Hammersmith & Fulham RFC

Chairman's December Report

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:20:00 +0000

The 1st XV unfortunately lost all three games this month, which means they will have to win a large majority of their remaining games, if they are to stay in the London North One League next season. The team is playing well in patches, but need to reproduce this high standard of play throughout the remaining games left in the season. Hopefully some of the large number of 1st XV players on the injury list will be returning to full fitness in the next few weeks, to strengthen squad for the final push up the league table, which Mark Blyghton aspects in the next few months.

The 2nd XV can’t seem to stop winning at the moment, keeping their undefeated run going with excellent performances that sees them top the Canterbury Shield League. I know their captain Andrew Rogan will be looking to maintain this good run, right through until the end of the season.

Captain Mike Gane has every right to be happy with the form of his 3rd XV players as they are still on track to qualify for the merit table play offs as winners of their league, even after the number of changes to his side ever week due to unavailability of players from teams higher up the club.

The 4th XV are scoring a large number of tries in every match and are still holding top spot in their merit table league. They are looking to win the competition at the end of the season and I doubt Adam Saul the captain, will accept anything less from his side by the end of the campaign.

Felix Whitechapel has kept the 5th XV playing exciting open rugby all season that all his players are enjoying. Also he is keeping the club spirit going with good old fashion H & F RFC socialising after games, with the opposition.

The club is doing well overall, but the 1st XV need to pick up some wins with additional try bonus points over the next few months, to consolidate their position higher up the league.

Terry Alleyne Club Chairman

International Tickets

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:32:00 +0000

The Club gets an allocation of tickets for all England’s home games at Twickenham. These tickets are only sold to paid up Club members. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Club and applying for tickets please contact Chris Cuthbertson (secretary@fulhamrugby.co.uk), but be quick the closing date for applying for these tickets is Saturday 14th January 2012. Please note that the Club cannot guarantee you tickets as demand may exceed our allocation.

Click here for more information.

RFU Raffle

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:26:00 +0000

Fernando Garrido has generously agreed to sell the RFU raffle tickets this year. There are some great prizes, but the best news is that the Club gets to keep 90% of the value of all tickets sold. This is a great opportunity to raise funds for the Club. Please be generous.

Chairman's November Report

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:20:00 +0000

It’s been a great month for all men’s senior sides throughout the club.

The 1st XV produced great displays in their two London One league matches, winning one and narrowly loosing the other. It was the first time they have fielded a nearly unchanged team in consecutive games, which was what the captain and coaches have been trying to achieve all season, as they knew this would lead to better results in the league campaign.

Their was no stopping the 2nd, 3rd and 4th XV teams from maintaining the top spots in their merit table leagues, with strong performances from all sides. A good blend of players, are in these teams that are competing at a very high level every weekend. They is a long way to go before the teams qualify for the play offs in March 2012, but they are on the right track to meet this objective.

The 5th XV once again have had some fantastic results over the month, playing good rugby which quite a few of the players moving up into the higher sides on merit.

As a club we are still attracting new players, which is a good sign as it shows that our internal and external recruitment structures are working well.

We are now moving into the difficult month of December where the numbers attending training and the availability of players always drops off due to the up and coming festivities, but with the our outstanding performances over the last few weeks, I can see another successful month ahead for all sides, as we have players who are committed to the club cause and want to play at the highest level possible.

Terry Alleyne Club Chairman

Chairman's October Report

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:20:00 +0000

It’s been a very difficult month for the 1st XV having won just one game in this period out of five. The most worrying thing for the team is amount of points they are conceding in each match to opponents and also the lack of stability in the team selection, due to non availabilities and injuries. But the results for the other teams in the league this month has been surprising in some cases, so there is still a chance that the 1st XV will be able to stay in this highly competitive league next season, if they can put a good run of results together over the next few months.

The 2nd XV are still undefeated this season and are playing very good rugby in all their games. New players are coming through the team that might push for a 1st XV place, which bodes well for the club.

There have been a mix of good and bad results in the 3rd XV and 4th XV teams in the past month, but both teams are doing well in the Middlesex Merit Table, which is the most important aspect for each side.

The 5th XV have suffered from selection issues in teams above that have reduced the number of players available to the side, which has meant they suffered during this period. But with new players still joining the team, they expect to get back to winning the majority of their games.

Terry Alleyne Club Chairman

Chairman's September Report

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:20:00 +0000

Another season has started in the bright sunny weather, and from the numbers of new players attending training throughout September, I am looking forward to the club once again achieving great things by the end of April 2012.

Having won all their league games last season in London North West 2, the 1st XV have found that the standard of rugby and fitness levels required to win matches in London North 1 is much higher. But the team has shown glimpses in the four games already played that they can compete at this level and win a large majority of the remaining league matches.

The second team has made an impressive start to the season winning all their friendly and Zoo Shield League games so far. Playing in The Shield rather than the Middlesex Merit Table is hoped to give the players in the 2nd XV a higher standard of rugby, so that if they are needed to replace players in the 1st XV for one reason or another, its not a too big of a step up for them to make. A great start to the season and let’s hope they can maintain the present momentum right through the season.

Our 3rd XV is making good progress in producing a very strong team that should compete well in its Middlesex Merit Table leagues this season, which they hope too win come the end of April 2012. Captain Mike Gane is blending together a good strong squad of new and old players that have the potential to achieve their goal by the end of April 2012.

It’s been a challenging time for the 4th XV and captain Adam Saul, with quite a few of last season’s senior players being unavailable for one reason or another, but it is slowly coming together with the influx of new and exciting players filling the gaps, and I expect them to be once again fighting for a place at the Middlesex Merit Table play-offs and hopefully the final, where anything can happen.

It’s been a great start to the season for the 5th XV with a mix of new recruits and a few veterans playing social rugby. A few of the new players in this team, have now progress up into 3rd and 4th XV’s and the team is proving to be a good stepping stone for new members to find their feet at the club under the guidance of team captain, Felix Whitechapel.

Terry Alleyne Club Chairman

County Ladies

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:04:00 +0000

Congratulations to Lucie Boyes, Stephanice Brice, Sandy Naylor and Lucinda Tauchert who have been selected for the Middlesex squad after attending County Trials on Sunday 25th September.

The County programme is part of the player pathway, with 3 matches played against Eastern Counties, Sussex and Surrey. Well done Ladies.

Mark Kenny in Survival of the Fittest

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:30:00 +0000

Mark Kenny, the park attendant/officer at Hurlingham who looks after the changing facilities at training and on match days, is competing in the “The Survival of the Fittest” in Nottingham on the 8th October 2011, hoping to raise funds for the Help for Heroes charity.

The event is run over 10 kilometres, with obstacles placed at every Kilometre. He is looking for people to sponsor him from the club and any donation would be welcome. Sponsorship forms will be available at Hurlingham park via Mark or Steve in their office.

Oh How They've Grown...

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:25:00 +0000

Richard Lalor has been playing in the forwards for the 5th XV this season, he is the first player to come through the club’s present mini/youth section coached by Lyndon. He started to play for a senior team at the club in 2004.

19 year old Richard is now off to Durham University to study for a degree in “Sport Sciences”, but will be back to play for the club during the season.

Although his shoes by colour were on Hammers brand we’re unsure whether he hit the target market at the rugby club. He did however find comfort in a bar lady having the same choice of footwear.

Terry Alleyne

Hammers members section

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:45:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxBiU5qIhrY& Watch the video to find out how it works.

You can now log your weekly availability and update your membership details online in the new Hammers members section.

Logging your availability online is not only easier for you but will help us in selection. Change the dropdown to show your teams fixtures. Having the ability to update your details means are records are current.

Even if you think your details are up to date please login as we have a few more fields we want you to fill in. Showing your job details will allow our members to access your skills set if needed. You can choose to hide your job in the members section or even hide yourself entirely.

Also, if you are no longer a member and want to be removed from our lists then you can easily delete your profile.

Hammers RWC Competition

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:32:00 +0000

As the World Cup is nearly upon us we thought it would add to the excitement if some of the more outspoken amongst us put there money where their mouth is and made their predictions at the start of the tournament. There is a five pound entry fee and we will update you as to the winners and losers at regular intervals!

How to enter

All you have to do to enter is simply download the Excel form below, fill in your predictions and send it to Peter Lacey via post; 81 Burnthwaite Road, London SW6 5BQ, emai; commercial@fulhamrugby.co.uk, or just hand it to him with your fee. Alternatively you can hand it into your captain or a committee member.

xlsxClick here to download your prediction form rugby-world-cup-prediction-compet-1314981448.xlsx

The Rules

Predict the scores of each match and denote your favourite team (or the team you think will win). 5 points will be awarded for the correct result of each match (e.g. England win). An additional 5 points will be awarded for correctly predicting the number of tries in each group stage match for each team (a maximum 10 points per match). If you get the exact score you are awarded 30 points in total for the match (i.e. You don’t also get the points from 2) and 3) above). In the knock-out stages 10 points will be for correcting predicting the winning margin to within 7 points (rather than points for predicting the correct number of tries). (30 points is max per game if you predict the exact score correctly). 25 points are awarded for predicting the correct winner of the competition.

Peter Lacey Commercial Officer

Here come the girls - Middlesex Senior Ladies Trials

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:15:00 +0000

This season sees the return of Middlesex Senior Trials which are taking place between 2-5pm on Sunday 25th September at Hurlingham Park. If you are selected for the squad there will be three matches and training will take place on Mondays at Grasshoppers RFC.

This is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to progress their rugby and the County programme should be seen as a step up from Club rugby, increasing access to the player pathway, further coaching and playing opportunities. Please do note that County is now a pre-requisite for anyone wanting to progress up to playing for the national team so the standard will be higher than previous seasons which is even more of an incentive to attend tryouts.

Please see the attached document for more details. If you need further information about Middlesex Ladies, you can contact the Team Manager, Caroline directly on carolinewolfendale@hotmail.com.

To confirm attendance please email Caroline by the 16th September and also copy in myself (ladies@fulhamrugby.co.uk) and Soph (ladiesxv@fulhamrugby.co.uk).

Thanks, Luc