Beaconsfield Festival Round Up

Many thanks to Mark Holmes and his team at Beaconsfield RFC for a splendid festival yesterday, which was enjoyed by players, parents and coaches alike. This was a mixed ability festival and it was good to see that most teams had respected the ethos of the festival. As we expected, our two mixed ability teams were extremely competitive. Team 1 (no priority inferred) came away with strong wins against Huel Tring, Windsor and Chinnor, all strong clubs at any level. The last match was a very physical duel against Drifters A team, whose superior rucking narrowly won the day. We have been asked for a friendly by Drifters as they recognise our strength in depth and it will be interesting to see how we fare when we field our A team against them.

Team 2 had a similarly strong set of results, beating Aylesbury, Maidenhead and Huel Tring; always nice to do the “double” over our old friends and rivals from Cow Lane (unless that has been renamed Huel Cow Lane as well?) Team 2’s sternest test came against a spirited home side in a hard fought match which ended in a deserved 1-1 draw. Well done to all of the children who worked hard to play our brand of fast, physical and wide rugby throughout!

Here's a great photo of the entire squad, basking in the glory of their phenomenal performances. Note the tent team beavering away in the background!

Our thanks also to the magnificent parents, be they tent teamers or first aiders, who helped out yesterday. A fantastic effort all round! Anyone wishing to share in the glory of these heroic volunteers can do so by putting your name forward for the next festival.

Upcoming Fixtures

We now have a fixture break until November. The remaining fixtures for the year are as follows:

05 November
Old Albanians (H)

19 November
Development Festival (H)
Middlesex League (A) at Finchley RFC
Ealing Trailfinders & Teddington

03 December
Windsor Festival (A)
Middlesex League (H)
Rosslyn Park & Harpenden

15 December
Fullerians (A) (Friday evening fixture)

Clearly, we have some fantastic challenges ahead where we can really test all the children against some first-rate opposition. Please keep Pitchero updated with your availability. Training will continue as normal on those Sundays where there are no fixtures.

October Half Term Rugby Camp

Matt Allen’s half term rugby camp runs between 23 and 25 October. Bookings close this Friday at 0900. Please email Matt if you would like to reserve a space.

Wednesday Training Sessions

Wednesday training will go ahead this week at 1830. The coaching team has committed to this until half-term and we will update you on our plans up to Christmas as soon as these are finalised.

Look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday!

Regards,

DC
U12 AGO
A&C RFC
07929 019133