Millwall Lions News

Where have you been?

2011-11-15T21:01:00.001Z

Don't forget, training is on this week, as usual - we haven't seen a lot of you for a while!

Even when you aren't there, our hard working volunteers still show up and give their time - so please do make an effort to come along this week to show your appreciation.

Training for kids under 13 starts at 6pm, while our Under 16 team trains at 730pm.

Wednesday sessions are on the Lower paddock at Mudchute farm.

Sunday training is on Millwall Park every week 1030am-12pm

Let's go to work!

Don't forget Halloween Fundraiser

2011-10-27T07:12:00.001+01:00

Don't forget, it's our big Halloween fundraiser party this Friday in the clubhouse.

Tickets £5 adults, £3 kids available at the door

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Youth Halloween Fundraiser

2011-10-20T15:47:00.001+01:00

Have you got your Halloween Party tickets yet?

Halloween is traditionally our big fundraiser event of the season and we rely on funds raised from this night to keep Millwall Rugby Club ticking over.

Tickets cost just £5 for Adults and £3 for children.

There will be a buffet dinner and DJ Ray will be on hand to pump out some ghoolish tunes, as well as running some fun games for the kids. We will also host a raffle and some other prize giving activities.

Get your tickets from Scary Sarah or Ghostly Zoe at training or email kerry@millwallrugby.com if you'd like to reserve some tickets and pay at the door.

Please make an effort to come along. We really need your support!

Sunday training is back

2011-09-06T12:18:00.001+01:00

Sunday morning youth training returns this week (Sun 11th Sept) for all youth teams, starting at 10:30am on Millwall Park.

Please let your coach or team manager know if you will be late or cannot attend.

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U16s get visit from Academy coach

2011-09-06T09:52:00.000+01:00

Dave Maudsley, from Robert Clack Rugby Academy in Dageham came to talk to the under 16’s team on Sunday, about the provision Robert Clack offers at the Rugby Academy along with the sixth form.

The Academy offers one to one Rugby training, alongside offering A level courses and Higher BTEC courses through the sixth form. This gives the boys the opportunity to develop their Rugby talent, whilst also achieving academic qualifications that will equip them for University.

This was very useful as some of the boys already have an idea of what they want to do, and they were able to ask Dave questions about how they could achieve their goals. Be it teaching P.E, Sports Physio or playing professional Rugby.

Applications need to be in before the Easter break, so it is important the Boys start thinking about their future, and get looking at different provisions. I will be organising, with Dave, a visit to the Academy and the sixth form and will go long. Watch this space for the dates, it is important if your child wants to go to the Academy, to go down and have a look.

Finally good luck to all the under 16’s taking their GCSE’s this academic year, work hard and achieve the best results you can. By getting at least C Grades and higher gives you more opportunities and choices about where you want to go and what you want to do.

Also use Rugby Training and the matches to take a break and let off some steam, through this tough year.

If you have questions about the above please contact me on parents@millwallrugby.com

Thanks,

Maureen Lajolie
Parent Liaison Officer

Youth Membership Day - Sun 4th Sept

2011-08-27T20:48:00.000+01:00

Sunday 4th of September is the date your membership fees are due for the new season. Come down to the clubhouse from 12pm (until 4pm) to sign up.

We will have exclusive RFU goodie bags and great freebies only for players who pay their membership on this day.

Team/Squad photos will also take place on this day - including an ambitious Millwall Youth group photo. Team photos will be taken at the following approximate times -

Minis -12.30pm
Under 12s - 12.45pm
Under 14s - 1pm
Under 16s - 1.15pm
Whole club photos 1.30pm

Please try and be around for your team photo as they will be our official photos for the coming season!!

The Academy Director from Robert Clack Rugby Academy & College will also be down to talk to parents and players of our U16s team about their educational and rugby options for next year.

It promises to be a great day, so please make an effort to come down - hot food will be available for sale on the day also.

Tell us you are coming by Facebook RSVP here

Lions Weekly Round Up

2011-08-17T09:31:00.002+01:00

Dear Players and Parents,

Welcome to the first Lions Weekly Round Up for the 2011/12 season. If you are new to the club, then firstly let me welcome you! We hope you settle in and enjoy the social and fun atmosphere that we have been trying to build at Millwall Rugby Club.

This issue will be short but important:

DIRECTOR OF RUGBY
RUGBY FRIDAYS
CANARY WHARF EVENT
REGISTRATION DAY
TRAINING

DIRECTOR OF RUGBY
If you haven't seen, Millwall Rugby Club has appointed Warren Abhrahams as the Director of Rugby. Warren will be responsible for all coaching within the club, including the youth section, so if you see him, do take the time to say hi. More on the announcement here

RUGBY FRIDAYS
Rugby Fridays continue to run during the school holidays - there are only 3 more sessions left, so if you haven't come along yet, now is your chance. All sessions are free and are run by experienced RFU-qualified coaches. Lunch is also provided (and also free). For more information about Rugby Fridays, see the our blog here

CANARY WHARF EVENT
The whole club are decending upon Canary Wharf arcade on Saturday 27th of August, from 12pm to officially launch our new season and recruit some more members for our teams. If you are about on the day, and can spare 30-40 mins to help us hand out flyers, please contact me asap. Even if you can't help, swing by our stand outside HSBC & Accessorize in Canada Square Arcade and say hi!

REGISTRATION DAY - SUNDAY 4TH SEPT
Sunday 4th of September is the date your membership fees are due for the new season. Come down to the clubhouse from 12pm (until 4pm) to sign up. We will have exclusive RFU goodie bags and freebies for players who pay their membership on this day. Team/Squad photos will also take place on this day - including an ambitious Millwall Youth group photo! The Academy Director from Robert Clack Rugby Academy & College will also be down to talk to parents and players of our U16s team about their educational and rugby options for next year. It promises to be a great day, so please make an effort to come down - we'll send out more in the coming weeks about this, but mark it in your calendars now! Tell us you are coming by Facebook RSVP here

TRAINING
Rugby Training has resumed in preparation for the new season. HITZ Rugby (run by Premiership club Saracens) takes place on Millwall Park every Wednesday from 4:30pm. Millwall Youth Pre-season training begins at 6pm, also on Millwall Park, every Wednesday. Sunday training will begin in earnest from Sunday 11th of September. All sessions will be on Millwall Park until further notice.

If you have any questions, concerns or comments, please do get in touch.

Let's go to Work!

Matt Shorrock
Youth Chair
Millwall Rugby Club

Scott's England Rant

2011-08-14T19:37:00.001+01:00

England vs. Wales Match report- Millennium Stadium- Saturday 13/08/2011
England Flop In Cardiff

Last week at Twickenham, England’s “B” team beat Wales in a closely contested game 23-19.

Saturday’s game saw

Martin Johnson make 12 changes to the starting line-up with the majority supposedly being England’s first choice team, Banahan, Cueto & Corbisiero were the only survivors from the game at headquarters.

There was a couple of first XV players missing from the line-up with Ben Youngs still recovering from minor surgery meaning Wigglesworth started at scrum half and Chris Aston failed a fitness test on his ankle before the game so had to sit this one out giving Banahan another chance to impress on the wing.

I'm not a big fan of Banahan playing on the wing, he doesn’t use space very well and always looks for contact. He quickly proved my opinion when he was left unmarked on the right wing, received the pass and instead of fixing the covering defender with an in and out run he simply tried to use his 6ft 7in 18 stone frame to power through. If he had scored I would have said well done but he didn’t, he was stopped by one of the smallest players on the pitch proving that his size is wasted.

Waiting on the bench is Charlie Sharples who’s pace on the wing is immense, plus the pending return of Ashton (both of who I think would have converted that chance) I can’t see a place on the wing for Banahan at the world cup.

I want to focus mostly on England’s backs but before I do I have to mention Nick Easter who had a cracking game at number 8, he always went forward with the ball and put England on the front foot. Also it was good to see a return for Courtney Laws after the neck injury scare in training a few weeks back.

The Backs: England’s starting back line of Wigglesworth, Flood, Cueto, Hape, Tindall, Banahan and Foden, looked on paper like it would cause problems for the Welsh defence, but they barely managed to break through the first line of tacklers. On the few occasions they did, nobody was able to show any finishing quality.

Toby Flood should not be a starting player for England, he had nothing in his locker to trouble Wales, which allowed them to play a rush defence and pressure the backs for the whole game. The set moves in the backs looked shaky to say the least and were so signposted that Wales could have had just one defender and still tackled the ball carrier.

Hape and Tindall as a centre pairing again looked solid in defence but showed absolutely nothing in attack; Hape looked massively out of his depth breaking up one attacking move with an unpressured forward pass and dropping the ball in contact on another attack.

Hape for me just played himself out of the England squad completely.

With the centres not causing Wales any problems, England didn’t earn the right to go wide meaning the wingers didn’t get much space apart from the Banahan chance mentioned earlier. Foden at fullback only had a few touches of the ball on the counter attack but he wasn’t in the game enough to have a real impact.

Wigglesworth looked a bit nervous in the first 20minutes but I think he would have got better as the game went on; unfortunately he picked up an injury before the 30 minute mark and had to be substituted for Danny Care. Care had another great game and should definitely partner Wilkinson for the world cup starting XV.

On two occasions in the second half Wales were down a player with yellow cards to Jamie Roberts and the Mike Phillips but even then England could not create anything scoring just 3 points in the 20minutes of play with a man advantage.

All credit to the Welsh defence for a solid performance, which saw them pinned inside their 22 for large periods of time and didn’t allow England a sniff of the try line.

At the other end of the pitch the Welsh finishing was clinical with Hook crossing the line on the only real Welsh attack.

Last week I discussed England’s chances in the world cup.

I did say that semi finals was reachable, but looking at that performance from a supposedly first choice team, England aren’t going to make it out of the group stage!

Big changes needed before England travel to Ireland for the last warm up game.

Yours in rugby,
Scott Vinnicombe

Rugby Fridays are ON

2011-08-11T22:20:00.001+01:00

Rugby Fridays continue this week, so come on down to Millwall Park at 11am to get your rugby fix! It's free and lunch is provided also!

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Wed 10/08/11 Training Cancelled

2011-08-09T14:03:00.000+01:00

*** NOTICE ***

Due to the London Riots and to ensure the safety of our players and parents, please be advised that this Wednesday evening's training session (10th Aug 2011) is cancelled.

Stay indoors and make sure you aren't wondering around at night - and definately don't get involved in anything you shouldn't!

As member's of Millwall Rugby Club, you are role models in the local community. We are proud of all of our kids and we trust you know the difference between right and wrong.

If you know of anyone involved in these senseless acts and wish to report them anonymously, you can do so via the Fearless.org website

Assume that training will be back on next week, unless we tell you otherwise.

If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch at youthchair@millwallrugby.com or 07884012678

thanks
Matt Shorrock
Youth Chair
Millwall Rugby Club

Scott's England verdict

2011-08-08T17:17:00.001+01:00

Youth Coaching Co-ordinator Scott Vinnicombe gives his verdict on England's performance against Wales on Saturday and makes a call on their world cup chances.

England Match report- Twickenham- Saturday 06/08/2011
England 23 def Wales 19

Martin Johnson named a “second String” team to face Wales in Saturday’s world cup warm up match. With only three games left before the long awaited trip to New Zealand this was a chance for several players to cement their spot on the plane and for others to put themselves forward.

Some of the key selections for the match include England’s world cup winning fly half Johnny Wilkinson, who has returned to form and fitness since leaving Newcastle for Toulon in the 2009/10 season.

Matt Stevens who has served his two year ban for drug use and has quickly re-established himself as a dominant prop in English rugby playing for Saracens and the England Saxons in 17 undefeated matches since his return.

Finally Manu Tuilagi the young Samoan born centre known most recently for trying to knock Chris Astons head off in the Premiership semi final.

For me the three people I just mentioned were England’s best players on the day, Wilkinson didn’t miss a kick, carried the ball well and when Danny care gave him quick ball he attacked on the gain line and caused the welsh defence lots of problems. He kicked a total of 13 points from England’s 23 and set up a try with a well timed switch with centre Tuilagi. Wilko a definite starter in the world cup for me!

Tuilagi had an impressive first team debut for England and I think his second half try sealed him a place in the world cup squad maybe even the starting XV. Defensively he showed his inexperience early on but seemed to improve greatly as the game went on and he combined well with Wilko for his try cutting back inside on the switch then breaking three welsh tackles to score under the posts.

I think Matt Stevens has also got himself a squad place for the world cup especially as he can prop as both tight and loosehead. Good performances in the set pieces with his strength in the scrum setting up the platform for James Haskell’s try in the first half. Didn’t see too much of him with ball in hand but I think he will be on the plane to New Zealand.

A quick mention also for Delon Armitage who played at fullback, unfortunately for him Ben Foden finished the season on great form and doesn’t look like giving up the fullback spot but Armitage certainly gave England’s selectors a performance to warrant a trip to the world cup. Several key tackles including a try saving(match saving) tackle on Wales captain Warburton, he also showed a flash of his counter attacking skills after intercepting a pass and running it back from the halfway line up to the welsh 5metre line before a great covering tackle stopped what would have been the try of the match.

So... can England win the world cup??? My honest opinion is no, my heart screams yes but I must swallow my pride and use my head, England have come along way since the 2007 world cup and the young players coming through are starting to gel and looking good but I think the world cup has come a year too early for us to be real contenders.

I think we will make the semi finals but a draw against Australia or South Africa could end our world cup hopes very quickly as both team have a very strong squad, To me it doesn’t matter who we play because I just can’t see past New Zealand winning it.

They have been known to choke in the world cup but with the form they are showing in the tri-nations and the fact that they play host this year surely they will lift the Webb Ellis Cup.

Rugby Fridays Launched!

2011-07-18T09:56:00.000+01:00

MILLWALL Rugby Club is hosting free rugby training for young players this summer as part of their push to introduce more youngsters to the sport.

Starting on July 29th and for five Fridays after, players aged between 7 and 17 can turn up for camp-style training sessions with qualified coaches during the summer holidays.

The aim of Rugby Fridays is to boost recruitment for next season while providing local kids with valuable training and stopping boredom in the school holidays.

Youth chair Matt Shorrock said: “We are pushing to get 50 kids to attend and want to promote the sport across Tower Hamlets.

“We are doing lots of publicity to make sure people who are interested come down and give it a try for the first time.”

Funding for the summer activities came from Canary Wharf Group as part of their Summer of Sports programme.

The sessions will run between 11am until 4pm on Millwall Park and a complimentary lunch will be provided in the club's refurbished Clubhouse next to Island Gardens DLR.

The Isle of Dogs club are also running Rugby Fitness for Kids every Wednesday evening on Millwall Park from 6pm-7pm and are also free for participants.

To sign up for the Rugby Fridays, visit www.millwalllions.com

Team Management changes

2011-07-11T09:26:00.000+01:00

Dear Players and Parents,

I hope you are enjoying the summer!

There have been some changes to the youth team managers this season so I thought I'd update you. After nearly 4 seasons managing the current U16s (from U13s up!), Maureen Lajolie is stepping down from being the Team Manager.

We are all very sad to see Maureen step down, and we know the boys will miss her organisation skills on a weekly basis. Maureen isn't stepping away from the club completely however and I'm pleased to inform you that she has taken on the role of Parent Liaison Officer.

I'm also pleased to announce that long time U12s Team Manager (from U9s up!), Sarah Edmead will be taking on the role of U16s Team Manager. I'm sure she and Head Coach, Gary Mclaughlin will get along just fine! ;-)

Zoe Arnold takes on the Team Management for this season's Under 12s Team. Zoe spent last season helping Sarah with various tasks and is well placed to look after the U12s this season, so please join me in welcoming her to an constantly growing youth volunteer team!

We are still on the look-out for an U10s Team Manager as well, so if you are (or know someone who might be) interested, please get in touch!

U10's Team Manager - vacant
U12's Team Manager - Zoe Arnold
U16's Team Manager - Sarah Edmead

Our Wednesday evening sessions so far have been a stunning success, with 45-50 regular attendees - if you haven't come down to one yet, get down to Millwall Park on Wednesday evening from 6pm - 7pm!

Rugby Friday's start at the end of this month - look out for our posters on all bus stops on the Isle of Dogs and also our new banner at the Island Gardens / Equinox pedestrian crossing!

Sign up for Rugby Friday's here
If you have any questions, please let me know!

Let's go to Work!

Matt Shorrock
Youth Chair
Millwall Rugby Club

Sign up for Rugby Fridays

2011-07-11T09:02:00.000+01:00

Rugby Fridays are coming!

Sign up to our free rugby sessions here

Rugby Fridays are nearly here!

2011-06-27T08:54:00.000+01:00

We'll be running Rugby Fridays again this summer, every Friday during the school holidays - sponsored by Canary Wharf Group Plc

The sessions are FREE and run by RFU qualified and CRB cleared coaches, from 11am - 4pm on Millwall Park.

A light lunch is provided for all attendees.

The dates are:
Friday 29th of July 2011
Friday 5th of August 2011
Friday 12th of August 2011
Friday 19th of August 2011
Friday 26th of August 2011
Friday 2nd of September 2011

Please bring gumshields/mouth guards if you have them - although these will be available for purchase at each session for just £2.00

Saracens & MRFC Launch HITZ

2011-06-17T10:30:00.001+01:00

Dear Players and Parents,

I'm pleased to announce that Saracens in partnership with the Millwall Rugby Club have launched the HITZ Rugby Programme in Tower Hamlets.

This programme aims to bridge the gap between young people in Tower Hamlets with no knowledge of rugby, and their local club and will serve as a definitive path way to recruit youth players into Millwall Rugby Club.

About HITZ

Hitz is a new and progressive high profile programme that is based in the heart of inner city estates targeting young people at risk of exclusion and anti social behaviour. Introducing them to tag, touch and contact rugby; Hitz is able to utilise rugby’s unique ethos and the assets of the sport’s leading brands and players.

Using the power of rugby and the appeal of the England team, the Guinness Premiership Clubs and the Rugby Football Union in partnership with the Metropolitan Police, Active Communities Network and Wooden Spoon, the Hitz programme targets some of the most disadvantaged areas in London with plans to expand across the country.

When and Where

Starting this week, Hitz sessions will run on Millwall Park every Wednesday from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. All sessions are free and are geared towards boys and girls aged 11 - 19, who have little or no experience of playing rugby.

If you have mates or know any young people who might be keen to give rugby a try, please let them know about these sessions. No need to tell us if you're coming, just turn up!

The sessions are also open to current Millwall Lions young players, so come on down and help us recruit new players for the coming season!

Coaching Employment

Hitz are looking for coaches to help run the Tower Hamlets sessions. Candiates will need to have a minimum of Level 1 Rugby Union coaching award (or equivalent) and be subject to submitting an RFU-processed Enhanced CRB clearance. You would be employed by Saracens and standard session salary rates apply.

If you are motivated, qualified and keen to make a difference to the lives of young people in our community, please contact Max Malkin on maxmalkin@saracens.net

Volunteer Opportunity

No qualifications but a passion for rugby? Hitz has partnered with V Nike Game Changers to bring high quality volunteering opportunities.

The V-Inspired Nike Game Changers project is looking to recruit young people aged between 16 – 25yrs old to become active registered Saracens volunteer members with a goal to develop volunteers’ skills and passions. This will be achieved by the volunteer embarking on a Short Term volunteering opportunity (3-4 hrs) before possibly committing to Part Time volunteering (30 hrs over a 6-8 week period)

As a registered Saracens volunteer member, you can gain valuable accredited training experiences as well as sport and community qualifications. Additionally, you can receive extra support to source funding opportunities for a project idea you have created that will help you and your community. You also get free Nike merchandise and accessories. The biggest reward you get from volunteering is self fulfilment and the ability to prove that you’re more than just a number in society.

If you are aged 16 - 25yrs and interested in being a Saracens volunteer for the Hitz programme, please contact Max Malkin on maxmalkin@saracens.net

This is great news for both Millwall Rugby Club and for the sport of Rugby in Tower Hamlets!

thanks and regards

Matt Shorrock
Youth Chair
Millwall Rugby Club

Decades Night

2011-06-16T09:43:00.002+01:00

Don't forget Saturday Night is Decades Night at Millwall Rugby Club. Come on down and enjoy music from the 70's 80's 90's 00's and today. It all kick's off at 7pm. So come on down and we hope to see you all there.

Rugby Fridays are coming...

2011-06-06T19:43:00.001+01:00

Will you be there?

Rugby Fridays are Free and will run every Friday from July 29th to September 2nd 2011, lunch provided.

Location:London,United Kingdom

Training THIS Wed 8th June

2011-06-06T16:20:00.000+01:00

Don't forget!

Pre-Season Training for U12s and U16s starts THIS Wednesday 8th June, 2011 at 6pm on Millwall Park

Any new players wishing to join are most welcome!

Interested in playing rugby?

2011-06-01T13:57:00.000+01:00

If you are a child aged between 7 and 16, why not TRY a different sport?

Why not TRY RUGBY?

There are positions for all shapes, sizes, skills and abilities.

At Millwall Rugby Club, we are more than happy to teach beginners and always welcome experienced players.

If you are keen to do something different....contact us now!

Wednesday Sessions start 8th June

2011-06-01T13:40:00.002+01:00

Rugby Fitness, Tag Rugby and Pre-Season training begins on Wednesday 8th of June at 6pm on Millwall Park.

Boys and girls of all ages are welcome.

All sessions are FREE!

The sessions will run up to September this year, when the new rugby season begins.

Pre-Season and Summer Holidays

2011-05-23T12:48:00.000+01:00

Millwall Rugby Club will be running free rugby taster sessions every Friday during the summer school holidays.

The sessions, titled “Rugby Fridays” are part of the Canary Wharf Group Summer Programme of Sports.

Training for the new season for children aged 7-16 begins on Wednesday 8th of June from 6pm-7pm on Millwall Park. Beginners welcome!

Anyone interested in playing youth or tag rugby for Millwall Lions should contact Matt on 07884012678 or email youthchair@millwallrugby.com

Rugby Club puts on Tag Success!

2011-05-19T19:07:00.001+01:00

Four of the Isle of Dogs local primary schools participated in an inter-school tag rugby competition on Thursday 19^th of May run by the Rugby Football Union and hosted by Millwall Rugby Club.

Harbinger, St Edmunds, Arnhem Wharf and Cubbit Town all fielded 3 teams each in the event at Millwall Park held in glorious sunshine.

Over 180 year 3 and 4 children took part in the tournament, which followed 6 weeks of in-school coaching sessions arranged by the club as part of their strategy to be more embedded in the local community.

Teams from each school were split into three pools, playing 5 minute matches against the other teams in their pool. The teams with the most wins finished top of the pool and were declared the winners. Arnhem Wharf won one pool, while St Edmunds primary topped the other two divisions.

RFU Community Rugby Coach Dean Cutting, who delivered the programme for Millwall Rugby Club said the event was a definite success:

“All the children had lots of fun and I was impressed at how well they adapted to the rules of tag rugby. The event is a testament to Millwall Rugby Club, who are working hard to forge partnerships with their surrounding primary schools”

Muslimah Khanom, teacher from Arnhem Wharf Primary thanked the club for putting on a ‘brilliant’ tournament:

“We really enjoyed ourselves and the children are really excited about how well they did. I’ve really enjoyed working with Millwall Rugby Club and my class are all now enthusiastic budding rugby players!”

Scott Vinnicombe, Tower Hamlets Rugby Development Officer, was present on the day and hailed the Isle of Dogs rugby club for their innovative approach to working with schools:

"The work that Millwall Rugby are doing to promote youth rugby in the borough is outstanding. This programme, which the club have put on at no cost to the participating schools, will be a tremendous help to the development of rugby throughout Tower Hamlets".

Training for the new season for children aged 7-16 begins on Wednesday 8^th of June from 6pm-7pm on Millwall Park. Beginners welcome!

Anyone interested in playing youth or tag rugby for Millwall Lions should contact Matt on 07884012678 or email youthchair@millwallrugby.com

For more information, visit www.millwalllions.com

Awards, School Event and Pre-season

2011-05-13T18:59:00.001+01:00

YOUTH END OF SEASON AWARDS

Don't forget, the Lions Annual Awards night is on THISSaturday 14th of May 2011.

Doors open at6pm, with speeches and awards from 7pm

The following awards will be presented:
Mini's Team Presentation
Under 12s Team Presentation
Under 12s Player of the Year
Under 12s Most Improved Player
Under 15s Team Presentation
Under 15s Player of the Year
Under 15s Most Improved Player
Colts Player of the Year

along with a host of special volunteer awards...and some speeches from each team coach and captain.

A buffet dinner will be provided, along with music and dancing after the award presentations.

Tickets cost £5 for adults and £3 for kids (aged 15 and under) and can be purchased at the door.

We want you all to join us as we celebrate another successful season for Millwall Lions!

SCHOOL TOURNAMENT

Millwall RFC will be hosting a primary school tag rugby tournament next Thursday 19th of May 2011.

We are expecting 180 kids to attend from 4 of our closest primary schools: Cubbit Town, St Edmunds, Harbinger and Arnhem Wharf.

In order to run this efficiently we are seeking volunteers to assist in the running of the day from refs to pitch marshals to coaches to help between games and runners to help with paperwork

Volunteers should arrive at the clubhouse around 10.30 - 11 am the kids will turn up at 12 hoping to get started by 1pm and finished by 2.15 followed by club presentations.

If you can help out on the day, please contact Scott Vinnicombe (Youth Coaching Coordinator) on vinnicombes@hotmail.com or call 07826556746

TRAINING INFORMATION

Pre-Season training for the new season will begin onWednesday 8th of June 2011 at 6pm on Millwall Park.

These sessions times are for all teams.

There will be no Sunday morning training sessions until the new season begins in September.

Let's go to Work!

Matt Shorrock
Youth Chair

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Final Lions Weekly Round Up

2011-04-20T13:45:00.000+01:00

Dear Players and Parents,

Here is the last Millwall Lions weekly update for season 2010/11

In this newsletter:

SARACENS TRIP
YOUTH END OF SEASON AWARDS
TRAINING INFORMATION
SUMMER PROGRAMME
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

SARACENS TRIP

Don’t forget, if you purchased tickets for the trip to Saracens to do the lap of honour before their match, its THIS SUNDAY.

Kick off is at 13:30pm and we need to be at the ground for 12:30pm.Dress code for players is club tracksuit and playing jersey (which we will provide).

All coaches and managers must wear club shirt or tracksuit top.

Please contact Kev on 07896745965 for more information, or ask your team manager (Sarah or Maureen).

YOUTH END OF SEASON AWARDS

The end of season awards night for the Millwall Lions Youth Section will be held at Millwall Rugby Club on Saturday 14th of May 2011, starting 6pm.

The following awards will be presented:
Under 12s Player of the Year
Under 12s Most Improved Player
Under 15s Player of the Year
Under 15s Most Improved Player
Colts Player of the Year

along with a host of special volunteer awards...and some speeches from each team coach and captain.

A buffet dinner will be provided, along with music and dancing after the award presentations.

Tickets cost £5 for adults and £3 for kids (aged 15 and under) and can be purchased at the door, or in advance from Sarah or Maureen.

We want you all to join us as we celebrate another successful season for Millwall Lions!

TRAINING INFORMATION

Training and matches for the 2010/11 season have now finished.

While we give our hard working volunteer coaches and managers some much deserved time off, there will be no training on Wednesdays or Sundays.

Training in preparation for the new season will begin on Wednesday 8th of June 2011.

There will be no Sunday morning training sessions until the new season begins in September.

SUMMER PROGRAMME

We will be running our summer programme once again, supported by team training on Wednesdays. Rugby Fridays will run from 11am till 4pm every Friday during the summer school holidays.

We will also be offering rugby 'taster' days for those children who are new to the game. We'll provide more information about the programme shortly.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Here are some important events/dates for your diary!

Sunday 24th April - Saracens Lap of Honour Excursion
Saturday 14th of May - Youth Awards Night
Wednesday 8th of June - Training Resumes
Sunday 4th September - 2011/12 Registration Day

And finally, a thank you to all the parents for supporting us during the year!

We hope your kids enjoyed their rugby season and look forward to seeing you all at the awards night!

Let's go to work!

Matt Shorrock
Youth Chair on behalf of the hard working volunteers at Millwall Lions

Lions Weekly Round Up

2011-03-29T11:26:00.000+01:00

Dear Players and Parents,

Here is your Millwall Lions weekly update!

In this newsletter:

PRINTERS AND DESIGNERS?
THANKS FOR A GREAT NIGHT
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS 'VACANT'
CLUB ANNUAL DINNER
YOUTH END OF SEASON AWARDS
PARENT LUNCH
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
UPCOMING FIXTURES

PRINTERS AND DESIGNERS?

We are on the look out for people with some graphic design skills and access to design software. This is to help us design new promotional flyers and posters for recruitment and general promotion of the club. If you or someone you know can help us with this, please get in touch asap!

We also need regular access to colour printing, sometimes in large quantities? Do you or anyone you know have access to this, so we can keep our printing costs down? Again, get in touch asap!

THANKS FOR A GREAT NIGHT

We'd like to thank all the parents, aunts, uncles and grand parents who came along to our Parent's Wine & Cheese Social night in the clubhouse last week. It was really great to meet all of you and find out how you think we are doing.

Without your support, we simply wouldn't be able to function, so on behalf of all the hard working volunteers, thanks for a fun night, we hope to do it again soon!

VOLUNTEER POSITIONS 'VACANT'

More rugby services and more kids mean that we need more volunteers! The youth committee is pleased to offer the following volunteer roles to keen parents or family members, who want to help us in our quest to be the best rugby club around!

Team Manager
* New Mini's (ages 7 - 9) team needs a focal point of contact!
* 3 hours per week
* reply to ask for the full role description

Parent Liaison Officer
* Be the voice of the parents and help us communicate better
* 2 hours per week
* reply to ask for the full role description

School Liaison Officer
* Build and manage our relationships with our local schools!
* 1 hour per week
* reply to ask for the full role description

Youth Fixtures Officer
* Without rugby matches, it's just training!
* 2 hours per week
* reply to ask for the full role description

Youth Fundraising Officer
* Help us make a positive and financial contribution to the club!
* 1hour per week
* reply to ask for the full role description

Seal of Approval Coordinator
* Help us get club mark accreditation!
* 1 hour per week
* reply to ask for the full role description

We also have opportunities for more flexible volunteering roles, such as:

Match/Event Catering
Bar Shifts
Team Transport
Team and Training First Aid
Distributing Publicity Material
Marketing Material Creation
Match Reporting for Press

If you would like to help or are interested in any of the above roles, contact Matt for more information or to have a general chat.

CLUB ANNUAL DINNER

Tickets are now on sale for the whole club annual dinner, to be held in the House of Commons, Westminster hosted by our Club President Jim Fitzpatrick MP.

Lots of the tickets have already been snapped up by people who have been before and know what a special event this is.

We'd like to see as many youth parents attending as possible, so get your tickets and join us for the rugby club's 'night of nights!'

For more info, click here

YOUTH END OF SEASON AWARDS

The end of season awards night for the Millwall Lions Youth Section will be held at Millwall Rugby Club on Saturday 14th of May 2011, starting 6pm.

The following awards will be presented:

Under 12s Player of the Year
Under 12s Most Improved Player
Under 15s Player of the Year
Under 15s Most Improved Player
Colts Player of the Year

along with a host of special volunteer awards...

A buffet dinner will be provided, along with music and dancing after the award presentations.

Tickets will be on sale shortly, at a cost of £2.50 for adults and £1 for kids (aged 15 and under)

We want you all to join us as we celebrate another successful season for Millwall Lions!

PARENT LUNCH

We'll be having a light lunch on for parents of Millwall Lions players on Sunday 10th of April, as well as providing information to you about volunteering with Millwall Rugby Club.

You'll have the opportunity to talk to the current volunteers, find out what they do and also what they get out of helping run Millwall Rugby Club. You can also sign up for fully-funded places on either RFU Coaching or refereeing courses.

If nothing else, you won't have to worry about preparing that Sunday lunch for the family!

Please RSVP by Wednesday 7th April so we can cater accordingly.

It is our ambition to have a youth section that is well supported by the parents of our players, so please make an effort to come down so we can get to know you!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Here are some important events/dates for your diary!
Sunday 10th of April - Parents Lunch / Volunteering Info Day
Saturday 16th of April - Festival of Rugby / RoW day
Sunday 17th April - Marathon / Mudchute Farm Fundraising
Sunday 24th April - Saracens Lap of Honour Excursion
Saturday 7th of May - Club Awards Night at House of Commons
Saturday 14th of May - Youth Awards Night

UPCOMING FIXTURES

3rd April - U12s away at U12 Festival Romford; Under 15s at home to Shoreditch
10th April - U15s at home to Upminster
16th April (Sat) - Festival of Rugby Day

All Millwall Lions home games are played on Millwall Park, with kick off usually at 11am. We require lots of vocal and enthusiastic supporters to come down and cheer on our young players - they are, after all, the future of Millwall Rugby Club.

Let's go to work!

Matt Shorrock
Youth Chair on behalf of the hard working volunteers at Millwall Lions

No U15 match this Sunday

2011-03-24T10:14:00.000Z

Unfortunately, there is no Under 15's away match this weekend.

Wanstead have not been able to get a team out due to injuries and players unavailable.

Coach Gary Mclaughlin is planning a Sunday training session for the Millwall Under 15s on Millwall Park at the usual training time - so make sure YOU are there!

This is not a week off!

Parents' Wine & Cheese Night

2011-03-22T22:36:00.000Z

Dear Parents,

This is just a quick reminder that THIS Friday (25th March) in the clubhouse, it's Parent's Wine and Cheese Night, from 7pm. There will be champagne on arrival, a millwall-selection of cheeses as well as some canapes to nibble on during the evening.

All the youth section volunteers will be present so it'll be a good opportunity to talk to them about the running of the club and raise any issues or questions you might have. Plus you get to socialise with other parents and who knows, maybe make some new friends!?

In order for us to cater appropriately, we really need to know how many of you are coming - we hope, ALL of you!

You would have recently been contacted by Sarah or Maureen, so please could you RSVP to them and let them know that you are joining us for this social event.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the clubhouse on Friday night. Kids are welcome.

See who has already RSVP'd here

Lions End of Season Awards Night

2011-03-21T09:36:00.001Z

The end of season awards night for the Millwall Lions Youth Section will be held at Millwall Rugby Club on Saturday 14th of May 2011, starting 6pm.

The following awards will be presented:

Under 12s Player of the Year
Under 12s Most Improved Player
Under 15s Player of the Year
Under 15s Most Improved Player
Colts Player of the Year

along with a host of special volunteer awards...

A buffet dinner will be provided, along with music and dancing after the award presentations.

Tickets will be on sale shortly, at a cost of £2.50 for adults and £1 for kids (aged 15 and under)

We want you all to join us as we celebrate another successful season for Millwall Lions!

Lions Weekly Round Up

2011-03-21T09:16:00.000Z

Dear Players and Parents,

Here is your Millwall Lions weekly update!

In this newsletter:

CLUB EGM
CLUB ANNUAL DINNER
PARENT NIGHT THIS FRIDAY
PARENT LUNCH
PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
GUMSHIELDS
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
UPCOMING FIXTURES

CLUB EGM

The Club Committee has decided to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting for members on TONIGHT, 21st March 2011 at 7.30pm in the Clubhouse.

For more information click here

Come down and have your say!

CLUB ANNUAL DINNER

Tickets are now on sale for the whole club annual dinner, to be held in the House of Commons, Westminster hosted by our Club President Jim Fitzpatrick MP.

Over a third of the tickets have already been snapped up by people who have been before and know what a special event this is.

We'd like to see as many youth parents attending as possible, so get your tickets and join us for the rugby club's 'night of nights!'

For more info, click here

PARENT NIGHT THIS FRIDAY

Parents Wine & Cheese Social Night (Friday 25th of March)

Champagne on arrival, canapés during the evening, plus a special selection of cheeses available for all parents of children in the Millwall Lions youth section.

Come on down to the clubhouse from 7pm and let your hair down!

Please RSVP by Wed 23rd of March so we can cater accordingly.

PARENT LUNCH

Parents Lunch & Volunteering Information Day (Sunday 10th of April)

We'll have a light lunch on for parents of Millwall Lions players as well as providing information to you about volunteering with Millwall Rugby Club.

You'll have the opportunity to talk to the current volunteers, find out what they do and also what they get out of helping run Millwall Rugby Club. You can also sign up for fully-funded places on either RFU Coaching or refereeing courses.

If nothing else, you won't have to worry about preparing that Sunday lunch for the family!

Please RSVP by Wednesday 7th April so we can cater accordingly.

It is our ambition to have a youth section that is well supported by the parents of our players, so please make an effort to come down so we can get to know you!

PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROGRAMME

Last week saw the start of our primary school partnership programme. We are now running weekly sessions in Cubbit Town, Arnhem Wharf, St Edmunds and Harbinger Primary Schools.

The sessions will run for 8 weeks and finish with an inter-school tournament on Millwall Park.

We hope to use these sessions to recruit more players for our Mini's section (ages 7-9) and to build closer relationships with our local schools.

If successful, we'll look to run another 8 week programme in the June-July school term and promote our summer programme activities.

GUMSHIELDS

Recently there have been some fantastic pictures of our under 12's matches but unfortunately it has brought to my attention the use of gum shields.

There were several pictures that show players in play appearing to have no gum sheild in or having it hanging out of thier mouth or even in their hand.

Whilst I understand that they are uncomfortable and awkward to wear it is extremely important that they are used and that the players adopt the 'habit' of keeping them in their mouths.

At such a young age especially it would be awful for someone to have an accident that could have been prevented.

Please can you emphasise with all players that it is a requirement from a health and safety aspect that gum shields are to be worn during matches and all contact training.
A new stock of gum shields has just arrived, so if you haven't got one you can purchase a gum shield from the clubhouse for £2.50 (junior and senior sizes available).

Thank you for your co-operation,
Kerry Attwood
Child Safeguarding Officer

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Here are some important events/dates for your diary!

Friday 25th of March - Parent's Social Night
Sunday 10th of April - Parents Lunch / Volunteering Info Day
Saturday 16th of April - Festival of Rugby / RoW day
Sunday 17th April - Marathon / Mudchute Farm Fundraising
Sunday 24th April - Saracens Lap of Honour Excursion
Saturday 7th of May - Club Awards Night at House of Commons
Saturday 14th of May - Youth Awards Night

UPCOMING FIXTURES

27th March - Under 12s home to Dagenham; Under 15s away to Wanstead
3rd April - U12s away at U12 Festival Romford; Under 15s at home to Shoreditch
10th April - U15s at home to Upminster
16th April (Sat) - Festival of Rugby Day: U12s v Dagenham; U15s v Bexley plus Venus match and the big Millwall England v Millwall Rest of the World (RoW) show down.

All Millwall Lions home games are played on Millwall Park, with kick off usually at 11am. We require lots of vocal and enthusiastic supporters to come down and cheer on our young players - they are, after all, the future of Millwall Rugby Club.

Let's go to work!

Matt Shorrock
Youth Chair, on behalf of the hard working volunteers at Millwall Lions

Millwall u15s win 55-0

2011-03-13T21:36:00.000Z

Millwall’s impressive under 15’s side rant out 55-0 victors over Bexley at Millwall Park on Sunday in front of a large crowd of enthusiastic supporters.

Fly-half Alfie Duffy chipped in with 18 points of his own with two tries and four conversions to lead his team to their seventh win of the season.

Having already beaten Bexley 3 times this season, the Isle-of-Dogs club were looking to keep their streak their winning streak alive right from the opening stages.

Danny Hunt

When Danny Hunt stormed through a gap the home side thought they were in to score first, however a series of important tackles made by the scrambling Bexley defence kept Millwall at bay.

Duffy finally broke the defence with a scoot from the back of a ruck to score under the posts.

It wasn’t long before Hunt got himself on the score sheet with another bustling run, with the lanky centre breaking through falling tackles on his way to the try line.

While they didn’t have it all their own way, Millwall entered the half time break leading 26-0 through additional tries from Duffy and centre Bobby Grace.

Some fiery words from coach Gary Mclaughlin ensured the local boys did not get complacent and rampaging centre Hunt was unstoppable on his way to score right from the kick off. Another conversion from Duffy and the lead extended 33-0.

It was then the Millwall forwards decided they wanted to get in on the scoring action. New backrow forward Michael Mitchell impressed the vocal sideline supporters with several big runs and equally big tackles.

A series of pick-and-go moves at the ruck gained the home side 60 metres with great runs coming from Max Grecziens and Mitchell, finished with a forwards-try through the ever-improving Michael Dola-Lami.

Some astute substitutions by coach Mclaughlin kept the score board ticking over as replacement winger George Happe showed pace to score twice in the space of five minutes, both times with tackle-breaking runs from inside the Millwall half.

An Elliot Nagel try capped the final score at 55-0 and a fourth consecutive win over Bexley in 2010/11

Coach Mclaughlin was full of praise for his young charges after the match:

“It was an outstanding performance from all the boys, once again taking their training onto the pitch and winning games, just what you want to see”

Millwall u15s now face Woodford and Wanstead in consecutive weeks, both away before returning to their home pitch at Millwall Park for a match up against Shoreditch on Sunday 3^rd of April.

Tries: Alfie Duffy 2, Danny Hunt 2, George Happe 2, Michael Dola-Lami 1, Bobby Grace 1, Elliot Nagel 1
Conv: Duffy 4, Grace 1

MOM

3 – Michael Mitchell
2 – Danny Hunt
1 – Michael Dola-Lami

Video: Coach Gary Mclaughlin Interview. Can't see the video? visit our youtube channel here

Lions Weekly Round Up

2011-03-04T10:27:00.001Z

Dear Players and Parents,

Here is your Millwall Lions weekly update!

In this newsletter:

FUNDRAISING QUIZ
TRAINING ATTENDANCE
KIDS GO FREE @ SARACENS
ALL FOR THE PARENTS
SENIOR RUGBY THIS WEEKEND
CLUB EGM
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
UPCOMING FIXTURES

FUNDRAISING QUIZ

Thanks to all who turned out for our Fundraising Quiz last Friday night, especially as it was during half term. It was also good to see some new parents supporting the club too. We raised £100 for Millwall RFC in the process. Thanks to our social guru Kerry for not only organising it, but playing the role of quiz-master so well.

TRAINING ATTENDANCE

I've been asked to send out a special message of thanks from the team managers and coaches to the players who turned up to training this week - especially as you've all just gone back to school! Well done and lets see you all come to Sunday training as well!

KIDS GO FREE @ SARACENS

Saracens are offering a great deal for their match against Bath on Sunday 3rd of April:

4 kids* tickets for FREE with every adult ticket purchased (£15) - that’s 5 tickets for just £3 each!

If you want to take advantage of this superb deal, you need to buy your tickets (money up front) by Wed 16th March. See Matt to get your tickets now!

*kids means anyone aged 15 and under.

ALL FOR THE PARENTS

We have two special parents events planned, just for you:

1. Parents Wine & Cheese Social Night (Friday 25th of March)

Champagne on arrival, canapés during the evening, plus a special selection of cheeses available for all parents of children in the Millwall Lions youth section. Come on down to the clubhouse from 7pm and let your hair down!

Please RSVP by Wed 23rd of March so we can cater accordingly.
http://millwalllionsnews.blogspot.com/2011/03/parents-wine-cheese-night.html

And if Friday nights aren’t your thing…

2. Parents Lunch & Volunteering Information Day (Sunday 10th of April)

We'll have a light lunch on for parents of Millwall Lions players as well as providing information to you about volunteering with Millwall Rugby Club. You'll have the opportunity to talk to the current volunteers, find out what they do and also what they get out of helping run Millwall Rugby Club. You can also sign up for fully-funded places on either RFU Coaching or refereeing courses.

If nothing else, you won't have to worry about preparing that Sunday lunch for the family!

Please RSVP by Wednesday 7th April so we can cater accordingly.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115271218549725

It is our ambition to have a youth section that is well supported by the parents of our players, so please make an effort to come down so we can get to know you!

SENIOR RUGBY THIS WEEKEND

There are two matches at home this Saturday, so come on down and support the senior players:

Vicky Park - Millwall 1st XV vs Brightlingsea, featuring former Millwall Lion Jack Rowland

Millwall Park - Millwall 2nd XV (the "Llamas") vs Eton Manor, featuring former Millwall Lions Jake Vinnicombe and Michael 'Tank' Delastie…and Youth Chair, Matt Shorrock.

Kick off for both games is at 2pm

CLUB EGM

The Club Committee has decided to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting for members on Monday March 21st 2011 at 7.30pm in the Clubhouse. For more information click here

http://millwallrugby.blogspot.com/2011/02/millwall-rugby-club-notification-of-egm.html

Come down and have your say!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Here are some important events/dates for your diary!

Friday 25th of March - Parent's Social Night
Sunday 10th of April - Parents Lunch / Volunteering Info Day
Saturday 16th of April - Festival of Rugby / RoW day
Sunday 17th April - Marathon / Mudchute Farm Fundraising
Sunday 24th April - Saracens Lap of Honour Excursion
Saturday 7th of May - Club Awards Night at House of Commons
Saturday 14th of May - Youth Awards Night

UPCOMING FIXTURES
6th March - Under 12s home to Shoreditch
13th March - Under 15s home to Bexley; U12s away to Brentwood
20th March - Under 15s away to Woodford
27th March - Under 12s home to Dagenham, Under 15s away to Wanstead

All Millwall Lions home games are played on Millwall Park, with kick off usually at 11am. We require lots of vocal and enthusiastic supporters to come down and cheer on our young players - they are, after all, the future of Millwall Rugby Club.

Let's go to work!

Matt Shorrock
Youth Chair, on behalf of the hard working volunteers at Millwall Lions

Parents' Wine & Cheese Night

2011-03-03T09:44:00.006Z

We're putting on a special event for our valued parents!

Come along to our Wine & Cheese Night on Friday 25th March 2011 from 19:00pm.

You'll get champagne on arrival and we'll be serving canapés during the evening as well.

View our poster here

Kids welcome.

Please tell us if you're coming, so we can cater accordingly.

Either tell your team manager (Sarah Edmead - U12s; Maureen Lajolie - U15s) or RSVP on the Facebook event here

RSVP by Wednesday 23rd March 2011

6 Nations Ticket Winner

2011-03-02T09:44:00.000Z

Congratulations to Billy Edmead of the Millwall Under 15s, who won two tickets to see England play Scotland at Twickenham.

Commitment

All players who attended every training session in the month of February were eligible to win.

Well done to the following people who showed true commitment to their teams:

Under 12s: Charlie Patterson, Louis Stebbing-Boulet, Femi Dola-Lami, Connor Attwood, Leah Mclaughlin, Charlie Arnold.

Under 15s: Jacob Lajolie, Billy Edmead, Alfie Duffy, Keiron O'Keefe.

Fundraising Quiz Night

2011-02-25T14:49:00.004Z

Don't forget tonight is the Fundraising Quiz Night at Millwall Rugby Club. Come on down and enjoy the night. The questions kick off at 7pm and entry costs just £3 per person. It's free just to come and drink in the bar of course, but we hope you'll join in.

Hope to see you all there.

Dawn

Lions Weekly Round Up

2011-02-22T14:14:00.000Z

Dear Players and Parents,

Here is your Millwall Lions weekly update!

In this newsletter:

RADIO SILENCE
RFU GRAND DRAW
CLUB SURVEY
FUNDRAISING QUIZ
ALL FOR THE PARENTS
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
UPCOMING FIXTURES

RADIO SILENCE

Our Youth Chair has been AWOL for the past two weeks; hence there was no Lions Weekly Round Up. We've managed to track him down and contain him, so normal service resumes for this week….apologies!

RFU GRAND DRAW

Thanks to our hard working youth volunteers, we have raised over £300 for the club, through selling RFU Grand Draw raffle tickets.

CLUB SURVEY

We still really want to hear from our young players and their parents, so please complete our survey. Click here to do this now: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/72RG3KB

You could win £25 to spend on club merchandise or at our bar.

FUNDRAISING QUIZ

We continue our fundraising efforts this Friday with our club fundraising quiz! Come on down for 7pm.

Raffles too with great prizes

£3 per adult £2 per child...max 6 to a team.

Don’t forget, we have 2 tickets to see England vs Scotland at Twickenham on Sunday, 13th March to give away and ALL Millwall Lions players, who have attended every training session and match for the month of February are in with a chance of winning.

ALL FOR THE PARENTS

Much (ok all!) of what we do is for the kids. But we want to recognise the parents as well. We know its not easy to get your child down to muddy Mudchute on a cold Wednesday night or up at the crack of dawn for a match on Sunday morning….so we want to thank you.

SO, we have TWO events planned, especially for you!

1. Parents Wine & Cheese Social Night (Friday 25th of March)

We'll have Champaign on arrival, canapés plus a selection of wine and cheese available for all parents of children in the Millwall Lions youth section. Come on down to the clubhouse from 7pm and let your hair down!

And if Friday nights aren’t your thing…

2. Parents Lunch & Volunteering Information Day (Sunday 10th of April)

We'll have a light lunch on for parents of Millwall Lions players as well as providing information to you about volunteering with Millwall Rugby Club. You'll have the opportunity to talk to the current volunteers, find out what they do and also what they get out of helping run Millwall Rugby Club.

You can also sign up for fully-funded places on either RFU Coaching or refereeing courses.

If nothing else, you won't have to worry about preparing that Sunday lunch for the family!

It is our ambition to have a youth section that is well supported by the parents of our players, so please make an effort to come down so we can get to know you!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Here are some important events/dates for your diary!

Friday 25th February - Lions Fundraising Quiz
Friday 25th of March - Parent's Social Night
Sunday 10th of April - Parents Lunch / Volunteering Info Day
Saturday 16th of April - Festival of Rugby / RoW day
Sunday 17th April - Marathon / Mudchute Farm Fundraising
Sunday 24th April - Saracens Lap of Honour Excursion
Saturday 7th of May - Club Awards Night at House of Commons
Saturday 14th of May - Youth Awards Night

UPCOMING FIXTURES

27th February - Under 15s home to Thurrock
6th March - Under 12s home to Shoreditch
13th March - Under 15s home to Bexley
20th March - Under 15s away to Woodford
27th March - Under 12s home to Dagenham, Under 15s away to Wanstead

All Millwall Lions home games are played on Millwall Park, with kick off usually at 11am. We require lots of vocal and enthusiastic supporters to come down and cheer on our young players - they are, after all, the future of Millwall Rugby Club.

Let's go to work!

Matt Shorrock
Youth Chair on behalf of the hard working volunteers at Millwall Lions

Lions Weekly Round Up

2011-02-03T17:10:00.000Z

Dear Players and Parents,

Here is your Millwall Lions weekly update!

In this newsletter:

CLUB SURVEY
LAP OF HONOUR AT SARRIES
6 NATIONS COMPETITION
YOUR EMAIL PREFERENCES
THIRST THURSDAY RETURNS
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
UPCOMING FIXTURES

CLUB SURVEY

We want to know what you think, Matt. Are we focusing on the right things? What do we do well? What can we improve on?Please help us out by taking 5 minutes out of your schedule to complete our online club survey.

We really want to hear from our young players and their parents!

Please complete the survey here

You could win £25 to spend on club merchandise or at our bar.

LAP OF HONOUR AT SARRIES

We have been invited to celebrate Saracens final match at Vicarage Road on Sunday 24th of April. Yes, this is Easter Sunday, but they are offering us a superb deal!

For just £3 for juniors, £6 for adults, we'll transport you to the game.

And while Saracens are warming up, all Millwall Lions players will get a chance to do a lap of honour around the pitch in front of an expectant large crowd.

Price includes match tickets as well.

We need a minimum of 20 kids to go in order for us to qualify for the lap of honour, so please let Sarah or Maureen know if you can make it ASAP!

6 NATIONS COMPETITION

We have 2 tickets to see England vs Scotland at Twickenham on Sunday, 13th March to give away and ALL Millwall Lions players are in with a chance of winning.

All you need to do is attend every training session and match in the month of February - that's 8 Wednesday and Sunday sessions.

Those players who attend every session will be entered into the draw to win these great tickets.

YOUR EMAIL PREFERENCES

Get too much email from us? Not getting enough? Is some of the information not relevant to you? If so, manage your email preferences by going to our Newsletter subscription page

THIRST THURSDAY RETURNS

An old Millwall Rugby tradition has been resumed this month, with the return of Thirst Thursday.

On the first Thursday evening of the month, current and ex-players, volunteers and friends meet at a different location for a bit of socialising and quiet drinks.

We'd love to see some of our parents there, so if you fancy getting out tonight, head on down to Byblos Harbour (opposite the Lotus Chinese restaurant, Crossharbour) and joins us!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Here are some important events/dates for your diary!

Friday 25th February - Lions Fundraising Quiz
Friday 25th of March - Parent's Social Night
Saturday 16th of April - Festival of Rugby / RoW day
Sunday 17th April - Marathon / Mudchute Farm Fundraising
Sunday 24th April - Saracens Lap of Honour Excursion
Saturday 7th of May - Club Awards Night at House of Commons
Saturday 14th of May - Youth Awards Night

UPCOMING FIXTURES

6th February - Under 12s away to Dagenham
13th February - Under 12s away to Shoreditch;
Under 15s away to Hackney
20th February - Under 12s away to Dagenham
6th March - Under 12s home to Shoreditch

All Millwall Lions home games are played on Millwall Park, with kick off usually at 11am. We require lots of vocal and enthusiastic supporters to come down and cheer on our young players - they are, after all, the future of Millwall Rugby Club.

Let's go to work!

Matt Shorrock
Youth Chair
Millwall Rugby Club

U15s defeat Bexley 80-17

2011-01-30T14:48:00.002Z

Millwall's ever improving Under 15s are at the peak of their game after handing out an 80-17 thrashing away at Bexley on Sunday.

Flyhalf and Captain Bobby Grace contributed a 37 point haul, consisting of two tries and an impressive 9 conversions from 11 attempts.

The Isle of Dogs club ran in 12 tries in what proved to be their most polished display of the season, but it didn't go all their way in the first half.

Ever present Fullback Jacob Lajolie opened the scoring for the visitors after some good ball movement, however Millwall spent much of the opening exchanges defending gallantly on their own line.

A Danny Hunt try extended the lead to 14-0 despite the defensive pressure and when Elliot Nagel crashed over to make it 21-0, Millwall thought they had the game in the bag.

Bexley fought back to grab a try of their own against the run of play but from then on, Millwall's slick handling had them scoring at will.

Tries to Alfie Duffy (2), Liam O'Keeffe, Michael Dola-Lami, Max Grecins, Nathan Rachdi, a second try from Hunt and two from Grace sealed the massive scoreline for Millwall.

"That was a really entertaining game" said U15 Head Coach, Gary Mclaughlin "I really feel for Bexley, they did their homework on us and it's clear they've been working hard since the last time we played them."

"But I really couldn't fault any of our guys today, everyone of them put in 100%, There are still a few silly mistakes that we need to eliminate from our game, and matches against some more experienced clubs will be an interesting test for us."

Despite the long list of try scorers to choose from, Coach Mclaughlin singled out flanker Jon Woods as man of the match:

"He so quick off the mark at every ruck, every scrum. He was just outstanding all around the park and played an exceptional flankers' game".

Millwall Under 15s face Hackney Bulls in a fortnight's time before returning to Millwall Park for a match against Bexley on 13th of March.

Any child aged 7-17 interested in trying rugby should visit www.millwalllions.com or call Matt on 07884012678

7-0 Jacob Lajolie Try, Bobby Grace conv

14-0 Danny Hunt Try, Bobby Grace conv

21-0 Elliot Nagel Try, Bobby Grace conv

21-5 Bexley Try, missed conv

28-5 Alfie Duffy Try, Bobby Grace conv

28-10 Bexley Try, missed conv

35-10 Bobby Grace Try, Bobby Grace conv

40-10 Alfie Duffy Try, missed conv

47-10 Danny Hunt Try, Bobby Grace conv

54-10 Bobby Grace Try, Bobby Grace conv

61-10 Liam O'Keeffe Try, Bobby Grace conv

68-10 Michal Dola-Lami Try, Bobby Grace conv

68-17 Bexley Try and Conv

73-17 Max Grecins Try, missed conv

80-17 Nathan Rachdi Try, Michael Dola-Lami conv

Try Scorers:

2 Bobby Grace

2 Danny Hunt

2 Alfie Duffy

1 Jacob Lajolie

1 Elliot Nagel

1 Liam O'Keeffe

1 Michael Dola-Lami

1 Max Grecins

1 Nathan Rachdi

Conversions:

Bobby 9/11

Michal Dola-Lami 1/1

Lions Weekly Round Up

2011-01-28T11:57:00.008Z

Dear Players and Parents,

Here is your Millwall Lions weekly update!

In this newsletter:

STRATEGY WORKSHOP
FUNDRAISNG QUIZ
UNDER 9 MIXED-TAG
RFU GRAND DRAW
PARENTS SOCIAL NIGHT
FACEBOOK
UPCOMING FIXTURES

STRATEGY WORKSHOP

The Youth Section Committee met for a long old strategy workshop last
Sunday (4 hours!) to define our future.

Whilst it was hard going for some parts as we talked about our big issues,
mainly inadequate facilities, some very positive things came out in terms
of where we want to be in 2, 5 and 10 years time.

Here are some notable points from the day:

In 2 years, we want to...
* Achieve Mini & Youth Seal of Approval (Club Mark)
* Have Qualified Level 2 coaches leading all teams, with all/most
assistants being Level 1.
* Fully develop an 'Under 9s' non-contact, mixed, tag-rugby team.
* Have some age groups competing in Essex leagues (or other)
* be seen as the 'best practice' club for safeguarding youth rugby in the
eyes of Essex and/or RFU

In 5 years, we want to...
* have teams in every age group, from under 7s up to under 17s
* have at least half of those teams competing in Essex leagues (or other)
* be seen as the 'best practice' club for all aspects of youth rugby: first
aid, safeguarding, coaching and playing, in the eyes of Essex and/or RFU
* have a minimum of two players representing Essex County

In 10 years, we want to...
* have all teams in Essex leagues (or other) and competing for promotion
* have full squads in every age group with some 'A' and 'Development' sides
* Regularly see ex-Youth players playing for the Millwall 1st XV
* have the senior sides rely on the youth section to provide their core
playing base
* be visiting every single school in Tower Hamlets at least once per season
(currently there are 64 schools in LBTH)
* have at least one player represent England (at any level)

What happens next?

Our Youth Chair will be putting the above (and other) ambitions into an
action plan. Each objective will be broken down into activities that need
to be completed in order to achieve what we want to.

Once agreed, we'll publish the plan so all our players, parents and
volunteers know exactly what we are doing, why and what objective it is
contributing to.

Whilst there is still massive scope to change our direction, we hope that
being open and transparent with our ambitions will inspire not only our
volunteers, but also our players and parents to stick with us, and perhaps
get more involved in our great plans!

We'll keep you updated as we progress, but if you have any questions or
concerns, please direct them to youthchair@millwallrugby.com

FUNDRAISING QUIZ

To help the club in raising some much needed funds, we are holding a
fundraising quiz in the Clubhouse on Friday 25th February, starting at
19:00pm.

Bring the kids along and let's have a laugh!

Add the Facebook event to your calendar here

UNDER 9 MIXED-TAG

The Youth Committee identified the need to promote tag-rugby to ages 7, 8
and 9 in order to ensure we have a steady stream of players coming through
into contact rugby when they reach Under 10s.

One of the issues we face is the constant perception and fear of rugby
being a 'violent' sport. In order to address this, we are going to go on a
promotional 'offensive' to grow our mini's playing base.

We're looking for keen parents to get involved in this initiative - from
coaching, managing, seeking fixtures and even just helping get the word out
in the community to recruit players.

If you want to get involved, email youthchair@millwallrugby.com

RFU GRAND DRAW

Also don't forget that we are still selling RFU Grand Draw tickets and the
club keeps 90% of the sales - this is a great easy fundraiser for the club!
So see your coach or team manager to buy yours now! First prize is £10,000
cash and there are 40 other great prizes.

Tickets are £5 for a book of 5.

PARENTS SOCIAL NIGHT

We want to get to know you, the parents! And we've organised a special
event just for YOU!

Come down to our Parent's social night in the clubhouse on Friday 25th of
March, 2011 from 7pm. We'll give you a drink 'on the house' if you're a
parent of a playing member of Millwall Lions as a way of saying thank you.
Plus, all of our youth volunteers will be there so you can ask any
questions, give us ideas or raise any concerns.

It promises to be a great night, so please do make every effort to come
along.

Add the Facebook event to your calendar here

FACEBOOK

You'll have noticed by now that Millwall Lions are BIG Facebook users. This is by far the easiest way for us to keep you up to date with what's going on at your local rugby club.

If you are a parent of a Millwall Lions youth player, 'like' us at
http://www.facebook.com/millwalllions and http://www.facebook.com/millwallrugby to see our status updates in your news feed.

We regularly post training and match details along with any upcoming social events and news.

Since our desire is to be seen as 'best practice' in child safeguarding, all Millwall Rugby Club volunteers are not able to be 'friends' with anyone under the age of 18.

However, it is ok for our young players to 'like' and follow the Millwall Lions facebook page, since this is carefully administered.

We appreciate that not everyone is into 'social networking' so we are also working on other additional ways to keep you up to date as well.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the use of Facebook, please direct them to our Child Safeguarding officer, Kerry Attwood at safeguarding@millwallrugby.com

UPCOMING FIXTURES

30th January - Under 15s away to Bexley
13th February - Under 15s away to Hackney
20th February - Under 12s away to Dagenham
6th March - Under 12s home to Shoreditch

All Millwall Lions home games are played on Millwall Park, with kick off
usually at 11am. We require lots of vocal and enthusiastic supporters to
come down and cheer on our young players - they are, after all, the future
of Millwall Rugby Club.

Let's go to work!

Matt Shorrock
Youth Chair
Millwall Rugby Club

The Future @ Millwall Lions

2011-01-24T20:48:00.001Z

The Millwall Lions youth committee, plus club development officer Andrew Bates and Communications Manager Andrew Hesselden got together on Sunday afternoon to define what the future looks like for the Millwall Lions youth section.

Taking into consideration the big issues that affect us now such as space and inadequate training facilities - and only a temporary home pitch - we were still able to come up with some pretty ambitious plans for the next 2, 5 and 10 years!

Whilst we write up the discussions from our workshop and turn them into action plans - to make sure we succeed - we'd like to hear from YOU, the players and parents that make all of this worth while!

Email youth@millwallrugby.com an tell us what you think we should be aiming for in the next few years...be as open and ambitious as you want to.

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Lions Weekly Round Up

2011-01-20T13:54:00.001Z

Dear Players & Parents,

Here is your Millwall Lions weekly update!

In this newsletter:

GUEST BLOG
YOUTH COMMITTEE MINUTES
SCHOOLS PILOT
FUNDRAISNG QUIZ
RFU GRAND DRAW
STRATEGY WORKSHOP
UPCOMING FIXTURES

GUEST BLOG

Under 15 Assistant Coach and 1st XV Prop Mal McLean is our guest blogger
this month. Read about his early childhood rugby experiences and the things
he's learnt through playing rugby.

Big Mal's blog can be read here
http://newsletter.millwallrugby.com/lt.php?id=YUkJDAJUBhhUUVVJDwUH

YOUTH COMMITTEE MINUTES

Minutes from the January Youth Committee meeting are now up on the website.
You can view them here
http://newsletter.millwallrugby.com/lt.php?id=YUkJDAJUARhUUVVJDwUH

SCHOOLS PILOT

With help from RFU Community Coach Dean Cutting, we will shortly be
conducting coaching in two secondary schools and two of their feeder
primary schools in Tower Hamlets.

The schools are Cubitt Town, George Greens, Bishop Challener and St Mary &
St Michaels.

If the sessions prove to be successful in recruiting players to Millwall
Lions, we will look to expand these in the future.

FUNDRAISING QUIZ

To help the club in raising some much needed funds, we are holding a
fundraising quiz in the Clubhouse on Friday 25th February, starting at
19:00pm.

Bring the kids along and let's have a laugh!

Add the Facebook event to your calendar here:
http://newsletter.millwallrugby.com/lt.php?id=YUkJDAJUABhUUVVJDwUH

RFU GRAND DRAW

Also don�t forget that we are still selling RFU Grand Draw tickets and the
club keeps 90% of the sales - this is a great easy fundraiser for the club!
So see your coach or team manager to buy yours now! First prize is �10,000
cash and there are 40 other great prizes.

Tickets are �5 for a book of 5.

STRATEGY WORKSHOP

The Youth Committee are having a strategy workshop this Sunday afternoon to
come up with future plans for the youth section and the services we offer
to the community.

We will be focusing on the issues that are holding us back and coming up
with ways to solve them. In the second part of the session, we will be
brainstorming where we want the youth section to be in 2-5 years time.

This is a closed session for youth committee members, but if you have any
ideas to feed into the day, please send them to
youthchair@millwallrugby.com or let your Team Manager know ASAP!

UPCOMING FIXTURES

30th January - Under 15s away to Bexley
13th February - Under 15s away to Hackney
20th February - Under 12s away to Dagenham
6th March - Under 12s home to Shoreditch

All Millwall Lions home games are played on Millwall Park, with kick off
usually at 11am. We require lots of vocal and enthusiastic supporters to
come down and cheer on our young players - they are, after all, the future
of Millwall Rugby Club.

Let's go to work!

Matt Shorrock
Youth Chair
Millwall Rugby Club

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Youth Committee - January 2011 Minutes Online

2011-01-20T10:37:00.000Z

The minutes from the Youth Committee Meeting held in January are now available online for all players and parents to review.

Click here to read them now

Please note, no meeting was held in December due to weather and other commitments.

The youth section committee meets monthly to review performance, suggest and discuss how the youth section should be run, in order to make recommendations to the MRFC Main Club Management Committee. Millwall Lions are represented on the main club committee by our Youth Chair, Matt Shorrock.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding anything contained in the minutes, please contact Matt Shorrock - Youth Chair on youthchair@millwallrugby.com or speak to your Team Manager.

Rugby's Core Values - Guest Blog: Mal McLean

2011-01-19T15:26:00.000Z

Following the publication by the RFU of Rugby's Core Values, Millwall Lions will be running a series of guest "blogs" from players telling us the effect and impact rugby has had on their lives.

This month, we hear from 1st XV Prop and U15s Assistant Coach, Mal McLean:

Rugby has been a large part of my life since I was 12 years year old when I started playing for my high school. When I first started, I had no idea what I was supposed to be doing, especially when I was introduced to my playing position of prop forward! Luckily, I had a good coach and understanding team-mates who were prepared to help me out and figure out how to get the best out of each other to start playing well.

That was my first real lesson in rugby; the team is only as strong as its weakest part. The second was 'go in hard or you'll get hurt' but more about that another time!

Rugby is different from other sports, as a good performance needs the effort of the whole team. A rugby team can't rely on one or two good players to win the game because even star players like Dan Carter, Johnny Wilkinson or Richie McCaw depend on their team-mates to win the ball in the scrum or the lineout, to make the pass, kick the goals and to tackle the opposition.

No rugby player, no matter how talented, has ever won a game by playing alone.

Teamwork is not just about the playing aspects of rugby; it's about trusting your team-mates to do their job correctly and supporting them when things go wrong. It's about keeping high standards and encouraging your team-mates to work hard at training and making sure that your mates are ok off the field too.

Being part of a team gives you the motivation to push yourself further than you ever thought possible. Team-mates should encourage, inspire and expect 100% commitment and effort from each other. When I see my team-mate make a big tackle, putting their body on the line to save a try or cause a turnover, it makes me play harder and I push myself to get to that breakdown faster than the last one.

My first rugby team wasn't the biggest or the most talented team in our grade but we did very well that year and won against sides we weren't expected to beat because we played together as a team.

Mal McLean

Millwall Lions U15 smash Maldon

2011-01-16T18:25:00.000Z

Millwall Lions 59 (Tries: D Hunt 3, J Lajolie 2, E Nagel 2, B Grace 2; Conv: B Grace 7/9) defeated Maldon (5)

Millwall's Under 15s won their fourth consecutive match on Sunday with a 59-5 victory over Maldon at Millwall Park.

Captain and Flyhalf Bobby Grace contributed a whopping 31 points including two tries and an impressive 7 from 9 with the boot, in an exciting match in front of another vocal crowd.

Millwall started the match on the front foot with prop Michael Dola-Lami making an imposing run up the field from the kick off. However mistakes soon crept into the home side’s play and Maldon took advantage with a host of attacking waves as they tried to penetrate the Millwall line.

The Lion’s defence held firm and soon after, ever-present fullback Jacob Lajolie scored under the posts. Grace’s conversion made it 7-0 to the Isle of Dogs team.

Minutes later, Millwall were in again through centre Danny Hunt, who broke several tackles on two occasions to score back to back tries, making it 21-0 to the Lions following Grace’s conversions.

Maldon soon got themselves back into the match and marched their way down field on the back of a couple of penalties. The Lions absorbed the pressure and from a scrum on their own 5 metre line, spread the ball quickly and Lajolie scored again and Grace converted again, for a 28-0 Millwall lead.

With minutes to play in the first half and Maldon on the back foot, back row forward Elliot Nagel scooped up the ball after an opposition handling error. Despite several defenders attempting to bring the stocky youngster to the ground, he pushed them aside and strolled over under the sticks. Grace’s conversion made it a 35-0 half time lead for Millwall.

Buoyed by another vocal crowd of Millwall Park supporters, the home side were intent on carrying on the demolition, with centre Hunt scoring from the resuming kick off. Grace converted for a 42-0 lead.

Maldon then made the most of an ill-disciplined period of play from the home side, as they gave away penalty after penalty, finally earning themselves a try, to trail 42-5.

The Millwall Lions then roared into action with a three-try response through Nagel and two to fly-half Grace, to round out the 59-5 score line.

“The unbelievable thing is, there’s still a lot of mistakes in their game right now” said excited Youth Chairman Matt Shorrock, “if the players and coaches can eliminate those mistakes, it’s scary to think just how good this team could be”

Meanwhile, Millwall under 12s travelled to Shoreditch and defeated the Sharks 11 tries to 7, with forward Jack Anderson being named man of the match.

Any child aged 7-17 interested in trying rugby should visit www.millwalllions.com or call Matt on 07884012678

Millwall Lions Under 15's assistant coach Shaun Score talks about the team's impressive victory over Maldon, 59-5 on Millwall Park.

Can't see the video? visit our youtube channel here

Colts Cancelled for 2011

2011-01-14T10:46:00.001Z

Dear Players & Parents,

It is unfortunate that I need to send this email, however I am writing
to inform you that due to lack of demand and committment from players
aged 17-19, we are cancelling the Colts team for the remainder of the
season.

Whilst it appeared there was great enthusiasum for the team from the
prospective players during the summer and at the start of the current
season, we have seen a gradual drop off both in training numbers and
players making themselves available for matches.

The plan was always to use this season of Colts to transition players
smoothly into Adult rugby, and hopefully this can still take place.

That said, due to the fact that Millwall Lions have limited resources,
I have made the executive decision to remove Scott Vinnicombe and Kev
Doherty from the Colts set up, as their time, effort and enthusiasm
can be employed (and appreciated) in other youth team age groups.

Effective immediately, all Colts fixtures will be cancelled and there
will no longer be any Colts training on Wednesday evenings.

If there are any Colts players who do wish to continue training, and
we know there are a few of you, Scott has volunteered to attend the
Adult training sessions on Thursday nights to help you ease into the
adult game.

I'd like to take this opportunity to give huge thanks to both Scott
and Kev for their time and efforts in getting the Colts set up and
playing as many matches as they did - it is greatly appreciated by me,
the youth committee and I'm sure, the main club committee as well.

Should you have any questions or concerns about this decision, please
direct them to myself.

Many thanks

Matt Shorrock

Youth Chair

Millwall Rugby Club

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Lions Weekly Round Up

2011-01-12T12:00:00.001Z

Dear Players & Parents,

Here is your Millwall Lions weekly update!

In this newsletter:

U15s KEEP WINNING
WATCH MORE RUGBY
FUNDRAISNG QUIZ
WANT TO BE A SPORTS WRITER?
UPCOMING FIXTURES

UNDER 15s KEEP WINNING

Congratulations to the Millwall Lions Under 15s, who won their third
consecutive match on Sunday, with a 32-15 demolition of Shoreditch Sharks.

Credit and thanks must go to Head Coach Gary Mclaughlin but also assistant
coaches Shaun Score and 'Big' Mal McLean, who have covered the coaching
superbly in Gary's absence.

And of course the team wouldn't be as organised if it wasn't for team
manager, Maureen Lajolie.

But the real achievement and praise surely needs to go to the players, now
playing in their third season together, who have shown commitment and
effort to not only the club and the coaches, but also to each other.

This is what rugby is all about, and on behalf of the entire club, Well
done and thanks to Captain Bobby Grace, Alfie Duffy, Jon Wood, Jacob
Lajolie and all the players in Under 15s for showing us the way! Keep up
the good work!

Come and support the Under 15s this Sunday 16th of January as they shoot
for four wins in a row, as they take on Maldon on Millwall Park. Kick off
is at 11am.

WATCH MORE RUGBY

We believe that children who become better rugby players, also become
better human beings, as they benefit from the ethos and core values of
rugby.

In order to help them become better rugby players, nothing beats playing
the game. Second in line is watching the game!

We know that our current youth members probably don�t have access to Sky
Sports (most of us don�t either!) but there are four other ways to watch
high quality rugby.

1. Millwall Senior Men's matches
Come along to Millwall Park and watch one of Millwall Senior Men's teams
play. View the fixture list here:
http://newsletter.millwallrugby.com/lt.php?id=YUkIAApSBRhUVlNJDwUH

2. Saracens Premiership matches
Attend a Saracens Premiership match, using our club affiliation to get
cheaper tickets. View the Saracens fixture list here:
http://newsletter.millwallrugby.com/lt.php?id=YUkIAApSBBhUVlNJDwUH

3. AVIVA Premiership on ITV4
Watch the Aviva Premiership Highlights on ITV4 or on demand online at:
http://newsletter.millwallrugby.com/lt.php?id=YUkIAApSBxhUVlNJDwUH

4. 6 Nations matches
Apply for international tickets, via your club membership to watch England
play in the 6 nations. If you don't get tickets, come down to the clubhouse
(http://newsletter.millwallrugby.com/lt.php?id=YUkIAApTBxhUVlNJDwUH to
watch the game with other like-minded rugby fans!
Email secretary@millwallrugby.com to apply to purchase international
tickets

At Millwall Rugby Club, we encourage�no, in fact we demand that parents let
their kids watch more rugby! (not at the expense of home work though!)

FUNDRAISING QUIZ

You may have seen recently that the club has a number of financial issues
to deal with in 2011, including an unexpected rent demand from LBTH council
(see Big Challenges of 2011
http://newsletter.millwallrugby.com/lt.php?id=YUkIAApSARhUVlNJDwUH
).

To help the club in raising some much needed funds, we are holding a
fundraising quiz in the Clubhouse on Friday 25th February, starting at
19:00pm.

Bring the kids along and let's have a laugh and try and get our brains
working!

Add the Facebook event to your calendar here:
http://newsletter.millwallrugby.com/lt.php?id=YUkIAApSABhUVlNJDwUH

WANT TO BE A SPORTS WRITER WHEN YOU GROW UP?

We are looking for wanna-be sports writers to help us make sure our match
reports get into the local news regularly.

If there are any children (or adults) who dream of being a journalist or
sports writer when they grow up, here is your opportunity to get some
on-the-job work experience and be trained by a qualified and former
journalist - and some current ones too!

Often you'll get your name written in the paper as the 'by line' if they
use your story in full!

Interested? Email Matt on youthchair@millwallrugby.com and we'll organise a
training workshop to see who's up to the task!

UPCOMING FIXTURES

16th January - Under 15s at home to Maldon; Under 12s away to Shoreditch
Sharks
23rd January - Colts at home to Eton Manor
30th January - Colts at home to Harlow; Under 15s away to Bexley

Let's go to work!

Matt Shorrock
Youth Chair
Millwall Rugby Club

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Under 15s continue impressive streak

2011-01-10T11:01:00.000Z

Millwall U15s (32) def Shoreditch Sharks U15s (15)

Millwall Lions Under 15's extended their winning streak to three matches on Sunday as they breezed past Shoreditch Sharks 32-15 on Millwall Park.

Fullback Jacob Lajolie was again the star, scoring two tries and was well supported by team Captain and fly half Bobby Grace, who kicked one conversion and steered his team around the park confidently.

The home side started on the front foot with a try to Danny Hunt in the first few minutes. The score was successfully converted by Grace for a 7-0 lead.

Back-row player, Elliot Nagel was next on the score sheet to extend the Isle of Dogs club's lead to 12-0 as the half time break arrived.

Shoreditch rallied to begin the second half with a well worked try, following a clean break up the side line narrowing the Millwall lead to 12-7.

The two evenly matched teams then traded tries as Millwall's 17-12 lead looked shaky going into the final quarter of the match, as mistakes crept into the play of both teams.

Buoyed by a strong and vocal Millwall Park crowd, the home sided stormed home piling on three tries in the final 15 minutes to secure their third consecutive victory.

Although a final consolation try to the visitors flattered the score line, this did not worry assistant coach Mal McLean, who was full of praise for the youngsters:

"They started a little bit like headless chickens in the opening minutes, but thankfully things settled down once they got their first try" he said.

"I was really impressed with their team work and ball movement, but there are some obvious things we still need to work on in the coming weeks"

"Overall, the coaching staff is very happy with the performance and the boys' confidence is now showing as they continue to translate what they learn on the training paddock to the playing field".

Millwall Under 15s have a chance to stretch their winning run to four this Sunday as they host Essex club Maldon on Millwall Park, with kick off at 11am. Local and vocal supporters are welcome and encouraged!

Any child aged 7-17 interested in trying rugby should visit www.millwalllions.com or call Matt on 07884012678

Millwall Lions Under 15's Captain Bobby Grace talks about his team's impressive victory over Shoreditch Sharks, 32-15 on Millwall Park.

Can't see the video? visit our youtube channel here

Colts Match Cancelled

2011-01-07T16:08:00.000Z

COLTS MATCH CANCELLED - SUNDAY 9th JANUARY 2011

We have had to cancel this Sunday's Colts match against Harlow, due to the fact there very few numbers of Millwall Colts players making themselves available.

We were all looking forward to the Colts fulfilling their remaining fixtures and finishing off a promising season - one that will allow all of these players to progress smoothly into adult rugby next season.

Kevin and Scott are currently re-evaluating the remaining fixtures since they both could be doing other more valuable things in the youth section, rather than spending time trying to organise and coach a team that isn't committed.

Do YOU want Colts cancelled for 2011?

email kev@millwallrugby.com with your answer!

Lions Weekly Round Up

2011-01-07T15:41:00.001Z

Dear Players & Parents,

Here is your Millwall Lions weekly update!

In this newsletter:

Welcome Back in 2011
Training Announcement
Volunteer - Monthly Attendance Reporting Officer
Upcoming Fixtures

WELCOME BACK

Welcome back to rugby season 2010/11. All of the coaches, managers and
youth section volunteers are excited to continue, what has been a very
promising season so far!

We hope that 2011 brings us more players, more parents, more volunteers and
more victories on the field!

If you think you can help us achieve any or all of those, please get in
touch, we definitely want to hear from you!
Click here to volunteer
http://newsletter.millwallrugby.com/lt.php?id=YUkFAQFSDBhUV19JDwUH

TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT

Just a reminder that training has recommenced for 2011 on both Wednesdays
and Sundays. The coaches and managers are there every week�especially early
on a cold Sunday morning. So it's only fair that you make every effort to
be there also.

Wednesday Training
6pm-7:20pm - Under 12s
7:30pm - 9pm - Under 15s and Colts

Sunday Training
10:30am - 12pm - Under 12s and Under 15s
11am-1pm - Match Fixtures

MONTHLY ATTENDANCE REPORTING OFFICER

We have a new volunteer role for 2011, which is the 'Monthly Attendance
Reporting Officer.

Monthly Attendance Reporting Officer
* Collect attendance registers from Team Managers each month
* Compile into one spreadsheet
* Update compiled team registers
* Produce Highlights report

Each month, the team managers compile their attendance registers. A
volunteer is required to compile these into an excel spreadsheet. This then
needs to be sent to the Youth Chair, who will send it to our funding
partner Access Sports.

Microsoft Excel knowledge is required and the role can be done 100% at
home, no attendance at training or meetings are needed.

This role will take approximately 2 hours per month and would suit a
parent, who wants to get involved but cannot give too much time.

If you or someone you know is interested in the role, please email
youthchair@millwallrugby.com

UPCOMING FIXTURES

9th January - Colts away to Harlow; Under 15s at home to Shoreditch Sharks
(kick off 11am, Millwall Park)

16th January - Under 15s at home to Maldon; Under 12s away to Shoreditch
Sharks

23rd January - Colts at home to Eton Manor

30th January - Colts at home to Harlow; Under 15s away to Bexley

All Millwall Lions home games are played on Millwall Park
(http://newsletter.millwallrugby.com/lt.php?id=YUkFAQFTAxhUV19JDwUH , with
kick off usually at 11am.

We require lots of vocal and enthusiastic supporters to come down and cheer
on our young players - they are, after all, the future of Millwall Rugby
Club.

Let's go to work!

Matt Shorrock
Youth Chair
Millwall Rugby Club

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Training resumes for 2011

2011-01-04T17:38:00.001Z

Don't forget that training starts again this week, at the normal day and time on the lower paddock at Mudchute Farm.

Wednesday 5th January 2011
6pm-720pm Under 12s
730pm-9pm Under 15s and Colts

Sunday training and matches also resume this week on Millwall Park.

Sunday 9th January 2011
1030am-12pm Under 12s
11am Under 15s vs Shoreditch Sharks. Please contact Maureen for meet time and setaild

The Colts are away to Harlow, please contact Kev or Scott for meet time details.

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Merry Christmas from Millwall Lions

2010-12-19T21:31:00.000Z

A Christmas Message from our Youth Chair, Matt Shorrock:

Let me firstly take this opportunity to thank all parents and players for their efforts and involvement in the Millwall Lions Youth Section so far this season and throughout 2010.

It's been a year of mixed emotions, highlights and some low lights - but the thing that's really stood out for me is the passion that you all have, not only for your children's enjoyment in the game, but for the club as well.

I want to personally thank all the parents for their ongoing support, particular during this difficult time. Millwall Lions really wouldn't be where it is today if not for the hard working volunteers - many of them parents themselves - putting in so much time and effort. So, as it's Christmas, please join me in saying a BIG BIG THANK YOU to the following youth section volunteers:

Sarah Edmead, Gary Mclaughlin, Scott Vinnicombe, Maureen Lajolie, Chris Attwood, Kerry Attwood, Kev Doherty, Dawn Doherty, Kathy Garwood, Melanie Riley, Kay Foley, Vicky Shorrock, Shaun Score, Mal McLean, Steve Hill, Nicky Anderson...and all of the parents who have helped out in some way so far this year! We really appreciate your continued support.

I'd also like to say a personal thank you to the Club Management Committee members for their help and support during the year. It's been difficult for all of us, and we don't always see eye-to-eye, but we are a great club and contributing to a great cause. So stick with it, and the rewards will come!

Before I sign off let me also say a big thank you to all the players of the youth section. You are the reason we are all here, doing what we do. We truly believe we have the best kids in all of Essex and London; and you guys prove it to us every week! Keep up the effort and see you all in January!

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

See you in 2011!!!

Matt Shorrock
Youth Chair
Millwall Rugby Club

Sunday Training Cancelled

2010-12-17T22:08:00.001Z

Tower Hamlets council have declared the pitches unplayable due to the weather,
therefore Sunday's training session is cancelled.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

Training resumes on Wednesday 5th January 2011 on Mudchute farm.

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Lions Weekly Round Up

2010-12-16T12:13:00.001Z

Dear Players & Parents,

Here is your Millwall Lions weekly update!

In this newsletter:
Christmas Message from the Youth Chair
Rugby's Core Values
Guest Blogging
RFU Youth Survey
Saracens Ticket Delivery
Training Dates Reminder
Upcoming Fixtures

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

Let me firstly take this opportunity to thank all parents and players for
their efforts and involvement in the Millwall Lions Youth Section so far
this season and throughout 2010.

It's been a year of mixed emotions, highlights and some low lights - but
the thing that's really stood out for me is the passion that you all have,
not only for your children's enjoyment in the game, but for the club as
well.

I want to personally thank all the parents for their ongoing support,
particular during this difficult time.

Millwall Lions really wouldn't be where it is today if not for the hard
working volunteers - many of them parents themselves - putting in so much
time and effort.

So, as it's Christmas, please join me in saying a BIG BIG THANK YOU to the
following youth section volunteers:

Sarah Edmead, Gary Mclaughlin, Scott Vinnicombe, Maureen Lajolie, Chris
Attwood, Kerry Attwood, Kev Doherty, Dawn Doherty, Kathy Garwood, Melanie
Riley, Kay Foley, Vicky Shorrock, Shaun Score, Mal McLean, Steve Hill,
Nicky Anderson�.and all of the parents who have helped out in some way so
far this year! We really appreciate your continued support.

I'd also like to say a personal thank you to the Club Management Committee
members for their help and support during the year. It's been difficult for
all of us, and we don't always see eye-to-eye, but we are a great club and
contributing to a great cause�.so stick with it, and the rewards will come!

Before I sign off let me also say a big thank you to all the players of the
youth section. You are the reason we are all here, doing what we do.

We truly believe we have the best kids in all of Essex and London�.and you
guys prove it to us every week!

Keep up the effort and see you all in January!

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

See you in 2011!!!

Matt Shorrock
Youth Chair
Millwall Rugby Club

RUGBY'S CORE VALUES

The RFU has launched 5 core values in which our game should be played and
up held. Familiarise your self with them here:

http://newsletter.millwallrugby.com/lt.php?id=YUkBAgZeARhcUBoNBwE%3D

GUEST BLOGGING

Over the coming months, we'll be having a series of 'guest bloggers'
contribute stories to our news feed about how Rugby, and it's core values
have changed their lives.

Read the first contribution, from former 1st XV league and cup winning
captain Brent 'Gump' McMillan here:

http://newsletter.millwallrugby.com/lt.php?id=YUkBAgZeABhcUBoNBwE%3D

If you or someone you know have experience positive change as a result of
playing rugby, and you'd like to contribute to our blog, get in touch!

RFU YOUTH RUGBY SURVEY - LAST CHANCE!

The RFU National Youth Council (NYC) wants to hear what you have to say
about youth rugby. The following survey has been put together by young
players and volunteers, and get your voice heard by the 'Big Guns' of the
RFU. It's vitally important we get your opinion so the game can develop the
way you want it to. Your answers will also let the NYC know what to work on
over the next few years. Please spare just a few moments to complete the
survey, the closing date is December 25. Your game, your voice, Get it
heard now by completing the RFU Youth Survey here:

http://newsletter.millwallrugby.com/lt.php?id=YUkBAgZeAxhcUBoNBwE%3D

SARACENS TICKET DELIVERY

We expect to receive the tickets to Boxing Day's Saracens match at Wembley
by special delivery on Monday 20th December 2010. We will be in touch with
people who have paid for their tickets as soon as they are received. If you
haven't paid yet - please do so ASAP either to Leigh or Matt.

TRAINING DATES REMINDER
The last training session for 2010 will be Sunday 19th December. There will
be no training over Xmas. The first training session in 2011 will be
Wednesday 5th January.

UPCOMING FIXTURES
Sunday 9th January - Colts home (TBC) to Harlow RFC / U15s home to
Shoreditch RFC

That's all for 2010, True Believers!

Let's go to Work!

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Rugby's Core Values Explained

2010-12-16T09:22:00.001Z

The RFU has defined a set of core values that our game should be played and up-held. Millwall Lions fully support and run our section based on these values. We've taken the time to explain there here so you can be familiar with them too.

Rugby's Core Values

Teamwork

Teamwork is essential to our sport. We welcome all new team members and include all because working as a team enriches our lives. We play selflessly: working for the team, not for ourselves alone, both on and off the field.

We take pride in our team, rely on one another and understand that each player has a part to play. We speak out if our team or sport is threatened by inappropriate words or actions.

Respect

Mutual respect forms the basis of our sport. We hold in high esteem our sport, its values and traditions and earn the respect of others in the way we behave.

We respect our match officials and accept our decisions. We respect opposition players and supporters. We value our coaches and those who run our clubs and treat clubhouses with consideration.

Enjoyment

Enjoyment is the reason we play and support rugby union. We encourage players to enjoy training and playing. We use our sport to adopt a healthy lifestyle and build life skills. We safeguard our young players and help them have fun. We enjoy being part of a team and part of the rugby family.

Discipline

Strong discipline underpins our sport. We ensure that our sport is one of controlled physical endeavour and that we are honest and fair. We obey the laws of the game which ensure an inclusive and exciting global game. We support our disciplinary system, which protects our sport and upholds its values. We observe the sport's laws and regulations and report serious breaches.

Sportsmanship

Sportsmanship is the foundation upon which rugby union is built. We uphold the rugby tradition of camaraderie with team mates and opposition. We observe fair play both on and off the pitch and are generous in victory and dignified in defeat. We play to win but not at all costs and recognise both endeavour and achievement. We ensure that the wellbeing and development of individual players is central to all rugby activity.

Rugby's Core Values - Guest Blog: Brent McMillan

2010-12-15T17:01:00.003Z

Following the publication by the RFU of Rugby's Core Values, Millwall Lions will be running a series of guest "blogs" from players telling us the effect and impact rugby has had on their lives.

We start with former Millwall 1st XV Captain Brent McMillan:

Rugby is a fun, sociable way to stay healthy, both physically and emotionally - it's a great way to vent frustrations.

We beat the hell out of each other for 80 minutes and then party together - the rivalry exists only on the pitch.

Before we play and after we play we're all mates. The rivalry is never personal; it's only about those 80 minutes of playing time. And the rest of the time, we're just a bunch of weirdos that like to get beat up on Saturdays.

When I was a kid, I had a really hard, amazing strict coach who taught us about the values of Rugby and its etiquette. I was instantly in love with the sport and my whole attitude towards life, family, friends, my team mates and opposition on the field.

It changed me. It gave me a drive to become a better player, a drive for success in rugby and also in my personal life.

I've been at Millwall Rugby Club for a long time and I've had the privilage to captain the 1st XV to winning the league and cup competitions - both in the same season!

Through playing the game I love, I earned the respect of not only my team mates, but of other club members and the opposition.....and that is extremely satisfying.

I wish I could say something classy and inspirational, but that just wouldn't be my style. Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory...lasts forever.

Brent McMillan

U15s demolish Witham

2010-12-12T18:22:00.001Z

Millwall's improving Under 15s team earned another victory this weekend with a 36-5 thrashing of a combined Whitam/Maldon squad.

Liam O'keith, playing his first game for the club scored 2 tries and kicked one conversion in a man of the match performance.

Ever reliable full back Jacob Lajolie also scored two tries, while Daniel Robertson and Joel Murdock scored a try each. Fly half Alfie Duffy kicked the additional conversion in the drubbing.

The Millwall domination started early in the match when Murdock crashed over in the first phase of play. From there, the flood gates opened up almost immediately as the visitors raced to a 22-0 lead.

The home side came out firing in the second half, scoring a try to make it 22-5, but the score proved to be only a temporary lapse in the Millwall defence.

The final result, which ended up with additional points being put on the board to make it
36-5, made head coach Gary McLaughlin extremely proud:

"We've been working extremely hard in training over the last few weeks and it's really starting to show on the pitch"

"Some new players have joined the squad and their fresh input and enthusiasm has rubbed off on the other players as well" said the coach

"we'll have a break now for Christmas but I hope the boys don't have too much turkey as there are 3 matches waiting for us in January and all are very winable!"

Any child aged 7-17 interested in trying rugby should visit www.millwalllions.com or call Matt on 07884012678

- Fullback Jacob Lajolie

Lions Weekly Round Up

2010-12-10T13:21:00.001Z

Dear Players & Parents,

Here is your Millwall Lions weekly update!

In this newsletter:

School of Hard Knocks Final

RFU Youth Rugby Survey

Cold Weather Attendance

Upcoming Fixtures

Training Dates

SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS FINAL

The final of the School of Hard Knocks Primary and Secondary schools
programme was held at Twickenham on the 9th of December, just prior to
the Varsity Match between Oxford and Cambridge, sponsored by Nomura.

The Primary final was won by Old Palace Primary, who defeated Olga
School 6 tries to 4, while Bishop Challoner Boys - who fielded
Millwall Lion U15 Miguel Miranda and former player Chris Papa -
defeated Stepney Green Secondary 1 try to Nil.

MRFC was represented by Youth Chair Matt Shorrock; U12s Coach Chris
Attwood and Colts Coach/LBTH RDO Scott Vinnicome along with Academy
Coordinator Steve Hill. They were accompanied by staff from the East
London Business Alliance (ELBA) and Nomura.

The day also included the children (and us!) meeting former England
scrum half Andy Gomersall, who made a rousing speach encouraging
Millwall Lions to continue driving for the expansion of rugby services
for children in Tower Hamlets.

Matt Shorrock, as he does, spent most of the day campaigning to 'the
corporates' about needing more support and impressing upon them the
importance of sustainability and legacy from their investment in the
game of rugby. Meanwhile Scott and Chris spent time trotting on the
Twickenham pitch during the finals as referee and linesman
respectively.

A great day was had by all - there was even a streaker! - and several
school players have been recruited to MRFC in the process. We look
forward to being involved in the acadamy again next year!

RFU YOUTH RUGBY SURVEY

Please spare just a few moments to complete the survey, the closing
date is December 25. Your game, your voice, Get it heard now by
completing the RFU Youth Survey here:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/rfuyouthsurvey

COLD WEATHER ATTENDANCE

We know its cold this time of year, and sometimes staying at home to
play Call of Duty or watching X-Factor may sound more appealing than
getting muddy out in the freezing cold down at Mudchute.

But PLEASE remember that while you are tucked up warm, the hard
working coaches and volunteers still need to show up to training
regardless. Even if nobody shows up, they are STILL there, just in
case.

We do expect the same level of commitment from all of our players,
regardless.

Attendances dropped significantly in during the month of November and
early in December - even taking into account the cancelled session due
to snow.

So parents, PLEASE do your upmost to encourage your youngsters to get
off that sofa and down to training!

The results will show on the pitch, and in their own individual
performances, in no time!

UPCOMING FIXTURES

Sunday 12th December - U12s home to Dagenham RFC / U15s away to Witham
RFC.

Sunday 9th January - Colts home to Harlow RFC / U15s home to
Shoreditch RFC

TRAINING DATES

The last training session for 2010 will be Sunday 19th December.

There will be no training over Xmas.

The first training session in 2011 will be Wednesday 5th January.

Let' go to work!

Matt Shorrock

Youth Chair

Millwall Rugby Club

07884012678

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Fixtures Sunday 12th Dec

2010-12-10T11:22:00.000Z

Youth Fixtures have been confirmed for this Sunday 12th December 2010:

Millwall Lions U12s will take on Dagenham at 11am on Millwall Park. Coach Chris Attwood is missing a few key players and is expecting some other players to step up in their absence.

Millwall Lions U15s will travel to Witham to take on a combined Witham-Maldon team of similar size and skill. The team is hoping to be boosted by some prized new recruits from the School of Hard Knocks and Coach Gary Mclaughlin is excited about the growth and improvement of his squad. Kick off is at 11am at Witham RFC and the team will be travelling by mini-bus, although some parent's cars may also be required.

Do you want access to our Clubhouse and Bar?

2010-12-07T13:23:00.001Z

Dear Players & Parents

In order to access our clubhouse and bar, you'll need to have a
membership card. To gain access to the building and to buy drinks at
the bar, you may be asked to show your card.

If you can't prove you're a paid up member then you'll need to be
signed in by another member each time you visit.

* If you don't have a membership card yet, please:

1. Complete this form:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en_GB&formkey=dHNpOHdzSDM2YlM1ZHZhRlhiZTFyVkE6MQ#gid=0

2. Send a head and shoulders photo that clearly shows your face to
membership@millwallrugby.com

3. Your card will be ready for you to collect at the bar within 14
days.

* If you currently have a membership card and have paid your
membership for this season, you'll need to ask for it to be activated
on the clubhouse door. This way you can demonstrate you're all paid
up. To do this, please send an email to membership@millwallrugby.com
quoting:

1. Your name

2. How you paid for your membership this season

3. The number printed on the back of your exisiting proximity/access
card

4. Access will be added to your card within 14 days.

Regards

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Last chance for Saracens Tickets

2010-12-05T10:00:00.000Z

Today is your last chance to get tickets to Saracens vs Wasps at Wembley on 26th December

Tickets will be on sale at the Lions Xmas Party TODAY (Sunday 5th December 2010) in the clubhouse from 2pm.

Ticket Categories & Prices

Silver (behind posts)
Adult Tickets £15.00
Junior Tickets £7.50

Red & Black (corners)
Adult Tickets £10.00
Junior Tickets £5.00

Sunday's Xmas Party - now at 2pm!

2010-12-02T10:23:00.000Z

The Millwall lions Xmas party is still on this Sunday, what ever the weather.

It now starts at 2pm (instead of 3pm) so hope to see you there!

Weather Update

2010-12-02T10:08:00.000Z

Due to the snow, training on Sunday the 5th of December, along with the Under 12s away match to Romford & Gidea Park is cancelled.

The Millwall Lions Xmas Party is still ON, starting at 3pm.

We will let you know early next week about any further training cancellations.

If you have any problems, please speak to your team manager.

Lions Weekly Round Up

2010-11-30T12:02:00.001Z

Dear Players & Parents,

Here is your Millwall Lions weekly update!

In this newsletter

Christmas Party

Weather Warnings

Youth Administrator

Training Dates

Saracens Tickets

Upcoming Fixtures

MILLWALL LIONS CHRISTMAS PARTY - THIS SUNDAY 5TH DEC

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124481640939380

Don't forget, our Millwall Lions Xmas Party is on THIS Sunday 5th
December from 3:00pm. Tickets are available now from Kerry or your
team manager - and here's the best bit! Tickets are FREE!! Thanks to
the phenomenal fundraising efforts at the Halloween Party, we've
decided to throw this year's Xmas Party for free!! ~ we still need to
issue tickets though, so we know how many people are coming, so please
secure your ticket by emailing kez_sweet@yahoo.co.uk
<mailto:kez_sweet@yahoo.co.uk>
ASAP!

WEATHER WARNINGS

As you probably gather, it's snowing today and its expected to hang
around for a bit. The adult training session has been cancelled for
tonight but we are going to see what tomorrow brings us before making
a call on our Wednesday training sessions - Please check our status on
Facebook to find out if training is on,
http://www.facebook.com/millwalllions
or contact your team manager.

We are waiting to hear from Romford & Gidea Park RFC in regards to the
Under 12's away match on Sunday. Sarah will update U12's players and
parents as soon as we have confirmation.

YOUTH ADMINISTRATOR

We are still looking for a volunteer to take up the Youth Coaching
Administrator role. The role involves coordinating coaching volunteers
for training sessions and no rugby experience is required. The
administration role should take up no more than 1-2 hours per week. If
you are interested, click here for more information
http://vinspired.com/activities/121009-youth-coach-administrator

TRAINING DATES

The last training session for 2010 will be Sunday 19th December.

There will be no training over Xmas.

The first training session in 2011 will be Wednesday 5th January.

SARACENS TICKETS

On the 26th of December, Saracens take on Wasps at Wembley Stadium. As
a partner club, we have access to some great ticket prices.

*Silver Adult Tickets (behind the posts) �15.00*

*Silver Junior Tickets �7.50 *

**Red and Black Adult Tickets (corners) �10.00*

*Red and Black Junior Tickets �5.00*

We will be selling tickets at the Xmas Party on Sunday, and this will
be your last chance to buy them!

UPCOMING FIXTURES

Sunday 5th December - U12s away to Romford & Gidea Park RFC

Sunday 12th December - U12s home to Dagenham RFC / U15s away to Witham
RFC

Sunday 19th December - Colts home/away v TBC (seeking Friendly)

Sunday 9th January - Colts home to Harlow RFC / U15s home to
Shoreditch RFC

Let' go to work!

Matt Shorrock

Youth Chair

Millwall Rugby Club

07884012678

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Saracens for all the family on Boxing Day

2010-11-26T17:48:00.004Z

Dear Players & Parents,

As a partner club of Saracens, we get access to special ticket prices during the season.

On the 26th of December, Saracens take on Wasps at Wembley Stadium and
they have offered us some pretty sweet ticket prices.

Not only that, for every ticket we sell, Saracens give us money back
to help with club development!

So our members don't just benefit from great ticket prices, not available to the public, but they also help the club fund raise in the process!

In order to take advantage of these awesome prices, you need to purchase the tickets by Sunday 5th of December 2010 to allow for the tickets to be sent to us in time for the match.

Here are the ticket prices:

Silver Adult Tickets (behind the posts) £15.00
Silver Junior Tickets £7.50

Red and Black Adult Tickets (corners) £10.00
Red and Black Junior Tickets £5.00

So a family of four could be watching the London derby for just £30!!
- SWEET!!!

If you want to purchase tickets, see Leigh Dargan - our Social Secretary (socialsecretary@millwallrugby.com), or Matt Shorrock - our Youth Chair (youthchair@millwallrugby.com) asap.

They will give you a receipt which you can exchange for the match tickets, when they arrive at the club.

Remember, the deadline for buying tickets is Sunday 5th of December
2010 - the club has to put the order in to Saracens by Monday 6th of December.

How to get to Wembley on 26th December 2010:
http://www.saracens.com/news/view.php?Id=6164

Don't delay, get your tickets today!!!

Matt on behalf of the MRFC Social Team

Youth Committee - November 2010 Minutes Online

2010-11-23T11:55:00.000Z

The minutes from the Youth Committee Meeting held in November are now available online for all players and parents to review.

Click here to read them now

The youth section committee meets monthly to review performance, suggest and discuss how the youth section should be run, in order to make recommendations to the MRFC Main Club Management Committee. Millwall Lions are represented on the main club committee by our Youth Chair, Matt Shorrock.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding anything contained in the minutes, please contact Matt Shorrock - Youth Chair on youthchair@millwallrugby.com

Lions Weekly Round Up

2010-11-18T14:45:00.000Z

Dear Players & Parents,Here's your Millwall Lions newsletter update!In this newsletter: Millwall Lions Breakfast Club
Youth Administrator
Christmas Party
Membership Overdue
Disciplinary Policy
RFU Grand DrawMILLWALL LIONS BREAKFAST CLUBStarting from this Sunday, we will be providing healthy breakfasts in
the clubhouse free of charge. Get on down to the club from
9:30am-10:15am to have some scrumptious cereal and yummy fruit, washed
down with fresh juice. Start your day right and get your energy for
Sunday training! YOUTH ADMINISTRATORWe are still looking for a volunteer to take up the Youth Coaching
Administrator role. The role involves coordinating coaching volunteers
for training sessions and no rugby experience is required. The
administration role should take up no more than 1-2 hours per week. If
you are interested, click here for more information
http://vinspired.com/activities/121009-youth-coach-administratorMILLWALL LIONS CHRISTMAS PARTY - SUNDAY 5TH DEC http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124481640939380We are hosting our Christmas Party once again in the clubhouse, so
mark the date in your calendars - Sunday 5th December from 12:30pm.
Tickets are available now from Kerry or your team manager - and here's
the best bit! Tickets are FREE!! Thanks to the phenomenal fundraising
efforts at the Halloween Party, we've decided to throw this year's
Xmas Party for free!! ~ we still need to issue tickets though, so we
know how many people are coming, so please secure your ticket by
emailing kez_sweet@yahoo.co.uk MEMBERSHIP OVERDUEAll playing and social memberships are now overdue. If you have yet to
pay yours for the current season, you can do so online here:http://www.millwallrugby.com/membership/paypalmemberships.htmlParents are encouraged to become members of the club, via either the
Sunday Only membership or Social Membership. Click on the link above
for more info.MILLWALL RUGBY CLUB DISCIPLINARY POLICYMillwall RFC operates a strict disciplinary policy for behaviour of
its players both on the pitch and at training. All players and parents
should familiarise themselves with the policy, which can be found
here:
http://www.millwallrugby.com/policy/MRFCDisciplinaryPolicyJuly2010.pdfRFU GRAND DRAW 2010-11http://millwalllionsnews.blogspot.com/2010/11/rfu-grand-draw-2010-11.htmlTickets are now on sale for the RFU Grand Draw 2010-11. All coaches
and team managers have tickets to sell, so if you want to be in with a
chance to win �10,000 cash (!!) get your tickets now - they are just
�1 each. If any parents would like to sell books of 5 tickets, to help
MRFC raise even more funds, please email youth@millwallrugby.com for
more info. Let' go to work!Matt Shorrock Youth ChairMillwall Rugby Club07884012678Millwall Rugby Club does not wish to pester its members and friends with
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U15s Roar to another victory

2010-11-09T13:50:00.001Z

Millwall's Under-15s recorded an impressive victory over Bexley on Sunday. The young Lions roared to a 33-15 win to the delight of coach Gary McLaughlin.

He said: “It was a good game of rugby, Bexley dug their heels in and gave us a good run for our money"

U15 fullback Jacob Lajolie scored 3 tries in the romp, while Alfie Duffy and Bobby Grace also scored tries.

Man of the match Jonathan Wood (backrow) was compared to All Blacks Captain Ritchie McCaw by spectators on the sideline for his ferocious tackling technique and overall tenacity.

“Millwall played as a unit and just seemed to pull everything together as a team" said the very impressed coach “They took everything from the training pitch that they have been going over the past few weeks and put it into action on the pitch.”

ENDS

Pay your membership online!

2010-11-08T11:12:00.000Z

Now you can pay your membership easily by using our online payment service!

http://www.millwallrugby.com/membership/paypalmemberships.html

Sign up for your Social, Parent, Junior or Colts membership now!

RFU Grand Draw 2010-11

2010-11-07T20:08:00.001Z

The RFU Grand Draw for 2011 is upon us again and is a method by which all Rugby clubs can raise funds. The club gets 90% of the monies generated.

The RFU Grand Draw is a simple and risk free way to raise funds for our club. Each year the Draw Society organises a pool of fantastic prizes for the draw. RFU registered clubs, schools, colleges and Referee Societies are then eligible to receive a quantity of free Grand Draw tickets, from which they keep 90 per cent of all sale proceeds.

Last year the Draw raised £475,000 overall fo Rugby Clubs across the country. Let’s all try and make it a cool £500,000 this time!

Our club receives 90 per cent of the money it raises plus the chance to win valuable prizes in the Draw.

1st prize is £10,000 cash!
2nd Prize is a Business class return air tickets from The UK to Dubai.
3rd Prize is Two Business Class return air tickets on any BMI operated flight,
followed by 36 other great prizes.

The Draw takes place on the 25th March 2011 and we have until February to return all of our sold tickets.

The benefits to our club:
Each year the Grand Draw provides clubs and schools with everything they need to take part in the fund raising: tickets, instructions, promotional material – even the postage is pre-paid. This means:

•No cost to the club

•No risk to the club

•Minimal time in organising ticket sales

•We receive 90 per cent of the value of the tickets sold as a tax-free donation

All members will currently be given a couple of books of tickets to try and sell to family and friends, work colleagues etc.,

Please do your utmost to assist with the selling of tickets.

There will be a prize for the most Individual Ticket Sales of a £30 Club Shop Voucher, and a special 'Team' prize for the most ticket sales from all the teams at Millwall Lions.

Sunday results

2010-11-07T19:00:00.001Z

U12s lost to Ilford 25-15
U15 defeated Bexley 33-15
Colts lost to Eton Manor 50-5

Club Update - Clubhouse Open Tonight, Raffle Last Chance, 6 tickets left for Eng v Aus & New time for touch rugby

2010-11-05T15:50:00.001Z

Players & Parents, here's your Friday Club Update!

In this newsletter:

- Clubhouse opening/big screen showings this weekend

- International England v South Africa Raffle - last chance today

- Six amazing opportuntities to see England v Australia tomorrow

- Winter Touch Rugby - New Time

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-> From the Clubhouse:

Hi Players & Parents,

Our clubhouse will be open tonight from 4.30pm and will be showing the
Bath v Cardiff LV cup game from 7.30pm. This should be a nice warm up
to the internationals tomorrow.

We'll be open tomorrow (Saturday) from 1.30pm, in anticipation of the
BIG clash of the day! England takes on the might of New Zealand and
will be shown from 2pm. If you're not going to Twickenham then bring
your friends and family down to support your team.

We will also be showing the South Africa v Ireland game at 5.30pm. The
media expect Ireland to beat an average world champion team but it's a
possible "Grand Slam Tour" for the Boks so here's hoping the Boks
silence their critics!

The Australia v Wales game will be recorded and shown after the SA v
Ireland Game and it looks like the Aussies are tipped to give the
injury-hit Welsh a hiding!

So come down and enjoy the rugby atmosphere at your club. There will
also be the usual raffles, shots, Cruga-Biltong and charity
fundraising going on.

If you don't fancy watching the England v New Zealand then you can
catch our mighty Llamas v Thames 2's on Millwall Park; kick-off 2pm!

Hope to see you sometime this weekend.

Regards

Rick

and the Clubhouse Management Team

....Please volunteer for a bar shift sometime by emailing:
clubhouse@millwallrugby.com

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-> England v South Africa Raffle

Last chance to get your entries for tomorrow night's raffle - Buy
today online at
http://www.millwallrugby.com/internationals/autumn.html

-> England v Australia game TOMORROW

The club's still got THREE pairs of tickets left priced at (2 x �73, 2
x �62 and 2 x �40). We must sell these tickets today, so if you know
anyone who wants these tickets without any tout-markups, get in touch
with Dave on 07720 850115 or secretary@millwallrugby.com.

-> Sunday Touch Rugby is now at the new earlier time of 3pm-4.30pm ish
or until we've had enough. Complete beginners welcome - if you can
make it, please let us know by emailing touch@millwallrugby.com before
11am Sunday - Check http://www.facebook.com/millwallrugby before
leaving home to check we're playing.

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Don't forget...

1. Please pay your playing or social membership if you haven't already

http://www.millwallrugby.com/club/membership.html

2. Get your raffle entries for the South Africa

http://www.millwallrugby.com/internationals/autumn.html

3. Treat yourself to a Day out at Twickenham to watch England v
Australia

secretary@millwallrugby.com / 07720 850115

4. Come and watch the Llamas tomorrow on Millwall Park - kick off 2pm.

5. And head down to the clubhouse this evening with all your mates.
Bring your boss. Bring your minions. Even bring the people who really
annoy you at work. They can sit in the corner and annoy each other.

Have a great weekend!

Regards

Andrew

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Youth Fixtures this Sunday

2010-11-03T10:51:00.000Z

All teams take to the field this Sunday!

Colts v Eton Manor (Away)
U15s v Bexley (11am, Millwall Park)
U12s v Ilford (Away)

Come on down to Millwall Park on Sunday morning Nd support our U15s in their first home game of the season as they look to recreate their 29-15 victory over Bexley in September.

Rugby First Aid Courses

2010-10-26T10:46:00.001+01:00

Dear Players & Parents,

We are trying to get a First Aid Course arranged, to be hosted at
Millwall RFC for all people who need to need to attend.

The club committee has indicated that all coaches and team managers in
adult mens, ladies and youth will need to attend this course, but
there may be other people in the club who are interested in attending.

There may or may not be a charge for this course, but we will confirm
this before anyone has committed.

I know there are some of you who are already qualified, so if you are
could you please get in touch with me as I will need to see all the
certificates - I am building up a data base of all first aiders in the
club.

Once all the qualified people have replied, I will arrange a date for
all of you to come down to the rugby club so i can take copies of your
certificated.

If you can get back to me at dawn@millwallrugby.com
<mailto:dawn@millwallrugby.com>
to let me know if you are qualified OR if need to go on the course, I
would appreciate this.

Thanking you all,
Dawn Doherty
MRFC First Aid Officer

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Junior Club Captain positive about new role

2010-10-25T18:50:00.001+01:00

Press Release October 25 2010

With pic attached

MILLWALL'S new Junior Club Captain is just 11 years old but he's refusing to be overawed by the role which involves representing players up to eight years older than him.

Will Foley admits it will be a challenge handling the club's youth teams, including members of his own under-12s side, right up to the Colts players on the cusp of men's rugby.

"The Colts (under-19s) and even players the same age as me can be difficult sometimes," admitted Will, who also represents his school rugby team at Roding Valley High.

"But I think by talking to them one-on-one, explaining my role and how I can help them, I think I'll do okay."

The youngster from Bow is looking forward to his new position which will see him liaise between the young players and youth managers.

"It's important for all players to know that they have someone to go to for support who isn't an adult or if they have a problem or issue to be raised," said Will.

"I also make sure that kids' views are represented in decisions made by the youth managers."

Will first became involved with Millwall Rugby Club through the Josh Lewsey Rugby Academy, now known as the School of Hard Knocks Academy.

He is now an established member of Millwall's under-12s side but remains full of praise for the academy route into youth rugby.

"It just really gave me something to do," said Will. "Something to enjoy because I never really did much outside of school.

"Through the coaching in the schools and getting down to Millwall, it sort of became a new hobby to focus on.

"I had played rugby before at another club and I really didn't enjoy it but when I started going to the academy and Millwall, it was a lot more fun.

"I have met lots of good friends at Millwall too, so that's good."

Will's aims include supporting the minibus service which shuttles youngsters down to the training sessions in Mudchute and to encourage the coaches to introduce more contact rugby.

"The Millwall coaches need to make sure that the skills are progressing and the kids get to do some contact rugby because they might get bored learning the same skills they have been learning at school already," said Will.

But Will, who hopes to work in electronics or the world of video gaming when he eventually leaves school, is full of praise for the club, adding: "It's like a family here."

ENDS

<WillFoley.jpg>

Lions Halloween Party!

2010-10-21T15:51:00.001+01:00

FUNDRAISING HALLOWEEN PARTY

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125462750841324

We are having our fundraising Halloween Party in the clubhouse on Friday 29th of October.

It's fancy dress so get our your scariest, most ghoulish costume and get your tickets now!

Tickets: Adults £4.00 / Children £2.50

Contact Kerry on kez_sweet@yahoo.co.uk

Or 07565367512 for more details

Youth Section Update

2010-10-20T09:48:00.001+01:00

Dear Players & Parents,

Here is the latest news from Millwall Lions Rugby. You can keep
up-to-date with everything that's going on via our website
http://www.millwalllions.com/
or by becoming a 'fan' of our Facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/millwalllions

FUNDRAISING HALLOWEEN PARTY

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125462750841324

We are having our fundraising Halloween Party in the clubhouse on
Friday 29th of October. It's fancy dress so get our your scariest,
most ghoulish costume and get your tickets now!

Tickets: Adults �4 / Children �2.50

Contact Kerry on kez_sweet@yahoo.co.uk

Or 07565367512 for more details

VOLUNTEER ROLES

http://millwalllionsnews.blogspot.com/2010/10/youth-volunteer-roles-positions-vacant.html

Get inspired! Volunteer and help us grow youth rugby!

We have a number of vacant positions that need filling by enthusiastic
volunteers. They range from requiring as little as 30 minutes per week
to roles that need more involvement if you have time to give!

All volunteers can expect to receive an induction to the role and
ongoing support from the youth chair and youth committee, as well as
relevant main club committee members.

Reasonable expenses will also be paid, on receipt.

Dont delay, volunteer today!

COLTS PLAYERS MEETING TONIGHT

http://millwalllionsnews.blogspot.com/2010/10/important-colts-player-meeting.html

There will be an important players meeting for all Colts (U19s)
players tonight in the clubhouse starting at 7pm. Please do not be
late!

Contact Kev if you can't attend on 07896 745965

COACHING SUCCESS

Congratulations to U12s Head Coach Chris Attwood, who passed his RFU
Level 1 coaching qualifications recently.

Also congrats to U15s Assistant Coach Mal McLean who is now IRB Rugby
Ready. Mal will be working towards his Level 1 shortly.

CRB CHECKING

All volunteers involved in the youth section, whether it be coaching,
managing, cooking or driving need to have a valid, RFU approved CRB
clearance. If you haven't got one, we can arrange this for you.

Contact Kerry on kez_sweet@yahoo.co.uk

Or 07565367512 for more details

Let's go to work!

Matt Shorrock

Youth Chair

Millwall Rugby Club

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Important Colts Player Meeting

2010-10-17T18:09:00.001+01:00

There will be an important meeting for all COLTS players before training on Wednesday evening in the clubhouse at 7pm

Don't be late, contact Kev if you can't attend on 07896 745965

Youth Volunteer Roles - Positions Vacant

2010-10-11T17:23:00.006+01:00

We are looking to fill the following volunteer positions. Please email youthchair@millwallrugby.com if you or someone you know is interested in one of the following roles. Alternatively if you can help out in other ways, please do get in touch!

Youth Secretary (vacant - currently being done by Youth Chair)
· Member of Youth section committee.
· Arranges youth meeting dates/venues.
· Produces Agendas, takes minutes and publishes minutes of meetings.
· Deals with adhoc correspondence with other Clubs or Essex RU.
· Produces Club Handbook/Amendments for Registration Day.
*Estimated time needed: 2 hours per month.*

Youth Fixtures Officer (vacant - currently being done by Youth
Chair/Club Fixture Sec)
· Member of Youth section committee.
· Arrange Fixture List for each season.
· Arranges additional fixtures as agreed with individual age groups.
· Confirm weekly fixture arrangements
*Estimated time needed: 30 minutes per week.*

Youth Coaching Coordinator (vacant - currently being done by Youth
Chair)
· Deals with requests for Coaching and Referees Courses.
· Provides advice and guidance to Coaches/Referees as required.
· Deals with internal coaching issues.
· Creates and maintains coaching database of all qualified coaches
· Must be RFU qualified and RFU CRB checked
*Estimated time needed: 2 hours per month.*

Youth Sponsorship Officer (*Filled*)

Youth Equipment Officer (vacant - currently being done by Youth
Chair)
· Responsible for annual equipment stock take and ordering new equipment.
*Estimated time needed: 30 minutes per month.*

Age Group Assistant Coaches (U10s - Sally Probett/John Stevens, U12s - Vacant, U15s - Mal
McClean/Shaun Score, Colts - Vacant)
· Assist the head coach with preparation of coaching & fitness sessions to develop the players
· Assist the head coach with the delivery of the coaching sessions
· Coach/referee teams at festivals
· Maintain standards of conduct & safety
· Must be RFU qualified & RFU CRB checked
*Estimated time needed: 2 hours per week.*

U15s bow out of Cup

2010-10-11T13:54:00.001+01:00

MILLWALL'S under-15 team suffered a heavy defeat in their Essex Cup clash with Westcliff but spirits remain high for the rest of the seaons, says their coach.

Gary McLaughlin admitted that Westcliff deserved the 50-0 win but said his young Lions never gave up.

'As far as our team were concerned we were beaten by a better team on the day,' said McLaughlin.

'Our guys put up a fight and their heads didn't drop.'

McLaughlin singled out flanker John Woods for particular praise, adding: 'There was effort in every tackle he made.

'He was all over the park, constantly chasing the opposition.

'He ran his socks off from start to finish.'

And McLaughlin said his team wanted to 'train harder' and the best was yet to come.

He said: 'We have got a lot of time to improve.'

ENDS

Perfect Attendance!

2010-10-06T16:40:00.002+01:00

Well done to the following players, who attended every training session and played in every match during the month of September:

Colts
Billy Gray
David Hayward
George Mulock
Imo Ekanem
Jake Vinnicombe
James Strong
Josh Coote
Phi Nguyen

U15s
Billy Edmead
Jacob Lajolie

U12s
George Thomas
Charlie Arnold
Alan Drew
Cian Dargan
Peter Protain
Louis Stebbing-Boulett
George Walsh
Will Foley

Great work and well done to all of you!
Keep it up and encourage your team mates!!

Millwall Under 10s - Plea for help!

2010-10-05T10:44:00.001+01:00

Dear Players & Parents,

I'm hoping you can help me!

The School of Hard Knocks Rugby Academy (formerly Josh Lewsey's Rugby
Academy) is about to start attending Millwall RFC training sessions on
Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings.

I had a coach all lined up to welcome and train these kids, seperate
from the other youth teams. But that coach has let me down and 'cried
off' so much that I can no longer depend on him being there!

I desperately need a coach or coaches to take over coaching the
academy kids.

The kids are aged 9 and 10 and come from 5 schools within Tower
Hamlets. They have learnt tag rugby in their school sessions and the
plan is for us to introduce the basics of contact rugby to them.

If you can help out, even if its on the odd occasion only, please do
get in touch asap!

You'll be required to be at the Lower Paddock by 6pm on a Wednesday
evening and by 10:30am on a Sunday morning.

My existing youth coaches already have their hands full with their own
teams.

Please, please, please help out if you can!

Email me at youthchair@millwallrugby.com
<mailto:youthchair@millwallrugby.com>
asap

Thanks

Matt Shorrock

Youth Chair

Millwall Rugby Club

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U15s victorious while U12s improve

2010-10-03T17:45:00.000+01:00

Millwall Rugby's youth teams put out improved performances this weekend as the U15s played their first match of the season, earning a victory over Bexley 29-15 at their ground.

At Millwall park, the clubs youngest team, the U12s fought hard against a larger and more experienced Ilford team, going down by a narrow 24-10 margin.

"The effort and improvement was there for both age groups" said youth chair Matt Shorrock "I'm very pleased for both coaches and their players, they should be proud of their performances, especially on a weekend when the adult section didn't have much success."

The U15 shot out of the gates against Bexley, scoring within the first few minutes to lead 7-0. Bexley hit back to trail 7-5 but Millwall kept the pressure on, running the ball freely and scoring another try to go into half time leading 14-5.

The second half proved no different for Millwall, as they scored tries effortlessly. Bexley scored a late try but it proved too little, as the visitors capped off the victory with another final minute score.

Meanwhile, Millwall U12s found themselves taking on Ilford U13s in a mismatch of skill, size and ages.

The youngsters held on valiantly and ended the match with an impressive 24-10 defeat.

centre Will Foley and forward Jack Anderson scored tries for Millwall.

Anyone aged 7-19 wishing to play rugby should visit www.millwalllions.com

Colts defeated at home

2010-09-26T21:27:00.000+01:00

MILLWALL Colts manager Kevin Doherty praised his ever-improving side's spirited peformance despite the youngsters suffering defeat to Southend, losing 7-43.

A well-drilled Southend team visited Millwall Park on Sunday and dominated the first-half, running in four tries to no reply.

The second-half kicked off with Southend notching up another five points but a try from flanker George Mulock, converted by scrum-half Billy Gray, hinted at a Millwall fightback.

Sadly for Millwall, Southend touched down twice more to seal a comprehensive win for the visitors.

Doherty said his young charges showed clear signs of improvement in just their second game of the season and the best was yet to come.

'A positive to come out of the match was the tackling,' said Doherty.

'It was their second game and they showed they are getting better as a unit.

'But we need more match experience.'

Anyone aged 16-19 wishing to play for Millwall Colts should contact Kevin Doherty on 07896 745965 or email kev@millwallrugby.com.

Training is on Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm at Mudchute Farm.

ENDS

Youth Rugby Update

2010-09-20T13:58:00.001+01:00

Dear Players & Parents,

Two weeks into the season and so far the results haven't gone our way,
with both the Colts and Under 12s suffering a few heavy losses.

ALL the more reason why we need to see you at training each and every
week, so the coaches can help prepare you for the tough matches we
will be expecting this season!

To check when and where your training is, visit the link here:
http://www.millwalllions.com/whenwhere.html

MEMBERSHIP

Your membership is due now! Most players have paid this already, but
there are a few straglers. Remember, prices increase from 1st of
October 2010

Current Prices:

Junior Youth Membership �10.00

Senior Youth (Colts Membership) �15.00

New Prices from 1st October

Junior Youth Membership �12.50

Senior Youth (Colts Membership) �18.00

Don't delay, pay your membership today!

PARENTS MEMBERSHIP

Parents, you can be a member of MRFC too! There are two types of
membership you can purchase:

Sunday Membership �10.00

Social Membership �15.00

You can buy either of the above over the bar at the clubhouse or
through your team manager.

UPCOMING FIXTURES

This weekend

26/09 Colts v Southend (Millwall Park)

Next weekend

03/10 Colts v Burnham-on-Crouch (Away)

03/10 U15s v Bexley (Away)

03/10 U12s v Ilford (Millwall Park

All fixtures for the season can be seen here:

http://www.millwalllions.com/fixtures.html

WELCOME TO NEW COACHES

A quick welcome and thanks to new coaches who have joined us this
season:

Mal McClean

Michael Finnegan

Aaron Dean

James Eason

Mike Beech

CANTEEN DUTY

Now that youth training and matches will be happening every Sunday
morning, I'm looking for parents and volunteers to help run the
'Canteen' (the kitchen in the clubhouse) to serve coffee/tea, as well
as potentially other snacks and food.

The coaches and team managers at Millwall Lions, parents themselves
already put in loads of hours for the club so I don't expect them to
do this.

If you have some time to spare on a Sunday morning and are keen to
help the club offer this new service and bring in some much needed
income, please email youth@millwallrugby.com
<mailto:youth@millwallrugby.com>

Let's go to work!

Matt Shorrock

Youth Chair

Millwall Rugby Club

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Under 12s learn harsh lesson in tournament losses

2010-09-19T16:14:00.002+01:00

Millwall Lions under 12s suffered two heavy losses at a tournament held at Wanstead RFC on Sunday

Facing Romford U12s in the first match of the day, the under prepared Millwall youngsters struggled to keep pace with the more experienced club team, trailing 14-0 at half time.

Romford powered home in the second half, scoring two late tries to finish 26-0 winners.

Having dusted off the new season nerves, coach Chris Attalid hoped his charges would show improvement in their second match however it wasn't to be the case as Wanstead easily dispatched Millwall, winning 57-0.

"I think it was a learning experience for all of us, myself included" said Attwood; "We went through last season unbeaten and I think we probably under estimated the challenges we will face this season, having moved up an age group."

"The boys will be in for one tough training session on Wednesday" he said "I don't want us to have another performance like this again".

Millwall Colts hope to recover from their last match quickly as the play host to Southend at Millwall Park on Sunday. Kick off is at 1pm.

Anyone aged 16-19 wishing to play for Millwall Colts should contact Kev on 07896 745965 or email kev@millwallrugby.com training is on Wednesday evenings from 730pm at Mudchute Farm

U12 v Wanstead team named

2010-09-15T22:08:00.002+01:00

The Millwall Under 12's will take on Wanstead and Romford in a mini festival this Sunday, at Wanstead RFC.

Coach Chris Attwood has named the following team:

Forwards: Louis Stebbing-Boulett, George Thomas, George Walsh, Alan Drew, Harry Turner, Aiden Croke, Jack Anderson;

Backs: Shane McCullough, Connor Attwood, Femi Dola-Lami, Charlie Arnold, Will Foley, Peter Protain, Cian Daragh, Tom Johnson, Charlie Paterson;

Kick off for the first match is 12m. All support welcome!

Colts humbled in first outing

2010-09-15T10:11:00.000+01:00

Millwall RFC's newest team, the 'Colts' (u19) suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Barking on Sunday, in a disappointing 43-0 away loss.

Despite an impressive defensive effort from the visiting team, the stronger Barking side ran in 7 unanswered tries as the Colts dusted off the cobwebs for the new season.

With an inexperienced side, the Colts were under pressure early as Barking looked to not only dominate possession, but also field position.

"It seemed like every time we got the ball, we had to kick it away because of where we were on the pitch" said Colts captain Jake Vinnicombe.

Without much of the ball, the talented Colts backline had little room to impress. Some ill disciple also cost the Colts when they had two players sent off on either side of the half time break, making their challenge even more daunting, down to just 13 men at one stage of the match.

There were, however a number of positive signs for coach Scott Vinnicombe to take from the match, such as the size and flexibility of his squad:

"we've got a number of guys who can play multiple positions and that showed through today when we had a fee injuries and players in the bin."

While many would be upset at the lop-sided scoreline, the Colts team management refused to be anything but positive:

"it's the first game of the season for us, with a new squad and limited preparation" said manager Kevin Doherty, "whereas it's probably their third or fourth match already plus that team has been together for a number of years. I didn't expect us to click straight away and for everything to go smoothly" he continued "we've got them again at our place on the very last weekend of the season, so it's a great measuring stick to see how much we can improve upon as we play more fixtures"

The Colts next match is at home to Southend on Millwall Park at the end of the month.

Anyone aged 16-19 wishing to play for Millwall Colts should contact Kev on 07896 745965 or email kev@millwallrugby.com training is on Wednesday evenings from 730pm at Mudchute Farm.

Youth Rugby Begins!

2010-09-07T13:29:00.001+01:00

Dear Players & Parents,

The new rugby season is upon us, and the Millwall Lions youth section
are looking forward to getting onto the pictch, starting this Sunday!

MEMBERSHIP & TRAINING

Thanks to all those players and parents who turned up to our first
ever registration day on Sunday. I'm sure you'll agree it was a great
success. Without a ball being kicked or a tackle being made, we
already have over 50 members signed up for the new season.

If you weren't able to attend on registration day, all paid up members
received a special "goodie" bag, full of posters, stickers and other
cool "members only" stuff.

We still have *some* bags left....so, if you want to get your hands on
one, be sure to attend training this wednesday and come armed with
your �10 annual membership fee (�15 for Colts).

For information about training, visit here:

http://www.millwalllions.com/whenwhere.html

FIXTURES

Our brand new Colts (u19s) have their first match of the season this
Sunday, up the road at Barking RFC. I'm sure there will be no love
lost between these two teams. If you're in the area drop on down to
Barking RFC and show your support:

Barking RUFC

Gale Street

Goresbrook

Dagenham

Essex

RM9 4TX

Tel: 0208 595 7324

What do you think the scoreline will be, between our Colts and
Barking? Vote here:

http://apps.facebook.com/opinionpolls/index.php?pid=1283810372

For details of all of our fixtures, visit here:

http://www.millwalllions.com/fixtures.html

COMMUNICATION

As always, the best way to stay in touch with MRFC is via our Facebook
page here:

http://www.facebook.com/millwalllions

We also communicate regularly via email, so if you have received this
email indirectly, contact youth@millwallrugby.com
<mailto:youth@millwallrugby.com>
to subscribe to our email updates.

TOUCH RUGBY COACHES WANTED

Are you interested in getting into coaching but don't know where to
start?

We are looking for coaches for our Mini's section (ages 7-9) to help
them grasp the basics of touch rugby before they graduate onto to
contact rugby.

If you are interested and are available on Wednesdays from 6pm and
Sunday mornings from 10am, please email youth@millwallrugby.com
<mailto:youth@millwallrugby.com>

The club will send you on a touch rugby coaching course and the IRB
'Rugby Ready' qualification to help get your started.

ASSISTANT COACHES WANTED

The Head Coaches of our three youth teams, U12s, U15s and Colts are
currently seeking assistant coaches to help them shape their teams for
the new season.

If you are interested and are available on Wednesdays from 6pm and
Sunday mornings from 10am, please email youth@millwallrugby.com
<mailto:youth@millwallrugby.com>

After you've completed a few sessions with the team, the club will
send you on a RFU Level 1 coaching course to help you become a
qualified coach.

CANTEEN DUTY

The coaches and team managers at Millwall Lions, parents themselves
already put in loads of hours for the club so I don't expect them to
do this.

If you have any questions, please let me know!

Let's go to work!

Matt Shorrock

Youth Chair

Millwall Rugby Club

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Training and Rugby Fridays cancelled this week

2010-08-25T10:25:00.000+01:00

Dear Players & Parents,

Due to no coaches being available, tonight's training session and the
Rugby Friday's session on Friday has been cancelled.

Sorry for any inconvenience but we are short staffed due to holidays.

If you have any problems, please speak to your team manager.

thanks

Matt Shorrock

Youth Chair

Millwall Rugby Club

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Rugby Fridays: Film Crew THIS Friday!

2010-08-16T13:47:00.001+01:00

Dear Players & Parents,

Rugby Fridays, the key part of our youth summer programme is underway
and as part of their continued support to MRFC, Canary Wharf Group
will be bringing a film crew down to Millwall Park THIS Friday to film
the activities.

If you haven't attended a Rugby Friday session yet, then THIS is the
one to come along to!

The sessions are free to all!

What: Millwall RFC's "Rugby Fridays"

When: Friday 20th August 2010 @ 11am

Where: Millwall Park, E14 3DN

http://tiny.cc/rugbyfridays

Let's go to work!

Matt Shorrock

Youth Chair

Millwall Rugby Club

http://www.millwalllions.com/

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Youth section support, communication and fees

2010-08-08T01:29:00.002+01:00

Youth Support and Communication

The Youth section is run on a volunteer basis. All parents and guardians are expected to support the club by actively participating in the functioning of the club helping with organising an age group, coaching if qualified, organising social events and other activities as requested. Club communication is principally by email, via the club website www.millwalllions.com, via our Facebook 'fan' page or by telephone. Parents must notify the team manager of any changes to their email and home address.

Membership Fees

Parents or guardians must promptly pay for registration fees. There is a registration day on Sunday September 5th 2010 where all registration fees must be paid. In cases of difficulty in paying the fees, please consult the Treasurer or Youth Chair.

Welcome to new youth players

2010-08-08T01:15:00.005+01:00

Message from Youth Chair, Matt Shorrock

No sooner has the door closed on one season, then another opens straight away. Work is well under way for the 2010/11 season, with new players and coaches joining us and other players and coaches leaving us, exciting times are ahead.

New players (from 7 to 19) will always receive a warm welcome from the Youth Section at Millwall Lions Rugby. Just come along for a couple of free sessions to see if you enjoy training & playing. Wear any basic kit of shorts, socks and shirt (enough layers to keep warm and dry); you will also need a drink (water or squash). You can wear football boots to start off or trainers if it's dry! Once you get into the sport then you can buy the correct kit from the club house or online shop. We also welcome the support from the players' families, which is an integral part in the development of any good Youth Section.

The main objectives for our junior club include ensuring the players learn and develop new skills both on and off the field of play, build self-confidence, establish strong robust team principles and most importantly enjoy training and playing the game. The club operates within the RFU/Sport England Welfare of Young People in Rugby Union. This covers the safety of all young people under the age of 18. All coaches, managers, volunteers and administrators within the Youth Section are CRB cleared.

The success of the youth section is built on the hard work and dedication of our players, volunteer coaches and managers. As always, we constantly need volunteers to help run teams and maintain the club plus sponsors to help fund the teams. If you can help please speak to a coach or committee member.

The youth sides at Millwall Lions train every Wednesday evening and train/play on Sunday mornings from September to April and enjoy a full and comprehensive fixture list.

For more information on joining our friendly but ambitious club please contact Matt Shorrock on youthchair@millwallrugby.com

Youth Registration Day - Sunday 5th September 2010

2010-08-07T09:44:00.004+01:00

For the first time, Millwall Lions will be holding a 'registration
day' for players and parents at the start of the season.

This will be held on Sunday 5th of September at Millwall Rugby Club,
from 12pm.

At registration day, you will have the opportunity to pay your
membership for the new season, meet your coach and team manager, as
well as your new team mates.

We will also be selling playing kit such as socks, shorts and gum
shields as well as other Millwall RFC merchandise for sale and some
second hand rugby boots.

A BBQ lunch will be provided and of course drinks from our famous
clubhouse bar.

Mark the date in your calendars and be sure not to miss
it.

MEMBERSHIP PRICES 2010-11 SEASON

The membership prices for the new season are as follows:

Juniors (ages 7-15): £10.00
Colts (ages 16+) £15.00

If you'd like to buy a MRFC Tracksuit with your membership the total cost is £30.00*

*please note, tracksuits cannot be purchased without membership

MRFC - YOUTH UPDATE: Membership Prices, Rugby Fridays, Youth Fixtures Released

2010-07-21T09:40:00.001+01:00

Dear Players & Parents,

I hope you are enjoying the summer weather!

It's not long now until the new rugby season begins and with that in
mind, I have a few important points to let you know:

RUGBY FRIDAYS - STARTING FRI 30th JULY

Don't forget, Rugby Fridays begin next week, the first week of the
summer holidays, from 11am on Millwall Park. The sessions are free and
lead by qualified coaches and run every Friday during the summer
holidays.

Don't be bored during your time off school, get down to Millwall Park
and learn some new skills for the coming season! Sign up online here:
http://millwalllionsnews.blogspot.com/2010/07/rugby-fridays.html

REGISTRATION DAY - SUNDAY 5th SEPTEMBER

For the first time, Millwall Lions will be holding a 'registration
day' for players and parents at the start of the season.

This will be held on Sunday 5th of September at Millwall Rugby Club,
from 12pm.

At registration day, you will have the opportunity to pay your
membership for the new season, meet your coach and team manager, as
well as your new team mates.

We will also be selling playing kit such as socks, shorts and gum
shields as well as other Millwall RFC merchandise for sale and some
second hand rugby boots.

A BBQ lunch will be provided and of course drinks from our famous
clubhouse bar. Mark the date in your calendars and be sure not to miss
it.

MEMBERSHIP & MATCH SUBS PRICES 2010-11 SEASON

The membership prices for the new season are as follows:

Juniors (ages 7-15): �10.00

Colts (ages 16+) �15.00

From 1st of October, these prices will change to:

Juniors (ages 7-15): �12.50

Colts (ages 16+) �18.00

(Be sure to pay on registration day to take advantage of the reduced
prices!)

Match Subs for all teams will be �2.50 per game.

NEW 'PARENTS / SUNDAY' MEMBERSHIP - JUST �10.00

To cater for demand, we have also introduced a 'Parents / Sunday'
membership category this season.

For just �10.00 (�12 after 1st October 2010) parents can enjoy access
to Millwall Rugby Club's facilities on Sundays*.

You'll get your own clubhouse 'swipe' card as well as enjoy other
benefits of being a member of Millwall RFC, such as access to England
International tickets, reduced prices for Xmas and end of season
dinner tickets, elibility to vote at the club's AGM and much more.

* to gain access to the clubhouse on other days, you can purchase a
social membership for �15.00

YOUTH FIXTURES 2010-11 SEASON

Matches for Under 12s, Under 15s and Colts have been arranged and now
uploaded into our fixture list on the Millwall Lions website. More are
still to be arranged for both U15s and Colts, however you can see what
matches you are scheduled to play by visiting the fixtures list here:

http://www.millwalllions.com/new/fixtures.html

NEW WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK

Millwall Lions have launched our new website and it contains some
fully interactive features, such as a news blog plus links to Facebook
and Twitter. check it out here:

http://www.millwalllions.com/

While on the subject of Facebook, become a 'fan' of Millwall Lions
Rugby to participate in the discussion forms, online polls and to keep
up to date with our status updates (updated weekly).

Share the link with your friends and parents here:

http://www.facebook.com/millwalllions

If you have any questions about the above topics or anything else,
please dont hesitate to get in touch with me or your coach/team
manager.

Let's go to work!

Matt Shorrock

Youth Chair

Millwall Rugby Club

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Rugby Fridays

2010-07-03T16:25:00.000+01:00

Stuck 4 something 2 do this summer?
Come 2 RUGBY FRIDAYS

Loads of fun and the best bit is its FREE
Learn a fast and furious skilled team game that you can play with your m8s!
Every Friday on Millwall Park during the school holidays

...Sign up here

MRFC - Youth Update

2010-06-21T11:48:00.001+01:00

Dear Players & Parents,

I hope you are enjoying the summer break and watching football....even
if England aren't doing so well!

A few things to update you on, so I'll get straight on with it:

RUGBY FRIDAYS RETURN

We'll once again be running Rugby Friday's, EVERY Friday during the
summer holidays, from 11am-4pm on Millwall Park. All sessions are free
and run by RFU qualified coaches. There will be a link on our website
to sign up soon, but in the meantime, check out the event page on
Facebook here:
http://www.facebook.com/millwalllions#!/event.php?eid=125589877478036&ref=mf

LIONS ON FACEBOOK

Millwall Lions have a dedicated space on facebook for all of our
'fans'. Please visit, become a fan and recommend it to your friends.
We'll be using this as our main communication channel this season, so
sign up now! http://www.facebook.com/millwalllions

LOOKING FOR SPONSORS

Millwall Lions are currently looking for sponsors for the coming
season. If you know of any companies in the local area that would like
to get involved in supporting an up and coming sports club, please
contact me on youthchair@millwallrugby.com
<mailto:youthchair@millwallrugby.com>
asap. We have a number of different options available.

FITNESS WEDNESDAYS

Want to get fit for summer? Did you spend most of last season hiding
on the wing, because you couldn't run anymore? If so, get yourself
down to Fitness Wednesdays, every Wednesday on Millwall Park from 6pm.
Start now and when the season starts in September, you'll be ready to
go!

SUBSCRIBE?

Do you know someone who might like to receive these updates? A Parent,
player or supporter, perhaps? Forward this email to them and get them
to contact youth@millwallrugby.com <mailto:youth@millwallrugby.com>
as we'll subscribe them to future updates.

Let's go to Work!

Matt Shorrock

Youth Chair

Millwall Rugby Club

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MRFC - 15th Birthday, Off Season and Social Websites

2010-06-09T16:47:00.001+01:00

Dear Players & Parents,

Here are few updates from Millwall Rugby Club.

TIME FOR A PARTY

In case you haven't heard, Millwall Rugby Club turns 15 years old this
Friday 11th June 2010. To celebrate we are having a party at our
Clubhouse from 6pm.

Come on down to meet some past and present players as we look back at
our achievements over the last 15 years!!

OFF SEASON

While the players are taking some nice time off during the summer
months, the hard working volunteers at Millwall Rugby Club are busy
beavering away to get ready for the new season.

We're also putting on a number of events during the summer, starting
with Rugby Fitness Wednesdays

Come down to Millwall Park every Wednesday from 6pm and get fit for
the coming season.Ages 7+ welcome!

SOCIAL NETWORKING

Millwall Lions are on the following social networking sites:

Twitter: http://twitter.com/millwalllions

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/millwalllions

Invite your friends to become 'fans' in order to stay up to date with
all the goings on this summer and in the run up to the new season
(which starts in September!)

Any questions, please let me know.

Let's go to work!

Matt Shorrock

Youth Chair

Millwall Rugby Club

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MRFC - Saturday 24th April: Festival of Rugby

2010-04-19T10:56:00.001+01:00

Dear Players & Parents,

Here are the timings for this weekend's annual Festival of Rugby, held
on Mudchute Farm. You will be hearing from your team manager shortly
about what time to arrive and what to bring etc.

KO TEAM

11:00 Under 11s

12:00 Under 13s

13:00 Colts

14:30 Venus

15:30 England v RoW

Along with the matches, there will be a bbq, beer tent, bouncy castle,
sweets

stall, merchandise stall and music!

We look forward to seeing all Millwall Lions children plus their
families and friends on the day.

See you at the game!

cheers

Matt Shorrock

Youth Chair

Millwall Rugby Club

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MRFC - East End fun @ the Clubhouse

2010-02-25T15:13:00.000Z

Try to get down to the club this Saturday, Players & Parents

Not only will the England v Ireland game be showing on the big screen
(and where better to watch international rugby than with mates at a
rugby club?) but Barry Gray and his 4th XV team are putting together a
riot of fun described as an "East End Night" (or Cockney Knees Up) so
don't miss this one!

The Club will be open tonight as usual. With training cancelled, its a
chance for even the dedicated athletes in the club to take an evening
off and just socialise.

Friday evening sees Wales v France kicking off at 8pm, so come along
and see if the taffs can knock the frogs off course (and do everyone
else a favour!)

The early game on Saturday is Italy v Scotland starting at 1.30pm. If
we have someone to man the bar while most of the players are away
playing then we will be showing this game live.

The big England v Ireland game kicks off at 4pm so get back from
wherever quickly to catch it all at the clubhouse.

From 6pm the 4th XV will be taking over with some very special
entertainment including a proper cockney sing-a-long with Marc Walker,
James Gough's Cockney Rhyming Slang quiz plus Matt & Ross's

traditional drinking games - all washed down with authentic East End
Pie & Mash (liquor optional!).

We have a bottle or two to share (free) with anyone wearing
traditional Cockney/East End dress, so dig out your boots, braces and
caps etc and add to the atmosphere!

PLEASE make an extra effort to get down this weekend, support Barry
and the 4ths AND have a great time too... If you are one of the
friends who haven't yet made it to the club on a big night, make this

the one for you.

If someone is keen to man the bar on Sunday afternoon, we might even
show the round-ball Carling Cup Final...

Coming up in March... a night with the netball girls...St Patrick's
Day... 6 Nations Finals Day.

Finally, with thanks to the new friends who have recently started
helping out behind our bar, we are still looking for more people to
take a turn - check out the Calendar on
http://www.millwallrugby.com/clubhouse
and let us know if you can help out.

Mike & Rick (CMT)

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Help Josh help the Heroes!

2010-02-24T10:44:00.000Z

Dear Players & Parents,

Former England international and Millwall honorary life member Josh
Lewsey is climbing Mount Everest to raise money for Help for Heroes.

As you would be aware, Millwall Rugby Club's youth section owes a lot
to Josh through his involvement in setting up the Josh Lewsey Rugby
Academy in East London, resulting in a massive increase in local kids
being exposed to rugby. It has reached corners of Tower Hamlets
schools that we have not had the resources to do in the past.

If you would like to support Josh in his monumental challange, and
donate to this hugely worthy cause, you can text 'everest' to 60999
this will donate �5 directly to help for Heroes on your behalf.

We are currently arranging Josh's annual visit to Millwall Rugby Club,
but in the meantime, if you would like to read more about his everest
climb, visit http://www.mounteverestclimb2010.com/

On behalf of Millwall Rugby Club, we wish Josh all the best and hope
he makes it to the top (and back!) safely.

Thanks

Matt Shorrock

Youth Chair

Millwall Rugby Club

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