We have 5 Senior teams in action this weekend!
The 1st XI are Away to Kinetic Croydon. 3.00pm KO
Venue: Royal Russell School,Coombe Lane,Croydon CR9 5BX
(Ruts to wear All Blue Kit)
The 2nd XI are Home at Poplar Road to Wanderers. 2.30pm KO
The 3rd XI are Away to Merton Social Res. 2.00pm KO
Venue: King Georges Park,Kimber Rd,Wandsworth SW18 4SQ
The 4th XI are away to AFC Hampton. 2.00pm KO
On Sunday the Vets are at home to Claygate Vets. 10.30am KO
Best wishes to all of the teams!
The 1st XI got off to a terrific start to their League campaign as they won 3 – 1 at Old Plymouthians FC this afternoon.
Both teams started positively, although it was the Ruts who were successful in applying significant damage to the hosts by securing a 3 – 0 interval lead.
Good work and a deft cross from Lee Poulter led to Zac Graham heading home at the far post on the 25 minute mark and Graham doubled both his and the teams tally in the 38th minute with a well struck effort from outside of the box.
Shortly before the interval Reece Jackson hit a well struck free kick from the left hand side of the OP’s penalty area which curled in nicely close to the right hand post evading the home keeper.
In the second period the Ruts were guilty of not burying the game, as they were unable to convert a large number of chances.
OP’s reduced the arrears courtesy of a deflected free kick, which proved to be the final goal of the game.
This was a sound & solid Ruts performance, which saw a number of very good performances from the players – well done men.
The 2nd XI went down 4 – 3 at Cheam VW FC in their official season opener which was a disappointing result for the lads. The OR’s scorers were Phil Lines, Ollie Hicks and Steve Berry.
Best wishes to the Ruts Juniors tomorrow.
Just 2 of the 5 Senior teams in action this weekend.
The 1st XI are Away to Old Plymouthians at 3.00pm
Venue: Wallington Sports & Social Club,34 Mollinson Drive Wallington SM6 9BY
The 2nd XI are away to Cheam Village Warriors at 2.00pm
Venue: Goals Tolworh,Kingston Road,KT5 9NT
Best wishes to all of the teams, including the Juniors this weekend.
This coming Wednesday the 14th September will be the last week of training at Joseph Hood. Please arrive for 6.45 sharp owing to the fading light.
From the following week, training will switch to the Old Ruts on TUESDAY evenings at 7.15pm for the rest of the Season.
This weekends fixtures will be on the site as soon as they have been confirmed. In the meantime, check the League Website for SSEC. The 1st XI are away to Old Plymouthians with a 3pm KO.
On behalf of the club I am saddened to announce the enforced retirement from playing of a true Club Legend in Richard Lines.
Richard joined the Ruts ranks way back in 2005 when he promptly secured a 1st XI shirt for the long haul, racking up 282 appearances and scoring 73 club goals along the way, with his incredible strength, determination and commitment to the cause he duly earnt himself the nickname of ‘The Beast’ (way before the far weaker Adebayo Akinfenwa could even think about such an honour!).
Richard also won the prestigious 1st XI Players Player of the Year Award on two occasions, in 2005/06 and again in 2010/11 which also secured him a couple of ‘cheeky’ entries on the Honours Board.
Linesy’s no nonsense approach to playing Football was an excellent asset to the Ruts which saw him regularly torment and scare the living daylights out of many a defender (in his striking days) and many a striker (in his defending days). However, in recent seasons injuries, work and family commitments duly arrived at the fore, which ultimately led to him plying his trade for the more tranquil Old Ruts Vets team on a Sunday morning.
Regretfully and with the above glossy summary out of the way, the reason for Richard’s football retirement is not through choice, but through illness, as he has recently been diagnosed with a benign tumour in the head, which requires imminent surgery. The prognosis is believed to be positive, although not without risk and everyone involved with the Ruts wishes Richard a full and prompt recovery and we all hope to see him back pitch-side soon.
Our thoughts are also with Richard’s wife Dani and indeed the whole of the Lines family at this very worrying time.
** UPDATE from Mike Lines on the 6th September as follows ** ** Brilliant News **
Gents,
He’s out of surgery now and the operation was a success. The whole tumour has been removed.
Hopefully he’ll be back home by the weekend. I’ll try and get up and see him tomorrow. He’s very groggy but on the mend.
Thought you might like to know.
Thanks
Mike
Unusually for the first Saturday in September we only have one fixture. The 2nd XI will play their first League game away to Battersea Ironsides’A’ at Roehampton Playing Fields,Dover house Rd,SW15 5BX.2pm KO. Good luck chaps.
Not a great day results wise with a number of changes in all of the line-ups.
The 1st XI were unable to fire on all cylinders this week and ultimately paid the price as they went down 2 – 0 in a generally tight game at Woking & Horsell. It was Nil – nil at the break, before the hosts went ahead around the hour mark. With the game seemingly heading that way as a scoreline, the Ruts then had a late red card and were punished further in the final minute when a great long range strike wrapped the game up for WHFC.
The 2nd XI were undone 5 – 1 in the earlier KO against WHFC Reserves. 3 – 0 at the break, with only a consolation Goal by Ciaron Moorhouse to show for their efforts.
The 4th XI suffered a 4 – 1 defeat to a Cheam VW XI which saw Daniel Hughes netting for the OR’s. Star man of the day was the most handsome right-back in Surrey aka MOTM Graham ’49 & stil fit, dandy and handsome’ Larcombe.
Best wished to the Ruts Youth (Junior) teams tomorrow.
We are pleased to announce that Boo-Boo has secured kit sponsorship for the newly reformed 4th XI. So thanks to him and an ever bigger thank you to Steve Reeder of Monad Precision Engineering of Raynes Park for agreeing to Sponsor us.
Monad Engineering Ltd
Montague House
615 – 621 Kingston Road
Raynes Park
London
SW20 8SA
We will get the kit on order and hopefully the lads will be wearing it within a month.
The 1st and 2nd XI details are both away to Woking & Horsell FC of the SCIL(W) League.
** Please note the 2nd XI game is the early one **
2nd XI game 2.00 pm KO oppo in Navy.
1st XI game 4.00 pm KO oppo in Claret & Blue.
Ground: Lion Park, Church Lane, Bisley GU24 9DR
The 3rd XI were light on the ground number wise this week and therefore they will regroup for next weekend. So that leaves the 4th XI to complete the fixtures line up, as they take on a Cheam VW XI at Prince Georges at 1.00pm.
Signing on fee payments are now urgently required (for those who haven’t yet paid!) and equally important are Registrations if you have slipped through the net so far.
Plenty of goals around this weekend despite the blustery conditions.
The 1st XI secured a convincing 4 – 1 victory over SCR Reserves with a deft first half lob from Zac Graham providing the Ruts a well deserved interval lead. Keeper Adam Seymour fired a long range free-kick from his own half after the break and the keeper could only parry the ball before it went in. The hosts then reduced the arrears briefly, before Jimmy Graham converted from the spot and Zac Graham fired home a late free-kick for his brace to wrap things up.
The 2nd XI beat WKFC 3 – 2 thanks to a Steve Berry brace and an Ollie Hicks strike (his 6th goal of a net-busting afternoon!) Thanks and well done to all of the players who played in both this, and the earlier internal match.
The early kick-off of the day saw much changed teams for the 3rd and 4th XI’s. Jake Lennard put the 4ths ahead and Ollie Hicks struck twice to provide the 3rds with a 2 – 1 interval lead. The 3rds then increased their lead to 3 – 1 through goaltabulous Hicks, before Sam Maclean promptly converted well for the 4th’s
Jake Lennard then slotted his brace to level the game at 3 – 3. Three late goals then sealed a 6 – 3 victory for the 3rd XI. Another duo by Hicks and a long ranger from Kyle Moore doing the damage. Well done to Ollie on his 5 goal haul, which was added to in the later game.I guess that’s two jugs he has to buy?
Reminder to players to get registered and paid up asap.
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