http://www.easterncounties.girlsrugby.org.uk Rugby Union for Girls and Women in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk & Suffolk Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:12:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It can be hard for clubs to decide whether to enter the various Sevens Tournaments which take place during the Summer Term, but exams are not stopping two schools from our part of the world putting their best feet forward. Wisbech Grammar School only started offering Girls (Sevens) Rugby this ... http://www.easterncounties.girlsrugby.org.uk/2008/03/31/change-of-the-guard-at-rfuw-2/ Different county councils will work slightly differently, but in Suffolk at least, the new round of Youth Opportunity Fund money has been announced. Your club Girls Section could win a grant of up to £5,000, or for a Capital Project, up to £10,000. The application has to be led by ... http://www.easterncounties.girlsrugby.org.uk/2008/03/31/girls-play-9th-march-beccles-2/ Wymondham is flooded......... But thanks to some very speedy work this (Friday) evening by Mandy Burroughes of Wymondham, who is organising the hosting of the day, we have another venue. We will now be playing at THETFORD, who have very kindly stepped into the breach at incredibly short notice. Please note that ... http://www.easterncounties.girlsrugby.org.uk/2008/03/28/final-girls-play-day-wymondham-rfc-30th-march-2/ The Final Day of this year's Girls Play! Programme will be at Wymondham RFC this Sunday 30th March. Click the link for directions. Please arrive at 1.30pm for a 2pm start, and if you have not done so already, email numbers to Eulalie Mayers (Programme Manager) as soon as ... http://www.easterncounties.girlsrugby.org.uk/2008/03/24/final-girls-play-day-wymondham-rfc-30th-march/ The BBC no longer ignores Women's Rugby - if you look at the BBC Rugby Union Website, you will see a tiny corner devoted to two huge achievements in the Women's Game. England won the Grand Slam (again), further strengthening our position at the top of Northern Hemisphere Rugby ... http://www.easterncounties.girlsrugby.org.uk/2008/03/18/welsh-ru-honour-100th-cap-for-rickard/ The Entry Level Refereeing Course discussed here will now run on 12th and 19th April in Ipswich. There is still time to bid for a place - email Vincent if you are interested. http://www.easterncounties.girlsrugby.org.uk/2008/03/17/pick-up-a-whistle-and-referee-2/ Beccles RFC are proud to announce a brand new initiative - Charity Mixed Sevens for boys and girls. On 27th April they will host a mixed tag sevens tournament in aid of one of our most important charities - the East Anglian Air Ambulance. Our Air Ambulance is ... http://www.easterncounties.girlsrugby.org.uk/2008/03/16/st-georges-day-mixed-tag-27th-april/ This Sunday, we will be welcoming a new club to the Girls Play! programme. As well as hosting the rest of us, Beccles will be taking part in their first ever Girls Rugby event, having been training since January. Both the Upper and Middle schools in Beccles offer ... http://www.easterncounties.girlsrugby.org.uk/2008/03/05/girls-play-9th-march-beccles/ Shortly there will be an Entry Level Refereeing (ELRA) Course aimed specifically at those involved with the Women's and Girls' Game - be they male or female. Most places have already been reserved, but there are a few more places available, so long as you move fast. Very many thanks ... http://www.easterncounties.girlsrugby.org.uk/2008/02/21/pick-up-a-whistle-and-referee/ The workshop event planned for Tuesday 19th February at Ely RFC is postponed. Revised date to follow. http://www.easterncounties.girlsrugby.org.uk/2008/02/17/building-girls-rugby-cambridgeshire-workshop-event/