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The Old Ratcliffan 2010 | The Ratcliffan association sports events support over the last 16 years and for their annual donation of £500 given to support OR student helpers. This has been an invaluable support to ORs at university who wish to offer themselves as helpers to the sick and disabled in the group. Now we have our own group, we have spaces for more ORs to go on The Pilgrimage. There are spaces for ORs who are sick or disabled and spaces for those who would like to go as helpers. We are very much in need of a Group Doctor to work alongside Dr Sheelagh Bolt and learn from her many years of experience before she retires. We are also in need of helpers who are qualified nurses or carers. If you are in the medical profession and able help in this way please do not delay in contacting me. All new helpers must attend an Induction Day at Ratcliffe (this is usually held at Ratcliffe College on a Sunday in May of the year of travel) The Pilgrimage to Lourdes next year will take place on 15th-22nd July 2011. Fr Philip Sainter (69), Richard Any OR wishing to take part next year in the Pilgrimage to Lourdes should contact Gamble (64), Danni Fairbrother the Association Office at Ratcliffe College. (02) and Fr Anthony Meredith (57) Mrs Teresa Gamble, Group Leader The RaTclIffIan assOcIaTIOn sPORTs eVenTs The Thistlethwaite Cup Hockey Match Sunday 7th March 2010 Old Ratcliffians: 5 Ratcliffe College: 1 With the sun shining and the school Taylor (04) in the ‘D’ who unleashed a team looking eager to regain the reverse stick strike into the top corner trophy, the Old Ratcliffians were (thanks for the deflection Arjun!). looking worried as only 8 players had shown up! Many thanks to two school This buoyed the Old Boys’ spirits pupils, Ciaran Grant and Ciaran and they continued to pass the ball Sheehy, who came out and showed around and find gaps for the dynamic midfield duo of James Charnock (09) the depth of talent available to Peter Astill (71), Ratcliffian the school. and Tom ‘Duracell Bunny’ Foulds (07). Association President, Presents the The school were looking quite solid at Thistlethwaite Trophy to Winning As Mr Taylor said afterwards: ‘This was Captain, James Taylor (04) the most one-sided contest there had the back but always knew a second goal was needed, and after a quick been in years in the school’s favour.’ free hit, Tom Foulds found space No wonder he wasn’t impressed with his hard work, Bainbridge finally got the 5-1 score line to the Old Boys. A in the ‘D’ to slide the ball past the himself on the score sheet with a neat determined performance in the first school keeper and give the Old Boys deflection over the keeper after Will 10 minutes to keep the school at bay a 2-0 lead going into half time. We Harrison found time and space to knew that the school would come out showed that the Old Boys weren’t of the blocks in the second half and send a cross straight to him 5 yards going to lie down easily and if Symon out. The school finally got themselves Smith (06) had not popped up on the look to get back on even terms, but on the score sheet towards the end line to clear a goal-bound shot, the thanks to some more solid defending of the match but this was not enough match might easily have taken a turn from Alex Currie-Clarke (02) and his and the Old Ratcliffians came out on young prodigies, Phil Lawton (08) was for the worse for the ORs. top with a convincing 5-1 demolition. on the verge of a clean sheet. A third Thanks to all those who played. With the ‘Bold Boys’ starting to get goal came for the Old Boys as Tom into their rhythm and finding some Foulds latched onto a weighted pass Old Ratcliffian Team: slick passing moves, combined from Charnock and dispatched a first- Philip Lawton, Alex Currie-Clarke, with strong running from Freddie time shot across the keeper into the Symon Smith, Ciaran Grant (guest), Bainbridge (08) and Will Harrison (08) bottom corner. Ciaran Sheehy (guest), Freddie on the wings the chances started to Bainbridge, James Charnock, Tom come, but didn’t manage to ripple the From here the game became very Foulds, Will Harrison and open and with the ORs down to nine back of the net. Eventually the opening due to injury a fourth goal came after James Taylor. score came after a decisive run from James Taylor (04) Freddie who managed to feed James a hard cross from Bainbridge was Sports Secretary easily deflected in by Taylor. After all Register online www.ratcliffanassociation.co.uk 1