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| 31-07-2010 |
Training at MURRAYFIELD 31st JULY |
A training session will take place at Murrayfield on Saturday.
This will take place at 3:00pm on the 4G pitch
Any new players, or potential new players, please come along and check out the facilities, coaches and players.
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| 20-07-2010 |
Argentinian BBQ - 7 Aug |
The club are holding a BBQ on 7 august. And since the Men have an Argetnian coach, Lois Arola, he is going to arrange it Argentinian style!!
Obviously we'll need to have a commitment re numbers in order to finalise on quantities. swo get in touch with Emma Masters, Arnie Yule or Luis Arola to reserve your ticket.
The cost will be £5 per head.
The food will be available after the completion of the 1st XV game (v Perthsire); so either come doen to watch and you'll eventually find that a steak will become available. Or come down at 6pm and join in the fun.
PS Gavin's normal fare will also be available, of course.
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| 12-07-2010 |
Pre-season games |
The 1sts have the following friendlies lined up:
7th August Perthshire at Murrayfield
14th August Ross High at Murrayfield
21st August Howe of Fife at Cupar
The first league game is on 28 August - away to East Kilbride.
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| 02-07-2010 |
6 Current Ladies in Womens RWC Squad |
A squad of 26 has been announced to participate in this year's Women's Rugby World Cup, to be held during August and September in Surrey.
6 current Murrayfield Wanderers players have made the squad (Beth Dickens, Katy Green, Louise Moffat, Sarah Gill, Ruth Slaven & Tess Forsberg) with 4 other ex-wandies now plying their trade in England also included (Erin Kerr, Lindsey Wheeler, Lucy Millard & Lynsey Douglas) - special congratulations on her 1st time inclusion to Tess, here's hoping for another Wandies Capped player to add to the list.
The squad is a mix of experienced campaigners - including Scotland's most capped rugby player, Donna Kennedy (110 caps) - and relatively new faces.
Scotland head coach, Gary Parker, said: "There was a lot of debate and much time taken to make sure we got the squad right.
"One or two new players have earned selection, adding to the already intense competition for places. We were really keen for versatility behind the scrum - when you're limited to a small squad you're looking for those who can play two or three positions."
Following two Test matches against South Africa, earlier this month, and this season's Six Nations fixtures, Parker has been happy with progress and the increased strength in depth of the potential squad.
He said: "Katy Green, for example, played really well against South Africa. She's been training very hard and I'm full of admiration for her work ethic. And Suzi Newton is back after a long-term injury - she's a quality international player."
Scotland Women take on Ireland in a non-cap encounter on Sunday 18 July (at Lasswade, kick-off 1pm, entry free) as final preparation for the World Cup and pool encounters with France, Sweden and Canada.
Parker added: "It's going to be a huge ask against these teams, with France and Canada in the top six in the world.
"We may have beaten France earlier this year but that means nothing now. In my playing days, I was fortunate to be part of an under-19 side that beat France - three months later, we played them in the World Cup and lost 69-0. What happened in February doesn't mean a thing!"
Scotland Women Rugby World Cup squad
Alison Macdonald (RHC Cougars)
Beth Dickens (Murrayfield Wanderers)
Celia Hawthorn (Edinburgh University)
Donna Kennedy (Worcester)
Erin Kerr (London Wasps)
Gillian McCord (RHC Cougars)
Heather Lockhart (Hillhead Jordanhill)
Katy Green (Murrayfield Wanderers)
Keri Holdsworth (Watsonians)
Lindsay Wheeler (Darlington Mowden Sharks)
Louise Dalgliesh (RHC Cougars)
Louise Moffat (Murrayfield Wanderers)
Lucy Millard (Team Northumbria)
Lynne Reid (RHC Cougars)
Lynsey Douglas (London Wasps)
Nicola Halfpenny (Melrose)
Rosalind Murphy (Edinburgh University)
Ruth Slaven (Murrayfield Wanderers)
Sarah Gill (Murrayfield Wanderers)
Sarah-Louise Walker (Watsonians)
Stephanie Johnston (Hillhead Jordanhill)
Susannah Brown (Richmond)
Suzi Newton (Team Northumbria)
Tess Forsberg (Murrayfield Wanderers)
Tanya Griffith (RHC Cougars)
Veronica Fitzpatrick (RHC Cougars)
SCOTLAND WOMEN RUGBY WORLD CUP SCHEDULE
Pool C
France
Canada
Scotland
Sweden
Friday 20 August Canada v Scotland (kick-off: 12noon)
Tuesday 24 August France v Scotland (kick-off: 2pm)
Saturday 28 August Scotland v Sweden (kick-off: 12noon)
All Pool games will be played at Surrey Sports Park.
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| 20-06-2010 |
Pre-season training has started |
Pre-seaon training starts on Tuesday 22nd June at HOLYROOD PARK at 6.45pm; and again on Thursdays. This will be taken by Keith Harrhy.
From 13th July it will be taken by another fitness coach, again at Holyrood Park.
Then we're back at Murrayfield in August
First Saturday session: 31st July
At Holyrood Park, meet on the grass beside the carpark entrance for 6.30.
Kit - to suit the weather, just bring your own! no boots needed for first few sessions!!
From 31st July, boots will be needed and we have warm-up "matches" lined up against local teams in the dinburgh and Lothians area over the following 3 Saturdays.
Old - ie both existing and mature - players and new members are welcome to all the sessions.
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| 13-06-2010 |
Coaching team beginning to take shape |
This may be the close season and most of the club is taking a break. But not the guys looking after the Men's Section!! They have been working hard to get our coaching team into position. So far they have in place:
Head Coach - Luis Arola (an experienced forwards coach brought up in Argentina)
Luis will be supported by :-
Rapina Rajia – backs coach (Fijian)
Ralph Farthing
Davy Young
James Bartolo
Stuart Dennis.
You can't say that they haven't scoured the world!!
In addition there are the various Youth coaches, of course.
The next step is to agree how these guys cover all the teams. So keep your eye on this website, or come to pre-season training.....
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| 01-06-2010 |
Summer Camp: 2-5 august. |
Yes, it is nearly summer - unless the volcanic ash stops the temperature rising!
But we are planning a Summer camp on 2-5 August. There is a flyer, including all the required information, attached under the "Membership" tag.
If you need more info, then contact Stuart Dennis (339 5602).
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| 31-05-2010 |
Touch on Sunday over the summer |
The Youth section will be repeating their Sunday Toutch Rugby over the summer, but all are welcome, including adults, with or without rugby experience.
It's aimed at allowing players to "tick over" during the close season.
Touch Rugby will begin this Sunday, 6th June, at Roseburn Park from 12:00 noon. From 13th June we will be playing on the astro at Murrayfield from 12:00 noon.
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| 18-05-2010 |
Youth award winners |
This season our awards have gone to:
Bantams (P1-P3)
- Coaches merit award - Lawrence Linklater
- Player of the year - Adam Dodds
P4/P5
- Coaches merit award - Alexander Carson
- Player of the year - Chris Rutherford
P6/P7
- Coaches merit award - Ewan Dalgleish
- Player of the Year - Blair Dodds
U16s
- Player of the year - Dylan Clack
U18s
- Player of the Year - Johnny Gilchrist
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| 16-05-2010 |
Touch over the summer |
Good news for the Touch Rugby athletes. We have got permission to continue to use the G4 pitch at Murrayfield over the summer. However, since there is no other use on wednesday's, the start time will move to being 7pm, from now on.
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| 15-05-2010 |
Helping Hand Award |
Annually the Helping hand Award is presented to a member who has gone "above and beyond" in doing something for the club. This year there were several nominations, and it proved to be quite difficult to make a final decision.
But after much arm-wrestling and debating, the Young family were recognised for their efforts in re-painting parts of the club: they volunteered themselves, and also arranged a group of them so that it became a social event for them too.
So can you think of a way of benefiting the club and having a few beers?!!
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| 26-04-2010 |
WELL DONE CUP WINNERS |
A great weekend for the club.
First the Ladies have won the League again!!. On Sunday morning they were lying in 3rd place, with RHC and Hillhead above them. Fortunately the 2 leaders were playing each other; it needed a close win by one of them, and a big win by our ladies in our last game. And then.........it all went to plan!!
It should great character and spirit; so very well done.
The ladies U15s won their shield game, 69-25 v Glasgow Cluster. (And the Ladies U18s narrowly lost in their shield final (39-45).
Our P6/P7 side won our own tournmament on Sunday.
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| 11-04-2010 |
Fantastic result |
Fantastic result by our 1sts on Saturday, v RHC. It had everything that we could want - unless you would have wanted a runaway victory!! Playing away , in a local derby, with a string of defeats behind us, and RHC having had a good run, allied with Easter meaning that we had many changes in the side, the omens were not great! But the side showed great character and commitment, resulting in us pulling back at the end and getting a great result.
We now stay in national One, and can build towards next season.
20-25, a win with a 4 try bonus point!
Very well done, lads! Enjoy the rest of the season.
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| 02-03-2010 |
Situations Vacant, ie we want YOU to volunteer! |
We are starting to look towards who is going to do what next season. As ever, we are looking to spread the load; so if you can do ANY task then please get in touch, eg web updates, kit stock, International tickets, etc.
However, we are looking specifically for the following positions to be filled:
Fixtures secretary (Men) - liaises with club and opposition and confirms match locations and KO times.
Referees secretary (Men) - liaises with SRU and confirms referees for all senior male inc U18 home fixtures.
Treasurer (Youth) - controls the accounts for the Youth section, taking subs and funds raised and re-imbursiong expenses.
Child Protection Officer (Youth) - ensures that all coaches have clearance from Disclosure Scotland, and is the focus for any parental/young person concern.
These jobs are all very important to us, but they really do not take up too much time. So please offer to help. For the Secretary posts, please contact Ewan Gillies; for the Youth posts, please contact one of the coaches.
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| 18-11-2009 |
Weekly calendar including training times. |
The club run lots of different training and games for different age groups over the different days of the week. Unfortunately they can be impacted by Internationals and holidays, of course! But the "normal" weekly diary is:
Saturday....Games for adult Men and the Colts (U18s), starting between 2 and 3pm.
Sunday......Games for adult Ladies, and sometimes for their Colts (U18s), normally at 2pm.
...............Training and/or games for school age young people, from P1 to Under 16s. For primary age kids, this includes girls. The normal, default start is at noon, but it does vary weekly, depending on fixtures. Uptodate info is posted on the website.
Monday......Male training, excluding Colts. Meet at 6.30-6.45pm.
Tuesday.....Male Colts, U16, U14 and U13 training. meet at 6.30pm.
Wednesday ...Male training, excluding Colts, meeting at 6.45pm.
...............Touch rugby for any age or sex, starting at 7.30pm.
...............Female training for U15 & U18s (S1-S6), starting at 5,30pm.
Thursday.....Ladies training meet at 6.30pm.
................Male colts, U16s, U14s and U13s training, starting at 6.30pm.
Friday......A day of rest.
If you have any queries on the above, then please contact an Official from the relevant section - see the "Officials" tab.
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| Murrayfield Wanderers Football Club, 112 Roseburn Street, Edinburgh EH12 5PH Phone : (0131) 337 8993 |
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