RAOC Gazette - page 16
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Material type | Journals |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1977 |
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| Colour | No |
| Grey | No |
| Early date | 1977 |
| Late date | 1977 |
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RAOC Apprentices College, RAOC Training Centre ' B / RAOC Didcot and Central Ordnance Depot Bramley. After close fought matches the winners of the two Festival Shield leagues were, Central Ordnance Depot Donnington and RAOC Didcot. These two teams met in the final which was a repeat of last years final and the result was a win for RAOC Didcot by a single goal scored early in the first half. Donning- ton pressed hard throughout the match making the final a close and hard fought game. (COD Donnington), Private Whitehead (COD Bicester), Private Crouch (COD Bicester). Lance Corporal Jackson (22 SA5), sub- stitutes Corporal Pearson (COD ChiKvcN, Corporal Irvine (Train- ing Centre). THE RAOC (IUOR) UASKETI3AL.I, FINAL THE final took place in Paderborn on the 6ih of April. The three teams still in the competition had each won their area leagues. 5 Field Force Ordnance Company were beaten by I Combat Supplies Battalion and then by 7/11 Ordnance Field Park. The last of the series of matches was between 1 Combat Supplies Battalion and 7/11 Ordnance Field Park and proved to be a real nail biter with each team scoring evenly until midway through the second half. In the end, I Combat Supplies Battalion were the worthy winners. Action in the goalmouth during the Bari Cup inter-unit hockey festival held at Blackdown. The winners of the two Bari Cup leagues: Central Ord- nance Depot Kineton and RAOC Northern Ireland, met in the Bari Cup final. This match proved again, to be a hard, close fought match with Kineton missing a penalty stroke in the first half, but becoming the eventual winners by two goals to one, The trophies and prizes were presented to the winning teams by Major General A. R. Cornock, the Representative Colonel Commandant. CORPS FOOTBALL RAOC V REME THE 1977 Stanbois Cup match between RAOC and REME was the closest and one of the most hard fought matches in recent years. Playing at Bicester, the two teams were level at 2-2 at full time and a well taken goal by Corporal Goucher the Army and REME centre back during extra time T clinched the game for REME. REME led at half time by one goal to nil after the Corps had produced the more constructive and attractive football. Lance Corporals Dagnell, James and Langley being outstanding at the back and in midfield, whilst Private Whitehead and Lance Corporal Jackson always looked dangerous in attack. The Corps suffered a severe blow in the middle of the first half when Lance Corporal Ruddick was badly concussed and was replaced by Corporal Pearson. In spite of this set back the Corps continued to play superb football against a side which con- tained no fewer than six Army players. RAOC started strongly in the second half and within fifteen minutes had taken goals by Whitehead and Crouch, Both these players deserve great credit for the confident way in which they took on a very strong REME defence. The Corps held on to the lead until the last ten minutes of the match during con- stant pressure from the opposition. At the end of the match Brigadier Roycroft presented the trophy to the captain of the REME team and echoed the remarks of all the spectators by saying that it was one of the most thrilling and exciting foot- ball matches seen at Bicester for a long time. The Corps team comprised:—Sergeant Franklin (Training Centre), Lance Corporal Dagnell (COD Bicester), Corporal Chalmers (Train- ing Centre), Lance Corporal Ruddick (AIDU), Corporal Kennard (CVD AshchurchX Lance Corporal Langley (COD Bicester), Lance Corporal James (CAD Kineton), Lance Corporal Morton Lieutenant Colonel Owen commiserates with Sergeant Hesketh of 7 Ordnance Field Park whilst presenting the runners-up prixe. THE RAOC (BAOR) TABLE CHAMPIONSHIPS TENMS THE Ballroom at Mossbank Barracks. Bielefeld, provided the ideal setting for the 1977 RAOC Table Tennis Championships. Due to a vigorous publicity campaign the championships were well supported with most BAOR Units represented. Once under way, the various events comprising Singles. Doubles and an Open Plate competition produced good table tennis. Competition was keen with the majority of matches being finally decided on the result of the third game. Before presenting the prizes Lieutenant Colonel D. A. Man, the new chairman of RAOC Table Tennis in BAOR, thanked all competitors for their attendance, enthusiastic dis- play, and sportsmanship. He also paid a special tribute to the team from 20 OFP who took both Unit titles in this years championships. The results were as follows: Singles—The Unit Championship Shield; Winner, Major Champion, 20 Ordnance Field Park ; Runner-up, W02 Thomas, |
| Book number | R0246 |