www.surreyrugby.com ISSUE 71 | SUMMER 2015 SURREY RUGBY ionship for Fourth Ye Champ ar Running ounty in C y W rre Su IN THIS ISSUE... • PrincePrince Harry LaunchesLaunches FestivalFestival ooff Rugby • RRWCWC 20120155 Trophy Tour CComesomes to SSurreyurrey • SSurreyurrey SSeniorenior & JuJuniornior AwAwardsards • Latest News on LadLadiesies & GiGirlsrls Surrey U20s Win National Title plusplh muchh more...more..o e 2 A Message from the President John Raywood IMPORTANTIMPORTANT NOTICENOTICE SURREY RUGBY SURREY RUGBY AAnythingnythingything Interesting?Interestnterestining? HASHAS MOVEDMOVED to:to: Please send copy to Surrey Rugby Gary Ashburn What a Year! 90 Gravel Hill, Croydon, Surrey Riverbridge House CR0 5BE Guildford Road mob: 07951 104056 ‘ ectic’ is not the word! The past year Leatherhead e: [email protected] has been quite an experience. Indeed, Hwhen I signed up for the job, I didn't Surrey KT22 9AD realise just what I was taking on. 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DSurrey Rugby and in all the Surrey This season has seen the ‘Pitch up and clubs preparing for next season and the Play’ sessions for Girls rugby going from World Cup. We have a very active Nat West strength to strength. At these regular Rugby Force weekend coming up with many events, any number of girls can ‘pitch up’ clubs sprucing themselves up for the big and get a game, both contact and events of September- October. Surrey clubs non-contact are catered for. Next season will be in an excellent state to celebrate there will be Pitch up and Play for U9s home successes in the World Cup. upwards to try to cater for the drop off in girls taking part when Mini rugby phases in Surrey Success contact. U13 girls is another developing This season Surrey County sides have again area. had significant success in last season’s County competitions. The U20s performed These initiates have resulted in ’cluster’ magnificently again in winning the National teams being formed between two or three Shield against Staffordshire. The future of local clubs to provide games. These County representative rugby looks very good clusters are not an end in themselves, but with these players coming through. Thank a stage on the way to getting girls teams in you to all the players and to David Page every club that has Junior sides. and Bob Dickinson for managing and If you are a Club with Junior sides and no coaching the side. And the Club Surrey own their own facilities. On 19sept15 girls team – please look at starting one. side stepped up to Division 2 of the Bill 10am to 8pm, £3 entry. Contact Mick Girls in schools around you will be playing Beaumont competition, winning that final Phelan <[email protected]> rugby – please don’t leave them with no against a strong Eastern Counties side at Format is a world cup in a day with club to go to. The quality of our clubs is Twickenham. Well done again to Armand shortened XV a side games. Clubs from what makes our game special. and his players and to Peter Vernon, the UK and Europe taking part – Venue Newcs, and Richie Andrews. KT5 9NT Age grade competition review • EVRA 2015 Europe's premier Veterans' Congratulations to the RFU for having Festivals of Rugby and rugby festival comes to Farnham Rugby succeeded in bringing schools rugby and World Cup events in Surrey Club, 18 – 20sept15 details from clubs rugby together, playing the same set There is a lot more rugby going on in the www.evra2015.com. of regulations from Sept 2016 onwards. Autumn than the 20 international teams More than 30 Vets' teams from all over This is a significant achievement, and playing each other. And it will be much Europe - including a side from the changed a situation that has been a easier to get to see these matches! British & Irish Classics (former Lions) - stumbling block for some time. It will mean With less than 100 days to kick off, got to will be playing rugby over three days. changes in the structured season, and to http://www.festivalofrugby2015.com/ and There will be live entertainment in the Mini and Junior Rugby playing regulations put Surrey into the search box. You will giant marquee and we will be screening but players will use the same rules at find information about the many events all the action live. school and club. The review makes the happening at clubs around you. Club – • And watch out for news of the Armed learning of rugby by young players more make sure you sign up your events for this Services World Cup at nearby Aldershot progressive and more fun. free publicity service. Also:- Stadium If you have any comments on these items, • Smallest Rugby Club World Cup - Racal Girls & Women’s rugby or indeed any aspect of Surrey Rugby, do Decca RFC present the Smallest Rugby Many things are going well: England are please get in touch, either with me directly Club World Cup. A tournament aimed at World Champions of Women’s Rugby. All or through the county office. one team social rugby clubs throughout the home nations field strong sides. Nigel Heslop – 01483 535840 e-mail the global rugby community that do not Richmond are one of the very top Womens [email protected] SuttonSutton & EpsomEpsom RFCRFC UnderUnder 13’s13’s WWinin InauguralInaugural SurreySurrey U13U13 SurreySurrey CupCup FinalFinal - onon AwayAway RuleRule arnham U13 15pts v Sutton & Epsom Clubs did their Clubs proud and Sutton had in Surrey Premier Inner League, while the B U13 15 pts to come from behind on three occasions to squad finished fourth in Surrey League 4. F draw level. Tries for the Away side by Louey 8 players from Sutton have been selected These two sides battled it out toe to toe in Hurley, Piers Harte-Jones and Femi Riwen for the Surrey Rugby Development an enthralling inaugural Surrey U13’s Cup enabled the visitors to grab a well deserved Programme and one has been selected for Final. In their first season of Junior Rugby, draw and win the Cup on thew Away rule. the Harlequins Development Programme the A sides of these two established Surrey Sutton & Epsom A also finished runners up 5 Queen’sQueen’s BirthdayBirthday HonoursHonours forfor thethe RugbyRugby FamilyFamily NGLAND rugby legend Jonny Wilkinson has been made a Commander of the E Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List - while volunteers John Emery, from Gloucester- shire; Michael Gee, from Cornwall; and Greg Hawkins, from Greater Manchester all get British Empire Medals (BEM). Wilkinson, who had already been awarded an OBE in 2008, famously won the World Cup with England in 2003 – kicking a drop goal in the last minute of extra-time in the final to defeat Australia 20-17. He was also a key figure in the side which reached the 2007 final, losing to South Africa. In total, Wilkinson went on to win 91 England caps and a further six with the British & Irish Lions.