FAMOUS PLAYERS
| GEORGE CULLEN | Wing/centre. | Magnus
Grammar School, Newark, Leicester, Bedford, England Triallist. |
| GRAHAM PULFREY | Full back. | Magnus
Grammar School, Newark, Leicester. | | W.H. "DUSTY"
HARE | Full back. | Magnus Grammar
School, Newark, Nottingham, Leicester, England, British Lions. |
| ANDY SIMPSON | Hooker | Magnus
Grammar School, Newark, Sale, England B, England Tourist. | | JOHN
WELLS | Flanker | Magnus Grammar
School, Newark, Leicester, England U23, England B. | CLUB
HONOURS
| NOTTS, LINCS & DERBYS CUP | 1983,
1988, 1990 | | POWERGEN MIDLANDS 3 EAST (NORTH) | 2003 |
| MIDLANDS LEAGUE DIV. 2 (EAST) | 1988 |
| NOTTINGHAMSHIRE CUP | 1966,
1967, 1968, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996. |
| UNDER 19 CUP | 1977, 1978, 1984,
1999, 2002 | | LEA GREEN INTER COUNTY CUP | 1970. |
| TOM OLLERHEAD TROPHY (2ND XV) | 1978,
1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995. | | JOHN
PLAYER PENNANT (1ST XV) | 1987 | | JOHN
PLAYER PENNANT (2ND XV) | 1981 | | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
SHIELD (2ND XV) | 1988, 1991 | SIGNIFICANT
DATES IN OUR HISTORYDec. 19th 1891 - A Newark XV played Nottingham
and won 8-0, the first match for which there is a record. 1891 -1919
- Several matches were played but records were not kept. Opponents included Nottingham,
Worksop and Mansfield. In 1913, G. Ransome (of A. Ransome & Co. forerunner
of N.S.K..) arranged a match between the company and the Magnus Grammar School.
In 1914, a Newark team arranged some dozen fixtures but, sadly all local sporting
events were cancelled because of the Great War. July 26th 1919
- Rev. H. Gorse, Head of the Magnus Grammar School, convened the meeting which
led to the founding of the Newark Club. The club affiliated to the Rugby Football
Union, transferring to the Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire R.F.U. on its formation
in 1926. 1919-1922 - Matches played at the Magnus Grammar School.
Opponents included Burton on Trent, Doncaster and Chesterfield. 1922-1930-
Matches played at Newark Cricket Club. Changing rooms were at the Royal Oak in
Castlegate, where the Club had its headquarters until 1964. 1930-1939
- The Club rented a field on Muskham Road, formerly the Ransome and Marles Sports
Ground. Many more clubs had been formed and the fixture card would seem familiar
to present members including, as it did, Old Paviors, Scunthorpe, Lincoln, Southwell,
Casuals and Grimsby. 1939-1945- Around 100 matches took place during
the war years, including several against local services who also provided many
players for the Club. Unfortunately, there are no accurate records of this period.
1947 - In May, six acres of land were auctioned. The club authorised
Bob Wilkinson to bid up to £500. He had to go to £520 to beat off the
other bidder, William Hare, Dusty's grandfather. 1950 - The new
Kelham Road ground was officially opened with Newark playing a Leicester XV. The
facilities at the Royal Oak were improved and the Club had its own bar cum dining
room. 1964- An old Army hut had been purchased for £420 at
auction, dismantled carefully and then re-erected on the Club's ground. This was
the new Clubhouse and changing rooms and is still a major part of the greatly
extended building. 1968 - Electricity having been laid on in 1966,
full floodlighting was installed, the first in the Three Counties, and Newark
became the home of the county side. 1973 - Mini Rugby was introduced
for boys between the ages of 9 to 13. 1985 - Major extensions to
the Club were undertaken, helped by an enormously successful fund raising effort.
1995 - Floodlights erected on number 2 pitch.
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