Bromyard Rugby Club
January Newsletter
Welcome to the latest issue of the monthly newsletter.
The idea of this is to keep everyone in the Club up-to-date with what is happening in the various
teams. This is very much a work-in-progress, and as the months go by, I imagine the content of
this newsletter will change.
Thanks to all of the contributors, and if anyone has any ideas on how it could be improved,
other information which should be included and/or any constructive criticism, let me know. The
next issue will be after the completion of games at the end of February, so I will be chasing
people for news/updates in early March…
Team News
1st XV
2nd XV
Ladies Touch Rugby
Girls (U15) Touch Rugby
Leaving Bromyard with a covering of snow the girls travelled to Berkswell & Balsall RFC in Warwickshire for their
first fixture playing in a tag festival with 12 teams.
The first game was against Evesham
who have an experienced squad and
got through to the final. When settled
into the game the girls put in some
great runs and brought the final score
back to 7-4, try scorers Ayden, Little
Imogen, Sasha and Abbie. The second
game was against Berkswell & Balsall
and the girls put in a good performance,
it was a close match 4-2, try scorers
Abbie and Ayden.
In the final game the girls were winning
at half time against Old Laurentians,
with a few unfortunate decisions the
final score was 6-4, this was another
close game and the final score doesn't
reflect how well the team played, try
scorers Ayden (2), Abbie and Little
Imogen.
Well done to all the girls for their teamwork and for representing Bromyard RFC (Ayden, Harriet, Victoria, Big
Imogen, Little Imogen, Abbie, Ashlea and player of the day Sasha).
Thank you to all the parents for your continued support and travelling such a distance and a special thanks to
Bobby for the commitment shown to the girls team and to both Tom and Bobby for travelling to the festival, giving
the team great encouragement. We have a few more festivals to attend and hopefully the new kit will be ready for
our next outing.
Under 7’s
Under 8’s
Under 9’s
Our next game is against Hereford, who are a tough team and will be quite physical so we need our hardest
tacklers on their game so three Weetabix for breakfast for all and four for George, Angus, Ellis, Josh and Duncan.
Parents please repeat the usual mantra to your kids which is:
Step in and don't get pushed out, go to ground if you are tackled and can't easily pass, support the ball carrier at all
times, ring of steel, spatial awareness, up as a team and stay in channel
The three players of the week for January (it wasn't awarded for the first week as we didn't train) are George,
Tartan Terror & Josh.
The very best of luck for tomorrow and remember it's just a game, the players are all kids, it isn't the 6 Nations and
the coaches and referees are all volunteers!
When the kids are on form they are easily the match for any other under 9 team in the county so please rev them
up to make a good start as otherwise their heads always drop a little and Hereford will capitalise on this and before
we know where we are we will be several tries down.
Under 10’s
We have been training hard all January and recruited two new members, so we welcome Harvey Payne & Ethan
Loly to the group. They have fitted in well with the team and are already proving themselves on the pitch. This
Sunday, unfortunately our pitches were unplayable & Ledbury kindly invited us to join them at Hartpury College to
have a couple of games.
It was a great opportunity for the boys to play on a very impressive 3G surface. With a cold north wind but no mud
on our boys they played well.
Under 11’s
The U11s had a great start to 2015
playing away at Upton upon Severn.
Up against a large Upton squad
Bromyard had a fantatastic opening
game 0-4, with Ptolomy swiftly running
in all the tries created from Euan's great
work and selfless passing. Upton came
back in the second game with fresh legs
winning 4-0.
The final game was a very closely
fought match with Zak scoring his first
try for Bromyard, final score 2-1. Players
of the Day, James Fred Perry and Zak.
Under 12’s
Played: 8
The second half of the season begins.
Won: 2 Lost: 6
Points for: 228
Points against: 256
Picking up from where I left you, I hope all the children got what their hearts desired for Christmas and that not all
your New Years’ Resolutions have floated away on a lake of wine or disappeared under a mountain of chocolate.
The three way tie at Kings Norton with Bournville on January 4th was a non starter. Fog and frozen pitches don’t
make for the best game of Rugby. The frantic game of ringing round all the players is not one that the Author
wishes to repeat on a regular basis.
The recent wet weather nearly caused the Ledbury game on Feb 1st to suffer the same fate.. With standing water
on the pitches at Bromyard, the first scheduled game of 2015 was in jeopardy, more frantic telephone activity
resulted in Ledbury kindly agreeing to host us.
As this is not the correct forum through which to vent incredulity at the sheer incompetence and blatant bias of the
referee, I shall at this point keep my thoughts to myself!
The boys are each to be congratulated for the way they conducted themselves on the pitch, they played to the
referees whistle and, in the face of adversity, kept their heads up until his final blast! Freddie Edmonds was without
question thoroughly deserving of the Player of Week Trophy. Worthy also of a mention in dispatches for their
efforts to take on the opposition are Conor Burton, Alex Perrin and Ben Gifford (2 tries & 2 disallowed (foot in touch
and a charged down kick fumbled)). Ollie Portman and Will Morris were solid in defence and Jackson Ridgway
surprised everyone with ball in hand on the right wing.
Making their debut appearances against Ledbury, Charlie Riddell and Casper Mulcahy are to be welcomed to the
U12 ‘Family’. We would also like to welcome Richard Cox to the coaching team.
As this goes to print we look forward to a three way fixture with Ross and Hereford scheduled to be played in
Hereford on Sunday Feb 8th to which we hope to take our full 22 man squad.
Under 13/14’s
U13 this month have done well, we have had two training games against Ross and Malvern which were a success,
allowing us to help improve the lads under a game situation which has helped us bring on our new players.
We then had our first game of the year against Ledbury away, we only had 11 players for this game so a big thank
you to Ledbury for lending us four players, this was a hard game back and forth all the time, at a good standard of
rugby. But we narrowly lost a hard fought game by two tries.
All the lads have played well and gelled together as a team I would just like to make a quick mention to all the new
lads this year thank you, as they all got straight into it and have been a big help scoring tries and putting in some
last ditch tackles, one player has done really well scoring ten tries in three games so well done to Ryan Harris.
Under 15/16’s
Other information
RFU grand draw tickets available from Di Pinches.
£1 per ticket, £5 per book.
First prize £10k., other prizes detailed on poster in clubhouse.
Draw takes place in April
Sponsor’s Day
As you will know from your fixture card, we have arranged our Sponsor’s Day for Saturday 28 February, when we
take on Greyhound in the league match.
We have a pre-match lunch organised, and this is an ideal opportunity to entertain your clients, guests and/or
colleagues. Tickets are £15pp, either individually or tables of 8. VAT invoices are available on request.
We have invited representatives from Greyhound and North Midlands RFU to the lunch, so come along, have a
chat and make them all feel welcome.
The order of events is :
12noon onwards – meet for drinks.
1pm – sit down two-course meal.
2.15pm – watch Bromyard v Greyhound.
4pm (approx) – return to bar to help players celebrate victory and watch 6-nations games on big screen.
If you want to come along and join in the fun, we need to know number for catering purposes by Wednesday 24
February at the very latest – contact Mick Warren either by email ([email protected]) or 01885 490 684, or
07914 857 310.
Sportsman’s Dinner
We have arranged a Sportsman’s Dinner on Saturday 28 March, guest speaker
John Bevan, tickets £35pp, to include a 3-course meal. Usual raffle, auction,
heads-and-tails, tables of 8 available.
John played Rugby Union for Cardiff, Wales, ’71 Lions, Barbarians, and then
moved to Rugby League, where he played for Warrington, Wales & Great Britain.
To book a place(s), contact Farmer Parker – contact details in Fixture Card.
Floodlit Competition
The last two rounds have been cancelled due to the weather, but we hope to re-arrange these, possibly on other
days. Watch your inbox for details when we know them.
All matches are on a Tuesday night, kick-off 7.30pm. so please come and support the games.
25th Nov 2014 Bromyard v Tenbury Wells : result Bromyard 22, Tenbury 14
20th Jan 2015 Greyhound v Clee Hill : postponed
10th Feb 2015 Tenbury Wells v Clee Hill : postponed
10th Mar 2015 Bromyard v Greyhound
31st Mar 2015 Greyhound v Tenbury Wells
14th Apr 2015 Bromyard v Clee Hill
The Competition Trophy will be sponsored by Nick Champion (Auctioneer from Tenbury) hence the name for the
competition…
Hospitality and Site Boards
There are still a few places left. In addition, the Club is seeking match day sponsors. Anyone interested please
contact Andrew Jelley.
Site Care
Please remember:Dogs are not allowed on the Sports Ground. If you see anyone walking their dogs on the
pitches, please point out the notice on the front gate.
Glasses and bottles are not allowed outside the clubhouse. Broken glass could be
potentially fatal to players, spectators and children frequenting the ground.
Dumping of rubbish, of any kind, is not permitted. If you see this happening please make a
note of the registration number and pass it on to the committee for the necessary action to be
taken.
As a member of the club, it is up to you to keep it litter free. We are all responsible for
clearing up especially after matches and social functions.
Insurance
Playing members are reminded that The Club only takes out the compulsory insurance from the
RFU, which is a ‘permanent total disability’ policy, and covers members for death, loss of limb,
or total disablement from employment, and does not cover any loss of earnings following
accidents.