9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1984 - Page 0070
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1984 |
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NE 97» um ROYAL lANCFRS nicvMEMAt JOUFNN Rugby The season began well under the rnasswe gutdance ol Sgt Melvtlle, whe exerted hts bentgn Influence over old worthtét's and some thrusttrtg newcomers, who Included Messrs Cooke and Marttn, Troopers Pegg and Hendersmt The ltxtures, cunntttgly chnsen by ASM Tonkttt for easy early vtctortes, mcluded l ADFA and 2m Stgs Sun Uttlttrtunately the team was unable to crmsolrdate lhtS succo‘s, subsequently meettng teams such as 32 Engr Hegt and 7 Arntd Wksps REME, who prayed too strong However hard won the expertence, t s useltllttess was blunted by nttullter away ltxlttre Exetctse Eternal Trtange Altar the whtstle had blown. the team, bloated wtttt easy ltvtng .n the held, had to work hard (or a respectable performance tn the Attrty Cup The ltrst two matches agatttst l Arrttd DlV Tpt Regt and l RHA were hard fought ytctmtes, it try scored by Cpl Henry (HEMEl and a penally ltt‘tnt Cpl Wottds respectively settled the, contests A cottsptraw nf lrozen pttches and mher tntshans prevented lurttter glUlV Once agatn tmpetus gamed at the expense m much Itard wutk was lust because at uncontrollable events and we were unable to compete tn the Quarter Ftnals November conttttued thh an attempt at the Cavalry Cup; a bye ltt the first round, leund us at Sennelager lacrng the holders. 3 RTR Alter a dtsappmnttttg game, tn whtcl’t we were unable to score a try, we lost 10 , 3 The Season drew lit a Close tor a spell, lllrlll the Regtntent was firmly seated at Wollettbuttel. ltt Aprtl Rugby awoke wtth Sprtt‘tg, tn the form of the lhlcr Squadron Competttton Much tttmrest was generated by thts hard tougltt Urttrtest. II\ parttculat the parttsatt acltvtttes (:1 one or two olltcers not normally noted for than tnterest lll Yam all (lurthg the Ftnal sport. For example the 'Mr Nesty' badge for petststent brutaltty was won by Mr J J Scott, wlttle lew wtll forget Despy‘e the lragmerttaty nature 0' the monoltlhtc presence on the held at We season, our DaffOn-“ance m the Major Burgess ‘” “‘9 Fllla“ A b‘OOdV Atthy Cup was most ettcouragtng As allatr wlttt:lt ended tn vtctory fot C we have some powerful addtltons lu Squadron bl 14 ’ 7, CW Ma'Cha'll'S the team, tn the shape at LCpls two trtes at the end settlmg the tssue Lockwood attrl Powley 0' the REME and Sgt Bale ot the APTCV We have every reason to look forward to the 1984/85 season wtth great conttdeuce CEAC Sgt Mclntvte makes a break dunng the trtrerqun Ftnal |
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