Cup Final at The Reddings
In the 88-89 season we finished third in the league behind
Sutton Coldfield and Bedworth. Worcester finished eleventh and were relegated.
Friendly matches at home included the up and coming Rotherham. They were an
excellent side but we held them to 16-9 until near the end when they overran us
40-9. In the North Midlands Cup, two away draws at Whitchurch and Hereford were
followed by a home win against a strong Aston Old Edwardians side in the
semi-final. The game was dominated by our back row of Gower, Burrows and
Collingwood who eclipsed Astons star half-back pairing of Jacko Page and
Martin Smith
In the Final at the Reddings, despite two Tom Power
penalties, Dudley Kingswinford won the tactical battle in highly windy
conditions by 11 points to 6. To mark our efforts we received Greater
Birminghams Team of the Year Award.
Our Colts also had another good run in the North Mids Colts
Cup beating Whitchurch and Hereford before losing to Birmingham Civil Service in
the semi-final.
Sadly, Les Cox died in early 1989 depriving him from
witnessing some special matches in the clubs history. Colin Thompson took on
Less role as President.
New Changing Rooms
During the close season, a gift of building blocks by Hilton
Smith enabled schoolmasters Denzil Watts and Tony Bennett, who both taught
building craft to their pupils, to act as brickies or rather blockies to
radically alter our changing room facilities. Things were going well until
Denzils ample bottom, as he bent down, pushed a half completed wall on top of
Tony as he was pointing-up on the other side. Everybody pitched in with the
subsequent painting and woodwork. Steve Price scrounging old doors etc. to be
fitted by Bob Tynan. Tom Power completed another asset, a paved patio in front
of the clubhouse.