The AU’s most beloved roll into the 2012/2013 season with a newly appointed coach and international league star Chris Parker and with a heap of talented freshers’ to further add to the most successful club in the University’s history.
Last year will be difficult to top for the 1st team, winning the league, their Stan Calvert bash up and narrowly missing out on a BUCS final appearance after star halfback Griffiths broke his collar bone (and nose probably) with just minutes gone in the game against Loughborough. Old crowd favourites and socialites Dave Knox, Micky Ward & Andrew Beanz are now part of the furniture and will be looking to go out with a bang on their final season at the club. Jack English finally did something useful for NURL over summer, and persuaded a good looking Matthew Woods to come and offer his services to NURL. A hooker or halfback he’s one to watch, also looks to be a good goal kicker after only just missing in front of the posts against Sheffield in a pre season friendly. Daniel Capman is looking in peak condition at last and is registering 20 seconds flat over 100m, another man to keep your eye on both on and off the pitch.
The second string outfit have room for improvement on last year and improvement is inevitable with no nonsense Neil Hanratty returning to the pack. Ryan Fletcher returns from a year in Somalia, he is the final piece in the NURL-Garforth jigsaw as fellow ugly men Josh ‘BishBashBosh’ Cranage and Zeus-esque Andreas Mehmeti also feature. Gorgeous George will be captaining the second team after impressive displays in pre-season training. Ginger Jack was due to make his debut for the 2s this coming Wednesday however a unfortunate incident with a double decker bus left him with no option but to sit out.
NURL are looking in better shape than ever, minus a few, and will undoubtedly be looking for a team and club of the year nomination come the end of the season as well as two league victories and successful cup runs. They will be guided by arguably the most handsome committee across the AU with the likes of ‘blonde’ haired blue eyed Marty Jones overseeing finance, rugged preppy George Matthew and Big Jon Watts in charge of administration. To add to that Harry Rigby and Dan Capaross will be in charge of the impossible task of choosing which girls have the pleasure of a social with us come Wednesday night. Finally Chris Griffiths and last years Man of Bash ‘Our lal Mylsey’ front up the Presidency dealing with anything from laundry to players personal issues.