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Ealing Trailfinders v Westcombe Park Saturday 16th October 2010
Following the hard fought win at Clifton last weekend, Ealing return to Vallis Way and face Westcombe Park. Coombe were relegated into N2S last season, and just avoided relegation. This season has been a tough start again for them, and despite their league position, the games they have lost have been a lot closer than the results suggests. They have played 6 games, lost 5 and won away at Lydney 20-21. They ran Henley close as well, taking a loosing bonus point off them in a nail biting 27-32 loss at home. Westcome Park - A history In 1904, a Sunday afternoon bible class at Blackheath was attended, amongst others, by Dudley E Roughton. What set Dudley apart from his peers was the fact that he was crippled and had to use a crutch to walk. Dudley also had a peculiar passion - peculiar for someone with his handicap - he was a rugby football fanatic! In the summer of 1904 he conceived a plan to form his own team. Relocation to the present site at Goddington Dene, Orpington took place in 1990 when the club became the major section within the Orpington Sports Club. In 1994, Westcombe Park took over the running and responsibility for the sports club and offered playing facilities, issuing contractual terms, to other sports (cricket, football, tennis and table tennis) as Associated Clubs under the control of Westcombe Park and Orpington Sports Club; a rugby club managed by rugby folk! The club became a limited company, registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 in 1995.
Coombe in 2010 Matt Spelman, ex Bath pulls the strings from 10 for them, whilst full back Luke Giles is the clubs top points scorer with 35 ( 3 conversions, 8 penalties and 1 try to his name. Leeper and Gideon Roux have 2 tries apiece. Of the 9 tires scored by Combe so far, the split is : 6 from the backs and 3 to the piggies, whilst of Ealing's 28 , 23 are down to the piano players and 5 to the piano shifters!
Looking ahead to the weekend's game, open side Jay King said despite the expectations when a top of the table team played a team towards the foot of the table, getting it right in training was still of prime importance. " Everyone would have expected us to go to Clifton last weekend and score a hat full of tries. This just doesn't always happen and credit to Clifton last weekend. They played well above their league position and created some problems for us. At half time we knew we had to control territory and we did just that. This weekend Westcombe Park will come here and offer something similar. This week at training its been spot on, and we know if we can play our patterns, and look to move them around, we will create chances. We just need to concentrate for 80 minutes to ensure no slip up"
Recent results between Ealing Trailfinders and Coombe 05/12/09 Westcombe Park 24 Ealing Trailfinders 28 08/05/09 Ealing Trailfinders 73 Westcombe Park 6 14 October 2010 |