RAOC Gazette - page 13
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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 | 1983 |
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| Colour | Yes |
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| Early date | 1983 |
| Late date | 1983 |
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BAOR MINOR UNITS CUP WINNERS 6 ORDNANCE BATTALION has celebrated the first year of its existence by winning a major sporting trophy. Their foot- ball team has won the BAOR Minor Unit's Cup. In the final played in Dulmen they beat 40 Army Engineer Support Group five two. When the team was losing one nil to 73 Independent Field Squadron RE for a lengthy period of their first round game it looked as though the football season would be a short one. However, they equalised with a splendid goal from Lance Corporal Renicks of 61 Ordnance Company and went on to win three one. In the second round the team was drawn against 2 Armoured Division Field Ambulance who were soundly beaten four nil. It was now apparent that the 6 Ordnance Battalion had the makings of a very good side. In the third round the team completely outplayed the Com- mand Pay Office BAOR and beat them six one and so went into the Quarter Finals. The Quarter Final draw paired them with the Corps Troops Workshop REME who were local rivals from Bielefeld. With twenty minutes to go in the game the Battalion was losing one to three and again their chances of cup glory appeared to have gone. However, they scored two late goals to earn, ' a second chance.' There were no more goals in extra time so it went to a replay. In the replay the Battalion team won three two with a very committed performance on a hard difficult pitch. In the semi-finals they had to play another Corps team, 5 Ordnance Battalion. 6 Battalion scored two goals in the first half and then denied 5 Battalion any more than a single goal in the rest of the game. So it was a two one win and a place in the final. In the final the team played splendidly throughout the game and were worthy and conclusive winners. They dominated the game for the first half an hour, but then went to a goal from 4 O's BAOR centre-forward. However, Lance Corporal Taff Smiles of 61 Ordnance Company scored a marvellous goal with a well struck volley to equalize and then in the second half the Battalion scored the goals that their superiority deserved. " Lance Corporal Steve McCallion of 63 Ordnance Company scored the second, Private Adrian Morgan of 61 Ordnance Com- pany scored the third and fourth and, although ' 4 ' managed a second goal, Corporal Sutty Sutcliffe of 61 Ordnance Company added a fifth before the end. The photograph shows the team which played in the final. Back row left to right: L/Cpl Alan Smiles (61 Ord Coy), Pte Jimmy Bancroft (61 Ord Coy), Cpl Andy Warham (62 Ord Coy), Pte Adrian Morgan (61 Ord Coy), L/Cpl Colin Renicks (61 Ord Coy) Team Captain, Cpl Peter Sutcliffe (61 Ord Coy), Capt Malcolm Wood (63 Ord Coy) Team Manager. Front row left to right: L/Cpl Steve McCallion (63 Ord Coy), Cpl Dave Aisbitt (HQ 6 Ord Bn), Pte ' Jock ' Frew (63 Ord Coy), Pte Geordie Cottrell (63 Ord Coy), L/Cpl 'Fergy' Ferguson (62 Ord Coy), Pte Julian Roberts (61 Ord Coy). THE HONG KONG MARATHON A TEAM of ten runners from Composite Ordnance Depot braved the atrocious weather conditions to participate in the sixth Hong Kong Marathon. Blood, sweat and perhaps a few tears were shed during the course of the race and those com- peting in a Marathon for the first time found out at first hand what it is like to hit the dreaded ' wall' in the final miles. Whilst they weren't out to beat any records all members of the team showed a great deal of determination to gain the creditable times of: Lieutenant Colonel Jim Keating (3 hrs 22 mins)—139th; Captain Gordon Coombs (3 hrs 19 mins)— 122nd; WOl Andy McNaught (3 hrs 13 mins)—103rd; WOl Dave Davies (3 hrs 19 mins)—119th; W02 Mai Dodd (3 hrs 25 mins)—147th; Staff Sergeant Ken Ray (3 hrs 33 mins)—165th; Sergeant Harry Farmer RAF (3 hrs 7 mins)—77th; Lance Corporal Brian Ip (retired injured); Mr Billy Ming (3 hrs 20 mins) —123rd and Mr Tony Yip (3 hrs 22 mins)—141st. We would also like to thank the hardy band of supporters who braved the conditions to cheer the team on and all who sponsored the team, which raised 620 Hong Kong dollars for charity. Afternote: In case you are wondering, there were 310 starters and the winner was a British guest runner, Jim Dingwall of Scotland and London Marathon fame who finished in 2 hrs 15 mins 48 sees. Captain Coombs battling it out. THE The winning team. COAST OF CHINA MARATHON THE Coast of China'Marathon is billed as a ' finishers marathon,' having five moderate hills with a maximum altitude differential of eighty metres. An understatement! On a course which offers very few flat running surfaces in its undulating 26.2 miles it is arguably one of the toughest marathons in the world. There are no arguments however from the eight members of |
| Book number | R0406 |