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Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week

29th October 202029th October 2020
by Gary

Hi all,

I hope this finds you all well.

Many of you will know that this year’s Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week Began on Saturday 24th October and culminates in Active Girls Day on Friday 30th October. While we recognise that current restrictions rule out much of what might have been planned for this week and for Active Girls Day, we hope that we can use our online presence to celebrate instead. I would particularly like to encourage you to get involved and support this fantastic initiative through your Women’s and Girls’ sections and promoting this through social media. It is a great opportunity to showcase some of the fantastic work being done for Women’s and Girls’ Rugby across the region.

Active Girls Day is an annual initiative which celebrates the amazing work going into girls’ sport, the progress around girls’ participation and the incredible role models making it happen and this year’s Active Girls Day is Friday 30th October.
#sportscotland #ScottishRugby

News

New Coaching Position – U18 Coach

17th June 202017th June 2020
by Gary

Whitecraigs Rugby Club

U18 Coach

Whitecraigs Rugby Club is seeking an ambitious and experienced coach to take charge of our U18 boys’ team. We see this as a vital role in developing and retaining players, readying them for the transition to senior rugby.

Whitecraigs are a well-established club with top class playing and social facilities. We have a thriving Junior section with good numbers at all age grades. The Club 1^st XV currently play in Tennent’s National League Division 2 and 2^nd XV in the West Regional Leagues. Training sessions are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings with games on a Saturday.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the U18 coaching team. Whilst working with the senior coaches to ensure continuity and a clear pathway to senior rugby, you will develop and execute training which is effective and relevant to the player and squad development.

Applicants should have

Qualifications : UKCC Level 2 or equivalent
Experience as a club or school coach
An understanding of the Scottish Rugby technical blueprint
Knowledge of team attacking and defensive strategies, relevant to players ability
Ability to lead, motivate and challenge players
Effectively plan all training sessions, matches and season phases keeping the player at the centre of all plans
Availability for all training and matches

Interviews will be carried out with selected candidates and remuneration will be based on experience, qualifications and travelling costs.

To apply for this position please send your CV together with a covering statement detailing your suitability for the role to Craig Percival, President; president@whitecraigs.org

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Wednesday 15^th July 2020. Interviews will be arranged shortly thereafter.

Under 18s

U18 West Regional Shield Final against Ayr

23rd April 2019
by Gary

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

20th May 18 – Family Fun Day at Whitecraigs…

14th May 2018
by Mark Hardie

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 2018 at Whitecraigs RFC – officially launches…

30th April 20181st May 2018
by Mark Hardie

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:

POSSESSION LOST IF:

Touched 6 times

Ball leaves the pitch

Ball passed forward, dropped forward, or kicked forward

Foul play by team in possession

WHEN TOUCHED:

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 16^th 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 16^th 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.

Single pass

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tartan-touch-single-pass-whitecraigs-rfc-registration-44980640306?aff=ampmlt

Summer pass

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tartan-touch-summer-pass-whitecraigs-rfc-registration-44873520909

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

Micros 22nd April 2018

20th April 2018
by Mark Hardie

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

Whitecraigs U18 versus Cartha QP U18

23rd February 201823rd February 2018
by Chris Porteous

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

P1-P3 training today 18th Feb 18

18th February 2018
by Mark Hardie

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

P1-P3 – Sunday 11th Feb 2018

10th February 2018
by Mark Hardie

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

Whitecraigs Rugby Club Rugby Holiday Camp 2018-19

8th February 2018
by Mark Hardie

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Please share with anyone you may think is interest, Some of our best marketing is done through word of mouth.

Sign up Link;

https://goo.gl/forms/ZPea5rSQm6yUJdys1

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

Email: cdowrc@gmail.com

Category: Juniors

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