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Biggleswade Second XV -
12
St Neots B - 0
Biggy
2s kicked off the season at Langford Road with a win over local
rivals St Neots. With the wind behind them it was the visitors
who started the better , but good defence kept them at bay and Biggy
pressure lead to a try from Nick Edenborough, 15 minutes into the
game. St Neots had brought a B squad while Biggleswade had mixed
Colts through to Vets, from young Ben 'Chewy' Hewitt to the vastly
experienced Pete Shea. A number of new players their first start in a
Biggy shirt and one to make an impression was Jonathan Hamilton who
has just moved into the area while a number of former Colts
players look likely to find themselves in the First XV, none more so
than Domonic Nott who looked commanding at N08 when he came on as a
replacement.
With
just a 5 point lead at half time, Biggy changed a few positions
around and extended the lead when Tom ' Doormouse' Raffles crunched
through a couple of tackles to bring the points tally to 10, with
Damo White adding the conversion. While St Neots had a player in the
sin bin, Biggy pressured again with stand in captain Ross Taylor
leading the charge while Seconds captain Mark Rastrick was
unavailable.
Senior
coach Stan Matthews was pleased with a win, and pleased with the new
players who made their debut " This gave us a chance to play
some people in different positions and winning the first game is
a good marker to put down"
Tomorrow
(Saturday) sees Biggleswade First XV at home to Bedford Queens in a
friendly fixture while the Second XV meet Dunstablians Fours at home
in the League.
Biggleswade Second XV.
H Buckingham, J
Buttigeig, J Daisley, A Davies, H Dix, N Edenborough, T Farron,
R German, J Hamilton, B Hewitt, T Hill, D Howell, I Jones,
C Maxwell, D Nott, J Pearson, T Raffles, W Roake, P Shea, R
Taylor (C), D White
Interesting
days for rugby union as the new season starts with the game
attracting record numbers of younger players, while all of the
headlines concentrate on the Harlequins fake blood controversy,
and with further revelations expected the story is not going
away. Harlequins have admitted using fake blood to allow them to
make substitutions and the RFU have set up a task force which will
look at all aspects of cheating and gamesmanship at all levels of
youth and adult rugby.
In
common with many local teams. Biggleswade have a strong Mini section,
who resume training on Sunday, but find that Youth playing numbers
have fallen since the heady days of 2004. The number of young adults
playing at the club has risen, due in no small part to the U17s and
Colts policy of previous seasons.
Biggleswade
Rugby New Season E-News
1949 - 2009 Sixty
Years of Biggy Rugby
First games of the 2009-10 Season!
First XV vs Bedford Queens friendly on Saturday 5th September
followed by Northampton Old Scouts away friendly on Saturday 12th
September
Second XV vs St Neots B friendly
on Saturday 28th August followed by Dunstablians 4s home League on
5th September
Thirds/ Vets vs St Ives Vets away
friendly on Saturday 12th September
Colts. There will be a Colts
meeting in the clubhouse at 7.15pm
on Tuesday 1st September , before training and a
follow up meeting on Sunday
6th September at 11.30am in the Squash Bar where Stan
and Richard will set out the aims and programme for the 2009-10
season.
All of this seasons, and last season Colts are welcome,
and the very best wishes to those Colts of to University or
College, there will alway be a game at Biggy if want one!!!
The following week the Colts play Ampthill away.
Youth
The U13s
will start their first game on a full size pitch against St
Neots at home on Sunday 20th
The U14s
will play newly formed Kempston on Septemer 13th followed by St
Neots also at home on the 20th September.
The U15s
will be away to St Neots on 20th September
The U16s
will start with Newmarket away on 13th September preceded by a
Wednesday evening friendly vs Ampthill.
Mini's will
spend September home training starting on Sunday 6th at 10am
prior to the traditional season opener away to Rushden &
Higham to compete for the R & H Trophy and then on to the
Peterborough Festival the following week.
Membership costs held for
a fourth season! Club membership
has been held at the same level for a fourth season. Please ensure
that memberships are paid up as soon as possible as players may be
uninsured and ineligible to play if membership is not paid.
Senior Playing
£70 ( £65 if paid by October 1st)
Colts
£25 (plus match fee)
Youth
£50
Mini £40
Family
£80 (Children as Mini /Youth players , social membership for
parents)
Vice President
£50 minimum donation
Full Non-Playing
membership £50 (With voting right)
Social
£15 (No voting rights)
Cheques should be made to "Biggleswade RUFC"
Mini & Youth teams should give the membership
fees to Coaches or Team Managers or
Senior & Colts players should see team managers,
or membership secretary Simon Rutt or take advantage of the
card payment facility at the club.
Sixtieth Anniversary Celebrations.
- Sixtieth
Anniversay Ball to be held at end of the season
- A Sixtieth
Anniversary club tie available at the start of the season.
- The
Bedfordshire Mini's Festival
- A match vs a
touring German Vets side
- End of
Season Seniors tournament
Play Squash! All club members are
able to use the Squash courts 7 days a week. The courts are bookable
via the club steward. The club has a League programme and a thriving
Junior section. Please contact Martin Wright on 01767 314920 for
details. Court costs are £6 per forty minutes and there are racquets
and balls available from the bar.
Kit Store News. There is a full list of club
kit on the website. The Kit Store will be open of
Sundays and some Seniors training nights, see the message board for
details.
Kit Store Special Offers!
- Biggy T-Shirts £6 child or £8 adult:
- Biggy Fleeces, a choice of styles and colours £10
only:
- Thermo Vests XXS, M, L only £5;
- Biggy Boot Bags (S) £6:
- Head Guards at £10
- Club rugby shirts various sizes £25 - £27
- First XV replica shirts M through to XXXL at £32.50
Biggy to become an Official Saracens
Partner Club! Saracens have offered
to make Biggleswade RUFC an Saracens
Official Partner Club which will bring some
impressive benefits to us. More can be found on www.saracens.com/community but a taste of what we can expect
is:
- Coaching session from Saracens coaches for both
players and club coaches
- The chance for Mini teams to play Tag rugby at
Vicarage Road and meet the players.
- Masterclass and Skills Sessions at Biggleswade from
Saracens community development coaches.
- School holiday rugby coaching courses at Biggleswade,
open to players from all clubs.
- Saracens match day tickets from £12 for adults and
£5 for children, for Guinness Premiership games and some
European games!
To those who are going to the Saracens vs Northampton Saints
game at Wembley, have a great time, if you did not purchase tickets
via Biggy, you can still get them via Ticketmaster, but will have to
pay a booking fee.
Cleaner Required - Initial 9 month contract to
end of May 2010
Biggleswade Rugby Union Football Club and
Associated Clubs are looking for a new Cleaner to work at their
premises in Langford Road, Biggleswade The role will involve ensuring
the facilities are kept in good order for our Squash Club and Rugby
Club members.
The core hours are 4 hours on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays (times can be negotiated). You must also be willing and
available to work an additional 4 hours split between Saturdays
afternoons and Sunday mornings during the rugby season to clean the
after matches and functions and ensure the facilities are in good
order for the senior, youth and mini sections. The successful applicant should
also be willing to work overtime on Saturday morning when there is a
function on a Friday evening.
If you are hardworking, flexible in your approach
to work and have a positive can-do attitude then please call or text Anne Mackenzie on 07813 824950. Please leave your details and Anne will call you
back to chat through the requirements of the role further and arrange
an appointment.
Any offers of employment made will be subject to
acceptable references and proof of eligibility to work in the
UK. Due to the location
applicants must be able to get to the club without the use of public
transport.
Potton RUFC have decided not to play the 2009 -10 season, and
have generously given their set of posts to Biggy, thanks to Jeff at
Potton and to those who took them down and to Ben Kitchener who
arranged delivery to Biggleswade.
Club Book and Fixture List.
The Club Book & Fixture List will be available shortly
again sponsored by St
James Place Financial Management. This year the
contacts list has been extended and RFU codes of conduct included
along with all available fixtures.
Also a reminder that STS Tyres are offering
discounts to club members when you have a STS Discount Card. Cards
are available from Dave in the clubhouse, or Martin Harwood.
Learn to drive with BDS Driving Tuition.
Local driving instructor Bill Shaw is offering special rates for club
members and has supported the Club Book this year.
Bill can be contacted on 07952 134575
Club Sports Therapist Megan Higgs will be at the club
every Tuesday and Thursday evening and is available for all club
members to use. Megan is sponsored for the 2009 -10 season by The Health &
Safety People
Match Days at Biggy.
It is hoped that refreshments will be available at some Sunday
training sessions well as match days. A reminder that there is no
parking on the main road outside of the club, Sheepwalk is available
to park on six times per year, dates which have been pre-designated
with the planning authorities. The police are OK with parking in the
lane to Holme Mills, but not across the junction!
Jordans Meadow is OK to use only if dry!
Biggy players celebrate
the ashes win.
Biggy win after end of an
era for Potton – Any players wanting a game can still score under the
Potton posts at Biggy!$
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No
don't get disturbed, these Biggy players have not changed their
spots, but on Saturday our three lads, Dean Bartlett, Stuart West
and Dom Nott, all of whom are involved with the East Midlands
U20's, took part, as invitees of the Huntingdon Stags President, in
a pre-season fixture to celebrate the Stags long awaited return
home to the 'Race Course'. Stags, their new Club house and
facilities, now truly open, will continue to play all their
fixtures at all ages from this venue.
In
a very entertaining game the Stags side 'Club' side just overcame
the "Presidents Men" with the final score standing at
29-17.
Next
time we see these lads it will be back in the more familiar Biggy
Colours.
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Furthest north shirt?
This picture was taken last
week, well north of the Arctic Circle:
The wearer is Alex and Jack Coffey's
grandad - John Holton
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Some
off the mini and youth players who attended a summer rugby camp
held at Letchworth RUFC between 10th to 14th of August
They
were coached by 3 Australians who were also in the picture with the
lads.
They
all had a great week and picked up some good tips, and the fitness
of the boys improved ready for the new season
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Socious was a great summer rugby camp experience for the
boys and girls of Biggleswade Rugby Club.
Here are a couple of pictures of the players, mainly under
8’s and under 10’s from 07/08 who attended at St. Neots during the
first week of the summer holidays 20th to the 24th
July
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The On-line Kit store
stock list has been updated
The
Store will open Wednesday for any minis age groups training for
pre-season kit sales (approx 6.30).
Will
also open Thursday for seniors (approx 6.45, Hopefully this will be
outside, weather permitting)
See
Kit store
for list of available stock and special offers!
Biggleswade
Rugby E-News Update
1949 - 2009 Sixty Years of
Biggleswade Rugby
This E-News is sent blind copied to
200+ club members, and is sent without logo's as some browser setting
do not seem to like logo's!
Saracens vs Northampton Saints
Wembley on Saturday 12th September
Special rate for Mini's & Youth! £10 Adult
& £5 for children under sixteen,
Thanks to those who have already emailed to say that they
would like to go to Wembley to see the game. We have a provisional
booking of 50 tickets but look like we will need more!
KO is confirmed at 2.45pm,
but the pre-match entertainment is from 1.30pm and includes 'Diversity' winners
of Britain’s Got Talent who will be performing.
Suggest making own way to Wembley. There are location,
parking and train details on www.wembleystadium.com go to Travel.
If you would like to go, please ring me on 01462 811242
(pm) or email martin.harwood6@btinternet.com
I must have final numbers confirmed by August 18th and
the money.
Please note, I will only be able to order tickets once
your money is received. Please ring me to arrange this.
Cash or a cheque is OK made to M R & K E Harwood and
then I will send a personal cheque to Saracens. I will confirm the
receipt of money via email.
Working Party next Sunday!
Please help mark Pitch Three and the new Sheepwalk Middle
pitch next Sunday 16th August from 10am. The re are also some jobs to
finish off inside as well.
All of Sheepwalk was cut to playing length yesterday (and
looks fantastic!) The outfield have also been cut by contractor for
hay and should be baled this week.
Pitch One, Floodlit and Minis Area has also been cut ,
probably close to playing length.
Minis Anniversary Cavalcade Reminder.
On Sunday 23rd August the local Mini club are setting out from Biggy
in the morning as part of their 50th Anniversary run. They will
be raising money for Bedfordshire
Air Ambulance and
having band, Barbecue and social event following the run. More
details will be posted on the website message board.
There will be no change to training etc, but the car-park
may be crowded as they set off!
You will be getting another E-News
soon with details of Kit, and Registration etc as the season starts.
Rugby world cup has been awarded to England in 2015
Previous tournaments
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Final
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Third place
match
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Winner
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Runner-up
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3rd place
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Score
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4th place
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6
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 Australia &
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New Zealand
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29–9
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France
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Wales
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22–21
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Australia
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1991
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 United Kingdom,
 Ireland &
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Australia
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12–6
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England
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New Zealand
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13–6
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Scotland
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1995
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 South Africa
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South Africa
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15–12
(aet)
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New Zealand
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France
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19–9
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England
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1999
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 Wales
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Australia
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35–12
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France
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South Africa
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22–18
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New Zealand
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2003
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Australia
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England
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20–17
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Australia
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New Zealand
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40–13
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France
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2007
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France
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South Africa
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15-6
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England
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Argentina
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34–10
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France
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2011
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New Zealand
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2015
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 England
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 Japan
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Biggleswade Rugby Club Summer E-News
1949 - 2009 Sixty years of Biggy Rugby
Seniors & Colts training is on
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7pm
Youth and Minis training is on
Wednesday evenings, see message board for details of those
teams training times.
 Saracens vs Northampton
Saints
Saracens have offered tickets
for the first ever Guinness Premiership game at
Wembley Stadium on Saturday 12th
September. 3pm. The heavily
discounted offer is made to Biggy as we are one of the Saracens
community clubs.
Tickets are £10 for Adults and £5 for children
(no booking fee) and the club will be given a block of tickets
together, and will include music and other entertainment!
This will probably appeal to Mini & Youth teams as
the Seniors squads will be playing that afternoon.
To book tickets, email martin.harwood6@btinternet.com
or phone 01462 811242 (pm) and arrange for the ticket
money to be paid. To save on administration time, we will complete
one booking form for all those going.
Transport to Wembley will be down to individuals.
The finals date for acceptances and ticket money is Friday August 15th.
The Health & Safety People to
sponsor club Sports Therapist
 Huge
thanks go to club chairman John Thoday whose business THSP is to
sponsor Megan next season. Biggy are unique among local clubs in
having a fully qualified sports therapist available to ALL club
members, from Mini's through to Vets and Squash players.
Megan will continue to be at the club on Seniors squad
training evenings from 7pm, starting in August.
Kit Store News. The
Kit Store will be open on some Thursday evenings for Seniors
training, and will be relocating to the Jack Chisholm Room for the
start of the season. New E-News will also contain full descriptions
and costs of all of the Biggy kit available, plus an order form.
Biggleswade RUFC & Associated Clubs. AGM will be held
on Wednesday 5th August at 8pm at the club. The Agenda will
include reports from the Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary and the
election of officers for the forthcoming year.
Nominations for officers can be made via club president
Mike Williams on 01462 624925
Going
on holiday......? Summer's here and so is
O2 Scrum on the Beach. And because we love rugby, this
year it's bigger and better but still free.
Watch and play beach rugby. Meet England players. Test
your skills in the O2 Play Zone. Compete on Batak™ Duel competition
stations. Grab rugby freebies. Get autographs from legends. And eat
ice cream. Go on, Play On.
 Where
we'll be this year
- Boscombe Beach, Bournemouth 25 July, 10-7pm
- Weymouth Beach, Dorset 1 August, 10-6.30pm
- Tynemouth Longsands Beach, Newcastle 8-9 August, 10-4pm
- Skegness Beach, Lincolnshire 15 August, 10-5pm
- Lusty Glaze Beach, Newquay 28 August, 12-7pm
- Lusty Glaze Beach, Newquay
Player Success!
U14s player Ieuan
Evans won sportsman of the year at Sandye Place
Middle School. During the year he has represented the school at
Rugby, football and cricket. He has also completed his young
leaders award for sport. Ieuan currently plays for the U14s and
received the most improved player of the year award. Much of his
achievements this year are down to his massively improved fitness
levels since taking up rugby last August; last year he could barely
run a lap of the pitch, yesterday he won an 800m race by a clear 150m
lead. A big thanks to all the U14 rugby and fitness coaching team.
Membership costs held for a fourth season! Club
membership has been held at the same level for a fourth season.
Please ensure that memberships are paid up as soon as possible as
players may be uninsured and ineligible to play if membership is
not paid.
Senior Playing
£70 ( £65 if paid by October 1st)
Colts
£25 (plus match fee)
Youth
£50
Mini £40
Family
£80 (Children as Mini /Youth players , social membership for
parents)
Vice President
£50 minimum donation
Full Non-Playing
membership £50 (With voting right)
Social
£15 (No voting rights)
Cheques should be made to "Biggleswade RUFC"
Mini & Youth teams should
give the membership fees to Coaches or Team Managers.
Senior &
Colts players should see team managers, or membership
secretary Simon Rutt or take advantage of the card payment
facility at the club
Insurance. Biggy are obliged to take out insurance for all
players through the RFU but its benefits in case of injury are very
limited. Members are strongly advised to consider taking out their
own insurance
Details are available on the RFU website www.rfu.com
go to community rugby then club management then insurance.
Also, one of our club sponsors Saffron Insurance will be
pleased to assist, for contact numbers go to www.saffroninsurance.co.uk
Sunday August 23rd - Fifty Years of the Mini!
A cavalcade of Mini cars will be leaving the club early on the Sunday
for a rally to raise money for the Bedfordshire Air Ambulance. On
their return in the veneing, they will be holding a barbecue and band
at the club.
Southill Alexander Football Club.
The newly launched SAFC have been hiring Sheepwalk for training
while their Astroturf pitch is being laid at Biggleswade Town F.C.
The well funded and ambitious club has a ground
share agreement with Biggleswade Town and are made up from members
worldwide who have joined the club via the internet and draw players
from London and all over the south east.
This E-News is sent blind copied to
over 200 members on a monthly basis. please forward on to anyone
else who may be interested.
Next issue will include details of
the opening games of the season, more re Saracens at Wembley and more
on club sponsorship and members benefits, plus a Ki Store order form.
 Saracens vs Northampton Saints
Saturday
12th September 3pm
at
Wembley Stadium
Saracens have offered Biggy some heavily
discounted tickets at £10 for adults and £5 for those 16 and under.
If interested please contact Martin on
01462 811242 (evenings) or see contacts page.
We will be seated in a block together, and
Saracens are promising off pitch music and entertainment as well as
the first ever club rugby match at Wembley.
The final date for acceptances is Friday
15th August.
as ever, no cash = no ticket!
Seniors Fixtures
on line – This is the most up to date fixtures possible!
Thanks
to all involved! 2/7/09
Reminders, No Dogs are allowed on the ground, including the Club
and Sheepwalk sides.
also, No Parking in the Sheepwalk Lane even on training
nights. This is not part of the agreement with the
landowners or in accordance with our planning consent.
The Cheerleader Squad
 The last Colt’s headline read
“See them perform as you have never seen them perform before” and
over the week-end of 4th and 5th July a number of Biggy Colts showed
nationally that they had both the muscle and athleticism to prove
their worth in a different arena.
In
front of over four thousand people
Biggy Colts players Ben
Welsford, Tuck shop West , Ashley Dunn, Owen Thomas, Stuart Phipps
and Adam Domett, demonstrated
their strength and athletic skills as part of Sam Whitbread’s
Cheerleader ‘s squad that participated in an international event
which took place in Brighton
over the week-end of 4th
and 5th July.
On
the Saturday, Owen, Adam and Stu P supported their female colleagues
Pippa and Kayleigh in a stunt routine orchestrated with the guidance
of Ash and the others. Just before, they had been informed that they
had been moved up a class from four into five. Ash who had taken on
the role of ‘ Chief ‘ Scout’  saw one
team fail to catch one of their gymnasts and then witnessed an almost
flawless performance by the next entry and needed to withdraw from the stadium (to the nearest
bar it is rumoured) rather than watch his team mates put on what is
deemed to have been the best display of their lives !! The individualism of their
‘routine’ was judged to be so good that although finishing a very
creditable sixth, it merited a special accommodation for their
personal interpretation.
On
the Sunday the whole team squad participated at their designated
level 3. However before their participation they were advised that
some of their routine
included moves of a level of difficulty that they were not
allowed to include and could therefore not be marked, but they still
chose to retain their performance as was, rather than try to change
their routine at short notice. The full College side did however
still finish a very creditable eighth.
When
being interviewed just before they received their trophies and asked which ‘Gymnastic
Club’ they belonged to it was
with one voice that all of the male members responded “Biggleswade
Rugby Club”, which seemed to confound some of the interviewers. It does seem however that if “
Dommett” makes his choice of
Essex UNI, then he
is a ready fixed up with a
female partner to work with, who might still be able to show him a
move or two.
All
the College Squad had two great days and no doubt lots of photo’s and
clips will shortly be published. However when asked for comment the
utterances of Biggy Colts Coach Stan Matthews sounded more like something that one might expect
to hear more from “Waughy” ( lightly interpreted as “ Streuth , god ‘elp us !
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Next
time around, I guess they will
be wanting to performing in a
“ Ballet”).
Chewey
as well as Tuckshop, both
in tuttu’s ??
Biggleswade
Rugby July E-News
1949 - 2009 Sixty Years of Biggy Rugby
Kit Sale!
Ex Senior squad shirts for sale at just £5, ideal training kit.
See Dave The Bar Tzar or the new Kit Store lady Diane on
Thursday evening at training.
The Kit Store is moving into the Jack Chisholm Room,
freeing up more space and making the Kit Store available to many more
people. Thanks to Dave Evans and Magnet Kitchens for providing the
storage space.
Senior squads training starts on Thursday 2nd July. 7.30pm
Mini and Youth training
continues as per each individual age group
Changing Room Painting is on Sunday 5th July at 10am,
please try and get there and have a bacon sandwich and a beer!
U13s sponsored jog will be held at
the club on Friday 10th July, raising money to buy kit for the age
group. All support will be welcome.
Biggletts Touch Rugby
Team gain a vital win on
Monday evening in the Bedford Blues Touch League at Biddenham. A
number of key players are away for the next two weeks (Wednesday
evenings) so anyone wanting to join the Biggletts should keep ane eye
on the message board, where the fixture times will be posted.
Biggy Pirate Party
Was on Saturday
11th July.
Bedfordshire County Show
www.bedfordshirecountyshow.co.uk is on the 11th and 12th of July. We will be
recruting new members / players at the show. A huge thanks to
those who have volunteered to help out at the Show. The stand will
include a competition to win rugby balls and some "give it a
try" training drills plus a bag of rugby 'stuff' thanks to
England Rugby and Saracens for potential new players.
For a few weeks we welcome neighbours Biggleswade Town Football
Club on a Monday and Wednesday evening to use
Sheepwalk for training, this is while their Carlsberg Stadium pitch
is being treated.
The new planning consent allows us to use the Sheepwalk Pitches
all summer, members are free to use the Sheepwalk pitches for
training etc during the day throughout the summer
holidays.........
Tours planned tours for 2010
include the U16s to Southern Ireland, and the Colts to Barcelona!
The U16s are auctioning a London
Irish shirt, signed
by all of the players from the 2009 season to
raise funds. Bids can be made through U16s manager Martin Hall
on 07775 651339
Bargain! I have for sale Brand
New British
Lions 2009 Shirt bought for me as present, but
already had one !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Size Large. Never worn. Excellent condition.
£30.00.
(RRP £45.00)
Any takers, e mail or give me a bell 07879 692067
From Simon Rutt (BRUFC Club Secretary)
Biggleswade Rugby E-News
This E-News is sent blind copied to any nearly 200 club
members, please forward to anyone who may be interested.
Senior Training
starts 'officially' on Thursday 2nd July The numbers fitness training on Thursdays has been very
encouraging, including some new players, and a good turnout from the
'new' and 'old' Colts.
Biggy First XV will play in
the newly amalgamated East Mids 4 - 5 league next season, while
the Second XV and Third XV with play in the EMRU 'Waggledance' merit league,
(named by sponsors Wells & Young) and the Greene King
League.
Participation
in the Bedford Blues Touch tournament at Biddenham continues with the
Biggletts playing on a Wednesday evening. More players are wanted,
please speak to Stan on 07971 650281!
East Midlands
Rugby Union AGM is on Wednesday 22nd July at
Bedford Blues, 7.30pm
Diary Date.
Sunday 23rd August, the club will
be hosting an anniversary Mini gathering to celebrate the 50th birthday
of the Mini! The day is being organised by a local Mini club and will
raise money for the Bedfordshire Air Ambulance.
The cars will
leave the club in the morning and return for a buffet and live band
in the evening.
Club Promotional
Weekend. The club will be having a stand at the
newly launched Bedfordshire Show at Shuttleworth on July 11th
and 12th.
help is needed on
both days to run the various activities on the stand, which will
include the small scrummage sledge, a training drill and a
competition aimed at getting potential Mini / Youth players
involved. Anyone interested will then receive a promotional bag with England
Rugby poster and club flier.Adult players will also be targeted.
Having been
successful at last year's River Festival, the club were asked by the
RFU to be involved in the Show.
If you can
spare half a day on either of the days please contact Martin 01462
811242
Help Needed on
Sunday 5th July
On the 5th July we are decorating the changing rooms,
please bring paint brushes.
Every Saturday
morning, Mike and Martin, with help from Will & Jason will be
grass cutting and generally doing jobs around the club. All help
welcome, this is especially needed at the start of the season when
the grass needs cutting weekly.
 Biggles is
back! broadcasting from Friday 19th
June. Congratulations
of Alan and BigglesFM on being granted a full-time broadcast
licence.
Biggy Improves
facilities. For those who
have not been into the changing rooms for a while, you are in for a
shock! Mike Adams has completey renewed all of the plumbing and
tiles in the shower block and painted it club colours.
Other
improvements have been made, including a lot of work on the playing
surfaces.
More updates will follow through the summer as training
resumes
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