A Successful Night at the Races!

5th March 2023 Christopher Barnes — No Comments

Thank you to everyone who attended the race night on Saturday, we feel it’s fair to say that for those who attended, they certainly had an amazing night and it was great fun to be part of.

Jamie Smith, with support of Amy Bond & Tom Bond, did an amazing job of organising this event, probably a better job of most mainstream bookmakers…some of the bidding for the player ‘horses’ were completely overpriced but that’s the bookies for you….and beer…..

Over £1000 was raised for MND and the club, this is a phenomenal amount of generosity.

Our Race Sponsers were:

Drain Doctor
Amarinth
J.T.Few
Fat Boys Fitness
Labrys
Oliver Charles Developments
Bell & Steel Yard
Eco Concrete Ltd

The club are as always very grateful for the support given to these events.

Finally, thank you to Tracy & Nina for running the bar and keeping the horses well-watered!

A Night At The Races

27th February 2023 Christopher Barnes — No Comments

Come and join us for a night at the races on the 4th March 2023.

First race is at 7pm. Doors open at 6.30pm

£5 Entry Fee, this includes a free bet. Food also available.

WRUFC Members Survey – Closed

18th February 2023 Christopher Barnes — No Comments

The survey is now closed!

Thank you to everyone who made the effort to complete the survey on-line and in the clubhouse.

We will now review the information provided and feedback this data onto the committee, so they can evaluate this as part of the club strategy.

We’d like to pass on our thanks to everyone who took part in the survey. Every voice matters and we will be publishing the results of the survey very soon.

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We are committed to providing the highest possible quality of training provision and facilities at our club so that we can enable all our players to aspire to be the best they can be.

The Committee aims to build a successful club where we can achieve league success and be seen as a dominant force within our region, providing the community with a club to be proud of with the recognition it rightfully deserves.

To support this, we need to ensure our club is well run and commercially focused so we can continue to grow, develop and invest towards our mission. We have produced a survey below that looks at the following key areas:

All About Rugby
Our Facilities
Leadership, Membership & Strategy
Feedback

All members/players/volunteers and associates of the club should have received an email last week, so please check your inboxes. Alternatively please visit the club house to fill in a manual copy or obtain a link from a club co-ordinator or coach who should have this also who we are sure would share this link with you.

The deadline for closure of the survey is Friday 3rd March 2023. Once we’ve had the chance to review the feedback from the survey we will publish the results to our members, following up on actions or outcomes.

Beer Festival 2023 (Friday 19th May – Sat 20th May)

18th February 2023 Christopher Barnes — 1 Comment

Come and join us for the very first independant beer festival of its kind in Woodbridge, Suffolk.

The Woodbridge Rugby Union Football Club is proud to host this weekend long event which will span over three separate sessions, starting Friday afternoon at 4pm, running through till 6pm on Saturday Night.

During the event, we will be offering a variety of beers and ciders, with the majority of these coming from local breweries and also a few guest ales from outside the county for good measure. Entertainment will be provided whilst you enjoy your time with us and alongside this, we will also have food available for purchase for each session to help keep you going.

Tickets are available in the club house, the Bull Inn or on Eventbrite @ £10.00 per session, this will include entry, a beer festival guide, a festival pint glass and two beer tokens to the equivalent to one pint! Then it’s just £4 per pint thereafter

Don’t forget to book your journey with a local taxi service to ensure you are conveyed to and from the event safely!!!!

As we draw closer to the event we will post more information on our social media pages and the websites about the entertainment available to keep you all informed. We look forward to welcoming you in joining us and we hope you enjoy what we have to offer.

www.woodbridgebeerfestival.co.uk

www.facebook.com/woodbridgebeerfestival

Important Info

Ticket sales are only available to over 18’s only, presentation of ID may be required in line with Challenge 25.

Any child attending the event can do so free of charge along with a paying adult however children remain the responsibilty of the parent or gurdain and may be asked to leave after 6pm.

WRUFC End of Season Ball Sat 13 May

1st February 2023 Simon Ballard — No Comments

WRUFC End of Season Ball
Sat 13 May – SOLD OUT!!

We are pleased to announce that the End of Season Ball tickets have now sold out!! This is a great response in terms of support towards our club however, we also understand that this will leave some of you with disappointment. We will be reviewing the capacity to see if more tickets could be offered, but this comes with no guarantee. Should we find capacity, we’ll publish details on our website and over our social media platforms.

We are very excited to be hosting this event, it will be an amazing evening for those lucky enough to have tickets and we look forward to welcoming you on the night.

Also, we are looking for sponsors to support this event, if interested please contact Tom. The email address for this is sponsor@woodbridgerugby.net

Nina Bickerton & Committee
Organiser

Mike Lubbock RIP

13th January 2023 Simon Ballard — 5 Comments

It is with great sadness that I must write to inform you that Mike Lubbock has peacefully passed away with his family around him in the early hours of Wednesday 11 January.

Mike and his wife Jill moved to Woodbridge in 1961 where the family embarked on a 47 year involvement with Woodbridge School. Mike was a proud Leicester Tiger scrum half playing on 96 occasions between 1955 and 1961.

Having retired from rugby Mike was involved with Suffolk, Eastern Counties and London Division as a coach and selector. In 1969 Mike was one of Woodbridge Rugby Club’s founding members helping to pull together local, like-minded individuals to form Woodbridge RUFC. In 2006 Mike was awarded the Torch Award presented by the Duchess of Wessex as national recognition for his work with rugby. In 2007 Mike received the Suffolk Sport Lifetime Achievement Award followed by an invitation to a Buckingham Palace Garden Party.

Mike was our first Club Captain and led the Club as President for 24 years. He remained so immensely proud of the success and growth of the Club, which has been built to provide a family friendly, community rugby club for future generations.

Mike’s family and friends are in our thoughts at this sad time.

On behalf of Woodbridge Rugby Club
Tim Johnson
Chairman