Worthing 10s: Results

UNDER 18s CUP

	Home	Away	League Points
13:40	London Irish 28	Welwyn 5	London Irish +5 Welwyn 0
14:20	Aylesford 7	Welwyn 22	Welwyn +5 Aylesford 0
15:00	London Irish 34	Aylesford 0	London Irish +5 Aylesford 0
Under 18 Cup Winners: London Irish Under 18 Cup Runners Up: Welwyn

UNDER 18s SHIELD

	Home	Away	League Points
13:20	Ealing 0	E&R 38	Ellingham +5 Ealing 0
14:00	H3 43	Ealing 5	H3 +5 Ealing 0
14:40	E&R 19	H3 0	Ellingham +4 H3 0
Under 18 Shield Winners: Ellingham and Ringwood Under 18 Shield Runners Up: H3

UNDER 18s BOWL

	Home	Away	League Points
13:20	SSB 19	Worthing 0	SSB +4 Worthing 0
14:00	Oakmeadians 29	SSB 0	Oakmeadians +5 SSB 0
14:40	Worthing 12	Oakmeadians 29	Oakmeadians +5 Worthing 0
Under 18 Bowl Winners: Oakmeadians Under 18 Bowl Runners Up: SSB

UNDER 15s CUP

	Home	Away	League Points
14:00	SSB 0	Aylesford 39	Aylesford +5 SSB 0
14:20	Welwyn 0	London Irish 12	London Irish +4 Welwyn 0
14:40	Aylesford 12	Welwyn 5	Aylesford +4 Welwyn +1
15:00	London Irish 22	SSB 0	London Irish +5 SSB 0
15:20	Welwyn 10	SSB 5	Welwyn +4 SSB 0
15:40	London Irish 15	Aylesford 5	London Irish +4 Aylesford 0
Under 15 Cup Winners: London Irish Under 15 Cup Runners Up: Aylesford Bulls

UNDER 15s SHIELD

	Home	Away	League Points
13:20	Solent 17	Hertford 12	Solent +4 Hertford 0
13:40	Paviors 31	Ealing 0	Ealing withdraw
14:00	Ealing	Hertford	Ealing withdrawn
14:20	Paviors 5	Solent 10	Solent +4 Paviors 0
14:40	Hertford 5	Paviors 15	Paviors +4 Hertford +1
15:00	Solent	Ealing	Ealing withdrawn
Under 15 Shield Winners: Solent Under 15 Shield Runners Up: Paviors

UNDER 15s BOWL

	Home	Away	League Points
13:00	Oakmead. R 0	Worthing 27	Worthing +5 Oakmead R 0
13:20	Oakmead B 22	Letchworth 15	Oakmead B +5 Letchworth +1
14:00	Letchworth 15	Worthing 5	Letchworth +4 Worthing 0
14:20	Oakmead B 79	Oakmead R 34	Oakmead. B +5 Oakmead R 0
14:40	Worthing 7	Oakmead. B 24	Oakmead. B +5 Worthing 0
15:00	Oakmead. R 0	Letchworth 22	Letchworth +5 Oakmead. R 0
Under 15 Bowl Winners: Oakmeadian Blues Under 15 Runners Up: Letchworth

Herts Sevens 2011: Draw (and Gloucester 10s results)

Herts Girls 7’s at Hemel Hempstead Camelot on Sun 8 May: Group Stage Draw

U15
Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4
Welwyn Warriors	Berks Ba Baas	London Irish	Worcester A
Litchfield	Old Northamptonians	Ealing	Oakmeadians A
OA Saints	Worcester B	Saracens	Hertford
Bishop Stortford	Royston	Grove	Letchworth
Hemel Hempstead	Faringdon	Oakmeadians B	Guilldford and Camberley
U18
Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4
Worcester	Welwyn Saints	London Irish	Berks Ba Baas
Chesham	Old Northamptonians	Saracens	Litchfield
Welwyn Sinners	Ealing	Thomas Becket	Aylestone St James
Hemel Hempstead	Guildford and Camberley	Herts Ba Baas	Oxfordshire

Gloucester Girls 10’s at Hartpury College on 23-24 April: Results

U15 Cup - Winners: London Irish; Runners up: Worcester.

U15 Plate - Winners: Cardiff Quins; Runners up: Welwyn Warriors.

U15 Bowl - Winners: Exeter Saracens; Runners up: Cleve.

U18 Cup - Winners: London Irish; Runners up: Worcester.

U18 Plate - Winners: Welwyn Saints; Runners up: Ellingham + Ringwood.

U18 Bowl - Winners: Cardiff Quins; Runners up: Exeter Saracens.

St George's Day junior tens tournament: Entries invited

Message from Clare Cooper (RFUW):

I am pleased to let you know that the RFUW will be running the 2^nd St Georges Day Festival at Twickenham Rugby Club on Saturday 23^rd April. The event will take place from 11am, and will end with plenty of time to get to Twickenham stadium to watch the men’s Premiership Match, London Wasps v Bath Rugby.

We are putting the final details together, including ticket packages and more information will be available next week.

The competition will be:

U13 (age 11&12 on 1^st Sept 2010) Tag+ (7-a-side, includes uncontested lineout and scrum)

U15 (age 12,13,14 on 1^st Sept 2010) Tag+ (7-a-side, includes uncontested lineout and scrum)

U15 (age 12,13,14 on 1^st Sept 2010) Contact 10-a-side

U18 (age 15,16,17 on 1^st Sept 2010) Contact 10-a-side

Twickenham RFC:  Parkfields, South Road, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 3PE

The cost of entry to the Festival will be £50 per team.

The aim of this event is for everyone to enjoy a fun and sociable day out, allowing the participants and supporters to experience friendly competition and Premiership rugby at the home of English Rugby.

For more information on the match at Twickenham, go to : http://stgeorgesdaygame.co.uk

To register your interest, please email shelleyrobinson@rfu.com with Subject Heading ‘St Georges Day Girls Festival - 23rd April 2011’. Please note that places are limited, and it will be ‘first come, first served’ subject to receipt of payment prior to the event.

If you have any questions, please contact me or Shelley (020 8831 6788).

If you do not want to receive further info about this event, please reply to this email, and I will take you off the list.

Kind regards

Gloucester 10s 2011

Advance notice that this season's Gloucester 10s will be played on 23rd and 24th April, again at Hartpury College.

Clubs who have expressed an interest in the past should receive full details next week. If you do not hear anything, or want to ensure that you will receive an invitation, contact Joe Randall - the new tournament organiser.

Gloucester 10's Hartpury College 17-18 April

Under 18 Tournament:

Cup: Winners - Worcester; Runners up - Welwyn.

Shield: Winners - Reading; Runners up - Thornbury.

Plate: Winners - Burfield; Runners up - Newport.

Under 15 Tournament:

Cup: Winners - Worcester; Runners up - Welwyn.

Bowl: Winners - Ellingham and Ringwood; Runners up - Newport.

Plate: Winners - Exeter; Runners up - Reading.


Results involving Herts Team:

U15 Tournament:

Group stage:

Welwyn 17 Burfield 0
Welwyn 12 Drybrook 0
Welwyn 26 Cleve 0

Cup Quarter Final:

Welwyn 22 Newport 5

Cup Semi Final:

Welwyn 10 Cardiff 5

Cup Final:

Welwyn 0 Worcester 12

U18 Tournament:

Group stage:

Welwyn 5 Burfield 0
Welwyn 10 Reading 7


Cup Quarter Final:

Welwyn 19 Thornbury 14

Cup Semi Final:

Welwyn 12 Cardiff 7

Cup Final:

Welwyn 0 Worcester 17

Rochford Festival 2nd November - cancelled

This seasons Rochford Festival (U15 7's and U18 10's) has been cancelled due to a fixture clash.

May 2009 Tournaments

The following Girls Tournament dates at the end of next season have now been confirmed:

• Sun 3rd May: Worthing Festival.
• Sun 10th May: Dorking Festival.
• Sun 17th May: Herts 7's (Venue T.B.C).
• W/e 23-24th May (Sat or Sun T.B.C): National 7's (Venue T.B.C).

Rochford Festival 2008

It has been announced that the date of the Rochford Festival has been changed from Sun 9 Nov to Sun 2 Nov 2008 to avoid clashing with County Training on the original date.

U18 National 10's Finals Litchfield Sun 4th May

Each of the 6 teams that reached the U18 National 10's Finals at Litchfield RFC played each other in a round robin tournament.

Results affecting Letchworth:

Letchworth 10 Wimbourne 10
Letchworth 24 Tynedale 17
Letchworth 0 Worcester 38
Letchworth 17 Darlington Mowden Park 15
Letchworth 0 Reading 24

Final standings:

Winners: Worcester
Runners up: Reading
3rd Wimbourne
4th Letchworth
5th Darlington Mowden Park
6th Tynedale

Congratulations to Worcester who retain the Trophy they won last year.

Worthing Girls Festival Sun 4th May

The Worthing Festival is now an integral part of the Girls Rugby Season. Teams travel to it from as far as Worcester, Sleaford and Leicestershire, and now that it has moved to the first Bank Holiday weekend in May (next season Sun 3 May 2009) some teams are making it part of a 'Tour'. There is a 10's Section at both U15 and U18, and this year a 7's Section at U12 was introduced for the first time.

Welwyn U15's entered, but with only 7 Players available, for various reasons, needed to borrow Players from other Clubs to make up a team. In the true spirit of Rugby, both Basford and Paviors lent Players, but unfortunately Welwyn were knocked out at the Group Stage this year.

Glenn Warren, the Chair of Worthing Ladies and Girls Rugby, said that it their intention to try and expand the U12's Section next Season and they are also contemplating having a Senior 7's Tournament on the Saturday, turning the whole weekend over t0 Womens and Girls Rugby.

The results were:

U12's - Cup Winners: Worthing - Runners up: Beckenham

U15's - Cup Winners: Londin Irsh - Runners up: H3

U15's - Plate Winners: Folkstone Fillies - Runners up: Dorking

U18's - Cup Winners: Basford - Runners up: Paviors/Tamworth (Pavworth)

U18's - Plate Winners: Solent Sirens - Runners up: Old Leamingtonians

U18 Regional Tens 20th April results

Midlands Division:

Letchworth 17 Melbourne 5
Letchworth 10 Kettering 7
Letchworth 12 Newbold 12
Letchworth 7 Old Leomingtons 5
Letchworth 0 Worcester 17

Worcester and Letchworth progress to the National Tens Finals at Litchfield RFC on 4th May.

South Division:

Welwyn 10 Worthing 5
Welwyn 17 Solent Sirens 12
Welwyn 17 Exeter 0
Welwyn 0 Reading 12
Welwyn 10 Wimborne 14

Wimborne and Reading progress to the National Tens Finals at Litchfield RFC on 4th May.

National U17 10's Finals Report

In atrocious conditions at Litchfield RFC on Sunday, Worcester were more than worthy winners of the National U17 10's as they won all 5 of their games without conceeding a point. Welwyn Warriors, who played them first suffered their heaviest ever defeat 0-33, and realised that the Tournament was then all about who would finish Runners-up.

Welwyn got back on track through a narrow 5-0 win over local rivals Letchworth and then stepped up a gear to beat Wimborne 12-0 and avenge their semi-final defeat in the National Cup in April. The next game was a see-saw 12-12 draw with Paviors and the Dorking game ended 17-12 to the Warriors. As Paviors lost to Wimborne then meant that Welwyn U17 finished Runners-up in a National Tournament, which is their best ever achievement.

Herts girls defy the weather

Two girls rugby tournaments took place yesterday in - at times - appalling weather conditions, but despite the worst that the rain could throw at everyone both were completed - though it was touch and go at times.

At Hatfield 70 girls aged 9-11 took part in the Herts Youth Games girls rugby tournament. This is a tag event and designed to introduce new players to the game, though in practice a fair few of the players will have played mini-rugby.

It didn't quite rain all day, but by the time the final games were being played the downpour was unceasing. Fortunately the games were being played on Saracen's artificial grass pitches so the girls did not disappear into the mud (though some of the surrounding encampment became almost unreachable).

Of the ten districts in the county St Albans and Dacorum failed to enter, and Hertsmere did not show up. The other seven played off in two groups which eventually lead to Stevenage and Welwyn/Hatfield playing off for fifth place, Watford taking on North Herts for third, and a final between East Herts and Three Rivers.

Unfortunately your correspondent was running for cover by the time the final took place (with thunder rolling around the ground) but I should imagine that the superbly drilled (and Amazon tall) East Herts would have been clear favourites to repeat their group win over Three Rivers. Watford beat North Herts comfortably for third, and Welwyn seemed to be on top for fifth against Stevenage. Broxbourne came seventh. If it was not all totally washed away then hopefully the final results will appear shortly.

However there were some prodigiously talented girls playing in this event, so if you club was not involved with running a team I suggest you contact your local district council as soon as possible to find out who was... and start recruiting now!

Talking of being washed away, the National 10s at Lichfield endured monsoon-type conditions which resulted in the pitches being effectively waterlogged by the mid-point in the competition. Two Hertfordshire teams were in it - Letchworth finishing fifth and Welwyn second behind eventual winners Worcester. Full score appear below.

The RFUW are seeking feedback on this new initiative - so please let Keeley know what you thought of it. Teams in the final have had official reply forms - but I suspect Keely would like to hear from anyone - even teams that did not take part - about whether this was a worthwhile initiative, and what could be done to improve things (like getting more entries).

Anyway... the scores:

Letchworth 5 Dorking 0; Dorking 0 Wimborne 12; Letchworth 0 v Welwyn 5; Paviours/Lec 20 Dorking 7; Worcester 26 Dorking 0; Wimborne 7 Paviour/Leic 5; Worcester 33 Welwyn 0; Paviours 0 Worcester 15; Wimborne 19 Letchworth 0; Welwyn 12 Wimborne 0; Letchworth 0 Worcester 44; Letchworth 0 Paviors/Leic 44; Dorking 10 Welwyn17; Welwyn 12 Paviours/Leic 12; Wimborne 0 Worcester 7	Final table: 1: Worcester 15 points 2: Welwyn 12 3: Wimborne 11 4: Paviors/Leicester Forest 10 5: Letchworth 7 6: Dorking 5

(I have no idea how the points were worked out for the above table - so don't ask!)