Lights fiasco

I have solved the lights problem from now on. I know where the keys are and how to turn on the lights (I think).

No issues with Wednesday night training from now on. Sorry for making everyone hang around for an hour and a half in the dark.

If anyone needs lifts on Sunday, meet at 11:15 at the club but let me know who needs them. I need to know whether it's one car or more.

Steve

Team photo kettering game

Worcester 55-0 Kettering

A good match this weekend against a Kettering side we know well. We ran in some good tries in the first half, but the second half was a much tougher call. We scored after about a minute and a half with Jade running in from the wing. Lydia scored very quickly after that with Bean getting the third. The forwards started working harder and Leanne was rewarded with a score from close to the Kettering line. Rose ran around the outside on the wing to bag her try and Jade grabbed another. Weewee finished off the first half scoring with a well-worked forwards try and we went into the break 43-0 up.

Worcester rang the changes in the second half and a number of replacements were made. The back line was reshuffled and Ghostie made her comeback from injury in the second row for Wino. Kettering's heads never dropped and they put real pressure on us in the second half. Some good running rewarded Sophie W with her score and Bean ran around a load of opposition to get her second and our last. With Bean and Alyssa kicking conversions Worcester ran out 55-0 winners.

We lent a number of players to Kettering to cover for injuries so thanks to Sophie, Kim, Coral and Lydia for their efforts there.

Team: Tolley, Kim, Shove, Leanne, Wino, Eliza, Pikey, Weewee, Ale, Bean, Jade, Alyssa, Sophie W, Rose and Lydia. Replacements (who all played): Fran, Jordan, Sophie F, Ghostie and Coral.

Steve

Location of this Sunday's match

We will be playing on the Cummings Farm pitches. I would suggest you keep your trainers on to cross the car park and put your boots on over the canal.

Other big news - it seems that Mike Ruddock came over to the training pitch on Wednesday. Let's hope we were looking good....

Steve

County tournament - 2 December

The county tournament will be help at Old Leamingtonians (the Comets home ground) on 2 December. We are asked to turn up at 12:15pm at the earliest. We can get into the changing rooms at 12:30. We will play against Staffordshire and Warwickshire for definite and possibly a Shropshire side as well. This will be confirmed later.

Old Leams gets very, very crowded so please do not turn up any earlier than 12:15pm. You won't be able to get into the car park!

Steve

Match - 24 November 2007

We are confirmed as playing Kettering at home on Sunday. It will be a 1:00pm kick off, so everyone needs to be at the club for 12:00pm prompt please.

Steve

COUNTY MATCHs 18TH NOVEMBER

Now confirmed as a 1 .30 start at lichfield so please be there by 12.45. It looks like there will be food available to purchase if needed but none provided after the training games. Please confirm on wednesday if you need a lift or not.

Keith

County Match 18th November

The next county on the 18th of november will now be a triangular match at Lichfield RFC. Times to be confirmed but it will most likely be a 1.30 start. Will confirm as soon as i know the official start time.

Keith

Training this weekend

I have not been able to get a match this weekend. Therefore training will be from 10:00am until 12:00am as per usual.

Steve

County training 4 November

County training will be held at Worcester this coming weekend. Morning training session, so turn up as per normal.

Looking for as many pack members for the lineout clinic this Wednesday. Be there for 7pm as it's a different training session from normal. Happy to see some backs down if they would like to learn what the lineout is all about.

Steve

Weds October 31st

The club is running a lineout clinic in the shed hosted by Lee Fortey of the Warriors. The more senior lads sides are going along and we are looking to take the U18s pack down there. More news on Wednesday.

Steve

Sunday's match

I'm pleased to announce that we are hosting North Hykeham at home at Sixways. Good news for Bean etc. Time of KO to be confirmed, but early afternoon most likely.

More news when I get it.

Steve

County training

Next county training session will be held at Camp Hill RFC on 21st October. You can find directions to Camp Hill at http://www.chrfc.co.uk/.

Please be there for 12:45pm.

Steve

Next County training session

The next county training session will be held at Malvern on Sunday 30 September. Please arrive ready changed at 12:45pm.

As always, our thanks to Malvern RFC and Stourbridge RFC for hosting us.

County Training Sunday

This sunday is the first Worcestershire county training day. This is being held at Stourbridge RFC. Please be there 12.30 for a 1 oclock Start. We expect to finish around 3.30 to 4.00.

Sunday training

Training this sunday is 10 till 12 on the cummins farm pitches. Parking could be a problem on sunday due to building work so come early if possible.

Training dates

Training will start at Worcester on Wednesday 22 August. Over the Cummings Field pitches. Not sure what the state of car parking will be like. I would suggest you park in the club car park and walk across.

Until that time Wednesday torture, sorry training with Pete will continue. The U19s and prospective HPA and TDg players would benefit in coming down.....

Steve

Current state of the fixtures. I will update it as and when I can. CTM stands for Club/Training Match and means I haven't filled it yet.

Steve

02/09/2007		Club Training
09/09/2007		Club training/County dev
16/09/2007		Club Training
23/09/2007		Comets (A)
30/09/2007		County trials/Training
07/10/2007		Regional 10s
14/10/2007		CTM
21/10/2007		County
28/10/2007		Regional 10s
04/11/2007		County
11/11/2007		Welwyn (H)
18/11/2007		County
25/11/2007		Kettering (H)
02/12/2007		County
09/12/2007		Lichfield Burton (A)
16/12/2009		Comets (H)
Christmas break
06/01/2008		Wimbourne (A)
13/01/2008		CTM
Sat 19 /1/08		CTM??
20/01/2008		Regional Trials
27/01/2008		Westcliffe (A)
03/02/2008		Regional Training
Sat 9/2/08		Regional Training
10/02/2008		Regional Match
17/02/2008		Welwyn (A)
24/02/2008		National Cup Rd 1/CTM
02/03/2008		Lichfield Burton (H)
09/03/2008		Regional Training
16/03/2008		Regional Match
23/03/2008		EASTER
30/03/2008		National Cup Rd 2/CTM
06/04/2008		Kettering (A)
13/04/2008		National Cup Finals/CTM
Sat 19/4/08		CTM??
20/04/2008		Regional Training
27/04/2008		Regional Training
04/05/2008		CTM
11/05/2008		Regional Festival
18/05/2008		CTM
25/05/2008		National 7s

Off-season training

Remember that Pete is offering SAQ and fitness training at Malvern on Wednesday nights. We had 9 or so players down and it was hard work. I am pleased to say that Allan, Keith and myself all joined in and there was some real effort going in.

Personally, I learned that I can't do the Ickey Shuffle and we will have to see what weeks of practice will deliver at the end of the season. Unfortunately I'm away working next week so you will have to wait for the coaches entertainment value.

Thanks to Pete and Mark for running the sessions. For those who weren't there, I suggest you make it down if you can. You will feel the benefit of it at the start of the next season!

Awards (and Gaelic Football)

Thanks to all the players who made it for the last training session. Gaelic football was fun (does anyone know the final score?) although at the end some of the numbers seemed a bit skewed. Not helped by Bean only running on to play occasionally (when her can was empty I guess).

Awards

Players player of the year - Bean
Most improved - Coral
Back of the year - Beth
Forward of the year - Eliza
Coaches player of the year - Pikey

The Mark Edwards Memorial Award was presented to Ale.

Our thanks to all the players who have contributed through the year. On behalf of the rest of the coaches I'd like to thank you all for the gifts. It's nice to know that you do appreciate what we do and for that to be reflected in the presents was a nice touch. Thanks.

As announced by Pete, next years coaches will be: Forwards - Pete (Boss forward coach) and Steve (junior assistant deputy trainee forwards coach). Backs - Rich and Keith.

In the meantime, fitness will be taken by Pete at Malvern on Wednesdays. Starting next week, kicking off at 7pm.

We will let you know when we start pre-season as we just need to confirm the new pitches are ready.

Cheers
Steve