Jay King

Jack was the epitome of what it meant to be a part of Ealing. He wore his green and white striped tie each week with pride. In his time as 1st XV team manager there wasn’t anything he wouldn’t do for the lads. He always turned up with a bumper bag of Jelly Babies. His favourite offering though was a fisherman’s friend. He would walk around the changing room pre-match offering everyone one. Not sure many people took him up on it. My best memory of Jack though came against Bridgewater away. He’d gone out of the changing rooms to fill up the water bottles just as Mike Cudmore started one of his rousing speeches, which no doubt was filled with expletives. Just as Cudders was reaching the peak of his speech. Wham! Jack opened the door and smashed into Mike knocking him forwards. Most people would’ve got a slap, but not Jack. Mike turned around, anger diffused by seeing Jack’s face. “Oh it was you Jack!” What a club legend! Rest in Peace Jack!