Changes to Monday & Wednesday Night Training

Wednesday nights are proving hugely popular, with numbers averaging at around 35-40. However this has meant it has been quite challenging designing coaching to suit the wide range of players attending, to keep it interesting and beneficial for everyone.

So with effect from tonight we are making some small changes to Monday & Wednesday nights. The changes mainly concern our Rugby Basics and Return to Rugby programmes.

Mondays: Adult Non-Contact Touch Rugby & Fitness
7.30pm until 9pm

(But please do your best to arrive from 7pm to help us get the lights out - don't leave it to your team mates)

• This will be Non-Contact Touch Rugby Games for Fitness (for Men & Women of all abilities). 
• On Monday nights we will now run our Rugby Basics programme and complete beginners (men and women) are welcome to start on a Monday night.
• All new players welcome.

Wednesdays: Adult Contact Rugby Training
7.30pm until 9pm

(But please do your best to arrive from 7pm to help us get the lights out - don't leave it to your team mates)

• Contact Rugby Training
• This will be run as separate sessions for Men & Women.
• On Wednesday nights the men's section will continue to run our Return to Rugby Programme aimed at people who've played a little before and want to get back into the game. But if you're a complete beginner (and male) we recommend you start by coming just on Monday nights.
• Women's Wednesday sessions are unchanged and will continue to welcome complete beginners.

Want to start playing rugby?

We didn't want you to miss out!

Don't forget our Rugby Basics & Return to Rugby Programmes start this Wednesday and run for 6-12 weeks.

Return to Rugby is ideal for people who've played before and miss the fun & camaraderie of the playing Rugby regularly.  It's a 4-6 week programme aimed at bringing you into regular club training sessions and will have you playing a game or two before the season is out (only if you want to!)

Rugby Basics will run alongside and is our programme for complete beginners to rugby. We'll show you how to warm up, avoid injury, tackle safely and to enjoy the game of Rugby union.  It starts with a series of non-contact exercises, gradually including contact practice; and works at a pace to suit you.  There's no obligation to do every training drill if you're not completely comfortable.

Here's some more information about when, where and what to bring or get in touch at returntorugby@millwallrugby.com

We hope to see you on Wednesday.

Andrew, Robin, Matt, Andy
& the Return to Rugby/Rugby Basics coaches & organisers
returntorugby@millwallrugby.com

Return to Rugby & Rugby Basics Starts Tonight

Our first session of the new Return to Rugby programme starts this evening. Please arrive from 7pm for a 7.30pm start and ask for the Return to Rugby Programme when you get here.  Complete beginners are welcome as well as people who know how to play already.

You'll find us alongside Island Gardens DLR station just 8 mins from Canary Wharf or 5 mins from Greenwich.

We recommend you bring a bottle of water and wear studded football/rugby boots (plastic or metal if the ground is soft). If you don't have these, then trainers are fine.  If you have a gumshield bring it along, but if you don't have one, don't worry as you probably won't need one for a few weeks.

It might be rainy or soft underfoot tonight, so perhaps bring a change of clothes for afterwards.

Our clubhouse bar area will be open for changing before and afterwards as well as a beer after the session. Our shower facilities are quite limited however - there's just one small shower cubicle next to our loos.

About the programme

Return to Rugby is a new national programme that will run for at least 12 weeks over the World Cup period and is aimed at bringing people back into the game who haven't played for a long time.

At Millwall we started our Rugby Basics programme last year, with similar aims. But we are welcoming both men & women who are completely new to the game. This season we are going to run both programmes together, alongside our main training session, but tailor the activities specially for beginner/returner needs in mind.

http://returntorugby.com/