S1/2 Prizegiving

Following the S2's successful trip to Stonehaven, players came back to Union Park. Once they had finished the leftovers from the Minis Barbecue, there was the 08/09 prizegiving for the S1/2s.

Trophies were presented to the following players by Stewart Ross, Angus Rugby Development Officer.

Best Newcomer: Liam Greive
Most Improved: Daniel Waghorn
Clubman: Sean Dalgarno
Player of the Year: Findlay Christie

Lisa Waghorn was thanked for all of her efforts during the year in coordinating such a successful season.

Scotland Fiji - Saturday 14th November

After the success of the bus trip to the Scotland vs. Canada match last year we are going to take a bus to the Scotland vs. Fiji match at Murrayfield on Sat 14th Nov. As well as players, family and friends are very welcome.

This is a family day so all players MUST be accompanied by an adult. More details will come out once we have a price for tickets and rough numbers for the bus. If you are interested can you please email us?

First Aid Course: 21 June 2009- CANCELLED

We have managed to re-organise the Rugby first aid course for Sunday 21 June 2009, all day (10.00 to 4pm.) at Montrose sports centre.

The course will be run by Angie Mutch who is a qualified nurse and social worker. She was also a paramedic in the army and travels abroad to teach first aid to kids in deprived areas. She will issue first aid certificates at the end of the course (only if you know what to do!!!!) and will also do refreshers if we need them later in the year.
The course will consist of CPR for babies/kids /adults, general fractures, head injuries, neck injuries, studding(!) and the last hour will de dedicated to sports injuries.

It’s open to all coaches, parents and adult players .
All you need to bring is a packed lunch, wear comfy clothing that’s ok to get dirty and have a sense of humor!

Can you please get back to Caroline asap to reserve a place.
Either on email montrosejuniors@tiscali.co.uk or phone: 01674 830763

S1 training stops for season.

There will be no more S1 training until the start of next season.

S1/2 Prize giving will be held at Union Park on Sunday 24th May at 1.30pm.

The new season will start on Tuesday 18th August at 18.00 at Union Park.

Could all S1 players please email Caroline( montrosejuniors@tiscali.co.uk) with there contact details.

For more details of fixtures for next sesaon please keep an eye on the web.

Thank you for all your hard work this season.

Coaching Courses in Montrose

SRU Youth Coaching Rugby Course .

It will take place at Montrose Sport Centre on Sunday the 7th and 14th of June 0945 – 1600 both days

The course is to target young people 15-20 who are interested in getting involved or may already be helping younger teams at school or club level – The course will provide the candidates with a clearer idea of what is expected from a coach and, how they should present themselves, health and safety issues they need to be aware of and also give them a greater knowledge of specific area’s of the game – scrums, tackling and tackle area etc!

The course is free of charge however there will be a £10 deposit which the candidates will get back after the completion of the course!

For an application form or more details please contact Stewart Ross (Angus rugby developement Officer ) on 01307 474245 (mobile:07824694473 ) or email : RossS@angus.gov.uk

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UKCC Level 1 cert. in Coaching Rugby.

The Level 1 course is being held in Montrose Sports centre on Friday 7th August 09 (6.30 to 9.30pm), Saturday 8th August 09(9am to 5pm), Sunday 9th August 09 (9am to 5pm). This course is open to anybody who has already done the foundation course and eveyone MUST have completed the SRU rugby ready test.

Anybody already coaching for Montrose (either minis, juniors or seniors) will get the course paid for by the club.

For more information and to book a place please check the SRU website on the link: http://www.scottishrugby.org/community/content/view/1067/116/

Places are limited so hurry and book a place.

Training in all weathers

Training on a Sunday and Tuesday evening will be in ALL weathers unless it is cancelled on the website. We play matches in the rain and wind therefore it is essential that we train in these conditions as well.
Please make sure you check the website for details and bring waterproofs if its raining.
There will always be coaches waiting to train you unless its cancelled here.