Fixture Update - Lewes This Sunday!!

As mentioned in an earlier post, following the cancellation of our anticipated trip to Teddington for their Tri-Counties tournament I was going to look for some other more local opposition.

I have managed to arrange that the U9's (only) go to Lewes on Sunday for some games against their teams.

They are keen to concentrate on a few areas themselves, and so have suggested that we spend the first 45mins to an Hour on our own training, before then going into games against their teams.

Usual start time of 10.00am - All are welcome, and everyone will get a game!

For those of you who don't know where their ground is please follow the link below.

Lewes RFC Map

Regards

Neale

Brighton College - Exhibition of Local Rugby!

I have been approached by Brighton College asking whether we would like to participate in an "Exhibition of Local Rugby" at their Senior School Open Day on Saturday 24th February.

This will be just two teams, us and Brighton, playing against each other in one game.

Their facilities are great there , so there should be no trouble with waterlogged pitches - so I am pretty sure this will go ahead! They will provide all the players with food afterwards too.

We are looking at a 10.00am start, probably about a 20-30mins game, and then food after - I would imagine finished by 11.30 absolute latest.

We need to select team a team for this additional fixture, and so can you please tell me by return if you WILL NOT be available. If I do not hear from you, I will assume that you are available and you will be considered for selection.

Thanks!

Neale

Training Cancelled - Weds 24th

Up until 8.15 Monday night, training was back on for Wednesday, but then I recieved a mail from the club cancelling it again!? I am sorry for the total confusion that seems to come out of the club - I can't quite understand why the decision couldn't be made yesterday to avoid this on-off-on-off comedy show! Hopefully we should soon be able to introduce the Wednesday night slot - watch this space for further info!

Following last weeks 11th hour cancelation, I need some help in establishing a way in making such "emergency" communications more effectively.

I am looking for 5 people, who will be willing to make 5 calls each in order to quickly spread the word. I will provide all the names and numbers, but I just need the commitment from those 5 so I know that everyone gets the message as quickly as possible.

Can you please mail me, or use the "comments" option on this blog if you are a willing volunteer and I can give you a list.

Thanks!

Fixtures and Training Update

As many of you heard yesterday, the Tri-County fixture at Teddington we had scheduled for this coming Sunday has unfortunately been cancelled, due to their pitches being heavily waterlogged.

This is a real shame, as everyone has been making real progress over the last couple of weeks, and it would have been great to be able to put what we have been training into practice against some stiff opposition.

We are going to try and arrange for either a local team to visit us, or for us to go to them, but as yet, have not got anyone lined up - so watch this space! We will let you know either way later in the week!

"H" Help Required!!

The H Festival is on the 11th February with an A team heading to Horsham to play in the tournament against Horsham, Haywards Heath and Heathfield.

This year, for the first time, we have managed to also arrange a "B" H Festival, which will be played at Hove.

We will be entering a team into both!

What we need however is to arrange for a couple of volunteer Pitch Marshalls for the U9's. The responsibility on the day is to ensure that the correct teams are on the correct pitch at the correct time with the right referee, and that the games keep as close to time as possible. It isn't a huge tournament, with just four teams, so it shouldn't be too complicated.

Can anyone who is willing to help out back at Hove on this day please let me know ASAP.

Thanks

Neale