The next meeting of RFU Council is Friday, October 5th. Community
Game Board met at Twickenham in Wednesday, 29th August, with the
next meeting planned for Thursday, 18th October.
RFU Staff Consultation - As many will be aware it has been a busy time at the RFU as the Staff
Re-Structure has almost finished. In terms of YRFU we had to lose one of our
RDOs. This was achieved when Gregg
Bayliss (Central District) took voluntary redundancy. The aftermath of this was
to re-organize the clubs that Gregg had previously serviced and those clubs
previously in Central District should be aware of who there RDO is.
The
situation was then further compounded when Mike Barnett left his role as Area Development
Manager to become National Age Grade Manager. I’m sure we all wish him well in
his new role.
This
meant a vacancy which was, we are happy to announce, filled by Hamish Pratt who
moved from Yorkshire West to become the Area Manager. Congratulations go to Hamish, we wish him
every success as Area Manager and look forward to working with him. The vacancy
left behind in Yorkshire West has yet to be filled.
A
new post of Regional Competitions Development Officer was created under the
re-structure and the Northern post has been appointed with Matt Bryan taking up
this position. Matt is currently RDO for
Durham which leaves another vacancy to be filled in the near future. Again, we wish Matt all the best in his new
post.
There
has also been some movement in CRCs and your RDO will provide you with details
of the CRCs who will cover your club.
Nationally,
there have also been plenty of movement. Once the restructure has been
finalised Twickenham will issue a new contact list, so that clubs will be able
to find the correct person at Twickenham for any queries that you may
have.
England Women vs Canada Women – as part of an attempt to bring the
game out to regions the Women’s November Quilter International fixtures were recently
announced. As I’m sure you have seen England Women will play Canada Women at
Doncaster RFC on Sunday, 18th November, kicking off at 2:00
p.m. Tickets are available from drfc.co.uk
and we would urge you to visit and buy a ticket for the fixture. With plenty of
interest I’m sure the RFU will look to arrange further fixtures at grounds in
our area.
Activities in August
(Jim Chapman)
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Date
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03
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Meeting with Steve Grainger (Wetherby)
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06
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YRFU Committee (Pontefract RUFC)
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14
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Meeting with Rob Briers (Chairman, CGB) (Birch Services, M62)
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15
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Yorkshire Competitions S-C (County Office)
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20
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Adult Competitions Development Sub-Committee (Twickenham)
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28
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North DOC (Skipton RUFC)
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29
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Community Game Board (Twickenham)
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Activities in August
(Ted Atkinson)
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Date
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03
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Meeting with Steve Grainger (Wetherby)
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06
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YRFU Committee (Pontefract RUFC)
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17
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Conference Call ref. England Counties
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21
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Conference Call ref. England Counties & Counties U20
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Ted Atkinson & Jim Chapman
August 2018
