It's Mother's day this Sunday
Yes you guys, this week !!!
So unless you want a telling off
Take her somewhere chic
The best place to dine in Paphos
For quality service and smiles
Is the Keg & Barrel in Bar Street
Good Food, Good friends Great Style

SPECIAL MOTHER'S DAY THREE COURSE LUNCH

Tomato & Mozzarella Salad with Fresh Home Made Pesto
or
Soup of the day

Roast Pork or Roast Beef
resting on mash
Accompanied with fresh seasonal vegetables

A Unique and Lovely
"Mother's day Surprise"
Dessert

All for only 10 Euros per head

Ring Pana or Theo NOW on 99408367 or 99412631

Cyprus Rugby Selection

I have just been notified that the players names issued earlier have been invited to attend "Final Trials" to be held on Thurs/Friday this week, and that the Final Squad will not be picked until after the trials are completed.

Nigel Jarvis
Secretary PTRFC

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Paphos Tigers are pleased to announce that eleven of their players have been selected to represent Cyprus in their forthcoming match against Azerbaijan on Saturday 6th March.
Antonis Thoma (Cyp.Capt), Warren Dean, Alun Pugh, Chris Thoma, Dimitris Maratheftis, Phidias Efthymiou, George Agathocleous, Dinu Floredan, Dan MacFarlane, Kyle Kleyn and Matt Lowe are the platers who have been selected, and Tigers Coach Graham Boyle said" We are absolutely delighted to see that half of the Cypriot squad is being supplied by the Paphos Tigers, and we wish them every success in their forthcoming matches".
Congratulations must also go to Limassol for having two of their players Andy Spring and Marco Mladenovic being selected as well.
The match kicks off at 2.30pm at Paphiakos Stadium, admittance is FREE, programmes are only 2 Euros each and there will be plenty of mercandise and memorabilia to purchase as well.
So come on down and cheer on and support your local players and your National Team.
Nigel Jarvis Secretary PTRFC
PTRFC are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus, Horizon group & Mercato del Golfo.

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Fellow Rugby Enthusiasts

I attach a poster issued by the CRF for the forthcoming match against Azerbaijan.
Could you please print it out and display it somewhere prominent, such as your workplace,
your home window or even in your car or van.
The more publicity we can get for this match the better.
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Nigel Jarvis
Secretary
PTRFC are sponsored by M1 Lux, Horizon group & Mercato del Golfo.

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Due to transportation problems, Dhekelia Lions have postponed their visit to our ground this week.
The JS league has been extended to accomodate a lot of delayed matches, so this will be rearranged for sometime in March or April, date to be confirmed.
Due to adverse weather conditions the training has been postponed for tonight (Thurs), next training session
Tuesday 2nd March 6pm Kiniras.
Regards
Nigel Jarvis
Secretary
PTRFC are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus, Horizon group & Mercato del Golfo.

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Fellow Tiger Supporters
The Joint Services league match report from last Saturday against Ayia Niks Stags is attached.
Regards
Nigel Jarvis
Secretary
PTRFC are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus, Horizon Group & Mercato del Golfo.

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1st Round Draw 
Joint Services League
to be played by 31st March

Akrotiri       v    2PWRR
Paphos     v    Episkopi
Dhekelia   v    Nicosia (bye)
Ayia Niks    v    Limassol

2nd Round will be drawn after 31st March and has to be played by 18th April and Cup Final by 15th May


Cyprus International Matches

Cyprus v Azerbaijan  6th March KO 2.30
Cyprus v Bosnia        27th March KO 2.30

Venue Paphiakos Stadium Paphos ( Debenhams roundabout)

Volunteers Wanted

Volunteers are wanted to help at these International matches
 Easy jobs selling programmes and raffle tickets
If you would like to help please ring Nigel on 9667 1409

Human interest story
Jonny Stavinrou's history of refereeing
go to website 
http://www.sareferees.co.za/ref/news/2250121.htm

    Nigel Jarvis Secretary

Ayia Nik Stags v Paphos Tigers
Joint Services league
Sat 20th Feb
Kick Off at Ayia Niks 2.30
Meet Keg & Barrel 10.30am

1. Dinu Floredan
2. Graham Epi
3. Tony Thoma
4. Dave Carruthers
5. Vlad Mihaylov
6. Sotiri Ioannou
7. Dan McFarlane
8. AJ Pugh
9. kyle Kleyn
10. Matt Lowe (capt)
11. Danny Humphries
12. Daz Ballantyne
13. George Agathocleous
14. Andy Michael
15. Jack Bilton
16. Ben Shepherd
17. Stavvy
18. Graeme Scott
19. Cameron Carrington-Porter
20. Max Bilton (tbc)

Nigel Jarvis
PTRFC are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus, Horizon group & Mercato del Golfo

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Ayia Niks Stags v Paphos Tigers
Joint Services League
Sat 20th Feb
Kick Off Ayia Niks 2.30pm
Meet at Keg & Barrel 10.30am
Limited supporters spaces available - first come first served
Contact Nigel to reserve your seat on 9667 1409
Nigel Jarvis Secretary
PTFRC are sponsored by M1 Lux, Horizon group & Mercato del Golfo

From: Ron James [secretary@cyprus-rugby.com]
Sent: 12 February 2010 21:26
To: Nigel Jarvis; bmaxwell@spidernet.com.cy; LAVRENDIOS VASSILIADES
Subject: February Moufflon Mouthpiece

 

 

The Moufflon Mouthpiece

 

Cyprus Rugby Federation General Newsletter February 2010

 

Important Dates for your Diary

 

6th March 2010       Cyprus  v  Azerbaijan        Paphiakos Stadium, Paphos. KO 2.30pm

 

27th March 2010     Cyprus  v  Bosnia              Paphiakos Stadium, Paphos. KO 2.30pm

 

European League XVs

We have an important month coming up in March with two full XV a-side internationals in Paphos against Azerbaijan and Bosnia. We need to win both March games to move up from European Division 3D to 3C. Please come along and support the lads. The usual refreshments will be available.

 

Hot News ? "Total Rugby" the IRB rugby series shown on Sky TV are sending a team to cover the Cyprus v Bosnia game and produce a small feature on Cyprus rugby. This programme is broadcast all over Europe. Come along to the game and get on TV!

 

European Rugby 7s Championship

We then have this HUGE competition in June with the CRF hosting the final qualifying leg of the European Rugby 7s Championship. France, Spain, Georgia, Germany, Croatia, Serbia, Greece, Israel, Malta and of course Cyprus will be taking part. This will all be held at the Paphiakos Stadium in Paphos. There are 6 tournaments held in May/June with the qualifiers going to the finals in Moscow in July. Our lads will be aiming to get there.

We have a sponsorship opportunity presentation on our website for anyone interested.

This is the full programme.

 

						FINAL Tournament
POLAND	DENMARK	ROMANIA	UKRAINE	CROATIA	CYPRUS	RUSSIA
Sopot	Odense	Bucharest	Odessa	Split	Paphos	Moscow
15-16 May	22-23/May	22-23/May	29-30 May	5-6 June	12-13 June	10-11/July
Italy	France	Russia	Russia	Italy	France (2)	1
Spain	Poland	Moldova	Georgia	Portugal	Spain (4)	2
Poland	Czech Rep	Romania	Moldova	Germany	Georgia (5)	3
Ukraine	Denmark	Poland	Romania	Nederlands	Germany (9)	4
Czech Rep	Lithuania	Cyprus	Ukraine	Croatia	Cyprus (12)	5
Lithuania	Switzerland	Nederland	Belgium	Denmark	Croatia (15)	6
Belgium	Luxembourg	Bosnia	Latvia	Bosnia	Serbia (21)	7
Latvia	Hungary	Greece	Switzerland	Serbia	Greece (23)	8
Hungary	Norway	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Luxembourg	Israel (29)	9
Norway	Andorra	Israel	Malta	Andorra	Malta (30)	10
					( ) European  Ranking	11
						12

 

 

Cyprus Olympic Committee Membership

The Cyprus Rugby Federation has now been voted onto this Committee. We are optimistically working on inclusion in future Games.

 

New Club in Larnaca

Great news - Mark LePou is attempting to set up a new Club in Larnaca and is recruiting players and anyone that can help. Also any schools interested in playing TAG rugby in the Larnaca area please contact Mark. Email  marklepou@yahoo.co.uk .

 

New Level 1 Coaches

We now have nine new IRB Level 1 Coaches in Cyprus: Phil Lisseman, Laura Hardy, Andy Kingsland, Glyn James, Nick Charalambides, Vince Allen, Matt Lowe, Antonio Fiorillo and AJ Pugh. Congratulations to them all.

 

New Level 2 Coaches

We also have four new IRB Level 2 Coaches in Cyprus: Gary Thomson, Graham Boyle, Jim Oram and Nick Bilton.

Liam Bellamy and Ted Cypiot also qualified; coming from Greece and UK to attend the course.

Many congratulations to all these coaches.

 

Coaching Courses

There will be more coaching courses run in the autumn. More details later.

 

Referees

Congratulations to Johny Stavrinou for being appointed as the referee of the Greece  v  Finland game in Greece on the 27th February.

 

Mini Rugby

There will be a Cyprus Schools National Tag Rugby tournament at the AEK Katholiki Ground in Limassol, 14th March 2010. Mini rugby tournaments are also being planned for each month for the rest of the season. Contact Milton on 9647 5984 for details.

Sally from the Tigers is putting together a recipe book to raise funds for Tigers mini rugby, contact Sally on 99326452 for details or send recipe to secretary@cyprus-rugby.com .

 

Cyprus Rugby Shirts

We will order new Cyprus rugby shirts will arrive at the beginning of March we will have around 70 shirts available for sale at ?45 each. Please contact Duncan at Duncan Kirby dkirby@iacovougroup.com to order.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cyprus Rugby ?Come back from the wars carrying your shield, or be carried on it?    

 

Website www.cyprus-rugby.com  

 

The CRF Committee comprises of

 

President	Loukis Pattihis	president@cyprus-rugby.com	99685798
Vice President/Laws	Johny Stavrinou	johny.stavrinou@hermesairports.com	99811412
Treasurer	Duncan Kirby	duncank8@gmail.com	99309197
Secretary/Tigers Rep	Ron James	secretary@cyprus-rugby.com	99934315
Publicity	Alex MacGowan	mac123@cytanet.com.cy	99354306
Coach	Paul Shanks	shanksie777@hotmail.com	99165221
Team Manager	Theo Lenos	theocyprus@hotmail.com	99412631
Captain	Jonathan Pettemerides	jonathan.pettemerides@pentasia.com	+65 9168 3688
Tigers Rep	Peter Morrish	morrishp@cytanet.com.cy	99458027
Crusaders Rep	Michael Quain	michaelquain@hotmail.com	96336276
Crusaders Rep	Bob Maxwell	bmaxwell@spidernet.com.cy	99340163
Barbarians Rep	Lavrentios (Lawrence) Vasiliades	nicosiabarbarians@hotmail.com	99478348

Any constructive comments on this newsletter gratefully received secretary@cyprus-rugby.com .

 

 

 

 

 

Fellow Rugby Supporters
Attached is fantastic news about International Rugby coming shortly to Paphos.
Not only full International XV matches but a weekend of European Sevens, and TV coverage as well.
Congratulations to the CRF on not only capturing these fixtures but also for hosting them in a fantastic and fitting stadium, the Paphiakos Stadium in Paphos.
Read on and make sure you mark your diaries for these great opportunities to see 12 different countries playing rugby in Paphos over the next few months.
Nigel Jarvis
Secretary
PTRFC are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus, Horizon group & Mercato del Golfo.

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Paphos Tigers v 2PWRR
Sat 13th feb
KO Dhekelia 2.30pm
Meet keg & Barrel 11am

1 Stavros Charalambous
2 Graeme Scott
3 Tony Thoma
4 Gary Thomson
5 Terry Preston
6 Dan Mcfarlane
7 AJ Pugh
8 Warren Dean(o)
9 Dimitri Maratheftis
10 Matt Lowe
11 Kyle Kleyn
12 Daz Ballantyne
13 George Agathocleous
14 Danny Humphries
15 Jack Bilton
16 Sotiri Ioannou
17 Andy Michael
18 Charles Gallagher
19 "Ginge The Spring" Carruthers
20 Vlad Mihaylov

Don't forget your passports
Nigel Jarvis
Secretary
Paphos Tigers are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus, Horizon group & Mercato del Golfo

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Talented Tiger Tradesmen

Did you know that no only are the Paphos Tigers brilliant rugby players but they are also Talented Tradesmen as well.
They have a full range of talents from carpentry to cooking from graphic design to house builders., from waiters to painters from gardeners to good old grafters.
Whatever you want I am sure they can cover it for you.
No job to big or too small.
So if you want a brilliant job doing then contact the Talented Tiger Tradesmen first.
Attached is a short list to peruse but if you cant see what you want then contact me and I will see what I can do to help.
Support your local tradesmen – well worth a try !!!
Nigel Jarvis
Secretary

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This Table Topping Clash Confirmed
2nd Princess Wales Royal Regiment v Paphos Tigers
Saturday 13th February
Kick Off Dhekelia 2.30pm
Meet at the Keg & Barrel 11am
Supporters who want to travel please notify Nigel with passport details no later than this Wednesday 8pm
Nigel Jarvis
Secretary 
Tel: 9667 1409
PTRFC are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus, Horizon Group & Mercato del Golfo

Sorry Folks, I understand gremlins got in the system and the fixture dates didn't come through very clear so I am re sending now:

Joint Service League Dates
6th Feb Clear
13th Feb 2PWRR (A)
20th Feb Ayia Niks (A)
27th Feb Dhekelia (H)

Cup Dates
To be confirmed

International dates

6th March Cyprus v Azerbaijan (Paphos)
27th March Cyprus v Bosnia (Paphos)

Touring Sides
20th March Blairgowrie RFC veterans
10th April Reading RFC veterans
24th April Old Brentwood RFC Senior & Veterans matches (Essex Div !)
1st May Weybridge Vandals RFC Senior & Veterans matches (London Div SW2)
8th May Tottonians RFC (London Div SW2)

Nigel Jarvis Secretary PTRFC

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Valentines day is coming near
Have you bought a present for whom you love dear?
Then wait no longer have your problem solved
Buy a Tiger's present, something to behold

Have you seen the latest Paphos Tigers Merchandise?
Stylish fitted ladies Grey Polos shirts, Mens White Polos 
Assorted white Tshirts. caps and unique club ties are all 
available NOW 
Prices from only 3 euros
Hurry whilst stocks last

Pop in the Rugby Arms or Keg & Barrel and order to day 
or
 ring Ray Hucker direct on 97648465
Nigel Jarvis
Secretary
Paphos Tigers are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus, Horizon Group & Mercato del Golfo

 

Fellow Rugby Supporters<br/>
<br/>
These are the forthcoming fixtures for the rest of our season.<br/>
Apart from the league and the Cup fixtures,which we still intend to win both,&nbsp;we have five touring sides coming over plus there are two International sides playing Cyprus in Paphos&nbsp;as well.<br/>
We are doing our bit to help the local economy and I am sure they will be a lot of fun and usually good rugby. These will include a couple of Veterans matches, always worth watching the old skillful cunning but usually slower players protesting their innocence and having a great laugh and a great game of rugby at the same time.<br/>
That's what touring sides are all about fun and fellowship, so come on down and help, support and enjoy&nbsp;the Paphos Tigers Rugby Club, from our Colts to our Vets from our minis to our International stars. You know it makes sense.!!!&nbsp;<br/>
<br/>
League dates<br/>
6th&nbsp;&nbsp; Feb&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Clear<br/>
13th Feb&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2nd PWRR (A)<br/>
20th Feb&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ayia Niks (A)<br/>
27th Feb&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dhekelia (H)<br/>
<br/>
Cup Dates<br/>
to be confirmed<br/>
<br/>
International dates<br/>
6th&nbsp;&nbsp; March&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cyprus v&nbsp; Azerbaijan (Paphos)<br/>
27th March&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cyprus v Bosnia&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Paphos) <br/>
<br/>
Touring Sides<br/>
<br/>
20th March&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Blairgowrie RFC&nbsp;Veterans<br/>
10th April&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Reading RFC Veterans<br/>
24th April&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Old Brentwood RFC&nbsp; (Essex div 1)<br/>
1st May&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vandals RFC&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 matches Senior &amp; Vets teams (London SW2)<br/>
8th May&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tottonians RFC&nbsp; (London SW2)<br/>
<br/>
Nigel Jarvis Secretary PTRFC<br/>
Paphos Tigers are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus, Horizon Group &amp; Mercato del Golfo

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Paphos Tigers v 2nd Princess Wales Royal Regiment
(2PWRR)
Kiniras Sports Ground 30th Jan 2010.

This table topping clash followed a cracking little 9 a side match between the Colts teams of Paphos & Limassol. Only 20 minutes each way but a good clean and well mannered match, with Paphos Colts running out eventual winners 37 – 17, but full marks to both clubs and their coaches and players for an excellent display of open running youth rugby.

The big match kicked off and within the opening minute a penalty was awarded to 2PWRR with their big army pack forcing errors from the Tigers. Although the kick was missed more pressure from the 2PWRR forwards resulted in a great kick hanging near the Tigers posts which was not properly cleared by the Tigers and the Army winger ran through to collect and sprint the final few metres to the posts to score a good try, duly converted, so taking them into an early 7-0 lead.
Although the army had the bigger forwards the Tigers pack handled them well, with great skills and techniques making up for size, and in the next 30 minutes in a very tight match 2 out of 3 penalties were missed by 2PWRR but Tiger George Agathocleous pulled one back and the score at half time was 2PWRR 10 Tigers 3.

At the start of the second half the Tigers threw everything at the Army and young Scrum half Kyle Kleyn was denied a try and held up just inches short of the line and, unusually, Tiger George missed 3 penalties in the opening 15 minutes as well, as the cross breeze was making accurate kicking awkward.
The score stayed the same until 20 minutes had passed when the Tigers conceded a penalty under their posts for holding on the ground and the easy kick was converted by the Army No15 making the score 13- 3, the Tigers now 10 points adrift.
The pace of the game was frantic, and some fantastic moves by the Tigers were just being foiled at the last moment, and a fast and furious end to end match ensued with neither side being able to make their hard work into points, and yet again the Tigers missed another penalty, denying them the chance to chip away at the Army lead and keep themselves in the match with the clock winding down and only 10 minutes left to play.
Then two tries were scored in 10 minutes.
The first was for the Army when they were under huge pressure from the Tiger forwards they won their scrum on their 10 metre line and cleared with a massive kick up field which fell between the Tigers winger and full back and bounced up beautifully for the Army winger who was chasing up the field and sprinted 60 metres to run in a try totally against the run of play, which was converted taking the Army 20 points to 3 in the lead.
But the Tigers were not dead yet and repeatedly refused to lie down and a 5 metre tap penalty taken by vice Capt Tony Thoma, dummied a pass and drove for the line himself and took three Army forwards with him, but they weren't enough to stop him scoring a great forward's try, converted by George Agathocleous.
The final whistle blew and the score was 2PWRR 20 Tigers 10, and a great match was enjoyed by the two hundred plus supporters.
Although the Tigers lost and were disappointed to do so they showed great spirit, skills and technique and know they could have won this match with better use of the hard won ball. Considering they only had 19 players fit for this massive encounter they did themselves proud and still have a chance to win the league With no match on the 6th Feb the Tigers are hoping the extra week will get 6 of their currently injured players fit and ready for selection for the remaining three league games in February, and the Cup matches in March.
Nigel Jarvis
Secretary PTRFC
Paphos Tigers are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus, Horizon Group & Mercato del Golfo.

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Paphos Tigers Colts v Limassol Crusaders Colts
Kiniras sports Ground
Sat 30th Jan 1.30pm
Kick Off 1.30pm
Team Meet 1pm
Come on down and support thr future of rugby in Cyprus

10 a side 20 mins each way
Squad:

Harry Gallagher
Max Bilton
Cody Dahler
William Blomfield
Ieuan Preece
Craig Carrington-Porter
Ryan Cummisky
Bradley Sherwood
Charlie Higgs
kurtis Good

Coach Glyn James
Paphos Tigers are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus, Horizon Group & Mercato del Golfo

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Paphos Tigers v 2PWRR
(2nd Princess Wales Royal Regiment)
Joint Services league Match
Sat 30th Jan Kiniras Sports Ground
K.O 2.30pm Team Meet 1pm

1 Tony Thoma
2 Graeme Scott
3 Dinu Floredan
4 Steve Demosthenow
5 Dave Carruthers
6 Adam Foggarty
7 George Agathocleous
8 Warren Dean(o)
9 Kyle Kleyn
10 Dimitri Maratheftis
11 Danny Humphreys
12 Matt Lowe
13 Fidias Efthymiou
14 Matt Landers
15 Jack Bilton
16 Andy Michael
17 Charles Gallagher
18 Cameron Carrington-Porter
19 Sotiris Ioannou
20 Nik Panayiotou

Nigel Jarvis
Paphos Tigers are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus Horizon Group & Mercato del Golfo
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Paphos Tigers v 2nd Princess Wales Royal Regiment
(2PWRR)
Joint Services League
Kiniras Sports Ground Paphos
Kick Off 2.30pm
Sat 30th Jan

1.30pm  Paphos Tigers Minis Tournament
Invite to Akrotiri, Limassol & Dhekelia
for a Mini Tournament to precede the big match.

Come on down and watch a great afternoon of Rugby

Nigel Jarvis
Secretary
Paphos Tigers are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus, Horizon Group & Mercato del Golfo.

Dhekelia Lions V Paphos Tigers Joint Services League 23rd Jan 2010 Dhekelia

Dhekelia Lions 29 – Paphos Tigers 7

So the day of the first "Big Cat Fight" arrives. Yet again this fixture had to be rearranged due to pitch & weather conditions in Paphos, so this was played away at Dhekelia.
Rugby is played with a squad of 22 players and all are necessary but unfortunately 6 of the Tigers forwards 14 man squad were carrying injuries so this depleted their back up seriously, so these holes were filled with young Tigers and good old reliable Gary "Sinatra" Thomson who made yet another come back and played brilliantly.
The match got off to a flying start and the Home side Lions narrowly missed a penalty after only 2 minutes, but a hard fought match with the ball travelling from end to end and desperate tackling by both sides to prevent scores being made, kept both teams on their toes and it was 33 minutes before the first score came to the Lions, who created a great try from a short tap penalty, and duly converted to take them to a 7-0 lead.
From the restart a bad kick ahead from the Tigers went straight into the Lions hands and from their own 22 metre they counter attacked and scored again but missed the conversion so the Lions now lead 12 -0, and this score line held until half time.
The Tigers needed a quick score to get back into this game but unfortunately another aimless kick ahead from them resulted in another pick up and counter attack with the Lions getting another converted try and taking them to a good lead of 19-0.
However this was not all one way traffic and the Tigers started to get more possession and their forwards were starting to get the edge over their much larger opponents.
Five minutes late centre George Agathocleous pounced on a loose ball on the Lion's 22 metre line after heavy pressure from the Tigers and sprinted for the line scoring and converting so bringing the Tigers back into this game at 19-7 and another 30 minutes to play..
The Tiger's lineout's were a vast improvement on the previous week with AJ Pugh and Ginge "The Spring" Carruthers doing great work, but it was not enough to claw back the score despite numerous attempts by the Tigers who were just falling narrowly short of scoring, and the Lions took another fifteen minutes before they got another score this time a penalty which took them to 22-7.
This hard battle ensued right into injury time when the Tigers with their backs turned let in an unusually soft try which flattered their opponents score and made the final score Dhekelia Lions 29 Paphos Tigers 7.
This was the first loss of the season for the Tigers and a very hard match had been fought, and both sides were battle scarred bruised and bloody at the end, but a right royal rugby match had been played and enjoyed by both sides and their enthusiastic supporters.
The Tigers now need to go away and lick their wounds and learn to stop aimlessly kicking away such hard earned possession and that will soon get them back into their winning ways
Nigel Jarvis Secretary PTRFC
Paphos Tigers are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus, Horizon group & Mercato del Golfo.

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Paphos Tigers v Dhekelia Lions
Joint Services League Match
Meet Keg & Barrel 11am

Dont forget your passports or ID cards

1 Dinu Floredan
2 Graeme Scott
3 Tony Thoma
4 Steve Demosthenow
5 Dave Carruthers
6 AJ Pugh
7 Cameron Carrington-Porter
8 Chris Thoma
9 Dimitri Maratheftis
10 Matt Lowe (Capt)
11 Danny Humphries
12 Fidias Efthymiou
13 George Agathocleous
14 Matt Landers
15 Jack Bilton
16 Terry Preston
17 Gary Thomson
18 Andy Michael
19 Kyle Kleyn
20 Charles Gallagher
21 Nik Panayiotou

Nigel Jarvis
PTRFC are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus, Horizon Group & Mercato del Golfo

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Due to the recent bad weather the training ground at Kiniras has flooded and is therefore unable to play or train on this week. Alternative training has been arranged, players please check with Graham/Nick for details.
With more bad weather expected towards the end of the week it is unlikely that the pitch would be ready for a match this Saturday, so we have managed to re arrange this fixture to now be away.
As this is an Army base, Passports will be required and details must be submitted to the base for checking no later than Thursday 10 a.m., therefore please let me know if you wish to travel to this match no later than tomorrow night Wed 20th Jan or you will NOT be able to go.
We will meet at the Keg & Barrel at 11a.m on Saturday.
Fixtures for Jan are:
23rd Dhekelia Away
30th 2PWRR Home
Nigel Jarvis
Secretary
Tel: 9667 1409
PTRFC are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus, Horizon group & Mercato del Golfo.

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Paphos Tigers v Limassol Crusaders Joint Services league Match
16th Jan 2010. Kiniras Sports Ground
Paphos Tigers 17 Limassol Crusaders 3

After an unexpected switch of venues from Limassol to Paphos with just a few hours notice, the well organised Tigers supporters managed to get the pitch marked and poles upright in time for a 2.30 kick off.
So this local derby commenced with both teams having to make a lot of changes due to injuries the match was wide open and anybodies for the taking.
Early pressure came from Limassol and only good defence by the Tigers prevented an early score, however after 15 minutes another team change had to be made by Tigers as second row Vlad Mihaylov left with an ankle injury, and for a while their pack lost some formation and Limassol took advantage with a quick tap penalty and almost scored again but were held up by good covering tackles.
The Tigers were starting to put some good moves together but because of last minute errors they were not realised into points , and unusually they even missed a couple of penalties, so went into half time with the score, a probable fair reflection at nil all.
The Tigers needed a quick score to start the second half and thought they had achieved this after 2 minutes, but the referee judged it was knocked on when being grounded and was disallowed. Tiger hooker Graeme Scott disagreed with this decision and was sin binned for 10 minutes for dissent. Limassol took advantage of this situation and nearly scored a try themselves but were forced into touch preventing this score. Several rolling rucks were tried against the Tigers which were held up, and a frustrated Limassol flanker was sinbinned for fighting. However Limassol used their lineout advantage to great effect, and kept the pressure on the Tigers. Both sides were being penalised for silly matters and Limassol No10 Jonathan Davies converted his penalty to take the visitors into a 3-0 lead.
It was another 10 minutes before Tiger George Agathocleous levelled the score, and a quick tap penalty taken by the Tigers was only just held up inches short of the line.
Unfortunately over the next 10 minutes both Tiger's Thoma and Crusaders Spring were both yellow carded, and further penalties were missed, but tries were still to come.
Young Charles Gallagher came into the pack freeing up Agathocleous so the Tigers were able to reshuffle their backs and this made a marked difference to their style and within 5 minutes a try was forthcoming. A great scrum picked up and taken on 3 times by the forwards sucked in Limassol and so the ball went along the backs for George Agathocleous to score under the posts ands he made sure of this conversion taking the Tigers to 10-3
At the restart Tiger Captain Matt Lowe took a hanging 50/50 ball and freed it up to go along the line and George and Dimitri inter passed several times with all their backs covering 60metres before Dimitri scored under the posts, converted again by George.
Final score Tigers 17 Limassol 3.
This was a typical local derby, with both sides missing key personnel, sinbinnings, missed penalties and disallowed tries, but the Tigers have now played 6 and won 6 matches in the League and are currently table toppers, with 6 more matches to go.
Nigel Jarvis Secretary PTRFC
Paphos Tigers are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus, Horizon group & Mercato del Golfo.

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Paphos Tigers v Limassol
Squad to meet 12.00 Keg & Barrel
Kick Off 2.30pm

1 Dinu Floredan
2 Graeme Scott
3 Tony Thoma
4 Steve Demosthenow
5 Vlad Mihaylov
6 Cameron Carrington-Porter
7 George Agathocleous
8 Warren Dean(o)
9 Andrew Michael
10 Dimitri Maratheftis
11 Matt Landers
12 Matt Lowe (Capt)
13 Fidias Efthymiou
14 Danny Humphreys
15 Jack Bilton
16 Terry Preston
17 Ben Stephens
18 Charles Gallagher
19 Sotiris Ioannou
20 Nik Panayiotou
21 AJ Pugh
22 Kyle Kleyn
23 Dave Carruthers

Nigel Jarvis
Paphos Tigers are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus, Horizon Group & Mercato del Golfo

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