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Cumbria Rugby Union Newsletter Issue 65 May 2017 `S MORE PLAYERS – MORE TEAMS – MORE GAMES Cumbria RU Office – 01946 839316 (Tel/Fax) Liam Nicholls – [email protected] – 07711 901 374 Amanda Evans – [email protected] QEGS & UCC Develop Young Referees News QEGS Penrith joined up with Ullswater Community College to host a Kids 1st Old QEGS & UCC Develop Referees Mutual Health Refereeing Children Course. 10 students and 1 member of staff Cumbria Finals Time attended the refereeing qualification with the overall aim for the students to be able to help with lower school rugby in future. All the candidates supported the Creighton Play 1st Youth Fixture Eden Primary School Tag Rugby Festival on 27th April where they were able to New Teams Enjoy 16/17 Season put their newly obtained skills to practice. All the referees did an amazing job Young Referees at the and they will certainly help their schools in future. This is a great way to get Up To Date Info!! Eden Tag Festival. young people on the refereeing pathway and support internal school delivery. Natwest Rugby Force Workshop Cumbria Finals Time! Pre-Game Strapping Workshop Cumbria Cup Finals Results 2017 Seniors; • Cumbria League Cup Final – Keswick 23 v 11 Whitehaven @ For more events, news & Info – Cockermouth www.cumbriarugby.co.uk • Cumbria 2 Winners – Aspatria RUFC Youth; • Cumbria U-14 Final – Egremont 22 v 18 Hawcoat Park @ Workington • Cumbria U-15 Final – Kirkby Lonsdale 0 v 34 Penrith @ Upper Eden Jubilant Keswick RFC after their Interested in running a course at • Cumbria U-16 Final – Egremont 13 v 15 Penrith @ Workington League and Cup Double in 2017 • Cumbria U-17 Final – Carlisle 40 v 5 Penrith @ Wigton your club??? • Cumbria U-18 Final – Kirkby Lonsdale 25 v 7 Penrith @ Workington If you are interested in running a st Creighton Play 1 Youth Fixture course at your own club we now After months of hard work put in by the club to ensure a solid infrastructure was in place, Creighton RUFC youth have played their first game. The have a certain amount of flexibility youngsters from the Carlisle based club travelled to Netherhall with their through our club centric approach. U7’s. A great day of rugby was played by all but more importantly all players If we have a critical mass of went away with a smile on their face. This is another positive step for numbers we can support this and Creighton, as their decision to re-start youth rugby after many years out of the picture begins to bear fruit. Hopefully the introduction of a couple more open up to other local clubs to age groups will see a solid production line of players for the club. deliver to your needs. New Teams enjoy 2016/17 Season in Cumbria Do you have some news? Don’t A major driver of the RFU is to encourage new teams and bring players back forget to let us know and we will to the game. This year a couple of teams in Cumbria have been a huge part of this with Windermere Warriors (Women) & Kendal Social starting new teams feature you in the Newsletter! in 2016/17. The teams have played 6 and 8 games respectively and have really created momentum with their clubs. The Warriors have attracted over 100 spectators per game while the Kendal Social Team led by Arthur Perie Upcoming Events in Cumbria have fielded over 3000 National League Caps in their games. Both teams teams have been extremely successful in terms of developing the game, th 9 May – CRU Cup Final – Carlisle v St involving people in their clubs and driving additional revenue. Benedict’s @ Aspatria – 7:15pm 11th May – CB Management Mtg @ Up To Date Information Penrith – 7-9pm Recent changes in the CRU Office have seen Amanda Evans appointed as the new administrator for Cumbria 12th May – Carlisle ‘Inner Warrior’ Rugby Union. Amanda will be looking to ensure all details for clubs at both youth and senior level are up to date Women’s Rugby Camp – 6:30pm for season 2017/18. You will be receiving a communication from Amanda around updating details which will 13th May – Cumbria v Leicestershire @ then be uploaded on to the Cumbria RU Website. Please make sure you check current details and amend where Egremont RUFC – K.O. 3pm required. This is essential to ensuring that the communication network within Cumbria Rugby Union is 15th May – Cumbria RU Youth Meeting functioning effectively and efficiently. @ Penrith – 7pm 17th May – CRU Referees AGM @ Natwest Rugbyforce Workshop Penrith – Time TBC The recent Natwest Rugby Force workshop in Cumbria was held at 17th May – Colts Offer Mtg @ Ryton Cockermouth RUFC with; Egremont, Millom, Whitehaven & Windermere RUFC – 6:30-8:30pm attending. The clubs were taken through planning and volunteer recruitment 28th May – Jeff Simms 7’s @ Hawcoat & retention sessions in preparations for the Natwest Rugby Force Weekend Park – All Day Event (Adult/Youth) th th 2017 which is on the 24 & 25 June. TheSaturday morning will see the clbs start with a British Lions Test Breakfast against NZ before the work begins! See pictures of RU Activity in Cumbria on our Facebook Group ‘Cumbria Rugby Union Pre-Game & Strapping Workshop Pictures’ Workington RFC recently held a ‘Pre-Game & Strapping Workshop’ delivered by Local Physio Nigel Douglas. The event was extremely well Are you following on Twitter? received and has educated a number of club volunteers and medical Do you know how to deliver personnel around this much requested area. Plans are in place to run pre game strapping and another session in the East of the County due to the huge demand. @CumbriaRDO massage? .
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