KRFC Annual General Meeting
This year's AGM will be held on the 30th July 2010 at 7pm. All members are welcome, please click here for more information.
17/06/2010
Mini Junior Section Top of the Class
Recent figures from the Midlands RFU show the Mini Junior Section of the club registered an astonishing 79 new players last season, 2nd only to Towcestrians with 81. Click here for the press release.
17/05/2010
PLAYERS DINNER 2010
Congratulations to all those who won awards at the Players Dinner on Saturday night, and to everybody who helped make the evening such a success. Here are the award winners for the season: Clubman of the Year - Richard Danks; Les Berridge Cup - Martin Roberts; 1st XV Players Player of the Season - Josh Block; Supporters Player of the Season - Josh Block; Most Improved Player - Lewis Hackett; Colts Player of the Year - Harvey Hilson; Under 17 Player of the Year - George Newman; Lindsay Holmes Award - Shane Ling; 2nd XV Player of the Season - James Taylor; 3rd XV Player of the Season - Lee Hughes; 4th XV Player of the Season - Steve Fordham; 5th/Vets XV Player of the Season - Nathan Langley; Social Member of the Year - Jack Walther; Special 'Guiness' Award - Andy Sadler. Congratulations to all this seasons Winners.
02/05/2010
PLAYER RECRUITMENT
As part of our club development we are looking for players of ALL levels.
At senior level we run a side in the highly competitive Midlands 1, along with a 2nd and 3rd XV in the Charles Wells East Midlands Merit Leagues, a 4th XV, Colts and a Vets side along with a women's section. While at mini/junior level we run sides at all the age groups from Under 6's through to Under 17's playing and training on a Sunday, with the juniors also training on a Wednesday evening.
If you are looking for a new challenge, have previously played for Kettering and are looking to return to the game, or are interested in joining us - you are all welcome !
Training for the 2010 - 2011 season starts on Tuesday 6th July and then Senior Men's training is on Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm.
Women's training is on Wednesday at 7pm.
If you have any further enquiries please just ring the Club on 01536 485588.
We look forward to meeting you.
01/05/2010
MIDLANDS 1 EAST – 2010 – 2011 SEASON
Here are the 14 teams who will make up Midlands 1 East next season - it will mean us meeting up with lots of old friends as well as making some new ones:
Banbury Bulls;
Bedford Athletic;
Coalville;
Derby;
Dunstablians;
Ilkeston;
Leighton Buzzard;
Kettering Blues;
Mansfield;
Matlock;
Newark;
Paviors;
Spalding;
Syston
08/04/2010
KETTERING RUGBY CLUB AGM 2010
The date of the AGM is Friday 30th July 2010 - more details to follow.
06/04/2010
THE KRFC SPONSORSHIP CHALLENGE
Our Sponsorship Challenge to all the players and supporters at Kettering Rugby Club is for you to let us know about anyone that might be interested in Sponsoring the Club.
This could be where you work, or where your friends or family members work. It could be organisations that you know who sponsor other sports clubs, and might be interested in sponsoring Kettering Rugby Club.
We just need to know who to contact and we'll take it from there!
In return, all the Members that let us know about a potential new Sponsor, will be entered into a free draw to receive 2 free England tickets for an international at Twickenham during the 6 Nations in 2011, when a new sponsorship package of GBP100 or more is taken out (for players, this would be over and above their annual membership payment, should they have their own sponsor).
If you feel that you could become a Sponsor of Kettering Rugby Club, or if you think you might know a person or organisation that might like to become a Sponsor we would love to hear from you! Please get in touch using the Contact Us page of our website.
22/03/2010
The Future's Bright, The Future's BLUE
A local rugby club will be unveiling its ambitious plans for the future on Friday, April 23rd 2010. Kettering Rugby Football Club (KRFC) will be presenting their 5 year plan to improve all aspects of the club for members and the community at large. The plans range from improving the clubhouse and its facilities to cater for events and functions to improving and maintaining the coaching scheme which is already seen as a centre of excellence around the region.
Bill Linnell, Chairman of KRFC’s Taskforce team said ‘This is a fantastically exciting time for the club and all those involved in it. Our plans are big but certainly achievable and will benefit not just the club but the entire community. Among our many goals is the plan to upgrade the clubhouse and changing rooms which will allow us to host more events and schools tournaments in a secure but welcoming atmosphere.’
Doug Bridgeman, Director of Rugby at the club said, ‘we have always been an ambitious club and our 5 year plan shows our desire to perform both on and off the pitch hasn’t diminished. As a community club we are proud of our development structure which this season has borne fruit with so many of our colts squad competing and winning regular first team places. Over the next 5 years and beyond, I expect us to continue nurturing and promoting home grown talent.’
The bold steps the club are taking come of the back of a challenging year for the Waverley Road based club who suffered vandalism damage to the tune of almost £9,000 shortly before Christmas. In addition to the postponement of games during the wintry weather, finances for the club looked worrying and jeopardised many community based initiatives.
Lennie Newman, club spokesman said ‘The damage and lack of matches severely dented the clubs finances however we are confident we can pull through and our 5 year plan is testament to our confidence in the future. We are planning a number of events throughout the summer which are or we hope will become regular fixtures including our beer festival in June and rounders, cricket and football matches.
Indeed, part of the plan is already taking shape as work began on the new All Weather pitch at the Tresham Institute. With £80,000 support from the RFU Capital Fund the pitch is being constructed to allow the club to train and play matches on in spite of the weather.
Steve Kind, Director of Finance at Tresham said:
“We are very excited about the developments we are able to make at our Kettering campus with funding provided by the Football Foundation and the Rugby Football Union. This brand new Astroturf pitch will be a great asset not only to Tresham’s learners but to the local community and local sports teams who will benefit from having a 3G fit for purpose facility to train and play on.”
Ross Baxter, RFU Regional Funding and Facilities Manager said:
The club and college have worked hard to develop rugby development plans to demonstrate how the new facilities will support our growth objectives and we look forward to the continued growth of the club and sport in the town.
Bill Linnell concluded saying ‘It’s going to be an exciting period for the club, we hope the community will join us and get involved.’
