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Stourbridge Rugby set to hand Drew Harper debut

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

DREW Harper will tomorrow make his Stourbridge debut in the National One strugglers’ bid to avenge one of the most debilitating defeats of the season.

Stourbridge charged with bringing points back from National One leaders Jersey

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

STOURBRIDGE face not quite Mission Impossible but certainly Mission Improbable this weekend as they head to National One leaders Jersey.

Stourbridge target ex-Birmingham and Solihull player Ross Noonan

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

STOURBRIDGE have made a move to sign former Bees back-rower Ross Noonan as they battle to beat the drop.

Chris Reakes keen to take his chance at Stourbridge

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

STOURBRIDGE fly-half Chris Reakes is determined to take his opportunity after being made to wait for his chance.

National League One: Stourbridge 19 Ealing Trailfinders 32

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

ANGER in Blackheath, bemusement against Bees, belated pride at Fylde and just the empty feeling of disappointment at home to Ealing. Stourbridge’s emotional rollercoaster plumbed a familiar depth on Saturday.

Stourbridge coach Thinus Delport evokes Worcester spirit

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

STOURBRIDGE backs coach Thinus Delport has evoked the spirit of struggles past in a bid to lift the Stourton Park club out of their relegation plight.

Neil Mitchell calls for Stourbridge siege mentality

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

UNDER-FIRE Stourbridge must create a siege mentality if they are to retain their National One status, says director of rugby, Neil Mitchell.

Stourbridge have harsh lessons of rugby spelt out in hour-long dressing down

Birmingham Mail — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:10:00 GMT

STOURBRIDGE players were locked in the dressing room for an uncomfortable hour after their 15th defeat of the season as the harsh facts of rugby life were spelt out to them.

Adam Sturdy answers Stourbridge SOS ahead of Blackheath clash

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

STOURBRIDGE stalwart Adam Sturdy has answered his club’s SOS call ahead of this weekend’s National One trip to Blackheath.

Stourbridge creaking ahead of crucial Birmingham and Solihull Bees derby

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

STOURBRIDGE find their resources stretched to the limit ahead of one of the most important games of the season this weekend.

Stourbridge centre Tom Jarvis looking for pay back time at Fylde

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

STOURBRIDGE centre Tom Jarvis is aiming to make Fylde pay for inflicting the injury that cost him nine weeks of his season when the sides resume their National One campaigns at Woodlands tomorrow.

Neil Mitchell wields the axe as Stourbridge prepare for National League One clash with Coventry

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

NEIL Mitchell will discover in tomorrow’s local derby with Coventry what effect his mid-winter prune has had on his Stourbridge squad.

Marshall Gadd happy with Stourbridge performance but not result

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

MARSHALL Gadd’s debut for Stourbridge saw him welcomed to the world of diminished returns, a phenomenon that threatens to turn Stour’s season into a nightmare.

Macclesfield 22, Stourbridge 19

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

FOUR mistakes cost Stour four points at fifth-placed Macclesfield but they still picked up a losing bonus to edge them closer to safety in National League One. Director of rugby Neil Mitchell said: “Our errors allowed them to win. We had two mistakes in attack and two in defence and they cost us the match.

Neil Mitchell hopes Stourbridge continue to take flight at Macclesfield

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

NEIL Mitchell is hopeful the Stourbridge side that has spent the last three months cocooned in a chrysalis of self-doubt has finally metamorphosed into the breathtaking butterfly he thought it would always be.

Bees and Stourbridge facing up to battle for survival in National One

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

GIVEN the fact Bees and Stourbridge started the season with contrasting aims, no-one at Damson or Stourton parks will enjoy the irony that they reach the midway point of their campaigns having walked the same path – The one signposted ‘National Two’.

Stourbridge squad given boost by return of Worcester Warriors youngsters

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

THE log jam that prevented several of Worcester’s youngsters finding their way up the M5 to sister club Stourbridge appears to have dissipated with the news that at least two will be made available to the National One strugglers.

Stourbridge flourish against Cambridge

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

TWO wins on the bounce might make the after-match libation seem a little sweeter at most clubs but in Stourbridge’s miserable season it is almost worth an open-top bus ride and a civic reception.

Neil Mitchell opts to play Stourbridge hooker Liam Wordley in back row for visit of Cambridge

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

HAVING pulled one rabbit out of his hat last weekend, Neil Mitchell delves in for a second tomorrow as Stourbridge welcome inconsistent Cambridge to the Black Country.

Stourbridge turn to Mark Woodrow at scrum half for National League One showdown with Barking

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

WITH their season hanging by a frayed gossamer thread, necessity may just turn out to be the mother of invention for Stourbridge this weekend when they play Barking with Mark Woodrow at scrum-half.