Icelanders and Bretons provide challenges to local wrestlers at 8 events
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Thusday August 30th - 12.45pm - Crosby Ravensworth: U13yrs / U16yrs / U18yrs / Ladies / 13st / AW
Friday August 31st - 6.30pm - Rothbury: U9yrs / U12yrs / U14yrs / U17yrs / U21yrs / Girls U16yrs / 11½st / 13½st / 15st / AW / Ladies 10½st / Ladies AW
Saturday Septeber 1st - 3.15pm - Hesket Newmarket: U10yrs / U12yrs / U15yrs / U18yrs / Ladies / 12½st / AW
Saturday September 1st - 3pm - Lowick: U12yrs / U15yrs / U18yrs / Ladies / 11st / 13½st / AW
Saturday September 1st - 2.30pm - Harbottle: U12yrs / U15yrs / U18yrs / Girls U15yrs / Ladies / Novice / 12st / AW
Sunday September 2nd - 3pm - Loweswater: U12yrs / U15yrs / U18yrs / Ladies / 12½st / AW
Sunday September 2nd - 12.30 pm - Wolsingham: U12yrs / U15yrs / U18yrs / Ladies / 11½st /14st / AW
This was a strange and amazing week for Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling with eight busy events, two championships, and a saturating, hypothermic day at Grasmere. The Icelanders, briefly, and the Bretons, in a prolonged stay, provided numbers and standards to challenge our own wrestlers.

Jack Brown had an exhausting two days when he won the 12 stonestitleat the Holm Show, followed by a double at Bellingham the same day; and then a day of hard work at Grasmere when he wrestled up in no fewer than four finals without ultimate success. One of those finals was against Ben Brocklebank for the 13 stones Championship. In the semi-final Brocklebank had the closest of bouts against former champion, Richard Fox. For the first fall he buttocked Brown by the ears. For the second fall, Fox managed to leg-up buttock the long legs of Brocklebank, only to lose the decider to an inside-hipe. Brocklebank then won the final in straight falls with a low buttock and finally a back-heel.
One of the themes of the week was a sort of rear-guard action by some top local wrestlers to keep the "furriners" at bay. The Bretons were all highly skilled and numerous in both female and male categories.
Most of the work was done by Andrew Carlile and John Harrington, both of whom added to their Grasmere titles.

On the Bank Holiday Monday at Silloth and Keswick, I lost count of how many last minute hipes and twists gave success to local wrestlers. But at Silloth no-one could completely control Hugo Chonavel who was awarded the trophy for the best performance. At Keswick it was John Harrington who was awarded the Guinness Trophy for the best wrestler.
In the female wrestling it was Connie Hodgson who held the line against five clever Bretons. In the week she accumulated six victories, and the only time she was bested was in the Grasmere All Weights by her own sister, Little sister, Rosie, also did well with regular wins at Under 12 Years.
(Written by Roger Robson ..... ©All Photographs on this site are the copyright of Roger Robson, Jill Robson, Julian Richardson, Linda Scott or Webmaster. Unauthorised usage is forbidden {2018} ©)
Grayrigg Show
Event |
First |
Second |
Third |
Under 9 Years |
Ben Dodgson |
Bobby Stewart |
John Lucas Stainton |
Under 12 Years |
Rosie Hodgson |
Myles Stainton |
Philip Hall |
Under 15 Years |
Alexander Beston |
Thomas Wilson |
Myles Stainton |
Under 18 Years |
Tangi Moal |
Alexander Beston |
Matty Hodgson |
Girls Under 17 Years |
Lea Quillien |
Rosie Hodgson |
Enora Fedieu |
Ladies |
Connie Hodgson |
Heidrún Fjóla Pálsdóttir |
Léa Quillien |
11½ Stones |
Hélouri Coail |
Gurvan Le Meur |
Kári Ragúels Vidisson |
13 Stones |
Graham Brocklebank |
Gwenhaël Cissé |
Hugo Chonavel |
All Weights |
Thomas Brocklebank |
Graham Brocklebank |
Joseph Robson |
Holm Show Newcastleton
Event |
First |
Second |
Third |
Under 13 Years |
Aaron Younger |
John Lucas Stainton |
Johnathan Wharton |
Under 15 Years |
Ted Hodgson |
Johnathan Wharton |
Aaron Younger |
Under 18 Years |
Mark Wharton |
Thomas Davidson |
Tangi Moal |
Ladies |
Connie Hodgson |
Léa Quillien |
Aziliz Rolland |
12½ Stones Champioship |
|
|
John Harrington |
All Weights |
|
John Harrington |
Andrew Carlile |
Bellingham Show
Event |
First |
Second |
Third |
Under 12 Years |
Rosie Hodgson |
Aaron Younger |
Harry Crocker |
Under 16 Years |
Gus Singer |
Ted Hodgson |
Matty Hodgson |
Under 18 Years |
Matthew Lamont |
Gus Singer |
Gurvan Le Meur |
Novices |
Julien Rault |
Hugo Chonavel |
Gwenhaël Cissé |
Ladies 10 Stone |
Connie Hodgson |
Aziliz Rolland |
Morgane Philippe |
Ladies AW |
Connie Hodgson |
Aziliz Rolland |
Léa Quillien |
7 Stone |
Max Bates |
John Lucas Stainton |
Maksim Guillou |
12 Stone |
Jack Brown |
John Harrington |
Gwenhaël Cissé |
14 Stones |
Jack Brown |
Hélouri Coail |
Julien Rault |
All Weights |
Jack Hale |
John Harrington |
Jack Brown |
Millom and Broughton Show
Event |
First |
Second |
Third |
Under 10 Years |
H Lowery |
F Geldard |
W Winder |
Under 12 Years |
M Benson |
T Dennison |
L Allonby |
Local Under 15 Years |
J Southward |
T Benson |
N Pitts |
Under 16 Years |
J Southward |
N Pitts |
T Benson |
Under 18 Years |
R Albion |
N Pitts |
T Hayhurst |
Ladies |
M Dobson |
J Benson |
|
12 Stones |
T Hayhurst |
M Kirkham |
R Albion |
All Weights |
D Fleming |
M Kirkham |
W Rothery |
Grasmere Sports
Event |
First |
Second |
Third |
Under 12 Years |
Rosie Hodgson |
A Younger |
Myles Stainton |
Under 15 Years |
G Singer |
T Wilson |
N. Pitts |
Under 18 Years |
Z Singleton |
M Lamont |
R Armstrong |
Girls Under 15 Years |
R Hodgson |
K Cordukes |
E-A Stainton |
Girls Under 18 Years |
Léa Quillien |
G Coulthard |
Enora Fedieu |
Ladies 10 Stones |
Connie Hodgson |
Léa Quillien |
C Salaun |
Ladies Open |
H Hodgson |
Connie Hodgson |
C Salaun |
8 Stones |
M Hodgson |
F Cairns |
M Bates |
11 Stones |
A Carlile |
Gurvan Le Meur |
M Kirkham |
12 Stones |
J Harrington |
J Brown |
|
13 Stones Championship |
|
J Brown |
R Fox |
14 stones |
|
J Brown |
Gwenhaël Cissé |
All Weights |
|
J Brown |
S Wilkinson |
Silloth Carnival
Event |
First |
Second |
Third |
Under 10 Years |
B Stewart |
John Lucas Stainton |
|
Under 12 Years |
Rosie Hodgson |
Myles Stainton |
B Stewart |
Under 15 Years |
T Hodgson |
J Gibson |
M Hodgson |
Girls Under 15 Years |
Rosie Hodgson |
M Harrison |
|
Under 18 Years |
E Robson |
T Moal |
R Armstrong |
Under 21 Years |
Hélouri Coail |
E Robson |
Gurvan Le Meur |
Ladies Open |
Connie Hodgson |
H Hodgson |
L Quillien |
12 Stones |
Hugo Chonavel |
A Carlile |
Tangi Moal |
13½ Stones |
J Harrington |
A Carlile |
Hugo Chonavel |
All Weights |
D Barnes |
Hugo Chonavel |
Gwenhaël Cissé |
Keswick
Event |
First |
Second |
Third |
*Under 10 Years |
H Bateson |
A Fox |
W Burgin |
Under 12 Years |
Rosie Hodgson |
L Carter |
M Benson |
Under 15 Years |
T Benson |
M Hodgson |
J Gibson |
Under 18 Years |
E Robson |
T Moal |
J Gibson |
Ladies |
Connie Hodgson |
H Hodgson |
G Coulthard |
11½ Stones |
|
A Carlile |
Hélouri Coail |
13 Stones |
A Carlile |
Julien Rault |
J Harrington |
All Weights |
J Harrington |
Gwenhaël Cissé |
Julien Rault |
Ennercdale Show
Event |
First |
Second |
Third |
Under 12 Years |
Rosie Hodgson |
A Fox |
T Adams |
Under 15 Years |
T Hodgson |
T Adams |
M Hodgson |
Under 18 Years |
R Armstrong |
T Hodgson |
Tangi Moal |
Ladies |
A Rolland |
M Philippe |
Léa Quillien |
12½ Stones |
Gwenhaël Cissé |
J Harrington |
R Armstrong |
All Weights |
Hugo Chonavel |
G Masey |
Gwenhaël Cissé |