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| Sandbach RUFC is justifiably proud to boast that it is the largest sporting club in the Borough of Congleton and confident that we provide high quality rugby facilities for adults and juniors alike. That said we are always on the lookout for new players of all sizes, shapes and ages. If you are moving to the area or been around for some time and keen to play rugby make sure you give us a visit. You are sure to find something going on at Bradwall Road on every weekend through the season. |
Sandbach RUFC - 2008/2009
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David Twemlow Dave Twemlow, one of our 4th Team players, suffered a most serious and traumatic neck injury during a match at Buxton some weeks ago. As a result he was taken by air ambulance hospital and underwent emergency surgery in the early hours of Sunday morning. The current prognosis is that he will need to remain in hospital for probably the next six months or so. The Club, his friends, his teammates and the RFU have all been immediately and hugely supportive and we shall keep you advised of developments as they occur.
A 'Visit Dave' link has been put on the website - on the black bar beneath the main page title above, there are a number of links - Webmail | Mailing List | Stop Press etc. Click on the 'Visit Dave' link on the far right and that will take you to the calendar and an email link. If you would like to book a visit to Dave please send an email to - visitdave@sandbachrufc.co.uk - say when you would like to go and someone will book it in to the diary and send you directions. (Try to give us reasonable notice though!) We shall try and keep this page up to date with information about visiting times etc. Most folk who visit drop us a line to let us all know how Dave is getting on - these notes are on the Visit Dave page - Dave is still in great spirits and very positive. He was really made up that we managed to give Wilmslow a stuffing on the last day of the season! He is making good progress and had good words to say about the support he has received from both the Club and the RFU - lets see if we can keep it up, it's so important not only to Dave, but also to his family. SUMMER RUGBY ON THE BIG SCREEN AT THE CLUB This summer we will be opening the Club and showing all the major international matches on the big screens - and importantly, the bar will be open!!! BRITISH & IRISH LIONS in SOUTH AFRICA. http://www.lionsrugby.com/home.php TEST FIXTURES (all times BST) Sat 20 Jun 14:00 South Africa v British & Irish Lions The ABSA Stadium Sat 27 Jun 15:00 South Africa v British & Irish Lions Loftus Versfeld Sat 04 Jul 15:00 South Africa v British & Irish Lions Coca-Cola Park Sandbach have committed to retain amateur status, drawing nearly all of the current 1stXV squad from mini-junior ranks and we were very pleased to be able to achieve our aim of being the best performing strictly amateur Club in Cheshire last season, finishing joint fourth in North 2 West.
Sponsorship I am very pleased to announce that CPe (Speciality Components) Ltd of Sandbach will be the club’s main sponsor over the next 5 years. This new support for the club has been warmly welcomed. Club Development It has been agreed at Committee to source funding and proceed with the Club Development plans. This has been exacerbated in some respect by the rapidly deteriorating condition of the kitchen & dining area porta-cabins. To this end, we have decided to close the kitchen facilities with immediate effect and the porta-cabins shall be removed shortly for groundworks to commence. That means that catering facilities shall be extremely limited for the forseeable future, for which we apologise.
Buy-a-Brick – your name on a brick in the Club forever! As part of the development plan, we are raising funds by selling named bricks that will be incorporated into the proposed porch/foyer area. Personalised bricks are available at just £100 each, with all funds going directly towards the redevelopment – not bad for a permanent mark or tribute! Please contact your team manager or me and please support your Club in our efforts to improve the clubhouse. 1stXV Lift Cheshire Vase - 2007/08 Sandbach capped their season by winning the Cheshire vase, beating local rivals Northwich 10-7 in a tense match at Winnington Park on 5th May.
Alex Reay scored the try, Will Cargill picked up the extras with the boot and Sandbach No10 Ali Burton was named as man of the Match to crown a really excellent season for the whole Club. As newcomers to North 2 West, the committedly amateur Sandbach club exceeded expectation by finishing joint fourth in a very competitive semi-professional league. Well done to all concerned! 
 UNDER 18 INTERNATIONAL HONOURS FOR SANDBACH RUFC We were delighted when four Sandbach Colts were selected to represent their countries in the Under 18 Six Nations tournament in Cork. England won all their matches to take the 'Grand Slam'. James Gaskell, Lee Imiolek and Tom Holmes were selected in the England squad and Ross Sutherland was selected for Scotland. Scotland played England on 1st April at Musgrave Park and all four players played in a 32-5 victory for England. This was a fantastic achievement and all players are congratulated.
Since then, Gaskell, Holmes and Imiolek have gone on to the successful England U18 tour to Argentina over the summer and gaskell has been provisionally selected for the England U20 squad for the World Cup in 2009. /CDC38C0D9BCB600C802572BF003B4E07/$FILE/Volunteers%20event%20-%207th%20April%202007%20003%20550.jpg)
2007 Lexus Junior Rugby Festival Report Don't forget to renew your membership NOW !! Mini/Junior Renewal Form - Senior Renewal Form - Standing Order Form
Tim Smith Chairman Sandbach RUFC chairman@sandbachrufc.co.uk
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Northwich 30 - Sandbach 38
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| | Chairman's Latest | Things have moved on apace with the development plans. The portacabins have been demolished and cleared; The top end of the car park has been lowered by some 4 feet or so, levelled and graded; the excess soil, rubble and debris has been removed to the bund on the new car park area; the site area for the Club extension has been cleared; the footings have been dug and concrete poured. In addition the high pressure sewer that runs beneath the Club car park was found to be broken & has been repaired and the electrical cable to the tractor shed was found to be too close to the surface, so that has been buried deeper. All labour has been voluntary and the work so far has been achieved at very little cost to the Club. What we need now is help - we've run out of money for the project and are waiting for the RFU to approve a loan and grant application that we made last season - we won't know if we've been successful until April. We also need building materials - if you or your company or your boss can help out in any way at all, we need bricks, breeze blocks, timber, nails, screws, guttering, pipework, plasterboard, roofing materials, electrical fittings, carpet, curtains - the list is endless and you can probably think of more stuff - we do have storage so if you can help in any small way, please let me, Grease, Robin Astles or Stubby know asap. Thank you.
Dates for Your Diary 4th July 2009 - Donkey Derby 1st Nov 2009 - Bonfire Night See you all at the weekend! Cheers, Tim
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