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Friday 18th June 2009
 
The Hinckley RFC Tag Rugby Festival took place at Grove Road, Burbage on Friday 19^th June 2009. The top year 5 & 6 primary school teams from this season’s Hinckley RFC Community Tag Rugby programme contested the finals for the Electricity Alliance Trophy, cheered on by enthusiastic family and friends.
 
All Saints, Sapcote played some superb running rugby throughout the festival to retain the trophy they won last year. Their pace in attack and the tightest defence in the competition proved a formidable combination. They won 3 matches and drew against Weavers Close.
 
A delighted captain Joe Tuffin was presented with the Electricity Alliance trophy by Fergus Campbell, who said “It’s a pleasure to see so many kids enjoying their rugby and I’ve been really impressed with the standard of rugby tonight”.
 

All Saints, Sapcote celebrate retaining the Electricity Alliance Trophy
 
Burbage Junior School started off slowly with a defeat against All Saints, but came back well to win all their remaining games and finish only a point behind All Saints behind to retain the Electricity Alliance Plate.
 

Burbage Junior School celebrate winning the Electricity Alliance plate for the second year running.
 
Weavers Close came a creditable 3rd and were the only team to take points off the eventual winners with 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Sketchley Hill came 4th with 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats. They also showed great sportsmanship in lending Burbage a player as they were a man down. Richmond came 5th, but competed well and never gave up right to the end.
 
Hinckley RFC would like to thank our sponsors the Electricity Alliance and parent companies Balfour Beatty and National Grid for their continued support of youth rugby in the region. Their support has allowed us to introduce rugby to thousands of local primary schools.
 
This season our Community programme has also extended into High Schools as we have kicked off our girls rugby programme in association with O’Hanlon & Skinner.
 
Thanks to our referees Lee Collings, Mick Steele, Andy Houghton and Neil Castle, to Matt O’Hanlon for his help with registration and organisation of the event and to Mark Wilkin, our club photographer on the day.
 
Festival Results & final table were:
 
All Saints 5 Burbage 2
Sketchley 4 Weavers Close 4
Richmond 1 All Saints 5
Burbage 5 Sketchley 4
All Saints 3 Weavers Close 3
Burbage 6 Richmond 4
Sketchley 1 All Saints 7
Weavers Close 3 Richmond 0
Sketchley 4 Richmond 3
Weavers Close 1 Burbage 2
 

 
School Teams at the festival were:
 
All Saints, Sapcote – Alexander-Steele, Baker, Helmsley, Madden, Madden, Mason, Tuffin, Ward, Ward

 
Burbage - Castle, Croasdale, Egginton, Houghton, White, Wilkin & Nix (on loan from Sketchley)

 
Richmond – Atkinson, Coote, Jacobs, Macleod, Macleod, O Donnell, Reading, Rosner, Sketchley, Wilson

 
Sketchley Hill – Ames, Byrne, Campbell, Camwell, Carter, Collings, Craig, Lord, Scott, Talbot

 
Weavers Close – Alcroft, Bugg, Charlesworth, Ciarkowski, Evans, Lakin, Leach, Lunn, Mann, Preston, Strathan, Thompson

 
For further information on any aspect of Hinckley RFC Mini and Juniors please contact our Community Head Coach Mick Croasdale on 07715 541865.

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All the British Lions vs South Africa tests will be shown live at Hinckley Rugby Club. The club house will be open at 1pm for a 2pm kick off. *Due to the Colts presentation dinner the 1st test will be available in the Lounge.

• 20th June 2009 - 1st test - British Lions vs South Africa - 2pm KO. In the Lounge.
• 27th June 2009 - 2nd test - British Lions vs South Africa - 2pm KO. In the Main Room.
• 4th July 2009 - 3rd test - British Lions vs South Africa - 2pm KO. In the Lounge.

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Hinckley Rugby Club AGM is on Wednesday 10th June 2009 for the presentation of accounts and the election of officiers.