February 2008 News Archives

SUNDAY 2ND MARCH - Touring team at HRFC.
On Sunday 2nd March we welcome our very good friends from Holland once again - Westland Lions - to play our Colts/U17s with a 2pm kick off

The whole squad should be applauded for two excellent performances with an edge we've not seen for a while. We dominated Welwyn in the first game and Datchworth must have wondered what had happened compared with earlier in the season and why they did not score a hat full of points with the possession they had. We lost by a mere conversion but that didn't matter given how we played.

This year Hitchin RFC are hosting this event

VOLUNTEERS WANTED!

WILL ALL GOING TO BARCELONA FOR THE 2 XV FIXTURE PLEASE ADVISE PETER TASKO OF THEIR PASSPORT NUMBER

Hitchin showed they have what it takes to compete with the best of the league above in reaching the last four of the Herts Presidents' Trophy

The following sides have been selected for this saturday.

No 2 XV match this week.

In addition to the 1 XV, those available have been selected for the 3 XV and 4 XV.

Chris Jones

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Sunday 2nd March

This week we have training at the club usual time 10.30am

Sunday 9th March & Sunday 30th March

We have two remaining home fixtures left this season against Leighton Buzzard on 9th March and Royston on 30th March. As we do not have many remaining training sessions I would like to select three teams for these fixtures, so that we can involve more players. This would give an opportunity for some of our players who do not play regularly to play some more matches. Could all players advise me of their availability for these two fixtures.

This Sunday we played at Datchworth in a triangular fixture with Welwyn, and competed as a club for the Charles Morris Memorial Trophy. Unsure of the exact set up for the morning, we still took two teams and hoped we would have enough rugby for all the players. We were not disappointed as Datchworth proved to be excellent hosts and with Welwyn also entering into the spirit of things we managed to play a total of six matches during the morning. There were two main matches that counted towards the Trophy and we had another four training matches. We decided to mix the teams up this week and I was very impressed with the performances by the teams as we won all the games and came away with a 100% record.

Thanks to Mike for the match report and reminiscences.

It was always going to be a tough morning with several key players away on holiday or with exotic excuses such as damaged finger ligaments, dislocated collarbone, broken toe or a bizarre collision with a hockey stick! It was therefore good to see the rest of the squad rise to the occasion and work so well together as a team.

Having not played for a few weeks the U17’s were keen to get back on track. Last time we played Barnet the conditions were wet and windy but still managed a healthy score.

Hitchin U10s at Datchworth for the Morris Trophy.
(Datchworth/Hitchin/Welwyn.)

change of venue for some; please read....

A mixed day – some good rugby against the weaker opposition but a reality check against OA’s A team and it’s this we should measure ourselves against.

Colts 19 - Tring 17 - What a match!!

There are occasions when the scorelines really don't do justice to the matches played and both the matches were examples in different ways. After a couple minutes of madness in the first match we got progressively better and though the second match was officially a draw, morally - and with some real justification - it was a clear victory.

The following sides have been selected for Sat 23 Feb :-

France v. England on the big screen. 8 pm

4 XV - fixture to be arranged. Please confirm availability, HOME or AWAY
We need to know by Thursday, latest
If you are available but not selected, contact Chris Jones.

Chris Jones

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This week, Sunday 24th February we have an away fixture at Datchworth. This is a triangular fixture with Welwyn also attending, but we have made arrangements for two teams to still attend. I do not know the exact set up for the morning, but hopefully we should get enough rugby for both teams.

On Sunday, we competed against one of the best clubs in Hertfordshire, Old Albanians (OAs), and we acquitted ourselves very well. We thought we had a lot of players; however they have over 100 children, 6 teams, 12 coaches and 3 pitches just for the U7 age group!! Nonetheless we turned up with two teams and gave them four good games in a thoroughly enjoyable morning which, with a bit of luck and a few ref decisions going our way, might have been even better.

Hitchin travelled to West London on Saturday to meet Herts/Middlesex 1 League leaders Chiswick with high hopes of providing an upset for the table toppers.

Newly named “Saxons” and “Vikings” enjoy mixed fortunes.

Last week we had to cancel a game because of non availabilities, advised late in the day.
Please reply quickly confirming your availability.
If available but not selected, contact Chris Jones

note: 1 XV coach leaves at 11.30, so DO NOT be late ! Meet time 11.15 sharp

Chris Jones

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Off to St. Albans for a tough fixture....

A good training session on Sunday and another very good turnout especially considering it was half term with over 40 players attending. The first part of the session we continued to work on the 1 v 1 & 2 v 1 situations from last week and I was pleased to see the players improvement as the session went on. The last part we split the group, with the older experienced players having a match to prepare for this weeks fixture and the younger less experienced players having some 3 v 3 or 4 v 4 small sided games. It was an excellent morning and I was really pleased with all the players efforts. Thanks to Tom, Rob, Brian, Jez and Gordon for their help during the session.

Unfortunatley, due a large number of late unavailabilities, injuries etc, the 3 XV match v, Harlow [away] has been cancelled.

Matches on:

1 XV v. West London home Meet 12.45

2 XV v.Fullerians away Meet 12.15

4 XV v. Datchworth home Meet 1.00

Revised 2 XV and 4 XV as follows

Chris Jones

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Hitchin 5 Dunstablians 27- a good game to watch!

2 XV playing at Fullerians v.3/VETS XV

Meet 12.15



Once again - anyone not selected for a game this weekend who is available, please contact Chris Jones

Chris Jones

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1) If available but not selected , please contact Chris Jones [team sec]

2) Meet Times are set to allow captains to collect fees, confirm availabilities for following week[s] and get match shirts ready , sort out transport etc. so - PLEASE TURN UP ON TIME

2 XV match to be confirmed

Chris Jones

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We had our first training session of the New Year on Sunday and it was great to see such a good turnout, especially from the younger U6 players. It was bright and breezy, but all the players put in a lot of effort and it was a good session. Thanks to Adrian, Brian, Jez, Rob, Martin and Glyn for their help during the morning.

On a cold, austere but sunny February morning we stepped up for what could have been our toughest challenge of the year.

Bedford has an awesome reputation throughout the leagues for their scale and development of rugby in the region. They always put out a good team no matter what. This team was no exception. Big and bold and most certainly the best forwards we have played against. We met the pack, who does what we do, as well as we do, and they are big too!

The U8’s started their preparations for next season with their introduction to contact

Hitchin entertained London Club Old Actonians in a re-arranged match on Saturday and struggled to stamp their authority in a must-win game.

"B" XV now playing Royston 2 XV at home

KO requested 2 pm Meet 1 pm

1 XV now meeting 12.45

Chris Jones

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