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LAST WEEKEND
Last weekend was a very busy one at Tynedale Park, with a Wedding Reception (after a match ?) on Friday, two rugby matches on Saturday and the Northumberland Classic & Performance Motor Show on Sunday.

THIS WEEKEND
So, what is coming up:-
Friday 21st August 2026
Tynedale Colts v Morpeth Colts 7pm.

Sat. 22nd August 2026
Hinckley RFC v Tynedale RFC (3pm)
The Tynedale 1stXV travel to Leicestershire for a pre-season friendly.
If recent history is any guide this will be a closely contested match – it has always been like that!
The two clubs played each other, at Tynedale Park, in a pre-season match last year with Tyndale coming out narrow 40-38 victors.

Look how the two clubs finished in their leagues last season . Almost identical.

Tynedale finished one place higher and conceded fewer points, but were outscored 1002 to 941 by Hinckley.

League matches between the clubs have been pretty close affairs too, as the statistics show:-
15th Nov 2016 - Tynedale 12 Hinckley 22
04th Mar 2017 - Hinckley 15 Tynedale 19
28th Oct 2017 - Tynedale 18 Hinckley 20
17th Feb 2018 - Hinckley 29 Tynedale 26
Ist Sep 2018 - Hinckley 45 Tynedale 31
27th Apr 2019 - Tynedale 24 Hinckley 24
23rd Nov 2019 - Tynedale 20 Hinckley 15
21st Mar 2020 - Postponed – Covid
Hinckley lead the way.
7 League matches played, Tynedale Won 2 , Hinckley Won 4, with one Drawn match. Tynedale 150 points, Hinckley 170 points.

Hinckley RFC v Tynedale RFC cup match
These two teams’ first meeting ever was in Round One of the Senior Clubs’ Knock-out competition played at Tynedale Park on the 13th September 1997.

That competition had started life in 1971 as the RFU Club Competition. It became the John Player Cup in 1976 then the Pilkington Cup in 1989 before Pilkington withdrew its sponsorship in 1997. The name given temporarily was the Senior Clubs’ Knock-out competition until new sponsors (Tetley’s) were found in 1998.

The teams that day were:-
Tynedale- Ed. Lowe; Scott Ferguson, Gary Fleming, John Fletcher (Captain), Craig Johnston; Richard Cramb, Simon Clayton-Hibbott; Steve Bowen, Edward Parker, Paul Winter; Fergus Mitchell, Steve Dunn; Alan Lowdon, Mickey Lee and Andrew Robson. Rep:- Richard Parker, Aaron Charlton, Keith Johnson and Mark Walton.
Hinckley:- S. Bunting; A. Dutton, A Harrison, C.Dutton (Captain), E. Brittain; A, Massarella, R. Massarella; K. Ashfield, D. Massarella, P. Wayne; P. Green, P. Goodhall; P. Williams, A. Goodall and T. Walton. Rep:- A. Massarella, M. Walton, D. Kitchen, J. Roper, J. Gosling and P. Garwood.

For Tynedale John Fletcher’s son Ollie hooked briefly for the 1stXV before moving to Newcastle Red Bulls in 2021, while John’s two younger sons Archie and Ted are now part of the current Tynedale 1stXV squad. Craig Johnston is Fixtures Secretary and in charge of the Bar and Grounds, and Steven Dunn (aka Agga)’s sons Graeme and Richard have represented Tynedale for many years.

The 1997 match ended in a victory for Tynedale by 32-8. In the second round of the Cup Tynedale beat local rivals Northern by 5-22 at McCracken Park but later lost 24-11 to Doncaster away from home. The Tetley’s Bitter Cup became the Powergen Cup in 2001, then the EDF.

Tynedale supporters may be interested to know that Dean Richards, who went to school at Hinckley and served there in the police force, is now Director of Rugby at Doncaster, who are now a Championship (level 2) club. His son Charlie is a valued member of the Tynedale first team squad.

HINCKLEY GROUND
Hinckley Rugby Club,
Leicester Road,
Hinckley,
Leicestershire
LE10 3DR

01455 615010

CORBRIDGE TO HINCKLEY
211 miles (3hrs 37mins) – via A1(M) and M1

HINCKLEY WEBSITE
https://www.hinckleyrugby.co.uk/

WEATHER FORECAST
Dry, light cloud, gentle southerly wind 19 degrees

FURTHER PRE-SEASON MATCHES
FRIDAY 21ST AUGUST
Tynedale Colts v Morpeth Colts (7pm)
WEDNESDAY 26TH AUGUST
Tynedale Colts v Wallsend Colts (7pm)

EARLY SEASON FIXTURES
FRIDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER
Tyndale Colts v Carlisle Colts (7pm)
SATURDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER
Sheffield Tigers v Tynedale 1stXV (3pm)
Tynedale Raders v Darlington MP (3pm) - Friendly

SATURDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER
Tynedale 1stXV v Darlington MP (3pm)
WB Rockcliff Vikings v Tynedale Hadrians (3pm)
Seghill 1stXV v Tynedale Centurions (3pm)
Melrose Wasps v Tynedale Colts (3pm)

SELECTED SQUAD
To be announced