RNRU Royal Navy Rugby Union

The Royal Navy Rugby Union President's XV battled against a hardened Exmouth RFC XV on a cold, crisp evening at Keyham.  The game, played under floodlights, had been rearranged due to a waterlogged pitch allowing home advantage to the President's however despite a flurry of late scores, Exmouth held on the claim the win. The RNRU President's started strongly, they held on to possession, dominated the territory and stretched the Exmouth RFC defence and took the lead when Exmouth started offside at the breakdown allowing the RNRU inside centre to slot over the opening score to lead 3 - 0 after 4 minutes.  The next period was again dominated by the RNRU President's however despit...

As a curtain raiser to the final of Inverdale Challenge, players from the Eastern and Western Women’s Development Programme played a fast and furious 7s game. This game demonstrated the talent and skills of players, many of whom only started playing rugby in October 2017. With Women’s Rugby one of the fastest growing sports in the country, the Royal Navy Rugby Union has introduced a weekly grassroots Women’s’ Rugby coaching programme for the 2017/2018 season. The programme has been designed for absolute beginners, returning players and regular players alike. To celebrate the success of the programme, which has already seen new players selected to represent the R...