Pictures Festival 15/10/06

Some of the pictures I took at the Camberley Festival on 15 October have been posted as a slide show or listed.

Not as nifty as the one from the professional guy BUT these are free. So if you want a copy just let me know and I'll email you the larger pixel size.

Laura

5 more ready to play certs

5 more players received their certificates today...

All certificate to play photos

Player of the month - Sept 06

Instant Rugby

Here's a useful doco that gives a good overview of rugby union & it's rules.
Worth a read...
Instant rugby (2.6 MB)

Team work

Despite the torrential rain at times, the boys had a great time at the Cobham festival. They were all genuinely disappointed when the cancellation was announced. Not sure if the same can be said of most parents though...

We have taken quite a few pictures during the festival, most of them can be viewed via the link on the right. If you wish to receive any of them in a larger format make it known via the comment box and I'll email you the original one.

And the rain came tumbling down...!

Sunday 1st October - Cobham festival
Simon and Rob took training today at Watchetts (thanks guys) and by all accounts the kids who turned up in the rain and trained did a fantastic job! Everyone practised tackling, scrummaging, rucking and mauling and made a great effort, even when it poured down! Well done and great effort!

The rest of the squad travelled to Cobham for the Cobham A festival. We played Teddington in our first match and lost by 4 scores, then went down to Sutton and Epsom in our second by 3. This only tells half the story as this festival is traditionally the toughest of the season, and last year, we were soundly trounced by these teams by many more than this! On Sunday we competed fantastically well in all areas of play. Sure we made some mistakes but if we were to iron out 1 or 2 things, we were well in these matches with very little in it. Teddington went on to lose a very close semi final to Cobham A (one of the best teams in the area) and S&E beat Reeds to go through to the final.

Unfortunately for all concerned the festival had to be abandoned before the finals could be played. In fact we were warming up for the final of the Plate Competition against Tunbridge Wells when play was firstly suspended for a half hour before being cancelled completely! A real shame, but understandable in the circumstances - it was becoming impossible to play through the driving rain, and safety was becoming an issue, with waterlogged pitches (and the odd fork of lightning across the skies!)

The kids did really really really well and we can push on from here. Everybody should be proud of the effort and commitment - please remember to support them between sessions and make them feel good about how much they have achieved.

Thanks to all the parents for coming down in the rain and supporting us. When I look at other teams, I do think we have all round one of the best groups, having a good balance of support and encouragement from the sidelines....

To round of my rather "soggy" day, I managed not to avoid the whistle for the 1st time in 4 years and had to ref a match between Teddington and S&E.... very competitive (and that's just the coaches and parents ) and (very) not fun.... here's hoping I don't need to do again too soon!

Training as usual on Wednesday and Sunday.

Yours aye

Scott

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