The following email received 15/09/2008

 

Rugby Landscape Forum

 

Mike Lord and I attended the Forum comprising some 50 people, including Martyn Thomas, Francis  Baron and Nick Eastwood, met for two days over the weekend to consider  the results of the Landscape Survey. This had attracted 7,400 responses  which the consultants assured us was statistically robust. The work  would be taken forward after the Forum by the Task Group which would  prepare the presentation for the Road shows to take place in September as per the following schedule. The results would then be put to  Management Board at the end of the month and to Council on 3rd October with the possible implementation date of September 09.
 
After considering the survey in separate groups and together in  plenary, the Forum agreed on the following findings to be put to the Road shows:

League sizes at levels 3 and 4 should comprise 16 teams with 14 at  levels 5 and 6. There would also be no national cups at L4 and above.
 
Teams at level 5 and above should be considered National Clubs  (although there is no decision yet how they should be administered);
 
Blank weeks at levels 5 and 6 should be taken up by a National Club  Championship i.e. the winners of each league would play off for the  championship – it is possible this might also extend to level 4;
 
Promotion would be sacrosanct;
 
The season would leave space for County Cups, while for level 7 and  below the Senior and Junior Vase would remain the same as now – these  levels would be left to CBs to administer with variations as they  require.
 
The county championship will remain in it's present format at the end of the normal playing season.
 
The Roadshow's are taking place over the next few weeks, with one at Preston being held on the 25th September, this does clash with our next general committee meeting, I am not sure how many clubs will be represented, however I would like to hear the initial views of our clubs with the proposed changes to the game, and if no one can attend on the 25th but would like me to represent their views, then please contact me.

Regards
Stephen McCafferty

 

 

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By Neville Waters, Chairman of Rugby - Aug 20th 2008

 

It has been quite a few years since I last wrote one of these rugby reports. Having now fully retired from paid employment I have been invited (persuaded!) to again get involved with Rugby at New Brighton and I have taken on the job of Chairman of Rugby. Due to work commitments the previous incumbent, Karl Davies, has taken on a new role in which he will be mainly responsible for the second and third teams. Thank you Karl for all the sterling work you have put in as Chairman of Rugby.

 

I am pleased to report that Steve Dorrington and Ian Kennedy continue as first team coaches and Colin Jones has returned as second team coach after a short break. Also, Alan Lewis and Mark Standish, following excellent debuts last season, will continue to serve as our 1^st XV managers.

 

We have to say goodbye to a few long serving players; Alistair Child, who has decided to finish off his playing career with Wirral, Wayne Clayton, who is leaving after 5 seasons to be nearer his wife’s family in the South East and Danny Jones, who has left for Wilmslow where he lives now. I would like to thank all of these players who have been terrific servants to New Brighton and I wish them well with their new clubs. We will also have to do without, Loa Tupou, who only returned to us last December, and has decided to continue his career as a police officer in Perth, Australia where we wish him and his family well

 

I am pleased to announce some new recruits:-

Marcus Coast has decided to return after a number of seasons at Caldy. Marcus has played centre for most of his playing career and you will recall that Marcus started his senior rugby career with us at the tender age of 18; he then played for Waterloo for a short time before returning to play a part in what was arguably the most successful period in the club’s recent history.

 

Greg Hughes, a quality wing three-quarter who originally played for Wallasey, has joined from Birkenhead Park.  He is looking very impressive in training and will help give us that much needed ability to convert pressure into points. 

 

Those of you who watched New Brighton play Winnington Park at the end of last season will remember that their stand-out forward was a young 18 year old wing forward named Ryan McKibbin. I am delighted to inform you that Ryan has decided to develop his rugby career at New Brighton under the expert tutelage of our coaches and club captain Kati Tu’ipulotu. Unfortunately, his start to the season will be delayed while he recovers from the broken thumb he sustained playing summer amateur Rugby League before he joined us.

 

Our final recruit so far is Kati’s nineteen year old nephew Ikuna Manuofetoa who has stayed in the country to improve his English after representing Tonga in the IRB Junior World Championships recently hosted in Wales. He looks a fine prospect in either of the back two rows of the scrum.

 

Pre-season training has been going well as the coaches look towards improving on last season’s fourth place league position. The beginning of the season should be very interesting as players and referees alike endeavour to implement the new law variations.

Colin Jones has rejoined the coaching staff and will have responsibility for all squad players during training nights but will have specific responsibility for the 2nd XV on a Saturday.

 

All of the players and coaching team are delighted to have Colin back on board.

A message from Head Coach, Steve Dorrington -  All players please note that pre-season training has now started and by popular demand the training evenings are Mondays as well as the normal Thursdays, at 7.00 p.m.

 

Any players that are interested in joining the club are welcome to come along and join in.  So if you know of anyone, bring them along.