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North West RDO Report - Cumbria North West RDO Report - Cumbria
Month: March 2010
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Club Development
- Keswick RUFC were awarded the National RFU Seal of Approval Award after being North Division Winners in 2009. The club will be presented with the award on 7th April 2010 by RFU President John Owen. http://www.getnoticedonline.co.uk/rugby-union/general-ru/keswick-take-club-of-the-year-award.html
- Westmorland Barbarians now have 50 players and have played 7 fixtures thanks to the efforts of Andy Brown and Garry Holmes in the South Lakes District of Cumbria.
- Workington RUFC received training on the RFU RugbyFirst System from RFU Development Officer Liam Nicholls. The training was designed by Liam and received some positive feedback thanks to its simple design and back up information.
- Egremont, Windermere & Creighton RUFC have all been signed off with the RFU Seal of Approval Award for the first time. This leaves Furness RUFC who should be completed in the next month and Hawcoat Park which would then give Cumbria a 100% completion rate for eligible clubs.
- The 8th Annual Under 23 Floodlit 10’s Event was held at Aspatria RUFC this year was the first time a team from out of the County were allowed to enter. Tynedale fetched a development team and were a very classy outfit winning the trophy. The deciding game was against Netherhall which was closely fought. All games were competitive and played in a very good spirit.
- Ben Blain – Carlisle RFC was presented with a vRugby Gold Award for his outstanding efforts over the past two years. Ben has raised in excess of £1000 for the club over the past two seasons as well as doing a number of other projects on behalf of his club. http://www.getnoticedonline.co.uk/rugby-union/general-ru/top-volunteer-ben-strikes-gold.html
- Wigton RUFC were presented with the RFU Whole Club Seal of Approval Award after final signoff of their Whole Club Development Plan by the RFU. http://www.getnoticedonline.co.uk/rugby-union/general-ru/-approved-wigton-land-first-for-county.html
- Graham Kidd attended the Carlisle Racecourse Sporting Champions Day along with Creighton RUFC to promote the game and the club and recruit more potential players for the club. Many individuals attended on the day but the impact of this cannot be measured at this early stage.
- A talk on ‘The changing role of the Community Coaches’ was given by Liam Nicholls at the Special Committee Meeting on the 25th March at Penrith RUFC. The role of the Cumbria RU Development Team was also highlighted and how they are looking to help clubs going forward.
- Garry Holmes CRC for South Lakes has been running a very successful volunteer programme in the area and has one volunteer who has now clocked up 20+ hours assisting with Rugby Development Programmes.
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Facilities
- Silloth RUFC are putting in a local bid for floodlighting of their facility in conjunction with other sports clubs in the area. The bid is only at stage one and outcomes will be decided shortly.
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7-18
- Cumbria U13 10’s Competition was won By St Benedicts School from Whitehaven with a flawless display throughout their pool and finals games. The team also won the NW State Schools Yr 8 Finals and the Yr 9’s were Runners Up in the North State Schools Finals at Tynedale. This is testament to the work that Garyth Orton is putting in at the School with Copeland Community Coach Martin Grealish.
- The Keswick Northern 7’s Competition was fought out by 12 Teams from across the North of England. The final was won by Dame Allan’s School from the North East but they were push hard by an excellent but tired Queen Elizabeth School from Kirkby Lonsdale who had come through a much tougher pool system.
- Cumbria U15 7’s was won by Trinity School from Carlisle who were strong through pool and final stages. They were pushed close in a gripping final by Ullswater Community College, a score on the final whistle by Trinity was all that separated the teams.
- The talented athlete programme trialled by Rugby Union and Allerdale SSP has been pretty successful and has highlighted certain areas which can be improved to ensure greater participation in sport. The trial was part of the 5hr offer HQ Pathways Themed Group and will be used as a model of good practice with other SSP’s across Cumbria initially.
- The 2nd Cumbria MLD/SLD Festival was held at Netherhall SSC with 6 schools participating an increase of 50% on 2009. 4 of the schools have indicated an interest in attending the NW Finals at Blackburn later in the year. The internal promotion by the special school staff to other staff has been the key to success and the increased attendance at local and potentially regional festivals.
- Aspatria held a very successful Youth Festival on 28th March where U8, U10 & U12 Teams from across the County participated. The festival was supported in the form of referees by the Cumbria RU Development Team who received so very positive feedback on their game and player management throughout the day. Thanks must go to Malcolm Wilson for organising the event.
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Coaching
- The Level 1 Course @ Keswick had saw 18 candidates successfully complete the award with a number being recommended for the Level 2 programme in Cumbria or the Level 2 Course coming up in the NW shortly.
- The Level 2 Coach Development Programme in Cumbria kicked off at Keswick RUFC although only 5 individuals attended the initial session there is more interest throughout the County.
- Netherhall SSC have received a 4 week coaching block from RDO Liam Nicholls with objectives of stimulating interest and creating a better club school link. The club are looking to run the School teams as part of the club organisation and try to ensure players make the transition into the club environment.
- St Bees School recently ran a Rugby Leaders Award where 6 of their best students attended. The students are currently planning delivery, coaching and organising the Copeland Festival in conjunction with the Community Coaches.
- Eden CRC Shelley Atkinson has delivered a Tag Rugby inset session supported by Eden SSP. This is to up-skill teachers and ensure sustainability of Tag Rugby in the longer term in the district.
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Refereeing
- ELRA Course is in place at Cockermouth RUFC through Paul Renton and Club Contact Nick Wilson.
- ELRA is being organised in South Lakes with CRC Garry Holmes and Paul Renton. The course will be at Kirkby Lonsdale RUFC and dates are being finalised at present.
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Women and Girls
- Kendal RUFC now have 12 U18 girls training regularly after pushing in the local schools. The club have identified a volunteer coach to look after the section and are being supported by Garry Holmes.
- The Cumbria U15 Girls Programme has kicked off in the Easter Holidays with delivery scheduled across the County. This is to establish more U15 Players to support the club & CB Squads for 2010/11.
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Future Events
- 30th/31st March & 1st April 2010 – Steve Hanley Easter Rugby Camp @ Aspatria RUFC (40+ Kids Registered)
- 7th April 2010 – Keswick National SoA Club of the Year Award Presentation.
- 14th April 2010 – Police Officers Tag Course @ Keswick RUFC (14 candidates already in place)
- 16th April 2010 – North East & Cumbria Regional CB 10’s Competition @ Barnard Castle School.
- 20th April 2010 – Barrow Tag Course @ Furness Academy (25 candidates registered)
- 23rd April 2010 – NWFG Meeting @ Lymm RUFC
- 26th April 2010 – Cumbria RU Development Team Meeting @ Lakes College.
- 29th April 2010 – NW Regional Implementation Conference @ Preston GH RUFC.
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