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URGENT - CLUB LOGO
Would all clubs please e-mail a high quality copy of their club logo to Gregg Bayliss, RDO before 17th May. His contact details are:-
If any queries, please call him on 07764 960396
E-mail: greggbayliss@rfu.com
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Junior Cup News
Under 13s
Cup Competition
Game 1, St Mary's
Game 2, Cinderford vs Cirencester
Game 3, Chosen Hill FP vs
Game 4, Hucclecote vs
Plate Competition
Game 1, Old Richians vs Matson
Game 2, Drybrook vs
Game 3, Painswick vs Thornbury
Game 4,
To be played on Sunday 18th March
Under 16s
Result from Sunday 11th March now means that the draw stands as:
Widden v Lydney
Cleve v Cirencester
Chosen hill v
To be played on Sunday 18th March.
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Player Recruitment ~ GO PLAYRUGBY
To all Member Clubs:
GO PLAY RUGBY is the theme of
The Rugby World Cup 2007 will give the game a massive profile and all Clubs are encouraged to take advantage of this. The Sweet Chariot Tour was a great achievement and short periods of concentrated action by many Counties and club members produced impressive events across
This activity will be led by the Community Rugby Task Group within Gloucestershire and this Group will include Recruiters from each of the Districts, who will plan and help deliver the Programme along with RFU Staff. In addition Clubs will be encouraged to appoint their own Recruiters who will:
· Work within the clubs to organise appropriate events to recruit players;
· Liaise with the Task Group in the use appropriate campaign material;
· Attend and plan meetings with individuals or groups of clubs to share good practice.
This is an ideal opportunity to recruit new volunteers into Club activities. The requirement for a Recruiter is for an enthusiastic, active and available person to work with the Club Committees to help them understand the campaign and to run promotional events etc.
This is the most important initiative for a number of years and of vital importance to the survival of many Clubs in the Country. It is an ideal opportunity to utilise the World Cup Season to deliver successful Club recruiting campaigns to reinvigorate the game at all levels.
Visits to the Combinations will be made over the next few months in order to fully explain the campaign but if, in the meanwhile you wish to obtain further information or discuss any of the issues do not hesitate to contact me.
N A (
GRFU GOPLAYRUGBY Campaign Leader January 2007
Email: N.A.Mitchell@bristol.ac.uk
Tel: 0117 962 4149 (evenings)
Citizen Merit Table
Pending further development of this site, GRFU Citizen Merit Table results are temporarily being hosted at:-
www.ccsrfc.ndo.co.uk/CitizenMeritTable.htm
The following letter was sent to all clubs participating in the Citizen Merit Table in November 2006.
Several people have asked how they can find out results and table position. There are two GRFU resources that we originally intended to use – the new website www.grfu.co.uk, and the new pages on the RFU site under RugbyFirst. Unfortunately both of these require outside intervention before I can use them. As an interim measure, therefore, I have decided to host the details on the Cheltenham Civil Service website at www ccsrfc.ndo.co.uk/CitizenMeritTable.htm. You will notice several results are missing. If you know them, or have any corrections, please send them in. Any comments on the displays and information are welcome.
I also prepare an email report for the newspapers each Tuesday, so it is no bother to add copy addressees. If you would like to be put on that list, just email me.
…. which is a cue to repeat the information about emailing and texting results. The email address is:peter.shortell@gmail.com
If you want to text in the result, send the message to 07766 40 41 42. The message MUST start with the email address because the system will convert the rest of the text to an email message. You might send:
peter.shortell@gmail.com Div 7 1 April 2007 Delhi Extra B 0
Several clubs have already used this successfully, and it makes my life a lot easier (but don’t forget the results cards as well).
If a game is called off, please let me know the circumstances. Email or text is fine, since a card will obviously only be signed by one team.
Thanks for your continued co-operation. I hope this is a further step forward.
Yours,
Peter Shortell
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News from Dowty RFC
Dowty RFC are facing very difficult times at the moment and would be very grateful if any teams/players could help us out of if you fancy coming along for training on a Tuesday evening you would be made very welcome.
If you feel you can help them please contact the Club Captain Jez Wilson on 07920142219 or come up to the ground for training on a Tuesday from 6.30 pm.
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Handbook 2006-07
Two copies of the GRFU handbook for 2006-07 have been sent to all clubs. If your club requires additional copies there will be a charge for postage. Please contact the county office.
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Update to handbook
Please note t
New GRFU website address: www.grfu.co.uk
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Peter Williams (Coaching and Co-opted member) mobile number is 07866 747878
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Under Club Representatives Alan Townsend's postcode is GL2 0QL
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Andy Blackmore, RFU Regional Rugby Development Manager mobile number is 07764 960392
James Farndon RFU Rugby Development Officer - Bristol & District The Portway Rugby Development Centre, The Portway, Sea Mills, Bristol BS9 3JE Tel No: 07809 199944
E-mail: jamesfarndon@rfu.com
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Cheltenham RFC Secretary David Evans new e-mail address is davidevans39@btinternet.com
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Dowty RFC Fixture Secretary mobile number is now 07971 351059
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Fairford RFC Secretary Kevin Cook new address 82 Shurdington Road, Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Glos GL53 0JH Mobile number 07764 999110
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Westbury on Severn RFC Secretary's new contact details: Samantha Birtwistle, Jade Cottage, Bullo Pill, Newnham on
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Gordon League RFC, Robert Bell, Secretary's telephone number is 01452 385690, e-mail robertgarybell@blueyonder.co.uk
Treasurer: Vacant
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Widden Old Boys RFC new Junior Fixtures Secretary, Chris Dewsnap Mobile No. 07970 080353 E-mail: chrisdewsnap@widdenrugby.co.uk
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Stroud RFC clubhouse telephone number is 01453 763019
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GRFU Affiliated Bodies
New clubs affiliated to the GRU:-
Greyhound RFC,
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue
Chairman: Dean Allen, 18 Laura Close, Longlevens,
Club Secretary, Gair Carr, Red Watch,
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RugbyFirst
The new system from the RFU was launched 6th October, this new system will replace the club pages and all the RFU databases will now be held on this sytem. Gloucestershire's appointed CB Champion is Peter Shortell. He will be delivering training to club super users. If you have any queries on the new system please contact Peter on 01242 510849 or e-mail him on pshortell@bigfoot.com. See below for procedures for clubs to process their own youth registrations.
The process a club must go through to obtain a password to register youth players: Every Constituent Body across the country has nominated an individual(s) to be their CB Champion for RugbyFirst (Gloucestershire - Peter Shortell) He has been given tuition on every aspect of RugbyFirst and has the responsibility of training a Club Superuser at every *active club in your CB. The full list of CB Champions, support available, FAQ's and quick reference guides can be found on the RFU website at the following link: http://clubs.rfu.com/clubs/ Once a Club Superuser has received tuition from the RugbyFirst Champion he/she will then provide tuition to the relevant individuals within their club who will use RugbyFirst i.e. The Youth Registrar. If the club youth registrar has the appropriate permission and RFU CRB clearance the Club Superuser will provide a login and password to the individual concerned (following training) and they will then be able to enter youth players at a club level. Please note that anyone who is not RFU CRB checked will not be able to access the system. A club youth registrar will only be able to able to enter and view information for his/her own club. This process will ensure that the uptake from clubs for youth registration is gradual. We can also ensure that every user has been suitable trained in the use of RugbyFirst.
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CRB Forms
All adults working with young people need to be CRB cleared. Please contact Sheena Moseley at the county office for CRB forms. Any welfare queries, please contact Stuart McWalter, CB Welfare Manager on 07894 866361
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Youth Registrations
The new young player registration form can now be downloaded from the RFU website. Go to www.rfu.com/youthregistration .
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Discipline
The poster below has been sent to all clubs on 16th September 2006 for displaying on notice boards.
Disciplinary Procedures The new procedures introduced last season will continue to apply this season. The IRB is reviewing the sanctions applicable to the various offences contained in IRB Regulation 17 and any changes may be introduced in January 2007.
Level of Offending It had been hoped that the new procedures and the associated increases in sanctions might lead to a reduction in the number of cases considered by Disciplinary Committee. Unfortunately this did not prove to be the case and, sad to report, there was an increase (12) in the number of cases considered by the Disciplinary Committee in 2005-2006, with a total of 101 cases compared with 89 for the whole of the previous season. Generally the distribution of cases by the various types of offence remained at about the same level as in Season 2004 - 2005.
Match Official Abuse A particularly worrying development last season was in that the number of cases involving abuse of match officials which nearly trebled from 9 to 24. Last season's total of 24 comprised 17 cases involving players, 3 involving coaches and 4 involving spectators. There is a serious cause for concern in this area because of the effect that such cases may be having on the recruitment and retention of referees. The Disciplinary Committee has already started to increase the level of sanctions applied in such cases, will continue to monitor the situation and, if appropriate, will consider whether, as a deterrent to this type of offending, further increases are required.
Schools and Youth
Enjoy your rugby but remember that as players you have individual and collective responsibilities for self control and discipline and, above all, ensure that you respect the referee.
Matt Bayliss
Chairman
GRFU Disciplinary Committee