Category: Rugby News

Annual General Meeting

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – FINAL CALLING NOTICE

1900hrs – WEDNESDAY 8th September 2021

ONLINE VIA ZOOM

Unfortunately, we are unable to hold the AGM at Chapel Gate this year so the AGM will take place Online via ZOOM.

The meeting will be open to all members. Please register to attend by emailing Becky Hill at secretary@bournemouth-rugby.co.uk, your membership will be verified and log on details will be sent out to you.

We hope you can join us. If you need support setting up ZOOM before the meeting, please do get in touch.

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We would welcome questions in advance even if you are unable to attend the AGM. If you have any questions please send these to Becky Hill secretary@bournemouth-rugby.co.uk

After registering and verification of membership, you will receive a confirmation email with joining instructions and relevant documents. If you have not yet purchased your membership for this season you can log into GMS via the login at the bottom of this email to purchase. If you have any issues with this please email Gemma so we can assist you membership@bournemouth-rugby.co.uk

If you no longer wish to receive information from Bournemouth Rugby please email operations@bournemouth-rugby.co.ukand we will remove you from our mailing list.

HAVE A TRY SAYS BOURNEMOUTH RUGBY AS IT PLANS TO LAUNCH NEW SENIOR LADIES RUGBY TEAM

Plans are in place at Bournemouth Rugby to launch a Senior Ladies Rugby Team.

The thriving community club is asking for females interested in joining the squad to register their interest.

Hughton Campbell, Bournemouth Rugby Ladies Team Coach, said: “We have a good youth section at the club, but up until now there has been no pathway for girls to follow playing rugby post 17 years old.

“We are keen that our lady members have the opportunity to be able to continue their rugby experiences and that we can keep their talent, passion and enthusiasm within the club.

“We will be putting a proposal to the RFU to join a local league for the 22-23 season, and for the coming season we will schedule friendly matches with local clubs.

“We intend to start pre-season training sessions in August.

“In the longer term we have ambitions to progress to higher level rugby and to have a Premiership team within five years.”

Hughton, pictured left, has a wealth of coaching experience as a Team Manager within the Jamaica RFU.

He has coached both men and women’s 7’s teams as well as the men’s 15 team.

He has also been involved with the coaching for the England Universities (South Region) Women’s Rugby 7’s and is Head Coach for Bournemouth University Women’s 7’s and 15’s teams.

Registrations of interest are requested by email to hughton.campbell@bournemouth-rugby.co.uk

RFU Update – Community Rugby set to return from 29th March

We are delighted to confirm that following the government’s announcement that organised outdoor sport can resume from Monday 29 March, the RFU has published a new Return to Community Rugby Roadmap.

This means our Senior Sections will resume training from Tuesday 30th March, our Social Touch will resume on Thursday 1st April and our Youth and Mini will resume training from Sunday 4th April.

We are still awaiting an update from GBWR with regards to our Wheelchair Rugby training resuming.

As previously confirmed, the 2020/21 league structure has already been cancelled. However, as in normal years, we will look to host friendly fixtures in the adult game during the summer months. As long as Covid-19 infection rates are kept under control, all adult and age grade competitions are expected to start in September, as normal, under full laws.

Read the full RFU Article here

From our Executive Committee, Staff and Volunteers a massive thank you for everyone’s support during this past year, which for all of us has been a challenge. We sincerely hope that light is at the end of the tunnel and we can welcome you back to training, matches and a few drinks in the bar!

For now, keep well.

Bournemouth Rugby welcomes Stowe Family Law as a new Partner

We are delighted to welcome Stowe Family Law as a new parter to the club.

Stowe Family Law opened its Bournemouth office in September 2020 taking the firm’s national presence to 26 offices and reinforcing its position as the country’s largest specialist family law practice.

The new family law office in Bournemouth will be headed up by Managing Partner, Paul Linsdell and supported by Senior Family Lawyer, Cath Porter, both of whom will bring a wealth of family law knowledge to the town. 

The team specialises in all aspects of family law including divorce, separation, cohabitation issues, nuptial agreements, arrangements for children and financial settlements.

Thank you Stowe Family Law for supporting your local Community Rugby Club.  We look forward to welcoming the team to matches when we can.

Arthur Bowden • An Irrepressible Servant of D&W RFU

It is of great sadness to learn of the death of Arthur Bowden, Secretary to The Dorset RFU since 1966/1967. His contribution to the running and management of the Dorset & Wilts RFU was without parallel, all done with an unfailing good humour and courtesy.


He was undoubtedly a friend to all clubs in the Twin-Counties and his visits were always welcomed as he tirelessly supported all aspects of their successful functioning.

We at Bournemouth will miss you Arthur as all will do throughout Dorset & Wiltshire and we say a heartfelt ‘thank you’ as we bid you farewell.

Douglas Warren
President, Bournemouth Rugby

Mike Pope – Update on Senior Men Development

Considering how competitive rugby has been completely up in the air due to Covid, we have been blown away by the commitment, energy and focus of the all the players. Across the week we have been seeing 80 players turn up for training which has been fantastic. These numbers consist of existing, returning, and new players who are all gelling well and working hard!

To ensure we prepare not only our fitness but also our mental wellbeing, taking into consideration the lengthy “pre-season”, we have been running a slightly different schedule which sees the players training for two weeks, followed by a week of non-rugby related activities so they can continue to bond together away from the pitch, and then a week off. The reason for this is that we didn’t want the players to burnout or potentially get bored of what essentially could have been a 6-month pre-season.

So far, the feedback has been great and the energy levels and focus on training have been excellent, so it appears to be working. The first activity consisted of a group S&C session hosted by Team CC. The second activity saw the players making the most of the evening light and warm weather, paddle boarding around Sandbanks Harbour with Land and Wave. For the third activity the players headed to Mulligan’s for some indoor golf! We are now moving to a new schedule which will mean the players are training for two weeks, then competing in an inter club tournament, followed by a week of non-rugby related activities. This will take us nicely up to Christmas and then we will reassess the situation based on the RFU’s update.

Due to the RFU guidelines it has provided us with an excellent opportunity to really invest some time in developing the players both on an individual and team basis. We are currently going through a player profiling process which means we are then able to create individual development plans for the players, enabling them to focus on their strengths and work-ons. For our first block of training we have focused on our defensive principles. The players have really bought into the principles which has provided us with a great foundation moving forward. This is our last week on defence before we move on to attack.

Overall, despite the challenges we all face, the teamwork, enthusiasm, and dedication our players have shown has been immense and we are all keen to return to some form of competitive rugby, hopefully in early 2021.

For now, we continue to keep our heads focused and build on what we have developed so far.

Keep well and see you soon.

Mike

Bournemouth Rugby and Hoburne announce the renewal of their partnership

Bournemouth Rugby and Hoburne are delighted to announce the renewal of their long-standing partnership, as 1st and 2nd XV shirt sponsorship for the 2020-21 season.

Operations Director, Wendy King said: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Hoburne as a shirt sponsor for the coming season, Hoburne has backed our club for many seasons and in this difficult period we all find ourselves in, their support is even more vital to us as a community rugby club.

“We have a new kit design with our newly appointment kit supplier PlayerLayer, and although challenges lay ahead, we are very much looking forward to bouncing back and working with key partners such as Hoburne.”

Commenting on the partnership, Simon Phillips, Director of Operations at Hoburne, said: “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Bournemouth Rugby, over the years we have built a long-standing relationship with the club, its stakeholders and players.

“We know this has been an incredibly tough year financially for all sporting groups, the club has suffered as a result of COVID-19, and with Hoburne being a family-run business that is committed to supporting local community initiatives, we are delighted to be involved with a sport that brings families and the community together.”

Bournemouth Rugby and Hoburne are delighted to announce the renewal of their long-standing partnership, as 1st and 2nd XV shirt sponsorship for the 2020-21 season.

Operations Director, Wendy King said: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Hoburne as a shirt sponsor for the coming season, Hoburne has backed our club for many seasons and in this difficult period we all find ourselves in, their support is even more vital to us as a community rugby club.

“We have a new kit design with our newly appointment kit supplier PlayerLayer, and although challenges lay ahead, we are very much looking forward to bouncing back and working with key partners such as Hoburne.”

Commenting on the partnership, Simon Phillips, Director of Operations at Hoburne, said: “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Bournemouth Rugby, over the years we have built a long-standing relationship with the club, its stakeholders and players.

“We know this has been an incredibly tough year financially for all sporting groups, the club has suffered as a result of COVID-19, and with Hoburne being a family-run business that is committed to supporting local community initiatives, we are delighted to be involved with a sport that brings families and the community together.”

British Sports Brand PlayerLayer Becomes Official Kit Partner to Bournemouth Rugby

After 3 seasons with Viper 10, our partnership comes to an official end at the end of this season. We would like to thank the Viper 10 team for their support over the past few years. As due diligence to the club, an internal team have for the past 3 months conducted a thorough review with the objective to ensure our Playing Sections, Community Team and Supporters’ needs are taken into consideration.

Current Viper 10 stock will go on sale via the online store as soon as we are able to access stock. There will of course, be a transition period.

PRESS RELEASE

“Bournemouth Rugby will enter a 4 year kit partnership with PlayerLayer. After many months and an intensive process to select the correct brand to provide our Senior, Youth and Mini, Girls, Wheelchair and Touch Rugby sections, PlayerLayer were the standout choice. We are delighted to be working with a British sports brand that will provide us with the highest quality playing kit. We are also proud to be launching a number of eco friendly products and support the PlayerLayer ethos on protecting the environment. The webshop will launch soon through PlayerLayer’s ecommerce system.”

Wendy King – Operations Director

“PlayerLayer are proud to be entering a partnership with Bournemouth Rugby. As a British brand, technical rugby kit is a core skill set of ours. We hope we can contribute to the success of the club whilst maintaining the core values which define Bournmouth Rugby.”

Roderick Bradley – Marketing Director