MEMORABLE MOMENTS FROM THE LAST 50 YEARS
APRIL 24 1993
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NATIONAL DIVISION 3 |
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|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
Pts |
|
|
Havant |
10 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
173 |
80 |
93+ |
17 |
|
Otley |
10 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
254 |
111 |
143+ |
15 |
|
Exeter |
10 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
214 |
150 |
64+ |
15 |
|
Redruth |
10 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
152 |
112 |
40+ |
14 |
|
Sheffield |
10 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
160 |
123 |
37+ |
12 |
|
Leeds |
10 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
185 |
188 |
3- |
12 |
|
Liverpool SH |
10 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
196 |
110 |
86+ |
10 |
|
Clifton |
10 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
174 |
132 |
42+ |
10 |
|
Askeans |
10 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
119 |
277 |
158- |
6 |
|
Aspatria |
10 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
157 |
296 |
139- |
5 |
|
Broughton Park |
10 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
117 |
184 |
67- |
4 |
|
Plymouth |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
119 |
257 |
138- |
0 |
This was the League table shortly before kick off on this, what was to have been the most memorable, day in the history of Havant RFC. A travelling army of hundreds of supporters made the long journey to Cumbria for the last game of the league season to watch Havant play a side that had only won twice all season. The challenge was straightforward. We only had to draw and we would have been promoted to National Division 2 for the 93-94 season and be one of the top 20 clubs in the country. Sadly, it wasn’t to be. Aspatria played the best they’d played all season and the occasion was a little too much for us. We lost 12-13; it couldn’t have been closer. Otley beat Liverpool St Helens, and with the better points difference, they were promoted instead.
However, it was the highest league position we have yet attained; that morning we were the 27th club in England, in itself a magnificent achievement for a club only 43 years old at the time
.The team that day was:
Rob Ashworth, Jimmy Bates, Steve Boydell, Paul Jenkins, Andy Wilson, Pete Russell, Ivan Torpey; Johnny Garrett, Rob Whitehead, Dave Rees, Ben Rouse, Mike Baldwin, Nick Roach, Will Knight (Capt), Mark Sheldon.
Replacements were Gary Curtis and Barney Gray.
April 27 1951 Founding
Sep 29 1951 1st Game
Mar 12 1973 1st Hants Cup Final
Mar 9 1975 1st Hampshire Cup win
Mar 23 1975 New Clubhouse opening
Feb 14 1976 Roundhay
Feb 10 1979 Rosslyn Park
Dec 11 1984 Balcony Collapse
April 25 1992 Promotion
Dec 18 1993 London Irish