Cumbria

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`S Issue 53 May 2016

Cumbria RU Office – 01946 839316 (Tel/Fax) St Benedict’s are off to Twickenham on Liam Nicholls – [email protected] – 07711 901 374 the 7th May to Play Tunbridge Wells in Andrea Fraser – [email protected] the RFU Intermediate Cup

St Benedict’s Make RFU Intermediate Cup Final News After an outstanding season which has recently saw them gain promotion from  St Benedict’s Make Twickenham! the N Lancs / , St Benedict’s now have the honour of playing at  Cumbria Youth Finals a real Success the home of English Rugby in the biggest game of their history. They take on Tunbridge Wells from Kent who themselves have had a very good season. The  John Ruskin using RLA to raise profile game is scheduled for a 3pm K.O. on the 7th May and will be streamed live  Falcons deliver Keswick Rugby Camp through englandrugby.com. They will unfortunately be without talismanic back rower Scott Wood after a nasty displaced fracture of the lower leg in the 17-16 th  Dan wins RFU Grand Draw £10,000 win against Aspatria. The whole of Cumbria RU will be behind them on the 7 and best wishes go to Ian McQuire, Steven Wood and the Management Team.  Maryport Area Schools sweep clean!

Cumbria RU Youth Cup Finals a Great Success 2016 has again seen the standard of youth rugby across the County increase For more events, news & Info – with some outstanding Finals as well as some very close encounters in the www.cumbriarugby.co.uk earlier rounds. The finals seemed to get better and better but the U16 Final must have been the most exciting game of youth rugby seen for a very long time. With Carlisle streaking into a 10-0 lead early on, KL clawing back and the lead changing hands 3 times in the dying moments of the game! An outstanding Action from the CRU U18 effort from all coaches and players alike. Winners in 2016 were; Cup Final at Cockermouth  U13 Egremont RUFC RUFC. Interested in running a course at  U14 Kirkby Lonsdale RUFC your club???  U15 Drawn – Egremont RUFC/Penrith RUFC A selection of pictures  U16 Carlisle RFC from ALL Finals can be If you are interested in running a  U17 Egremont RUFC found on Facebook in the  U18 Penrith RUFC ‘ course at your own club we now Thanks to all clubs, referees, spectators and organisers who made the days such Pictures’ Group. have a certain amount of flexibility a fantastic experience for everyone. All write ups are on the Cumbria RU Site. through our club centric approach. If we have a critical mass of John Ruskin deliver Rugby Leaders Award numbers we can support this and As the need for volunteers in rugby clubs is a constant pressure, an ideal place to begin the experience is in the school environment. This is exactly what Ian open up to other local clubs to Rose has been doing at John Ruskin School in Coniston. The award has led to deliver to your needs. the formation of lunchtime tag rugby sessions for girls in years 7, 8 & 9 which have proved very successful. The participants enjoy the social aspects of the tag Do you have some news? Don’t rugby as well as the fitness and skill elements required. The young coaches Young Leaders at John have had a big impact with this activity and changed a few perceptions with the forget to let us know and we will Ruskin School in Action. introduction of this different format of the game. feature you in the Newsletter!

Falcons deliver Coaching Camp at Keswick RFC Newcastle Falcons attracted over 50 participants to their Keswick Coaching Upcoming Events in Cumbria Camp, despite the challenging conditions. It could be argued that members of Keswick RFC are used to adverse weather and it was a treat to just see the  18th April – NE & Cumbria COLTS grass on this latest event. The individuals were put through their paces in all Meeting @ Ryton RUFC 7pm aspects of the game with some quality coaches and as ever enjoyed the wide  23rd May – CRU Team Meeting @ LCWC variety of games to practice their skills. The next Falcons Camp is at Kendal Coaching Activity from the st st 10am-1pm RUFC from 31 May to 1 June. Falcons Camp @ Keswick  29th May – RFU Community 7’s @

Wigton RUFC – Time TBC

Dan wins RFU Grand Draw £10,000 Prize  11th May – Falcons Basics of S&C The RFU Grand Draw is possibly not promoted as well as it could be, however Workshop @ Kendal RU 6-8:30pm Dan Teasdale of Kirkby Lonsdale RUFC was glad he was ‘In it to win it’ recently Tth  5 June – RugbyReady @ Kendal RUFC when he did just that and scooped a £10,000 prize for his efforts. The RFU – 9-12pm Grand Draw is a simple and risk-free way to raise funds for your club. Each year  5th June – Scrum Factory @ Kendal the Draw Society organises a pool of fantastic prizes for the draw. RFU RUFC – 1-4pm registered clubs, schools, colleges and Referee Societies are then eligible to Daniel Teasdale receives his  12/26th June & 3rd July – L2 Coaching receive a quantity of free Grand Draw tickets, from which they keep 90 per cent £10,000 RFU Grand Draw Course @ Kendal RUFC – 9-5pm All of all sale proceeds. Dan was presented with his cheque at the recent cheque from Brian Bradshaw Days promotion decider between Kendal and KL at Mint Bridge by KL President Brian & John Heyworth. Bradshaw (Far Left) and Cumbria RFU Chairman John Heyworth (Far Right) See pictures of RU Activity in Cumbria on our Maryport Area Schools Sweeping Clean! Facebook Group ‘Cumbria Rugby Union Pictures’ Recent competitions have saw Dearham Primary School & Netherhall School winning the Cumbria Tag Finals and U13 Regional Girls Rugby Competition respectively. Investment in Netherhall as an RFU All School combined with a strong sporting tradition in the area, have contributed to the schools Are you following on Twitter? achieving these fantastic results. The most important aspect now is to transition all these players effectively through the ‘Rugby Journey’ & keep @CumbriaRDO them involved in the sport for the longer term through their local clubs.