miners Rangers)
5. Matthew Downs (York Acorn)
6. Jordan Ellam (Leigh East)
7. Callum Fletcher (Oldham St Annes)
8. Harvey Gotts (Skirlaugh)
9. Finlay Hickey (Siddal)
10. Carl Hunt (Clock Face Miners)
11. Jake McLaughlin (Wigan St Pats)
12. James Miller (West Hull)
13. Sam Piecock (Lock Lane)
14. Lewis Pritchard (Wath Brow)
15. Jack Swain (Upton)
16. Kurtis Teare (Wath Brow)
17. Jack Texteria (Wigan St Pats)
18. Jacob Thompson (East Leeds)
19. Harry Warburton (Folly Lane)
20. Adam Whitley (Bradford Dudley Hill)
1. Paris Thomas (Gloucestershire All Golds)
2. Jordan Gilbert (Aber Valley Wolves)
3. Josh Stafford-Smith
(South Wales Ironmen)
4. Brandon Lamb (South Wales Ironmen)
5. Shane Edwards (West Wales Raiders)
6. Fraser Stroud (South Wales Ironmen)
7. Elliott Jenkins (St Helens)
8. Brandon Thomas
(Gloucestershire All Golds)
9. George Bidwell-Ford
(Gloucestershire All Golds)
10. Lewis Rosser (Torfaen Tigers)
11. Archie Snook (West Wales Raiders)
12. Aiden Coleman
(Gloucestershire All Golds)
13. Dewi Billingham (Coleg y Cymoedd)
14. Josh Barden (South Wales Ironmen)
15. Ryan James (Torfaen Tigers)
16. Dieter Thomas
(Gloucestershire All Golds)
17. Jake McDonald (South Wales Ironmen)
18. Joe Doughty (Midlands Hurricanes)
Head Coach - Peter Williams
Head Coach: Dan Clements
Referee: Nick Woodward
Touch Judge: Ryan Stansfield
Touch Judge: Jordan Gibbons
Reserve Official: Sam Houghton
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ROAD TO THE FINAL…
The fifth year of the Conference
Challenge Trophy has arguably been
the most enthralling to date.
The Conference Challenge Trophy,
launched in 2012 and open to teams
from both the National Conference
League and Conference League
South, got underway in April this year.
The second-round draw,
conducted by Rugby League
legend Ray French and RFL
non-executive Director Chris
Brindley at Langtree Park,
then threw up a home tie with
Leigh East for the Old Boys,
while Mayfield welcomed
Saddleworth Rangers.
Meanwhile, Hunslet Club
Parkside rumbled on with a
convincing 49-24 win over
fellow Division 2 side,
Leigh East.
And Parkside pulled off another
shock, beating Thatto, who
went on to become Division 1
champions, 20-12 at Crusader
Park, as Mayfield came up with
one of their most impressive
performances, thrashing St
Pats, fellow Premier Division
play-off chasers, 43-16 on
home turf.
Mayfield faced a stern test
against their Division 1 hosts,
but sealed their progress to
Manchester on Grand Final
day with a steely 39-28 win at
the Millpond.
Over 500 people turned out at
Hillridge Road as the hosts blew
their Leeds rivals away with a 21-6
win, which kept them on course for
the club’s first-ever national
title under their new name.
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ROAD TO THE FINAL
Finalists Rochdale
Mayfield kicked the
competition off with
a 54-6 win over
Bradford Dudley Hill,
while Parkside stunned
holders Leigh Miners
Rangers 24-22 away
from home in round one.
One of the games of the
season was played out
in Rochdale as Mayfield
edged out Rangers in an
80-point thriller, winning
44-36.
The draw for the next
round was conducted by
The RFL’s Ralph Rimmer,
and drew Hunslet at
Thatto Heath, while
Rochdale Mayfield were
set for a home tie with
Wigan St Pats.
Acting Super League
General Manager
Mark Foster drew
Rochdale Mayfield
at Featherstone Lions,
while Hunslet Club
Parkside were drawn
at home to Milford
Marlins.
Finally, on the
Wednesday before the
Ladbrokes Challenge
Cup Final, Parkside
hosted Milford in front of
a packed crowd.
SQUADS
ROCHDALE MAYFIELD T G DG
Matt Calland
Sam Butterworth
Lewis Ainley
Matty Ashton
Zac Baker
Mark Biggins
Paul Brearley
Rhys Carruth
Gaz Ellison
Aiden Gleeson
Nick Hargreaves
Zak Hartley
Chris Hough
Namalumu Kelemete
Robert Kershaw
Callum Marriott
Simon Moore
Komai Namulatua
Callum Ogden
Lee Registe
Jack Rush
Munya Samanyanga
Jack Sampson
James Shaw
Declan Sheridan
Lewis Sheridan
Seta Tala
Nabetelevu Turaganivalu
Sean Watkins
Liam Whalley
HUNSLET CLUB PARKSIDE T G DG
Luke Omalley
Omar Alwari
Dale Harris
Ricky Hazelwood
Danny Harrison
Andrew Hullock
Chris Boyce
Wayne Foster
Josh Murphy
Jamie Fields
Kieran Murphy
Jack Carvill
Craig Miles
Mark Stubley
Ben Thorpe
Lewis Buxton
Craig McShane
Adam Biscomb
Jake Corney
Craig Boot
Jamie Bradley
Ryan Campbell
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jamie Barr
Touch Judge: Denton Arnold
Touch Judge: Tom Scott
Reserve Official: Craig Smith
In-Goal Judge: Rob Foxley
In-Goal Judge: Will Heywood
Reserve Touch Judge: Alex Cameron
SQUADS
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