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| New Caerphilly RFC Website |
| We are in the process of moving the website. Please click here to view: www.pitchero.com/clubs/caerphillyrfc/ This new format should be easier to use and better informed as more club staff are able to publish information about events, fixtures, scores and match reports. |
| Caerphilly Tigers Under 18’s & Under15’s |
| Caerphilly v Cirencester, 9th January 2011 After returning from a well earned Christmas break both teams welcomed Cirencester RFU under 15’s & 18’s to Virgina Park. The weather was kind for once allowing the sun to shine through giving the supporters a chance to take a layer of clothing off. The Under 15’s unfortunately had a few players off ill so Cirencester kindly mixed some of their players on rotation giving both sides even numbers. The Caerphilly girls came out guns blazing and put Cirencester on the back foot from the start. Throughout the game it became a twist with both sides creating good clean breaks and making it quite fast play around the pitch. Charmaine, Elle & Kalea working hard at all times feed good ball through to Charlotte who placed a number of try’s giving her a well deserved player of the match. The final score was 35-31 the win has given the girls a well deserved boost of confidence and hopefully will have a full team available to welcome Cleavedon to Viginia Park this Sunday 16th January 2011. The Under 18’s was in good spirits even though before Christmas had a few close matches and losing narrowly too often. With a full squad and subs available everyone was happy until the visiting team turned up and outsized some of the home players giving them the edge straight away it was up to the coaches to turn this around and fire the players up, with the team announced the girls lead by Beth – Fox ran onto the park fully motivated. Straight from the start the Home side put pressure on Cirencester and came away with a try and conversion within the first minutes of the game. From this point on it was a pleasure for the coaches to see the hard work that the girls had put in on the training pitch being paid off with whole squad’s performance increasing with confidence throughout the first half leaving a well sized and experienced Cirencester wondering what has happened. The second half started off 100 miles an hour again but after ten minutes Cirencester had found their form and started to put pressure on Caerphilly. With the home side allowing Cirencester to score a few tries it was time for a quick group and Beth-Fox giving her side a talking to it worked and once again Caerphilly was able to run a few more tries in with the final score being 63-21. To nominate a player of the match was too hard for the coaches to decide as the amount of commitment the whole squad put it was truly commendable. It has been left to teamer.net for nominations from everyone to decide the player of the match. Hopefully this Wednesday at training the girls will put another committed session in and look forward to welcome Cleavedon Sunday 16th January 2011 who is also recognised as an experienced team. |
| Congratulations |
 Congratulations to fixture secretary Colin Marlin and his wife Dilys on achieving life memberships to the club.
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| Mid District Cup Result |
| Aberdare 0 - Caerphilly 34 played away at Aberdare RFC on Friday 12th November 2010 Round Two Draw - Caerphilly v Penallta to be played the weekend of 11th December |
| Caerphilly U12’s Winners of Big Cheese 7’s tournament 2010 |
 During the 2010 Big Cheese Festival, Caerphilly District Coach Chris Garrett organised the first Under12’s Rugby 7’s tournament to promote the inclusion of this sport in future Olympics, the tournament was held on Morgan Jones’s Park. On an exceptionally warm day five teams formed up consisting of Tredegar, Blackwood, Abertillery, Caerphilly and a Barbarians team of district and Caerphilly players. What followed was an excellent display of tactical rugby with flair epitomising the Welsh Game, strokes of pure genius and skill shone, even over the heat that steadily rose with each hour. Caerphilly strode onto the pitch for their first game, the children’s faces calm and totally focused, their opponents Tredegar. Kick off commenced and battle ensued. The game was evenly poised, both team moving the ball wide at first opportunity first one way then the other, forwards thrusting through the gain line, it was a sight to behold, before we knew it the whistle had blown for the end of the game, spectators mesmerised not remembering the score. Caerphilly had emerged victorious scoring 2 tries to 1. Caerphilly’s next game against a very good Abertillery team needed no introductions, the Caerphilly team still smarting from last season’s loss during the Usk Tournament. Abertillery went out with all guns blazing and their wingers causing consternation at times, Caerphilly rose to the occasion and a re-shuffle of the team effectively closed them down. This time it was Caerphilly who emerged the victors over a hard fought game, Final Score 3 tries to 2. Caerphilly’s third game against the Barbarians kicked off with both team starting slowly, feeling out the defence and probing, it must be noted that 5 players in the Barbarians were from Caerphilly U12’s however you would not have known, both teams picking up the pace, Caerphilly made the break though and Scored, this seemed to further inspire the players with 5 further tries being scored although the Barbarians pulled 2 back. The final whistle blew and Caerphilly won by 6 tries to 2. The team next played Blackwood, the coaching team had seem this team as their most dangerous opponents and had watched their games with great interest, final instructions were issued to the team and they ran onto the pitch. To say this was a hard game is an understatement, flashes of brilliance wowed the crowd, cheering and clapping resounded over the park. The heat was unbearable and spectator’s were heard saying they were hot and didn’t envy the players, you could see some of the players suffering with the heat but continuing to give it their all. It must be noted that neither Caerphilly nor Blackwood had lost a game so this was in effect a warm up for the final. Blackwood drew ahead however Caerphilly quickly drew level and followed up with a second try. In the second half Blackwood scored an excellent try to draw level again, the clock was ticking down when Caerphilly broke through on a darting run and scored again. Caerphilly were then penned in, in their own half and put up some great defensive work to keep Blackwood out. The whistle blew and the stands erupted, final score Caerphilly 3 Blackwood 2. After a short break Caerphilly returned to the pitch against Blackwood, you could see Blackwood were fired up, seeking revenge and what followed was an excellent display, no holds barred end to end rugby. Both teams putting everything into it, the game ebbed and flowed one way then the other until the final whistle went. Caerphilly had won 2 tries to 1. Both teams congratulated each other on a game hard fought. All that was left was the prize giving with Blackwood team receiving runners up plaques and Caerphilly mounting the steps to eagerly get their hands on the trophy, smiles flashing out of beetroot coloured sweating faces. An excellent start to next season, with pre-season training looming we hope it’s a good indication of great things to come. I would like to pay particular mention to the coaching staff of Martin Jones and Anthony Evans for getting their tactics right (Warren Gatland take heed) A big thank to the parents for giving up their day, especially over the summer holidays because without their support and commitment this couldn’t have happened. Finally to all the teams especially Caerphilly U12’s, Cain Davies, Christian Thomas, Connor Heydon, Huw Williams, Josh Lewis, Jonathon Pearce, Ieuen Lewis, Jamie Carter, Lewis Harding, Llewellyn Jones, Rhys Evans, Rhys Jones, Robert Askew, Thomas Nelmes and William (Flynn) Purser. A final note to all you budding rugby players out there, step up and be counted, you could be Wales’s stars of the future. Caerphilly U12’s are still recruiting players to join their team and would welcome all additions. For contact information please visit the Caerphilly RFC website which covers all age groups (www.caerphillyrugby.com) and team managers details are available. Get along to the first team games next season; I would love to hear the roar of the crowd again resounding over Virginia Park. Written by Simon Askew (U12’s Team Manager) |
| Car Boot Sale |
 To be held at Caerphilly RFCSundays 9:00am - 12:00 noon |
| RBS RugbyForce Maintenance Day 5th June 2010 |
 Many thanks to all those who came along and put in their efforts at Caerphilly RFC on Saturday.              |
| Quiz Nights |
| Thursday Nights are Quiz Nights!
9pm in the lounge Enjoy the banter! See The Amigos come last again! Will Maggie and Nancy fail at the finish (yet again)? With The Cheats At The Bar sneak through on the rails (again)? Why not come along for a fun evening? Only £1 each - you'll get your money back in laughs. Everyone's a winner (well, except The Amigos, but blame Dilwyn Clash for that). A wide range of questions from Chris Thomas ranging through Films, News, Sport, Food and Drink, Gold Run, Pot Luck..... Why not give it a try? You can't do worse than some of us. Tell your friends - the more the merrier. Remember, we need to support the use of the club. |
| Caerphilly R.F.C. Mini and Juniors Roll of Honour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Congratulations to the following players who have progressed from Caerphilly Mini and Juniors to play 1st team rugby at Virginia Park.
If your name is missing from the “Roll of Honour” Please email: webmaster@caerphillyrugby.com |
| Club notices | |
| Club Opening Hours Monday 8pm - Midnight Tuesday 7.30pm - 11.30pm Wednesday Closed (unless function or rugby fixture) Thursday 8pm - Midnight Friday 7.30pm - Midnight Saturday 12pm - Midnight Sunday 12pm-3pm (Closed in evening unless function) |
New Licencing Laws Would members and guests please note the following The gant of our new licence Last orders will now be 11.30pm The clubhouse MUST then be vacated by 12 midnight Thank you for your co-operation The Committee |