Photos from Saracens Touch Tourney

Congratulations once again on some more silverware (or a ball?) coming to Millwall Rugby Club!

Clubhouse notices, openings & Touch Rugby (w/c 27/4)

Clubhouse Notices:
Clubhouse shelving clear-out - Thurs 7th May:
Please be aware we will be clearing out shelves/coathooks etc on Thursday 7th May - so please ensure any personal kit you have in the clubhouse is removed before then as it will be disposed of. We have limited storage space and priority must be given to club equipment.

End of Season Dinner Tickets - purchase now before time (& spaces) run out.
We have a limited capacity for our end of season dinner and we have to submit finalised menu choices soon (by Fri 8th May). 

We are currently up around 75 people and we are restricted to number, so purchase quick to ensure your space.You can book your tickets HERE
 
Touch Rugby times:

Our sessions on Millwall Park will take place on the following Days and Times:

Every Sunday 13:00 – 15:00

Every Monday 19:00 – 21:00

Every Thursday 19:00 – 21:00

In addition to this, we will be playing at Surrey Quays on Wednesday evenings. The kick offs will vary between 18:30 and 20:00

Club Openings/Meetings: 
Monday - Open from 7pm
Fisher & Ed will be looking after you this Monday. So make sure you come down to the clubhouse and refresh yourselves. We will have the club laptop at the end of the bar so you can buy your End of Season tickets. 

Wednesday - CLOSED FOR SUMMER SEASON   
As contact training has finished and Touch is now on Monday & Thursday nights (as well as Sunday afternoons) we have decided to match clubhouse opening times to mirror the Monday & Thursday sessions. We will revert to Wednesday openings once pre-season Wednesday training starts up.

Thursday - Open from 7pm
Flex will be looking after you for this Thursday. We are opening on Thursdays during the summer season to tie in with Touch sessions. Come down to training and have a few drinks afterwards.

Friday - CLOSED

Saturday - Open from 6pm
As the season is over, we will be having later opening times on Saturdays (unless there is a specific event). Kate will be looking after you this Saturday for the bank holiday weekend, so pop down and keep Kate company. 
As with all clubhouse openings, the duty manager may close early dependant on demand.

"Oh no we've got Millwall next!" Saracens Touch Captain

Ladies and Gentlemen, put your hands together for Millwall’s Touch
team, The Intangibles.

I can’t think of a better start to the summer than to send our more,
ahem, experienced players to represent us in a Tournament at Allianz
Park. Wait a minute, I can think of a better way to start the summer.
And that is to send them to a Tournament to Allianz Park and for them
to win the bloody thing.

Note to Committee, with the addition of the Touch team to Millwall,
we’re going to need a bigger Trophy Cabinet.

Anyway, ably led by the Silver Fox himself, Mr James Wakefield, our 11
players creaked and limped all the way to Hendon (which when you’re
their age is the teenage equivalent of Hawaii) and then, as if by
magic, transformed themselves into Touch players floating over the 4G
surface used by Saracens RFC. Nandana Thomas, in particular, performed
so magically, that she won the Ladies MVP for the tournament.

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves though, this is just the start and
I for one will be hugely disappointed if we finish the summer without
additional silverware. Obviously, it’s time for the younger brigade,
(you know anyone under 35) to take over and where better to start than
next Wednesday at Surrey Quays, where we’ll be playing our first two
friendly, grading games.

I’d also like to remind everyone that we’ll be playing Touch on
Sundays at 13:00, Mondays at 19:00 and Thursdays at 19:00 on Millwall
Park throughout the summer.

Until then, once more, stand up and put your hands together for; 

Michael Beech

Antonia Branston

Darryl Gera

Paul Gossip

Isa Ribeiro

Dave Roberts

Sean Russell

Nandana Thomas

James Wakefield (C)

Nigel Webb

Task Force - we need you!

Dear all

As part of the drive to ensure we are always developing the club and
pulling in the best talent, we would like to invite members to join us
at 7PM on Friday 8th May, at the clubhouse.

The aim is to set up a task force of interested members, to be
creative in looking at how the club works and how we can improve what
we do.

Neil Sweeney of the RFU will be running the evening for us and giving
ideas of the kind of thing other clubs have thought of. 

Your involvement and commitment to anything going forward will depend
entirely on yourself and how you want to take this forward after the
meeting. The ongoing agenda will be defined by the members of the task
force.

Please reply to myself (chairman@millwallrugby.com)
with any indications of interest if you would like to help the club
with ideas, activity, time....

best regards

Robin Poynder
Chairman 

Touch Rugby through the summer

Hello everyone,

During the close season we will be running Mixed Touch sessions to help you retain a modicum of fitness throughout the summer and we will also be taking part in a League competition which takes place at Surrey Quays.

Our sessions on Millwall Park will take place on the following Days and Times:

Every Sunday 13:00 – 15:00

Every Monday 19:00 – 21:00

Every Thursday 19:00 – 21:00

In addition to this, we will be playing at Surrey Quays on Wednesday evenings. The kick offs will vary between 18:30 and 20:00.

Note that these sessions are all free to members and those of you who are non-members will be expected to pay a fee of £3 every time you turn up.

Kind regards,

Flex

Clubhouse openings & training (w/c 20/4)

Training:
As the season has now drawn to a close - your team managers, club captains and training coordinators are currently formulating the training structure over the summer months. Please keep checking the website, facebook page and emails for updates.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Club Openings/Meetings: 
Monday - Open from 7pm
Fisher & Ed will be looking after you this Monday. So make sure you come down to the clubhouse and refresh yourselves. We will have the club laptop at the end of the bar so you can buy your End of Season tickets. Rumours are that they are extending the bierfest feel with cooking up the few remaining bratwurst and pretzels (good/bad news is that there are none of those German shots left).

Wednesday - Open from 7pm        
Gareth will be looking after you this Wednesday. So make sure you come down to the clubhouse and celebrate reaching the mid-point of the week and refreshing yourselves. We will have the club laptop at the end of the bar so you can buy your End of Season tickets.

Friday - Open from 7.30pm  
Brigitte will be looking after you for this monthly Friday opening. So make sure you come down to the clubhouse and celebrate reaching the end of the week and refreshing yourselves. We will have the club laptop at the end of the bar so you can buy your End of Season tickets. 

Saturday - Open from 6pm
As the season is over, we will be having later opening times on Saturdays (unless there is a specific event). Robin will be looking after you this Saturday, so pop down and keep him company. 

As with all clubhouse openings, the duty manager may close early dependant on demand.


Thank you's
I would just like to say a huge thank you to everyone who helped out and made the bierfest a great success.

I would also like to thank the duty managers and bar staff who help out to keep the beer flowing all year long so all you great people can keep hydrated (as well as thanks to everyone for drinking there (responsibly) of course)!!

Millwall Rugby Club Ltd - Annual General Meeting 30 May 2015

Annual General Meeting

Formal notice

Saturday 30th May 12pm   

**time brought forward to midday**

Millwall Rugby Club
75 Manchester Road
London E14 3DN

This is formal notice of the club's Annual General Meeting.  Business will include:

1. Chairman's Report
2. Secretary's Report
3. Treasurer's Report 
4. Resignation of Officers
5. Election of Elected Officers:
• Chairman
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Men's Chair*
• Ladies' Chair*
• Youth Chair*
• Communications Officer
• Development Officer
• Clubhouse Officer
• General Committee Member 1
• General Committee Member 2
• Social Secretary
• Fixture Secretary
• 1st XV Manager
• 2nd XV Manager
• 3rd XV Manager
• Venus Manager
*after election, the three chairs will come to a mutual agreement to decide which of them will take on the externally-representative role of "Club Captain" for the season.


6. Volunteer vacancies to assist the above elected officers.
• These roles (and more) are ideal if you want to help out but don’t want the obligation of being a full officer.  Alternatively, if you can help out as general assistants to an elected officer, it is a good introduction to club management and your help will be greatly appreciated.
• Registration Secretary
• Membership Secretary
• Accountant/Book-keeper
• First Aid Officer
• Press Officer
• Sponsorship Officer
• Programme Producer
• Webmaster
• Transport Officer
• Coaching Coordinator
• Statistics & Caps Secretary
• Youth Safeguarding Officer
• Men’s Tour Co-ordinator
• Merchandise Officer
• International Tickets Co-ordinator
• Events helpers 
• Clubhouse Maintenance People
• Men's Playing Subcommittee additional volunteers
• Ladies' Playing Subcommittee additional volunteers
• Youth Playing Subcommittee additional volunteers
• Development Subcommittee additional volunteers


7. Any other business.

Important Notes:

Membership 

You must be a currently paid up member of the Club to vote (for elections or for awards) or to stand for an elected position.  If you're not a member yet, please see our website to pay online in advance of the meeting.

Nominations for Elected Roles

If you would like to stand for one of the ELECTED positions listed in item 5, you should submit a nomination in by email  to Karen Anderson (secretary@millwallrugby.com) by 1pm on Saturday 23rd May.

Please see the current list here.

Potential candidates are strongly encouraged to find out what is involved in the role by referring to the role descriptions on the club website committee page or by asking a current or past post-holder.

Candidates may be considered for election to more than one position if the electing members believe it is in the best interests of the club.

Volunteer Vacancies

The list of volunteer vacancies is a guide, based upon experience, of some of the ways you could still help out if you don't want the responsibility of an elected position.  However the club cannot run if we are left with too many of the elected roles left vacant, so the priority for the meeting must be to fill the Elected Roles.

Voting at the meeting

Voting will be carried out by secret ballot (on paper) and voters will be able to choose between each of the candidates plus an option "none of the above/re-open nominations".
Per article 24.2 of the Articles of Association, where there is only one candidate for a particular position they must gain at least 50% of the votes cast to be elected.
Article 25 explains what will happen if any of the elected roles remain unfilled.

Voting in absentia by proxy

• Members are not obliged to vote if they do not wish to do so.
• If you are not able to attend the AGM in person, you may nominate a proxy to vote on your behalf by giving them and the Chairman\Acting Secretary notice of this in writing (email preferred) by 1pm on Wednesday 27th May. Where this is not done, the proxy vote will not be accepted.
• Your proxy must be a current club member and no club member may carry more than 5 proxy votes. You should instruct your proxy how to vote on your behalf.
• If you are unable to find a willing proxy, current club officers will act as proxy for you and will accept written instructions on how to vote on your behalf.
• We want members to attend the meeting and take part in the discussions so please do make every effort to attend in person. It's your club and it’s run by the members for the members.

Want to understand more about how the club committees work?

We recommend all members aquaint themselves the Operating Guide to the Management Committee and Subcommittees which can be found on the website in the "Club" section.

Karen Anderson, Secretary

QBE Internationals 2015

Hi [first name],

 

The games just keep coming this year and before you get too excited about the World Cup we have the QBE Internationals, which take place in the Summer this year. The Club has access to tickets to the England internationals at Twickenham, against France and Ireland. We ae limited to only two £41 tickets but other than that we can request as many tickets as demand dictates. We will also be applying or tickets to the game in Paris but no tickets have been allocated to us as yet.

 

Below are the details of the games and how to apply for tickets.

 

1. England v France, Saturday the 15th Aug 2015 @ 8pm (Priced at £85, £72, £62, £41)

2. England v Ireland, Saturday the 5th Sep 2015 @ 2:30pm (Priced at £85, £72, £62, £41)

 

As per the normal process, to apply for tickets please email the Club by the 26th April on

internationaltickets@millwallrugby.com with the following information:

 

• Which game you would like to go to?
• How many tickets you would like?
• Your preferred price
• Are you flexible on the price of the tickets? (if you want the £41 category)

 

In addition to the cost of the ticket the Club will be charging an admin fee of £5 per tickets, payable at the time of purchase.

 

Remember these tickets cannot be bought by the general public and fetch a premium of £100+ if we sold them directly to approved hospitality providers, so make sure you take advantage of this great opportunity and privilege of being a member of the Club.

 

To get access to these tickets, you first need to make sure your club membership is paid and up to date. We are only allowed to let you purchase tickets if you have been a member for at least 2 weeks prior to purchase.

 

Lastly remember the tickets are for personal use, if you are caught selling them on to a ticket tout or on the internet the Club will get in trouble and may well have our ticket allocation reduced or removed.

 

Good Luck and hope to see you all soon..

 

Regards,

 

Shaf

Clubhouse openings & training (w/c 13/4)

Firstly - huge congratulations to the Llamas winning the Essex Merit Table Div 3 Plate on Saturday - a good Saturday/Sunday celebration was had by all (as can be seen by the before/after pics)!!

Training:
As the season has now drawn to a close - your team managers, club captains and training coordinators are currently formulating the training structure over the summer months. Please keep checking the website, facebook page and emails for updates.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Club Openings/Meetings: 
Monday - Open from 7pm
Fisher & Ed will be looking after you this Monday. So make sure you come down to the clubhouse and refresh yourselves. We will have the club laptop at the end of the bar so you can buy your Bierfest and End of Season tickets.

Wednesday - Open from 7pm        
Gareth will be looking after you this Wednesday. So make sure you come down to the clubhouse and celebrate reaching the mid-point of the week and refreshing yourselves. We will have the club laptop at the end of the bar so you can buy your Bierfest and End of Season tickets.

Friday - CLOSED

Saturday - Millwall BIERFEST - Open from 5pm to LATE
This is it, the main event. We have german beer, shots, pretzels and bratwurst ready for what promises to be a great evening. Ed will be in charge of the festival games. German attire is positively encouraged as Ed may enforce infringements. 

This event is open to members and their guests and you can either pay £5 for entry on the door, or buy a package for £20.

This package includes all of the below (some £27.50 if bought individually)

• Entry to Bierfest (£5 if bought separately)
• 1 Millwall Bierfest polo shirt - limited sizes (£10 if bought separately)
• 1 Millwall Bierfest tankard (£7.50 if bought separately)
• 1 pint of Lowenbrau (£3.00 if bought separately)
• 1 Kleiner Feigling shot (£2.00 if bought separately)

You can buy entry tickets and packages below (or on the door on the night)

All profits from this event (and other events) will go towards club improvements in the run-up to the Summer/Rugby World Cup. 

Currently on our improvements wish list are things such as a wider projector screen (so we can see all of the picture), new oven for kitchen, new gas BBQ, 2 new gazebos etc.

Options

Bierfest Package (Entry, Tankard, Shirt, 1 Pt. Beer & 1 Shot) - £20.00 GBP Bierfest Entry Only - £5.00 GBP Tankard Only- £7.50 GBP Polo Shirt Only - £10.00 GBP

Polo Shirt Size

Not applicable S M L XL XXL

Additional comments

Saturday 11th of April - Last Games of the Season: Venus and Mens 2nds

Its on!

This Saturday the unstoppable force meets the immovable object. 

Two of the Titanic teams of Millwall rugby club are ending their seasons this Saturday the 11th of April.

We will start with Ladies first....and of course this could only mean our fantastic Venus team who will battle it out against Haringey away with a noon kick off.
After their impending display of rugby prowess, the likes of which should be enough to send a chill down the spine of the most fearless of Tongan sevens teams, it is rumoured that they will then descend on the clubhouse with an almost fanatical desire to cause mayhem, each one dressed as their "favourite fictional characters". 

The suggestion of the day is that anyone in the club once they are back should at least have made an effort to "join in" and dress as their favourite fictional character also to avoid ridicule and possible fines.

This will be swiftly followed by the entrance of the Llamas who have their Merit Plate Final clash away at Chelmsford, Kick off 15:00hrs. The team manager has specified that blue shirts and ties must be worn so i can only assume the Llamas' favourite fictional characters are business smurfs.

Once the smurfs return triumphant there will be much merriment and carousing until the wee hours so best get down to the club in full health for a party extravaganza to match the likes of a MIGHTY GERMAN BIERFEST (which is happening in the club next week, tickets and paraphenalia available on the website), or one of Berlusconi's Bunga-Bunga sensations (with marginally less bunga-bunga expected) and pleanty of singing shouting and dancing around with a big rope.


BE THERE you won't want to miss out!!

Club will be open from about 15:00hrs

Clubhouse openings, training & games (w/c 6/4)

Training:
No Monday night training for remainder of the season (Male and Female). 
There will be a Wednesday night training session and all are encouraged to attend this key session with the last games coming up on the Saturday.

Games: 
We have 2 key games this weekend:

• Mens 2nd XV are playing in the Merit Final (venue & times TBC - but it will be away)
• Venus are also playing away at Haringey (12noon Kick Off)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Club Openings/Meetings: 
Monday - CLOSED (Bank Holiday) 

Wednesday - Open from 7pm        
Gareth will be looking after you this Wednesday. So make sure you come down to the clubhouse and celebrate reaching the mid-point of the week and refreshing yourselves after the contact training session. We will have the club laptop at the end of the bar so you can buy your Bierfest, End of Season tickets or 'buy a brick'.

Friday - CLOSED

Saturday - Open from 2.30pm
We will have 3 DMs looking after you this weekend due to the fact that we have applied for a late licence to celebrate one of the Venus ladies passing a milestone birthday as well as welcoming the 2s back from their final. Hooch and 'bombs will be flowing I am sure. See you there.
 
Dates for diaries
Don't forget, just because the rugby season is reaching the end we still have plenty of events you need to make sure you keep your diaries free for. 

• Sat 18th April - Bierfest @ Clubhouse (ticket only event, limited numbers left - click on link below to purchase)
• Sat 23rd May - Eurovision Night @ Clubhouse
• Sat 31st May - AGM @ Clubhouse
• Sat 6th June - End of Season Dinner @ Via Canary Wharf (ticket only event, limited numbers left - click on link below to purchase)

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Links to event tickets/item purchases:


As we come to the end of another season at Millwall Rugby Club and start our 20th season we have a number of celebratory events/items it would be great to see you at/purchase. Please click on the event/purchase text to be taken through to the relevant purchase page.

• Buy a Brick
• Millwall Rugby 2015 Bierfest @ Clubhouse - 18th April, ticket only event (you can purchase the tankards/polo shirts separately if you can't make the event).
• Millwall End of Season Dinner @ Via (Canary Wharf) - 6th June, ticket only event (prices increase from 1st April).

All the proceeds from these items will be reinvested into club facilities as well as enabling us to keep event prices, subs, membership, bar prices etc. as low as possible for everyone.