RAOC Gazette - page 11
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Early date | 1980 |
| Late date | 1980 |
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the second half but Ian Crouch scored a fine opportunist equaliser when he caught the goalkeeper way off his line to score a fine goal. Unfortunately, he immedatcly had to retire because of a back injury received in training the day before the game. The game now looked as if a draw would be the end result but with ten minutes to go TAVR once again scored a well worked goal to run out winners two one. The Corps team was: Goalkeeper Lance Corporal Trevor Horn, Defenders Lance Corporal Jock Barr, Corporals Albert Smart, Paul Grimsley and Private Smudge Smith, Midfield Corporal Alex Ramage, Captain Wally Auton and Private Dave Taylor, Forwards Lance Corporals Ian Crouch, Sooty Sutcliffe and Private Tony Worrell. Subs: W02 Bede Welch, Corporal Billy Tait and Sergeant Geordie Baynham. Coach: Sergeant Dodger Allan. A good team effort which, if it had been produced earlier in the season, would have ensured much better results against our old enemies REME and R. Signals. THE SOLDIER MAGAZINE CUP OUR photograph shows the Training Centre squash team hold- ing the Army Inter Unit Squash Cup, known as the Soldier Magazine Cup having been originally presented by Soldier Magazine. All entrants completing their chosen circuit will receive a medal or diploma and later in the afternoon, when the walk is over, the marchers will take part in a civic parade through Chichester with civilian organisations. Any individual, Service or civilian, can enter. Entry forms and further details can be obtained from: Secretary, RMP Chichester March, Roussillon Barracks, Chichester, West Sussex. THE 3 Photo Soldier Magazine. The Training Centre Team left to r i g h t — S t a f f Sergeant MacLcan, Major W o o d l i f f e , Staff Sergeant Botfield, Major Champion, Q M S I Spree, Staff Sergeant Wallace and Corporal A d a m . The cup has been won by the RAOC Training Centre and it is the first occasion an RAOC Unit has won the trophy. The UK semi-final was played against SEME Bordon when a four one victory was achieved. In the UK final a convincing win of five nil against RSME Chatham was followed by a further five nil victory against the BAOR winners, Headquarters 4 Division and Signal Regiment. Once again this year the team has won both Division 1 of the league and the South East District Knockout Cup. Major Woodliffe is the current Army Veteran Champion and Major Champion won the Army Open Plate Competition. Both players represented the Army Veterans against the RAF and RN to aid Army victories in both matches. Staff Sergeant Wallace and Corporal Adam also regularly represent the Army. THE CHICHESTER MARCH FRESH air, fresh fields and a goal to reach are elements that beckon marchers and a popular annual event that offers all three is the Royal Military Police and City of Chichester March that has been arranged this year for Sunday, 10th August. Nearly four thousand marchers took part in last year's walk which attracted teams from the British Army, police and many RAF and Cadet Corps Units, as well as groups from Holland, Belgium, France, USA, Canada and Germany. Once again, walkers will have the choice of four routes— ten, twenty, thirty or forty kilometres—as they have done since the march was devised two years ago to celebrate the RMPs centenary year. It is stressed, the event is not a race, walkers set their own pace. INTER-SERVICES MARATHON THE 1980 Inter-Services Marathon took place at RAF Swinder- by, Lincolnshire. The twenty six mile three hundred and eighty five yard race started with nearly three hundred competitors on a very warm day. RAOC had five runners of whom four were from the Training Centre and one from Headquarters BAOR. Staff Sergeant Pete Marsh made his journey from Germany worthwhile, finishing twenty fourth in two hours forty four minutes thirty one seconds, Lieutenant Mike Bott was twenty nincth in two hours forty five minutes forty eight seconds, Captain Andy Jelly, runner-up in the Veteran class, was thirty eighth in two hours forty eight minutes thirty six seconds, Major Chris Brightman fifty fifth in two hours fifty seven minutes thirty eight seconds and Corporal John Hawkins completed the course in three hours seventeen minutes fifty seven seconds. The three officers combined age was one hundred and fifteen years; is there a moral here? BAD WIN THE ARMY CUP (Continued from page 6) So Corps history has been made. The first RAOC Unit to have their name engraved on the magnificent Army Rugby Challenge Cup and the first team to break up the twenty four year monopoly of The Duke of Wellingtons Regiment, 1 Battalion The Welsh Guards, and I Battalion RRW. It was a great team performance, with the back row of Christopher, Green and Travers outstanding. A special mention must be made for Dick Travers for this was only his second game of rugby at number eight, the RRW had no answer to his electrify- ing pace, also a mention for Skipper Digger Denholm the sole survivor of Brachts last final in 1975 when he collected the runners up medal against The Duke of Wellingtons Regiment; his astute tactical kicking always made sure the ball was kept in front of his forwards. It was also icing on the cake when Nigel Starmers-Smith the ex-England international who did a second half commentary for BFBS radio said it was the finest Army Rugy Final he had seen. Finally a word of praise for Major ' Jock' Williamson who can now stop smoking sixty cigarettes during all the 3 BAD games; he has been the coach and trainer of the Bracht squad which without his dedication and direction to rugby in general and Bracht in particular none of this would have been possible. A big thank you from all the squad Jock. Long live Heine Muller. The Team: Corporals R. Tarr, R. Bisson, Sergeant R. Scott, Lance Corporal W. Powell, Corporals D. Daniels, A. Green, R. Travers, C. Christopher and R. Lister, WOl G. Denholm (Captain), Lance Corporal D. Mansfield, SI M. Shaw, Lance Corporals A. Evans and I. Crawford, Corporal D. Robertson. Replacements: Lance Corporals C. Watkins and T. Wrght. RAOC OFFICERS CLUB COCKTAIL PARTY A COCKTAIL .PARTY will be held at the Head- quarters RAOC Officers Mess at Deepcut from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm on Thursday, 12th June 1980. This invitation is extended to serving officers of the Regular and Reserve Army and their ladies and to retired officers who are members of the Officers' Club and their ladies. A number of Corps Guests are also to be invited. The cost of tickets will be £2.00 per person. Due to staff and space limitations the numbers will have to be restricted to three hundred and applications to attend will be accepted on a ' first come—first served basis.' Applications to attend the Cocktail Party should be sent to the Treasurer, RAOC Secretariat, Deepcut, Camberley, Surrey, together with a cheque payable to the RAOC Officers' Club. |
| Book number | R0404 |