Dear Players and Supporters
I am sure that, by now, you have all heard it is happening! We are holding
a ‘Grand Anniversary Ball’ to celebrate 25 years of Fordingbridge Rugby
Club and I am writing to urge you all to buy your tickets to what is, without
doubt, going to be an extravaganza of a celebration! And the more of us club-goers, past and
present, who attend to raise a glass or two to Fordingbridge, the better the party will be.
You will have seen the posters but I wanted to give you a few more details about what is going
to be happening on this night of nights. The event takes place at Fordingbridge Recreation
Ground on Saturday 20th June – on Midsummer’s weekend.
Whether you have come on one of our free coaches from Salisbury or Ringwood or made your
own way, you will be welcome from 6.30pm for reception drinks and photographs by the river
(weather permitting). Then it’s into the clubhouse, transformed into a ballroom by the addition of
a huge marquee complete with swathes of linen and a starry night sky! After you’ve arrived,
turn over to find out what you can expect from the rest of the evening:
A casino before and after dinner: try your luck at roulette or blackjack;
Magicians, entertaining you before and during your meal;
Three bars, including a cocktail bar;
A three-course celebration dinner and the wit of a compere;
A chance to toast your team mates and celebrate the season with the annual presentation of
awards;
Dance the night away to a disco;
Ooh and aah at fireworks, sponsored by Pains.
The party will go on until the small hours (time to be confirmed) and the dress code is formal –
black tie/lounge suits for the gents and posh frocks for the ladies.
Tickets cost £50 per person, or £35 for students in full-time education. These prices have been
considerably subsidised by the Rugby Club and sponsors so far include: Christchurch Domestic
Appliances, Julia’s Shoes and Versatiles.
You can buy your tickets now or choose to pay in instalments. Either way, contact Sue Brown,
11 Pembridge Road, Fordingbridge SP6 1QJ, telephone 01425 656787, email: isds.
brown@btinternet.com.
This is going to be a very special evening to celebrate a very special rugby club and it won’t be
the same without you. I hope you will come along to join us in celebrating the last quarter of a
century and toasting the next 25 years of Fordingbridge Rugby Club.
Yours
John Mouland
Chairman
TACKLER
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Special Free Offer
For those of you wanting to look good for the festive season or even thinking about
those new year resolutions we have just the thing. As a valued member of the club you
and your partners can receive a gift of a week of unlimited fitness training at
Fitnessmaster bootcamp plus one months meal planning(total value of £125).
Fitnessmaster boot camps is an outdoors group training programme with classes for
both men and women and are starting at the Sports Club grounds in November.
“I have been doing boot camp for over a year now and still thoroughly enjoy getting out
there in the open air. In my first month alone I lost 8lbs in weight and loads of inches
leaving me leaner, more toned and with more energy. Get a group of you together it’ll
be a fun way of getting fit, honest!” Julia Mouland
Check out the website www.fmbootcamp.com for more info. Don’t forget there is no
catch, so just call Spencer at Fitnessmaster on 01425 477090 or 07919101208 and
quote FRFC or you can always e mail Julia: julia@juliasshoes.com
Congratulations to all the families who have increased in size since the last Tackler.
More players arriving by the month!
For those of you wanting to look good for the festive season or even thinking about
those new year resolutions we have just the thing. As a valued member of the club you
and your partners can receive a gift of a week of unlimited fitness training at
Fitnessmaster bootcamp plus one months meal planning(total value of £125).
Fitnessmaster boot camps is an outdoors group training programme with classes for
both men and women and are starting at the Sports Club grounds in November.
“I have been doing boot camp for over a year now and still thoroughly enjoy getting out
there in the open air. In my first month alone I lost 8lbs in weight and loads of inches
leaving me leaner, more toned and with more energy. Get a group of you together it’ll
be a fun way of getting fit, honest!” Julia Mouland
Check out the website www.fmbootcamp.com for more info. Don’t forget there is no
catch, so just call Spencer at Fitnessmaster on 01425 477090 or 07919101208 and
quote FRFC or you can always e mail Julia: julia@juliasshoes.com
Congratulations to all the families who have increased in size since the last Tackler.
More players arriving by the month!
Next time you see one of the events organised by your social committee please do take part. They are always good fun and normally
include a drink or a bite to eat. To use a very old, but good piece of advice. “The team that plays together plays together!”
Claire Bell has become Fordingbridge RFC’s photographic journalist and I would like to say thank you so much for her time and effort on
behalf of the Club. Check out the FRFC Web site at the Fixtures and results, then press match reports and you will find a picture of a
camera to press on and there are Claire’s web albums. 100’s of photo’s of your favourite rugby club.
Sarah Bealey has taken on the role of organising the photo’s and stories for the mini and junior both on the website and in the local
papers. We are having all Junior & Mini team photo’s taken shortly for display in the entrance to the Sports Club, for all to see.
include a drink or a bite to eat. To use a very old, but good piece of advice. “The team that plays together plays together!”
Claire Bell has become Fordingbridge RFC’s photographic journalist and I would like to say thank you so much for her time and effort on
behalf of the Club. Check out the FRFC Web site at the Fixtures and results, then press match reports and you will find a picture of a
camera to press on and there are Claire’s web albums. 100’s of photo’s of your favourite rugby club.
Sarah Bealey has taken on the role of organising the photo’s and stories for the mini and junior both on the website and in the local
papers. We are having all Junior & Mini team photo’s taken shortly for display in the entrance to the Sports Club, for all to see.
2nd XV Squad 29th November 2008 vs Puddletown
Gogin's 20 years on
Rob Sallows my Man of the Match
Fordingbridge RFC
Committee Meeting – 16 February 2009
Present
JM, TOC, TD, IB, TS, ST, JT, CK, MN
Apologies
Russell Bird
Matters Arising
1. IB The Blues has been accepted by the club as
a name.
2. IB Sponsors page has been updated. TOC
want to make more of the main sponsors
3. Rob Burrows and George Godden are putting a
lot of work into the booklet.
4. Claire Bell is trying to get lots of action shots
with several players in.
5. IB - How public should we advertise the dinner?
Hon. Secretaryʼs Report
1. JT - did the letter to Oakmedians go to anybody
else, should we consider sending it
further
Treasurers Report
1. £631.94 current, 6562.66 Bonus Saver. True
balance 1254 after banking. Money to
come from international tickets shortly. Invoice to
pay to Town Council for £152.
Team Report
1. TD Beat Sandown & Shanklin on the Island,
and beat Southampton away. Beat
Fʼboro at home in league. Unfortunately lost to
Sandown & Shanklin in cup. 42
players played for the first team this season.
2. Nice to see Charlie Gardener back. Nick
Mowbray traveled from Bridgend.
3. TD congratulated coaching team on the way
they have brought on players and
improved and encouraged them.
4. IB 2nd XV still on top of the league, with a tough
run towards the end of the season,
but hopefully on track.
Junior Report
1. CK weather against us. 25 Jan 7-12s vs
Bournemouth, and U14s beat romsey. But
neither 14s or 13s have played since due to the
inclement weather.
2. US Portsmouth 13s and 14s have folded, minis
have Fawley coming this weekend.
Ringwood & Ellingham u14s have folded.
3. U13s hampshire plate game on 8th march.
4. First aid course on 7th March, Child welfare
course 11th March.
5. Chris Marshall made county u14 squad.
6. CK need to make sure that communication
happens within the club before things are
published on the website.
Fixture Secretaryʼs Report
1. New Milton game is moved to March 21st.
Potential clash with
Coaching Coordinatorʼs Report
1. We have 5 people on an upcoming TAG course
at E&R RFC
2. Dean Lewis has agreed to run a IRB Rugby
Ready course for us at the club as part
of his coach educators assessment.
3. Ian Dewhurst has agreed to be an assistant
coach with the u8s
4. Tony Gray has volunteered to be a referee.
Looking to get him on a ELRA course
soon.
NFRDG Report
1. Nothing to report
Membership Secretaryʼs Report
1. MN quite a bit more money has come in, some
are paying by regular contribution
2. Trying to organise a better system for collecting
money from players, standing order
is a good option.
3. Professionalism is a key theme running through
discussions
4. A proposal to move playing subscriptions into
the match subscription was discussed.
5. CK proposed that we look at what the clubs in
higher leagues do. MN to follow up.
Sports Club Report
1. IB no meeting as struggling to get a quorum.
2. IB asked for comments on the the brick pillars,
they were generally well received.
Sponsorship Committee Report
1. Shorts - no second sponsor found, having to
look at a way to fund them.
2. Proposal to include them as part of provided kit
with shirts.
Kit Secretaryʼs Report
1. Nothing to report
Tour Secretaryʼs Report
1. Nothing to report
Social Secretaryʼs Report
1. 28th Feb, club outing to new indian in
Fordingbridge.
2. Dinner is to be a well subsidised event. Going
to be a very good night!
Press Secretaryʼs Report
1. MN Fully established contacts with local press.
Pre match reports in the
Southampton Echo. Web reports go up in the first
party, and the paper reports are
edited!
2. Sarah Beeley has been doing well for the Junior
section.
3. MN has entered the team into the Rugby World
team of the month, waiting to hear.
A.O.B.
1. TOC 12 tickets left for England v Scotland, 21st
March
2. IB Ian Davies coaching session postponed
3. ST reported he had a quote from Rugby Moves
for a set of change strip shirts for
about £600 (Kooga stock shirts, embroidered with
badge and number). As we have
no immediate need for these shirts we will wait
until next season.
Meeting closed at 21:25 - Next Meeting 19:30,
Monday 16th March at the
Tudor Rose
Committee Meeting – 16 February 2009
Present
JM, TOC, TD, IB, TS, ST, JT, CK, MN
Apologies
Russell Bird
Matters Arising
1. IB The Blues has been accepted by the club as
a name.
2. IB Sponsors page has been updated. TOC
want to make more of the main sponsors
3. Rob Burrows and George Godden are putting a
lot of work into the booklet.
4. Claire Bell is trying to get lots of action shots
with several players in.
5. IB - How public should we advertise the dinner?
Hon. Secretaryʼs Report
1. JT - did the letter to Oakmedians go to anybody
else, should we consider sending it
further
Treasurers Report
1. £631.94 current, 6562.66 Bonus Saver. True
balance 1254 after banking. Money to
come from international tickets shortly. Invoice to
pay to Town Council for £152.
Team Report
1. TD Beat Sandown & Shanklin on the Island,
and beat Southampton away. Beat
Fʼboro at home in league. Unfortunately lost to
Sandown & Shanklin in cup. 42
players played for the first team this season.
2. Nice to see Charlie Gardener back. Nick
Mowbray traveled from Bridgend.
3. TD congratulated coaching team on the way
they have brought on players and
improved and encouraged them.
4. IB 2nd XV still on top of the league, with a tough
run towards the end of the season,
but hopefully on track.
Junior Report
1. CK weather against us. 25 Jan 7-12s vs
Bournemouth, and U14s beat romsey. But
neither 14s or 13s have played since due to the
inclement weather.
2. US Portsmouth 13s and 14s have folded, minis
have Fawley coming this weekend.
Ringwood & Ellingham u14s have folded.
3. U13s hampshire plate game on 8th march.
4. First aid course on 7th March, Child welfare
course 11th March.
5. Chris Marshall made county u14 squad.
6. CK need to make sure that communication
happens within the club before things are
published on the website.
Fixture Secretaryʼs Report
1. New Milton game is moved to March 21st.
Potential clash with
Coaching Coordinatorʼs Report
1. We have 5 people on an upcoming TAG course
at E&R RFC
2. Dean Lewis has agreed to run a IRB Rugby
Ready course for us at the club as part
of his coach educators assessment.
3. Ian Dewhurst has agreed to be an assistant
coach with the u8s
4. Tony Gray has volunteered to be a referee.
Looking to get him on a ELRA course
soon.
NFRDG Report
1. Nothing to report
Membership Secretaryʼs Report
1. MN quite a bit more money has come in, some
are paying by regular contribution
2. Trying to organise a better system for collecting
money from players, standing order
is a good option.
3. Professionalism is a key theme running through
discussions
4. A proposal to move playing subscriptions into
the match subscription was discussed.
5. CK proposed that we look at what the clubs in
higher leagues do. MN to follow up.
Sports Club Report
1. IB no meeting as struggling to get a quorum.
2. IB asked for comments on the the brick pillars,
they were generally well received.
Sponsorship Committee Report
1. Shorts - no second sponsor found, having to
look at a way to fund them.
2. Proposal to include them as part of provided kit
with shirts.
Kit Secretaryʼs Report
1. Nothing to report
Tour Secretaryʼs Report
1. Nothing to report
Social Secretaryʼs Report
1. 28th Feb, club outing to new indian in
Fordingbridge.
2. Dinner is to be a well subsidised event. Going
to be a very good night!
Press Secretaryʼs Report
1. MN Fully established contacts with local press.
Pre match reports in the
Southampton Echo. Web reports go up in the first
party, and the paper reports are
edited!
2. Sarah Beeley has been doing well for the Junior
section.
3. MN has entered the team into the Rugby World
team of the month, waiting to hear.
A.O.B.
1. TOC 12 tickets left for England v Scotland, 21st
March
2. IB Ian Davies coaching session postponed
3. ST reported he had a quote from Rugby Moves
for a set of change strip shirts for
about £600 (Kooga stock shirts, embroidered with
badge and number). As we have
no immediate need for these shirts we will wait
until next season.
Meeting closed at 21:25 - Next Meeting 19:30,
Monday 16th March at the
Tudor Rose
A mock up of the Marquee for 25th Celebrations on Saturday 20th June 2009.
See details below
See details below
Chris Marshall wins his first cap for Hampshire Under 14's in the
match against Dorset & Wilts on March 1st 2009.
match against Dorset & Wilts on March 1st 2009.
25th Anniversary Celebrations
Dear Vice President,
It seems hard to believe that we are fast approaching the end of the season but the great
news is that both our teams are still well placed in their respective leagues.
The 1st XV had a disappointing trip to second place U.S. Portsmouth on Saturday and lost
24-15 in a match they knew they could have won, but they felt that the course of the match
was somewhat affected by the man in charge. However, we are still top and with only five
games to go what we do know is that it is going to go down to the wire, which makes it
intriguing but nerve racking for all concerned – but great sport nevertheless.
There were no shock waves at the Rec. last Saturday when the 2nd XV ran out comfortable
53-15 winners against North Dorset scoring eight tries in the process. This win maintains
their position of two points behind the leaders with two games in hand.
Last Sunday our U14’s scored a convincing 45-0 win over Ellingham and Ringwood and this
Sunday we have an under 13’s home match against Gosport & Fareham – 11.00 KO.
And special congratulations to Chris Marshall who is in the Hants U14’s squad to meet
Dorset & Wilts at Basingstoke this Sunday. This is the first county call for a number of years
and Chas and Teresa and their team of coaches deserve everyone’s praise for their efforts
in getting our juniors to perform to such a high standard. But this is just the beginning as we
have so many in the younger age groups who are going to push for county honours in years
to come and after that they will be pushing for senior rugby.
This Saturday there is no home game at the Rec. so the 1st XV are having a practice
session and the 2nd XV are away to Tottonians in a friendly. The clubhouse will be open
from 2.00 p.m. with the big screen showing Scotland v Italy at 3.00 followed by Ireland v
England 5.30 – so come along and enjoy a beer with the boys!
I am sure all of you are aware of the dinner and dance on the 20th June – there will be a
personal invitation going out to you shortly. It will be a memorable occasion for the club and it
is an ideal opportunity for you to get up a table of friends or work colleagues who might like
to share the evening with you – get your reservations in as soon as possible.
And so back to this season and with only five more home matches left, three for the 1st XV
and two for the 2nd XV, we need maximum support on the touchline to give every bit of
encouragement to both teams – next home match is 7th March with a 1st XV league match
against Alton. And an advance reminder that the next VP lunch is 28th March with a 1st XV
match against Romsey - so that is one not to be missed as it is the penultimate match of the
season. There will be an invitation letter in a week or so.
And finally looking towards next season we do have an opportunity for another Sponsor on
the shorts – please speak to Tony O’Connell if your company or a friend’s company may like
this opportunity.
See you on the touchline
John Marsh - Vice President’s Co-ordinator.
It seems hard to believe that we are fast approaching the end of the season but the great
news is that both our teams are still well placed in their respective leagues.
The 1st XV had a disappointing trip to second place U.S. Portsmouth on Saturday and lost
24-15 in a match they knew they could have won, but they felt that the course of the match
was somewhat affected by the man in charge. However, we are still top and with only five
games to go what we do know is that it is going to go down to the wire, which makes it
intriguing but nerve racking for all concerned – but great sport nevertheless.
There were no shock waves at the Rec. last Saturday when the 2nd XV ran out comfortable
53-15 winners against North Dorset scoring eight tries in the process. This win maintains
their position of two points behind the leaders with two games in hand.
Last Sunday our U14’s scored a convincing 45-0 win over Ellingham and Ringwood and this
Sunday we have an under 13’s home match against Gosport & Fareham – 11.00 KO.
And special congratulations to Chris Marshall who is in the Hants U14’s squad to meet
Dorset & Wilts at Basingstoke this Sunday. This is the first county call for a number of years
and Chas and Teresa and their team of coaches deserve everyone’s praise for their efforts
in getting our juniors to perform to such a high standard. But this is just the beginning as we
have so many in the younger age groups who are going to push for county honours in years
to come and after that they will be pushing for senior rugby.
This Saturday there is no home game at the Rec. so the 1st XV are having a practice
session and the 2nd XV are away to Tottonians in a friendly. The clubhouse will be open
from 2.00 p.m. with the big screen showing Scotland v Italy at 3.00 followed by Ireland v
England 5.30 – so come along and enjoy a beer with the boys!
I am sure all of you are aware of the dinner and dance on the 20th June – there will be a
personal invitation going out to you shortly. It will be a memorable occasion for the club and it
is an ideal opportunity for you to get up a table of friends or work colleagues who might like
to share the evening with you – get your reservations in as soon as possible.
And so back to this season and with only five more home matches left, three for the 1st XV
and two for the 2nd XV, we need maximum support on the touchline to give every bit of
encouragement to both teams – next home match is 7th March with a 1st XV league match
against Alton. And an advance reminder that the next VP lunch is 28th March with a 1st XV
match against Romsey - so that is one not to be missed as it is the penultimate match of the
season. There will be an invitation letter in a week or so.
And finally looking towards next season we do have an opportunity for another Sponsor on
the shorts – please speak to Tony O’Connell if your company or a friend’s company may like
this opportunity.
See you on the touchline
John Marsh - Vice President’s Co-ordinator.