Touch Rugby Refereering Course 13 Feb - POSTPONED TO ANOTHER DATE

There will be a Touch Rugby Refereeing Course at Millwall Rugby Club on 13th February 2016 at 9am.

If you would like to attend, to register, please sign up here: Sign Up Form

For more information please email Nigel Webb at touch@millwallrugby.com.

Posted by Millwall Rugby Club on Monday, 18 January 2016

Return to Rugby Project - Kick Off Meeting this Monday

Meeting after training this Monday

Following last year's successful "Rugby Basics" programme, we have plans to start it off again this season. But the great news is that the idea has "gone national" and is going to be marketed nationally as a "Return to Rugby" Programme starting around Sep 14th.

Millwall has been invited to be one of a small number of clubs involved in the launch, which could be a really exciting opportunity for us!

To make it work we need people interested in coaching, participating, involving the new guys socially in the club and probably more besides.

To kick it off, Martin MacTaggart from the RFU will be coming along to speak to us after training tomorrow night (Monday 17th August) at 9pm.

If you are interested in learning more, please come along at 9pm Monday.  

Please let me know you're coming by emailing me at andrew@millwallrugby.com

Time to come back to training?

The RFU coach visited again tonight to run a men's training session on the park and we had reasonably good numbers again, which was great.  But we'd still like to have more of you out there training each Monday and Wednesday, as Cookie has said in his weekly updates.

For me tonight, it was a return to training after a bit of a break (=understatement of the year). 

The RFU coaches are running our men's training on Wednesdays at the moment we are really lucky that they are able to do this for us (at no cost to the club).  On Mondays we are still training but running it ourselves.

As they say a club that trains together plays well together and we are keen to see more Llamas and third team players turning up to training too.  It's good for the club and good for you too, and we should start to see the benefits on the pitch on Saturdays.

The RFU coach has asked me to reiterate to players, that training is not just for first team squad and they are able to adjust the content of the sessions to suit the people who turn up, so that means if we have a good split of first and second/third team players, they will split the activity to make it appropriate to all.  Everyone will be welcomed.

So there really is no reason not come back to training...  The club needs you!

If not now, when?... will you be there next Wednesday?

Andrew

Communications Officer 

(who has EVEN been to training this week)

Online membership payment for 2014 now available

We've now made it possible to pay your 2014 club membership online via our website.

Visit our membership page to join or renew your membership.

Rugby Basics - this Saturday at 10am

Following a successful launch last week, the club will be running another Rugby Basics session (coached by Tim - thanks!) this Saturday again at 10am until 12 noon on Millwall Park, alongside Island Gardens DLR

It's ideal for:

• Men & Women who played at school, but haven't played for years, 
• Men & Women who have never ever played rugby before, 
• Social members, volunteers or physions curious to learn more, 
• Touch Rugby players who'd like to learn a bit about the full Rugby Union game.
• Current third team players who would like to improve their technique
• Current players who'd like to learn about playing in a different position.

What to bring:

• Yourself ready to have fun.
• Some football or rugby boots if you have them (trainers are OK if you don't)
• Shorts & old t-shirt or rugby jersey that can get muddy
• Something warm and dry to put on afterwards
• a black bin bag to protect your bag if it rains
• Maybe a bottle of water

Our third team manager, James will also be there to meet you if you'd like to find out more about playing regularly.... but there will be no pressure to do that until you would like to.

Please rugbybasics@millwallrugby.com for more info.

We plan to run these MOST Saturdays until further notice.

EVEN if you can't make this session but are interested, please do email rugbybasics@millwallrugby.com to let us know you're interested or signup for our club emails here.  

Hope to see you on Saturday!

Regards 

Andrew

Selection - Why you need to tell us your availability so early in the week

Our fixture secretary has a difficult job to do in making sure each team in the club has a match each week. But it's made more difficult for him and your team managers if you don't give your availability until late in the week.

Why?  

Because he has to give an indication to the league on a TUESDAY at 6pm whether or not we'll have enough players for a game that week.

Why?

So that pitches can be cancelled without penalty charges and league oppositions know whether we are playing.  If we confirm a game on a Tuesday and end up cancelling later in the week, then we have to waste your money on pitches we can't use and sometimes also on transport/catering etc.

What you need to do to help

So, if you know you definitely ARE, or definitely AREN'T available to play on a Saturday, please let us know on a MONDAY.  If there is a particular reason why you're a still a "maybe", it can sometimes help if you explain when you'll know for sure. Please don't be one of those people we have to phone up each week to ask.

What is the committee going to do about it?

Your team managers will start asking you after games and at Monday night training if you are available for the following week, which we think should help us avoid problems with fixtures.

The Wharf: News: Millwall Rugby Club looking to build on last year's success

Read about the club's targets for the season as Men's Chair, Shaun Cook talks about the season ahead. Read the full article here.

Committee, Officer & Volunteer List Updated

We've updated the list of committee, officers & volunteers on our website, where you'll find email addresses for each of them.

Free WiFi Trial @ The Clubhouse!!!

WiFi Lands at the Clubhouse...

That's right folks, from Saturday 1st September we will be trialling WiFi at the clubhouse.  Member's will be able to bring their laptops / ipods / ipads / androids etc. down to the Clubhouse and get on-line!  Simply ask for the access code behind the bar!

The technology we are using is not the cheapest (as we do not have a normal phone line!), so depending on costs we may have to start charging a small amount in the future.  But for now simply look for the "MillwallRFC" network and enjoy!

If you have any questions about this please do not hesitate to email me at ryan@millwallrugby.com

Thanks,

The Clubhouse Team.
clubhouse@millwallrugby.com

Clubhouse Free Stuff, Clear out Day & Monthly Disposals!

The 2012-2013 Season Is Approaching!

And with that in mind we are doing a couple of things to try and improve the clubhouse before the start of the new season.

Free Stash!

One of our players has donated a sizeable amount of kit that he has gathered over his career.  This is all free so just turn up to the clubhouse before the 1st of September and grab what you want.

Clubhouse Deep Clean & Clear Out Day!

General CMC member Gareth is running a deep clean day / clean out day at the clubhouse on the 25th August 2012.  Every 6 months or so it is useful to blitz our clubhouse and get ourselves ready for the first weekend of the new season.  We need more people to help with this, so please email gareth@millwallrugby.com to put your name forward.  (There are also rumours the CHO Ryan may stand the helpers a drink or two.. To be confirmed :-)

Monthly Disposals!

From the 1st of September 2012 (and on the 1st Saturday of each following month) we will be disposing of ALL left rugby kit and / or personal items in the clubhouse, so if you have boots, jackets, tops, gumshield etc, make sure you collect it ASAP.  We do not have the space to store left clothing items so we have start throwing it away / recycling it.  You have been warned :-)

Upcoming Events!

Club Open Day - 18th August 2012.  The Flyers will soon be coming hot off the press of the printers and appearing around the area.  Make sure you spread the word and lets get as many people down to the club for the Touch tournament / open day as possible.

Keep your eyes peeled on the blog / website for more details of events coming up in the coming months at YOUR clubhouse.

Ryan - MRFC Clubhouse Officer
ryan@millwallrugby.com

TGIF & Eurovision 2012, This Weekend at the Clubhouse!!

Well the English Rugby Season is fast drawing to a close, with the final of the 2012 Guinness Premiership at Twickenham this coming weekend.  But fear not Millwall Faithful we have a weekend of entertainment planned to keep you entertained.

You may also notice a link to each events details (on Facebook!) please let us know via the Events page if you plan to attend as it helps us order enough stock! 

Thank God its Friday - Dutch Edition - Friday 25th May.

Goedemorgen folks!!

It's another TGIF party! This time we celebrate a happy 32 years of Queen Beatrix ruling the Netherlands!
Be there! Take something orange with you!

Andrea, Caroline & JouJou

For more details visit : https://www.facebook.com/events/459314450762364/

Eurovision Song Contest - Saturday 26th May

Eurovision Song Contest Fancy Dress Party - yep, I know it's not as good as when Sir Terry used to do it.....but let's face it, nobody cares & you'll have been at the clubhouse since the Premiership Final anyway & won't know your Azerbaijan from your River Elbe by then.

So why not take the opportunity to upset your European friends with your cultural insensitivity by dressing up as a stereotypical European for the evening?

There will be prizes for the best dressed, (although you may not want to win them), and forfeits for those who've merely strung some Equinox garlic around their necks on the way in the door.

Party Games & drinks promotions to ensure you go home happy even if your chosen country reaps naught bur the dreaded Null Points

Wiggy & Gareth

For more details visit : https://www.facebook.com/events/460616487288425/

Have a great weekend guys and hopefully see you over the weekend.

Ryan & The Clubhouse Team.
clubhouse@millwallrugby.com