Presentation on Electric Vehicles

11th August 2016 Simon Ballard — No Comments

This is an invitation to all members to come along to the Club at 6:30 pm on Wednesday 31st August to learn more about “Electric Vehicles – The current state of the market and the charging network” with a talk given by Darren Smith EV Manager at Glyn Hopkin and Robbie Gawthorpe of East Green Energy.

The talk, which is being organised by Ipswich Engineering Society will include details about the Nissan Leaf zero emission car and you will also have a chance to drive a one of their demonstrator vehicles during the course of the evening.

This meeting will be held on the 31st August

ELECTRIC VEHICLES – THE CURRENT STATE OF THE MARKET AND THE CHARGING NETWORK
PLUS THE NISSAN LEAF

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31ST 2016
WOODBRIDGE RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB
START TIME 1830

WRUFC nominated for Suffolk Coastal Business and Community Award

18th July 2016 Simon Ballard — No Comments

We’ve been informed that following the judging of the Suffolk Coastal Business and Community Awards, Woodbridge RFU has been voted as a finalist in the category Club of the Year. This is a tremendous achievement against some incredibly tough competition this year. The full short list is on www.scbca.co.uk. The Awards presentation, including a three course meal and live music, will take place on Thursday 15^th September at 6.30pm

AGM 28 June 6.30pm at the Club

3rd June 2016 Simon Ballard — No Comments

AGM time again chums. Step up and join your Committee – one of the other top teams in the Club with a strong record of bringing home the silverware.

Pitches out of bounds

31st May 2016 Simon Ballard — No Comments

All pitches are out of bounds until further notice due to re-seeding. Thanks for your understanding.

Suffolk Sports Awards Nominate Now

16th May 2016 Simon Ballard — No Comments

Suffolk Sport has launched the Suffolk Sports Awards 2016. This prestigious event awards and celebrates sporting excellence throughout Suffolk. Reward the sporting heroes in your club or sport and those leading sport and physical activity projects in your area by giving them recognition and thanks they deserve.
The Suffolk Sports Awards event is taking place on 18th November 2016 at Trinity Park, Ipswich and will be celebrating Suffolk Sport’s 20th year growing physical activity in Suffolk.

Sponsorship categories are here: Sponsors_Categories____Criteria_2016(1)

You can vote here: http://suffolksport.com/survey/survey.asp?survey=20010043

Junior Awards 2016

9th May 2016 Simon Ballard — No Comments

Junior Section Awards reflected yet another safe, enjoyable and rewarding season of great rugby played by our fine young young men and women. Awards were presented and thanks given for hard-working Coaches and ever-supportive parents. Many thanks to out-going Junior Chairman Graham Kill who passes the reins to Alex Brigginshaw. Have a good summer break everyone.

A full Facebook Gallery is here

U15s are Ipswich 7’s Winners

4th May 2016 Simon Ballard — No Comments

Report from Tim Owens…..Another Cup to add to Woodbridge Under 15’s Trophy Cabinet!

Elliot Man of the Tournament

The tournament started with Braintree, who very much shocked us by scoring a brilliant powerhouse of a try straight through the middle of our centres and scoring under the posts. But that was the last they had of the ball and we romped home with 5 tries scored by Marcus, Josh, Barnaby, Elliott and Jake.

Hadleigh next and as last year’s winners they were going to be a much tougher opponent and they scored the opening and closing tries, however in between we scored 5 tries from Marcus, Elliott, Travis, Marcus again, and Tom Aston.

Ipswich followed and another win, with 6 tries to 1 scored by Marcus, Josh, Charlie, Alex, Tom Aston and Alex again.

Last pool match was Eley and we won 7 tries to 1, scores by Elliott, Tom Aston, Barnaby, Marcus, Barnaby, Charlie and Will.

Semi-final time and Sudbury, big bunch of boys who played with great spirit but played a 15 a side game which as soon as we got the ball we exploited width and scored 5 tries to their 2, by Marcus, Josh, Marcus, Travis and Barnaby.

Marcus & Trophy

Final v Bury St Edmunds – a really tight score 7-5 to us, but we ruled the pitch for ¾ of the game, and ruined several chances of another couple of tries by not doing what we had done so well in the previous games and use the width, overlap and mismatches, that said we never really looked like losing so the score was correct on possession and territory.

Our team member voted Woodbridge “man of the tournament” goes to Sean for his amazing fitness as a forward, stealing ball and making tackles across the park, but also for his great supporting runs, leading to him scoring under the posts in the final. Well done Sean!

Lastly, for the second year running the Ipswich Rio Sevens tournament referees awarded a Woodbridge player to be their U15’s Tournament Man of the Match – which this year went to Elliott.

Wymondham 36 v Warriors 12 – 23/04/16

26th April 2016 Simon Ballard — No Comments

Wymondham started shakily, conceding a few penalties early on but found their feet quickly with a match-defining shove at the scrum and quick ball out from No 8 Armes, a strong run from Andy Mackay to scrum half Auden Airdrie who scored. Moments later Wymondham repeated the move but full back Pape was stopped by JP Hart. The following scrum saw more pressure on the visitors, No 8 Jono Cooke struggling to keep the ball at the back and, despite holding a line out, winning a penalty and a good clearance from Hart possession passed the home team and hooker C Airdrie bought play back to the Woodbridge 5m line where a poor scrum saw scrum half Airdrie pick up an easy ball and score again.

Wymondham continued to give away penalties and Woodbridge missed a try at goal as play stayed central for a while the home team putting in a couple of good mauls and exploiting their opponents patchy line out. Woodbridge were also frequently pushed off their ball at the scrum and fly half Duffin and centre Tom Midgley barrelled down the middle of the pitch pressurising Adam Plummer and Hart even when they did get clean ball. Midgley also kept the kicking pressure on full back Christian Hoolihan and wing Luke Jacques resulting in play staying in the visitors 22 from which a simple move from the back of the scrum saw Andy Mackay score. Woodbridge gained some attacking territory from Hart’s kicking and Wymondham being reduced to 14 men but failed to score and Mackay’s counter kicks pushed the Warriors back into their 22 before dominating a scrum against the head from which Mackay scored his second.

Woodbridge Captain Tom Stokes started the second half with a strong run, Jono Cooke, Tim Johnson and Olly Gray also joining the attack but the home defence was strong, stripping Amit Sinha and kicking over. Another couple of mauls forced some excellent counter shoves from Tony Gibson and the Warrior front row but eventually the Wymondham scrum gained 15 metres and Andy Mackay scored his hat trick. Hart continued the aerial bombardment forcing the hosts back but the follow up chase wasn’t always great and play stayed central until a period of Wymondham penalties and some good runs from wingers Jack Johnson and Luke Jacques lifted the visitors and centre Sam Hallows opened the scoring for Woodbridge. Rejuvenated by this Johnson grubbed through and the Warriors kept the pressure on, holding a couple of set pieces and keeping the ball moving quickly for Sam Hallows to score his second.

Within moments Wymondham Tom Midgley finished a well-worked move from the restart to re-emphasise the home team advantage on the final whistle.

U15s – Colchester Festival Plate Winners

18th April 2016 Simon Ballard — No Comments

Report from Tim Owens
“Another great day for Woodbridge Under 15’s. With just 19 players, one dropping out at the last minute due to partying too hard the night before! We started our campaign against a large Holt team who took it to us in the forwards, but as soon as we shipped it wide we found space and slick handling led to a great individual run by Guy. Although of note he had support left and right if required. Converted by Elliott. And in the second half a storming run down the wing and a cut back led to another try this time by James Owens.

12 nil to Woodbridge.

Next was North Walsham who came hard out of the starting blocks and took control of the game leading 12 nil at half time. With some gentle words of encouragement by management, Woodbridge upped their aggression and work rate and completely took North Walsham apart both in the tight and out wide, with a scorching try by Marcus under the posts, converted by Elliott and another forwards try from James Owens. If we had had another 30 seconds this was our game, but time was against us and a draw was secured.

Westcliff was a score-less game, but WOW wasn’t it exciting, two evenly matched teams flowing back and forth over the centre line, rarely entering the opposition 22, each team probing in attack, and defending magnificently. A draw was a fair ending to a great game. To be continued I think next season.

Last pool game was against Southend, who really are a brilliant outfit with top quality academy players in every position. 5 tries to nil to them.

So after all the Pool games were played and points tallied, Southend were in top spot, Westcliff 2nd, North Walsham 3rd, Colchester 4th and Woodbridge 5th.

Plate Semi Final – Romford was our opponent and as usual and is typical of North London teams, big and physical in the break downs, Man of this Match was Joe Lipman who played both out of position on the flank doing a very creditable job and then swapped to winger to score our winning try, converted by Elliott.

Plate Final – Brentwood another large very physical pack with direct runners in the backs, we took two tries against them in the first half, Alex and Elliott, converted both times by Elliott. But the second half the beast was awakened and Brentwood launched attack after attack leading to a great try under the posts and converted too. But time was against them and with a renewed surge from Woodbridge we reclaimed the ball and kept hold of it until the final whistle.

A long but rewarding day out, only one loss all day and that was against Southend!. Man of the tournament, a close thing, the backs were magnificent in their handling, but I can’t forgive the missed 4 on 1 opportunity. So it goes to a forward, who lead by example and showed barely controlled aggression in the tight and loose play, and played in just about every position in the pack – Well Done Brendan.”