Meet the Non-Players

Andy Deacon (President)

• Past Chairman of Youth Rugby & Under 15's coach.
• Looks after our female rugby contingent
• Older than what he looks.

Runs A.D. Sports and Leisure.  

Mike Coulson (Immediate Past-President,Membership Sec, 4th Official, etc etc)

• Semi-retired teacher
• Fully retired referee (thank God)
• Mike is a tremendous club man - he'll collect glasses, compile match reports, referee Junior matches, etc. etc.
• Likes to talk - has been known to send Peter Robertson's glass eye to sleep
• Contact Details

Tony Smith (Past-President)

John Austin (Past-President)

• From Kent
• Makes a living out of breaking rocks.
• Sacrificed his rugby career at Percy Park - played on with knee ligament damage in case the opposition reversed a 50 point winning margin. (On the recommendation of the match medical expert of the day - J B Shotton Esq.)
• Favourite Meal: Raw sausages after 9 or 10 pints - just before bed time.

Past Presidents (Richard Halford and Ian Blyth)

Tom Borthwick (Coach)

Richard Parker (Assistant Coach)

Height	5' 9"
Weight	15st 10lbs
DOB	24.12.1959
Employment	Farmer
Previous Clubs	None
First played for Tynedale	1973 (Colts - aged 14 years)
Secondary Education	Haydon Bridge High School
Honours	Northumberland U14, U16, U18, Colts, U21, Full(capt), Sorth of England
Best Rugby Moment	Twickenham County Final and Tynedale's promotion season (1999-2000)
Worst Rugby Moment	Losing v Coventry (1988)
Sponsor	J S Hubbick Ltd

 Bill Stewart (Secretary)

Mike Fieldhouse (Raiders Coach)

Keith Laidler

• Ex-mountaineer who damaged himself bouncing off cliff faces.
• No of replacement body parts: unknown.
• Hobbies: Rugby, Fell Walking, Drinking, Spilling Drinks.
• Has strong anti-Conservative political tendancies. (haven't we all?)
• Tynedale RFC's main peacekeeper.

Neil Foster

•  Age 33 - going on 53.
• A Southerner - migrated up north from Lancaster.
• Unpromising rugby career cut short by injury - renowned for the games he missed rather the the ones he played in.
• Playing career at TRFC lasted only 3 minutes before dislocating his knee.
• Nickname: Lord Corbridge, Shedfull (eh?)
• Hobbies: Hunting, Shooting, Fishing, wearing stupid trousers.
• Favourite Music: Travis, James, Paul Weller.

 Tony Coates

• Past-President
• Local Tycoon.
• Strongly challenging Keith Laidler for the 'Bionic Man of Tynedale' title.
• Greatest Sporting Achievement: Taking 10 wickets in a match and getting a mention in Wisden. (I can only assume they couldn't handle his stock delivery - the 'full toss').
• Holds the world record for the most times a cricketer can blow his nose during the course of a match.
• Sporting Hero: Tiger Woods - he does in fact model his own golf swing on that of Tiger.
• An ardent Newcastle FC fan who used to support Sunderland F.C.!!!!

 Douglas Hamilton (Chief Executive)

• Life member of Club
• Past player, past Captain, past Coach, past Chairman of Selectors, past Treasurer, past County President, past Club President, past Chief Executive, past it, etc etc - basically Douglas has done it all.
• Known as : "Duggy"
• Semi-retired Accountant, Company Director
• Previous Clubs: Tynedale only - a lifer.
• Hobbies: Bird Watching, Walking, Drinking.
• Contact details

Andrew Cuthbertson

• "Cubby"
• A very promising full back whose career was cruelly halted at a young age by a severe knee injury and an unsympathetic surgeon.
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John Shotton (Vice-President)

• Chairman of Senior Rugby
• Very promising playing career halted at an early age by serious knee injury.
• Past Club: Durham City - Played only 20 minutes for Tynedale before being sent off. (unfairly for head butting opposition player and knocking several of his teeth out)
• Education: Expelled from Durham School
• Sales Director for Agma Chemicals Plc
• Married to Karen and Tynedale Rugby Club.
• Hobbies: Phoning people up, making chutney.
• Strengths: Energy, enthusiasm, a hard forehead.
• Weaknesses: Prone to slight exaggeration plus occasionally swears in public.
• Pleasures: Posing, Blaydon losing, Newcastle Falcons losing.
• Favourite sayings: "He' got more chance of a knighthood", "He'll never kick this as long as I've got a hole in my a***", "If that's for me I'm not here!"
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Wallace Cousin (Chairman of Selectors)

• The perfect gentleman - what more can I say
• Contact details 

Ian Dodds (Teams Sec)

Craig Johnston (Veteran & Fixture Secretary)

• DOB: 17.02.68
• Ex-Colt
• Ex-Club Captain
• Teacher
• Physical Feature: The deepening and strengthening of Craig's voice as the night progresses.

John Clark (Colts Chairman)

• "Clanky"
• Life Member
• John is the man behind Tynedale's successful Colts setup. For the past 25 years John has succeeded in providing true Colts rugby for youngsters in the Tynedale area - a feat envied and admired by many. John is responsible for the life line of Tynedale Rugby Club.
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Peter Robertson (Past-President)

• A mainstay of the Club - ex-President, currently on the Executive Committee
• Nicknames : Peter gets called many names - none of which are printable here!
• Peter introduced Tynedale to coaching in the early 70's - filling the head coaching role for many years. During his 30 years at Tynedale Peter has missed very few training nights.
• Another Tynedale "Jock", Peter hails from the Borders and represented Hawick with distinction before losing the sight of one eye. A member of Hawick's all-conquering 7's side Peter was also close to international recognition before his career was cut short.
• Took up refereeing and became one of Scotland's top referees - he now occasionally assesses referees in Scotland.
• Hobbies: Moaning, upsetting people, generally being a dour 'Border' Jock.
• Favourite saying: "He'll have to have his card marked"
• Weaknesses: Smelly feet
• Pleasures: Taking his shoes off, Watching players vomit during training
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Martin Hastie

• 3rdXV Manager, Player (anywhere when short), Referee (if required), Chauffeur (if needed), Barman (when necessary), Groundsman (when wanted), Team Manager (when lack of), Cook Chef
• Martin epitomises the type of person on whom traditional rugby clubs depend
• Martin likes everyone (apart from Thatcher and ...........)
• Achievements: Martin has founded 6 different Leek Clubs to date and arranged 357 Leek Club social outings (he is yet to grow his first leek!)
• Talents: A limitless enthusiasm for socialising and enjoying himself (how the hell does he afford it all). The ability to work a maximum of 4 hours every day and have a minimum of two hour lunch breaks in the pub.
• Favourite saying: "I've been saying that for years but nobody listens to me" (We do really Martin)
• Weaknesses: Can't resist the latest in Sports Designer fashion
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 Peter Simpson (FirstXV Manager)

• Ex-Soccer player
• Yet another possessor of a dodgy knee.
• Personal chauffeur to Epi and Soa
• Honours: "Most improved cameraman of the year - 1999/2000", "Find of the Season (1999-2000)"

Huw Mainwaring

• Welshman
• Editor of our excellent Newsletter

Simon Clayton-Hibbott (Ex-Captain)

• Scrum-Half
• DOB: 10.04.70
• Product of the Mini/Junior section and Hexham HS.
• Previous Clubs: Bath, Ohaeawia (club in New Zealand)
• Known as: "Hibby", "The Ginger Ninja", "That Ginger Bastard"
• Hobbies: Irritating people, trying to run through 16 stone forwards.
• Ambition: To go through a season scoring more points than penalties conceded.
• Strengths: Tackling, Physical contact, Tackling, Physical contact, Tackling ........ Simon is someone you'd always prefer to have on your side.
• Contact details

Micky Lee (Expert Golfer)

• DOB: 22.03.63
• Ex-Colts captain
• Millionaire farmer from up the Shire
• Made his 1st XV debut in 1981 (as a tearaway flanker!)
• Hobbies: Rugby, rugby and talking about rugby (+ drinking)
• Strengths: Self Analysis
• Achievements: So far this season Micky has attended 32 training sessions but only trained for 53 minutes
• Weaknesses: Micky hasn't got any
• Most Memorable Moment: Micky remembers once breaking sweat in a match against Middlesbrough in 1987 (Nobody else remembers it!)