2024/2025 Season

Warwickshire 12 North Midlands 80 

This was a sizzling display of champagne sunshine rugby to bring the curtain down on this seasons Bill Beaumont Division 2 Pool 2 campaign

3 tries each for Stourbridge Wing Ted Morgan & Bridgnorth Centre Ben Ralph, further tries for Bridgnorth hooker/NM Captain George Newman, Newport Salop Lock George Perkins, Stourbridge Lock Theo Shinton, Newport Centre Tim Waqadau, Bromsgrove Back Row Tom Cubitt, Newport Fly Half Elliot Dolphin (& 3 Conversions) & lastly Bromsgrove fly half Will Tanner who also slotted 7 conversions!

Pic 1 is Stourbridge 3 try wing Ted Morgan

Pic 3 Debutant prop Rob Gazzard of Stourbridge

Pic 5 is Finn Haynes of Bromsgrove getting his 10 games cap from North Midlands Senior Vice President John Griffiths 

Pic 7 is Tom Cubitt of Bromsgrove getting his 10 games cap from JG

Pic 8 is debutant Tim Waqadau of Newport getting his NM tie from JG & North Midlands captain George Newman of Bridgnorth

Pic 9 is NM Man of the Match Ben Ralppic 10h of Bromsgrove with JG

Pic 10 is Steve Leach of Bromsgrove getting his 10 games cap from JG

Pic 11 is 3 try wing Ted Morgan of Stourbridge

Pic 12 is debutant Rob Gazzard of Stourbridge getting his NM tie from JG & North Midlands captain George Newman of Bridgnorth

Pic 13 is George Meader of Bromsgrove getting his Man of the Match award from the game against Staffordshire from JG

Pic 14 is Warwickshire captain Tom Aherne of Nuneaton and North Mids captain George Newman of Bridgnorth

Pic 15 is the Stourbridge players Rob Gazzard, Ted Morgan, Mark George, Russ Brown & Theo Shinton

Pic 16 is Warwickshire President Steve Wilkes & Mal Malik of host club Rugby Lions receiving a North Mids shield from JG

Pic 18 is Ted Morgan of Stourbridge getting his 10 games cap from North Midlands Senior Vice President John Griffiths

Action shots from supporter Keith Beasley 

Sadly a loss for the senior men against Staffordshire on 25th May – 22 / 0

Here’s some great photos of the game:

East Midlands 40 North Midlands RFU 30  

A tough opening fixture at Peterborough Lions ground saw North Mids defeated by a determined East Mids squad.

First half Try for wing Benjamin Ralph, 2 Penalties & a conversion for centre Will Tanner both of Bromsgrove saw us losing 21-13 at half time. In a tough second half there were further tries for Stourbridge wing Ted Morgan, fly half Benji Ritson of Bridgnorth & centre Will Tanner who also got one conversion.

Captain George Newman of Bridgnorth presenting man of the match award to Tom Cubitt of Bromsgrove 

President of East Midlands – Peter Francis receiving tie from North Midlands President Bill Worth

FT East Mids 40 North Mids 30 – Tough second half with tries for wing Ted Morgan (Stourbridge), fly half Benji Ritson (Bridgnorth) & centre Will Tanner who also got one conversion.

Men’s Senior Bill Beaumont Division 2

16th May 25 East Midlands (Away)

24th May 25 Staffordshire (Home)

31st May 25 Warwickshire (Away) 

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Charlie Hemmings