Bluestone Tour

Thanks to everyone for making the tour such a great success. A few survivors remain and the weekend has ended in a decisive victory for The Crusaders in the Bluestone Pub Quiz.

BLUESTONE - more details for Sat Night

Some more details for Bluestone. Note there is NO TRAINING THIS WEEK.

BBQ
We're hoping to have a BBQ on Saturday night at Bluestone. There's no dedicated BBQ area, but we plan to congregate around a few lodges that are close together. Please bring a disposable charcoal BBQ and any food that you would like to BBQ for your own family. If you want to cook in groups it might be fun! If anyone would like to bring a "bring and share" salad of their choice e.g. pasta salad, rice salad, tabouleh (Mike M has offered to do this - it's his favourite!) we could all dip in. (No peppers or tuna for Dan thank you).

Bring some "refreshments" of your choice for you and your children as well. Rav will bring some paper plates, forks and some serviettes so you don't need to worry about these. If it's wet we may have to change tack, but lets be optimistic!

Tour T-shirts
We've had some tour t-shirts made for the boys with their individual names on the back, and a season souvenir. After paying for the Kooga training tops, our funds are low and we hope parents won't mind paying a contribution towards these. We will hand out the T-shirts on the Friday after the match and try and collect £8 from everyone then. It would be great if all the boys could wear them on Saturday at Heatherton - it will help to round them up!

General plan for the weekend is in a post below.

Wednesday 28th April

NO TRAINING this week.

Bluestone Tour

One more event left for the season. The boys' first big Tour. Here is the plan...

Friday 7th May
Meet at 5pm at Cefneithen Rugby Club (Cross Hands). Play two matches, against Cefneithen and Pontyberem kicking off at 5:30. Leave Cefneithen at 7.00 to arrive at Bluestone for 8pm. The reason for the early start is so we can get to Bluestone in a decent time, early enough for the boys to get in a swim if they want. Obviously some of us might not easily be able to get there for 5. If this is the case, let us know and we will try and arrange lifts so the players can all be there for the start of the tour.

Saturday 8th May
Leave for Heatherton at 11.30
Heatherton activities 12-3. Paintballing at Heatherton 3-5
Evening at Bluestone (Possible BBQ!!)

Sunday 9th May
Morning: play Narbeth and Whitland at Narbeth RFC.

London Welsh

A great day on Saturday, with fantastic visitors from London Welsh. LW were very grateful for the hospitality and very complimentary on the boys rugby. Sunday was a game too far, and we have taken note of that. Well done to all the boys, they took some nasty knocks, and as the day got colder and colder it was surprising that any Crusaders were left standing at the end, let alone in the good spirits that they showed. A well earned rest this Wednesday and next weekend. Details for Lucton to follow.

Weekend Plans

Don't forget Girls Night Out tonight! Cafe Valance at 8:00.

Saturday: We are entertaining London Welsh. Please meet at Underhill at 1:00 for a 1:30 KO. After the match all the players and tourists are invited back to the clubhouse for sausage and chips.

Sunday: The Gower Festival of Rugby.Meet at Graig y Coed playing fields in Penclawdd at 10:00. Directions here. Drive through Penclawdd and the fields are up on a bank on the left. Lots of parking on the road just before you get to it. We will play all the local sides and the day will finish with presentation of medals at 3:30.

We will carry on on Wednesdays, and have the Bluestone Tour to look forward to, but this will be the last formal Sunday Morning!

Lucton FInal Plans: 7:30 Meet

Just remembered something from last year. Even though it was a lovely day, because we arrive early in the morning we found it very cold to start with, and even though it hasn't been raining the ground will be wet with dew. Some warm clothes and picnic rugs / chairs are essential for the morning.

Details for Luctonians tournament...
Firstly, in case anyone didn't get the message, we can only take a small squad to the Lucton tournament, so this year we gave priority to those boys who were not able to go last time. Also, having to play under English rules there are fewer forwards than usual. The final squad for next Sunday is Max, Bradley, Zac, Josh, Sam Hyde, Keiran, Kieran, Cam, Rhys C, Matthew, Nathan, Alex, Cian.

If anyone is travelling separately, directions to the venue can be found here. Main club website for Luctonians RFC is here. Aim to meet us there at about 10:30.

Everyone else please meet the coach outside Mumbles Rugby Club at 07:30 on Sunday morning. We need to be on the road before 08:00. The cost is £20 per player plus 1 supporter. Additional supporters are welcome and can have a seat on the coach for £5. (Brothers and sisters are free). There is plenty of room on the bus but please send me a text if you are bringing a group of more than 3. Please bring the cash on the day.

We'll have a quick stop on the way for fresh air, and aim to arrive at Luctonians by 10:00, which is the latest registration time. The tournament starts at 11:00. Please bring plenty to eat and drink, and anything to keep the boys busy. Chairs and picnic rugs are very useful. If anyone has a lightweight gazebo that would be very useful too, to set up camp. Send me a txt if you can bring one.

There is a good clubhouse and BBQ all day. The tournament was very well organised last year, and finished about 4:00. We'll aim to hit the road about 5:00 and be back in Mumbles about 7:00.

Any questions please contact Mike G during the week. 07846 334 962.