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Chairman’s Report – “Yeah mate, the clubhouse is on fire… again”
Read the latest article in Chairman’s Report, where the Chairman of Mitcham & Carlshalton RUFC in South London tells us the woes of being a young chairman
Diary of a Retiring Rugby Player – Surviving Pre-Season Training
Surviving pre-season is the 2nd part of Diary of a Retiring Rugby Player, which follows Erik’s candid journey through his final season as a Rugby player…
Unsung Heroes – Kathleen Digby, Head of Ladies & Girls at Alton RFC
In our latest Unsung Heroes post, we speak Kathleen Digby who is the Head of Ladies & Girls at Alton RFC, about the growth of Women’s Rugby…
Diary of a Retiring Rugby Player – One Last Season
Check out the Diary of a Retiring Rugby Player, which follows Erik’s candid journey throuogh his final season as a grassroots Rugby player…
The FYB Interview – Tom Varndell
Check out our interview with Gallagher Premiership Rugby all-time leading try scorer, Tom Varndell about his career and looking forward to playing for the Rugby Against Cancer XV…
The FYB Interview – Lee Dickson
Lee Dickson is a former England Rugby Union International who will be retiring at the end of the 2018/2019 season. Find out his thoughts and plans for the future…
The FYB Interview – Rugby Against Cancer’s Aaron Beesley
Rugby Against Cancer started this year, when Aaron Beesley decided to call upon the support of the Rugby community to raise funds and awareness for cancer charities. Their first event in August was a huge success and now Aaron is with us to discuss whats next, including details of the next event, a match against the Army Masters in Aldershot in November.
The FYB Interview – Jason Leonard – In Association With Front Row Club
We were lucky enough to chat with an icon of Rugby, Jason Leonard, as he launched his Front Row Club to support his charity Atlas
Grassroots Stories – Masters Rugby League In London
Masters Rugby League is Rugby League for the Over 35s – social rugby league for Gentlemen who should know better. It is the fastest growing form of the game and we are the only Masters Rugby League club in London. Masters Rugby League is a social form of the...
Diary of a One-Team Club – The First Half of the Season
In the latest edition of of our Diary of a One-Team Club series, find out how Racal Decca RFC have fared in the first half of the season…
Grassroots Stories – The “One Club” mentality: myth or reality?
In this article, find out what Millie Ross believes are the issues and the benefits ot “The One-Club Mentality”
Cutting The Roots
This week saw another article published by Gavin Mairs and The Telegraph, where the position of grass roots of Rugby was again in focus as former RFU President John Owen ‘feared for the future of the grass roots game’ Clearly this issue is not going away...
Clubland – Almost Heaven?
I love Club Rugby. Its not perfect, but its close, and love means more than seeing and dwelling on the imperfections. I grew up in the Scottish Borders and didn’t find rugby until age 11 when I went to Galashiels Academy. I love the banner at Munster games – IRISH BY...
Grassroots Stories – Rugby Talks & Me
Hi all Meg here. I never really know how to start these blogs when I’m talking about myself and what I’m doing *cringe. But here I am so let’s get chatting! So I’m Meg, I’m 19 and I am a huge rugby fan, I say huge I’m about 5’5 but my Dad says the noise I make really...
The FYB Interview – Phil Vickery – In Association with Raging Bull
We recently caught up with former Gloucester, Wasps and England Rugby World Cup Winner, Phil Vickery, to talk all about his life in Rugby, from the Grassroots early days up to the World Cup win. We also got a chance to talk about what are the next projects in...
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