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Sale Half Term Rugby Camp attracts 50
Sale Sharks rugby camp during the October half term holiday was a great success with 50 local children taking part. Here’s a picture showing the youngsters down at Moss Farm at the end of the three day event. If you’d like to take par in the next rugby camps after Xmas please visit the Sale Sharks site www.salesharks.com October 2005
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RFU Volunteer awards
Junior Chariman Simon Bridle and Junior Secretary Ken Houghton receiving the award from Jason Leonard at Twickenham during the Middlesex 7’s in July.
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Club wins RFU Volunteer Award
The club have been recognised for the work and commitment put in by the all the club members who give their ‘voluntary’ time to the running and organising of the wide range of events the club runs. Presented to only a small number of clubs per region the club will be receiving a special RFU award plague at an official presentation shortly. This is what the judges had to say about our nomination.
Northwich RUFC They are a very well run community rugby club in the truest sense of the word. They run three or four adult teams each Saturday, a women’s team, Girls rugby at U17 and U14 as well as a full crop of mini and junior rugby on a Sunday. They have a great team of volunteers who work tirelessly for not just the club but for rugby. They have worked extensively in the local community with over 20 volunteer coaches working on various projects; social inclusion in Winsford in the Over Two and Wharton wards (Sport England Priority Areas) and disability tag rugby in three special schools in Vale Royal BC as well as running a series of out of school hours summer sessions for MLD /SLD kids supported by Toc H and the local PCT. These volunteer coaches also deliver sessions in secondary and primary schools throughout the Vale Royal Borough. The club hosts a primary tag festival, girls U14 festival; as well hosting and supporting the emerging and state schools festivals. They have twice been Sport Cheshire Community Sports Club of the Year in 2003 & 2004 and were runners up in this year’s BBC NW Community Sports Club of the Year. They have an excellent record of getting the best from their volunteers through recognition and reward.
Thanks everyone who has helped make this season a great success. If you’d like to help the club we are particularly looking for junior team managers for the new season starting in September. If you are interested please call Simon Bridle at 01606 881971 or email him at sbridle@northwichrufc.co.uk.
Pictures of the award presentation to come soon, more information about volunteering is at the following web sites :-
RFU Announcement in Touchline Jan 2005
http://www.rfutouchline.com/content/index.asp?edition=64&category=Community%20Rugby#423
Year of the Volunteer http://www.yearofthevolunteer.org
Sport Month 2005 August http://www.sportmonth.org/
Sport England Volunteer News http://www.sportengland.org/index/news_and_media/year_of_the_volunteer.htm
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Northwich Festival - another great weekend for all!
Thanks to all of you from Northwich Rugby Club and across Vale Royal for supporting the Festival over the bank holiday weekend and making a success.. Whatever we have made for club funds, thanks for coming along, I hope you enjoyed one or more of our events. More news and pictures to follow soon on our dedicated web site:- Northwich Festival.
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Cheshire Plate Winners
Northwich 1st XV on Monday 2nd May after their convincing 26-3 win over Parkonians to win the 2004-5 Cheshire Plate.
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Win sets up match with Scunthorpe!
With the cup win against Keighley, Northwich now face another North East team, Scunthorpe in the next round of the Powergen Cup. Scunthorpe play in a league two levels higher than Northwich, so face a stern test if they are to progress. For more information about Scunthorpe you can visit their web site http://www.scunthorperufc.com/ For more information about the Powergen Intermediate Cup, you can visit the RFU web site - click here Powergen Draws . If you want to travel to Scunthorpe for the match on Saturday 26th see Trevor Rawling about travel arrangements. Good luck lads.
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Club to face Keighley in next round - Another Win! see report
With the win against Winnington Park, Northwich now face Yorkshire side Keighley at Moss Farm on November 5th. A bit of an unknown quantity Keighley play at the same league level as Northwich in the Yorkshire 1 League. For more information about Keighley you can visit their web site. www.keighleyrufc.org For more information about the Powergen Intermediate Cup, you can visit the RFU web site - click here Powergen Draws . Lets try and make it a big crowd for the match on November 5th and celebrate with some fireworks!
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World Largest Tag Tournament?
Well the Y5/6 tournament proved to be one of the ‘wettest’ Tag Tournaments ever. The local Guardian’s headline ‘Water way to celebrate kids rugby in Vale Royal’ described the day accurately. But despite the weather it was a celebration and 250 youngsters turned up from 17 primary schools across Vale Royal. The plan was to have 100 games of rugby in a two tier tournament of 5 pools to give every team 8 games each. However as everyone was cold and wet the tournament was stopped after the first pool games with 49 games played. Prizes were then awarded to the winners of each pool with the overall winner’s cup going to Hartford Riddings Lane. However at 49 games and 250 children, that’s still a big tournament and the application to the ‘Guiness Book of Records’ for the worlds largest Tag Rugby tournament still went ahead. Sale’s Sharkie mascot made an appearance along with Sale’s European Trophy. More Pictures and scores are on the 2005 Tag page (some photos courtesy of Northwich Guardian). Click here 2005 Tag July 2005
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Big Local Derby Match
Saturday afternoon should prove to be an explosive weekend with the first cup match for many years between local Northwich rivals and neighbours Northwich and Winnington Park. As each club plays in different leagues it is many years that the two sides have met in anger. However the luck of the Powergen Intermediate Cup draw has brought the two 1st teams together for the clash at Moss Farm. Proceedings start at 3pm and to cater for the additional local interest the Moss Farm bar will be opening early at 1.30pm and the burger bar will be stocking extra bacon butties, burgers and soup. Northwich expect to be fielding a full strength side with England Under 18’s international player Chris Dale as well as a set of recent recruits playing at a high standard. Please come and support the club in this unique game, programs are available on the day at £2.00. See you on Saturday. October 2005
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Welcome to the game - from Northwich Chairman & Committee
It is with pleasure that we extend a warm welcome to players, officials and supporters from Winnington Park. On Saturday they make the short journey across the park for what we hope will be an epic confrontation and one to tell future generations about.
The recent form of both sides has been quite different with Winnington unbeaten and joint top of North West Two. By contrast Northwich have only won one league match despite some outstanding performances. However the form book often goes out of the window when it comes to the cup and Northwich will be hoping to prove that point..
Northwich welcome back Brian Johnson and Steve Campbell after the second leg and final leg of a mates wedding. Winnington Park have a similar issue this week with some players away enjoying the delights of Amsterdam as part of a stag celebration. Why can’t people get married in the Summer?
The club is in the grip of cup fever today with the 2nd XV at Macclesfield and the 3rdXV entertaining Burnley in their respective cup competitions. Northwich supporters will be hoping for progress for all our teams
Finally we extend a warm welcome to today's referee Ged Stone and trust everyone enjoys match and the Northwich hospitality. October 2005
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Sale to host Girls clinic
Sale will run a Girls Skills clinic for girls before the Leeds Tykes game on Friday 7th October. The clinic will focus on developing core and match skills and will take place at Cheadle Hulme School. The cost at £10 per player will also include entry into the games later that evening. For More details
September 2005
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Ladies win NorthWest 3 League
Northwich Ladies team had just reward for a a lot of hard work by winning their league for 2004-5. They have now secured promotion to the North 1 league. Well done Ladies, have a great 2005-6. Here they pictured with the league trophy. More news about the Ladies and he recent tournament are on the Ladies web site
-www.northwichgirlsrugby.co.uk August 2005
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Girls win Gold at Cheshire Youth Games
A Vale Royal representative team made up exclusively from Northwich U14 Girls won this years’ Girls Tag Rugby Tournament at the Cheshire Youth Games on Saturday June 25th. A magnificent performance all round with tries from all the players left no doubt who would be winners.This is the third year a Vale Royal have entered the tournament and they have been so close in the past. This time though a combination of experience, speed and determination won through. Well done girls. June 2005
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Sale Sharks to coach minis!
Sale Sharks international players Sililo Martens and Epi Taione will be coaching at Moss Farm on Sunday October 9th. As well as helping coach Northwich mini players they will also be promoting a Rugby coaching camp which will be run by Sale over the half term holidays, also at Moss Farm. To make sure you meet the players, be at Moss Farm at 10.30am on Sunday 9th or if you want more details of the coaching camp speak to your club coach or visit the sale Sharks web site - click here
September 2005
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Club earn over 500 Sale Sharks Kit Back points
Thanks to all your support Northwich were the 2nd placed club in last seasons Sale’s ‘Kit Back’ points league. Points are awarded for every ticket purchased for home games at Edgeley Park (Adult = 2 points, Child = 1 point) and this season we’ve earned over 500 points. The points entitle us to a range of free equipment including shirts, balls and scrum machines. This year we have been aiming for the scrum machine and with your support at the recent game vs Connaught we have passed the 500 mark. The club will working with Sale over the summer to work out the best options for the club. Sale will this year donate over £15,000 to community clubs and the extra bonus for us is that next year they will also spend more time with community clubs like Northwich. We’re already planning more support from Sale players with more visits to training in the week and attendance at our own activities like tournaments. More news on Kit Back is at the Sale Sharks site May 2005
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World Largest Tag Tournament?
The Y5/6 tournament on July 5th promises to be the club’s biggest ever tournament with 25 teams represented and 250 children taking part in 100 games. So big that the club are planning to make a bid for the ‘Guiness Book of Records’ for the worlds largest Tag Rugby tournament. More news to come but why don’t you come down to enjoy a festival of rugby and a great afternoon out for children and parents alike. Sale’s Sharkie will be among the visitors along with Vale Royal’s Mayor and maybe even Granada TV.
If you have any questions please contact Andrew or Ken Houghton at ahoughton@northwichrufc.co.uk or telephone 01606 558677. June 2005
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Rugby for Young People with a Disability
As part of its role as a community rugby club, Northwich Rugby club have arranged a series of special rugby sessions in the New Year. This initiative has been set up in response to a request from Vale Royal Borough Council's recently established ‘Mid Cheshire Multi Sports Club’. The club has been set up as a joint venture between Vale Royal and the Primary Care Trust, catering for young people from the age of 6 to 16 interested in sport. The aim of the rugby sessions, which will be run in conjunction with Mid Cheshire College, will be to introduce tag rugby to the youngsters. The course of sessions can then be extended for those who are interested, developing into the possible creation of a permanent Northwich club squad and participation in the annual tournament at the Preston Grasshopper's club in March. A number of existing Northwich coaches have been on appropriate training courses and are looking forward to working with the new Multi Sports Club. The first session will be at Mid Cheshire College in Hartford on Saturday 15th January at 10.30m and will run initially for six weeks. For more information about the sessions please contact Phil Clarke at Northwich Rugby Club - Tel: 01606 781441 or email:- pclarke@northwichrufc.co.uk or Dawn Bracegirdle at the Cheshire Multi Sports Club Tel: 01606 867694 or email dbracegirdle@valeroyal.gov.uk. You can also visit the Vale Royal web site for more information please visit http://www.valeroyal.gov.uk/leisure. January 2005
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School Tag Tournaments
This year the club will be running two of its very popular annual Tag tournaments for schools. As usual the tournament is open to all junior schools in the Vale Royal area. Following feedback from teachers, this year we will be staggering the Year 5/6 & Year 3/4 tournaments as follows :-
Thursday 26th May Year 3/4 @ Moss Farm
Tuesday 5th July Year 5/6 @ Moss Farm
Formal invitations and application forms have been sent to all schools in the area. Please fill these in as soon as possible as we trying to complete arrangements by 18th April. If you have any questions please contact Andrew or Ken Houghton at ahoughton@northwichrufc.co.uk or telephone 01606 558677. For scores and photographs on previous year’s tournaments please visit the schools pages of our website. April 2005
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Cricket & Rugby Clubs join forces for Family Fun Day
In the latest event to support the John Blower Trust fund, Northwich Cricket & Rugby clubs are joining forces to run a family fun day on Sunday 15th May at Moss Farm. The event features a morning of "Tag Rugby" followed by an afternoon of "Calypso Cricket". The event is not only aimed at rugby or cricket enthusiasts but also at children and adults who’d want to try them out or just have a great day joining in. Families and friends can take part as teams. Tickets are £8 per family, £4 per adult or £2 per child, with everything kicking off at the cricket club at 10.30am.
With the weather improving we thought this was a great time of the year to arrange a joint event, said Rob Westworth Chairman of Northwich Cricket Club, with the bonus that any profits we make go to help John Blower. “Don’t worry about all the rules, we’ll explain everything, just come along and have a great time”, says Phil Clarke Head coach at Northwich Rugby club. “We hope this is the first of many joint activities between the two clubs, in fact we’d invite any of the other clubs based at Moss Farm to join in to increase the general participation in sport”, says Simon Bridle Junior Chariman at Northwich Rugby Club.
If you want to know more about the event and book tickets please call Phil Clarke at 01606 781441 or Rob Westworth 01606 74798 or visit the cricket club web site
www.northwichcc.co.uk
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Club AGM
All members of the Club are encouraged to attend this important meeting. The committee reminds everyone that only fully paid up members (2004/2005 season) who are over 18 years of age are entitled to vote on resolutions.The agenda will be published on the club website and Moss Farm notice boards two weeks prior to the meeting. Any members wishing to propose agenda topics should send their proposal to trawling@northwichrufc.co.uk by the end of April. This is an AGM so topics should be of a constitutional nature and not operational issues, which should be handled by committees. Formal notice of the AGM is downloadable at AGM Notice 2005. The meeting is at the Hartford social club at 7.30 pm on Tuesday May 17th. The Junior AGM will be on May 10th -see Simon Bridle for details.
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U13’s On tour
For the first time in year’s one of Northwich Junior squads will be going on tour. The venue an international rugby festival in Cork, Ireland. The squad will be travelling over the Easter weekend and playing at Midleton Rugby club in East cork against sides from across England, Wales and Ireland. The evening should also be good fun as the squad will be staying at the Trebolgan holiday village on the Cork coast. More details of the tour can be obtained from Ken Houghton khoughton@northwichrufc.co.uk tel 01606 558677.
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Sale Sharks Rugby Camp - March 29th-April 1st
For the first time Sale will be using Moss Farm as a venue for its famous rugby camps. Northwich will be acting as host for the camp over Easter. Sale Sharks will be providing top quality coaching for young rugby players who want to be coached and meet Sale Sharks Players, Sale Sharks Academy Staff, and Actual Sale Sharks COaches. Previously, Sale Sharks Rugby Camps have included sessions from World Cup Winner Trevor Woodman, Scotland Captain Bryan Redpath, England Stars Charlie Hodgson and Mark Cueto, as well as Sale Sharks Academy Manager James Wade, and Sale Sharks Director of Rugby Phillippe Saint Andre.
Over the 4 days, the Sale Sharks Rugby Camp will provide a fun and enjoyable week of rugby training, and every attendee will receive a free ticket to Sale Sharks vs Gloucester on Friday 15th April, where they will be presented with their certificate of Achievement on the pitch by a Sale Sharks Player. The camp costs £100 for the 4 days, and also includes a T shirt and a Goody Bag for each attendee. Sale Sharks Rugby Camps are the only camps where you will get to meet Sale Sharks players.
For more information about the camps and to register please contact Rob McEvoy of Sale Sharks at 0161 286 8888 ext 8 or email him at rob.mcevoy@salesharks.co.uk
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Cheshire Cup Festival Weekend
This year the Mini’s Cheshire Cup Festival day is March 13th. This year’s competitions will be held at the following venues. (click links for club web sites & directions)
- U7 Knutsford High School & Leisure Centre
- U8 Ashton on Mersey Ashton-on-Mersey Directions
- U9 Old Anselmians Rugby Club Old Anselmians Directions
- U10 Marple Rugby Club Marple Directions
- U11 Wirral Rugby Club Wirral Directions
- U12 Caldy Rugby Club Caldy Directions
Parents please make sure players have plenty of warm clothing and a hat or anorak. Lunch is usually provided but snacks and drinks are very handy as it is usually a long day. If you are traveling to support your team, you’ll need some change to cover car parking and a program at the destination club. Good luck everyone. Remember last years’ U10’s won their age group last year and the U12’s got into the semi final. Lets see if we can do better this year. Have a great day. March 2005
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Club receive Part II honours!
Northwich became only the 3rd club in the whole of England to recieve the Clubmark Part II accreditation in January. The award was be presented to Ken Houghton and Kevin Jones by Sale Sharks star Bryan Redpath on Wednesday 2nd March.
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Spring Ball - Great night was had by all
The Annual club Spring Ball was hailed as another great night by club members and their friends. Over 100 guests enjoyed a delicious four course meal at the Portal Golf Club and danced the night away to the sounds of local band ‘Midnight Crisis’. Thanks to the generosity of guests and sponsors, the club earned a sizable amount for club funds. Thank you all for your support. More photos now on separate photo page.
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Scotland player to host scrum half clinic
Sale and Scotland International Bryan Redpath will host a training session for scrum halves at Junior Training next Wednesday March 2nd. After training he will present Northwich the ClubMark Part II accreditation award. Don’t miss your chance to meet Bryan, see you all at 6.30pm down at Moss Farm. March 2005
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Vale Royal Sports Awards Nominations
Northwich RUFC have been nominated in no less than four categories for this years Vale Royal Sports Awards. These are :-
Club of the Year - Northwich RUFC
Coach of the Year - Malcolm Griffiths
Volunteer of the Year - Kevin Jones
Long Service to Sport - Phil Clarke
The awards will be made at the annual presentation evening at Winsford Civic Hall on Saturday 5th March. Malcolm Griffiths will be there to receive any of the awards. Lets hope he needs a bag to fetch them home? Well done everyone, for your sterling efforts, award or not. February 2005
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Club Social Events for your diaries
Thanks to the efforts of the club committee the following social events have been organised to help raise funds for the club and for you to have a great time. Here are details of the next three major events. Please help support the club.
December 28th Xmas Social with AbbaMagic - see below tickets from Andy Naylor Tel: 01606 762000 or 07885 187152 or email him at anaylor@northwichrufc.co.uk.
March 5th Spring Ball - Annual Spring Ball with 5 course meal, dance and live band at Portland Golf Club. As usual there will be superb food, stunning wines and top class entertainment with a live band and disco, all to make sure we all have another brilliant night. Tickets are now on sale at £30 per head. We want to make this a premier event, so invite your friends along, why not make up a table and have a fantastic night out to really support the club and make this a great fund raising event. Cheap rates for overnight accommodation will also be available this year if you want to enjoy a 'lie in' on Sunday morning.
Tickets are already selling as this is a popular event. Ken Houghton is waiting to hear from you on 01606 558677 or email us at springball @northwichrufc.co.uk
April 13th Boxing Night - A new event this year, Dinner with 4 course meal to start followed by an evening of boxing with 10 bouts. Held at Winnington Rec the event will start at 7.30 pm tickets are £35 per head from Phil Clarke at 01606 781441 or email: boxingnight @northwichrufc.co.uk
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