News Archive

Past news items are listed below in reverse chronological order.

Buckingham Vs Northampton Casuals (at Franklins Gardens)

KO 7.45

There is a coach leaving the club at 5.30pm
If you wish to travel on the coach then please contact Eric Curtis ASAP 

Congratulations to the 1st XV for firstly beating Phoenix in the Bucks shield on saturday and for then doing the same against Daventry in lewis shield semi on sunday - They are now due to play at Franklins Gardens on Wed 16th April in what is a once in a lifetime opportunity for most. More details to follow as they are known. 

This weekend sees the 1st XV play on Saturday and Sunday

BUCKS SHIELD FINAL - Saturday 5th April
HOME vs Phoenix
KO 2 pm

LEWIS SHIELD SEMI FINAL - Sunday 6th April
AWAY vs Daventry
KO 2 pm

Come along and support the boys!!
 

Without the Committee BRUFC would not be the Club it is today. Their dedication and effort behind the scenes make sure that we all enjoy BRUFC, both as players and non players.

The Committee are looking for new members to join them to help support and run BRUFC. So, if you're interested in join us please contact Finlay Gemmell or Mark Blackwood.

 

Henley cried off on friday evening giving the 2's the 2 points which should confirm their position in Berks Bucks + Oxon Premier A for next season 

2007/8 Players Awards Winners

Young player of the Year - Alex Duntert

Steam Pig - Graham Kemp

Floyd Flyer - Henry Colver

Player of the Year - Sam Laird

2nd Team Player of the Year - Al Solera

3rd Team Player of the Year - Gary Loake

Senior Club Person of the Year - Mike Cook

Congratulations....... 

Chinnor 3rds concede game to give the 2's a valuable 2pts.
 

The Annual RFU Raffle Tickets are here.....

Captains and Team Managers will be handing the tickets out over the coming weekends.

Please sell as many tickets as you can, this is a great fund raising opportunity - 90% of each ticket sold is donated to OUR CLUB.

All tickets stubs MUST be returned by 13th April.



 

See if you can LASSO your Valentine at the Wild West Disco on 16th February.


 

In a format similar to the BBC’s “Question Time” Buckingham Rugby Club (U17) are staging “Question and Answer Time” at the Radcliffe Centre (former church, Church St, Buckingham) on Friday 1st February 2008. Starting at 7.30 (sharp) the event will be Chaired by Criminologist Professor David Wilson with a panel that includes; Grant Seely of Northampton Saints, Media Psychologist Jenni Trent-Hughes, John Bercow MP, leading heart surgeon Mr Tim Graham and Educationalist Chris Woodhead. Tickets cost £15 and includes a cheese and wine supper.

Tickets are available from Julian Cook (email: julian.cook@jrconsulting.com) or by calling 07731 900 477.

The panellists are:

- Jenni Trent-Hughes was born in Jamaica and lived in the USA for many years. She now spends most of her time in the UK where she is well known as a life coach, body language expert and agony aunt. She is particularly well known from her appearances on Big Brother’s Little Brother, Loose Women and Grumpy Old Women, and most recently appeared on BBC2’s Identity with Donny Osmond. She was the agony aunt for handbag.com for three years, but has since left to set up her own site called teaandabiscuit.com

- John Bercow is MP for Buckingham – a constituency that he has represented since May 1997. His current majority is 18,129. A graduate of the University of Essex, he was the National Chairman of the Federation of Conservative Students, 1986-1987, and has been a front bench spokesman on Education and Home Affairs. In 2005 he was Channel 4’s “Opposition MP of the Year”, and supported the reduction of the age of consent for gay men to 16. In 2007 he accepted an Advisory Post on a Government review to consider the educational needs of children with speech and language difficulties.

- Tim Graham is consultant cardiac surgeon at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and an honorary senior Lecturer at Birmingham University. A noted speaker and author, his work is rarely out of the news, and most recently he has been candid about the quality of medical treatment given to soldiers injured in Iraq. A passionate rugby fan, Tim endeared himself to BRUFC by being willing to carry the first aid kit at the U17’s matches and memorably lectured the Bicester St John’s Ambulance crew about first aid!

- Grant Seely played 251 times for Northampton Saints, scoring 61 tries in the process. He attended Aylesbury Grammar School, but hopes that that won’t be held against him. Such was his contribution the Saints that he was awarded a Benefit Year in 2006 and is now in charge of the club’s academy which manages players aged 16-18. Grant claimed in an interview that “rugby is the ultimate team game”, and recently appeared naked in a calendar to raise money for a charity supported by the club.

- Chris Woodhead is a graduate of Bristol University and was formerly a lecturer at Oxford and held posts in three LEAs before becoming Chief Inspector of schools 1994-2000. He is now Professor of Education at Buckingham University and Chairman of Cognita. As Chief Inspector of Schools he famously championed “traditional teaching methods and values” and claimed that there were “15,000 incompetent teachers”. Chris argues that Cognita “want what concerned parents have always wanted: teachers who care about the subjects that they teach and the children for whom they are responsible.”
 

The 2nds game at home v Readingensians has been postponed whilst the 1sts at home v Wallingford and the 3rds away to Banbury are still on at present (11.30am Friday). 

Please note there will be no training this evening - will resume again next tuesday. 

No training at the club on Tuesday 11th due to pitch condition. There will be a session on Thursday - venue TBC 

Click on the link below to read a letter Eric received from Viv Nicholas a local Ref, praising the club and thanking the members.

His comments about the first team pitch are fantastic..

 

Alcatraz – the famous prison, built for its position across the frigid waters from the shore of San Francisco. Home, allegedly, to stingers and sharks. Home, most definitely, to strong currents and 11 degrees Celsius water in winter….which is when he plans to swim from the Prison to the city shoreline, all in the aid of charity. Just Benedict, in a wetsuit, with a man in a boat beside him to give directions, on Sunday January 6th 2008 at 0800hrs. Must be a bit light up top I reckon!!

Visit his Website and support him!!

 

Buckingham Rugby Club is going through some major changes. The pitches are now ‘up there with the best in Bucks’ as a Ref. said a few weeks ago, and there are still more major changes to come. We are applying for grants where we can, but over the next 12 months the Club needs to raise £100,000. This money will go towards developing the club house and more land for pitches. If we are to achieve this we are going to need the support of the whole Club and more. For a club that has 800 Adults associated to it , with players, mini’s and juniors parents, coaches, VP’s this should be easy! If 10 people were able to donate £5000 we would be half way there! Now is the time to dig deep and pay back The Club that has put so much into so many peoples lives, to ensure it is here for our future Generations. No matter how much you can give whether it be time or money now would be the best time to commit.

Over the next 12 months we will be organising many fund raising activities.

The first of these events will the Quiz Night on 14th December. 

This year Christmas Disco will be FANCY DRESS.

The theme is Christmas (obviously!!), so get your Santa outfits on and come along to what is always a great night out.

See you on the 15th.

 

After a resounding win at the weekend the 1st XV have reached 2nd in the League, behind Olney who they face on Saturday 1st December.

The Swans remain top of their League after an Away Walkover last weekend.

 

Back up the club this week - 7.30 start! 

Due to the recent rainfall there will be no training session this evening, there will be a session on Thursday venue TBC.  

As of this Thursday (15/11) seniors will be training at the swan astro from 8pm. Tuesday training will continue to be held at the club from 7.30 

See Eric Curtis and Andy Turvey on Bucks TV. 

A thank you from Marlow following saturdays visit - not sure that we wil be getting the same from the coach driver though due to the amount of vommit left behind!!!
"Could I just say thank you to all of your boys that visited Marlow on Saturday, those that played and the ones that arrived later from Slough.
They were an absolute pleasure to have here and we look forward to seeing them again.
You have a great bunch of guys."

Marlow Rugby Union Football Club
 

Interested in going to Twickenham? See the information below.

Saturday 1 Dec, KO tbc

Barbarians v South Africa

Tickets
£ 60 , £40, £25
Juniors £30 , £20, £12.50 (Up to and including 15 , accompanied by an adult)


Thursday 6 Dec , KO 4 pm

Oxford v Cambridge

Tickets
£ 29, £18



Anyone wanting to apply on Club Application, let Hon Sec (Finlay Gemmell) know by Sunday 4 Nov ; He will put a single Club application in after that date.



They can also be purchased directly from Ticketmaster.co.uk ( 0800 902 0000)

 

Director of rugby, Adam Izzard has secured the services of Northampton Saints coach and scout Clive Martin to bolster the coaching staff at the club.

Clive, a former Buckingham 1st XV captain will be concentrating on core individual and team skills. He will take a session once a month, on the first Tuesday of each month starting at 7.15pm.

The session is open to all players. These sessions will also be aimed at assisting the junior coaching staff who may wish to get some experience of coaching at the highest level to apply to their age groups.

The date for the first coching session is Tuesday 2nd October. Please make every effort to attend to ensure we can continue this service throughout the whole season.
 

Buckingham have been drawn away (just for a change!) in the 2nd round of the EDF Senior Vase. The tie, to played on 13th October will be against Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier League side Broadmoor Staff.  

What a fantastic event.

Great weather, though too hot for some !!, huge crowed, great company, and enjoyed by all.

We could not have wished for a better day, and although the Legends finished close runners up they gave a great hard fought game to our victorious first team.

Thanks must go to Jean and Rico for the pre match buffet, Mike Cook for spending the day roasting himself between two barbeques and living to tell the tale, and Julie Nichols for her sterling work running the bar, our guests for confirming in their short speeches what a great club Buckingham is, and Sue Bartlett for cutting the ribbon.

For those of you who missed the day as many were on holiday, I’ve enclosed the match programme. If you look at the team sheets, I’m sure you will agree that all players, both 1st XV and the Legends were worthy of their shirts for the day.

Let’s continue the support shown on Sunday and get behind our boys on the touch line every Saturday throughout the forthcoming season.

See You There

Mark Blackwell.
Chairman BRUFC



 

Following Brackley 1sts drop out the other week, Brackley 2nds have now followed suit leaving Buck 2's without a game - cheers Brackley! The only game this weekend will see a 1st XV sqaud travel to Old Northamptonians to take on their 2's. League rugby kicks off next week with the 1sts and 3rds at home to Witney & Chiltern respectively whilst the 2's travel to Henley. 

Another tremendous day was had with 22 players in all contesting. The morning began with Nibbler arriving for an all male golfing day with his new Venezuelan beauty who followed him around the course for the day ; obvisously he didn't get much grief ! Comment of the day, over lunch, when asking Nibblers missus where they had met to which she replied ' at Euston Station ' only to get an immediate response from Tojo ' that's funny, Nibbler normally picks up his women at King's Cross !' Due to Niblers behaviour it was deemed correct that he wear the frock he won at the previous function for the morning round; god did he look mighty fine!

The Texas scramble in the morning was won by a team including our very own Mr Haine and Johnny Lambert as well as 2 guests of mine.

The PM stableford competition unfortunately was won by me and much punishment was given in the form of alcoholic beverages throughout the night.

Longest drive was won by Henry Colver, who it was stated kicked the ball a further 40 yds when out of eyeshot ; his drive was some 350 yds ! Nearest the pin won by a guest , Ian Jenkins.

Most ladylike golfer of the day was won by Andrew Jackson who was awarded with the much desired frock releasing Nibbler from the ties, although I'm sure he will win it again !

During the round Mr Neil Smith had thought an animal had been seen loose from Woburn as a park ranger was seen on the course , however after investigation it was found to be Ganny , neatly dressed in a fetching rangers outfit he had won at a Woburn Safari Park charity function !

Many thanks for all who attended , these days are great fun and I hope to arrange more over the next 12 months. The intention is to have a Festive event a week or so before Xmas which will be followed by a 3 course Xmas Lunch/Dinner , port , cheese and general evening activities; probable date for diaries Friday 14th December.
 

The following players have been named for the Legends XV Squad to face the 1st XV Sunday 26th August.

Murray Bateman
Matthew Tutt
Chris Terry (Fridge)
Ian Barker
George Gulliver
Kevin Upstone (Gripper)
Kevin Bursnall
Mark Laing (Vice Captain)
Neil Daniel
Jim Attfield
Simon Bateman
Martin Coppin (Snakey)
Andy Grigg-Petit
Christian Nagelle
Mark Gann
Murray Brown
Pete Rymer
Christian Flack
Stuart Gulliver
Finbar Coughlan
Julian Cook
Sam Wood
Henry Wood
Simon Smith
Stuart Prince
Ben Wood (Captain)
John Gulliver
Matt Harper
Adrian Goosey
Tim Robinson
Julian Cooper
Jem Gillie
Alex Smith
Dave Hawkins
 

The following players have been named for the 1st XV Squad to face the Legends XV Sunday 26th August.

Eddie Caulfield
Chris Holuj
Guy Furby
Ben Weston
Seth Williams
Matthew Payne
Kevin Easton
Mark Boobier
Graham Kemp
Ben Wallis
Tom Acton
Ross Wilkings
David Fyfe (Vice Captain)
Tom Amos
Jack Sharp
David Knowles
Oli Reynolds
Adam Clark
Ed Abbott
Chris Knowles
Sam Cook
James Bernard
Henry Colver (Vice Captain)
Andrew Turvey (Captain)


Director of Rugby – Adam Izzard
Head Coach – Ben Wilson
 

Coming soon BRUFC will be launching it's first online shop for ordering and purchasing Club branded leisure wear - ties, polos, fleeces, hoodies etc.

Any questions please email clubcaptain@buckinghamrugby.co.uk



 

To celebrate the opening of the 1st XV pitch the Committee are organising a Family Day at the club.

See the Events page for more details

http://www.buckinghamrugby.co.uk/eventslist.php
 

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Thanks to a very generous last minute donation, we are pleased to be able to drop the ticket price for the Holiday Hoedown at Buckingham Rugby Club on the evening of Saturday 14th July to £10.00
 

Buckingham Rugby Club will enter into a new chapter in its life this forthcoming season with new Director of Rugby Adam Izzard and Coach Ben Wilson taking over the mantle from the outgoing Steve Malling. Both new coaches have very much been part of the life at the club for nine years now as players, captain (Ben Wilson 2002-2005) and acting coach (Adam Izzard) since both joining the Royal Latin School as PE teachers in 1998. Ben has since moved on to become the Head of PE at Waddesdon School whilst Adam is now the Director of Learning for PE at the Latin. Between them they have almost 200 league caps and have been through the ups and downs that the club have experienced in league and cup campaigns. They were both part of the Bucks Cup Final team that went down to the formidable Marlow in 2002.

In terms of coaching the senior sides at Buckingham their emphasis will be on extremely high fitness levels combined with superb basic skills. The first of their coaching sessions will be on Tuesday 3rd July at the Royal Latin School from 7.15-9.00pm. These sessions will then run on every Thursday and Tuesday thereafter. Under 17’s through to 1stXV players will be expected to attend these sessions and anyone else in the local area who wants to give it a go. Please contact Adam Izzard on 07764412539 or e-mail aizzard@royallatin.bucks.sch.uk for any queries
 

Pre season training is starting at The Royal Latin School on Tuesday 3rd July @ 19:15. This will continue every Tuesday and Thursday from this date.

See the Coaches Section under the Seniors Menu for more detail. 

BRUFC Annual Golf day was held at Buckingham Golf Club on Thursday 11th May

9 hole competition
Was won by David Lawrence and Dave Hayes

Stableford Competition Division 1
1st place was Nibbler, 2nd place was Neil Smith and 3rd place was John Mather

Stableford Competition Division 2
1st place was Ben Wood, 2nd place was Finlay Gemmell and 3rd was John Lambert

Longest Drive
Dave Lawerence

Nearest the Pin
David Lawrence

The overall winner of BRUFC 2007 Golf Day
Nibbler

A big thank you to Dave Hayes for organising the day.
 

We are organising an event at Buckingham Rugby Club on Saturday July 14th in memory of Kellan Bartlett. We want your support, whether helping out on the day, donating something for the prize draw, sponsorship, or just coming along and enjoying yourself! Please e-mail kb_memorial@yahoo.co.uk for any queries.


Kids Fun Day from 2pm until 5pm



- Bouncy Castle*
- Face painting*
- Magic Show*
- Tombola
- Whack the Rat*
- Cake stall
- Guess the name of the Teddy
- Guess the number of Sweets in the Jar (win a portable DVD player)
- Lucky Dip
- Target Golf
and many more



Wristbands will be available on the day for £5 per child, which allow free access all day to those activities with an asterisk (*) above

Refreshments available all day include Bar / BBQ / Ice Cream Van

Evening

Cowboys & Girls Fancy Dress Party from 730pm until 1200pm


Price reduced after an Anonymous Donation to £10 - previous £20.
For £10, you get…

- Bucking Bronco
- Bungee Run
- Live Music
- Disco
- Entry to raffle, which 3 months before the date of the draw already includes prizes such as:
-- Richard Hill signed England rugby shirt (with Australian opposite number signed shirt) in glass case
-- Signed pictures of Martin Johnson & Jonny Wilkinson
-- Various Honda Racing Formula One goodies
-- Numerous dining vouchers for local restaurants / pubs


Pig Roast and drink will cost extra to those that wish to indulge!

Please don’t be shy and book your tickets for the evening asap. There is a limit to numbers and you are strongly advised to order early to avoid disappointment.

We look forward to seeing you on JULY 14th 2007

You can get tickets from Jess Goosey on 07816 877616 or by e-mailing Jessicasbaines@aol.com

 

This Sunday(22)we have the Bucks Cup Semi Final at home, a 1230hrs Kick Off. Please get to the club and support those who we hope are the future of BRUFC!
 

Dear All,


The Rugby Club Ball is being held this year on Saturday the 26th May from 7:30pm for 8:00pm. Tickets are currently available from Terri Carter who can be contacted on:-


Mob:- 07771 552 032


Home:- 816540


Email:- terri_carter@hotmail.com


Address:- 3 Brackley Road, Buckingham.


Tickets are being sold at £650/ per table of ten, or £70/ single ticket. As always this includes a fully stocked bar, champagne reception, live music, three course meal. Due to licensing restrictions, and the position of the marquee, numbers are limited this year, tickets will be sold on a strictly first come first served basis and emails are being sent out to all fractions of the club (senior, ladies, minis, juniors, VP's). What I am saying is pull your finger out if you want a ticket!!!!

 

At long last the club has invested in getting sky (no movies or channels for nibbler i'm afraid!)and so we are now able to watch much more live rugby. This sat with a 5.45 pm ko sees Wasps v Leinster in Heineken Q Final - lets get a good crowd up put some money behind the bar! 

Shaun and Ellie are proud parents to Arabella Joan, born on 23rd March, weighing 8lbs 5ozs. Congratulations to you! 

The 1sts relegation worries continue as they were beatn 31-14 at home to Tadley, the 2nds went down to a shock defeat away at btm side Aylesbury losing 41-14. This week sees the 1sts play there re-arranged league game at beaconsfield with the 3rds away at Aylesbury 3rds in a a freindly. The vets were due to have afixture but Bletchley have withdrawn. 

Dear All



There are a bunch of guys walking from the Wasps to the Leicester Tigers ground to raise money for Matt Hampson. For those of you who have not heard of Matt Hampson you can read more here http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s245/st111131.htm but in a nutshell he was rendered paralysed from a collapsed scrum whilst playing rugby for England U21’s. He is confined to a wheelchair and he requires a ventilator to breathe. He can now speak and move his neck and shoulders but remains effectively paralysed from the neck down. He requires 24-hour care, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.



The walkers will stop overnight at various rugby grounds along their way and they are stopping at Buckingham Rugby Club on Wednesday 25th April.



We have organised a Quiz Night to take place in the evening at the Club to raise more funds for this cause. It also gives us a chance to put some money over our bar and have some midweek fun into the bargain, whilst reflecting how lucky we all are that we have played rugby without anything serious having befallen us.



So, please come and support Matt Hampson and Buckingham Rugby Club at this Quiz Night. There is a flyer attached but you can enter a team of 4 for just £10 and this includes food. The bar will obviously be open. The evening starts at 1930hrs and it would be great to get as many of us there as possible. Don’t feel you have to raise a team to join in – give me some notice and we can make some teams up on the night. Remember, the more the merrier!



Please contact me on the numbers and email below to enter or if you have any further questions.



Benedict.



Benedict O’Halloran

MOH Properties Ltd

(01296) 714151

(01296) 714453

Benedict@mohproperties.co.uk

 

All tourists - Payment in full is now required, please get this to me asap.
cheers
Shaun 

BUCKINGHAM under-13s Hawks captured the county cup final on Sunday with a thrilling 5-0 victory over Amersham & Chiltern.
Underdogs Hawks produced their best performance of the season to run out impressive winners in appalling weather conditions.
Playing a pressure game from the start, Hawks never allowed the opposition to settle and a stunning try by wing Adam Clarke late in the second half sealed victory.
Hawks' pack produced an outstanding display of controlled play with No.8 James Clark and lock Josh Coxhill dominating the line-out and props James Barker and Will Kinman producing a solid platform in the scrum.
With wing forwards Jordan Garratt and Toby Baker giving Amersham no space throughout, the opposition were unable to penetrate the wall of Hawks' shirts.
Behind the scrum, captain Edmund Robins, wing Tim Kingston and full back Brodie Smith were outstanding.
 

Congratulations to the u17 as the lads beat Amersham & Chiltern yesterday 25 - 20, they are now in the finals to play Bournemouth at the neutral venue Newbury on 25th March,
 

The 2nds eased their relegation worries by beating Wycombe 22-7. The 1sts however were knocked out of the lewis shield, losing 15-5 to BBOB after extra time. 

Rainfall.
Did you know that rainfall this winter has so far been 25% above average
for Midlands area ?
The monthly numbers are Sep 14% Oct 41% Nov 21% Dec 26% Jan 28%
Given that late Feb and early March are a bit of a wash out, the overall
average can only increase !
So let's not be over critical of the two new pitches ....if we give them
a day to drain after a deluge they ARE basically ok, and after a couple
of days to dry out we are playing again on a good surface ...not the
traditional BRUFC mudbath. So it is working !

But it is important we do not play on it when it is particularly wet ;
being on clay soil it takes time to drain.
So please look out for and follow the e-mails sent out by Eric Curtis
(Club Groundsman) when the weather is wet regarding what pitches can be
played on and when over a weekend - his decision is the one that counts.

PS The wet patch behind Pitch 2 goal line is due to the drains not
extending into this corner. This was due to the Contractors not
completing the work in this corner after the hold ups caused by us
having to move BT underground cables. They acknowledge this was their
error and this will be fixed, at their expense, once the season is
finished.
 

The seniors dinner will be on Thursday 5th April. Tickets will be on sale from saturday priced at £17.50 to inc 3 course meal + speaker. 

The postponed game from last week has been re-arranged for saturday 24th March. 

The 2nd round of the lewis shield will be played on Sunday at BBOB.  

This saturday sees the 2nds play their re-scheduled league game against High Wycombe. This games is of huge importance to both sides sides as they bid to avoid relegation. The 3rds are also at home to Daventry in a friendly. The 1st XV's game details TBC 

The 1st team game away to Beaconsfield has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. The 2nd XV game at Witney is still on as is the 3rd team game at home (franciscan) to Beaconsfield. 

TRAINING ON THE ASTRO TOMORROW
1930 – 2100HRS

 

Please note that due to a waterlogged pitch and with there being no astro space avaialable tonights session is cancelled. 

The 1sts were unlucky not to take both points against promotion candidates Amersham & Chiltern drawing 20-20. The 2's game against High Wycombe was postponed due to the non attendance of the ref!. The 3rds lost out 20-0 to Aylesbury Athletic. 

Buckingham's troubled season continued on saturday with defeats for all 3 senior sides. Despite leading 14-0 the 1sts lost out 16-14 to Grove. The 2nds quickly went 13-0 down and despite an improved 2nd half performance they lost out 13-10. The 3rds lost 29-7 away to Bletchley 2nds.  

Raffle summary

After the final weekends for collecting stubs / cash, the outcome is :-

Target of £4,000 (aimed at £10 worth of sales for Seniors & VP’s and £5 worth for Youth players)

We have taken £1,639 ….. 90% retained by BRUFC ….so, £1,485 profit.

Returns

VP’s £975 ….. target of £ 2,000

Senior Players £350 …… target of £ 550 …..huge response from 2nd xv, well done Shaun

Swans £150 …….target of £ 200 ….well done girls … once again

Youth £164 …….target of £1,250
 

The pitches are unplayable and therefore there will be no games at home this weekend. The 1sts cup game against Amersham & Chiltern will be rearranged for another date.

The club house will be open from 1pm for the Eng v Italy @ 1.30 and Scotland v Wales @ 3.30.
 

Due to the weather tonight’s training is cancelled. The games on Saturday are also subject to the pitch condition but assume they are on unless you hear from your captain.
 

At the request of the forum - here is the proof, you judge for yourself! 

Guys, do us a favour....... If you are sent a text/email asking for availability or confirming details for match days please do the decent thing and reply! Captains are having to spend far too much time (&money) having to chase people 3 or 4 times before they get an answer. This isn't aimed at everyone but you know who you are!!!  

The ball is booked for 26th May, the capacity will be 500 people and tickets will be around the usual price (have not confirmed this yet, but probably about £60) Again, it will consists of band, disco, meal, champagne reception and free bar. Further details to follow very shortly.
 

Not a good day for the club as the 1sts lost 27-14 to Newbury Stags, the 2nds lost 33-0 to Oxford Harlequins and the 3rds lost 33-0 to Chesham 

There are still in fact two weekends to go before the stubs have to be returned to RFU Grand Draw (Mon 12 Feb)

Can I ask Swans and Youth to return stubs / cash to me at Comm Mtg on Mon 5 Feb …..if you are still selling or rounding up stubs on weekend on 10 / 11 Feb , that’s fine , Finlay will make arrangements to collect on Sun 11th. Any players who have coughed up the money but not returned the stubs please get these to Shaun or Finlay Feb 11th latest.



 

The bucks cup has been redrawn with the draw as follows:
Beaconsfield v Marlow
High Wycombe v Bletchley
Aylesbury v Olney
Buckingham v Amersham & Chiltern (Will be played on Feb 10th at Buckingham with a 2pm KO)

We have been given a bye in the 1st round round of the lewis shield and will play the winners of Heathens or BBOBs in the second round to be played on or before 11-Mar-07 - away.... as usual

 

The 1sts turned on the style in front of a large crowd beating Supermarine 53-6. The 2nds threw away a 12point lead losing 15-12 to Reading Abbey. The 3rds put in a creditable performance but came out losers to MK 2nds 21-5 

The 2's travelled to old scouts 3rds with one of the best teams they have put out all season and came away with a convincing 85-0 win.
Despite going into the latter stages at 6-6 the 3rds were unlucky to lose to Aylesbury 13-6.  

Unfortunatley the Vets game against Bletchley has been postponed due to Bletchley's waterlogged pitches. For the 2nds, Northampton Mens Own have cried off and so they have Northampton Old Scouts away. The 3rds home fixture (on Franciscan pitch) against Aylesbury 3rds remains. Any vets now available for the 2nds or 3rds please contact shaun or Bish.  

The 1sts lost 32-5 away to Witney whilst the 3rds lost 44-0 against Olney 2's together with a few 1sts who had a "training" game. The 2nds faired slighlty better by drawing 9-9 against Windsor. 

The above tickets are due in to Finlay at the end of this month so can each section please start collecting them in. If there are any spares floating around please can these be passed onto to other sections to sell on or to Andy Ballard for recycling. 

Due to the waterlogged pitches there will be no training on the club pitches this week. Please contact yoru relevant coach/captain for further details. 

With 30+ already signed up i now need to book the accommodation and so if anyone else wants to go i need to know by the end of saturday 6th Jan. The cost is only £180!

Please email me clubcapatain@buckinghamrugby.co.uk if you are interested.
 

The 1sts finished 2006 on a high as they did the double over fellow strugglers Chipping Norton winning 22-17. The 2's put in a creditable performance and it was just unfortunate errors that gifted Maidenhead the win 37-15. The 3's were put to the sword by a rampant Amersham & Chiltern, going down by 60 points to 3. 

Please note that there will now be no seniors training until Tuesday 2nd Jan. Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to all our members.
For those wanting a game over the xmas period don't forget the Harper's tournament on Wed 27th. All players that turn up will get a run out, 1st game 12.30 prompt.  

Please note that this game will be played on the Franciscan pich opposite the swan pool - 1pm meet at club, 2.15 KO. NO PARKING in Bernardines Way as this is a private residential area, please park at university or swan pool.

Don't forget the disco in the evening!!!! 

This popular post christmas event is back bigger and better than ever.

 

The result of the weekend went to the 3rds who beat Winslow 15-7 (something like that anyway!) Not sure who scored though! This result meant the Golden Boot was returned to it's rightful place following last years dubious handover! The 1sts went down 14-5 to MK which now leaves them sitting precariously above the drop zone. This weeks game against relegation rivals Chipping Norton could now be the most important of the season. The Vets had their first outing of the season and despite having a weakened side they only narrowly lost to Bletchley 12-7, Bursey got the try with captain Norman converting.(Huge thanks must go to Bletchley for the loan of 3 players) The return fixture against Bletchley will be on 20th Jan so all vets please put this date in the diary.  

Please note due to their being no available space at the astro tonights session has been cancelled. Back at the astro on Thursday. 

Please note there will be NO TRAINING at the club this week. Seniors training on Tuesday is CANCELLED, Seniors are on astro from 7.30 - 9 on Thursday. All other teams please contact your managers for further info. 

The above are on sale now. The club earn 90p for every £1 taken so it is a great fundraising opportunity, and you never know you might win a prize! All senior players + VP's are asked to sell £10 worth of tickets and the minis/juniors just £5, surely thats not too much to ask? Tickets with Team captains and age group managers. Get yours now! 

The 1sts went down to a disappointing defeat at home to Olney losing 22-16. The 2nds were emphatically beaten 43-0 at Redingensians whilst the surprise of the day was a winning drop goal by Nick McDaid as the 3's beat Witney 3-0. See reports for more details. 

The 1sts league game against Milton Keynes will now be played on Sat 9th Dec - 2.30 KO at MK 

Please note there is to be no training at the club this week.
Seniors on tuesday will be at the swan astro from 8pm - 9pm and again on thursday from 7.30pm-9pm.
Junior sections please contact your relevant age group manager. 

2nds put in a creditable performance and draw with Chinnor 3's 12-12, the 3rds came unstuck over at Bicester 2's losing 22 - 7 

Unfortunatley the dreaded call came from Milton Keynes to say their pitches were waterlogged. Revised fixture TBC  

Please note that training on Thursday will be held at the Swan Astro Turf from 7.30-9. 

Please note that the next 3 England internationals against Argentina and South Africa will be taped and will be screened in the bar after Buckingham's matches. 

The 1sts couldn't continue their mini revival as they were put to the sword by a strong Bletchley side 45-5. The 2's faired slightly better narrowly losing to Marlow 2's who's 1st team play in a league higher than Buckingham 1st's 11-3 

Bugbrooke have called off at the eleventh hour which unfortunately leaves the 3rds without a fixture this week. 

The 1st's crashed out of the Senior Vase to Gloucester side Old Richians 28-10.
3rds travel with 14 and put up a good fight but eventually lose out 30-7 to Banbury 3's. The 2nds were the only winners defeating Banbury 2's 31-20. Click on the the relevant fxtures within the seniors tab for more info. 

It has been announced that the 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams have being awarded the prestigious Senior club of the year award in the Aylesbury Vale Sports Council awards 2006. This is in recognition of the superb league season (05/06) we had as a club where the 1sts finished 3rd (highest ever finish), the 2nds achieved promotion whilst the 3rds were promoted as league champions!
The club will be presented with this top accolade at a glittering ceremony to be held at the Rugby Club , Thu 16 Nov 7.00 for 7.30 start.
 

The 1sts continue on from last weekends win and inflict a first defeat of the season on league leaders Witney. Full report to follow. The 2nds had hoped to take the points over at Windsor but unfortunatley went down to a 30-10 defeat. The 3rds let a 14-0 lead slip as they went down 33-14 to Olney 2nds. 

The 1st XV have been drawn away against Gloucester premier league side Old Richians who are currently lying 2nd in their league. This game will take place on 28th October.  

The BRUFC web forum is now up and running. In order to post items you will need to have registered. Please click on the forum tab for details. 

1sts go down 29-24 to fellow strugglers Newbury Stags. The 2nds lose heavily to promotion candidates Oxford Harlequins whilst the result of the weekend goes to Bish and his 3rds who put in a stunning performance to "crush" Chesham 1sts 13-12! 

Please note that the club is open on a Thursday evening from 8pm. The bar is there for all to use so please make use of it!