Sunday 23rd November - Home at CRFC

Can you believe it the Met Office weather prediction was actually right – sleet and cold. What a day.

Certainly on arriving at the Club, it was very cold and damp, thankfully it was not raining.
Daniel D was already in the warm clubhouse his hand tightly wrapped around a large mug of hot chocolate. Stuart was also there tucking into the delights of the canteen, his mum and dad certainly looked settled.

Out onto the playing field, not very welcoming - ok if you’re a polar bear.

The players started to drift over for the training, glad to be back at home?. Sam was certainly taking his time. You could hear the words - ‘I’m cold’. How many would have stayed in their cosy beds if THEY had the choice??.

Twenty-two turned out for the session – very well done. Tim, Richard, John and Tom got the players moving.

Would you ‘Adam and Eve’ it - not only was it freezing but it was now raining to (or was it sleet). Not a promising outlook. All the players cracked on, it would only be a matter of time before this bleak bleak day would chill them through. Certainly a good number of hardy parents watching for the clubhouse - Sorry I meant touchline.

The cold and wet (the worst combination) was getting the better of the players as the coaches tried their best to keep them moving. Time to call in a day - 11.15am all over – an early bath!!.

By 2pm it was bright blue skies with the sun shining through – a bit late – maybe next week – you can only hope, British weather an all.

Sunday 16th November - Away at Chobham RFC

Hopefully not as wet and muddy as last years fixture – with the forecast showing rain at some point this Sunday. Thankfully only a few miles from Camberley.

A good start – dry, but the parents still looked prepared. The players got together for some warm up drills with Tim, Andy, Richard and John, ready for the rugby ahead against Chobham and another visiting club Effingham & Leatherhead RFC.

The day started with all the players from the three clubs running off into the distance for a warm up with the Chobham Coaches. Suddenly the Camberley parents were doing the same – but in the opposite direction -must be time for a cuppa!.

Our players returned after the warm up, to join Tim and Andy for 30 minutes of rugby training before the matches against the other clubs.

The players were split into two teams ready for the games against Chobham. Both teams did very well from the off – moving the ball around well, with lots of good running.
Tim had asked all the players to concentrate on ‘Tackling’ – and this was certainly taken up – well done. Great rugby to watch and again fantastic support from the Camberley parents, by the way Richard how’s your voice?

A warm welcome to Jac as this was his first game for Camberley. Hope you enjoyed the day.

Thanks very much to the hosts Chobham RFC for todays rugby outing.

Remembrance Sunday 9th November 2008

Thankfully the weather was dry, considering the past few days had been horrible with enough rain to float the Ark. Another brilliant turn out be Camberley U10s of 28 players to this away fixture at Sutton and Epsom RFC, ‘How far –are we nearly there yet – type of day’

The coaches split the players into four groups for training rotation, all the players trained hard.

A short break at 11am for silence and a short service for this Sunday – Remembrance Sunday.

As the Camberley players were split into three teams, was anyone going to be ‘sacked’ today!!!. Certainly competitive rugby played throughout the morning.

Warm welcome to James J – as this was his first outing for CRFC.

Great support from Camberley parents on all the pitches.

Thank you Sutton and Epsom for a superb morning of training – See you soon.

Training Sunday 2nd November 2008

Away - Dorking RFC

A horrible day on Saturday with torrential rain in some parts, if this keeps up you will probably need a boat or two. They say Sunday will be sunny –No hope at this rate.

Certainly looked very gloomy early on Sunday morning - Camberley away at Dorking RFC.

On arrival the weather had certainly changed for the better, with blue skies in parts and a bit on Sun shining through (who would have believed it), still very soggy underfoot.
An impressive turn out from CRFC of 23 - for this away fixture (even thought it was still H/Term). Dorking also had very good numbers.

Dorking coaches started the large group going with shuttle runs and other drills – it did the trick to warm the players up.

Two pitches were set up for matches - on a slight slope, I might add. The lower pitch certainly became fun as the games got going - mud, mud and more mud. A very good run out for our players with Dorking, as always, very good and stiff opposition.

Tim, Alan, Adrian and John giving good support on the sidelines through out the matches.

Did anyone try their Bacon butties – Superb!!, even better washed down with a cup of tea - oh, sorry should have been concentrating on the rugby!.

Big thank you to Dorking RFC for being excellent hosts and welcoming CRFC to their Club.

Training Wednesday 29th October 2008

What do you mean - trainings cancelled, it only a bit of snow.