Player/Coach Profiles
Lee Acton 2nd Row
Greatest Sporting Achievement:
Captaining Vale of Lune.
Rugby Hero: Lee Farnworth - Great two jumper
Previous Clubs: Garstang RUFC
Ian Bird Centre
Greatest Sporting Achievement:
Twickenham County Championship
Winners 2003
Rugby Hero: Scott Gibbs
Previous Clubs: Fylde
Tom Carter 15 / 10 Greatest Sporting Achievement:
Winning Vale Easter 7’s on countless
occasions.
Rugby Hero: Inchy Stryder for his
fine, fine physique.
Previous Clubs: Loughborough Students
Oli Cowey Hooker, Openside Flanker
Greatest Sporting Achievement:
Vale of Lune Sevens Champions 4 years running
(LRGS OL’s)
Rugby Hero: Piere Spies – Powerful Carrier,
Huge Guy.
Previous Clubs: Preston Grasshoppers
Jack Ferguson Front Row Greatest Sporting Achievement:
Rugby Hero: Danny Grewcock
Previous Clubs:
Luke Ford 8, 6, Second Row
Greatest Sporting Achievement:
Lancashire 16, 17, 18, 20’s.
Lancshire Champion Javelin Thrower U16’s
Rugby Hero: Andrew Sheridan -
massive traps.
Previous Clubs: Sale FC, Stockport,
Manchester Metroplitan University
Neale Foster Fly Half / Full Back
Greatest Sporting Achievement:
Signing for Vale. Winning St Helens Cup with
Clock Facxe (RL). Playing with Daz “Dazla” Wilson
Rugby Hero: None!! We are all heroes, In my
eyes! + Dan Perry because he’s shaped like a pear
Previous Clubs: Ruskin Park, West Park,
Clock Face (RL)
Andy Garnett 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15
Greatest Sporting Achievement:
Playing County Rugby from U13 to U20
Rugby Hero:
Previous Clubs: Kendal, Heysham Atoms
James Hesketh Fly Half (Prop/Hooker)
Greatest Sporting Achievement:
Slotting drop goal from touch line
Rugby Hero:
Previous Clubs: Heysham Atoms!!
Jonty Higgin Centre
Greatest Sporting Achievement:
Winning 5 Lancashire Cups for LRGS + playing
for Lancashire U14 – U18
Rugby Hero: Will Greenwood, Class act
Previous Clubs:
James Hodder Scrum Half, Wing, Full
Back
Greatest Sporting Achievement:
Representing Cubs for football
Rugby Hero: Andy Goode:- Perfect hair,
perfect physique, perfect stick mitts.
Previous Clubs:
Danny Lin 7, Hooker, could be tempted to
play it again.
Greatest Sporting Achievement:
Vale 1st team player of the year
Rugby Hero: Underwood, Mario, Luigi
Previous Clubs: Leicester Lions
Fergus Owens 10, 12, 13
Greatest Sporting Achievement:
Playing for Vale
Rugby Hero: Jim Telfer:- “There are honest
players, and there’s the rest”. Enough said.
Previous Clubs: Brampton Beavers, Uni of
Manchester
Dan Perry Lock
Greatest Sporting Achievement:
Swimming 25 metres Badge
Rugby Hero: James Hesketh, Professional
Ruck hitter.
Previous Clubs:
Darren Wilson Scrum Half Greatest Sporting Achievement:
Playing for Barbarians, Lancs and Steele
Bodgers
Rugby Hero: Big bad Foster, reason:-
massive biceps.
Previous Clubs: Preston Grasshoppers,
West Park SH
Jay Ashton-Yamnikar Front Row
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Greatest Sporting Achievement:
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Rugby Hero:
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Previous Clubs: Fleetwood
Rhodri Bowen Centre / Wing
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Greatest Sporting Acheivement:
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Winning Welsh Cup with County and beating
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Noodle’s team on the way.
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Rugby Hero: JPR, Can also be a doctor and
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play rugby.
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Previous Clubs: Lampeter Town RFC
Ben Charnley No. 7
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Greatest Sporting Achievement:
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Winning Miller Homes League 1 in 2010. Whooo!
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Rugby Hero: Tony Gilmour for his in depth
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rugby knowledge and commitment.
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Previous Clubs:
Lee Farnworth “Mainly” mainly 2nd Row
- Greatest Sporting Achievement:
- Being coached by Mr B McCann and Mr S
- Hesketh whilst a young pup in the 2nd team.
- Rugby Hero: “Big” Dave Halliwell, because
- he’s ace.
- Previous Clubs: Vale through and through.
Owen Hughes Scrum Half
- Greatest Sporting Achievement:
- Promotion with Vale of Lune, Season 08 ‘ 09
- Rugby Hero: Adam Macluskie, Danny
- Cipriani, both are born winners and talented
- playmakers.
- Previous Clubs: Newark RUFC.
Philip Jackson Loose Head Prop
- Greatest Sporting Achievement:
- League winning squad member.
- Rugby Hero: Dave Halliwell, “Go on big
- Dave”. Fat guys can run.
- Previous Clubs:
Adam Macluskie Centre
- Greatest Sporting Achievement:
- Being on the same pitch as Owen “The O Zone”
- Hughes.
- Rugby Hero: Owen Hughes, Those calves are
- outstanding.
- Previous Clubs:
T J McCaw Scrum Half, Centre, Full Back
- Greatest Sporting Achievement:
- Won Towns Cup at Ravenhill
- Rugby Hero: Marc Andrea – He’s tiny
- Previous Clubs: Ballymoney RUFC
Andy Muir Wing, Full Back
- Greatest Sporting Achievement:
- Winning Vale Easter 7’s. Winning Lancashire Cup
- Playing Lancashire U20 RU and NW England RL
- Rugby Hero: James Hodder, he looks so
- small but he is so strong.
- Previous Clubs:
Andy Powers Hooker
- Greatest Sporting Achievement:
- Rugby Hero:
- Previous Clubs: Preston Grasshoppers, Leigh
Alastair Richards Wing
- Greatest Sporting Achievement:
- Rugby Hero:
- Previous Clubs: Millom, Loughborough Uni
Paul Shepherd Wing, Centre
- Greatest Sporting Achievement:
- Rugby Hero: Jason Robinson - Because he’s
- the best.
- Previous Clubs: Palmyra (Perth), Blackburn
Fraser Spavin Back Row
- Greatest Sporting Achievement:
- LRGS Player of the Year X 15. Lancashire U16,
- U17, U18, U20
- Rugby Hero: Richie McCaw – Turnover King !
- Previous Clubs: Fylde
Matthew Speight Back Row, Second Row
- Greatest Sporting Achievement:
- Getting fit ! from fat !
- Rugby Hero: Simon Shaw – Lazy Longlevity.
- No supplements but still an impressive star at
- 36 +
- Previous Clubs:
Austen Thompson Second Row, 8
- Greatest Sporting Achievement:
- N.E. England Water Polo
- Rugby Hero: William “Bashy” Blackmoors for
- drinking Gin and milk.
- Previous Clubs: Sandal, Lancaster Uni
Isaac Turton 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Greatest Sporting Achievement:
- 3 Seasons County Rugby. Player of the U16 tour with
- Lancashire.
- Rugby Hero:
- Previous Clubs:
Waz Wharton Hooker, Back Row
- Greatest Sporting Achievement:
- Running out in the black and amber.
- Rugby Hero: Keith Wood – my twin.
- Previous Clubs: Kendal RUFC
