Again there were only 6 girls at training last Wednesday. There is only a short time left before the matches start and we will simply not be ready to compete against teams who have trained together frequently. The coaches now have to make the hard decision about whether we withdraw the RGC1404 U18 girls from the regional competition and disband the team.
We cannot go on this way. For a start why should the coaches and manager give up their free time (and spend petrol money) to get to training to find that most of the team do not turn up nor have the courtesy to inform us they will not be there. We have done our best and given it our all but now it's up to the girls.
Friday, 20 August 2010
Monday, 26 July 2010
Sunday July 25
The first of the summer development days took place yesterday at Ruthin RFC. There was a fairly good turnout from both U15 & U18 girls who were put through their paces by the RGC regional girls coaches.
Following the skills session the Regional presentations took place. The awards were presented by Nicola Smith, in her last visit to North Wales as Women's Community Rugby Manager - Nicola is taking up a different position within the WRU.
The first presentation was the club award - for the 4th year running this was presented to Colwyn Bay RFC's Mermaids. The award was accepted on behalf of the club by Bethan Lloyd Jones, who is leaving the squad to take up a place at university and will be sorely missed by both the Regional and club teams.
The Regional presentations then took place.
First of all the girls who had played Regional rugby last season stepped up to accept individual medals in recognition of their committment to the Regional team.
Player of the year for the RGC1404 U15 girls was Megan Parry
Player of the year for the RGC1404 U18 girls was Iona Evans
A surprise award was then made to Nicola Smith on behalf of the girls of North Wales to thank her for her support for the region.
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Presentations
The regional presentations will now take place at Ruthin on 25 July - you will all receive an invitation from the WRU.
First training
The first session went well - apart from the weather - rain, thunder & lightning! 7 girls turned up - could have been more but not bad for the first session.
Saturday, 26 June 2010
New season
Training for U18s begins Wednesday 14 July 6pm at Llandudno RFC. Try and be there girls - loads to tell you.
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
RGC 1404 U18 Girls 36 – 5 Winston Churchill High School Griffins
RGC 1404 U18 Girls hosted a Canadian touring side at Parc Eirias on Sunday 28th March. The game had originally been scheduled as a Colwyn Bay game, but due to the club being made unavailable at short notice, Parc Eirias was fantastic in making their facilities available.
Unusually for the team, RGC had squad of 20 players, which meant a full-sided game with substitutes was played.
The first ten minutes showcased the skills of the Canadian girls, as they had the lion’s share of possession. However, solid and well-organised defence by RGC meant that play stayed around the half-way line.
Soon after this, RGC found their feet, and began to play the expansive game they are known for. After an intelligent kick which caught the Canadian defence unawares, Centre Alaw Hughes danced her way to the line 12 minutes in, but the referee deemed the try held up, resulting in a 5m scrum. Quick ball and good running by the backs allowed prop Amelia Stubbs to brush aside 6 would-be tacklers to power over the line for the first impressive try of the game. Flanker Cara Hope kicked a difficult conversion to give RGC a 7 point lead.
This was soon built upon, however, as a clever kick ahead from centre Iona Evans allowed incisive running from fly-half Gwen Harries. The resulting ruck set up an excellent platform for Stubbs again to blast through the Canadian defenders to score her second try.
In the dying stages of the first half scrum-half Kaya Harding scored a third try for RGC, darting through two defenders to touch down. Hope added the conversion to give the home side a 19-0 half-time lead.
In the second half RGC only grew stronger as rolling substitutions throughout the game saw the team try out various different combinations in preparation to compete next season. Inter-play between the backs and forwards throughout the match proved to be a strong component in the win, and in a decisive move the forwards set up the ball for Harries to seize and spot a gap to score in. Hope added the conversion.
A real team-try was scored by RGC front-row utility player Paige Davies, as phase after phase crept closer to the Canadian try line. Strong drives from Ellie Dorey, Chloe Dymond, Kumari Tilakawardane and Catrin Williams allowed Davies to drive over from a strong position.
In what was only fitting for their effort, the Griffins scored an excellent individual try through Shareen Kritzer, who seized upon a loose kick from RGC and used her speed to run in a try.
Not to be outdone, Harding, who kept the game running smoothly with her darting runs and quick service, out-ran the opposing wing player shortly after to run in a superb try in response under the posts.
In the end RGC were convincing 36-5 winners, but this did not stop the post-match festivities, as both teams enjoyed food provided by the home team players and supporters, whilst getting to know each other and learning quite a bit about the different cultures!
Many thanks to referee David Owen.
RGC 1404 U18 Girls would like to thank the Winston Churchill Griffins for an enjoyable experience and game on Sunday, and wish them the best of luck on the rest of their tour throughout Wales.
Many thanks to the management and staff at Parc Eirias for their support of girls rugby in North Wales.
Points:
RGC U18s: Amelia Stubbs – 2 tries, Kaya Harding – 2 tries, Gwen Harries – 1 try, Paige Davies – 1 try, Cara Hope – 3 conversions
Griffins: Shareen Kritzer – 1 try
Unusually for the team, RGC had squad of 20 players, which meant a full-sided game with substitutes was played.
The first ten minutes showcased the skills of the Canadian girls, as they had the lion’s share of possession. However, solid and well-organised defence by RGC meant that play stayed around the half-way line.
Soon after this, RGC found their feet, and began to play the expansive game they are known for. After an intelligent kick which caught the Canadian defence unawares, Centre Alaw Hughes danced her way to the line 12 minutes in, but the referee deemed the try held up, resulting in a 5m scrum. Quick ball and good running by the backs allowed prop Amelia Stubbs to brush aside 6 would-be tacklers to power over the line for the first impressive try of the game. Flanker Cara Hope kicked a difficult conversion to give RGC a 7 point lead.
This was soon built upon, however, as a clever kick ahead from centre Iona Evans allowed incisive running from fly-half Gwen Harries. The resulting ruck set up an excellent platform for Stubbs again to blast through the Canadian defenders to score her second try.
In the dying stages of the first half scrum-half Kaya Harding scored a third try for RGC, darting through two defenders to touch down. Hope added the conversion to give the home side a 19-0 half-time lead.
In the second half RGC only grew stronger as rolling substitutions throughout the game saw the team try out various different combinations in preparation to compete next season. Inter-play between the backs and forwards throughout the match proved to be a strong component in the win, and in a decisive move the forwards set up the ball for Harries to seize and spot a gap to score in. Hope added the conversion.
A real team-try was scored by RGC front-row utility player Paige Davies, as phase after phase crept closer to the Canadian try line. Strong drives from Ellie Dorey, Chloe Dymond, Kumari Tilakawardane and Catrin Williams allowed Davies to drive over from a strong position.
In what was only fitting for their effort, the Griffins scored an excellent individual try through Shareen Kritzer, who seized upon a loose kick from RGC and used her speed to run in a try.
Not to be outdone, Harding, who kept the game running smoothly with her darting runs and quick service, out-ran the opposing wing player shortly after to run in a superb try in response under the posts.
In the end RGC were convincing 36-5 winners, but this did not stop the post-match festivities, as both teams enjoyed food provided by the home team players and supporters, whilst getting to know each other and learning quite a bit about the different cultures!
Many thanks to referee David Owen.
RGC 1404 U18 Girls would like to thank the Winston Churchill Griffins for an enjoyable experience and game on Sunday, and wish them the best of luck on the rest of their tour throughout Wales.
Many thanks to the management and staff at Parc Eirias for their support of girls rugby in North Wales.
Points:
RGC U18s: Amelia Stubbs – 2 tries, Kaya Harding – 2 tries, Gwen Harries – 1 try, Paige Davies – 1 try, Cara Hope – 3 conversions
Griffins: Shareen Kritzer – 1 try
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