Warwickshire Rugby Football Union

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LEAMINGTON RUFC - Coaching opportunity - see under coaching

BILL BEAUMONT COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Warwickshire 39 pts v Eastern Counties 34 pts
Saturday 12 May at Nuneaton RFC, 3pm KO. £5 entrance - all welcome. Players involved in the squad are from Coventry, Broadstreet, Nuneaton, Leicester Lions, Ampthill, Rugby Lions, Sutton Coldfield, Ealing, Leamington, Barkers Butts and Bedworth.
Warwickshire lost to Durham Saturday 5/5.

EUGENE COLLINS - KERESLEY RFC.
It is with deep regret that we have to inform you that Mr Eugene Collins died this morning, 20th April, in hospital. As soon as we hear what the funeral arrangements are, we shall pass them on.
He was a stalwart of Keresley RFC and Coventry & Mid Warwickshire RFU. One of the real characters of our great game and he will be sadly missed.
Don Whitmarsh. Keresley RFC.
The funeral for Mr Eugene Collins will be at 12.30pm on Thursday 3rd May 2012. The service will be at St. Thomas' Church, Longford Rd / Hurst Rd., Longford, Coventry, CV6 6DR and afterwards at Foleshill Gas Workers Club, 970 Foleshill Rd., Coventry, CV6 6EN

WARWICKSHIRE COLTS RFU -
The Bob Coward Cup Final will be held on Monday 16 April at Butts Park Arena Coventry RFC 7.30pm kick-off, between the holders Nuneaton and Kenilworth who last won the Colts Cup 39 years ago. All spectators are welcome to attend, entry fee payable on the gate £4 Adults, £2 Concessions, Under 16’s free.

WARWICKSHIRE SOCITEY OF REFEREES.
ELRA Courses - June 17th and June 24th Old Coventrians RFC Tile Hill Lane, Coventry CV4 9DE 9 15am 'til 4 30
August 19th and 26th Same venue and times.
Junior Whistlers SUMMER HOLIDAY Course: August 21, 22 and 23 14 to 17 year olds only. Same venue: 9 30 'til 2pm each day.

ALCESTER 7's Tournament.
Sunday 29 April 2012. See www.alcesterrfc.co.uk and under news tab

MARK WOODHEAD MEMORIAL MATCH.
Mark Woodhead died in January 1992. The first memorial match was between Barkers Butts RFC and West Midlands Police at Coundon Road on 5th April 1992.
The 20th anniversary match will be held this Wednesday, 4th April,at 6.30pm, at Barkers Butts, Pickford Grange Lane nr Meriden. CV5 9AR.Free entry but donations will be invited to Cancer Research.
Lisa and Mark's family are due to attend, as are Neil Back and Chief Constable Chris Simms. Please come along to remember Mark and to support the teams.
Many thanks to Barkers Butts for hosting the match and for Warwickshire Society of Referees to providing the match officials.

COACHING.
There is a new tab under Coaching - Situations Vacant. This is for clubs to post opportunities for Coaches but also for Coaches to express their interest in posts.

BARKERS BUTTS RFC - Rugby Tens competition, Sunday May 06 2012. Further details at www.bbrfc.moonfruit.com

WARWICKSHIRE COLTS - Bob Coward Cup. Semi Finals, Sunday 01 April.
Kenilworth v Old Coventrians, Newbold v Nuneaton.

WARWICKSHIRE COACHING CONFERENCE
Saturday May 26 - further details to follow.

WARWICKSHIRE SHIELD FINAL.
Pinley v old Leamingtonians @ Broadstreet RFC, Sunday 06 May 2012, 3pm KO.

INSPIRED FACILITIES FUND
Please remember that any clubs’ with facility needs can apply to Sport England Inspired Facilities Fund Round 2 until 5 April 2012 for up to £50,000. The last round saw 633 applications from sports clubs and local authorities with 350 successful applicants (21 rugby clubs) and total award value of £17.43m. Contact Ross Baxter on rossbaxter@rfu.com

STACEY TOLLEY
of Keresley and Warwickshire picked for Midlands v South West at Whitchurch, Sunday 11th March.
Good luck Stacey !

KERESLEY RFC
Statement under Affiliated Clubs.

EUGENE COLLINS
Mr Eugene Collins (86), who has been a member of Keresley Rugby Club for 57 of the clubs 59 years existence, was seriously injured in a motor accident on Monday 5/03/12. Eugene was travelling to the rugby club where he is still an active member of the club’s ground staff. The accident happened in New Road, Ash Green, Coventry. Mr Collins has been kept in Coventry’s University Hospital, Walsgrave, suffering from a serious neck injury and seven broken ribs. All at Keresley and Warwickshire RFU wish Mr Collins a speedy recovery

SAFEGUARDING YOUNG PEOPLE workshop arranged for 28 March 2012. See under safeguarding.

KENILWORTH RFC -
Are looking for a new Irrigator.Are there any lying in some club's shed not being used. The model we are looking at is a Rolcar. Contact Willie Whitesmith, 01926 859465 or 07715 174723.

REFEREEING - MINI/MIDI COURSE.
See under Warwickshire Society of Referees.

BOB COWARD CUP - results update under Warwickshire Committees.

WARWICKSHIRE CUP, Quarter Final - Rugby Lions beat Broadstreet 44 - 15 tonight (28/2/12) so will go through to meet Berkswell and Balsall in the Semi Finals on Sunday 18.3.12

OPPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE OLYMPIC TICKETS - see under Club Development.

MIDLANDS U20'S -
Update under Representative Rugby.

KERESLEY RFC- COACH OPPORTUNITY.
See under Coaching.

WARWICKSHIRE COLTS 7's -
at Newbold on Avon RFC Sunday 29 April.

OLD LEAMINGTON LADIES -
Caroline Spence selected for Midlands following a sterling county performance. See under Women and Girls Rugby.

WARWICKSHIRE 2ND TEAM CUP FINAL -
Will be between Sutton Coldfield and Broadstreet on Sunday 19 February 2012 at Leamington RFC, 2.15 KO

WARWICKSHIRE 2ND TEAM SHIELD - The final will be Manor Park v Harbury, Sunday 04 March 2012, venue tbc.

WARWICKSHIRE COLTS - BOB COWARD CUP.
See under Competitions.

UPDATE - BEN WATERHOUSE
See under Club Development/Rugby Development Officer

REFEREEING COURSES-
new course dates see under Warwickshire Committees/Warwickshire Society of Referees.

WARWICKSHIRE SHIELD SEMI- FINALS
Shipston on Stour v Old Leamingtonians.
Pinley v Southam
To be played on Sunday 26th February 2012 on neutral grounds

WARNING:THEFTS FROM CHANGING ROOMS.
See warning from Ricky Rees at Cov Tech RFC under News.

OLD LEAMINGTONIANS RFC - Letter re Dog Fouling, see news section.

WOMENS and GIRLS FORUM.
Thursday 16 Feb 2012 - see details under Womens and girls rugby.

FIRST AID COURSE -
Places still available, Old Coventrians RFC, 28 January 2012. See under 'Safeguarding and welfare' tab.

WARWICKSHIRE SOCIETY of REFEREES - The Warwickshire Society of Referees' website has been voted the best in the world in a public vote against similar websites in Ireland, New Zealand, America and South Africa. Well done WSoR !

RFU LINK WITH SSE RUGBY ESSENTIALS.
to benefit Community Rugby Clubs - see under Club Development.

RFU WARNING on Scam email.
See artcle under News Jan 2012.

LEAMINGTON RFC -
Congratulations to Leamington Rugby club for acheiving the RFU's 'whole club' Seal of Approval.

COACHING SKILLS CLINIC for Women - 29 January 2012. See under Women and Girls rugby.

BEN WATERHOUSE -
RDO for South Warwickshire is moving on.Good luck and congratulations to Ben from all involved with rugby in Warwickshire. See message under Club Development/Rugby Development Officers. Ben is currently in the process of advising the arrangements to clubs in South Warwickshire.

COVENTRIANS RFC - backs coach required. See under Club Development.

COACHING AWARDS - update on systems and courses for 2012. See under Club Development.

CUP COMPETITIONS - update under Competitions tab 12/12/2012.

COACH LICENSING - see update under Warwickshire Committees/Coaching Development, 28/11/2011.