Clubhouse opening
The clubhouse will be open on Wednesdays only until 13th July.
Your club needs you for the Community Coaching Team - see below
Medway RFC Annual Awards 2007-08
CHAIRMAN'S AWARD
Trevor Jefferies
BUXTON AWARD
Alan Bourne
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dominic Collins
DAVID FORD AWARD (MOST IMPROVED PLAYER)
Billy Humphrey
SILVER FERN AWARD (BEST 1ST XV NEWCOMER)
Andrew Morgan
PUG PEARSON AWARD (CHARACTER OF THEYEAR)
Graham Longstaff
PHIL HINCHCLIFFE AWARD (3RD XV PLAYER OF THE YEAR)
Gavin Green
2ND XV PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Glen Stapleton
MICHAEL BURFORD SPIRIT OF RUGBY AWARD
Andrew (Taff) Gwilliam
Your club needs you!
Medway Rugby Football Club is currently setting up a volunteer Community Coaching Team to support the delivery of tag rugby to primary schools in our region, improve the level of coaching within the schools by supporting the teachers, ensure the consistency of coaching within our schools and get more children involved in the sport
To be involved volunteers must be:
1. Minimum Level 1 RFU Qualified Coach
2. Hold a current CRB
3. Complete an induction course at the club
All requests for coaching assistance will be co-ordinated by the Medway Sports Development team and the Clubs Community Coaching Co-ordinator
Anyone interested, who can spare some time every now and then please email Trevor Jefferies or phone 07793 196525
Medway lose narrowly in Vase Final
Medway put in a feisty performance and a determined last 20 minutes, but a string of injuries to key players and an Old Gravesendians back line that ripped through the Medway defence for three tries to Medway's two led to a 20 - 12 defeat at Canterbury. Nevertheless, Medway can look back on another highly successful season and know that they will be competitive in Kent 1 next season. Report, pictures and more pictures.
Touch Rugby Update - REGISTER NOW!
The touch rugby league matches start on Wednesday 21st May. To ensure that you do not miss out on playing in the league please ensure that you complete and return your player registrations together with any fees payable on Wednesday 14th May. Also if you would like to enter your own team please download and complete the form from the touch rugby website and please ensure that all your players have registered in advance.
Any new teams or players who would like to join our leagues following 21st May will have to give us at least one weeks notice to give us time to rearrange fixtures or allocate individual players to teams.
Given the level of numbers of players that we currently have we will now be running both a competitive and social league.
Mini Results
Kent Festival The U12s reached the Cup semi-final but lost in extra time to Sevenoaks.
UPDATED Worthing Festival The U8s won the Plate at the Worthing Festival, while the U9s were runners-up in the Plate (report and pictures). Two teams from the U10s reached the Cup semi-final and the Shield Final. London Wasps also have a report of the Festival on their website, with a picture of some of the successful Medway players.
Vets / A XV result
26 April Medway Vets 27 Medway A XV 14. Report.
Tour Photos
Pictures from the first game in Latvia, and the second game.
Cup and Plate: a good day at the Worthing Sevens
The U16s beat four of the top five sides in Sussex and the second-best side in Essex, scoring 26 tries in the process, to win the Cup at the Worthing Sevens. Report and pictures.
And a combined U17/U16 side also won the U17 Plate Competition at the same event.
Minis success at the Westcombe Park Festival
Medway U12s went unbeaten at Westcombe Park Festival today to win the Cup. Pictures.
Meanwhile, the U9s reached the Plate semi-final, and the U8s got to the semi-final of the Cup.
First XV through to Kent Vase Final
Medway won through to the Kent Vase Final on Saturday after their second win over Sheppey in eight days, and by a similar score of 15 - 7. Report and pictures.
The final will be against Old Gravesendians on Sunday 11th May at Canterbury RFC, kick-off 2pm. Put that in your diary now!!
CHAMPIONS!
Report and more pictures
Medway branded gear now available to buy online
We are pleased to announce that Ambition Sport are now offering Medway branded merchandise from their online shop at http://www.ambitionsport.com. Products include bags, holdalls, t-shirts, and coats, all with the Medway logo on them. You can get a full list, with pictures, by going to this link: http://www.ambitionsport.com/shop.cgi?keyword=medway&view_products=search&submit=GO
All Medway purchases will be delivered weekly to the Medway clubhouse at Priestfields and you will be able to collect them from Mandi. The Ambition Sport checkout process will appear to add £4.99 for delivery BUT don't worry you won't actually be charged for carriage.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Medway RFC benefits from cashback on items sold through Ambition Sport, so buy all you can!
The clubhouse shop will continue to sell rugby shirts, shorts, socks etc as it has always done.
