Start your Christmas with a cracking rugby lunch at Brasserie Blanc on the Southbank near Waterloo. Simon Shaw is on the rugby anecdotes, Addison Gelpey's running the auctioneering.

If you would like to attend, tickets are £90 including lunch and a cocktail reception. James Boatman's your man for tickets - james@jamesboatman.co.uk

Very busy Sunday this week as it's the first weekend of cup games. Under 8s feeding us with cakes; under 7s organising the parking. If you're visiting - welcome! - and please heed the parking policy. Specifically DO NOT BLOCK ACCESS TO RESIDENTS' PROPERTIES OR CAUSE BOTTLENECKS THAT COULD CAUSE AMBULANCES TO BE DELAYED.

Bacon butties will be on the BBQ from about 9.15. Burgers and hotdogs (and beer) from 11.30-ish.

Some age groups have moved around - the U11s might be slightly squeezed, but the large area at the end of the P2 is also available as an over flow.

This season the First XV are playing in their highest-ever league. They've had a tough start to the season but the lads are in great spirits and working really hard to turn the season around. They would really appreciate the support. They are playing away, but close to home vs London Irish in Sunbury - half term, late kick off (5:00 - I believe), great opportunity to start your Saturday evening off supporting the lads. If you can go and support please do....

Also this Saturday we have our first, brilliantly-organised by the social team, fireworks. ALL TICKETS ARE SOLD! So if you don't have one, don't turn up!

Onto Sunday. Given updated numbers some age groups have moved around. See below.

As you can see from the flier we have an extra special rugby camp on offer this half term.

Jordan Turner Hall will run this camp for us. Jordan has an impressive rugby CV including over 150 appearances for Harlequins and caps for England. (see link below for details)
He now coaches children both in schools and elsewhere. More recently he has achieved the height of fame by becoming part of the WRFC Senior coaching team.

We have a busy weekend with a few youth Matches and Minis away at festivals

All youth are at home with either Training or matches being played

Fireworks Display – Sat 28th October
Please don't forget we have a spectacular Fireworks display at the club on Saturday 28th October. Tickets are on sale at the club behind the bar (cash or card payment). Details in the attached poster – please feel free to share this ????.
N.B. Tickets will not be on sale on the night, buy them now before we sell out!

As we settle into the 2017-18 rugby season we can all be proud of having run another massively successful Wimbledon Minis Rugby Festival last weekend. Huge thanks to the Under 11s for organising it and all the other volunteers that made the day such a success.

This weekend a good number of the minis are at the KCS festival and a few of the youth teams are away.

The Under 9s are selling delicious cakes, the Under 7s are on parking. A massive batch of Wimbledon RFC rugby kit has arrived at the clubhouse for sale.

FIREWORK NIGHT!
This is on the 28th October and tickets can be purchased over the bar and are as follows:
£7.50 Adults
£5.00 Children
£20 Family (2 adults, 2 children / 1 adult, 3 children)

The event starts at 6pm and has a BBQ, Cakes , raffle, bar (obviously) and stuff that flies around and goes bang! You know the drill. This is a joint fundraising event for the club and for Willington school.

Here's the pitch plan

A huge welcome to our guests this Sunday: Wimbledon Warriors, KCS, Rosslyn Park, Esher and Battersea Ironsides.

Wimbledon RFC is not alone in having challenges with parking! Even if the weather is kind to us, parking will be difficult. If you arrive later than 9.15 we would STRONGLY ADVISE YOU to park in one of the alternative locations on page 2 of our parking policy. Please listen to instructions you are given - and respect that everyone marshalling the parking are parent volunteers.

Alternative parking locations

Anyone blocking access to homes or restricting ambulance access will be reported to the police.

If you need directions to Wimbledon Rugby Football Club click here

The programme for Sunday can be downloaded here

Come and play the A-Plan Insurance passing challenge up by the clubhouse for a chance to win prizes.

Here's the pitch plan

Hope you enjoy the festival and remember TREDS

Teamwork • Respect • Enjoyment • Discipline • Sportsmanship

A big welcome to Richmond FC who have a training session with the U10s. Visitors are asked to enjoy themselves heartily (Shaun will have bacon butties and coffee on the go from 9.15 or so) and to park according to our parking policy. Specifically DO NOT BLOCK ACCESS TO RESIDENTS' PROPERTIES OR CAUSE BOTTLENECKS THAT COULD CAUSE AMBULANCES TO BE DELAYED.

Next week it's the Wimbledon Rugby Festival. We look forward to welcoming u7s to u11s from clubs around the area. All youth groups (u12s to u18s) will be training elsewhere so look out for emails from your age group managers.

This is the last Sunday that we'll be running the subs desks in the clubhouse (0920 to 1230). So if you've not paid yet - 450 have, about 80 are still to pay - this is the last chance to pay with ultimate ease!

Pitch plan

No cake sale this week but Under 12s are doing the parking.

Just announced is a special girls' rugby camp at Harlequins HQ, The Stoop, on Thursday 26th October 2017. 9am - 3.30pm, just £35 with a free gift as well. A fab way to get the best-possible training. Talk to girls coach Luciana - girls@wmrfc.co.uk - or book online at the Harlequins site.

After another brilliantly well-attended Sunday we come to week 3. Please note this is your last chance to benefit from the early bird discounts. See our how to join Wimbledon Rugby Club page for full details.

New online kit shop

Don't forget we have a new online store, our kit suppliers Akuma Rugby have launched a brand new online store to buy your Wimbledon Rugby kit. There are sample sizes at the clubhouse to try on, then order online.

Pitch plan

Contrary to the plan below, we HAVE a cake sale thanks to the wonderful Under 7s. Under 9s are on parking patrol.