Under 18s
Our U18 squad are signing off their season this Saturday in the West Regional Shield Final against Ayr. This is sure to be a huge test for Head Coach Tonci and his troops and all touchline support will be welcomed.
The kick off will be at 10.00 and luckily for us the game is at West Lodge!
See you there!
1st XV
With the temperatures soaring, it’s hotting up to be a wonderful end of season Family Fun day this Sunday.
This Sunday sees the last training day at WRC for Season 2017-18 and we finish it in traditional style of a fun tournament, with 4 teams contesting Andy’s Cup. We start at 11.00hrs, pick four teams on the “tallest to smallest” basis, play a mass game of touch rugby, rugby rounders, obstacle race and then a tug-o-war final.
The trophy will then be presented to the team captain from the President, Vice President, Captain and Head Coach Teams, following which we will present trophies to the junior age groups, including medals and certificates.
This is open to EVERYONE, so please come along and support us. AS the weather looks good there will be a barbecue, so if I can have some volunteers to assist, this would be great.
I hope to see as many of you as possible on Sunday.
Thank you for supporting us this season.
Yours in rugby,
Jon Jewitt
1st XV
TARTAN TOUCH officially launches this Wednesday 7PM at Whitecraigs Rugby Club!!!
We’re asking everyone from 7yrs old to 70yrs old to come along for 10 weeks of fun for the family rugby and you don’t have to be a member.
Registration is mandatory and will be done in the Hall before the 7pm start. If you are a member, you don’t pay, but if not there is a charge (see details below).
The SRU are bringing camera’s down this Wednesday to film how good and inclusive tartan touch is.
Whitecraigs Rugby Club is a family orientated club, with wonderful facilities and a friendly atmosphere. We welcome all to join us in this experience.
The rules are:
Touched 6 times
Ball leaves the pitch
Ball passed forward, dropped forward, or kicked forward
Foul play by team in possession
Offload within 2 steps or 2 seconds – No offside from the offload
Place ball on ground – Offside line created
Must be passed away by touched player or a team mate
Some Information on Tartan Touch:
Tartan Touch, Scottish Rugby’s simplified non-contact version of rugby, is to expand by 50 per cent and break new ground following a successful first year that raised thousands of pounds and boosted squad numbers.
The game provides fun, social rugby for adults and children of all abilities looking to improve their fitness.
Scottish Rugby is expanding the programme to 30 clubs as far afield as Shetland and Kelso, which will have the opportunity to capitalise on the focus the NatWest 6 Nations gives to rugby at this time of year, inviting people to get involved at their hubs.
In its first year, the 20 host clubs raised £14,000 and reported an increase in training numbers and retention after welcoming 1,800 players through their gates.
Nick Rennie, Head of Club Services at Scottish Rugby, said: “Tartan Touch has been a huge success so to expand to more clubs is fantastic.
“Giving more people a chance to play rugby in a way that suits them is incredibly important and having clubs in all parts of the country will certainly boost that.
The initiative is all about simple, social activity so it’s been great to see such a range of people enjoying the game in a relaxed and fun setting.”
New host clubs include Madras, Highland, Hillhead/Jordanhill and Shetland as the initiative grows into new areas.
Haddington, Selkirk, Strathmore, Strathendrick, Garioch, Whitecraigs, Paisley and Ayr will also get their first taste of Tartan Touch.
All hubs are provided with playing equipment, balls, banners, marketing materials and advice on promoting their hub to encourage the local community to get involved.
Ambassadors from each hub are also invited to BT Murrayfield ahead of the ten-week season to take part in training for leading sessions.
For more information about Tartan Touch, please visit tartantouch.org and @Tartan_Touch for the latest updates.
How to pay if your not a member:
Eventbrite, an online ticketing and registration platform, will administer sign up to the Tartan Touch Summer Passes and sessions with online booking forms. These can be accessed via the official Tartan Touch website and will go live on Monday 16th April.
Eventbrite allows for Tartan Touch players to pay online, where they accept payment via credit and debit card. The Summer Pass will be on sale from Monday 16th of April at a cost of £24pp and a single session will cost £3pp. We encourage centres to promote the Summer Pass, as this will give Tartan Touch players a saving and they will also be automatically entered into a competition to win two tickets to the Autumn Internationals at BT Murrayfield.
At the end of the Tartan Touch season, we will issue centres with a single payment for the Summer Pass and sessions. To cover the costs of the Eventbrite booking fees, clubs will receive £2.34 from each £2.31 session and £21.95 from each £24 Summer Pass.
Summer pass
More information can be found at https://www.tartantouch.org/
We hope you will come and join us, bring the family along for a great experience.
See you on Wednesday!
Whitecraigs Rugby Club
Juniors
Hi,
Training is back on this Sunday, registration is at 11:15am in the players bar, down to the pitches for 11:30am.
We will hopefully be outside this weekend. We have Strathendrick and Cambuslang bringing players along, so we may have some games. If the weather is bad, we will have to revert to the hall, so please dress your children appropriately.
The end of season fun day will be on the 20th May, this will be the last day of the season until schools start back in August. Please look out for more details that will be announced here. Please make sure your child is registered with the club, so they can get their certificate on this day.
See you all on Sunday,
Mark Hardie
Rugby
The U18 West Cup fixture has been re-arranged for 12pm on Sat 24th February @whitecraigsrc.
Come along and support two local youth teams before the second biggest game of the day – Scotland v England..!
Juniors
Hi,
Training is on today, I’m not 100% sure if we will be indoors or out, please prepare for both. You will need trainers for indoors, boots and layers for outdoors. I will check the conditions closer to the time.
Registration is in the players bar (first door on the left when entering the club) is at 11:15 am, we will start at 11:30am and finish around 12:30pm.
Any help is always greatly appreciated, feel free to join our coaching team, just make us aware you would like to help.
See you all soon,
Mark Hardie
Juniors
Hi,
As it’s the holiday weekend and there is no other age group training, there will be no training/coaching this weekend.
I hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend and we will resume next Sunday.
All the best,
Mark Hardie
Juniors
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Sign up Link;
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Whitecraigs Rugby Club Rugby Holiday Camp 2018-19
Primary 1 – Secondary 2
Camps run Tuesday – Thursdays 10am – 3pm
April 2018, 10th – 12th
July 2018, 3rd – 5th
August 2018, 7th – 9th
October 2018, 16th – 18th
April 2019, 9th – 11th
July 2019, 2nd – 4th
Required Items:
*Boots*
*Mouth Guard*
*Appropriate Training Kit indoors and Outdoors*
*1 Hour for Lunch
*Pack Lunch will be required*
*Water Proofs and Change of Clothes advised*
£12 per day and £30 for 3 days
Flexible Pick up Times and Drop off times can be arranged.
Thanks and Kind Regards,
Brandon
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Brandon Wamberg
Rugby Development Officer
Whitecraigs RFC
Mobile: 07792567672
Rugby
The re-scheduled U18 National Cup fixture versus Highland is now taking place at Lochinch 3G pitch, on Saturday 6th January, 2pm Kick-off.
The Lochinch pitch is located at the Scottish Police Recreation Club, 82a Dumbreck Rd, Pollok Park, Glasgow G41 4SN.
Juniors
Whitecraigs U18 versus Highland U18 National Cup fixture has been moved to Lochinch 3G pitch.
Scottish Police Recreation Club, 82a Dumbreck Rd, Pollok Park, Glasgow G41 4SN.
Saturday 16th December, Kick-off 2pm