Old Hams

Sunday 15^th August 2010Derek Scarlett

Great to hear that the mighty ‘HAMMERS’ are still going strong and that some of the lesser players are still alive, e.g. higgins, alleyne, ‘bommer’ etc., however it would be nice to hear how you have got on. Hope to visit Hurlingham soon to see how our great club has moved on.

See you there, UP THE HAMMERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From the most under-rated back row player the club ever had! Del-boy (the king) Scarlett.

derekscarlett@aol.com

Thursday 12^th August 2010del jacklin

hi everybody who nows me at hfrrc ive been at the club now for 28 years played with all the greats cant name them all they all special to me love dave higgins dougie bone ray bateman tony richards bomdat dave clarke the one only nick watkins pete tolputt es hitccock martin williams brian phipps pat hanland so many lovly people i am now coaching the mini rugby future of the club have a great 2010 del jacklin

delboyjacklin@yahoo.co.uk

Thursday 1^st July 2010Australasian Contingent

A veritable who’s who of Hammersmith and Fulham rugby met in Brisbane over the weekend of 25/26/27 June to watch the Australia v Ireland test match. Only one of the group (Hendo) was disappointed by the score, the rest being true blooded Aussies, or in Ando’s case, almost naturalized. Other than the rugby the highlight of the weekend was the inaugural HFRFC Southern Hemisphere Golf competition played on the notoriously difficult Victoria Country Club Putt Putt course. Hendo was victorious on the day, closely followed by Ando with Dikjic third and Slatts bringing up the rear. He claimed he gave up after the ninth hole but did win the award for most Bogan abuse on the day. A good amount of beers were consumed, some great banter was had and a great weekend had by all. If anyone is this part of the world then do get in touch. The next scheduled meeting is the Bledisloe Cup game in Sydney in September.

Attendees: Pete Henderson, Rod Anderson, Sam “Still a pest” Wesley, Dan Dikjic, Todd Slatter, Wes Grant, Adam Stone, Drew Ascough.

Cheers

Monday 10^th May 2010Andrew Long (Longy)

Boys, just a note from a backpacking former player Longy Good to see the club has done so well and even better to see that my old mate Tony Richard is still playing the game we love. I also see names of boys I played with many a drunken year ago and am glad a club that looked after me is going so strong. I still play in Sydney and have been Club Captain of the Sydney premiership club side Southern Districts Rugby Club and Captain/Coach the 3rd grade side having a good group of English men joining us every year that still reminds me of the good times I had with you boys. If ever on tour in oz boys and wanting a game don’t hesitate to email me.

Take care boys, Andrew Long

Thursday 23^rd October 2008Laurie McKenna

My name is Laurie Mckenna and I played for the Hammers around 79-80-81 I’m buggered if I can remember now (must be the Alzheimers!)

I was a scrum half (allegedly) and occasional centre or wing.

The memories now come flooding back .(getting carted up and down the Kings road in the back of Adam Lubanski’s green Saab listening to Dire Straits trying to find a restaurant where fat Bernie Kloska could eat and then fall asleep thereby enabling us to use his wallet to pay for said meal .

Bernie is now in Vietnam I think and prior to that was in Aussie Where he works for a company selling cigarettes, a rich irony as the bastard never bought any!

I played with ,among others Terry Alleyne, Dougie & Dave Bone, Dave Higgins, Pete Tolputt, Es Hitchcock (and his old Jag),the one and only Bhomdat, Masher Mowforth, Tony Richards, Pascal Peters Adam Lubanski, Steve Lake and many others whom I’m sorry to say that my memory has failed me on!

I spent many a happy evening in the Peterborough and have the dubious distinction (and still the scar under my armpit) of Falling down the inspection pit of the garage next door whilst looking for a quiet, dark place for a whizz. I think I still somewhere have the cutting from the paper where somebody asked me to go and put names to a team photo and predictably it ended up as a very silly collection of names such as Doug Bonehead ,Steve Puddle Fred Earknock etc .

I lived in Cape Town after leaving London and played for and coached at Villagers Rugby where I enjoyed the company of lots of (very similar) Seth Efrican pissartists!

I am currently living in Teignmouth with The Beastie and the heir and spare who both play for Teignmouth RFC juniors.

My job consists of going around whispering at little old Ladies as I sell Hearing Aids

Would love to hear from anyone who remembers me

Regards, Laurie McKenna

Wednesday 22^nd October 2008David Higgins

I played for Hammersmith and Fulham for three seasons at the age of 21 to 23. I played open side flanker with Dougie Bone ( one of the best back row players I have ever played with. The No 8 was Kevin an Ausssie and again one of the best 8,s I ever played with. When I married at the age of 23 I moved clubs to Ealing , where I have been ever since, now aged 49 I am still there , coaching Under 14,s Under 11,s. I fortunately joined a team in their ascendency into league 3 south . I had a great rugby career at Ealing winning the Middlesex cup four times and playing full County Rugby.

When I joined H&F we were based at the PETERBOROUGH now called the New Ausland .

We toured Rhyll WALES and played Denbeigh Mental hospital. Robin Kangalee got off the bus and started to eat the Daffodils, I think he still resides there.

I started playing Rugby at the age of 12 with a stocky fullback by the name of Terry See an old stalwart of H&F . I did catch site of him , trundling across a pitch at Ealing about two seasons ago.

Team mates I remember are . Dave Peat, Marco De Veras,Dave Clark, Koloko, My elder brother George propped and my younger brother played centre.

We onced played three sets of three brothers in the first team…..

The Mathewmans, The Bones and the Higgins……………I could go on but I am expecting an invite to Tony Richards` Zimmer frame presentation.

Dave

Wednesday 24^th September 2008Terry Smith

I played second row for the Hammers in the late 70’s and 80’s. I played with Bomdhat who was a great skipper, Dave Richards, Tony Richards, Dave Clarke, Terry Alleyne, and many others.

Would love to hear from old team mates and anyone who remembers me. If you have a Veterans team I would love to come back and play.

Thanks, Terry Smith

tel.elvis@btinternet.com

Tuesday 23^rd September 2008Martin Kilbane

My name is martin Kilbane. I played for Hamersmith in there first game in the Quinten 7s and scored the first try the Club ever scored since. I played with the Higgins and the Bone brother. I must say at the time the back row was the best in juinor rugby. I went on to play against Dave Higgins for Ruislip then with London Irish. I am now living in cork in Ireland in cork so if the Club is coming to Ireland for a tour let me now if I can help.

Regards, Martin

Thursday 11^th October 2007Pete Davis

Pete Davies here - Played for Hammers 1981 - 1993. Captained seconds for a handful of those years and won the Walter Naylor award for something I’m not quite sure of ! Down in West Country but still following Wales - clearly to no avail. However enjoyed jolly to Nantes last week with Steff, Col and Lyndon. Still also in touch with Clive Peters, Clive Hurley, Dai Richards, Pete Baillie and others, including Bud Mcgarry.

Pete