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1st June 2010 - “Go 4 it!” – a day of family fun

8th May 09 - Farnborough U7s claim grand slam of tournament wins

07 November 2008 Oldies Raise Game For Charity

Press Release 1st June 2010 - “Go 4 it!” – a day of family fun

An action-packed day of family fun and activities will be on offer as the popular “go for it!” event returns to Farnborough on Saturday June 12.

Gladiator duels and sumo wrestling are among the more unusual activities on offer at the family day at Farnborough Rugby Club in Tile Barn Close.

More traditional activities to have a go at include football, rugby, tennis, dance and martial arts. Plus there will be a bouncy castle, arts and craft, face painting and much more.

The event, from 10am to 4pm is suitable for all the family but especially aimed at children and young people.
It is being organised by the Safer Rushmoor Partnership, which includes Rushmoor Borough Council and the police.
Councillor Stephen Masterson, Cabinet Member for Safety and Regulations at Rushmoor Borough Council says: “The event is free with lots of clubs and societies offering displays and taster sessions for local people.

The event is important, as the day brings all the community together and shows what there is on offer in the local area. Farnborough Rugby Club will be providing a barbecue all day for a small charge and there will be a rugby tournament with schools.”

PCSO Lynn Anderson who is also involved with organising the event, said: “Often youngsters are looking for things to do and this event will showcase some of the interesting things going on in the local area for people to take part in. We will be asking people to try something new and maybe get involved in a new group or sport. There will be static displays, interactive stands and taster sessions organised throughout the day.”

Parking will be limited on site so organisers are suggesting that people walk to the event.

For further information contact Kimberly Soane tel: (01252) 398176 or go to the “go 4 it!” page on Facebook – just search for Go 4 It!

Farnborough U7s claim grand slam of tournament wins

IT has been a remarkable season for Farnborough Rugby Club’s U7s.

The side went through the whole season unbeaten, picking up the following trophies along the way: The Guildford Festival, The Reading Festival, The Hampshire Plate (joint winners), The Staines Festival and The Weybridge Vandals Festival.

In all, the side won 29 games and drew three. At the end of last season, only a few U7 players remained, as almost the entire squad, plus coaches, prepared to move up to the U8s.

By the time the season started, player numbers and ability were looking good, with a number of enthusiastic parents soon became coaches. The training sessions grew in structure and content.

By the time of the first festival (Guildford, five weeks into the season) the team had been looking pretty effective during training, albeit untested in tournament.

At Guildford, Farnborough Battersea 6-5 in the final, despite being two points down at half-time. Exactly two weeks later, they were winners of the Reading Festival, beating each team clearly by at least three points.

From that time until the Hampshire Festival, training continued in earnest, player numbers swelled and every opposing team were beaten, both home and away.

On the coaching front, a number of coaches took part in the RFU Level 1 Coaching Course, which provided some great ideas and further insight into coaching.

During the five or so weeks leading up to the Hampshire Festival, the squad trained hard in preparation for what we considered to be the most important on the fixtures list.

Everyone knew they’d be playing against the toughest teams in the county and that it wasn’t going to be easy. The squad were put through their paces in all respects and rose to the challenge with smiles on their faces and determination in their eyes. Enthusiasm and team spirits were high.

The squad played their hearts, out winning three and drawing three, to finish as joint-winners. One week later they kept up the momentum by becoming the Staines Festival winners.

As always on the day, the squad retained their quiet confidence and behaved well. During matches never did they once let their guard slip or underestimate the opposition they faced.

The team won against each opposing team by at least four points, thanks to some superb displays. Then, as a finale at the end of season, they achieved a double success.

First, they were the ‘Wasps Tag Challenge’ winners. This involved playing Slough RFC during the London Wasps against Gloucester match halftime interval at Adams Park in front of a full house of 10,000 fans.

Farnborough played wonderful rugby to win by four tries to one. The next day, they became Weybridge Vandals winners by beating Teddington in the final 4-1.

The stars of the seasons — the players — were:

Aaron ‘Dynamo’ Mead — A nippy player, always in the thick of the action.

Alex ‘Bulldog’ Phipps — With dogged determination, is keen to forge ahead well into the opposition's area.

Alex ‘Jonah Lomu’ Young – A very experienced player with great skill and speed.

Angus ‘Tag Master’ Murray — A cheerful player who, when it comes to the crunch, will attempt to ram himself through the smallest of spaces.

Cameron ‘Tiger’ Corry- Thomas — A popular player who enjoys the fun of the attack.

Catrin ‘Secret Weapon’ Williams — Looks can be very deceiving with this player. With ball in hands, a very difficult attacker to catch.

Chelsea ‘Tap Dance’ Parkes — A happy player who has been known to scare off the opposition with her tap dancing routines.

Chontice ‘Dynamite’ Kerridge — Great at blasting through defensive lines.

Gemma ‘Gemstone’Minshaw — A new addition to the squad, this keen player cuts like a diamond blade through a defensive line.

Harvey ‘Wingman’ Williams — A lightweight runner who can often be found running down the wings, millimeters from the touch line.

Isaac ‘Stealth’ Johns — One of our quieter players but when ball is in hands, actions speak louder than words.

Jack ‘Red Devil’ Murphy — A great bulldog contender, we were desperate to put into a competition when he turned six.

Louis ‘The Leopard’ Thomas— This nimble player is great at flying through defensive lines.

Louise ‘Sunshine’ Murphy — A popular member of the squad, always playing with a smile.

Oliver ‘Showman’ Williams — Enjoys the limelight of the field during a game, this player likes to please the crowd.

Phillipa ‘Terrier’ Farmer — A very experienced and tough player.

Rowan ‘Soprano’ Walker — A great choice of captain, this ‘veteran’ of U7s can usually be heard on the next field when she calls her team into position.

Sam ‘Scrabbler’ Lalondrelle - — Often found in the thick of the action, this experienced player is always one of the first to get his hands dirty.

Sam ‘Legs’ Wakefield — A player that has improved dramatically over the season.

William ‘Tornado’ Masters —So named after his trademark running style, elbows out, ready for takeoff.

U6 players whp played for the U7s included: Beau ‘Rocket’ Bravington-Turner, Ben ‘Zoom’ Walton, Benny ‘Whizz’ Robinson, George ‘Scrum Cap’ Pierson-Lovesy, Jack ‘Speedy Gonzalez’ Haddock and Ryan ‘Rhino’ Young.

The Under 7s section would not have been such a success without its coaching team:
Amanda, team manager; Lee Young, head coach; and coaches Adrian Williams, Garin Phipps, George Masters, Jason Murray (head coach for U7s in season 2009/10), John Haddock, Mal Murphy, Max Lalondrelle, Steve Masters, Steve Turner.

After three seasons involved with the Under 7s, Lee Young moves up to coach the current squad at U8s level. The current year R/year 1 squad that will be staying down in the U7s are a force to be reckoned with, many of which have played equally alongside the older players during the festival successes.

Oldies Raise Game For Charity

Farnborough News : Star W/E 07 November 2008

The Farnborough Golden Oldies (made up from Farnborough Rugby Club's Minis & Juniors Parents and coaches) played a charity match against Old Guildfordians parents and coaches on Sunday 2^nd November in aid of the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice.

Referee Andrew Cox (from Phyllis Tuckwell) blew his whistle for the kick off at 1pm and the Guildfordians kicked the ball to Farnborough.

The game, as always with these two teams was in the spirit of rugby, with some great "champagne" rugby being shown to the large crowd that had gathered at FRFC's ground in Tile Barn close.

Farnborough scored the first try with some slick passing form the backs, with a conversion by under 14s coach Alex Stewart (ex-captain of the FRFC First XV) saw the home side with an early seven points for their efforts.

With a few more tries for the home team and a brilliantly worked try by the visitors saw the first quarter's score at 19 -- 5 .

The game was played in four 20 minutes quarters with a drop of fine Port consumed at each quarter to ease the game along (and no doubt numb some pain).

The match continued with a crowd pleasing display of skills, if not speed! Half time saw FRFC's Chairman Ivan Norris take the field of play for another of his "last game I will play boys".

At the referees final whistle the score was 75 -- 10 to the Golden Oldies.

Mini and junior chairman Simon Windle said "this was a great match and we have raised nearly £300 pounds, £102 coming from our visitors Old Guildfordians. We have a return match in January where we hope to raise further money before our charity dinner where we hold a raffle and auction"

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