Rumney Squad for Mallett Cup Final : 1 M.Gee 2 C.Walton 3 J.Harris 4 W.Feneck 5. G. Harrington 6. W. O'Connor 7. W.Murphy 8. A. Moore (C) 9. M.Carey 10. M.Maunders 11. R.Walsh 12. D.Carlson 13. A.Jones 14. L.McQueline 15. A.Harding Subs: N.Ritchie J.Walsh R.Randall J.Greedy L.Miller R.Davies M.Kerle S.John D.Fofana
Scorer for Rumney: L.McQueline
Shaun Lee, Coach Rumney RFC
: "We always knew that Caerau would want to play a very
forward orientated game. Our game plan was to move them about
the park as often as we could and put as much width on the ball
as possible, but to do this you have to win enough ball. In fairness
to Caerau they stopped us playing, we found it very difficult
to release any quick second phase possession. I was very disappointed
that tactically a few players let themselves down but we must
not lose sight of the fact that it is a very young team that can,
with time and maturity, become a very good side."
Scorers for Rumney : L.Maquiline try, M.Carey try, M.Maunder try and 2 conversions and drop goal
Sean Lee, Coach Rumney RFC : "We hung in and played some good stuff but first team calls on our front row and a number of injuries meant that we fielded a depleted side. It was very hard and both sides played good rugby - we are looking forward to home and away fixtures with Abercynon next season".
Scorers for Rumney: A.Woodward try, M.Perks try, M.Maunders 2 conversions
Peter Coles, Coach Rumney RFC: "We started off well but over all it was a lacklustre performance. Unless we play well against sides like Dunvant we are never going to compete at higher levels. We had tired legs in the second half, probably due to the Llanrumney cup game a few days earlier - in fact there was no score in the second half today."
Scorers for Rumney : Anthony Jones try, Anthony Moore try, Adam Harding 3 penalties and 1 conversion
Peter Coles, Coach Rumney RFC : "This was a well disciplined display and showed that Rumney Athletic had no worries about taking on the Llanrumney 1st XV. Our back row is a strong unit and they imposed themselves on the game and forced Llanrumney into the errors from we scored".
Dave Escott, Rugby Secretary Rumney RFC : "Brilliant, the Athletic's best victory of the season against what many people were saying was the strongest side in the District !"
Jim O'Brien, Rumney RFC : "A famous victory - played in dreadful conditions and against all the odds !"
Rumney Squad V Lanharan : 1.J.Harris 2.N.Ritchie 3.G.Power 4.W.Feneck 5.J.Walsh 6.J.Greedy 7.W.Murphy 8.B.Chambers(Capt) 9.R.Davies 10.L.Millar 11.L.Maquiline 12. D.Carlson 13.M.Kearle 14.S.John 15.M.Maunders 16.T.Kilburn 17.M.Gee 18.A.McCormack 19.L.Brincat 20.S.Burnett 21.S.Davies 22.A.Harding
Scorers for Rumney : Liam Maquiline 2 tries, Wayne Murphy try, Matthew Maunders 3 conversions
Shaun Lee,
Coach Rumney RFC : "We did not perform as well as we have
done this season but cup rugby is about
taking your chances and turning pressure into points. We failed
to do this and paid the penalty for it. I think we have to put
this game behind us and prepare for our next cup semi-final. Man
of the Match, Wayne Murphy".
Rumney team : 15.A.Harding 14.M.Kearle 13.A.Woodward 12.A.Jones 11. L.McQueline 10. L.Miller 9.M.Carey 8.R.Randell 7.A.Moore(Capt.) 6.J.Greedy 5.J.Walsh 4.W.Feneck 3.G.Power 2.L.Brincat 1.T.Kilburn Subs: J.Harris N.Ritchie M.Gee S.John M.Buckley M.Kelly S.Grainger
Scorers for Rumney : L.McQueline try and conversion, M.Kearle try and conversion, L.Miller try, M.Carey 2 tries, W.Feneck try, J.Walsh try, J.Greedy try, L.Brincat conversion
Sean Lee, Coach Rumney RFC : "The game plan was to spread the ball about the park. We achieved this on a number of occasions, hence the final score of 46 points to 12. We did not play to our full potential for the full 80 minutes, which the team will come to realise is what is required of them. To be fair to Howardians they never gave up the fight but we were always in control".
Jim O'Brien, Rumney RFC : "Rumney were superb in patches. There was no real consistency in the second half, there were so many stoppages we couldn't play as we wanted to. Michael Carey played particularly well after a long absence, the longer the game went on the better he got. Perhaps we should have kept it wide where we had all the pace !".
Scorers for Rumney : J.Greedy try, R.Randell try, M.Kearle try, A.Moore try, S.John try, L.Brincat 1 conversion
Sean Lee, Coach Rumney RFC : "A very dogged performance against a good Mountain Ash side - it took a long time to wear them down. Rob Randell played superbly, he was the Man of the Match. We hope to have an Athletic XV game at Riverside Park next Friday evening".
Peter Coles, Coach Rumney RFC : "If the threequarters had played as well as the forwards did it would have been a bigger score. It shows a lot of commitment when Rob Randell turns down the chance of a month's holiday in Florida to play for Rumney instead !"
Scorers for Rumney : Robert Walsh 3 tries, Simon Grainger try, Matthew Kearle try and 2 conversions
Jim O'Brien, Rumney RFC : "A well worked exercise in very muddy conditions with both sides trying to play good rugby. This type of game is excellent for our young players, the more fixtures like this we can play the better. The whole Rumney pack were outstanding and Robert Walsh on the wing and Simon Grainger in the centre put in brilliant performances".
Scorers for Rumney : M.Kearle try, A.Moore try, L.McQuiline try, R.Randall try, M.Maunders 2 conversions
Sean Lee, Coach Rumney RFC : "A very gutsy performance. Rumney were leading 5 - 12 at the break but Llanharan had a number of former first team players and they got stuck in in the second half. Our young Rumney side showed a lot of character in this game. Man of the Match - Anthony Moore".
Rumney Squad : A.Harding M.Foley R.Davies S.John D.Carlson M.Maunders L.Miller A.Jones L.McQuiline M.Kearle G.Power N.Ritchie J.Harris T.Kilburn W.Feneck A.McCormack A.Moore W.Murphy J.Walsh J.Greedy B.Chambers
Scorers for Rumney : Wayne Murphy try, Lee Rossiter try, Matthew Maunder penalty
Scorers for Rumney : Wayne O'Connor try, Robert Walsh 2 tries, Rhys Davies try, Matthew Maunders 3 conversions and 1 penalty
Sean Lee, Coach Rumney RFC : "Dunvant were a very good team and they scored an excellent try. After that we tightened the ship and played the style of rugby that we need to play all the time. The forwards performed very well and at present we are going from strength to strength. Man of the Match : Wayne Feneck.
Peter Coles, Coach Rumney RFC : "Dunvant started off extremely well with a very good try by one of their full time professional players. That shook Rumney into action and we replied with four tries. It was a good exhibition and a very high standard of rugby. We are looking forward to playing a return fixture in Swansea as soon as possible".
Riverside Park, Rumney
Saturday 8th January 2000. K.O. 3.00 pm
Rumney Athletic 55 Tonmawr 0
Try scorers for Rumney : W.Murphy, W.O'Connor, M.Kearle, J.Harris, W.Feneck, L.Rossiter, M.Jones, A.Harding, A.Woodward (2)
Wayne Murphy, Rumney RFC : "A very impressive performance - Super 12 enterprise rugby - and very enjoyable to play in".
Andy McCormack,
Rumney RFC : "We had too much pace for them and Tonmawr
wasn't a bad side. Our youngsters had the edge and Lee Miller
had an outstanding game".
Scorers for Rumney : Wayne O'Connor try
Sean Lee, Coach Rumney RFC : "A very entertaining game played in atrocious conditions of rain and snow. Cwmbran were a very good side. For Rumney, Stewart Granger from the Youth Team played very well as did Wayne Murphy and the whole of the back row. Man of the match - Wayne O'Connor".
Rumney Athletic : 15.A.Harding 14.L.Rossiter 13.M.Carey 12.M.Buckley 11.M.Kearle 10.M.Maunder 9.R.Davies 1.C.Walton (Capt.) 2.N.Ritchie 3.G.Hamilton 4.G.Harrington 5.W.Feneck 6.W.O'Connor 7.M.Murphy 8.R.Randall Subs: A.McCormack J.Greedy L.Brincat S.John D.Law M.Collins M.Milsom
Rumney team : 15.A.Harding 14.M.Kearle 13.MBuckley 12.A.Jones 11.L.Rossiter 10.M.Maunder 9.R.Davies 1.K.Jones 2.M.Perks 3.J.Probert 4.W.Feneck 5.G.Harrington 6.S.Coles (c) 7.J.Greedy 8.J.Walsh Subs : M.Erskine A.McCormack S.John L.Miller W.Murphy P.Baiter M.Carey
Scorers for Rumney : Matthew Kearle 3 tries, Lee Rossiter 4 tries, Matthew Maunder try and 6 conversions, Anthony Jones 2 tries, Andy McCormack try.
Sean Lee, Rumney RFC : "Rhiwbina had a big, heavy pack but our game plan was to move them around the park and that way our threequarters scored a lot of tries".
Peter Coles, Rumney RFC : "It took us twenty minutes to get started but a few old heads, including evergreen Martin Perks, put some stability into what is still a very young side. Scotsman Gus Hamilton and South African loose head Jeff Probert (no relation to Ollie LeRoux) had outstanding games".
Scorers for Rumney : Penalty try, L.McQuillan try, G.Harrington try, M.Maunder 3 conversions.
Danny Lee, Rumney RFC : "It was an enjoyable game, nothing outstanding except for Wayne Murphy's performance, he was all around the field and covered everything that was going on. We had hard luck on a couple of occasions when the ball didn't go to hand".
Scorers for Rumney : Robert Walsh try, Matthew Kearle try, Dougie Law try, Stuart Coles try, Lee Brincat 3 pens and 1 conversion.
Sean Lee, Coach Rumney RFC : "Glamorgan Wanderers were a very mature side and they tried to slow the game down. We like an open expansive game and eventually we were able to break down their defence and score some good tries. Man of the match - Wayne Murphy, he had a smashing game. Clive Spenk, an oustanding prop from South Africa has come to our area and is joining Rumney so we are looking forward to some big performances from Clive soon".
Peter Coles, Coach Rumney RFC : "We played well in patches and scored when it mattered but the scorline flattered Rumney. Stuart Coles proved his fitness and is ready to return to the 1st XV and Wayne Murphy was two yards quicker than anyone else".
Scorers for
Rumney : Robert Walsh 2 tries, Matthew Kearle try, Rhys Davies
try, Stuart Coles try, Lee Brincat 1 pen and 2 conversions.
Jim O'Brien, Rumney RFC : "The conditions were dreadful
so the match was riddled with mistakes but it made an entertaining
game. UWIC went 14 points up and although we were not playing
really well Rumney just about sneaked home".
Scorers for Rumney : Daniel Fofana try, Lee Brincat penalty.
Sean Lee, Coach Rumney RFC : "It was good for the boys to play in this development game. There were some First Team players included who haven't been playing regularly lately along with a number of Youth players. It is good for young players to be exposed to strong sides like Fairwater. There were some good phases and also quite a few wrong options - the result was a fair reflection of the game".
Jim OBrien, Rumney RFC Committee : "Both sides were a bit rusty after the enforced break and Rumney delivered a much improved performance. When the side settles down it will be a very good one. David Price refereed the game well".
Dave Escott, Rugby Secretary
Rumney RFC : "I was disappointed with the standard of
rugby. Rumney mixed and matched and brought in First Team squad
members Daniel Fofana, Chris Miles, Grant Harrington, Stuart Coles
and Matthew Davey but the team took quite a while to settle in".
Rumney Athletic : 15.M.Milsom 14.S.John 13.M.Kearle 12.A.Woodward 11.M.Buckley 10.L.Miller 9.R.Davies 1.L.Brincat 2.C.Walton(c) 3.M.Gee 4.J.Walsh 5.W.Feneck 6.W.O'Connor 7.W.Murphy 8.J.Greedy Subs: K.Jones M.Foley D.Phillips D.Law S.Noor M.Erskine J.Wright
Below : from the Rumney RFC archives, Rumney V CIAC - can you guess the year of these cup games, where they were played and which cup competitions they were part of ?
Rumney team : 15. M.Buckley 14.
S.Buckley 13. M.Carey 12. M.
Carey 11. L.McQuiline 10. M.
Erskine 9. R.Davies
1. C.Walton 2. N.Ritchie 3.
L.Brincat 4. J.Walsh 5. W.Feneck 6.
A.Moore 7. W.Murphy 8. S.Coles
Subs : M.Foley
B.Chambers R.Randell A.McCormack A.Woodman L.Miller S.Burnett
Scorers for Rumney : R. Davies try, A. Woodward try, S. John 2 tries, J. Walsh try, L. McQuiline try, W. Murphy 2 tries, L. Brincat 6 conversions.
Sean Lee, Coach Rumney RFC : "The
boys put together some very good rugby. Steven John, playing at
hooker did very well. My man of the match - Steve John".
Scorers for Rumney : R. Walsh 2 tries 1 conversion, A. Woodward try, M. Kearle try, L. McQueline 2 tries 1 conversion, M. Foley try, L Brincat 6 conversions, J. Walsh try, W. Murphy 2 tries, B. Chambers try, S. Noor try. Peter Coles, Rumney RFC : "Rumney scored good opening tries from deep posession and then blitzed Caldicot all over the park. We went off the boil in the second half but the fitness showed and we finished strongly".
Rumney team : 15. M. Buckley 14. L. McQueline 13.
A. Woodward 12. M. Carey 11.
R. Walsh 10. L. Miller 9. M. Foley 1.
L. Brincat 2. C. Walton 3. M.
Gee 4. J. Walsh 5. W. Feneck 6.
A. Moore (c) 7. W. Murphy 8.
R. Randell Subs: M. Kearle M. Erskine R.
Williams N. Ritchie A. McCormack B.
Chambers S. Moore
Scorers for Rumney : tries by Mark Foley, Phil Ford, Liam McQueline and Matthew Kearle. Phil Ford kicked two conversions. Sean Lee, Coach Rumney RFC : "It was a very good game and a good scalp for Rumney considering how strong a record Wattstown have".
Rumney team : 15 J. Wright, 14 S. John, 13 M. Kearle, 12 M. Buckley, 11 L. Rossitter, 10 L. Miller, 9 M. Foley, 8 A. McCormack (c), 7 W. Murphy, 6. J. Greedy, 5 J.Walsh, 4 W. Feneck, 3 J. Harris, 2. N. Ritchie 1. L. Brincat. Subs : K. Jones, E. Palmer, M. Erskine, L. McQueline, C. Walton, B. Chambers, M. Carey
Rumney Athletic 27 Llanharan 2nds 16
For Rumney Mark Foley scored 3 tries, Stephen John 1 try and Matthew Kearle 1 try and a conversion. Paul Spider Whitcombe, Rumney RFC : "After a good start Rumney faded and Llanharan came back strongly in the second half. The game was secured by a late Rumney revival".
ST. PETERS V RUMNEY ATHLETIC The Harlequins Ground, Roath, Cardiff
Saturday September 4th, 1999
K.O 3.00 pm
Rumney team : 15 P.Ford, 14 L.Rossitter, 13 M.Kearle, 12 M.Buckley, 11 L. McQuillan, 10 L. Miller, 9 M. Foley 8 A. McCormack, 7 W. Murphy, 6 A. Moore, 5 J. Walsh, 4 W. Feneck, 3 K. Jones, 2 C. Walton, 1 L. Brincatt Subs: N. Ritchie, J. Harris, P. Bater, M. Erskine, M. Carey, S. John.
St. Peters 20 Rumney Athletic 24
Each side scored 4 tries. Rumney's tries came from Antony Moore, James Walsh, Wayne Feneck and Andy McCormack. Matthew Kearle kicked 2 conversions.
