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| 1. TO ACTION Age Grade Updates – Summer Activity & Registration As a busy Age Grade season draws to a close, check out these updates for the age grade game, including Summer Activity Framework for 2025 and latest registration numbers. Application for entry into RFU Women’s Leagues Applications are now open for entries into the 2025/26 RFU Women’s League structure and the Inner Warrior Series. Honda Volunteer Hospitality registrations for Guinness Six Nations As part of the Honda Volunteer Recognition Programme, volunteers who already have match tickets to the Red Roses V France game on the 26th April can register for up to four tickets for pre-match hospitality. Honda Rugby Grounds Connected 2025 Events The Honda Rugby Grounds Connected Events aim to bring together rugby grounds people from across the country and provide a platform to learn, connect with like-minded people and touch base with industry experts. Book your free place to an event in this section. Rugby Club Business Network – Help with running your clubhouse bar During May and June we are running three free face-to-face workshops to support clubs with the challenges of running a clubhouse bar as part of our Rugby Club Business Network. READ ONLINE > |
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| 2. ACTION IF OF INTEREST Become a member of the RFU National Youth Council The RFU’s National Youth Council (NYC) is helping to grow rugby and is currently recruiting for new members to join the group. Community Rugby Digital User Groups If you hold a volunteer role within the game, you could be a part of our digital user groups and help improve RFU digital systems. Smash your sponsorship opportunities If you’re looking to transform the sponsorship approach at your club, then why not check out how Silhillians RUFC smashed their offering in this section. Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 – Make the most of the opportunity With the World Cup fast approaching, we’re excited to announce a series of practical ‘How-To’ guides designed to support clubs in getting ready for the tournament. Coaching Resource – Developing England Players: Positive Coaching Environments For this month’s U14-U18 coaching support, we look at Positive Coaching Environments. 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 ICYMI: Results of SGM of the Rugby Football Union On the 27th March, a Special General Meeting (SGM) of the Rugby Football Union was held at Allianz Stadium. Check out the results and closing comments in this piece. Refereeing Review The Community Game Board requested a review in response to increased reports of Match Official Abuse and dissent and to identify how more people can be encouraged to take up the whistle. Read it in this section. Rugby tackle change linked to drop in head collisions Lowering the tackle height in men’s rugby almost halved the rate of head collisions among players, a study at Edinburgh University has found. Read more in this section. England Rugby and Neurodiverse Sport launch resources for inclusive coaching England Rugby has partnered with Neurodiverse Sport to create a series of resources designed to help coaches, players, and the wider rugby community foster environments where all individuals can thrive. 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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Trelawny’s Army grateful for donation
Firstly, may I take this opportunity to thank all those at the CRFU involved in the decision to pass on the generous “gift” of all of your surplus O’Neill’s Shirts. Colin Hatch brought them to us last week whilst we were on route to Redruth RFC.
We sorted and graded them and they were on sale at Penryn RFC and Camborne RFC over the weekend. They are already proving popular.
The income they will provide will secure much of our future sponsorships in 2025/2026.
Secondly I wish to congratulate all those involved in the Ladies Cornwall Cup competition at Penryn RFC. It was a truly joyous occasion with a feast of running rugby and skills. Your CRFU gazebo is a welcome addition to the rugby scene in Cornwall.
You will see a few photos from Saturday attached including the Gilbert Match-ball presentation to Jo Holden as well as your group photo. Please feel free to share/post them.
And finally please pass on our congratulations to the U.20 squad and coaches on their win over Gloucestershire yesterday. It was a notable performance over a County that produces good young players.
Kind Regards
Phil Trevarton
TASC Chairman
Lexi’s End 2 End Challenge
Cornwall RFU Women’s Lead & Women’s County Head Coach Jo Holden had the honour of meeting the incredible lexi.alyx.chambers at Penryn Rugby Football Club last night, after completing the mammoth journey from John O’Groats to Lands End.
It was only right finishing with the best County in the Country that she received a bit of Cornish history to take home with her.
There is still time to donate to Lexi and show her your support as she finishes with Exeter Chiefs Women on Sunday.
Let’s show how generous the Cornish can be.
Tag Beach Festival
Cornwall U20’s into SW Squad
Following the recent SW trials held at Hartpury College Gloucestershire, 5 Cornwall
U20 players have been selected into the SW squad for a further training session on
Sunday 9th June.
This further session will be held at Hartpury College once again which will mean
many hours on the road once again for the Cornwall players!!
The 5 selected players are –
Angus Williams – Penryn
Pete Harris – St Austell
Will Perkin – St Ives
Idris Logan – Helston
Jack Statton – Launceston
The following week the SW squad will be travelling to Warwickshire where they will
compete against the other regions within the country.
Ben Smith- Redruth, Idris Logan- Helston, Will Perkin-St Ives, Pete Harris- St Austell
and Jacob Chapple- Redruth, pictured above at the recent trials.
The Cornwall U20 section and players would like to thank the CRFU and Trelawny’s
Army (TASC) for their support during this process.
I am sure you will join me in congratulating all the players who attended the trials.
Colin Hatch
Cornwall U20 Team Manager.
Notice of C.R.F.U. AGM
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Cornwall RFU will be held on Wednesday 26th June 2024, 7 pm at Camborne RFC.
We look forward to welcoming members from our clubs on the evening.
Reminder only appointed representatives of clubs may vote.
The Management Board is very keen to ensure that every club has a voice on the CRFU and for this
to happen it is essential for your club representative to attend meetings and to involve themselves
fully in the work of their chosen committees.
Please find agenda in the link
Jane Bell
Hon.Sec Cornwall RFU
Cornwall name side to face Kent
Cornwall have named their side to play Kent on Saturday. The side sees a few changes to that which played Surrey at Esher last Saturday. Kick-off at Charlton Park RFC is 2 pm.
In the backs, Harry Larkins comes in for Matt Shepherd, who is unavailable, whilst Lewis Thomas starts in place of Jack Statton who is at the Under 20 SW trials.
Josh Semmens comes in for Sam James in the centre. In the pack, Edd Pascoe moves into the second row, with Hugo Culverhouse dropping to the bench. At no.8 Mark Bright starts with Brad Howe moving across to flanker.
On the bench, Ethan Pearce-Cowley comes in as do Rhys Williams and Will Hennessey
Cornwall: Harry Larkins (Camborne), Lewis Thomas (Redruth), Duncan Tout (Tonbridge Juddians), Josh Semmens (Pirates Ams), Dan Tyrrell (St. Austell), Fraser Honey (Rams), CJ Boyce (St. Austell); Tommy-Lee Southworth, Ben Priddey (Capt), Jon Drew (all Camborne), Pat Walton (Plymouth Albion), Edd Pascoe (Redruth), Brad Howe (Plymouth Albion), Sam Stevens (Redruth), Mark Bright (Richmond).
Replacements: Ethan Pearce-Cowley (Launceston), Declan Prowse (Camborne), Hugo Culverhouse (Guernsey), Adam Hughes, Jordan Nicholls (both Camborne), Rhys Williams (Redruth), Will Hennessey (Truro).
Travelling Reserves: Albert Horne (Launceston), Will Tanswell (Camborne).
St. Agnes in last eight
St. Agnes welcome Ashley Down Old Boys this Saturday in the last eight of their Papa Johns Cup competition. Kick-off 2:30 pm at Enys Park.
Redruth Albany’s Great Tommy Sleep Out for RBLI
Redruth Albany RFC are currently fundraising for the above event, scheduled to take place on Saturday 9th March 2024. We have a team of 8 of us sleeping out on Trewirgie field, and as this cause is in aid of Homeless Veterans, Albany are signatories to the Armed Forces Covenant (with a couple of Veterans on the team) we thought it only fitting to do what we could.
To that end, we are opening the clubhouse for the Ireland Vs England game, and donating £1 of every pint sold, to this cause.
If the County board could help support/publicise, we would be grateful!
Simon Ferguson
Redruth Albany RFC
Can you help by donating to their JustGiving Fundraising Page: https://www.justgiving.com/page/redruth-albany-1705950358517
Sponsor’s Spotlight
Today we turn the spotlight on Ann’s Pasties
The CRFU are delighted to welcome back Ann’s Pasties as one of our valued sponsors for 2024.
Here is a little background information on our pasty provider;
About Ann
All of the women in my mother’s Cornish family traditionally made pasties.
I learned to make pasties in an emergency, I was summoned by my mother, Hettie Merrick, a professional pasty-maker, to a Breton agricultural fair, where demand was dramatically and unexpectedly outstripping supply at a stall mother had set up. At the end of a day of pasty-making, I could crimp them as fast as my mother, which was the perfect confidence boost and eye opener into the fact that there was a business to be had producing a good Cornish pasty.
Soon afterwards I began making pasties for my neighbours, who’d bring gifts of fresh fish they’d caught or vegetables they’d grown, and who treated my living room like a waiting room, sitting around gossiping over cups of tea if the pasties hadn’t come out of the oven yet.
Inspired by the response, mother and I started selling our wares from a stall at the nearby market town of Helston. We soon found business good enough to graduate to a shop in Porthleven. But when juggling family and pasty shop became too much, my husband transformed the garage of our house at the Lizard into a pasty kitchen, where I was able to crimp with one eye on the family.
The business has since flourished, so much so that my son Fergus has stepped in to help keep up with the demand! The family recipe lives on through Fergus who makes a pasty so good even mother approves!
