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KICKING KINGS NO. 3 - GUY SWADLING

KICKING KINGS NO. 3 - GUY SWADLING

Rich Ashton28 Mar 2021 - 15:25

Fly-half scored more than 200 points in 2012/13 season!

Name: Guy Swadling

Total kicks: 120

First kick: Exmouth (h) – January 28, 2012.

Last kick: Canterbury (h) – September 19, 2015.

Conversions: 84.

Penalties: 34.

Drop Goals: Two.

Most kicks in a game: 10 – Bridgwater & Albion (April 21, 2012).

Most points in a game: 20 – Bridgwater & Albion (April 21, 2012).

Most kicks in a season: 80 in 2012/13.

Most kicks against: Maidenhead and Newton Abbot – 12.

Summary:

Guy broke into the side in the middle of Rams’ then-best 2011/12 season which ended with a third-place finish in National Three South West, landing a conversion and penalty in the narrow 26-22 home defeat to Exmouth.

He went onto strike 33 successful kicks in the remainder of the campaign, including a best of 10 conversions in the record-breaking 85-0 triumph at Bridgwater & Albion.

The fly-half’s most productive season came in 2012/13 when he racked up 213 points including 80 shots at goal, helping Rams to a fifth-place finish.

After two seasons out, he returned to the line-up at the start of the club’s maiden season in National Two South, with his final points coming in the 20-6 home loss to Canterbury in September, 2015.

Kicks by season:

2011/12 – Exmouth (1c, 1p), Amersham & Chiltern (5c), Bournemouth (2c, 1p), Newbury (5c), Newton Abbot (2c), Chinnor (2c, 1p), Old Redcliffians (2c, 1p), Bridgwater & Albion (10c).

12/13 – Avonmouth Old Boys (5c), Barntsaple (1c, 3p, 1dg), Brixham (2c), Chippenham (2c), Exmouth (2c, 2p), London Irish Wild Geese (2c, 1p), Maidenhead (6c), Malvern (2c, 1p), Newton Abbot (2c, 2p), Old Patesians (1c, 1p), Oxford Harlequins (6c), Weston-super-Mare (1c, 4p), Amersham & Chiltern (1c, 1p), Barnstaple (2c), Brixham (2c, 4p), Chippenham (2c), London Irish Wild Geese (1dg), Maidenhead (6c), Malvern (6c), Exmouth (2p), Newton Abbot (1c, 5p).

2015/16 – Redruth (1c, 2p), Old Albanian (2c), Canterbury (2p).

The List

No. 4 - Alex Seers
No. 5 - Steve Hunt
No. 6 - Jacob Atkins
No. 7 - Greg Way
No. 8 - Tom Humberstone
No. 9 - Dave Cox
No. 10 - Shaun Brown
No. 11 - Peter Freeth
No. 12 - Andy Appleton
No. 13 - Andy Tweedie
No. 14 - Luke Flower
No. 15 - Will Clarke

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