Murrayfield or Bust
On Saturday 16th May, all the youth players at Hammersmith & Fulham RFC – from the U16s right down to the minis – are joining forces to try and raise £10,000 for the FRIENDS OF CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL
Charing Cross Hospital Covid-19 Appeal
The club has donated £500 to the Friends of Charing Cross Hospital Charity to help out during the Covid-19 crisis.
Charing Cross is our local hospital and has admitted a number of COVID-19 patients, with numbers continuing to grow. Like other medical facilities, they are facing unprecedented challenges and one way they have found to help is by converting their shop, which has been forced to close due to Covid-19 restrictions, to a distribution centre for donations (primarily food and hand cream). The shop is run by the Friends of Charing Cross Hospital Charity, and they are now giving away their existing stock free to NHS workers in the hospital.
They are providing free refreshments for staff and aim to continue for as long as necessary. Donations have enabled them to provide equipment to the onsite nursery in support of key workers children. But they need to raise more awareness and funding at this unprecedented time.
If you are able to help in any way, here are some of the things they’d be grateful for…
- Give their social media channels a shout-out to spread the news of their urgent campaign by retweeting/reposting/mentioning. Please also feel free to add their details to your website/email signatures/communications etc:
- https://www.instagram.com/focxhcharity/
- https://twitter.com/focxhcharity (twitter handle @focxhcharity)
- Share the link to their campaign to your clients/staff and on your social media channels:
- Please consider donating to their campaign (link above!) – they are happy to give a thank you on their website and social media channels for any support given:
- Please consider donating any goods that can be made available to NHS staff via the shop. They will be happy to provide acknowledgement on their website.
Portobello offers home delivery
Club sponsor Portobello Brewery is now offering home delivery to bring beer and cheer straight to your door.
Youth training cancelled
You training at Hurlingham Park is cancelled this morning because of the extreme weather conditions.
Youth Awards Day
The annual Youth Section Awards Day has been moved to Sunday 29th March 2020, two weeks before the Easter weekend period.
The change from the original date of 5th April is to enable more players, parents/guardians and volunteer coaches to attend. Last season many people were already away on their holidays following the end of the school term.
“I hope that we will have a large majority of all age group players and coaches being able to attend this seasons awards” says youth chairman Terry Alleyne. “It’s a very positive day for the club, player and parents, and a great opportunity to meet other club members and officials.”
Youth Training Resumes
We hope all our youth players and their families had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. But now that the festivities are over, it’s time to get your boots out and head back to Hurlingham Park for the first youth training session of 2020.
Training resumes on Sunday 5th January. Usual time, usual place. (10am – 12pm at Hurlingham Park). The shop will be there as usual for any items of kit you may still need.
If you haven’t joined yet, there’s still time. Youth membership will remain open until 31st January. If you are experiencing any difficulties with the online registration system, please come and ask us on Sunday morning and we’ll be happy to help.
We look forward to seeing everyone raring to go on Sunday!
Road Closures affecting Hurlingham Park on Sunday
For those people planning to come to Hurlingham Park on Sunday, please note that there may be significant disruption and road closures due to the Adidas City Run. Please allow additional time for your journey.
Full details here (click icon to download pdf)
FREE Welcome / Welcome Back BBQ
To mark the beginning of an exciting new season, we are holding our annual Welcome / Welcome Back Barbeque on Sunday 22nd September.
The festivities start after training, at around 12.00 noon and all food and refreshments, including wine and beer are FREE. This is a great opportunity for a get-together for new and returning members and for all those involved with the youth section to have get to know each other, so come on down to Hurlingham Park – we look forward to seeing you!
Hammers U9s promote Rugby X
A group of Hammers U9s helped Lawrence Dallaglio to promote the new five-a-side format “Rugby X” which will take place at the O2 Arena in October this year. The BBC Breakfast Show ran a news item about the event and Dallaglio asked Matt Wilkinson, the U9s coach , to bring some of his young players along to represent the club’s Youth Section.
The segment was broadcast on Wednesday 4th September.
The inaugural ‘Rugby X’ tournament will feature a host of Olympic medallists after England, Ireland, USA and France all signed up for the international five-a-side event at London’s 02 Arena. The five-a-side format is described as “fast and furious”, while retaining rugby’s “core principles”.
Youth rugby gets underway
Youth training got underway at Hurlingham Park on Sunday 1st September. The club welcomed hundreds of youth players aged between 5 and 17,