Masters Rugby League
The Rugby League Masters bandwagon rolled into St Albans in Sunday when Medway Dragons took on St Albans Masters at Cotlandswick. This was the first time this variant of the sport had been played in St Albans and because to the low impact nature of the game it attracted many players who had never played rugby league before and liked the idea a game suited for over 35s, with limited competitive edge. The day started with St Albans Centurions hosting a barbeque as a thanks you for all their junior volunteers and it was great to see these guys stick around to watch the old boys play.
St Albans Masters were guided round the park by Shane Rampling and was well supported by Ken Edwards and Shane Hodges, but despite a spited effort the home side couldn’t stop a well drilled Medway side who ran in some excellent tries. Graham Clarke scored a brace for St Albans. The spirit of the game was summed up when after an unplanned big collision in the tackle involving two props, both players got up and immediately shook hands !
How long has it been since shane rampling was the youngest man on the field!!!