Touch Rugby Fixtures - Week 1 - 21 May

Week 1 Fixtures

Here are fixtures for Week 1. Please note allocated reffing duties. All teams must report to the Registration Desk by 6.45pm. Rugby starts at 7pm!

For the 3rd year, we will soon welcome back our Summer Touch Rugby competition. the league begin`s this Wednesday still time to get your team together - team mates, friends, family, and work colleagues - all are welcome!

We would also love to hear from volunteer organisers or referees.
For further info see our Summer Touch Rugby website section.

A CELEBRATION OF THE CLUB'S SUCCESS

Worthing Rugby Club will be hosting

A Formal Dinner & Dance
on
Friday 21st June 2013
(Black tie or Lounge suit)

£50.00 pp
6.30pm for 7.30pm
Drinks on arrival, 3 course meal,
Wine & beer on the table

Limited numbers - tickets available from the office (01903 784706)

Result from the weekend

Sussex 8 - 35 Surrey

WORTHING RAIDERS V STOURBRIDGE

For those who were unable to attend or were there but couldn't bear to watch, there are 5 pages of Worthing RFC reports and pictures in the Worthing Herald after the club's promotion into National 1 on Saturday.

Congratulations and Sussex rugby

Last Saturday’s win by the Raiders at Stoubridge and promotion to National 1 for next season is a fantastic achievement by the players, coaching team, back room support crew and the whole club who have supported the team throughout the season. A fantastic day and season for Worthing RFC and it has capped a memorable season with all our senior teams gaining promotions, our Under 14’s and Under 9’s being crowned Sussex Champions and all teams throughout the Club enjoying individual successes.

All of this would not have been achieved without the support of the Club’s sponsors. Too many to name individually here but seen on our web site. But special mention has to be given to our main Raiders sponsors, without whom our achievement would not have been possible – Yeomans, Darren Crabb Wealth Management, L & S Printing, B & W speakers and Rabbit Group. Thank you one and all. more...

Worthing RFC on South Today

To view the South Today interview with David Hinchliffe follow the link below and go to about 19minutes for the start of the piece about Worthing.

South Today Interview

Adrian Hawke

It is with much sadness that we report the passing, last Saturday evening, of Adrian Hawke. Before he retired Adrian taught Music at Worthing Sixth Form College and was a club member for many years, playing scrum half in the 1st XV, particularly in the Castle Road days.

The funeral will be held at Worthing Crematorium on 31st May at 11.40am. The family invite friends back to the Rugby Club for refreshments after the service.

Our thoughts are with his wife Sheila, his two sons James and Nick and their families.

MADNESS IN MINEHEAD MINI TOUR

Thanks to all sponsors, fund raisers, organisers from the Mini section, that made the mini section tour to Butlins in Minehead, such a huge success his weekend.

200 parents and players represented the club with fun and pride as well as playing some great rugby in the Tigers Challenge tournament.

This year the mini section has been raising funds for the fantastic charity, Chestnut Tree House. Through several events and activities, the section has raised over £1000 so far, £400 on this tour! Thank you to everyone's generosity.

The Madness theme continued over the weekend, the tour has proven to be a fitting end to the season for all.
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Worthing U9s -Win the Sussex Championship

The format of the Sussex finals this year was that the 2 participating clubs entered 2 squads each. they each played 1 game.
Both scores would be added together to determine the champions.
Worthing Bulls won their game 10:4 (HT 3:2)
Worthing Sharks lost their game 8:10 (HT 3:6)
Making the aggregate score 18:14 to Worthing.
The players, coaches and spectators were a credit to Worthing RFC.
Sunday's performance was all the more satisfying given that 24 hours earlier all the players had been key in the U9's winning both the Worthing A and B festival, winning all 5 of their games in both festivals.
Worthing Bulls: (Lead Coach: Chris Brown)
Ben Brown, Ethan Clarke, Leo Ravaudet (capt.), Bruno Perry, Josh Poole, Jamie Atkinson, Alex Suckling, Alex Jefferiss, Rhys Daly, Ben Tinker-Taylor
Worthing Sharks: (Lead Coach: Fred Jefferiss)
Joe Thornton, Seb Wilkinson, Ethan Burstow, James May (capt.), Jack Wadman, Will Johnson, Harry Hancock, Joseph Keegan, Louis Russell, Joel Hunt

A M.A.D. Weekend of Rugby!

Worthing U7’s (Monsters & Dragons) had a full weekend of rugby last weekend which started with their home festival at Worthing RFC on Saturday.

The Monsters A’s were runners up in the A festival after a slim defeat to Lewis in their final game whilst the Dragon B’s had a strong afternoon finishing the day undefeated to lift the winners’ trophy in the B festival.

The weekend’s rugby did not end there for the Worthing U7’s. with 2 teams making an early start to travel and compete in the hugely popular Vectis Rugby Festival on the Isle of Wight. The Vectis festival is dubbed as the pinnacle event of the Islands rugby season and sees up to 1,800 children from the Island, Hampshire, Sussex and Kent. more...