Pre-Season and Summer Holidays

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!

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".

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 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

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

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

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

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

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