BUGL BORTH /BORTH BUGLE CHWEFROR/ FEBRUARY 2014
Croeso/Welcome
My latest musing takes place to a background of bad weather, postponed games, 6 Nations
kick offs at strange times, WRU & Regions arguing about money etc. We have to be fairly
optimistic to support rugby in general and Menai Bridge in particular- no gain without pain!!
Our last home game was on 21st December and our last competitive game in the middle of
January against Llandudno away in the last 32 of the SWALEC Bowl. Currently we lie in third
place in the North Wales Division 3 League having played 9 games and amassed 37 points.
The two teams above us have played 13 and 10 games. None of our games at home have been
lost due to the wet weather, most have been away or on SWALEC cup competition.dates. We
are still in the Gwynedd Cup and North Wales Bowl due to play Bethesda and Shotton
respectively. So, from now to the end of the season we will be playing catch up.
The next games for Bridge are Llanidloes (currently top of the league) at home this
Saturday 22nd with a 2.30 kick off: Holyhead away on 1st March: Welshpool home on 8th
March
The clubhouse will be open to watch the Wales game against France, Friday 21st Feb 8 pm
kick off.
On Sunday 9th March there will be a working group carrying out essential maintenance to the
clubhouse and fields followed by watching the England v Wales game on TV at 3 pm. Free
roast beef rolls for all volunteer workers
After that it will be the final game of the 6 Nations against Scotland 15th March with a 2.45
kick off,
Sponsorship- There exists opportunities for local companies to advertise in the match day
programme or on the web site. Please contact your correspondent
100 CLUB- £5 per month, with the chance to win £400 at Christmas and £100 & £50 every
month. Join and you can also apply for international tickets to all Wales home games
The Big Conversation at the moment is ‘ Where will the next generation of players
emerge from? as schools are playing less rugby and children & parents are leading busy
lives distant from rugby pitches and clubhouses’. Any thoughts? E-mail to address below
I am always on the lookout for photographs and stories of blood spilt in the cause of Bridge
rugby and after match hospitality. E-mail them to douglasbarnes@hotmail.co.uk
BYEGONE DAYS
In May 1986 we had an end of season tour to Somerset, about 13 or 14 of us made the trip
and were assisted by some guest players including Mike Halstead's brother Anthony in our
two games.
The photographs show who went but the team photo taken on the Sunday morning is:
Back row L to R Dave Vickers, Guest, Bryn Bonkers Owen, Paul Hibbert, Neil Patrick, Tim
Roberts, John "Chink"Evans, Brian Griffiths, Mike Halstead, Mike's brother
Front row L to R Wil Elphick, Richard Peberdy, Guest, Andy Brogden, Dafydd Hardy, Guest.
John Evans "RAF" must have taken the photo but he's on the group photo.
Notable on the trip was Dave Vickers' eating prowess, he had a "lunch box" made up but
had demolished it before we reached Llyn Ogwen!!! We stayed in Taunton in a tatty guest
house, on the Friday night we all got trashed so were not in good form to play Burnham on
Sea 3rds on the Saturday. Still the alcohol did something as we beat them 35-0 with all the
tries from the forwards, Bryn Owen, Neil Patrick, John Evans got 2 and Rich Peberdy, Geoff
Senogles kicked 5 conversions!
On the Sunday morning we played a Wyvern 15 and lost 9-5 Geoff Senogles scoring our
only try. Before leaving the boys purchased some farmhouse cider before we left Somerset,
which made the coach trip home "Interesting"!
Incidentally on the same Saturday we put out a second team against a Bethesda 3rd
team, MB bolstered by a few 1st teamers who did not go on tour won scoring 6 tries, from
Geraint Lewis, Steve Jones, Rich Thomas, Ian Owen (2) and Jonathan Elbeck, Brian Pritchard
kicked two conversions.
Special thanks to Bryn “Bonkers“ Owen, our former captain & chairman, who supplied the photographs
and information
Do you have anything similar lurking in your attic?