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1. 2022-23


The Longest Try

On Saturday 12th August, "The Longest Try" in aid of research into MND, the disease that took Paul Rendall from us, was run across the Southern Counties. Members of Rugby Clubs from Hampshire, Surrey & Berkshire ran, carrying a ball and passing it on at every stage. The try started at Winchester and finished at Twickenham, with a try being scored on the hallowed turf prior to the England vs Wales game.

I'm pleased to say that we, Slough, were included along with Paul's other Clubs, Bracknell and Wasps to take on the final part. A big thank you to Nick Hoon, Mark McIntyre, Heather Boxall and Kath Casey who ran for Slough and, of course, for Paul.

Further to this I can also report that the Longest Try was reported on BBC South with a picture of our very own Nick having just completed a " Chris Ashton" dive in Twickenham!!!!

Once again, on behalf of Slough RFC and myself, many thanks to Kath, Heather, Nick and Mark.

Well done!

Paul 'Judge' Rendall 1954-2023

It is with great sadness that we at Slough RFC announce the passing of Paul "Judge" Rendall, who passed away in the early hours of this morning, Tuesday 13th June 2023

It is the families wish that our fundraiser for Judge this Saturday, goes ahead as planned. And we'd love to raise a drink to Judge on Saturday.

RIP to a literal legend. The Judge.

All of us at Slough RFC send our love to all of Judgeys family.

KIDS FIRST end of season awards

Slough Rugby Club’s Youth section gathered to celebrate the achievements of its members at an awards ceremony on Sunday.

Presiding over the event was Youth Chairman Martin Tilby and Club President Ray Gagnon.

All players were presented a memento award. There were then three larger trophies awarded in each age group - Most Improved Player, Coach’s Player and Player of the Season - before the annual section wide trophies were presented.

The John Spandley Award for Perseverance went to U9s player Noah-Roman Clark while Remmi Contreara Jimenez from the U11s won the Slough Rugby Club Junior Player of the Year title.

U10s player Peter Louw picked up the Mick Curley Award for Fair Play, a new award this year dedicated to past senior player and club stalwart, Mick Curley.

Volunteers’ efforts also received recognition at the ceremony with U10s coach Laurence Moore named as Coach of the Year while Gareth Morgan picked up the Neville Cup, Paula Hammond the Vase and Greg & Christina Fountain were awarded the Colin Williams Cup for efforts above and beyond. Junior volunteers received gift boxes while coach and clubhouse volunteers all received a thermos cup.

Club President Ray Gagnon said that it was a privilege to be asked to present the awards. ‘On Sunday I attended the Youth Awards Ceremony at the club and was very pleased to see it so well attended by both youngsters and parents. I was also very impressed as to how smoothly the ceremony went, with all youngsters receiving an award, some more than others due to individual skills. What was especially good to see was that a new award, the Mick Curley Fair Play award, which is awarded for the player who exemplifies the Rugby Values and plays fair, being awarded for the first time. This went to Peter Louw of the Under Tens, well done Peter. It is good to see that these values are being instilled at such a young age and the award being something every young player can work toward. Despite not knowing the names of all, I should like to thank all helpers/volunteers without whom there would be no Youth Section. Well done to everyone concerned.’

Award winners can be found here- https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/slough/a/awards-43674.html

Photos of the day can be found here- https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/slough/photos/kids-first-end-of-season-awards-202223-1060550.html

The new youth rugby season starts on Sunday 3rd September 2023. Contact kidsfirst@sloughrfc.com for details and get your child involved!

Wynford Phillips Festival 2023

600 boys and girls from 12 clubs and schools joined Slough RFC for the annual Wynford Phillips Rugby Festival on Sunday.

Slough U7/8s entered two teams and had a great time at their first ever festival. Brilliant defensive work saw Hashim, Jacob and Ethan make a huge number of excellent try-stopping tags while good attacking play from Pranay and Hamza was rewarded with a try apiece. A quick pick and run down the full length of the pitch took Zachary over the line, a mazy run from Sophia adding to the score next while excellent handling at the turnover saw Archie plant the ball across the line and a whole team effort helped Matthew across the whitewash. A great first festival experience for the club's youngest age group.

Slough U9s improved game after game with tries for Julien, Henry, Noah and Deepika while Emily, Hugo and Suhnena put in a great shift to keep the ball alive and the team moving forward together. An excellent effort all round.

A combined Slough and Hillingdon Abbots U10s team played some very good rugby with Omar scoring after some great team play, good support at the breakdown and a series of strong breaks leading to more tries for the team.

Slough U11s joined forces with Rams for the day to gain valuable match experience.

Slough RFC Youth Chairman, Martin Tilby, said “A very successful festival even if the weather did try to put a damper on it. We welcomed 600 players from across 12 clubs to participate in our festival and they all had a great time getting to play and embodied the TREDS values. Our Tombola stall did well and the cake stall sold out. I would like to say a big thank you to the Festival team for giving up their time to volunteer and organise in the background to make sure we had a successful day.”

Teams attending the Wynford Phillips Festival 2023:
Basingstoke, Bracknell, Farnborough, Fullerians, Hillingdon Abbots, Phoenix, Pinner, Rams, Slough, Staines, St Bernard’s Prep and Windsor

Sponsors/ Supporters:
Onsite Vehicle Services
Wizard Catering
A-Z Electrics

KIDS FIRST Christmas party

The final KIDS FIRST session before Christmas saw training cancelled due to frozen pitches however the Christmas party went ahead as planned and what a great event it was! The bar was open for parents and there was food, Santa and lots of fun and games for the kids. A great time was had by all.

A big thank you to Paula, Richard and Donna for organising and to Nigel Binns who stepped in as Santa at short notice.

See a few pics here-
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/slough/photos/christmas-2022-1044431.html

Youth section enjoy RFU and RL England matches

Our youth section had two great Rugby opportunities recently...

The first was a limited number of free tickets to see England v Argentina at Twickenham.

The second was a limited number of free tickets to see RLWC2021 semi final England v Samoa at the Emirates Stadium.

The tickets enabled 21 of our youth section families to attend an England international match at a great venue and experience all the buzz and excitement that goes with it! For most of our families this was their first Rugby experience away from the club and it was great to be able to share the opportunities with them.

Both days were enjoyed by everyone that went and I'm sure the memories made will stay with them for years to come.

Macmillan coffee morning

Slough Rugby Club took part in the world's biggest coffee morning to raise money for the wonderful team at Macmillan Cancer Support.

While the club’s youth section hosted teams from Phoenix and Staines rugby clubs outside on the pitches, parents were able to enjoy a a cup of tea and great selection of cakes and biscuits in the clubhouse raising £135 for the cause.

The event was organised by Paula with Donna, Christina, Sandie and Anne helping out on the day.

A big thank you to the above and to everyone that supported the event.

Youth section observe a one minute silence in honour of The Queen

RFU statement - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

We are very saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

On behalf of the rugby union community in England, we offer our condolences to the whole Royal Family at this time.

We are deeply grateful for Her Majesty’s support of our sport over many years, including serving as the RFU’s Patron for 64 years, helping the Union to celebrate its centenary in 1971, her reception at Buckingham Palace after England won the Rugby World Cup in 2003, and honours bestowed on many of those who have served the game.

Her Majesty earned the respect and affection of generations of rugby players and supporters here in England and around the world.

The St George’s Flag has been lowered to half mast at Twickenham Stadium.