Rugby

Charlie Claydon will lead Newark Rugby Club into the second half of the league season following the serious injury sustained by captain Ed Collishaw last month.

Newark Rugby Club led their annual Boxing Day president’s match, with the club side winning 57-31 in a game containing 16 tries.

Newark Rugby Clubs successful year ended in disappointment as they face the rest of the season without captain Ed Collishaw after the centre broke his leg in the 15-0 defeat in Midlands Two East at Syston on Saturday.

Newark Rugby Club finally replayed their abandoned match against Ampthill at Kelham Road on Saturday, but were unable to repeat the original result, this time going down 6-7.

Newark Rugby Club had the perfect warm-up for tomorrow’s crucial home match against Ampthill by beating Leighton Buzzard 67-0 at Kelham Road on Saturday.

Newark Rugby Club start a tough end to 2008 tomorrow when Leighton Buzzard visit Kelham Road in the first of three successive Midlands Two East games which could see the team disputing team spot at Christmas.

Newark Rugby Club return to league action at Matlock tomorrow after playing a full part in an entertaining National Trophy Second Round match at Preston Grasshoppers on Saturday.

Newark Rugby Club travel to Preston Grasshoppers tomorrow heartened by a win over Syston on Saturday and a success on Tuesday evening in the committee room.

Newark Rugby Club will be looking to continue the free-flowing style at Wellingborough tomorrow that brought an excellent 43-5 win at Derby at the weekend.

Newark Rugby Club start out on two away games tomorrow in a confident mood after impressively defeating county rivals Paviors 22-7 last weekend at Kelham Road.

Newark Rugby Club take on their county rivals Paviors tomorrow at Kelham Road (3pm) boosted by a memorable 28-18 triumph over Birkenhead Park on Saturday in the first round of the National Trophy.

Newark Rugby Club host Birkenhead Park tomorrow (3pm) in the first round of the National Trophy after a troubled period where the Kelham Road club have been at the centre of a wrangle following the league match at home to Ampthill two weeks ago.

Newark Rugby Club host Birkenhead Park tomorrow (3pm) in the first round of the National Trophy after a troubled period with the Kelham Road club at the centre of a wrangle following the league match against Ampthill.

Newark Rugby Club are aiming to find the form that has carried them to successive away wins when they host Ampthill in Midlands Two East at Kelham Road tomorrow (3pm).

Newark Rugby Club aim to get back to winning ways tomorrow at Market Bosworth after letting slip a 17-3 lead against Scunthorpe to go down 34-25 at Kelham Road on Saturday.

Newark Rugby Club will attempt to continue their excellent start to the new season when they host Scunthorpe in a repeat of last season’s Three Counties Cup Final at Kelham Road tomorrow.

Newark Rugby Club start the new Midlands Two East league season at Mansfield tomorrow encouraged by a 29-29 draw from a trip to Newport, the Shropshire-based Midlands One club.

A new-look 1st XV looks set to start the season for Newark Rugby Club following a major pre-season match against Nottingham Corsairs on Monday evening at Kelham Road.

A five-year stint at Newark Rugby Club comes to an end this week for Mick Lambley, the club’s popular groundsman, who is retiring from his post at Kelham Road having reached the age of 65.

Newark Rugby Club have been given a home draw in the first round of the National Trophy when they will face Cheshire Cup holders Birkenhead Park on Saturday October 18.