CLUB CLEAN UP DAY SAT 9TH AUGUST 10:00am

Attention all club members. Many hands make light work so please come to the club on Saturday 9th August at 1000 hrs and join in with the work party to tidy and clean up the grounds ready for the new season. If plenty turn up it will be done in no time at all.

If you have a petrol strimmer please bring it along

Norwich Pre Season Campaign

Norwich start their pre season warm up campaign on Saturday 9th August away at Wymondham. This is followed by an away fixture at Peterborough on 30th August and at home to Stowmarket on the 6th September before the season starts with a home game against newly promoted Old Cooperians on the 13th September

Women's Rugby World Cup 2014

With all the attention of the sporting world on the Tour de France, Wimbledon, the World Cup and the Commonwealth Games, the Women's Rugby World Cup has somewhat slipped under the radar. It is covered on Sky and the dates are as follows. It's a bit confusing because the advertising blurb lists 3 of the games as BST which leaves you to suppose the other two might be Central European Time, probably a printing error as it makes no sense otherwise. Better check the times of the sky listings to be sure.

01.08.14 England v Samoa 1700 BST               

05.08.14 England v Spain 1445 ?

09.08.14 England v Canada 1445 ?

13.08.14 Semi Finals 1700 & 1945 BST

17.08.14 Final 1745 BST

MINIS (AND YOUTH) SEASON STARTS SUNDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER

It might seem some way off but will soon come round so please put it in your diaries. We welcome members old and new and would be delighted to welcome children or youth players with no previous experience. The Youth Section contact pages have all been updated but may be subject to a few changes. The minis contact details will be updated nearer the time.

MIKE JOLLY TO RUN GT YARMOUTH HALF MARATHON IN AID OF STROKE CHARITY - FEATURED ON MUSTARD TV

Former Lions Captain and stroke victim Mike Jolly is set to run the Gt Yarmouth half marathon on 10th August His story is featured on Mustard TV check it out here

If you would be kind enough to sponsor Mike in his efforts, please check out the sponsorship page here

AUTUMN INTERNATIONAL TICKETS

The application form for these are on the downloads page along with all the details of how to proceed with the application via Ted Searle. The deadline is 2nd August 2014

SENIOR TOUR

Mark Fernie, who occasionally claims that he once played for Billingham (tour in-joke) took his new friends on tour to Leeds from where they played Billingham (Teeside) and then Cleckheaton not far from Leeds. The tour was a masterpiece of organisation, attention to detail and commitment from Mark for which all the tourists are most grateful. Since WGOTSOT, details are sketchy but grateful thanks are due to the outstanding friendship and hospitality of both our host clubs, lovely people all of them. Some photos of the game appeared on the Cleckheaton website and a few photos.

A small selection of nearly 500 photos that we took on the tour are displayed here

You don't want to miss the 2015 tour, take our word on that!