Tournament Info

We only have 6 weeks now until were off on tour!


I have one piece of vital information I require from you for the success of the tour, “dietary requirements”

Please email craigdouglas@supanet.com or message me ASAP with any special requirements for your child. We have decided to utilise the self catering option whilst in the lodge at Glenshee. This option will potentially save us £500 from the total tour cost.

Please also be advised, that I am arranging a parent meeting on Sunday 11th March at 10am before training at the clubrooms, Riverside. As parent or guardian of a child attending the tour, someone must attend the meeting to represent your child as Important information will be passed on at this meeting. I will send out a reminder via text on Friday 9th.

If anyone has any queries, or other relevant information regarding the tour, please let me know soonest.

Thanks,
Craig

Email: jedminirugby@googlemail.com




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Hawick Tournament

Bus for Hawick Tournament will be at 09:45 on Sunday from the bus station.
The tournament begins at 10:40 for some of the age groups.

Christmas orders from the shop

Please note, anyone wishing to purchase kit for christmas from the shop should place their orders before the end of October to avoid disappointment. Orders can be given to Paul Cranston or Eileen Raeburn. Cheers.

2012 Tour Parents Meeting

Thanks again to everyone who attended the meeting in the Royal on Friday night. Below a brief summary of what was discussed and agreed for the weekend and pending fundraising events.Gulabin Lodge and outdoor centre has been booked for sole use on Fri 13th Apr - Sunday 15th Apr as per cost sheets distributed.

The Tour:

We plan to arrange a tour of Murrayfield on the trip up to the centre on Friday afternoon - Ali Campbell to advise
Activities for the Saturday have been discussed and Darren, the instructor at the centre is preparing a full on day of team building activities for everyone to enjoy - Booked

Rugby games are being arrange currently with development officers at other clubs - Ali and Craig to advise

Kit

Bob from the Royal has kindly offered to sponsor kit for the tour – Paul & Craig to discuss with Bob and Debbie for costs etc.

Fundraising:

Given the cost of the tour, discussion were had around fund raising arrangements over the next 6 months and the following events were agreed:

Christmas Raffle - More prizes required - Currently being arranged by Susan and Angela

Carpet Bowling Tournament - Date to be advised event to be organised by Carol King

EBay Page - David Williams is setting up an EBay page to help raise funds, if you have anything to donate and sell, let him know and he will post and sell on.
Again many thanks to everyone who attended, your time and input is much appreciated.
Will be in touch with news as and when,
Cheers,
Craig

Fixtures List

Big thanks to everyone that helped at th

Big thanks to everyone that helped at the coffee morning today. We raised a massive £586 for the club. Well done all.

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Summer Rugby Proposal

I hope you all had a great Christmas and new year, here’s hoping we can get started with training now the snow is shifting............below is some very important information with regards to the future of mini rugby, please read carefully and send us your views and comments.
A meeting was held at Riverside on Wednesday night attended by representatives of all our local Mini Rugby Clubs to discuss the feasibility of "Summer Rugby". Below is a link to the proposal prepared by Ali Campbell which was presented at the meeting. All the clubs agreed at the end of the meeting to seek the views of the parents on the subject and we would welcome your comments on the subject via return email jedminirugby@googlemail.com

Thanks in advance.

Proposed Season Changes

Start Sunday 7th August 2011
Stop Sunday 2nd October 2011

Break Winter Break

Start Sunday 13th March 2012
Finish season Sunday 26th June 2012

1st half of season would be an 8 week block
2nd half of season would be a 15 week block
We feel as a club that this new season would allow the flexibility for holidays for families and allow for the local Festivals to be worked around by individual clubs.
Pros of new season

• Better weather (firmer pitches)
• Increase numbers of players
• Development of skills in players would be higher
• More contact time in sessions
• Less chance of training being called off
• Shorter season more productive though
• More parents around clubs
• Flexibility of training sessions i.e. different days or even nights

Cons of new season

• Clashes with different sports i.e. tennis, cricket, golf, football
• Different holidays for families
• Local Festivals

Injuries

A lot of clubs have raised the issue over more injuries on firmer ground throughout the summer. This would be closely monitored over the first season, recorded and compared to other seasons.
Interested

If you think your club would be interested in this proposal the next step would be to get all the clubs together and sort out some fixtures and the way forward. We will make the first season a pilot scheme and assess it throughout the season. At the end of the day we can go back to the way it was if it doesn’t work out we don’t have anything to LOSE so let’s give it a TRY. Rugby is a huge part of our lives in the borders let’s make borders rugby something to be proud of for years to come.