Wellโฆwhat a week, what a game & what an atmosphere to be part of!!
Thank you to the great group of Staff/Players for having us, a huge thanks to
@Jonhughesrugby
for giving me the opportunity to be Liaison Officer for the
@wallabies
#SweetAss
#Hapus
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Great to see the community come out to support
@OakdaleMiniRugb
this afternoon in their Dragons Cup Semi-Final,
Brilliant Guard of Honour & Minutes silence to
@mattjwatkins
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Great Tribute to a Great Man!๐๐ผ
Last Game as coach of Blackwood Youth tomorrow, after the game 17 players will move on to senior rugby & the whole coaching group will either move up to seniors or move on!
Huge game to finish the year, a Cup Final at Glan-yr-Afon Park!๐๐๐๏ธ
#BwoodYouth
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#UppaWood
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Iโm looking forward to finishing my last 2 weeks at
@IslwynHigh
before moving on to a new challenge in September
@RiscaCCS
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Huge thank you to the Hub Officers in the Dragons Region & Dragons WRU Staff for the nomination & Award!๐ค๐ผ
Hugely appreciated!!๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐
Iโm absolutely gutted hearing of the passing of Neil Robinson!
Neil was a big part of my first year as a Hub Officer in Blackwood Comp; this was his Retirement Golf Day at St. Pierre Country Club - RIP Robbo!
Today is my last day
@Blackwood_pe
It has been a brilliant two years at such an amazing school with with so many lovely staff and pupils!
Itโs also been great to work in my local community promoting and developing rugby!
Here are my Highlights!๐
#BwoodRugby
#Jersey4All
Itโs finally here - our 20/21 kit launches today!๐ฉ
Get ready for the season, and join
#OspreysOnTheHunt
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Order now and get free postage and package with orders over ยฃ75!
All the hard work, being the first there to set up & the last to leave after packing away definitely feels worth it today! 100% deserved๐ฐ๐
#WinnersAreGrinners
#ChargersRugby
Congratulations to
@RhiwSyrDafydd
on this morning game in the final at the
@principalitysta
- Iโm looking forward to coming up later in the term canโt wait to hear about it!๐๐
Huge thank you to all
@IslwynHigh
parents and teachers who came to support the Year 11 squad this afternoon!๐๐ผ
Awesome atmosphere when the boys scored their 4th TRY๐๐ผ
Great memories for the boys to take with them as they leave!!๐๐๐ต
#WinnersAreGrinners
#CupFinal
Big thanks to
@rhymneyrugby
U16s for presenting me with a
@rhymneyrfc
jersey as a thanks for my work with them over the last 3 years!
Hugely appreciate the gesture guys!
#Brewers
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Night before my last day at
@IslwynHigh
tomorrow! Hereโs a video of this years Rugby Programme!
Boys played๐๐ผ
43 - 15s Games
48 - 7s Games
Girls played๐๐ผ
25 - Tag Games
Total of - 116 Fixtures 2021/22!!๐
#IslwynRugby
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#UppaSlwyn
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It was a great game v
@IslwynHigh
for our Y8 this afternoon & great to see and speak to all the pupils! Of course there was one pupil missing who is now recovering at home & I hope to catch up soon!
Dylan a little message from the pupils who played today
@CLMorgs
#RugbyFamily
Huge congratulations to
@Max_Clem01
refereeing in the Dragons EPP Festival!
Big future ahead with the whistle buddy๐ช๐ผ
Well Done this evening!
@AshSweet6
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First day
@IslwynHigh
today! Looking forward to meeting our new Year 7s on Monday & the rest of the school on Tuesday!๐ตโซ๏ธ
Iโd like to wish my friends at
@IDS3to18
good luck and have a great 1st term back in school!
#NewSchool
#WRURugbyHub
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Hard luck guys, an excellent final played in the right manner! Awesome group and chuffed to bits that they got the opportunity ๐๐ผ congrats to Heolddu on the Win!
#IslwynRugby
Still canโt get over the double wins in the East Wales Plate Finals for both the U15s & U18s
@RugbyChargers1
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Coaches & players worked extremely hard to make this happen!! A brilliant end to a tough 2020-2021 season!๐
#WinnersAreGrinners
#Chargers
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4 years ago, I took over
@RugbyChargers1
with the mentality
โBuild It & They Will Comeโ ๐ฐ๐
A massive thank you too everyone who has supporting the Chargers over the last 6 years but especially the last 3/4 Years - we have made something special!!๐๐
#ChargersGirlsRugby
There has been so much effort put in by these staff members to get the result today!๐ฐ Huge thank you to all the staff and coaches from the U15s and U18s for what you have given up over the last few months to give our girls the opportunities!
#WeAreChargers
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#NationalFinals
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3 years ago when I was asked to get involved with
@RugbyChargers1
we put a few goals in in place!
Get every team back up & runningโ
Start a U18s Sideโ
Get U15s & U18s sides playing in traditional winter seasonโ
Thanks to our volunteers & players for making this happen!๐ฐ๐
Good Luck to
@IslwynHigh
pupils Ethan P & Ethan S today &
@blackwoodrfcjnr
Youth Player Ollie F all representing
@WalesRugbyL
U16s this afternoon against England!
Looking forward to getting across for the game this afternoon ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐๐
A total of 40 Year 7 pupils represented the school this week in games Vs Cwmbran & Blackwood!
An excellent week & great to see so many pupils involved and having an opportunity to play!
#WeAreIslwynHigh
#IslwynRugby
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Another Good Test this Evening!
Minutes Silence for Owen Parfitt who unfortunately passed away on Monday!
Owen did so much for Community Rugby, He Will be Missed!
#RIP
#IslwynVsRhymneyValley
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Excellent to see the girls back on the field playing some regular rugby again!
Any female players interested in giving rugby a try contact
@RugbyChargers1
Great to see Regional Female Rugby back up and running even better to see girls from
@RugbyChargers1
involved in the regional set up!!๐๐
Good first game between Cardiff & Dragons U18s
@WelshRugbyUnion
#GirlsOfGwent
#Wrugby
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Excellent evening @ Blackwood RFC for the Jack Thomas Memorial U15 & U16 Cup Games! Friday Night Lights Raised ยฃ589, more to come tomorrow and Sunday! For a great cause
@CRY_UK
#BwoodRugby
Thinking back to last night; Iโm so proud of the group of boys we have in Rhymney Valley this Year;
Attitude, Effort & Enthusiasm what more would you want as a Coach from a Group of Players!
Looking forward to see what the next few weeks & months bring!
#WeAreRV
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First Boys & Girls Year 7 Rugby Training Session this Afternoon!
It was brilliant to see 39 pupils in attendance of those 15 were taking part in rugby for the first time!!
Really looking forward to our next session and games in a few weeks๐๐ผ
#IslwynRugby
#WeAreIslwynHigh
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Nice club visit this evening
@IslwynHigh
3G - Great to see
@OakdaleMiniRugb
U13, U14 & U15s using out facilities for training this evening!!
Even better to see new faces from school training for the first time with the club!๐ดโช๏ธ
#HubClub
#SchoolHubClubLink
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Great day
@CSEYstradMynach
today for the Dragons Regional 10s! 4 wins from 4 games means weโre this years Regional Champions! Great too see everyone representing the school today!
#BwoodRugby
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Our School Rugby Pitch is looking Sharp, Clean & Ready for this Terms PE Lessons, Extracurricular & Games!!
Please can we keep it that way! Thereโs plenty of space on site to walk your dogs, please do this away from the marked school rugby field!
#KeepOurFieldClean
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#NoDogs
Huge effort and attitude displaced by
@ISRU15s
last night!
Really tough conditions, in a SF with a chance to get to a final at the
@principalitysta
Great to be a part of it and support the squad & coaches! Great to see our
@RiscaCCS
boys involved as well๐ฅ
#MakingTheDifference
Huge thank you to all that attended this evening RV Presentation!๐ข๐ด
Great night & nice to send the 2021 group off with their representative honours for the year!
#SigningOff
#Season2021
#WeAreRV
Top Work from Club Members, Committee & Local Volunteers
@BlackwoodRugby
Club Yesterday & Today!
Club house is looking better than it did 36 hours ago, great to see so many people pulling together to help!
#StormDennis
#LocalClubSupport
First Term
@RCCS_Rugby
@RiscaCCS
22 - Games Played
146 - Pupils engaged in extra-curricular
128 - Pupils represented school in games
23 - Y10/11 Rugby Leaders โ
5 - Y10/11 Rugby Referee Level 1 โ
12 Club Transfers & Regular Club Visits
#RCCSRugby
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#MakingTheDifference
Big thank you to all the boys for an outstanding block of district rugby!
A great group of players who I wish the best of luck for the future!๐๐๐ผ
#WeAreRV
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Final Figures from Todays Year 6 Tag Rugby Festival
#BwoodRugby
๐ซ- 90 Y6 Pupils
๐- 6 Cluster Primary Schools
๐๐ผโโ๏ธ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ- 25 New Rugby Leaders
๐- 28 Tag Games Played
๐- 179 Tries Scored
๐for Rugby - Unlimited ๐๐ผ
#BwoodHubRugby
#TagRugby
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@DRA_Community
Congratulations
@dragonsrugby
U18s on winning the Regional Championship!!
Huge Comeback Win congrats to all Players & Coaching Staff shows how hard the boys have worked over the last few months!๐๐ผ๐๐๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
#DragonsU18s
#RegionalChamps
Really proud of our Year 7s squads first games yesterday for the school!
We scored a lovely try and played some really attacking rugby throughout both game!
Looking forward to next week game Vs St Cenydd School!
#IslwynRugby
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Outstanding Effort & Display from
@coleggwent
- Best Team out there and massively deserves that win!!!
Joe Westwood taking the late hits and still slotting the winning points!
Massive Congratulations Boys!๐ดโซ๏ธ๐
@ScottyM67
@CGXKeyRugby
Great experience for the Girls at the National Finals in Cardiff!!
Unfortunately didnโt make the final but we made memories instead!
#BwoodRugby
#GirlsRugby
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Great morning so far, U7/8, U9/11 & U13s hosting
@WestSwanseahawk
Too efforts
@WRU_Community
Apprentices Tom Prew & Lewys Price for helping referee & support!๐ฐ๐ก
First training session in 4 years back on the Blue side of Caerphilly!
Great numbers at our first
@ISRU15s
session with our new block of Y10 pupils!
#IslwynRugby
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