| Important information regarding NHS Ambulance Services |
| There are planned NHS Ambulance Services strikes on Wednesday 11 January and Monday 23 January. As most community rugby activity takes place on different days this is unlikely to affect many community club activities. If your club has training/fixtures on these dates you may wish to limit it to non-contact. Clubs should factor this into your risk assessment and planning of any activities taking place on those days, dependent on the ambulance provision available to you. |
Reggie Gough appointed new CRFU RugbySafe Lead
CRFU Chairman Dave Saunter made the following statement following Reggie’s appointment. “The CRFU are excited to appoint Reggie Gough to the position of Rugby Safe lead, taking over from Bob Hubble.
The county would like to thank Bob for all his hard work, especially taking the lead on delivering First Aid courses all over the county, when the RFU could not supply.
Reggie’s resume is detailed below and as you can see brings a wealth of experience to the post.
REGGIE GOUGH
CRFU Rugby Safe Lead.
Reggie Gough (pictured below) is a Registered Paramedic who spent 18 years flying operationally as a Search and Rescue Winchman Paramedic on Coastguard Helicopters around the U.K.
He ended his Search and Rescue flying career on Rescue 924 out of Newquay – Cornwall’s
own SAR helicopter!
Since leaving operational flying, Reggie is now Head of Emergency Casualty Care for His
Majesty’s Coastguard. He has a team of 70 full time Casualty Care Instructors who deliver
training and revalidation to 3500 Coastguard personnel around the U.K.
He entered his rugby playing days during his school years, Captaining his school team at
James Gillespie’s in Edinburgh. After leaving school he played for various rugby teams
around Scotland including, North Berwick in East Lothian, Garioch in Aberdeenshire and
Lochaber in Fort William.
He is a staunch tight-head prop!
He is most passionate about the team he played for when he lived overseas – the Bermuda
Police RFC. He is still in regular contact with his Club and is one of their ‘Faded Blue’ ex-
players. He will be making an appearance for them during a ‘Tour’ to Ireland later this year!!
He is a currently active Coach for his local team, Launceston RFC, where he is involved in
coaching age-grade rugby, currently the U13 section.
He lives in North Cornwall with his wife, Emma, and sons Archie and Ozzie and their
Rhodesian Ridgeback, Kobi. They collect their new Ridgeback puppy in March. He’ll be called
Doddie!
Reggie is absolutely passionate about ensuring rugby is safely enjoyed by all and that both
the physical and mental wellbeing of all is taken seriously.
He is thrilled to have been appointed as the CRFU Rugby Safe Lead.
President’s first club visit of the New Year
Cornwall RFU President John Sumnall chose to visit Penryn RFC on the first league Saturday of 2023, to see their game against Tiverton at the Memorial Ground.
A close game ended up going the way of the visitors by a single point 24-25.
After the game John was delighted to present a club tie to Penryn’s Sam Hitchens (pictured above), marking his 100th appearance for the club.
Floyd Steadman O.B.E.
Congratulations to former Saracens captain Floyd Steadman, who lives in Ludgvan, on his award of an O.B.E. in the New Year’s Honours List, for services to rugby union, education and charity.
Floyd currently serves on the CRFU’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Boxing Day Fixtures
BOXING DAY FIXTURES 2022 FRIENDLIES
REDRUTH – CAMBORNE 2 PM
CAMBORNE CRUSADERS – REDRUTH II 11 AM
BUDE – PRESIDENT’S XV
FALMOUTH – PENRYN 2:30 PM
PENRYN SARACENS – FALMOUTH ONE& ALL 11 AM
HAYLE – ST. IVES
NEWQUAY HORNETS – CHAIRMAN’S XV 11 AM
LAUNCESTON CLUB XV – CHAE XV 11 AM
HELSTON – EXILES XV 11 AM
PERRANPORTH – CHAIRMAN’S XV
TRURO XV – ROSELAND 11 AM
ST. AUSTELL XV – LANKELLY-FOWEY 11 AM
SALTASH – ST. BONIFACE OLD BOYS 11 AM
PIRATES AMATEURS HARBOUR LIGHTS XV – ST. JUST 2 PM
Raymond George RIP
It is with great sadness that the President and Officers of Cornwall RFU have learned of the passing of former county player Raymond George (pictured above middle back row).
Raymond, who played for both Falmouth and Redruth, donned the Black & Gold shirt on 44 occasions, most notably as a member of the 1969 Cornwall side that played Lancashire in the County Championship Final at Redruth in front of a crowd of 23,000.
Playing in the back row Raymond kicked a penalty goal during the game but couldn’t prevent Lancashire winning 11-9.
Funeral details;
Penmount Crematorium, Truro
20/01/2023 at 11:30 am.
Introduction to Refereeing Course
Please find in the link details on the new Introduction to Refereeing course. Clubs can arrange this course themselves by following the information in the pdf link here.
Community Game Update 6 December
| Tuesday 6 December Stay up to date with news about the community game by following @RFU on Twitter here. Community Game Update Read Online 1. ACTION REQUIRED The deadline for your 2022 Club Safeguarding Audit is 31 December A reminder to all clubs who offer age grade activity, you must complete the Safeguarding Audit by 31 December 2022. You can find further information on how to conduct the audit in this section. 2. ACTION IF OF INTEREST Rugby World Cup 2025 Impact Programme – Facility fund Part of the Rugby World Cup 2025 impact programme is to help improve club facilities and the experience for female supporters and players. From today, 6 December 2022, clubs can apply for funds to support toilet upgrades and sanitary packages. More information is in this piece. Tackling energy use in rugby clubs and using Artificial Grass Pitch (AGPs) As energy prices rise and impact clubs across the country, we share some tips on reducing these costs. These include using AGPs, which could help save on the club’s electricity bills by reducing your floodlight usage and wear on pitches. Discover how you can book a local 365 AGP in this section. 3. FOR AWARENESS Age Grade affiliations reach over 150,000 players, incentives and GMS support trainers Age grade affiliation has reached over 150,000 players in the 2022/2023 season. In this article, Farnham RUFC and Hackney RFC share their experiences of how affiliation has worked for them. Also, a reminder of our incentives for age grade affiliation and GMS support trainers for clubs. Ways to support retention of players from age grade to adult rugby Hear from Surrey and Cheshire Constituent Bodies and clubs who have been running U21/U23 competitions to retain university players who might otherwise be lost from the game. Developing female match officials #Inspire 50 inspiring female referees lined up at England v Japan as part of the new Inspire campaign to attract more female match officials to the sport. This section discusses how you can get involved and more about the programme. Off-field support services for clubs A reminder of the off-field services for clubs, including guidance in legal and tax matters, licensing and VAT support. Many of these are free for clubs, so if you need help, read this article. Read Online |
Cornwall Under 18 (Boys) Team Manager
The CRFU are seeking to appoint a Team Manager for Cornwall Under 18 (Boys).
This is a volunteer role.
Persons interested should contact Tony Knightsbridge, Chair of Youth & Education for further details.
Tony can be contacted by email: a.knightsbridge@btinternet.com
Community Game Update 29 November
| Community Game Update Read Online |
| Headline News Adult Affiliation to begin in the 2023/2024 season After the implementation of age grade affiliation, which has already seen over 150,000 players affiliate in the 2022/2023 season, RFU Council members voted last week to introduce the same mandatory process in the adult game for the 2023/2024 season. There is no need to action anything at this stage, this article is for awareness only. 1. ACTION REQUIRED Deadline to enter the Papa Johns Men’s Community Cup is this week At midnight on 1 December, the entry period for the Papa Johns Men’s Community Cup will close. Some finals will be played at Twickenham, so don’t miss your chance to play at this iconic venue. Read this section to register your team and see what other benefits your club can receive by entering. 2. ACTION IF OF INTEREST Game On Using Game On, you can ensure you still get your games played and recorded as a full 15-a-side match. Hear from players who took part in our recent Mike Tindall XV v James Haskell XV as to why Game On works for them. 3. FOR AWARENESS Enhancement to Electronic Match Card from today From today, 29 November, a change to Electronic Match Card for match days will be made. The enhancement means clubs can only select registered players, except in leagues where non-registered players are eligible to be selected. Read Online |
