Home-club 'Welcome' for ex-Titans
HALIFAX RUFC
By Stefan
November 3 2005
HALF-BACK Tom Eaton and prop-forward Andy Gravil are due to make their return to Clifton Lane this weekend in Saturday's Powergen Trophy encounter with Halifax. Products of the Rotherham Academy, both players made their professional debuts in Rotherham colours.
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Known for his sharpness and quality of hands, after his initial 'baptism of fire' he went on to make 16 appearances for Roth, scoring a try against Manchester at Clifton Lane, before moving on to Pertemps Bees. He suffered a horrendous injury soon after and was out of rugby for a season eventually making his come-back last year with Black Country side Stourbridge. He has now moved back to Yorkshire and is playing his rugby with Halifax in National 2.
He went on to make 22 appearances for the Titans, mainly at flyhalf, clocking up 83 points on the way including two tries, fourteen conversions and fifteen penalties. |
24-year old Thorne lad, Andy Gravil, made his professional debut at Kingsholm against the mighty Gloucester pack in Rotherham's first premiership season back in 2001. He come off the bench towards the end of the game at tighthead - at 19-years of age - and packed down against the England prop Trevor Woodman.
Tom Eaton, now 23 years-old, made his debut from the bench in the 'comeback from the dead' game at the start of last season against Sedgley Park. Previously captain of the U21 side, he made his full debut four weeks later at Clifton Lane against Nottingham where he appeared at scrumhalf.