Next Physio clinic - Monday Feb 8th

The next Physio clinic will be on Monday February 8th from 7.30pm-9pm

Email physio@millwallrugby.com to book a slot or come down on the night if  there are slots available.

Tim

Wet Weekend (Social)

Thirsty...?

....After the arduous challenges of the coldest, gloomiest, "skintest" month you should be.

Especially when societal niceties pressure one into consuming the raw materials of beer, the drink of the gods, separately (except hops maybe).

Do not be alarmed, for the powers that be have brought together your favourite ingredients, hops, malt, yeast and water to bring us beer! (luminous paint, plastic and surgical alcohol for those who like 'ooch).

Therefore to show how thankful we are for this glorious triumph everyone will be required to dress in appropriate "wet" related attire on saturday the 30th of January where we shall pay homage to the gods of beer by cavorting all over the "dancefloor" (that bit next to the door with no chairs), in various states of dress, until the early hours of sunday, in the traditional Millwall manner.

Date: Saturday 30th January
Place: Under the arches at Millwall Rugby Club
Time: 18:00 - 19:00hrs or whenever your team gets through the door.

Those playing - best take your attire with you to wear straight after the game.

https://www.facebook.com/events/418185214973509/
Posted by Millwall Rugby Club on Thursday, 28 January 2016

Need a date for the Nautical themed night at the club this Saturday.....?

 

Can't get enough with just one Nautical themed evening this weekend? 

Then we have the solution for you.....

The Docklands Sailing Centre is holding an over 30s singles night on Friday night.

Here's a link to their event - CLICK HERE

And they are based on the 'port' side of the island - CLICK HERE

So why not 'sail' down there on Friday and bring your new found 'crew member' on a first date to the 'starboard' side of the island our Nautical night on the Saturday?? - Facebook event here

Millwall volunteers raise over £2,950 for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

Just a note to let you all know that £22,559.50 was raised in Tower Hamlets for the Poppy Appeal (that's £3,300 up on last year).

Of that total, an impressive £2,957.29 was collected by Millwall Rugby Club volunteers. This is just over £100 up on last year.

A big thank you to Brigitte, our club volunteer coordinator and all those who gave up their time to do this.

Millwall Raises over £2,950 for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

Volunteers needed

We're always looking for more volunteers to help out at Millwall Rugby Club.

The kind of areas we need help at the moment are:

• Adult coaching assistants (qualified or not... we can provide training)
• Youth coaching assistants (qualified or not... we can provide training)
• Bar Staff
• Bar Duty Managers
• People who love posting on social media

If you'd like to help us out, please email us at volunteer@millwallrugby.com.

Don't forget there are also benefits for you too!

Competitive Touch Rugby Teamsheets

It's great to see how popular our club touch rugby tournaments are becoming!

So we've decided to create an online team sheet for our touch rugby competitions, just like the club's men's rugby works.

When you tell us you're available (by emailing touch@millwallrugby.com), we'll collate names and then publish the team sheet, announcing that it is published via the blog

You can always find the new touch rugby team sheet by visiting the touch rugby section of our website and looking on the left hand side, for "Team Sheet".

More touch news here.

Nigel, Andrew, Darryl, Scott & Mike
Touch Rugby Committee

Over 50s Touch Rugby Tournament

There will be a touch rugby tournament for over 50s held at Allianz Park on 29th April.

If you would like to play please email touch@millwallrugby.com.

Posted by Millwall Rugby Club on Monday, 25 January 2016

Millwall vs Haringey Today

Millwallians,

A Millwall XV will be playing a friendly vs Haringey on Millwall Park at 2pm this afternoon - come down and support your team!

We've blogged our way to 100,000 page views

Surprising as it may seem, we've recently hit a staggering 100,000 page views on our main club blog from all of you.... the global Millwall Rugby family.

Since our first post in 2010, we've written more than 850 blog posts which gives you an idea of how much effort we've put into member communication at the club.

One of our most popular blog posts was about our tastefully-nude 2014 Calendar with 421 visits.  Not far behind was a post about the Prime Ministerial visit from David Cameron & Lord Seb Coe.

Here are some stats for you (click to make them bigger):

All-time global visitors:

Your favourite browser is Chrome:

And most of you use a Windows PC or an iPhone to read our blog:

Volunteers with benefits

Volunteering at Millwall has benefits!

Did you know that regular volunteers at Millwall qualify for 50% off their annual membership fee? 

And did you also know that players who volunteer qualify for 50% off their match day subs?

So if you play at least 15 games a year, this discount could be worth £100 or more as a thank you for your time and effort.  

If you want to save some money on your membership, why not give a little of your time instead? If you want to know what might be involved in some of the various roles, take a look here.

Please email volunteer@millwallrugby.com to find out how you could help.

This discount for volunteers was introduced in 2011. Here is a reminder of the rules as they currently stand:

• The discount applies to all club management committee roles and all other elected positions automatically.
• The discount is also also be available to all other club subcommittee members and volunteers, including unpaid coaches and unpaid referees providing it's supported by the relevant subcommittee chair (eg Men's Chair/Ladies' Chair/Youth Chair) and subsequent approval by CMC. It's up to the subcommittee chairs to identify the volunteers who should get this discount. While that happens a volunteer may need to pay the full amount and receive a rebate later following CMC approval.  
• The discount now also applies to regular bar staff if approved per the above - (this change happened when we withdrew the clubhouse credit/free drink vouchers.)
• The discount on subs applies as long as the committee member/volunteer continues to serve as such. A discounted membership shall remain valid as long as the committee member/volunteer continues to serve. 
• The discount applies to all categories and methods of paying membership except life membership.

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

No Regular Touch Rugby 31 Jan, 28 Feb and 13 Mar

Just a reminder that we will be playing our regular touch rugby every Sunday, with the exception of

• Sun 31st January
• Sun 28th Feburary
• Sun 13th March

This is because we are playing in a tournament on a nearby date instead.

Read more about the tournament here.

Touch Rugby Tournament

We will be entering a touch rugby competition on the following dates:

• Friday 29th January 2016 at 7pm at Allianz Park  (no regular touch on Sun 31st Jan)
• Saturday 13th February 2016 at 12 noon on Millwall Park (no regular touch on Sun 14th Feb)
• Saturday 12th March 2016 at 10am at Allianz Park (no regular touch on Sun 13th Feb)

Everyone is welcome to take part. Please email touch@millwallrugby.com if you would like to play.

Posted by Millwall Rugby Club on Monday, 18 January 2016

Posted by Millwall Rugby Club on Monday, 18 January 2016

Posted by Millwall Rugby Club on Monday, 18 January 2016

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

Club Management Committee meeting - amended date and place - 19 Jan

Happy New Year!

The first CMC meeting of 2016 time and place has moved - please note for January the meeting is on Tuesday 19 January and we are meeting at St David's Square 7.30pm outside the gym there (around the corner from Elephant Royale).  

Contact Karen (secretary@millwallrugby.com) or Paul Fisher if you need help finding it. 

Club members are welcome if you want to come along and hear what goes into running your club. 

Note that normally CMC meetings are on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm in the Clubhouse.

Cheers, 
Karen.

NEW "Rugby Basics & Return to Rugby" Programme

'Following the success and popularity of our Return to Rugby programme , we're going to be starting a new Return to Rugby (R2R) & Rugby Basics programme on 20th January.

Who's it for?

Designed for complete beginners and people who've played before at school or university, but perhaps not so recently, the programme will run over 4-6 weeks to introduce you to the basics of the game.  There is no pressure to start playing games on Saturdays until you feel you are ready and want to.

When and Where?

If you'd like to take part, come along on Wednesday 20th January between 7pm and 7.30pm ready to start at 7.30pm.  Just ask for Matt, our coach and say you're here for the Return to Rugby or Rugby Basics programme.  You'll find us on Millwall Park and our clubhouse is right next to Island Gardens DLR station in the railway arches.

What to bring

Gym kit, warm layers, shorts or gear you can get muddy in.  You'll need football or rugby boots after your first session or two but trainers are OK to start with if you don't have any.  Bring a gumshield if you have one, but again, not necessary for your first few sessions.  Some water to drink and a change of clothes for afterwards is a good idea.  (You are welcome to change in our bar area, but we only have one small shower available on training nights).

Continuing?

Those of you who've already been on our first R2R programme are welcome to continue on the programme to help us welcome a fresh wave of beginners & returners, or to join our regular training sessions as you prefer.

Get in touch

There's no need to email in advance, but if you want to, you might like to join our Return to Rugby Facebook group here, and you're welcome to email us at returntorugby@millwallrugby.com if you've got any questions.

We also recommend you sign up for club emails here so you don't miss out on updates. You might also want to like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter or Instagram.  Tweet/Follow the conversation using #millwallrugby and #returntorugby.

Looking forward to welcoming you on 20th Jan.

Matt, Andrew, Robin, Tim, Andy

& all our new Return to Rugby/Rugby Basics Members

Physio Clinic Monday Jan 11

The next Physio clinic is in the Clubhouse on Monday January 11th

Book a slot by emailing timmcdonagh@millwallrugby.com