After a free weekend, Globe Holidays sponsored Stocksbridge Rugby get the opportunity to end their league campaign & climb off the bottom rung of the Counties 4 Yorkshire (phase 2) South with a trip to West Yorkshire, on Saturday to face Leeds Modernians. Stocksbridge will be looking to complete a league double over their rivals & close the season out on a high.    

The Club have announced the Fox Catering Man of Steel award for March has been won by burly prop forward Gary Woodcock, with young Jack ‘half pint’ Martin, & ‘clock tower’ Andy Beal also in the running. Woodcock, kindly sponsored by Valley Property Services, has excelled during the Month with a string of powerful , robust performances on both sides of the ball.

The next fixture to be played at the Coal Pit Lane Arena will be against Midsomer Norton, a touring team from Somerset in the West Country on Saturday 13th April, with a 2.30pm kick off.    

Off the field, the Club are finalising their plans for the Season 2023/2024 Presentation Awards to be held at the Manchester Road Clubhouse on Friday 26th April, with the doors opening from 6pm. All are welcome & a great evening is sure to be had, as the Club’s awards are presented to the individual winners.

Rumours persist that hooker Mikey ‘vegas’ Hartley is considering a comeback after recovering from a horrific ankle injury during the previous season, a Club Official said, ‘Mikey is working hard on his rehab, & we will be delighted to see him again on the park, as his experience has been sorely missed’.

Written by Andrew Tyers

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