The Royal Navy U23XV’s season reaches its defining moment at Aldershot on Friday night where a win will regain the Inter Services Championship, last held in 2010. In wait, the Army U23s who are looking for their fourth consecutive title but have struggled at home to the Royal Navy in recent matches. For the Navy a welcomed first of the season, where an unchanged squad from the RAF game will look to translate the extra time together with another step forward in performance.
Two years ago the Royal Navy were in the same position. Having won at home against the Royal Air Force they travelled with high hopes to Aldershot. In a tense encounter they came away w...
On Friday night, Navy U23XV captain, Edd Pascoe, will lead his side out for the opening match of the 2014 Inter Services Championship. He knows that preparation hasn’t been ideal due, to opposition cry offs, but he also knows that through his side there is an experienced core of players with previous U23, Sharks and Commonwealth Cup experience. As an accomplished member of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Band Service Edd is well used to the precision required for ceremonial duty. However as a talented jazz trombonist he knows that providing the ground rules are adhered to, then some creative improvisation can make for a powerful performance. The Navy team will need both on Friday...
A historic encounter at Cardiff’s famous Arms Park saw the Combined Services Women narrowly miss out 17 – 12 to the Cardiff Blues. Despite the atrocious conditions both sides tried to play positive rugby to entertain a record crowd for this fixture. The busy operational Fleet programme had precluded four Navy players from attending, so it was left to Loz Morton to be the sole Royal Navy representative in an otherwise Army and RAF side.
The choice of Cardiff as the opposition was particularly apt for the 2014 Women’s Remembrance Match. The declaration by Cardiff Rugby Club one hundred years ago when it suspended all fixtures and urged all “play...
The sides are now known for the last four stage of the 2014-15 RNRU Navy Cup competition following the unfortunate withdraw of last years winners, Commando Logistics Regiment RM who were unable to raise a side for their delayed quarter final clash with 42 Commando RM on Weds 5 th November.
In the first semi final the young guns from BRNC, fresh from victories over HMS Triumph 39-13 in the first round and an emphatic victory over CTC RM 40-7 in the quarter final will hope to keep to their free flowing game when they come up against 42 Commando RM. As the only RM side remaining, 42 Commando will be keen to make a strong showing in this their 350 th birthday year and emulat...
With both sides unbeaten from the opening round there was significant anticipation before the round two match between Western Region and the Fleet Air Arm. Western, buoyed from a comprehensive victory over Eastern, used the fast Keyham surface to open an early lead before the Fleet Air Arm staged a second half comeback to leave with a hard earned win 33 – 15.
With the Royal Marines scoring an emphatic victory the night before in the Medics challenge both sides knew that it was important to get a second victory under their belts to see off what is sure to be a late Royal Marine surge in the competition. In excellent conditions it was Western Region who confirmed that ...
