Bredon Buzzards
Junior Rugby
Off-season training

Don't forget - just because you're not playing every week doesn't mean that the boots can be swapped for the TV remote! If we all make an effort to keep up with at least some strenuous physical activity during the summer we'll be in better shape to start next season at full pace!

Added Sun 18-Jul-2010 at 07:50

Annual Dinner

Bredon Buzzards celebrated the end of their season at the Annual Dinner and Awards Evening on Friday 7th May.

Photo's of the presentations were taken by Mike James Photographic. You can order photo's online HERE

Full report of the evening to follow...

Added Tue 11-May-2010 at 09:58

Buzzards Star for Bredon Star

On 20th April 2010 three players from the under 17 team were called up to play for Bredon Star 1st XV in their Cup semi-final against local rivals Tewkesbury RFC. Jon Green (No6), Joe Freeman (No10) and Louis Wones (No14) all played exceptionally well and although they lost 41-7 they enjoyed the experience of playing at the much higher level.



They follow three other under 17's who have already played for the senior teams earlier in the season - Paul Merchant, George Swainson and Luke Evans. All of them are looking forward to playing against the Bredon Star team on the 30th of April.

Added Thu 22-Apr-2010 at 16:52

Bredon U17 Win International Silverware

Bredon U17 travelled to Ghent in Belgium over the Easter weekend to take part in the prestigious Ghent International Festival – now in its 20th year.

The tour had its first hiccup when Sea France went on strike just as the tour bus reached Dover, but nifty footwork got the party onto a P&O ferry with only a two hour delay. Next the gear box of the tour bus broke shortly after arrival in Belgium. Undeterred, the party reached Ghent by a mixture of lifts on another team’s bus and train.



Once the rugby started on Sunday things got back on track. In the first pool game Bredon were up against Crediton and were just too strong. The game was shortened to 10 minutes each way at Crediton’s request and Bredon won 33-5. In the second pool game Bredon comfortably defeated Burton 29-0.

In the final Bredon faced Coalville. Things looked good when Bredon scored a try from the kick-off. Coalville then struck back immediately with an interception. However this was to be their final score as Bredon then ran away with the match scoring 8 more tries. The final was played without conversions so the final score was 45-5.

Bredon thus claimed the trophy and participated in a lively awards ceremony which also included the Ladies Swiss National team who won the Ladies Trophy and Wyvern Warriors, winners of the Men’s trophy.



Tournament try scorers were Andrews, Attwood (2), Bunch, Gabb (2), Graulich, Harkness (3), Lees (2), Merchant, Prudden, Rees (2), Swainson and Wilson (2). Conversions Attwood (5) and Freeman

Added Mon 12-Apr-2010 at 10:24

Annual Dinner - May 7th

This year's Club dinner will take place on Friday 7 May 2010 at Bredon Village Hall. The meal will be served at 7pm so please arrive by 6.30pm. The bar will be open so parents are welcome to stay in the bar during the meal and come into the hall for the presentations once dinner has been cleared away. Dress code for the diners and coaches is shirt and tie. There will be a few fundraisers on the evening:
   Heads and tails for the players (bring £2 if you want to join in)
   Silent auction of a signed premiership shirt
   Raffle of a family ticket for the Guinness premiership match, Worcester v Gloucester on Saturday 8 May.
Please complete the reply slip on the form and return with money to your coach asap (and no later than April 18th). Talk to your team coach/manager if you have any questions.

Added Wed 31-Mar-2010 at 21:59

Feedback wanted!

As we approach the end of the first season using the new web site, we would like your feedback on how you think it has panned out, any ideas you might have on what we could do better, or just your thoughts on what has worked out well.

We are already planning to extend the 'Teams' area to make it easier for the team coaches/managers to include information about their players and to upload photos for match reports, and possibly a Blog area for discussion about local and general rugby issues, but we would like to know if you think there are other things that would make the site more attractive or useful. Maybe we're missing some information you think would be very useful, or perhaps you just can't get on with the 'dark' colour scheme and would prefer to work with dark text on a white background.

If you would like to send us an email with your thoughts and ideas we would be happy to hear from you.





Added Mon 29-Mar-2010 at 13:46

Struan Potter picked for Scotland

Congratulations to Struan who has been selected to the Scotland Under 17s squad that will play at the Wellington College International Festival this Easter. Struan has been at three camps in Scotland in preparation for the festival, which will feature matches against England U16A, France, and Canada.



Wellington College is near Sandhurst in Berkshire, and all are welcome to come and watch the matches there.

Fixtures:

Wellington Festival, Saturday 3 to Friday 9 April

Match day 1 - Sunday 4 April v England, kick-off 2pm

Match day 2 - Tuesday 6 April v France, kick-off 12noon

Match day 3 - Friday 9 April v Canada, kick-off 11am

Full fixture list here

Added Sun 28-Mar-2010 at 08:44

Gloucester tickets for £1

A cracking good offer of junior tickets for last 3 Gloucester home games of the season, only £1 each (conditions apply), please read the flyer for more info.

Added Wed 24-Mar-2010 at 20:17

U17s In Last 16 Of National Cup

With their win over Old Coventrians, the Under 17s next round match will be at home against Syston RFC (Leicester) on Sunday 14th March. Home support will be really welcomed. Kick-off time will be 12:30. The bar at the Village Hall will be open for those wishing refreshments.

Added Wed 03-Mar-2010 at 14:36

U13 gets new sponsors

Thanks to the generosity of Hatherley Manor Hotel and Beacon Safety Consulting the U13's are now the proud wearers of brand new match shirts. Many thanks go to these businesses for supporting our players.

Added Mon 25-Jan-2010 at 22:34

Poster Campaign

We have a new poster encouraging players to join our club. If you are able to take some to hand out or display at your school, local shops, community noticeboards, etc, then please contact Kevin Dickens.

Added Wed 16-Dec-2009 at 01:08

U11’s visit Gloucester RFC

Bredon U11’s spent a fantastic day at Kingsholm for the Gloucester v Wasps Premier League match shown live on Sky Sports. After a stadium tour the boys were treated to a training session with Luke Narraway before the evening culminated in a half time parade around the pitch. Despite Gloucester losing the game the boys all had a fantastic experience.





Added Mon 23-Nov-2009 at 22:02

Did you know?

Where we display photos in News or Match Reports, you can click on the photo to open up a full-size version.

Added Sat 17-Oct-2009 at 07:59

Photo call!

If you have any good photos from matches or training sessions, we are collecting pics for the new photo gallery we are building. Send them in by email with a note of where and when they were taken, and any relevant details such as player names etc.

Added Sat 17-Oct-2009 at 07:57

Call for help!

We are looking for a new Press Officer, plus someone to run the catering unit at Westmancote. Please contact Caroline Lloyd (Volunteer Coordinator) if you think you might be able to help, or if you just want to find out more about what is involved.

Email: carolinelloyd_428@fsmail.net

Phone: 07825 181685

Added Wed 07-Oct-2009 at 07:51

Gloucester Rugby Camps 2009/10

This season's Gloucester Rugby Camps are now open for booking. Courses are available across the county and are aimed at all players aged between 8 and 17.

The PDF flyer (1Mb) is printable and can be sent to the club or simply book online at www.rugbycamps.com, alternatively please call on 0871 871 8781 option 2.

Discounts are available for Group bookings and for Crew Members! Book your place today to avoid disappointment, play your part!

If you require any further information about the camps please contact the Community Department by emailing cdp@gloucesterrugby.co.uk.

Added Thu 24-Sep-2009 at 12:56

New season kicks off

New season starts September 6th : Registration + Mini Training at Westmancote, Junior Training at Bredon. U17's friendly against Cheltenham at Newlands. Please read the new season welcome letter from the Club Chairman, and check out the fixture lists for Minis and Juniors.

Added Thu 03-Sep-2009 at 07:31

New web site launch!

We start the 2009-10 season with a new look for the web site. We hope you like it, and that you keep coming back to see what new stuff is added as the season progresses.

We expect to be adding things like a new photo gallery, more news and events, and regular match reports - with logins for the team managers so they can write the reports themselves!

Of course, if you have any ideas about things we could include or improve, please let us know.

Added Tue 01-Sep-2009 at 21:00

Training gets under way

Forget all that nonsense about the Ashes and get stuck into a real game! Sunday September 6th sees the new season finally get under way with the first full-on training sessions start at 10am on Sunday, so dust off your boots, grab your gumshield, and get down there!

Don't forget to check the 'Fixture Status' panel on the Home page for any updates on whether each week's training sessions or matches are going ahead. This will be important later in the season as the weather gets worse and matches may have to be cancelled or postponed.

Added Wed 26-Aug-2009 at 00:00