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RAPTC BASKETBALL 2012 – MOVING FORWARD

Maj (MAA) RM Young RAPTC

T
he annual Army Inter Corps star performance from their Forward
Basketball Championships in the irst half, saw the AGC build a
were held at 5 Trg Regt RLC, decent lead at half time. A switch in
Grantham date 5 – 9 Nov 12. The our defence saw this threat nulliied

RAPTC men’s team were keen to completely, however the RAPTC’s
repeat and improve on last years shots simply wouldn’t drop, ending
impressive performance resulting in a 60 – 43 victory for the AGC..
in a strong semi inal appearance. The eventual 2012 Champions

We were immediately faced with beating the REME in the inal.
the daunting pool consisting of
tournament favourites REME and The female team navigated through
INF as well as the Royal Sigs and their group with two wins against the

RAMC.
RLC (42 – 37) and AMS (31 – 23)
and three defeats vs the REME (37 –
Game 1 vs the INF was a tough battle 4), AGC (45 – 25) and Royal Signals
against a team comprising of Army (49 – 29). Although successfully
and CS level players, however, what qualifying for the semi inal, this game

they clearly had in individual talent, had to be forfeited due to the lack of
lacked in team cohesion. Capped support at the latter end of the week.
with some good rebounding from This was disappointing considering
WO1 Sawyer and Sgt Rush, resulted the efforts put in by team captain Sgt

in a convincing 66 – 42 victory for Kate Wallace and her team.
the RAPTC.
The RAPTC as a Corps have
Game 2 saw us facing the REME with progressed immensely in the

whom we challenged throughout the past 3 years representing in 2
match with some rugged defending consecutive Semi Finals in both
and team solidity, only to lose out on male & female competitions and we
some sharp 3pt shooting from the hope to continue to improve. The 2012/13 Male Team

holders. Result: 59 – 70 REME.
RAPTC will be hosting this year’s
Championships at Grantham and prior to this we intend to embark
Game 3 was a more convincing performance vs the RAMC. After on a UK tour as a pre-tournament training camp.
a slow start, some sharp ball distribution from Sgt Brown and fast
breaks from the stoic Maj Young & Sgt Speariett, the RAPTC ran RAPTC Players (male) Army Female:

out deserved winners 63 – 34.
IC Championships 12:
WO2 (QMSI) Jones
Maj (MAA)Young
SSgt (SSI) Mason
We faced our favourite rivals the Royal Signals in the 4th game WO1 (SMI) Sawyer
SGT (SI) Blackburn
who were determined to avenge their defeat to us from last year, SSgt (SSI) Balwah Sgt (SI) Lincoln

however, with some sharp all round team shooting and aggressive SSgt (SSI) Ward Sgt (SI) Price
rebounding from Sgt Francis, the RAPTC emerged victorious with Sgt (SI) Brown Sgt (SI) Wallace
a 57 – 41 result.
Sgt (SI) Cordner
Sgt (SI) Francis

These results placed us as Group Runners up and a semi inal Sgt (SI) Rush
vs Winners_of_Pool 2 AGC. We were conident of a good result Sgt (SI) Speariett
going into this game and battled hard throughout, however, an all-

RAPTC TENNIS SECRETARY REPORT

Sgt (SI) G Lewis RAPTC

T
he RAPTC Tennis team have had mixed fortunes during SSgt Ash Allen (5 Scots)
the 2012/2013 summer and winter leagues. Our greatest Sgt Dan Bishop (1 IG)
success this season has been a comprehensive victory Sgt Ben Cannon (29 RLC)

against a strong Army Medical Services team. The quality of players Sgt Stu Hawkins (RMAS)
that the RAPTC are now harvesting will undoubtedly pave the way Sgt Read (Harrogate)
for a positive future, enabling us to inally establish our position as
a major contender on the Corps tennis circuit. Although a relatively Corps Tennis has many beneits including; free coaching by a

minor sport, interest in RAPTC Tennis is improving by the week.
professional prior to the start of each ixture. In addition tickets to
the player’s Championship Wimbledon are made availiable through
Previously it had been dificult to ield two pairs, but the last the Army Lawn Tennis association for the most committed players.
two seasons have seen the squad build a strong cohort & irm

foundation of players. The following players are thanked for their Tennis ixtures take place on Wednesday afternoons and the
commitment to RAPTC Tennis.
facilities are located at the Garrison Tennis Centre in Aldershot.
Capt (MAA) John Dunn (LAIT)
Any interested parties should contact Sgt (SI) Lewis, Aldershot
Capt (MAA) Martyn Peebles (ATC P) – Chairman
RRU in the irst instance.