No midweek training this week

No midweek training again tho week as we have no fixture Sunday we will be training then instead

South Gower game 11.30am meet

Due to some pitch congestion on Sunday the game against South Gower is now a 11.30am meet for a 12.15pm kick off 

Training Wednesday 8.15pm

Training in bish boys gym this week. 

8.15pm - 9.15pm

Could every player please bring £15 cash that is due for club membership to give to Jason. 

Thanks

Llanelli wanderers / Fall Bay Sunday

A round-robin this weekend with Llanelli wanderers and Fall Bay away in Llanelli. 

Directions are:

head for SA15 3EF (stradey Park avenue) and cross over the junction with Chapman Street,  cross the cycle path and it's on the right (you're basically going to the side entrance of the old stradey Park rugby ground). 

Meet at 10.15am first game will ko at 11

Underhill plans to be unveiled

Plans to transfer the managment of Underhill Park from the Council and to allow the development of a pitch side facility will be unveiled for open public scrutiny at All Saints Church on November 10th at 7pm.

Tata steel away Sunday

A big test for the boys against Tata steel away on Sunday. 10.45am meet for 11.30 kick off

Training Wednesday 10.30am

A great effort from the boys today in a thriller at pontardawe. 

Training in half term - Wednesday 10.30am in underhill. 

Please can everyone bring £15 for their payment to the club for this season. Cash would be great as the money can them go straight to the club. 

See you all Wednesday 

£15 club fees due for each player

Each player is required to pay £15 club membership this season. This is now due ASAP so I will be starting to collect it this weekend in pontardawe. 

If you could pay cash that would be really helpful as it can go straight to the club - thanks everyone. 

No training Monday

A well earned rest from training for the boys tomorrow. We will be doing a day time session during the half term holidays - look out for teamer and blog posts

Loughor away Sunday

Loughor away on Sunday in a friendly to replace the ospreys cup game. 

Meet time 12 noon for a 12.30 kick off

Bonymaen in Bish

A rest from cup action this weekend as we welcome Bonymaen to bishopston. Meet 10:15am for an 11:00am kick off

Rest tomorrow

A well deserved rest from training for all the boys Monday after a tough couple of weeks of cup rugby. 

Training Sunday instead 

New Kit and BACK TO THE CLUB

There have been a few requests for new kit that have been processed but could EVERYONE please fill in the Kit Request form to let us know what kits is needed. Please do this even if you have asked for kit already, as it helps keep tabs on what is ordered and for who.
The link is in the top menu or you can click HERE

We are currently lying third in our Ospreys Cup pool after a thriller away at Bryncethin on Sunday - You can see the tables at http://www.ospreyscup.org - We host Briton Ferry in the cup this coming Sunday on the main pitch in Underhill and are hoping that as many boys as possible can make the effort to go back to the club after the game. The weather should be good so maybe all the boys can walk down together afterwards and welcome our visitors for the day!

Training Monday 6.00pm in Underhill

Well done to all the boys for a massive effort today in Bryncethin
Training tomorrow in Underhill at 6.00pm

Bryncethin away Sunday in the Ospreys Cup

The Ospreys Cup continues on Sunday for The Crusaders as we visit some new opposition in Bryncethin, who also had a winning start to the cup campaign beating Briton Ferry 42-5 away.
If you look on their website they have some directions and maps on how to get to the club and the main pitch.

MEET 10.00 am

http://bryncethinrfc.mywru.co.uk/web/locations.aspx

Ospreys Cup v Bryncoch in Underhill

We start the season on Sunday with our first every Ospreys cup game against our friends from Bryncoch. KO is at 11.00am so we have scheduled a meet time of 10.15am which you should get by Teamer.
As this is an Ospreys Cup game, we are allocated a NEUTRAL referee by the Ospreys staff that co-ordinate the competition. There are also rules regarding the conduct and proximity of spectators that we must adhere to in order to avoid any complaints by the referee or other official that may jeopardise our place in the competition - PLEASE can ALL spectators stand behind the roped off area at all times and refrain from openly commenting on the referee's decisions.
There are a set of guidelines issued by the WRU regarding junior rugby which are always on The Crusaders website and are available to read here

You can read more about the Ospreys Cup including fixtures, tables and results at http://www.ospreyscup.org

Training Monday 1st Sept - 6pm

Great to see the numbers at training on Sunday
One more session - Monday at 6.00pm before the Ospreys Cup kicks off next weekend.
See everyone in the park tomorrow

TRAINING SUNDAY

A huge effort by all the boys who turned up to training on Monday night. Unfortunately, we really need to get the numbers at training up, to get the squad ready for the season kicking off with a hard game on 7th September. We have another training session this coming Sunday 31st August in the park at 10.00am. With the first Ospreys Cup game only a week after against Bryncoch - If you read the blog, please pass on the word about training and try and get as many of the squad there as possible!

Training Monday and Ospreys Cup

Training starts to get ramped up a bit this week as we look forward to our first Ospreys Cup game on Sunday 7th September at home to Bryncoch. We have an extremely tough group containing Bryncoch, Bryncethin, Porthcawl, Briton Ferry and Loughor. You can view all the fixtures and tables by visiting
http://www.ospreyscup.org
There will be another training session on SUNDAY 30th August - this will be confirmed with the coaches at training on Monday.
The season kicks off in just a couple of weeks, with a hard run of cup games! See you all at training

Training on Monday nights - 6pm

Hope everyone's summers are going well, and you have all been enjoying the mixed bag of weather we've been having. Training for the upcoming season starts to get more involved next week, and is being shifted from Tuesday mornings to Monday evenings at 6.00pm
There will be a longer training session on Sunday 31st August as we get ready for our first Ospreys Cup game on the 7th September

More information on the cup as it is revealed to us.
Please could ALL PLAYERS make the effort to attend as we get ready for a tough season that includes the u15s Ospreys Cup!!

On a separate and more social note - Russ will be celebrating his 50th Birthday on 30th August in the Oyster Bar in Mumbles - Everyone is welcome -  celebrations start at 7.30pm

NO training Tuesday 29th July

There is no training Tuesday 29th July
Back to 10.30am on Tuesday 5th August - Teamer to come out end of the week

Touch/fitness training Tuesday

With some beach weather forecast for the week, we will be running this weeks training and fitness session from 10.30am to 11.30am on Tuesday. 

See you all there

Touch Rugby in Underhill Tuesday nights

Hope everyone is enjoying the summer so far. We will be starting some Lads/Dads/Brothers touch rugby in Underhill on a Tuesday evening. No particular structure, just some fun as last year. 5.30pm until 6.30pm or before if the dads get tired! Will send a Teamer for this shortly.
This should also help us get ready in some way for the Cwmtawe sevens on 2nd August - A Teamer for this will also go out this week.

no sevens Easter weekend

There is no sevens this coming weekend at Bryncoch.
Apologies to everyone, I forgot to cancel the event on Teamer until today.

Well done to all the boys on another fantastic season!

Game v Pontardwe at Ponty Leisure Centre

The game against Pontardawe on the weekend will be at the Leisure Centre playing fields close to the club. See you all there - Please reply to Teamer of you haven't already

End of Season Timetable

As the end of the season draws near, all the boys are busy catching up with football fixtures, playing school rugby and school training, with district training now thrown into the mix.
Looking at the amount of training and games taking place mid-week that would be in addition to Mumbles training, the coaches have decided that the best way to fulfil our rugby fixture commitments on the weekends is to not train again mid-week before the end of the season.

We have a few fixtures left to play on Sundays, so keep an eye on Teamer for invites. There are also a few options being investigated that will hopefully lead to some great fixtures before we finish the season, which once again seems to have flown by.

A lovely Sunday of flowers and meals with Mums this weekend, then a fixture against our friends at Pontardawe on 6th  April.

Swansea District training info

Swansea District u14s training starts Thursday 27th March in Morriston RFC
You can see more info on their website here...
http://www.freewebs.com/swanseadistrictrugby/u14s.htm

Dunvant Away now 5.15pm MEET for 6.00pm KICK OFF

Another change to the Dunvant KO time for Wednesday evening.
In order to accommodate everyone that has to get to football training on Wednesday also, the game against Dunvant has been moved forward to a 5.15pm meet time for a 6.00pm Kick Off.

Apologies for the confusion - 5.15pm MEET - 6.00pm KICK OFF in DUNVANT

5.45pm meet Wednesday in Dunvat

Apologies to all. The game away at Dunvant on Wednesday evening is a 5.45pm meet for a 6.30pm Kick Off - Sorry for the confusion

Training 5.15pm in underhill

Wednesday night, 5.15pm in underhill. See you all there

Tour Song Sheet

Dan's tour song sheet is now available as a download...
click this link to view

Photos from Sunday

Some great photos of the boys in action from Sunday against South gower here

Singing after training

There will be some singing practice after training tonight. Either in the park or at the club - will confirm later

Latest tour itinerary and info

 

Please note the dress code on the bottom for the boys

Scotland Tour March 2014

 

Travel: By Coach

Friday:

• Meet Mumbles Rugby Club 8:30; Bus leave 8:45

• Bring packed Lunch for bus journey

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Short driver swop other side of Birmingham

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Arrive Penrith approximately 4:30

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Meal at Penrith (Courtesy of Mike’s sister)

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Leave Penrith 6:30

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Arrive Carlisle 7pm – Activity – Bowling

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Leave Carlisle 8:30

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Arrive Hotel 11:30 – Premiere Inn, The Gyle, Edinburgh.

 

Saturday

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Breakfast 7:30

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Leave hotel 8:15

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Arrive Dollar Academy 9am

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1st Match 930 kick off Mini Tournament v Dollar; Morrisons; Watsons.

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After match Lunch 12:30

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Leave 1:30 for “Go Ballistic” Paintballing near (2-5pm) with hosts from Dollar Academy

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Coach back to arrive at Dollar Academy for boys to be hosted out – 6pm

 

Sunday

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Breakfast 730 (Dads)

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Depart hotel 8:20 to pick up boys 9:00 from Dollar.

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Depart Dollar Academy 9:15 for Stewart Melville College

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Arrive Stewart Melville College 10:30

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1st Match – 11am

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After match lunch 12:45/1

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2pm visit Edinburgh castle and shops on Princess Street.

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Depart Edinburgh 3pm

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Arrive Mumbles RFC midnight

 

 

 

 

Dress Code –

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We suggest that boys travel in tracksuits/ jeans and t shirts.

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After games boys are to wear shirt, tie, black trousers/jeans.

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They will also need suitable clothing to wear underneath overalls for paintballing – overalls provided by activity centre

 

 

Numbers for Sunday

A few boys missing with football commitments this Sunday for the south gower game so if everyone available could make the effort to play it will help numbers considerably. 

Keep an eye on the blog for tour info coming thick and fast between now and departure next Friday 

More generosity for tour...

Many thanks to Tracy at Dragon Crafts for the very generous help towards the purchase of

20 Mumbles fridge magnets

20 Mumbles T towels

Hopefully together with Welsh Cakes and Welsh Carrier Bags as a gift to the families hosting the boys

Training tonight is at 5.00pm

A few people asking about this, so just to confirm that training tonight is in UNDERHILL PARK starting at 5.00pm.

Big thanks to the following supporters

We have been lucky enough to secure the support of the following business and individuals supplying kit for the Edinburgh tour...
Brett & Laura at Gower Coast Properties for Hoodies
Ian Jonathan at Business & Vehicle Finance for Tee-Shirts
Anthony from Bergoni for the beanies for the players and their hosts
Andy Hopkins at Ashcost for the training tops
And for Russel's Guess the Score which has paid for a Beanie for each of dads on the tour!!

A very big thank you to everyone

Scotland Tour Itinerary

Below is the confirmed itinerary for the Scotland Tour 2014

Dear All, below is the final itinerary for the Scotland Tour

All accommodation has been paid for as per the list of people going and you will each receive a text shortly to confirm your individual amount outstanding for the tour.

If you could please bring a cheque to training on WEDNESDAY at UNDERHILL for the balance with your child's name on the back we can get everything paid and up to date.

There will also shortly be some information on kit required for the tour - keep looking at the blog, lots of information going up over the next week or so...

Travel: By Coach


Friday 14th March:


Meet Mumbles Rugby Club 8:30am

Bus to leave at 8:45am

Bring packed Lunch for bus journey

Short driver swop other side of Birmingham


Arrive Penrith approximately 4:30pm


Meal at Penrith (Courtesy of Mike’s sister)


Leave Penrith 6:30pm


Arrive Carlisle 7:00pm

Activity – Bowling


Leave Carlisle 8:30pm


Arrive Hotel 11:30pm – Premiere Inn, The Gyle, Edinburgh.


Saturday 15th March


Breakfast 7:30am


Leave hotel 8:15am


Arrive Dollar Academy 9:00am 


1st Match 930 kick off Mini Tournament v Dollar; Morrisons; Watsons.


After match Lunch 12:30
pm

Leave 1:30pm for “Go Ballistic” Paintballing near  (2-5pm) with hosts from Dollar Academy


Coach back to arrive at Dollar Academy for boys to be hosted out – 6pm


Sunday 16th March


Breakfast 7:30am (Dads)


Depart hotel 8:20am to pick up boys 9:00am from Dollar.


Depart Dollar Academy 9:15am for Stewart Melville College


Arrive Stewart Melville College 10:30am


1st Match – 11am


After match lunch 12:45/1
2pm visit Edinburgh castle and shops on Princess Street.


Depart Edinburgh 3pm


Arrive Mumbles RFC midnight

Training cancelled

In line with advice from all the schools, training has been cancelled tonight. With so many of the squad skiing next week, precaution seems the most sensible strategy. To all the boys going - have a great experience and try to come back in one piece ready for training. There will be no rugby now until training in 2 weeks which will be on the blog

Training Wednesday

Light training this Wednesday on the astro with so many boys hitting the ski slopes next week. 5.30pm start. 

Game v Swansea Uplands AWAY Sunday

We are due to play away at Swansea Uplands on Sunday 16th Feb.
Fingers crossed we will get to play, but Swansea Uplands will let us know ASAP if the game has to be cancelled because of the weather.

Uplands have asked us to make all players aware that NOBODY will be allowed in the club wearing dirty kit, so a change of clothes will be required for all players.

We have also now paid for all the accommodation for the Edinburgh trip which is fast approaching.
We need to get full payment off everyone going on the trip either this coming Sunday at the Uplands game or at training on Wednesday at the AstroTurf.

Training cancelled

Due to the bad weather training tonight has had to be cancelled

Training Wednesday

Until the end of feb training will continue on the AstroTurf 5.30pm on Wednesdays. 

Game v Bonymaen cancelled

The weather has once again got the better of us and the game against Bonymaen has been cancelled. 

Fundraising

We are still keen for fundraising towards the tour. Any money pays for kit and for keeping the spending money cos down while away.
We have a couple of little things arranged to raffle off and a possible car boot sale but...
If anyone has any activity they would like to contribute to the fund raising, let's do it!

Game v Bonymaen Sunday

We are up in Bonymaen on Sunday. Meet 10.30am for 11.00am kick off.
You never know the weather might let us get a game in this weekend.

If you haven't already, please can you bring your tour deposits if the game is on.
We will be looking for full payment very soon, so if you want to pay it all then that is fine.
It's been a bit hard as we haven't had any games where we have all been there, so hopefully the game Sunday will be on and give us all a chance to catch up.

Game off this morning

The game against pontarddulais has been cancelled because of the weather. 

Training on the AstroTurf on Wednesday 5.30pm

Game Sunday now AWAY in pontardulais comp

With the wether forecast looking pretty bad for the next couple of days the game against pontarddulais has been moved from underhill park to pontarddulais comprehensive. 

Hopefully this will give us a fighting chance of playing this weekend. 

Keep an eye on the blog for any extra info

AstroTurf training 5.30

Trainibg on Wednesday this week again. 5.30pm on the AstroTurf in Ashleigh road

Bryncoch game cancelled

The game against Bryncoch is cancelled because of the weather. 

Training Wednesday on the AstroTurf 

Bryncoch game

Game Sunday is in Bryncoch. 

Keep an eye in the blog for any weather updates. 

The game is at:

Bryncoch RFC

The Memorial Recreational Ground

Tyllwyd Road

Bryncoch

Neath

SA10 7DQ

Training tonight

Training tonight is definitely ON for all the boys from Olchfa, Bishop Gore and Gwyr. 

Medical advice from bishopston school means there will be NO TRAINING for any of the bishopston boys tonight. 

Full session for all the boys from the other schools - see you later

Training Wednesday

We will be training Wednesday night on the AstroTurf in Ashleigh road. 

Training starts 5.30pm

Sundays game

Despite everyone's efforts the weather has beaten us for tomorrow and the game against loughor has had to be cancelled. 

Bishopston Sunday

Please note the venue change for Sunday. We are now meeting in bishopston at 9.30am. The Elba is unplayable. 

Also keep an eye on the blog and teamer just in case the pitches at bish are also unplayable tomorrow morning

Training Sunday

With Whitchurch unable to make it on Sunday we will be training in Bishopston. 10.00am start

Training Monday Night

Training Monday night - Indoors in Bishopston Boys Gym
8.00 - 9.00pm
Then an early night ready for school the next day!!

Great response to the tour so far!
Those of you who didn't get a cheque in today at the game can do so at training tomorrow!

Morriston and deposits

Morriston at home on Sunday in Bishopston
fingers crossed the weather will hold off and we will be kicking off at 11.00am - meet 10.15am

Please can everyone bring their deposits for the tour
Any cheques from previous tour arrangements havent been cashed, so to make the collecting as simole as possible of you could write a new one that would be fantastic.

Make cheques (£60 per PERSON) payable to: Mumbles u8 RFC

TRAINING FRIDAY - 11.00am - 12.15pm

Training in Underhill this Friday 11.00am with a game against Morriston at home on Sunday. Teamer with KO time for Sunday to follow.

Coaches will be around for any questions about the tour to Scotland after training Friday - see you then.

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year!