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Datchworth Rugby Football Club
Mini Awards Day - End of 2015/16 Season
HelloDatchworthMiniSectionCoaches,Managers,Players,ParentsandSupporters,34weekspassedduringthecourseofthelastrugbyseason.The2015/16seasonstartedbackinSeptember,itwasaseasonthatsawtheRugbyWorldCupcomeandgo,the6NationscameandwentandourClubhasnotchedupaverysuccessfulSeasonculminatingintheFirstXVwinoverStevenageatAllianzParklastSaturday.GrahamSmithwasinthecrowdandhadcapturedabrilliantsetofphotographsfromtheevent–seelink:http://www.samabarphotography.co.uk/datchworth-v-stevenage-allianz-park
OnthebackofthefantasticFirstXVvictoryoverStevenageitwasagreatpleasurethatalloftheMiniSectionawardwinnerswerepresentedtheirawardsfromthenewlyappointedFirstTeamCaptainNickGudgin....thanksNick.
MiniAwardPresentations
U12Presentation
ThisyearasweseeanotherU12squadmoveontoYouthRugbyIwouldliketoacknowledgeandthankthemfortheircollectivetimeandcommitmentoverthelast7
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yearsthattheyhavesupportedourclubandtheirchildren,theseU12sareanexcellentsquad,disciplined,welldrilled,competitiveandverynicechildren;theyalsohaveafantasticallyorganisedmanagerwhoiswithoutdoubtourpremiermatchreportwriter....JonathanField/PhilGoff/MattBeechey/AdrianRatesandThomasPainethankyouallonbehalfoftheMiniSectionoftheClub.WelldonetoyouallandgoodluckwiththedifferentchallengesofYouthRugby.
U12AwardWinners2015-16Season
U12 PlayeroftheYear Joshua Staddon PlayersPlayer Sam Whitby MostImprovedPlayer Joshua Moffatt Clubman Will Goff
U11Presentation
TheU11shaveenjoyedanothergoodseasononthepitch,astheylooktowardstheirfinalyearofMiniRugbyHeadCoachGrahamSmithismovingontopasturesnew.IwouldliketosincerelythankGrahamforallthathehasdoneonbehalfoftheClub.ItwasalsowithsomesadnessthatwesaygoodbyetoBarneySmithwhoismovingwithhisfamilytoNorfolkandRubyChesterman-SmithwhoismovingtoWelwyntotakeherRugbycareerforward.
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U11AwardWinners2015-16Season
U11 PlayeroftheYear CarterFelton PlayersPlayer SidneyThompson MostImprovedPlayer TylerWannerton Clubman ConnorSullivan
U10Presentation
TheU10shadagoodseasononthefield;withbyourstandardsverystrongplayernumbers...31atthepeak!TheU10spositionalplay,communicationskillsandunderstandingofthebreak-downallimprovedoverthecourseoftheseasonalthoughwedidnotperformaswellintheCountyFestivalorHoltToureventaswehaveinrecentyears.Thegrowingdepthofthissquadissomethingtobeproudofandanumberoftheplayershavecomeonenormously;nonemoresothanourMostImprovedPlayer,ThomasMoorewhohasgrownintoatough,competentandcommittedyoungrugbyplayer.Thisseasonourplayeroftheyearwenttoa2015/16seasonrecruit;KobieRichmondmadeabigimpactontheU10squadfromhisfirstsession.Kobieconsistentlydemonstratedtheskillsandresilienceofamoreexperiencedrugbyplayer.ThePlayersPlayerchoicewenttoAlickBrosterthisseason;AlickhasbeenaconstantwiththesquadsinceU7daysandremainsaveryreliable,hardworkingandverypopularplayer.TheCoachesweredelightedwiththechoiceofAlickfromthesquad.LastlytheClubmanawardforall-roundcontributiontothesquadandtheclub,(ethosandevents),wentto
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MorganMacgillivraywhohasmaturedintoagoodplayer,promisingscrum-halfandayoungplayerwhohasahugelypositiveimpactandinfluenceontheplayersaroundhim,neverlettingothersheadsdropevenwhenthingsaregoingwrongonthefield.OtherplayerswhodeserveamentionattheendofthisseasonareElliotCliffordwhoagainwasattheheartofmuchofourtry-scoringshowinggreatpaceandgoodhandsweekinweekout.JamesBedfordalsohadastrongfirstseasonwiththeClubandscoredregularlythroughtheSeason.Overallwecontinuetohavegreatpromiseinthissquadandwithhardworkandeffortnextseasonweallhopewecanbuildthissquadintoastrongrugbyside.
U10AwardWinners2015-16Season
U10 PlayeroftheYear KobieRichmond PlayersPlayer AlickBroster MostImprovedPlayer ThomasMoore Clubman MorganMacGillivray
U9Presentation
TheU9shavehadagreatseasonandinadditiontotheirachievementsonthefieldhavebecomeastrongcloseknitcommunityandwontheClubQuiznightbackinFebruary.Pro-activerecruitmentatKnebworthSchoolatthestartoftheSeasonhasseenthesquadgrowandasateamtheyhavecomeonenormouslythisyear.
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U9AwardWinners2015-16Season
U9 PlayeroftheYear TomRutter
equalvotesPlayersPlayer TheoWoodPlayersPlayer TroySullivan
MostImprovedPlayer SamJolly Clubman MatthewLewis
U8Presentation
TheU8swerefortunatetohavetheopportunitytoplayatTwickenhamthisseasonanexperienceIamsurethechildrenwilltreasureforyearstocome.AstrongsquadthatowesmuchtothededicationofDarrenHalestheyarelookingforwardtothetransitiontocontactrugbyinSeptember.
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U8AwardWinners2015-16Season
U8 PlayeroftheYear ElwoodHales PlayersPlayer JessicaBeechey MostImprovedPlayer TheoTownsend Clubman TrentMiller
U7Presentation
TheU7sarequiteanoutfit.IthasbeenacoupleofyearsnowsinceaDatchworthU7ssidehaslostacompetitivegamewhichisquiteastatement....thisyearagain,agreatsenseofage-groupcommunity,excellentcoachingandcommitmentandasuperbunchofplayershasunderpinnedanotherseasonofU7success.AfteranextendedperiodworkingwithouryoungestagegroupsSteveWismovingonwardstotheU8snextSeasonandwewishyouallthebestofluckwiththenewchallenge....
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U7AwardWinners2015-16Season
U7 PlayeroftheYear SamGore PlayersPlayer MaxWillis MostImprovedPlayer MaxsimLawrence Clubman SamShurety
U6Presentation
ThisSeasonourU6agegrouphasgonefromstrengthtostrength.Everyweek,fun,enjoyablerugbyactivitieshavetakenplaceandwehavedevelopedastrongcorewhowillgo-ontoformthenucleusofourfutureU7sandbeyond...therewerenoindividualawardsfortheU6ssoallofourU6childrenwerepresentedwithaSeasonmedal...welldoneandsincerethankstoallU6Players,CoachesandParents....
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MiniCoachoftheYear2015-16Season
TheMiniCoachoftheYearAwardisaprestigiousawardthatseekstorecogniseaCoachwhohassupportedtheClubvaluesandethos,whohasshownconsiderablecommitmenttoboththeirownage-groupandwiderClubactivities.TheCoachoftheYearhasdevelopedtheirsquadineverysenseonthefieldandhasbecomeanambassadorforourClub.ForallofthesereasonsandmoreIwasdelightedtoannouncethatthe2015-16SeasonCoachoftheYearwasU9HeadCoach-WarrenSullivan
MiniMeritAward–2015/16Season
TheMiniMeritAwardexiststorecognisesignificantcommitmentandsupporttotheClubbeyondthecoachingdirectrugbyactivities.Theawardistheretoacknowledgeandthanksome-onewhohasgonetheextramiletosupportclubeventsandtohelpwithclubarrangementsandactivities.Iwasalsodelightedtoannouncethatthe2015-16seasonsMiniMeritAwardwinnerisPaulWard
Someveryimportantendofseason“Thankyou’s”...
1. IwouldliketoagainthankSarahPhillipsfortakingontheChildWelfarerolefortheMiniSectionandhelpingusprocessandoverseetheDBSchecksthatthecoachingteamsneedtohold.
2. IwouldliketoagainthankWoody,thisSeasonattheXmasparty,theMiniTourandtheDinnerandDance,weenjoyedhugesupportfromWoodywithbotharrangementsandhisband;onbehalfoftheMiniSectionIwouldagainliketothankyouforyoursupport.
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3. IwouldliketothanktheTuckShopGirls,thisseasonwithoutfailNiamhhasrunthetuck-shopsupportedatdifferenttimesbyElizabethandCerys.Throughouttheseasonthetuck-shophasbeenpopularwithourplayersandvisitorsandhashelpedtoraisemoneydirectlyfortheMiniSectionactivities,IwouldliketothankNiamh,ElizabethandCerysforanotherseasonofhardworkandcommitment.
4. OnelastpersonthoughdeservesspecialmentionattheendofthisSeason.IthinkitisveryimportanttoacknowledgethatSteveCorleyhassteppeddownfromrunningourClubkitchen.Stevehascomeeveryweek,nottosupportaplayingchild,notforfinancialbenefitbutsimplytosupportourClub.ThroughouttheSeasonSteveandhisfamilyhavecookedweekinandweekoutandhewillbeveryhardtoreplace.IwaspleasedtobeableonbehalfofMiniandYouthRugbyatDatchworthtopresentStevewithasmalltokenofourappreciation.
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FinalWeekendMatchReports2015-16Season
SaracensChampionsWeekendFinals-Sunday1stMayU9sandU10s@AllianzPark
TheU9s.....TheteamheadeddowntoAllianzParkfortheirlastevergamesasUnder9sintheADVWChampionsEventhavingqualifiedinJanuary.FirstupwasChichester,averylargeoutfit.Ourboyswereupforthechallengeandputinsomesupertacklingtokeeptheirattacksatbay.Howeverwereallystruggledtogetthroughtheirline,repeatedlygettingsmothertackledandturningtheballover.Thestorycontinuedintothesecondhalf,withourattacksalsothwartedbyapressdefenceontheedgeoftheoffsideline.Thegamefinished0-5toChichesterwhowentontobefinalistsandwewerewellbeatenbyabetterbiggerside,butfeltunluckywiththemargin.OursecondgamewasagainstOG's,whowedidwellagainstthisseasoninafriendly.Despitethefirstlosstheboysreallysteppedupandthegamewasveryeven,withtriesgoinginendtoendandourfastattackabletogetroundtheirdefence.Wewere2-1upathalftime.InthesecondhalfItcontinuedinthesamemanner,butwehadacoupleofunfortunateturnoverswhichswingthependulumtheotherwayandwithafinaltryOG'sscrapedit3-4.
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OnelastgamewasagainstHampstead.SomemotivationalteamtalkfromWoodyandWarrenreallyouttheboysbackinawinningframeofmindandwetookthegametoopposition,leading4-2athalftime.DespiteacoupleofwobblydefensivelapseswemanagedtokeepittogetherwithsomegreatrunningfromMylesandTom,winningourlastgame5-4.
TheU10s.....TheU10shadaverytoughdrawthisyearfacinglastSeasonsoverallfestivalwinnersMedway1s,Canterbury1sandouroldfestivalfoeFinchley1s.
Theplayersallgaveanexcellentaccountofthemselvesplayingwithdiscipline,structureandintensityinallthreefixtures.WeachievedourfirstobjectiveofgoinghomehavingscoredamemorableteamtrythatwasaseverfinishedbyElliotClifford!Wedidn’tprogressfromthepoolstagesthisyearbuttheboysallhadagreattime,enjoyedtheexperience,andenjoyedthesunshine,thepizzaandofcoursetheSaracenswin!
ThankstoalloftheU9andU10playersandparentsforagreatdayoutandespeciallyforWoodyforhisrugbytourbussingingmaster-classonthewayhome!
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SummerRugbyActivities&OtherEvents:
Date(s)AgeGroup DatchworthRFCMiniSection
SummerEvents
FridayEveningsMay6thtillJune24th(6:30–7:30)
NewU9s ContactReady‘TacklingTraining’@Datchworth–for
allnewU9s(lastseason’sU8s–6:30–7:30backfield)
FridayEveningsMay6thtillJune24th(6:30–7:30)
NewU10s RuckReady‘Ruck&MaulTraining’@Datchworth–for
allnewU10s(lastseason’sU9s–6:30–7:30backfield)
SummerTouchTournament[June]
Mini
Parents
ThisSummertheClubwillagainberunningaTouchTournamentonaweekdayeveninginJune(datesTBC)
–theMiniMasterwillagainbeplaying
DatchworthVillageFeteDay
Sat11thJune2till5
AllVolunteersrequired
ThisSummertheMiniSectionwillberunningthe‘passtheballgame’attheDatchworthVillageFeteDayanda
demogameofTagwillbeplayedintheArenaFundRaising&PlayerRecruitment
RFURugbyForceWeekend
25th&26thJune
AllVolunteersrequired
ThisSummerthewholeClubwillagainbeworkingtogethertoimproveourfacilitieswitharangeofDIYprojectsovertheweekend–volunteerswanted.
BeninngtonFeteDaySat9thJuly
2till5
AllVolunteersrequired
ThisSummertheMiniSectionwillberunningthe‘passtheballgame’attheBenningtonVillageFeteDayFund
Raising&PlayerRecruitment
• Inrespectofalltheeventsabove–pleasefeelfreetodropmeanemailifyouneedmore
informatonorwanttohelpoutwiththenonrugbyeventsorifyouwanttoplayfortheMiniMasters–thankyouall.([email protected])
NewSeason...
Week Date DatchworthRFCMiniSection2016/17Season
ParkingDuty
1 Sun4thSept
Training@Datchworth–allageGroupsMeetat10AMatDatchworth..... TBC
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NewSeason-‘VetsGame’–September2016(DATETBCbutlikelytobe17thSept)
JohnMcGintyhaspickedupthechallengeofarranginga‘vets’fixture.Theideaistohave3or-soofthesegamesaseasonwhichareveryfocussedonencouragingplayinginvolvementofolderplayerswhowanttohavearun-outandfewbeersafterwardscontributingtothefabricoftheclub.
Players:Themorethemerrier!Noexperienceisneeded-anyonethatwantstoplayorindeedtryrugbyandalittlesocialafter.
Timings:WearelookingatSeptember17th,ItwillbeaSaturdayafternoon-pleaseputaplaceholderinyourdiaries/kitchencalendarsnow.Wewillconfirmwhenwehavethefixturesfornextyear.
Opposition:thiswilldependsonthenumbersbutweareexpectingamixedteamwith3rdsteamplayersandoldboysbeingthecurrentplan.Soweneedaround20oldboysforagame.
Provisionalrules:‘Vets-like’...
• Uncontestedscrums• Gamesshouldbe15-a-side• Rollingsubstitutions• Aggressiveplayisnotencouraged• Nottobetakentooseriously• 40minseachway(ifwemakeit)• Specialstatus(shorts)forsomeolderorinjuredplayerstopreventinjury-it
wouldbesimpletagrulesagainsttheseplayers.Weaimtohavenoseriousinjuries.
ItisnotanofficialVetsgamestoallowunder35stoplaybutthefocuswillbeonplayingratherthanpurecontact.
EndofSeasonSurvey:
LastSeasonweissuedanendofSeasonSurveytotheMiniSectionParentstogetasenseofhowpeoplefeltthingsweregoing.TheClubvaluesfeedbackandwearekeentogetasenseofwhatyouwouldliketoseemoreof,whatyouwouldliketoseelessofand,alongwithanygoodideasthatpeoplemighthave.Thisseasonwehavesetupasimpleon-linesurvey;ifparentscouldspare10minutesor-sotocompletethesurveyitwouldbeverymuchappreciated.Youshouldbeabletoaccessthesurveyviathelinkhere.AnytechnicaldifficultiesorquestionsinrespectofthesurveypleasecontactPaulWardon:[email protected]
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TheMiniSectionSurveyisfoundon:http://survey.datchworthrfc.club-Thankyouforyourtime;wewouldappreciateanyinputstobecompletedbyFriday20thMay.
ClosingNotes
LastlyIwouldliketoexpressmysincerethanksfortheverykindwordsfromJasonandtheextremelykindgiftsyouallgavetoNicolaandI;itisverymuchappreciated.ItisanabsoluteprivilegetoleadtheDatchworthMiniSectionandIhopewecanbuildtogetheronthisSeasonagainnextyear.
Thatjustleavesmeontosayasincereandprofoundthankyoutoeveryotherclubvolunteeracrosseveryagegroup;everyPlayer,everyCoach,everyManager,everysponsor,everyonewhohaswashedthekit,stoodoncar-parkingduty,putoutaroad-cone,everyonewhohashelpedwithanevent,supportedthetour,takenaphotograph,supportedthetuck-shop,helpedwiththecooking,orsimplygonetheextramile….YOUAREALLDatchworthRugbyClub.Thankyouall.
Nowasthisseasonhasclosed,weshouldallbeproudofajobwelldone.BeyondthiswecancollectivelylookforwardtothestartofanotherSeasononthe4thSeptemberastherugbycyclerolesforwardagain.Inthemeantimedon’tforgettheFridayeveningsessionsforthenewU9s,‘ContactReady’...forthenewU10s‘Ruck-Ready’andpossiblysomesessionsforthenewU11sandU12sbutdetailswillbeconfirmedinslowertime....
Haveatrulygreatsummerbreak,thanksforyoursupportandseeyouall...hopefullywithsomenewfacesonSunday4thSeptember.
Bestwishes,
Andrew
AndrewHowardChairman–MiniSectionDatchworthRugbyFootball Club
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