Replacement dugout campaign launch

Replacement dugout campaign launch

Be the first to claim a chance to win 2 England tickets at the Six Nations Championship in 2024 by pledging just £5.00 to our Crowdfunder campaign to purchase two new pitch side dugouts.  We are reaching out to the community to help us install two new dugouts at our ground for our players, officials and visiting teams.

Pitch development is one of our key priorities and will drastically improve matchdays for all teams, members, and spectators, but importantly we represent the people of Tewkesbury and the surrounding areas. Join us on our journey to make Tewkesbury proud of the facilities your local rugby club provides.

We have been incredibly fortunate to have secured a number of grants in the past two years that has allowed us to develop our Pitch Development Programme a) drainage system on the training pitch b) bole hole feeding an irrigation system fed by 3 large water tanks giving us a sustainable water source. We are about to embark on our latest project to replace the out-dated concrete and metal pitch side fencing with new environmentally friendly fencing. The introduction of this new fencing is a huge improvement for both players and club, but our existing dug-outs just like the out dated fencing are ramshackle and in desperate need of replacing. We are reaching out to the Tewkesbury Community to help us fund 2 brand new dug-out units to seat 8 people that can be used by players and visitors alike and which would make a huge difference.

Whilst the pandemic in many ways seems like a distant memory, the ongoing impact on grassroots sport across the country continues to be felt with many clubs folding. At Tewkesbury RFC we too still feel the impact in terms of lost revenues and are now facing, as many families across the country are, spiralling price rises due to the cost of living crisis. The Club are committed to ensuring we have a long and sustainable future and the club continues its proud 150 year history.

We are reaching out to all of our supporters as well as family, friends, local businesses in the hope that even in these difficult times you can help us reach our goal of £5,500.

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/pitch-side-dugouts

 

Exciting news for Tewkesbury RFC!

Exciting news for Tewkesbury RFC!

We are thrilled to announce Former England attack guru Rory Teague has joined Tewkesbury RFC family as our new Head Coach!

Martin Thomas, Director of Rugby at Tewkesbury said “Rory brings a wealth of experience and a passion for the game that will undoubtedly take our club to new heights. With a remarkable coaching career and an impressive CV detailing his experience at the highest levels in the Rugby, we are confident that he will play a crucial role in shaping the future of the whole of Tewkesbury RFC as Rory will have impact on the Colts, Women and Senior Men”.

About Rory Teague:

Rory has a proven track record of success in coaching at the highest levels of rugby including attack coach at Racing 92 last season who had the best attack in France, scoring 734 points. Teague is well versed in English rugby having played at fly-half for Gloucester and Bristol. He began his coaching life at Harrow where he had a role in mentoring and coaching the young Maro Itoje. After his contribution in England Under-20’s World Championship win in the summer of 2016, he was appointed as full-time skills coach for the senior England team in January 2017. In the summer of 2017, Teague joined Bordeaux in the Top 14 as a backs coach and was then appointed head coach. In July 2019, he signed on as Gloucester’s new attack coach ahead of the 2019/20 season. His dedication to player development and his tactical attacking expertise makes him the perfect fit for our club’s vision. He’s known for his innovative approach to the game and his ability to inspire players to achieve their best and setting high standards.

Mark Your Calendars:

Be sure to mark your calendars for the games this season. Rory will be looking to ensure Tewkesbury RFC hit the 23/24 season with a bang! There will be plenty of opportunity for all members, supporters, and fans to meet our new head coach after the games.

Join us in extending a warm Tewkesbury RFC welcome to Rory. Together, we look forward to an incredible journey filled with success, growth, and memorable moments on and off the rugby field.

 

What a great Touch Tournament

What a great Touch Tournament

This year’s Touch Tournament saw 10 Tewkesbury RFC teams compete in two rounds for the Bram & Chris Trophy.Tewkesbury Trundler’s (Walking Rugby)
Stoner’s Wet Dream Boys (Mixed Old Players)
Here For The Beer (Senior Men)
Cunning Stunts (Senior Men)
Young Studs (Senior Men)
We Love Wade (Colts)
African Don’s (Colts)
Mine’s an Amstel (Women & Girls
She’s Gawwgus (Women & Girls)
Live & Let Try (U15’s)
First round – 2 leagues of 5 teams played each other for positioning.
Second round 2 leagues:_
Top five play each other for the overall winner. Stoner’s Wet Dream Boys and Cunning Stunts finishing with 16 points! So went down to trys scored. With Cunning Stunts winning the Bram & Chris Trophy for the second year running.
The rest played each other with Tewkesbury Trundler’s finishing Top.
Even though the weather tried it didn’t stop play, a few broken gazebos though.
A massive thank you to all the volunteers who help out throughout the day, especially to Bungle, Melissa and Freya. Elaine Cash for taking all the amazing photos despite the weather.
Thank you to Wendy Jackson who voluntary stepped up last minute to provide food all day.
Last but not least, as without the referees we couldn’t hold such events. Robbie Davies, Simon Collyer-Bristow, Euan Neil and our very own Vice Captain of the Women’s team Kaia Hillsmith who stepped up on the day.
These events take a huge amount of organising so we have to send a huge thank you to Kerri, Teri and Curtis who have worked so hard to make this annual event such as success. 👏
TRFC club house was busting with players, supporters, family and friends watching Wales v England. With a Lloyds Karaoke Disco finishing off a great day at TRFC.

Chairmans Report to March 31 2022 now published

Chairmans Report to March 31 2022 now published

The club’s Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday 6 August 2023.  The meeting is open to all, but only paid up members (excludes social membership) are able to vote.  Our Chairman’s report for the year 2022/2023 is ow available.

Full members pack is available on request by emailing info@tewkesburyrfc.co.uk

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We have water

We have water

We have water on the pitches and it couldn’t have come any sooner following the heatwave that has just hit the UK.   It has been just over a year since the Management Committee put together the proposal to install a borehole and irrigation system that would allow us to water our pitches to ensure we get them to the best playing surface we can, but importantly to do that we knew that given the amount of water needed it had to come from a sustainable source that would not impact on normal water supplies to the club or indeed the whole area.
 
Everyone on the MC has worked hard to make this happen, but it wouldn’t have happened without the financial support from The Enovert Trust who have been fantastic through the whole process with their help and guidance.  With their financial help we were able to drill the bore hole – luckily we hit a water source very quickly not hard in Tewkesbury and working with Davies Drilling we now have a fully operational bore hole that can pump up to 20,000 every day from our well, pumping system and 3 water tanks to see us through even the very driest of weather.  The completion of the irrigation system which was the second phase of this project also required financial support and it was the Summerfield Trust who very kindly supported our application for funding so that the project could be completed.
 
We want the very best we can get for our players, but we don’t intend to stop here we have more projects to come and have already applied for a number of grants for the next phase of our grounds development programme.