Sunday 4th May, and Sunday 11th May

There has been a fair amount of confusion and uncertainty, but I can confirm it is NOT the Worthing Festival on 4th - I know this becasue it took place last weekend!!

Therefore, we will be at Hove training again, and probably having some fun like last weekend!

Keep 11th free too - because that will be the awards day, where the club will be laying on a BBQ, and there will be the usual presentations.

See you there!

Training on Sunday

Hi all

There has been some confusion about next Sunday, 4th May, because last week we were told that the Worthing tournament had been postponed but in fact it hadn't been. Therefore to be clear this is the schedule for the rest of this deason.

Sunday 4th May: training at Hove.
Sunday 11th May: Awards day at Hove.

Look forwards to seeing you.

Cheers

Jay

Training this Sunday, Worthing 4 May & other IMPORTANT stuff

Hi all

Sunday 27 April
We will hold training at Hove Rec this w/e. Please come along as our plan is to have some fun. Parents please bring your trainers!!!

Sunday 4 May
There is a tournament at Worthing which we can enter if we have enough players. We are aware that the cricket season will have begun and so we may not be able to raise a team. If your child is available please email me to confirm this at jay@teamvoyage.com . If there are not enough names then we will withdraw from the tournament.

Sunday 11 May
This is the MINIS AWARDS DAY. It would have been the 27th April but because of the late running of the Sussex tournament and the involvement of some Hove teams in the finals the date has been put back to 11 May. There will be more details on this next week but apparently BBQs and bouncy castles are planned! Please note that Nicola Steele has been collecting £5 for trophies for children in our age group and they will be handed out on this day. If you have not given Nicola £5 then your child will not get a trophy. If this is the case please find Nicola this weekend and give her the money so your boy can join in. If you cannot make this date please let us know ASAP.

Tour shirts.... time to pay!!!
The tour shirt cost is £22.78. If you have not paid please bring along cash or a cheque book on Sunday so that Neale can balance the books. If you want to pay £23 the balance will go in to the U10s fund.

West Sussex Festival results
If you're still reading at this point well done :)

Last Sunday 14 players went to Chichester to represent the U10s in the West Sussex Festival. Despite a valiant effort from all the players we did not progress from our group to the semi-finals. It was clear that some of the other teams were better organised and mentally prepared than we were. Our boys displayed some excellent individual skills and great courage in the tackle but ultimately were beaten. Winning is not everything, but we (the coaches) suspect that with a few changes to the way we do things next season we have the players to win a few trophies. To achieve this we will need support from the boys and you, the parents. Therefore, we plan to hold a meeting to agree team priorities at the beginning of next season.

Cheers

Jay

P.S. Dan did break his finger last Sunday, so tell your sons he will be available this Sunday for finger inspection! ..... Not much to see.

Sunday 20th April - Rescheduled Sussex Festival

This coming Sunday sees the re-scheduled Sussex Festival at Chichester.

On the back of great successes on Tour we should have a great chance.

The team selection for Sunday is as follows;

F James Cull
F James Hadfield
F Lawrence Wright
F Harry Thibaut
F Freddie Packham
SH Sam Pfeiffer
FH Luke Griffiths
IC Freddie Garth
OC Rafaele Milne
C/W Max Karous
C/W George Karous
W George Oliver
W Zac Downey

Please let me know ASAP if you are unable to make it.

Please aim to be on the pitch by 9.45am so we can warm up - getting the right frame of mind is critical, and having only half the team there for warm up does not allow this.

Richard will be running training back at home for everyone else - usual time.

See you there.

Amanda also asked me to repeat the link to all the Tour Photo's
http://picasaweb.google.com/HoveRugbyUnderTens/RUGBYTOURUNDER10S2008?authkey=x5TjFkjv4vo


If you want any, please just let me know!

A little snow does not stop the U10s

Staines was cancelled, but 12 of the U10s braved training in the snow!

Warm up!

Speed up!

Hold your head in dispair because...

It's press-up time with Adie. Note Steph, in red, urging everyone on.

Just enough time left for 50 minutes of touch rugby.

The U10s were the only team training this morning. Well done guys.

Jay

Team for Sunday at Staines

Hi all

The team for the Staines tournament on Sunday is given below. For all others there will be training at Hove Rec as usual run by Jay & Adie.

In the future we are going to ask you to let us know your child's availability to play on a Sunday by the previous Monday night. If we don't hear from you we'll assume he is not available. This will help us with selection. Don't worry we'll remind you.

Staines team - If you cannot play please let us know immediately by clicking here

1. F Henry Bovey
2. F Henry Wallis
3. F Lawrence Wright
4. F James Hadfield
5. F Jacob Knight
6. F James Cull
7. B Zac Downey
8. B George Oliver
9. B Max Karous
10. B George Karous
11. B Oisin Harris
12. B Sam Pfeiffer
13. B Davis West
14. Freddie Garth


Timetable of Events at Staines
09:45 Hove players in kits ready for warm-up (please!)
10:00 Register teams with Control Caravan
10:30 First Pool Matches Start
11:45 Last Pool Match finishes
12:00 Semi Finals Start
12:30 Finals Start
1300 Presentations

Parking at Staines
Parking will be at Staines RFC. Please make sure you turn up in plenty of time as we are expecting some a large number of cars to attend. As there is limited car parking and as Staines RFC is an environmentally Friendly Club can Car sharing be encouraged amongst your teams.

Directions
"The Reeves", Snakey Lane, (formerly Feltham Hill Road) Hanworth, Middlesex, TW13 7NB.
(T) 020 8890 3051

Location map - Click here to view a map showing the location.

By Road:
From M.3, M.4 or M.25:Take M3 to end (towards London). Continue on A316 and turn off at slip road to Lower Feltham. Turn immediately left into Snakey Lane. Turn left just past Dairy Crest dairy. SRFC is on the left.

I hope you all have fun.

Jay

Sunday 30th - Horsham and Heathfield

Tomorrow there are two tournaments, at Heathfield and at Horsham.

Please arrive at both by 9.45am.

Teams are as follows;

HEATHFIELD
James Hadfield F
Lawrence F
Jacob F
Harry F
Henry Bovey F
Luke B
Lewis B
Oisin B
Zac B
George K B
Max K B
Dan B
Raf B
Matt B B

To be played at;
The College (Old Heathfield)
Program “TN21 8RJ” into your sat nav.


HORSHAM
James Cull F
Louie P F
Henry Wallis F
Mikey F
Freddie G B
Sam B
Davis B
Yoann B
Solly B
Cameron B
Cal B
George Oliver B
Freddie N B

At Horsham RFC.

Sunday 23rd and 30th

There will be no training this Sunday (23rd) as the Clubhouse will be closed for Easter.

Next Sunday (30^th) we have two tournaments, one at Horsham, and one at Heathfield. Can you please let me know ASAP if you WILL NOT be available for either of these two away fixtures.

Thanks – and have a great Easter!!

Chichester Sussex Festival information

2008 Festival - Location

Map is here

Club Address
Chichester Rugby Football Club,
Oaklands Park,
Wellington Road,
Chichester,
PO19 6BB,
West Sussex

Parking
Parking at Chichester RFC is limited, so we ask that all teams use the Northgate Car Park, see the map below. On Sundays there is no fee for parking and all guest need to do is walk up Oaklands Park to the rugby club. When entering Chichester head for signs to the Hospital and Festival Theatre.

Teams entered for the West Sussex Final

• Haywards Heath
• Horsham
• Hove
• Crawley
• Midhurst
• Shoreham
• Worthing
• Bognor
• Pulborough
• Chichester

Registration
A registration form is attached; this must be completed by each
club for each age group and submitted to the control desk which
will be open from 9.30am. At Chichester RFC we enforce a
strict registration policy and have the support of the Sussex
RFU for a “NO REGISTRATION CARD NO PLAY” so please
ensure all players are registered with Sussex and that Sussex
registration cards are brought on the day. Please leave
yourself sufficient time to get to the Coaches/Referees briefing that
starts at 10.00am in the clubhouse.
Coaches/Referees Briefing
There will be a brief meeting for coaches and referees in front of
the clubhouse at 10.00am, where the rules, procedures and outline
of playing order will be discussed. However we would ask all
teams to encourage all involved with their teams to follow the RFU
code of conduct for parents, supporters and coaches.
Start of Play and Points System
The first matches will start at 10.30am and the tournament will take
the form two pools. Each team will play every team within their
respective pool; timings of the games are listed below. At U11 and
U12 conversions will “NOT” be permitted. No extra time will be
allowed at any age group and in the event that one team is leading
another by a clear 25 points (5 clear tries) then the game will be
stopped.
The points system will be as follows:-
2 points for a Win
1 point for a Draw
0 points for a loss

Timings of matches
U9/ 10 6 Minutes each way

The winner of each pool will then go on to contest the final. In the
event of a tie at the end of the pool stage the team scoring the
most tries will be declared the winner, if both teams have scored
the same number of tries then the team that has conceded least
tries will be awarded the winner, if the teams have conceded the
same number of tries then the winner will be decided on the toss of
a coin.
The final will be played to the time listed above, no extra time will
be allowed and in the event of a draw both teams will be declared
“winners” and the honour shared. A toss of a coin will be used to
decide which team will contest the Regional Final.

Festival Rules of Play
We will adhere to the 2007/8 RFU continuum for rules of play. In
addition, please check the studs of the players prior to the match
and encourage all players to wear a gum shield. Anyone using
illegal studs will not be allowed to play.
In the event that one team has insufficient numbers to field a full
team in any game the opposition shall reduce its playing numbers
to match (up to a maximum of two players e.g. U12 may play with
ten per side).
Similarly in the event of an injury where a player can no longer
continue in that game and there is no suitable substitute available
the opposition shall reduce its numbers to match.
Where either a side cannot field a suitably trained front row player
in U10, U11 or U12 games, or a front row player is injured and can
no longer continue in that match and there is no suitable
replacement the referee shall order that uncontested scrummages
shall take place.
If the match sides are reduced by more than two players the game,
if started, shall be abandoned and the result awarded to the side
which did not cause the abandonment. The result shall be
recorded as a ‘win’ with a result of five tries to nil; other tries
scored, or conceded shall not be recorded.
Fair Play Award
The referee shall mark the score card in respect of fair play shown
by the players, coaches and spectators of each team refereed on a
scale 1 to 4 with 1 being poor and 4 being excellent. The
tournament administrator shall divide the total points awarded by
the number of games marked. The ‘Fair Play’ trophy shall be
awarded to the club with the highest average points across all age
groups.
Referees and Linesman
Each team entered MUST provide a qualified referee who will be
required to ref at least two matches. Each referee will be asked to
complete a score card which will be handed to them before the
match by the Pitch Marshall and should then be returned to the
Pitch Marshall once completed. When playing each team must
also provide a linesman.
First Aid
Please can each coach ensure that they have a qualified first aider
present when their team is playing. Chichester RFC will provide
Doctors and Paramedics on the day in the case of a serious injury,
however for all minor injuries we do ask that each team has a
qualified person to deal with the incident. In the unlikely event of a
serious injury I have attached CRFC’s incident and accident report
form which will need to be completed.

Running Order
Please help us make the day run smoothly by having teams ready
to move onto their pitch as soon as the preceding match has
finished.
Control Desk
A running result board will be kept at the Control Desk. The
Registration Desk will be open from 9.30am.
Refreshments
• A children’s mini bar serving sweets, cakes and cold drinks
will operate in the clubhouse all day.
• Tea and coffee will be on sale upstairs in the clubhouse.
• Bacon Rolls, Sausages, Chips etc will be on sale upstairs
from 10.00am.
• Weather permitting a Bar BQ will also be available for
lunches.
• The club bar will open from 12.00 noon.
Presentation of Medals to Winners and Runners-Up
This will take place in front of the clubhouse. A certificate to
commemorate every player’s participation will be given to each
coach at the time of registration.
The tournament co-ordinator is Ben Bulpett 07765 996947 and will
be the main point of contact. – Please do not hesitate to call prior
to the event or on the day for clarification.

Map is here

Sussex Festival - 16th March

This Sunday is the Sussex Festival - to be held at Chichester.

Please ensure that you are there by 9.45am in order that we can get the team together and focussed, and to warm up. Looks like wet weather gear will also be needed... :o(

Parking is easiest in the Theatre car park - then walk up the hill.

The team for Sunday is as follows;

Harry Thibaut
Henry Bovey
James Cull
Lawrence Wright
Mikey Howell
Daniel Foulds-Holt
Freddie Garth
George Oliver
Rafaele Milne
Samson Pfeiffer
Yoann Steque
Zac Downey

Please let me know ASAP if you are unable to attend as we will need to enter a replacement.

Due to a large number of kids being away this week, there will not be enough left over to run a training session for those not in the team back at Hove.

Sunday 9th March - Wasps Day!

Itinerary is as below;

Coach DEPARTS at 8.00am, so please ensure that you are there by 7.45am.

08.00 - Depart Shirley Drive, Hove

09.45 - Arrive at Royal Grammar School (High Wycombe), Amersham Road, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP13 6QT (RAC Website suggests that this 81.9 miles, and should take 1hr 33mins)

12.30 - Depart Royal Grammar School Amersham Road for Adams Park, Hillbottom Road, Sands, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 4HJ

12.45 - Arrive Adams Park, Hillbottom Road, Sands, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 4HJ

3.00 - Kick off

17.30 - Depart Adams Park, Hillbottom Road, Sands, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 4HJ

19.15 - Arrive Shirley Drive, Hove

Upcoming Fixtures

Sunday 2nd March
Training at Home - please note we are NOT at Shoreham as it appears in the fixtures book.


Sunday 9th March
Wasps vs Harlequins - CoachClass and match.
I will send a full itinerary separately, but the coach will DEPART Shirley Drive at 8.00am. We are scheduled to be back at 7.15pm.


Sunday 16th March
West Sussex Festival - this year being held at Chichester again.

Sunday 24th February

On Sunday we are ALL away to Eastbourne and East Grinstead at Eastbourne.

Map to Eastbourne is Here

Usual start time of 10.00am

See you there!

Sunday 17th February

This Sunday we have two fixtures, so please check the teams below carefully!

Due to half-term, numbers are low, and therefore it is ESSENTIAL that you let me know ASAP if you will NOT be able to make it on Sunday. If you dont reply to neale.thibaut@citytech.co.uk it will be assumed you will be there.

The TORNADOS will be at HOME for training with, and then matches against Crowborough.
Team as follows;
Forwards
1. Freddie Packham
2. James Hadfield
3. James Cull
4. Mikey Howell
Backs
5. Sam Pfeiffer
6. Davis West
7. Freddie Garth
8. Max Karous
9. George Karous
10. George Oliver
11. Zac Downey

10.00am start as usual.


The HURRICANES are playing in an exciting fixture at Brighton. This will be against teams from Brighton, Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Crawley and Crowborough. So that is six teams including us! This started of as just a few, and has grown into a larger event. Not a tournament as such, but should provide a fantastic opportunity to play against lots of different teams - some of which we haven't seen yet this year!
Team as follows;
Forwards
1. Henry Wallis
2. Harry Thibaut
3. Louie Pattenden
4. Lawrence Wright
5. Jacob Knight
Backs
6. Yoann Steque
7. Raffaele Milne
8. Solomon Ross
9. Freddie Nehls
10. Oisin Harris
11. Ellis Cooper
12. Cameron Nesbitt

This needs to start at 10.00am sharp - so please ensure that you are there and ready by 9.45am - remember parking is always a problem at Brighton, and with this many teams it will be worse than usual!

'H' Trophy - Sunday 10th February

This Sunday is the annual 'H' Trophy, contested between Hove, Heathfield, Haywards Heath and Hastings. Unfortunately, Hastings have pulled out - so it will be a little smaller than normal. As there will be less games, the plan is to make each one a little longer in order to get in the same amount of rugby!

This year it is our turn to host, and so the main tournament will be played at Hove. A smaller tournament will also be played at Horsham (excluding Heathfield). The teams for each are detailed below;

Tornado's playing at Hove;
James Cull
Mikey Howell
Freddie Packham
Henry Bovey
James Hadfield
Harry Thibaut
Lawrence Wright
Samson Pfeiffer
Freddie Garth
George Oliver
Zac Downey
Rafaele Milne
Davis West
Max Karous
George Karous

With 3 visiting teams, parking around the park will be particularly difficult - please arrive to be warming up by 10.00am. Last year 4 cars were towed away for being on the grass - be careful!


Hurricanes playing at Horsham;
Cameron Nesbitt
Cal Hope-Maginn
Daniel Foulds-Holt
Oisin Harris
Freddie Nehls
Matthew Brookes
Henry Wallis
Yoann Steque
Luke Griffiths
Lewis Steele
Louie Pattenden
Solomon Ross
Jacob Knight
Ellis Cooper

Map to Horsham RFC is HERE.

Please also arrive by 10.00am

WASPS DAY - 9th March 2008

We have organised another Wasps day like the one last year!!

Sunday 9th March, Wasps vs Harlequins in the Guinness Premiership.

The format of the day is as last year. Early coach depart (or drive independently) up to training ground, followed by a 2 hour coaching session run by representatives from the Wasps Coaching academy.

Then, coach to the ground where we watch the game against Harlequins from the stand, before heading back to Brighton after the match.

All those that attended last year agreed that this was a fantastic day for both kids and adults alike despite the abysmal weather!!

We now need to give numbers to Wasps - which must be sent by next Monday.

Prices are as follows;
£20 per participant child - including training and ticket (also a Certificate and London Wasps gift - remember those horns??)
£19 per adult.
£10 per concession (OAP, Students & U18's).

I have looked into coach prices, and a full 49 seater will work out around £11 per head return, and a full 70 seater around £9.50.

If you want to come along, then please either e-mail Neale at neale.thibaut@citytech.com, or let me know on Sunday. After that it will be too late. So if you aren't there on Sunday, you had better mail!

In addition to the participating child, I need to know how many adult tickets you require, and how many concessions, together with how many seats on the coach you require. If you intend to drive instead, can you confirm this too.

Sunday 13th - Burgess Hill

This Sunday, the Hurricanes are at Burgess Hill, where Hellingly and Rye are also visiting.

Please arrive by 10.00am.

Those going to Burgess Hill are as follows, for all others, there will be training at Hove.

1. Henry Wallis
2. Freddie Nehls
3. Matthew Brooks
4. Harry Thibaut
5. Daniel Foulds-Holt
6. Oisin Harris
7. Cameron Nesbitt
8. Cal Hope Maginn
9. Yoann Steque
10. Solly Ross
11. Zac Downey
12. Lewis Steele
13. Jacob Knight
14. Rafaele Milne
15. Louie Pattenden
16. Henry Bovey
17. Ellis Cooper

Directions to Burgess Hill are HERE - parking can be a pain!

Sunday 16th - Brighton & Xmas Party!

BRIGHTON

This Sunday we are all away to Brighton - always one of the highlights of the season!!

Matches will start at 10.00am prompt, so please arrive at 9.45am, allowing time for the difficult parking down at Waterhall.

Everyone should come, and teams will be selected on the morning.


CHRISTMAS PARTY

This Sunday is the Christmas party at the club.

To try and accommodate everyone and prevent tears we've split it with the U6's - U9's from 3 - 5, and 10's - 12's at 5.30 - 7.30.

There will be unspecified entertainment (beat the Junior Chairman pianata style seems a popular suggestion) inc' a Santa (for the young ones anyway, not Bill btw), food, disco, games, prizes etc.

People with tickets will be going round at Brighton in the morning (a pound cheaper than later) so come laden with money.

A huge amount of organisation has gone into this event all for the love of your children so please support it. For parents fancy dress is optional!

2008 Tour - Update

There was a meeting at the club this week to discuss the 2008 Tour to Breen Sands.

Further information regarding the tour will be passed on as we get it, but a couple of things have been decided already as follows.

Firstly, regarding the initial understanding that the club would pay for all the transport. Unfortunately, this offer never had approval of all of the club exec, and as a result, this is now not available.

Therefore, we now need to finance our own transport. It has been estimated that this is likely to be approx. £25-£30 per head.

Typically each year, sides that are touring hold various events to raise money for their tour funds (ideas welcome - sponsored walk / silence / boot clean). We will do some things as an age group, but the entire club will also be organising the following in order to try and meet some of this additional cost;

Sunday 17th February 2008 - Kids Fun Day - ideas welcome!

Friday 7th March 2008 - this will be an adults evening - band / music etc - entrance fee will go towards tour fund.

Please put both dates in your diaries

For both, it is hoped that we can get some prizes donated and have a good raffle / silent auction, so if you have any contacts who can donate anything or can donate anything yourselves, please let me know - anything that could be raffled / silent auctioned would be excellent. Last time there was a TV, a DVD player, a stereo etc. Do any of you know anyone who have a restaurant / beauty salons / hotel etc who might be willing to donate a meal, a treatment, a stay etc.... Publicity will be provided...!!

Secondly, it is intended that all children going on tour will have a tour shirt. Designs are being considered, and will be the same for every age group on tour. Initially, these shirts will be priced at cost - around £20. However, we are actively seeking sponsorship, which will be printed on ALL the shirts across every age group. Once the cost of this printing is covered, then any remaining sponsorship monies will go towards reducing the cost of each shirt, hopefully to zero. If there is any left over after that, it will be used towards the cost of the coaches as above, to reduce the cost of them.

DO ANY OF YOU KNOW ANYONE OR A BUSINESS WHO MAY WISH TO SPONSOR THE TOUR SHIRTS - IF SO, PLEASE LET ME KNOW

This order for the tour shirts needs to be placed before Christmas, and so I will need to collect everyone's shirt sizes again on Sunday.

What next?
Both these items have potentially pushed up the price of the tour for everyone from the prices originally quoted. If it is now too much, please let me know, and we can take you off the list.

Similarly, there have been a few new players that have joined since the tour was announced. There are still some places available for any who wish to go - scroll down on the blog for the details or speak to me on Sunday.

Sunday 2nd - Lewes Festival

Lewes Festival

The team for the Lewes Festival is as follows;

F	Freddie Packham
F	Lawrence Wright
F	James Hadfield
F	Mikey Howell
F	James Cull
B	Freddie Garth
B	Max Karous
B	George Oliver
B	Davis West
B	Samson Pfeiffer
B	Luke Griffiths
B	Zac Downey

10.00 am start - please arrive for 9.45 latest, allow time for the problem parking.


For everyone else, there will be a traing session at Hove - 10.00am