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| 1. ACTION REQUIRED Age Grade Registration – 45 Days Regulation Reminder We have now reached 162,000 registered age grade players. Registering all club age grade players each season is an important regulation of our sport and must be done within 45 days of the start of their playing season. International Ticket Allocations – Upload Your Fixture Data All fixtures for your club this season need to be uploaded to GMS by 23 May 2025 to give you an accurate international ticket allocation next summer. Lower XV & 1st Team Entries Open Reminder Applications for entry are now open for teams not currently in the RFU Leagues for the 2025-26 season. Men’s Papa Johns Community Cup Entries are open A reminder to all Men’s RFU Leagues clubs that the entries for the Papa Johns Men’s Community Cups are open for 1st XVs. Mascot Opportunities at England Matches For each England Test at Allianz Stadium, we have a very limited number of opportunities for community mascots. These opportunities are for children aged between 5 and 11, who face big challenges or who have made a real difference. READ ONLINE > |
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| 2. ACTION IF OF INTEREST Volunteer Recruitment Programme Apply for funding and access a range of resources, to help plan and deliver a volunteer recruitment activity. England Rugby Director of Rugby Course 24/25 The Director of Rugby Course for 2025/26 is open for interested individuals to register their expressions of interest. England Rugby Advanced Coaching Workshop 2025-26 From 18th November the England Rugby Advanced Coaching Workshop will be open for booking via GMS. The completion of the Workshop is essential to be able to book onto Part 1 of the England Rugby Advanced Coaching Award. New Emergency First Aid in Rugby Union (EFARU) CPD Module Series This series is designed to give Emergency First Aiders (EFAs) a refresher of the skills and information provided in the face-to-face EFARU course. Access the first module now. Upcoming webinars & support available for your club! Find details and registration information for our upcoming webinars and support here. |
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| 3. FOR AWARENESS Club Safeguarding Audit The annual Club Safeguarding Audit deadline has now passed. Find out the next steps for clubs in this section. The Rugby Club Business Network (RCBN) Find out more and join the RCBN, a group created just over 12 months ago with the aim of bringing together individuals from clubs across the country to help with the business of running a community rugby club. T1 Rugby resources for Schools There is a comprehensive package of resources, designed by teachers for teachers, to help anyone—regardless of prior knowledge or experience—to deliver T1 Rugby with confidence. Find them in this section. Club Health Check Tool The Club Health Check tool is designed to help you evaluate the current state of your club, is easy to use and available at any stage of the season. Find out more and access it in this section. Community News – monthly round-up Read this month’s roundup of the best community rugby stories – and find out how to submit your own story. READ ONLINE > |
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Simon Ferguson takes up Diversity and Inclusion role
Introduction to New Diversity & Inclusivity Lead
In Simons words:
Simon Ferguson is a broken-down Tighthead, who still occasionally get his boots on for
Redruth Albany, for which he also has the honour of being club president. He moved to
the Duchy eight years ago from Gloucestershire, where his daughter still lives.
He had the good fortune to meet a Cornish maid, who he married in Newquay as one of
the first marriages in the Duchy coming out of Covid. It was to the benefit of both bride
and guests that he was required to wear a mask during much of the ceremony!
Simon is an Army Veteran who also served for a time with the Police, before moving into
social care, via some time with Royal Mail. During his time in the third sector, he
developed an appreciation of the importance of diversity and inclusion. In recognising
that the skills and experiences of people from different backgrounds add to the strength
and richness of our society, Simon took up the opportunity to advocate for some of the
most vulnerable and became an apprentice Social Worker with the local authority. He
was recently awarded a BA (Hons) in Social Work, gaining it a mere 30 years after he
first thought about going to university!
Welcome to the CRFU Management Board Simon, we look forward to working and supporting you in your new role.
Cornwall Under 18 double delight in Bristol
Cornwall Under 18 Boys travelled to Bristol to play a couple of matches today.
The results;
Cornwall U.18, 28 – 12 Gloucestershire U.18
Cornwall U.18. 15 – 10 Somerset U.18
Congratulations to the lads.
Paladin new kit provider for the CRFU
Cornwall RFU Unveil New Kit Provider
Tanya Thomas, responsible for Commercial Development for the CRFU met Lewis Dennett, UK Manager for Paladin Sports to sign off on a 4 year contract at a recent meeting at the Penventon Park Hotel. Tanya commented “We are working closely with the Paladin’s designers and our sponsors to create a brand new kit for our representative teams for this coming season”.
Steve Murley, Chairman of the CRFU said “We are looking forward to working with Paladin as our kit supplier. Whilst relatively unknown in the UK. Paladin’s reputation across Australia, New Zealand and the USA is well known”.
Keep following CRFU to see the unveiling of the new kit.
Thank you to Tanya for the hard work in securing this new deal with Paladin Sports.
Cornwall U.18 to take on Devon at Ivybridge
Cornwall have named the above side to play Devon U.18 at Ivybridge this Sunday.
This is the inaugural game for the MAKO cup sponsored by Kitworld, which we hope to make into a yearly fixture.
KO 15:00 at Ivybridge RFC.
Good luck to the Black & Golds.
RFU Community Game Update October
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| 1. ACTION REQUIRED The Community Rugby Support Fund 2024/2025 The Community Rugby Support Fund for 2024/25 is now live. The purpose of this fund is to support voting member clubs, CBs and referee societies who are in the greatest financial need. The claim window closes on Tuesday 5 November. Club Safeguarding Audit 2024 – deadline approaching! If your club offers age grade activity or wishes to have 17-year olds playing up into the adult game, make sure you check out this section for important safeguarding information. Age Grade Registration – 45 days deadline approaching Make sure you register your age grade players. More information can be found in this section. Playing Out of Age Grade – Reminder This section contains a useful reminder about the playing out of age grade regulations and provides some helpful clarifications. READ ONLINE > |
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| 2. ACTION IF OF INTEREST Apply for our Women’s Leadership Programmes! Applications are now open for two new leadership programmes for women involved in rugby union. Deadline is Monday 18 November. Visit this section for more information on both programmes. Volunteer Recruitment Programme Apply for funding and access a range of resources, to help plan and deliver a volunteer recruitment activity. Developing Future England Players U14-U18 Coaching Resource Check out this section for more information on the Developing Future England Players U14-U18 Coaching Resource. T1 Rugby resources for Schools Visit this section for information and our T1 Rugby resources for Schools. Partner up with Scouts in your area England Rugby and Scouts have announced an exciting partnership aimed at equipping young people with essential life skills through the power of rugby. Upcoming webinars & support available for your club! Find details and registration information for our upcoming webinars and support here. |
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| 3. FOR AWARENESS Age Grade Clubs National Cup Finals We are pleased to confirm the National Cup Finals for this season. The finals will all take place on Sunday 4 May. Group Ticket Offers for Red Roses v France Join us for an exciting day of rugby and cheer on the Red Roses as they chase their seventh consecutive Guinness Women’s Six Nations title! Community News – monthly round-up Read this month’s roundup of the best community rugby stories – and find out how to submit your own story. READ ONLINE > |
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CRFU Finance AGM & Clubs Forum
All clubs are invited to the CRFU Financial AGM & Clubs Forum at Camborne RFC on Wednesday 23rd October 2024 at 7 pm.
Honorary Treasurer, Ashley Shopland will present the accounts and answer any questions you may have.
We will also be making a couple of presentations held over from the June AGM.
We will follow the formal part of the evening with a Clubs Forum. This year we will focus on “What does the CRFU do for you.”
This will be an opportunity to highlight our CRFU team and show clubs some of the work we do.
You will be able to put names to faces and ask questions about any areas within our remit.
There will be 2 rugby balls available to each club that attends.
Also, CRFU handbooks will be available for those clubs whom have not yet received or collected them.
Club Development & Volunteers Role
Club Development & Volunteers
We have a vacancy within the CRFU for a Club Development & Volunteers Lead.
This position is an important part of the Management Board structure, which administers rugby union within the county.
To register your interest, please submit your details by the 11th October and include the qualities and experience that you would bring to the particular role:
Jane Bell, Hon Secretary, Email: janebellcornishrugby@gmail.com
Courses at risk of not being held
The following courses are at risk of being cancelled due to lack of numbers.
First Contact Helston 23/9/25
ERCA Launceston RC 1/12/24 & 29/6/25
Tag Rugby Saltash 30/9/24
Tag Rugby St Austell 30/9/24
If you have anyone at your clubs who need to complete these courses please ask them to book in via their GMS account.
Remember, for these courses the CRFU will refund 100% of any course costing £30 or less. For those +£30, the CRFU will refund 50% of the total cost.
Community Game Update September
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| 1. ACTION REQUIRED Support with Adult Player Registration All players, in all formats of the game, are now required to register themselves annually to play rugby within RFU member clubs. Age Grade Registration The 2024/25 age grade rugby season will run from 7 September 2024 to 5 May 2025. Age grade players can be registered at anytime, anywhere for the new season. Reminder: Age Grade Cluster Registration Form and Guidance The Age Grade Cluster Registration Form and guidance document for teams that are clustering has been released and is available on the age grade section of the website. Grow the game at your club with Inner Warrior and Love Rugby The Love Rugby and Inner Warrior campaigns are great ways to grow the women and girl’s section at your club. Find out how to get involved in this section. First Aid Risk Assessments and Pitch-side Care Standards (PSCS) Clubs are reminded of their requirement to complete an annual first aid specific risk assessment and to meet the PSCS for training and matches as set out in Regulation 9 (Player Safety). READ ONLINE > |
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| 2. ACTION IF OF INTEREST Honda Volunteer Hospitality registrations for Autumn Internationals As part of the Honda Volunteer Recognition Programme, volunteers who already have match tickets to one of England Men’s Autumn International home fixtures can register for up to four tickets for pre-match hospitality. World Rugby Representative Opportunity The RFU has three representatives on the World Rugby Council and one of these roles is now open for applications. An applicant would also become a member of the RFU Council when they take up this role. Community Rugby Injury Surveillance & Prevention Project (CRISP) The CRISP team is looking for teams to help us develop our understanding of injuries across all levels of the community game. Upcoming webinars & support available for your club Get access to the ‘off field club support’ services provided by the RFU – many of which are free – and register for important upcoming webinars. |
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| 3. FOR AWARENESS Women’s Rugby World Cup Tickets for your club! Clubs can secure tickets to the opening match and final via the presale which opens on 24th September. Ticket Secretaries will receive an email on the day with a link to access the presale. Community News – monthly round up Read this month’s roundup of the best community rugby stories – and find out how to submit your own story. READ ONLINE > |
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