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Back In The Game Update Community Game Update 9th November

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Back In The Game Update Community Game Updates are now structured as follows to help volunteers distinguish between where action is required and where information is for awareness.

1. Action required
2. Member services – action if of interest
3. For awareness

A PDF version is available by clicking on the ‘Read Online’ button. Read Online  
  1. ACTION REQUIRED – N/A THIS WEEK

2. MEMBER SERVICES – ACTION IF OF INTEREST
Returning to Rugby for 16-18 year-olds
Bitesize videos and guides including tips from other clubs to help keep 16-18-year-olds engaged in the game
Refereeing
Content available to share – we hear from Luke Pearce and Matthew Carley on how they got into refereeing, how others can get involved to help get matches played and why refereeing gives you the best seat in the house.
Upcoming webinars
Leading into December, we have webinars on subjects ranging from GMS to Grounds Management. Read more and register for those that will be of value to your club.
GMS drop-ins
GMS drop-in sessions continue this Wednesday, when we will focus on booking courses and voucher codes. Again, there will be a Q&A opportunity at the end

3. FOR AWARENESS
England Rugby Advanced Coaching Award 2022/23
Details of the prerequisites for the upcoming Advanced coaching award and how to book on.
How much is your club paying for its energy use?
Advice from our preferred Energy Consultants ZTP on how they can help around the current rise in energy prices.
A reminder of Game On
Game On is a great way to keep players involved, even if you don’t have 15 players. Read more about the principles behind it.
News Round-Up – Harlow Poppy Appeal, Yorkshire reach 150, Max raises £565,441 and Combe Down RFC 125.
Hear how Harlow RFC raised £6,872 for the RBL Poppy Appeal, Yorkshire Rugby celebrate their 150th Anniversary, Max, who has camped in a tent since 2020 has raised £565,441 and Combe Down hit 125 years. Congratulations!

Sam scores in Madrid

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Sam Matavesi scored one of Fiji’s second half tries as they turned a half-time deficit of 13-12 into a full time win 43-13 against a plucky Spain in Madrid.

Next up for Sam and the Fiji team is Wales in Cardiff on the 14th November.

RFU President’s walk visits Saltash

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RFU President His Honour Jeff Blackett and his wife Sally were in Cornwall on Wednesday to commence their latest leg of their 150 mile walk in aid of the Injured Players’ Foundation and to mark the RFU’s 150th Anniversary.

Prior to the day’s walk breakfast was served at Saltash’s Moorlands clubhouse, where CRFU Chairman Dave Saunter greeted The President of the RFU and Sally.

Dave Saunter receives 150th anniversary walk plaque from RFU President Jeff Blackett

Speaking about his walk Jeff said “We wanted to promoted the RFU’s 150th anniversary and that’s why the walk is 150 miles.

“We are currently on day 13 and have done 128 miles so far.

“But the second reason for the walk was to meet as many people as possible in rugby.

“From my perspective I would like to thank everyone who has done so much to keep this game going.

“And the final reason for the walk was to try and raise funds for the RFU’s Injured Players’ Foundation.”

Members from Cornwall RFU then accompanied the Blackett’s on the first part of their day’s walk across the Tamar Bridge to be greeted by Devon RFU.

Cornwall & Devon CBs with RFU President having crossed the Tamar

Clubs Facility Needs Audit

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All clubs should have received the above audit sent out by Terry Williams on behalf of Dave Martin.

The deadline was the 31st October. To date only two clubs have replied, Camborne and Lankelly-Fowey!

Could clubs please check their e-mails and complete this request asap and return to Dave Martin.

Nil returns are required.

CORNWALL RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION

FACILITIES

CRFU Clubs,


Recognising the role facilities development plays in supporting all CRFU clubs’
growth aspirations and retention needs, the CRFU seeks to update our Facility
Development Plan with the full support of the RFU South West Facilities team.
The first part of this process is to ascertain the true facility needs of each club, which
will give a comprehensive list of prioritised projects for the CRFU to solicit and direct
support, resource and investment into. The CRFU and RFU will use the updated
Facility Development Plan to determine club’s priority projects for all future
investment as/when this becomes available.


To ensure your club’s needs are incorporated, please use the link below to complete
the 2021-22 audit and return to me (davecmartin@hotmail.com) by 31 st October 2021.

Link to audit form that needs completing.

Many thanks,

Dave Martin

CRFU Facilities Manager

England Rugby Advanced Coaching Award

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Bookings are now open for the England Rugby Advanced Coaching Award (previously Level 3) pre requisite Workshops for the 2022/2023 Season. The purpose of this course is to develop self-reflecting advanced practitioners with a clear understanding of what drives, influences and supports them to get better. The Advanced Award is a yearlong course,  which is competence assessed. For coaches to achieve competence, there will be a significant expectation concerning the volume of work and requirements to demonstrate the competencies, above and beyond their normal coaching roles. Before engaging in the prerequisite Workshops, please reflect on your readiness to complete the Award alongside existing commitments.

The pre requisite Workshops consist of the below:

Workshop 1 (On Demand)- to be completed by 31st December 2021- https://bit.ly/ERACA-W1

The first Workshop will be delivered On Demand from the 1st November 2021- 31st December 2021 via Workcast. This means that you can complete the Webinar at any time between the 1st November 2021 and 31st December 2021. Please ensure that you register for this course via the GMS Booking link above. Failure to do so, may mean that the Workshop is not added to your GMS profile and will prevent you from accessing the full Award Course. We will be collating a list of all those that complete the Webinar via Workcast on 31st December, so please ensure you complete this Workshop by then to progress to Workshop 2.

This first Workshop will introduce you to key differences between the England Rugby Coaching Award and the England Rugby Advanced Coaching Award. We will also look at the course format and structure to give you an understanding of what you might expect from the full Award Course.

Workshop 2 (Live Sessions)- in January & February 2022

All those that complete Workshop 1 by 31st December 2021, will be notified of the Workshop 2 dates and booking links in the New Year 2022. These session will be live and delivered via Microsoft Teams. Once again, individuals will need to ensure that they register via GMS for this Workshop to be added to their GMS profile.

Workshop 2 will introduce some of the course content, including Game (Tactical) Understanding, Co Coaching and Observation. This session will give you an idea of the type of content delivered and enable you to make a decision about your readiness to engage with the level of content and understanding required of an Advanced Coach.

England Rugby Advanced Award 2022-2023 Bookings (£1000)

Following the conclusion of the pre requisite Workshops, all eligible candidates will be contacted directly with booking links to access the full Award Course. Please note, that in addition to the prerequisite Workshops above, candidates will also need to demonstrate that:

–          They have held a Level 2/ ERCA for 3 years or more- completed prior to 1st September 2019.

–          Have attended both Advanced Workshop 1 (Nov/Dec 2021) and Advanced Workshop 2 (Jan/Feb 2022).

–          Be in an active coaching role (in England) with the same team across a whole season, spanning the course cycle with tasks set in mind.

–          Acceptable environments:

o   Age Grade

o   Youth & Schools

o   Adult Community

o   Talent Pathway

o   Adult Performance

The above pre requisites to access the full Award Course are not negotiable and will need to be demonstrated on an individual’s GMS profile.

We wish you the best of luck with your continued Coaching Journey.

Kind Regards,

RFU Game Development Team

e-mail:waynereed@rfu.com

Community Game Update 26th October

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Back In The Game Update Community Game Updates are now structured as follows to help volunteers distinguish between where action is required and where information is for awareness.

1. Action required
2. Member services – action if of interest
3. For awareness

A PDF version is available by clicking on the ‘Read Online’ button. Read Online  
1. ACTION REQUIRED – N/A THIS WEEK

2. MEMBER SERVICES – ACTION IF OF INTEREST
Reminder of how to show Autumn Internationals at your club
How clubs can access the Autumn Internationals to show in their clubhouses.
Warrior Camp – save the date, 21 Nov
Off the back of what will be a hotly contested Autumn International Series live on the BBC, we would encourage clubs to consider hosting a Warrior Camp around the last Red Roses’ game, to capitalise on heightened interest.
Emergency First Aid in Rugby Union course saves a life
Recently, two players saved a fellow player’s life, having just completed the Emergency First Aid in Rugby Union course. Find out how you and your members can book a course and what other training is available.
Training Course Voucher Codes
This Friday will see the release of Training Course Voucher Codes, which will allow organisations to purchase places on courses for their volunteers.
GMS club drop-ins
GMS drop-in sessions continue this Wednesday, when we will focus on Electronic Match Cards. Again, there will be a Q&A opportunity at the end.
Inclusive volunteer recruitment on-demand webinar
Available to watch now, alongside access to the recruitment toolkit.

3. FOR AWARENESS
Key focus areas update: Referees & 16-18 year-olds
The game needs referees, so if you have a qualification or are looking to get one, you could help thousands of people to play rugby.
Guides coming this week on how to engage 16-18-year-olds and get them back into playing.
Government backs RFU’s Rugby World Cup 2025 bid
Last week we announced the RFU’s intention to host the Rugby World Cup in 2025 and shared our Every Rose action plan, which you can find in this story.
Celebrating Black History Month
Stories from around the game highlighting the history behind some of the great black players and teams to have played rugby.
News round-up – IPF Fundraising walk & 100,000 age grade players affiliated
Thanks to all clubs who have supported the walk so far. A selection of photos and next destinations are included. Also, last week saw a milestone reached with 100,000 age-grade players now affiliated with clubs across the country.  

Launceston light up XGirl Cup launch

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XGirl Cup Stage 1 @ St Austell R.F.C.

Sunday 24/10/21

The opening round of Cornwall RFU’s XRugby tournament for girls saw 14 teams, 29 matches and a staggering 1922 points scored at a sunny St Austell.

With a flexible format allowing games between 5-10 players on each team, clubs have a greater ability to either compete alone, form lasting partnerships with others, or simply team up on an ad hoc basis and still score points for their clubs weighted by their number of players.

The U18s competition was dominated by Launceston, who comfortably won all three of their matches with try bonus points through dogged defence and an inexplicable defiance of gravity as they scored more points playing up the hill on Pitch 3 than they did down it! Truro Bengals drew with the Belerions – a combination of players from St Austell, Camborne, Penzance and Perranporth – and both beat Truro Siberians to take joint second place in the league table.

The U15s saw similarly imperious performances from both Bude and a joint Newquay-Perranporth team. The home team was the best of the rest, with the Angels also the only side to stop Newquay-Perranporth from gaining four tries. Camborne and a joint Truro-Penzance team showed great promise, and after a slow start against the top three sides Launceston rallied as well to come a whisker away from nicking a bonus point in their final game.

Meanwhile the U13s were racking up some incredible scores in their matches, despite the RFU-mandated friendly status of their competition. Indeed, attack as the best form of defence seemed a universal truth down on Pitch 2 with every single team bagging four tries or more in every game! Bude & Launceston won 4 out of 5 games, with only Newquay & Perranporth upsetting that run as they won 3 out of 3. Camborne, Truro, Liskeard and the joint St Austell & Penzance team all showed immense promise and attacking flair.

So with one league stage from five complete the league tables look like this:

Under 18s table
Under 15s table

Points% is simply the amount of points secured from those available, both based on a club’s share of players in each game, and this year is the chief metric so that clubs don’t dominate the table simply because they have more players. League points are then the secondary factor, again based on a share of players in each game.

Thanks to St Austell RFC for delivering such a successful start to the competition, with a huge amount of support in setting up and delivering the event. Thank you referees, thank you pitch admins, thank you coaches, thank you first aiders, thank you clubhouse staff and thank you parents!

Scores:

U18s

Launceston 45 Truro Siberians 5

Belerions 21 Truro Bengals 21

Launceston 40 Belerions 21

Truro Siberians 21 Truro Bengals 40

Launceston 64 Truro Bengals 14

Belerions 28 Truro Siberians 19

U15s

Camborne 7 Bude 38

Launceston 0 Newquay/Perranporth 63

Penzance/Truro 19 St Austell 45

Camborne 0 Newquay/Perranporth 56

Bude 46 Penzance/Truro 7

Launceston 7 St Austell 45

Camborne 26 Penzance/Truro 42

Bude 59 Launceston 0

Newquay/Perranporth 21 St Austell/Bude 12

Camborne 39 Launceston 15

Bude 54 St Austell/Camborne 12

Newquay/Perranporth/Camborne 40 Penzance/Truro/Camborne 17

U13s

Camborne 47 Liskeard 61

Newquay/Perranporth 42 St Austell 27

Truro 31 Bude/Launceston 33

Camborne 47 St Austell/Penzance 43

Liskeard 42 Truro 47

Newquay/Perranporth 49 Bude/Launceston 35

Camborne 49 Truro 35

Liskeard 42 Newquay/Perranporth 70

St Austell/Penzance 28 Bude/Launceston 40

Liskeard 40 Bude/Launceston 42

Camborne 28 Bude/Launceston 35

CRFU grateful to Jay’s Aim

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We are most grateful for the assistance given to us by Jay’s Aim in the provision of a portable defibrillator for the use of our county teams.

Jay’s Aim – Helping Young Hearts’ is a South West based registered charity set up to reduce the number of young people who die from sudden cardiac arrests.  We attempt to achieve this objective by:

  • Offering free to attend CPR/AED training sessions
  • Providing public access defibrillators to places in need
  • Providing cardiac screening sessions

We were delighted to ensure the safety of both the coaches and players at CRFU by part funding a defibrillator to the set up.  We hope to run some free CPR/AED training in the near future to ensure everyone is confident to use the equipment in an emergency.

Clubs Forum a great success

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Despite the appalling weather on Wednesday evening the CRFU Management Board were delighted to see a large number of Cornish Clubs represented at our first Clubs Forum in two years.

Those present were treated to a fascinating talk from former Saracens captain Floyd Steadman on the barriers he had to overcome as a black man making his way both in rugby and in education.

Floyd will shortly be publishing a book* about his life’s journey and there will also be a documentary on him broadcast on Sky TV.

Floyd was thanked by CRFU President John Sumnall who presented him with a set of CRFU cuff-links.

The President also conferred Martin Caddy as an Honorary Vice-President of the CRFU for his hard work on various committees.

Martin Caddy receiving his shield.

Paul Hayes was also formally welcomed as the new Chairman of the Finance & Governance committee.

John also reminded the clubs about his President’s Challenge, where clubs are encouraged to organise the completion of 150 laps of their pitch to raise funds for the President’s Fund which will be added to the Injured Players Foundation.

Treasurer Andy Richards reminded clubs to get their accounts into him on time, this is an RFU requirement.

Paul Hayes receives his CRFU tie

Steve Avenell from the CRRS, mentioned the shortage of referees and that they were looking to train new ones up, also urged clubs to get club referees who could be trained locally with Kevin Williams.

Clubs were also reminded of our zero tolerance on referee abuse, sadly there have been cases already this season and it must be stamped on.

Chris Jewels gave an update on the Kernow leagues after Christmas, once the Cornwall & Duchy Leagues are completed  clubs will be informed of their leagues.

County Cup preparations in hand.

*For those interested in pre-ordering Floyd Steadman’s book click on the link here.

Cornish Players in Autumn Test Squads

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Following his excellent tour of South Africa with the British & Irish Lions during the summer, Exeter Chief’s hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie* has been selected by England Head Coach Eddie Jones for this season’s Autumn campaign.

*Sadly the day after the announcement Luke has had to pull out of the squad and will miss the Autumn series due to an ankle injury.

Just 24 hours later Northampton Saints Sam Matavesi was named in Fiji’s 28 man squad for their Autumn International Series

Earlier this month Exeter Chief’s Utility back Merryn Doidge was named in the England Roses’ squad for this autumn’s internationals

Congratulations to all three and good luck in your games.

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