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Roll
up, roll up - Grand Draw deadline
Returns
of sold stubs for this year’s RFU Grand Draw are due on February 28. If
your club, school or society sends back 150 sold tickets by then
you will automatically be entered in the draws for clubs and
schools returning on time. If you have sold tickets you must return
the ticket stubs to us, even if it is after the deadline.
Please remember the following:
- Tickets stubs should be
filled in with a name and contact number on every stub.
- A returns form must
accompany the stubs, together with a cheque (club or personal)
made to the RFU Draw Society for 10 per cent of the proceeds.
- Parcels should be
securely wrapped and please put your address on the outside
- If you use the Freepost
address no stamps are required. Please allow 3-4 days for delivery
- If you send in the
stubs after February 28 please email grand.draw@therfu.com or call 07836
362215 and you must send postage paid. Simply omit the Freepost
code and use the PO Box number.
- Do not return unsold
tickets. Please destroy them as instructed
- If you wish to split
your return and send back some ticket stubs now and more
later please tell us so we can mark your file accordingly
Updates
on Community Amateur Sports Clubs
In two months time the cash refund on donations to
registered clubs will go down by 3.25 per cent.
So please read
the Gift Aid Guide to ensure that you make the most of the
transitional relief currently available.
Many CASC registered rugby clubs have a junior section
which will sometimes go on a tour involving overnight stays and
playing clubs in other areas of the UK or overseas. Please read the Tours
CASC update here to ensure that your club does not
inadvertently fall foul of the CASC expense rules.
England
v Scotland - please help the RFU Injured Players Foundation
 The RFU Injured Players Foundation needs volunteers
to help with a Twickenham match day collection on Sunday, March 13
before the England v Scotland game. All volunteers will get free entry
to the women’s match at 5.15pm and can watch the earlier men’s game on
a big screen. If you are interested in helping between 1pm and 2.45pm
(or even if you can help for an hour if you are attending the game
already) please contact ianjenkinson@rfu.com.
IPF Ambassador Bill Beaumont said:
“I’m asking every member of the rugby family to work together as a
team. With your support it’s no exaggeration to say that we can make a
huge difference.”
Force
for Wood – that’s RBS Rugby Force
 Tom Wood
returned to his childhood club Barkers’ Butts RFC on Friday, February
18. The England forward took the short trip from his family home to
visit the club to help promote RBS RugbyForce, the community volunteer
programme that helps clubs improve their facilities. Club members
were taken through their paces with a special training session,
followed by a question and answer session and autographs.
Throughout the day, Tom stressed how the club aided his development
during his younger years, highlighting the importance of grassroots
rugby. Rugby clubs across the country can register
for RBS RugbyForce online. Registration closes on Friday,
March 25 with the RBS RugbyForce weekend taking place over June 11-12.
For more information and to find out
how you can tune in to RBS 6 Nations Radio and be kept updated
throughout the Championship visit www.rbs.co.uk/rugby.
Love
rugby - you'll love the England Rugby Supporters Club
Join
the England Rugby Supporters Club and not only will you have the
opportunity of access to England international home tickets, but you’ll
also be entitled to a 10 per cent discount at the Rugby Store and
RFUDirect.com. You'll get discounts on tickets for other games played
at Twickenham, England Rugby Travel discounts on travel packages,
subscription to England Rugby magazine plus much, much more.
So
don't miss out - join today. To sign up go to rfu.com/ERSC
or call 0871 663 1863.
Fun
time for kids
 The England Rugby Junior Supporters
Club is a great way for kids to get involved in the game and support
England Rugby.
For
just £5 a year, members receive six editions of the online magazine ‘Game On’, packed full of player
profiles, interviews, videos and competitions.
JSC members also receive a free
ticket to the London Sevens, a free entry to the World Rugby Museum and
Twickenham Stadium tour, 10 per cent discount in The Rugby Store
at the stadium and best of all have the chance to be an England mascot.
New members also receive a free JSC rucksack and water bottle to
welcome them to the club – so don’t
miss out, go to RFU.com and join now.
Right
Nurse is Real Rugby Hero
School
Nurse Lindsay Westcott is the toast of Hertfordshire Rugby after being
voted a Daily Mail RBS Real Rugby Hero 2011. And for her efforts in
providing consistent medical cover and enthusiastic support to both
Hertfordshire Schools County Union and St Albans School, Westcott was a
guest at England v Italy. Find out more about the other heroes here.
Don’t forget Daily Mail RBS are offering 40 free tickets for youth
players to attend the Schools Competition Final at Twickenham Stadium
on April 6. Email schools@therfu.com and let us know how many tickets
you want, the club you are from and the average age of the spectators.
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RFU.com Highlights
National Under
17 Competition
The
Divisional Stage of the National U17s competition kicks off on March 6
with 128 clubs from across the country aiming to be crowned
champions.
Draws
and results for each round of the competition will appear on the RFU
fixtures and results webpages and clubs are reminded that the
winning team is required to complete and return the match result card
within 24 hours of the fixture.
All nominated clubs should provide their Divisional Organiser with
their squad details as soon as possible and should ensure that they
have read the competition regulations to ensure that all players are
eligible for the competition. For more information see the RFU Regulations,
Regulation 16.
Should a team manager be unsure if one of their players is a nominated
RFU England Academy Scholar they should contact Tom Brewis for
confirmation at tombrewis@rfu.com
Further information on the competition is available on the National
U17s webpages on RFU.com.
Bill Beaumont to
attend Injured Players Foundation match
Former England captain and rugby legend Bill Beaumont will be steaming
into the Didcot rugby club's Edmonds Park ground on Sunday, (Feb 27) on
his way back from the previous day’s international at Twickenham, to
meet the teams playing in the second Martin Llewellyn Memorial Cup game
(12.30pm)
Beaumont is the captain of the RFU Injured Players Foundation
Ambassador XV, an august array of 15 former players who support the
charity.
Last year’s inaugural match between the Didcot 1st XV and Didcot Past
raised £10,000 for the Injured Players Foundation and hopes are high
that they can even top that this time around. “We were stunned last year,
we were expecting half that,” admitted organiser John Galpin, himself
seriously injured while playing back in 2009. It’s very much a fun day
and last year’s match saw over 40 former Didcot players pulling on a
jersey to play for the Didcot Past side.
England back-row man James Haskell has donated an England shirt signed
by the entire 2011 squad, while autographed items from Jamie Oliver,
Tim Henman and darts legend Phil Taylor, will all be auctioned during
the evening festivities at the Marlborough Club in Didcot.
Earn cash for
your club
Earn cash for your club by selling tickets to the Emirates Airline
London Sevens.
The world’s finest rugby sevens talent returns to Twickenham Stadium
for the penultimate leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series on Saturday and
Sunday
May 21 & 22.
It’s easy to take part in the cash back programme, all you need is a
minimum of 10 people to qualify, the more people you bring, the more
money you can raise for your club or school. You can earn up to 50 per
cent of your total ticket sales.
Book tickets now and download an application form on www.rfu.com/londonsevens.
We’ve also teamed up with Nike, Gilbert and Powerade to offer the club
or school that sells the most tickets new shirts, balls and water
bottles to start the new season. If you have any questions about the
programme please don’t hesitate to get in touch with England Rugby
Groups on 0871 2222 017 option 6 or via email on groups@therfu.com.
Baa-Baa bank
holiday
The Barbarians will once again return to the home of England Rugby to
take on an England XV over the bank holiday weekend on May 29, 2011.
England, in preparation for their summer Investec Internationals, will
have a number of players intent on joining Martin Johnson on the plane
to New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup later in the year. Tickets are
available from £25 for adults and £20 for U16s and can be booked online
now at rfu.com/tickets.
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