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HSBC Rugby Festivals |
The Royal Navy Rugby Union is very proud that the idea first put forward by it's then Chairman, Cdre Jeff Blackett RN, to hold a festival of rugby for those schools who only played rugby for one term has become such a great success. Today the competition involves over 40,000 children and is a key part of the RFU Community Rugby Programme. Navy Rugby still actively supports the finals day with volunteers and referees and is run as a curtain raiser to the annual Army v Navy fixture. Are you interested, then contact the RDO Dusty Miller.HSBC RUGBY FESTIVAL 2009(article courtesy of RFU.com) HSBC Lions ambassador Jason Robinson coached and encouraged more than 800 players from state schools new to rugby or still learning the game at today's national finals of the HSBC Rugby Festivals at Staines RFC and Twickenham Stadium. The world's largest grass roots rugby initiative has spanned the four home unions this season and reached its exciting conclusion in England with 12 teams playing on Twickenham's hallowed turf before and at half-time of the annual Army v Navy Babcock Trophy match which attracted a record 55,803 crowd. The lucky dozen won through from the morning's pool matches at Staines at which 49 schools teams from around the country - plus two guest sides of garrison personnel's children from the King's School in Germany - contested five categories of boys' rugby from Year 7 (Under 12) to Year 9 (Under 14) and one for Year 7 girls. It was fast-paced rugby all the way with 12-a-side matches of 10 minutes each; 10-a-side in Year 9. The girls' strand was brought into the Rugby Football Union's emerging schools programme two years ago and it produced one of the most exciting finals. Liskeard School & Community College made the long journey from Cornwall and they swapped the rain and sleet of their regional round at Newquay - one of many local, county and regional festivals the length and breadth of England in the past few months - for warm spring sunshine. But Liskeard had to give best to the girls of Presdales School from Ware in Hertfordshire. A quick break from a scrum by Emma Slater brought Presdales their first try and team-mate Lucy Hoskins went over for the second in a 10-5 win. "Emma is so fast and agile and she scored all our tries in the previous rounds," said Laura Seaman, the Presdales team manager. "This win has come as such a surprise and it is a tribute to the work of coaches Eric Riddle, Ivan Bannon and Mel Timpson at our local club, Hertford RFC. The school plays hockey, netball and athletics but the girls have taken to rugby and quite a few of them have joined Hertford to take it further." In the boys' competitions, Trinity School from Carlisle fielded two sets of twins - brothers Lewis and Tom Fuller, and Matthew and Joe Bradley - as they carried off the Year 8 Shield final, 15-0 against Wanstead High School from Essex. Lewis Fuller, the captain, was joined on the try scorers' sheet by Joel Davidson and Tom Grieve for Trinity, who conceded no tries in five matches after winning their opening pool match 25-10. "Most of the boys' parents came all the way from Cumbria to support us which was great and they did not want to miss the chance to see us play at the home of rugby," said Trinity coach Andy Hall. "The boys do not play rugby until they get to our school and in conjunction with the Carlisle club they are learning the game quickly. The final was very close and it looked like one try might win it but we ran some lovely lines and had the knack of finding gaps to put our scorers through." Farlingaye High School from Suffolk won the Year 9 Shield (new) final, 15-0 against Allertonshire High from Northallerton, and New Hall, Chelmsford took the Year 8 Trophy (emerging) final with a runaway 20-0 defeat of Western Road High from Stafford. Both finals in Year 8 ended in draws. Harris Academy, Merton, and Central Technology and Sports College from Grantham were scoreless in the Trophy, while St Helena School from Colchester drew 5-5 with The Forest School from Horsham in the Shield. England women's internationals Catherine Spencer and Jo McGilchrist gave the Year 7 Girls coaching tips at Staines where Robinson, the Sale Sharks head coach whose try helped England win the 2003 Rugby World Cup, ran coaching drills with the boys and answered questions about rugby and his career from teams including Manchester Academy from Moss Side and Cardinal Newman Catholic High School from Warrington. "I never thought growing up on the streets of Leeds that I'd end up playing at Twickenham, and as captain of England I would lead the team out there," Robinson said. "You never know what life brings and the same could happen for one of these boys. The HSBC Rugby Festivals encourages kids who may not play much rugby to get involved at their schools and, with the RFU's help, take up a game which can give them years of enjoyment and fulfilment." Overall this season's HSBC Rugby Festivals in England comprised 448 festivals/leagues and reached 44,927 participants including 2613 girls and 3500 teachers. This key element of the National Schools Competitions Framework is evolving one-off festivals to more regular central venue leagues and series. The programme also includes opportunities for young leaders, teacher training and club links in line with the government PE & Sport Strategy for Young People. As a result, Sport England has made a welcome contribution, underpinning the goal to get more people doing sport. The 200-strong RFU Development network leads delivery of the HSBC programme. Vital partners include the County Schools Unions and Competition Managers. Nationally, the Navy and Army Rugby Unions provide great support. And, of course, there are the teachers themselves who 'make it happen' in their own school. "The HSBC Rugby Festivals provide a quality sporting experience for people throughout the UK and will contribute to Sport England's goal of getting one million people doing more sport by 2012/13," said Thomas Godfrey, Sport England Commercial Director. "We are delighted that HSBC is supporting the development of the game in this way," said Andrew Scoular, RFU Community Rugby Director. "Sport England has also come on board to provide additional funding to support the programme, for which we are hugely grateful. The HSBC Rugby Festivals programme incorporates the RFU's Emerging Schools Festival, which has grown over the last decade to involve more than 50,000 young people a year. The Armed Forces play a key role in staging a memorable finals day at Twickenham that provides a superb climax to the season for these young players." The 12 teams at Twickenham donned special red and blue kits to mark the support of the Army and Navy, and Lieutenant Colonel Lyndon Robinson of the National HSBC Rugby Festivals Committee added: "I must thank the Army-Navy Committee for giving the finalists the opportunity to play on the hallowed turf at Twickenham, the home of England Rugby. A real treat for any player!" HSBC Rugby Festivals national finals results, Saturday May 2, 2009: Year 9 Shield Twickenham final Farlingaye High School, Woodbridge (Eastern Counties) 15 Allertonshire School, Northallerton (Yorkshire) 0 Pool participants Hampshire - Carisbrooke High School, Newport Isle of Wight Hertfordshire - The Nobel School, Stevenage Lancashire - Manchester Academy, Moss Side Leicestershire - Mount Grace High School, Hinckley Surrey - St Paul's Catholic College, Sunbury Warwickshire - Tudor Grange School, Solihull Year 8 Trophy Twickenham final New Hall School, Chelmsford (Essex) 20 Western Road High School, Stafford (Staffordshire) 0 Pool participants Bristol - Redland Green School, Bristol Hampshire - The Arnewood School, New Milton Kent - The Ravensbourne School, Bromley Lancashire - Saint Aidan's, Preesall Leicestershire - Thomas Estley Community College, Broughton Astley Yorkshire - Dinnington Comprehensive School, Sheffield Year 8 Shield Twickenham final Trinity School, Carlisle (Cumbria) 15 Wanstead High School (Essex) 0 Pool participants Dorset & Wiltshire - Isambard Community School, Swindon Eastern Counties - Farlingaye High School, Woodbridge Hampshire - The Westgate School, Winchester Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire - St George's College of Technology, Sleaford Staffordshire - Barr Beacon, Aldridge Surrey - St Paul's Catholic College, Sunbury Germany - The King's School Year 7 Trophy Twickenham final Central Technology and Sports College, Grantham (Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire) 0 Harris Academy Merton (Surrey) 0 Pool participants Bristol - Redland Green School, Bristol Buckinghamshire - Misbourne School, Great Missenden Cheshire - Cardinal Newman Catholic High School, Warrington Essex - Robert Clack School, Dagenham North Midlands - Westacre Middle School, Droitwich Yorkshire - Castle Hall School, Mirfield Year 7 Shield Twickenham final St Helena School, Colchester (Essex) 5 The Forest School, Horsham (Sussex) 5 Pool participants Buckinghamshire - Great Marlow School, Marlow Dorset & Wiltshire - Baden-Powell & St Peter's School, Poole East Midlands - Ashton Middle School, Dunstable Hampshire - John Hanson Community School, Andover Lancashire - St Augustine's RC High School, Clitheroe Northumberland - Ponteland Middle School, Ponteland Warwickshire - Kingsbury School, Tamworth Germany - The King's School Year 7 Girls Twickenham final Liskeard School & Community College, Luxstowe (Cornwall) 5 Presdales School, Ware (Hertfordshire) 10 Pool participants Durham - Whickham School, Gateshead East Midlands - Alameda Middle School, Ampthill Hampshire - Bishop Lovett Middle School, Ryde Isle of Wight Lancashire - De La Salle School, St Helens Staffordshire - Aldridge School, Aldridge, Walsall Sussex - Helenswood, St Leonards on Sea |
Community Rugby in the Naval Service | ||
Put simply, all non-representative 1 rugby played under the auspices of the RNRU is the embodiment of Community Rugby in the Naval Service 2. It includes the Inter-Command, Navy Cup and Sevens Knock-Out competitions, as well as the regional league and cup competitions, and all other independently arranged fixtures undertaken at unit level (and below). | ||
The Community Rugby Committee | ||
| Combining the administration of all aspects of CR under a Community Rugby Committee (CRC) provides a forum that brings together and harnesses the objective driven output of CR in the Naval Service. Managing these outputs through a CR Plan further provides a clear indication of the RNRU's commitment to delivering those elements of the RFU Impact Strategy that are within its scope, in terms of quality, quantity and timeliness. Membership of the CRC comprises the following or, where marked *, their delegated representative: Hon Sec RNRU RNRU Rugby Development Officer (RDO) Chair Veteran’s Rugby* Chair Women’s Rugby* Chair RNRURS* Fleet Recreation Officer* Portsmouth Area Recreation Officer* Plymouth ARO* Scotland ARO* Chair Naval Air Command Rugby* Chair Royal Marines Rugby* | ||
The Community Rugby Plan | ||
| Our effective CR Plan is the cornerstone of the CRC's activities. It is both integral to and supportive of the RNRU and RFU Strategic Plans and is used to establish targets for the development of players, referees and coaches, and subsequently manage their delivery. It also provides a vehicle for the management of wider RNRU commitment to the RFU IMPACT Strategy and monitor regional contributions to RNRU output, which in turn can be used as a vehicle for securing and distributing CR funding within the RNRU. |
