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New Junior Rugby Section Web Site
The Junior Rugby section now have their own site on PitchHero - up to date information on teams, coaches and match reports and photos will be available here.
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Parkonians v Wallasey ~ Sunday 13th November 2011
From Tim Hassall – Under 10s coach
Can I say how Proud I was of all ages groups. Watching the entire club come to a stand still was a great tribute to rememberance day. Well done one and all.
10's vs Wallasey saw some great performances from individuals. The forwards in the Panthers proved a force to be reckoned with Harry and Matt H smashing through the gain line time and time again. Fly Half Jenson dazzled with electric runs and try saving tackles. Ryan Finn proved he can play centre with some great play.
Parkonian Panthers won 4-0. With straighter runs and quicker passing the score could easily have doubled.
The Pumas went behind after just 60 secs of play, then they switched on and dug deep , with brilliant performances from players such as Nathan Bradshaw and Tom Bayley showing the way. The game was in the balance as it switched possession time and time again but a great winning try from Wallasey pinched a result 1-2. Switching on from the whislte, Ball retention and tackling proved the opportunites here .
Nathan Bradshaw gets player of the day in my view. Best game I have seen him play. Well Done!
Parkonians U8 Wirral Festival ~ 30th October 2011
Parkonians squad tuned up full of Halloween party fun at the Wirral festival and immediately saw the size of the pitch; the quality of the opposition and thought………….this is going to be a challenge.
A challenge it certainly was but our willing squad were more than up to it. We played five games and got off to a winning start against Anselmians by 6 tries to 3 with a hatrick from Tom Mcarthen and single tries from speedsters Luke Taylor, Sam Thomas and Harry (I may be the smallest under 8 in the tournament but I can't half run) Hall.
Our second game against Waterloo was equally as productive with two more tries from Tom Mcarthen, another each from Luke and Harry as well as one from Alfie (best sidestep in the business) Brown and we triumphed 5-2.
At this stage we all had euphoric thoughts about taking the tournament by storm but we then came up against an excellent Chester side and lost 5-3 with tries from Sam Thomas; Tom Mcarthen and Matthew Vilder. At this stage our coach was beginning to harbour concerns that the aftermath of the Halloween party (sponsored by Haribo) and the extremely spacious pitch, may drain some of our squad's energy reserves. One thing is sure, it was certainly draining the coach/referee who was finding it increasingly difficult to keep up with a group of 7 year old whippets.
All concerns were pushed aside though following an outstanding comeback against Caldy who had led 3-1 in the second half of our fourth match only to be pegged back to 4-4 with two great tries each from Rhys Hulse and Tom Mcarthen.
The fatal lunch break then arrived and, despite the advice of the coach for them all to eat pasta and lean fish, a couple of trays of chips and hot dogs later we went into our must win decider against Wirral and came up short by 6 tries to 1 , Luke Taylor getting our consolation try. This match just seemed one game too many and a few of the lads looked like the size of the pitch had got to them and tired legs ensued.
The day was extremely positive and I was particularly impressed with the ball handling skills of the boys. I could count on one hand the amount of dropped passes all day. Also it was great that ALL members of the squad played differing amounts on each game and had a chance to get the ball in their hands. Congratulations to all the squad:
Max Murphy; Ryan Prior; Owen Rylands; Jacob Kirkham; Sam Thomas; Harry Hall; Alfie Brown; Rhys Hulse; Tom Mcarthen; Matthew Vidler; Luke Taylor.
Many thanks also for all of the vocal support and encouragement.
Peter Bradshaw
Under 10’s Match Report ~ Sunday 9th away at Birkenhead Park
First game BHP 15-10 Parks Panthers / Second Game BHP 10- 0 Parks Pumas
Squad of 21 turned out, against BHP 10!
Parkonian Panthers and Pumas are both mixed ability teams with rolling subs so all get to participate. During both games against BHP it was clear our opposition had confidence in contact and a good understanding of running lines.
This put our teams under pressure from the whistle. However we demonstrated a much improved performance on the previous week.
We had players showing great evasion skills with Jenson Mackie and Sam Grundy dancing through for a try a piece and Kyron France demonstrating good skill in beating four defenders before being taken down.
On contested scrums we won against the head on numerous occasions especially by the Pumas front three (Matt, Will S and Harry) and saw great steels in the line out by Tom Bailey.
Best tackle was from Max Wharrie with a flattener to save a certain Try. Although Ryan Docherty did his best to stop a BHP attack................. with a Glenavon sliding tackle! Note to self ( the ref didn’t blow!)
Three players I must mention are:-
- Matt Burton for his fabulous communication influencing the team and losing his Bambi impression.
- George Beckett for staying focused and sheer step change in effort and then
- Sam Grundy for managing his temper during a very challenging few minutes.
We must work hard on:-
- Missed tackles and being too high to be effective -Remember No legs = No run
- Compete at the gain line. Why are we waiting? We must be quicker at kick off, Rucks and defence.
- Quicker hands and accurate passing.
- Aggression in the ruck and tackle! We are all too nice. GRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Good effort from all.
Tim
News for the 2011/2012 Season
To support the ongoing development of Junior Rugby we've now received support from two new sponsors:
- The Royal Mail
- The Ruhi Balti House at 94 Woodchurch Lane, Prenton.
Thank you to these two businesses for helping to support us.
About Junior Rugby
 Tony Burton coaching Tag Rugby |
We now have a thriving Junior Rugby section which involves those aspiring players from the age of six and includes both boys and girls.
We train on Sundays with sessions starting at 10:30am, lasting for an hour - please note that attendees should arrive ready to start training at 10:30pm!
Details of the 2011 / 2012 fixtures are at the bottom of this page.
- Click here to see the highlights of the 2009 / 2010 Season
- Click here to see the highlights of the 2010 / 2011 Season
Supervision of training and matches is undertaken by qualified coaches and parents are welcome at both the on field events and the off field socialising.
- Click here for an Application Form in PDF format
The details below give information about the Junior Section activities, who to contact for further information and pictures and match reports.
The RFU Framework for Mini & Junior Rugby
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the governing body of Rugby in the UK and has an extensive framework covering the intoduction of young people to the game. This covers the way in which the game should be played by different age groups with safety and enjoyment while helping to develop sportsmanship, respect for officials and opponents and other ideals.
The following links are to RFU documents that provide further information:
- Under 7 & Under 8 Mini Tag Rugby (Stage 1)
- Under 9 & Under 10 Mini Rugby (Stage 2)
- Under 11 & Under 12 Mini Rugby (Stage 3)
For further information on any aspects of Junior and Mini Rugby, please contact any of the officials on this page.
Junior Rugby Coaching
We welcome any girls and boys aged between 6 and 13 to join us between 11 and 12 on a Sunday morning during the Rugby Season - under 9s play non-contact tag.
All coaches are fully RFU qualified and their contact numbers are:
| Age Group | Coach | Mobile | Home |
| Under 7 - | Lorraine Prescott | 07791 085126 | |
| Max Prescott | |||
| Kieran Hillan | |||
| Under 8 - | Peter Bradshaw | 07771 672279 | |
| Carl Handley | 07808 771515 | 608 6093 | |
| Sue Hillan | 07941 863168 | 652 7767 | |
| Under 9 - | Steve Williams | 07896 589725 | 334 5866 |
| Tasha Cooney | 07769 268930 | ||
| Under 10s- | Tim Hassall | 07799 233107 | 513 1430 |
| Jimmy Mackie | 07989 776719 | ||
| Jo Hillan | 07817 905217 | ||
| Tony Burton | 07930 113043 | 608 9254 | |
| Under 11 | Mark Hillan | 07720 636692 | 652 7767 |
| Steve Roper | 07950 341490 | ||
| Under 12- | Derek Prescott | 07812 208916 | |
| Phil Smith | 07757 220783 | ||
| Under 13 | Martin Varley | 07873 245983 | 608 4238 |
| & | Ian Westwater | 07930 404643 | |
| Under 14 | Alasdair Kirby | 07814 047316 | |
| Eddie Flynn |
We are still looking for other volunteers to help with the coaching, in the kitchen and with the clothing so feel free to contact Mark, Tony or Jane.
Seal of Approval
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Parkonians Rugby Club has achieved RFU Seal Of Approval accreditation thanks to a lot of work from Junior section coaches Tony Burton and Mark Hillan.
The RFU has worked with Sport England to integrate the Mini and Youth Seal of Approval accreditation with the Sport England Clubmark Scheme to ensure that safe, effective, child-friendly club standards are met, with stringent policies and procedures adhered to by all club coaches, officials, members and supporters.
Any club awarded the Community Rugby Mini and Youth Seal of Approval will also have achieved Clubmark accreditation.
  Club coaches Tony Burton & Mark Hillan with Matthew Burton & Luke Hillan and the Seal of Approval Certificates & the Coaches, children and Certificates Click a picture to see the detail |
Junior / Mini Rugby Fixtures ~ 2011 / 2012
The current fixtures are as follows:
| Date | U7 | U8 | U9 | U10 | U11 | U12 | U13 |
| 04/09/2011 | |||||||
| 11/09/2011 | |||||||
| 18/09/2011 | |||||||
| 25/09/2011 | |||||||
| 02/10/2011 | Caldy (H) | Caldy (H) | Caldy (H) | Caldy (H) | Caldy (H) | Chester II (A) | |
| 09/10/2011 | Helsby (H) | Helsby (H) | Helsby (H) | Helsby (H) | Helsby (H) | ||
| 16/10/2011 | Anselms (A) | ||||||
| 23/10/2011 | Wirral (H) | Wirral (H) | Wirral (H) | Wirral (H) | Wirral (H) | ||
| 30/10/2011 | Helsby (A) | Helsby (A) | Helsby (A) | Helsby (A) | Helsby (A) | ||
| 06/11/2011 | N Brighton / Waterloo (A) | ||||||
| 13/11/2011 | Wallasey | Wallasey | |||||
| 20/11/2011 | Chester II (H) | ||||||
| 27/11/2011 | Anselms (H) | Anselms (H) | Hoylake (A) | Anselms (H) | |||
| 04/12/2011 | W Park (H) | W Park (H) | W Park (H) | W Park (H) | W Park (H) | ||
| 11/12/2011 | E-Port | E-Port | E-Port | E-Port | E-Port | ||
| 18/12/2011 | |||||||
| 25/12/2011 | |||||||
| 01/01/2012 | |||||||
| 08/01/2012 | |||||||
| 15/01/2012 | Anselms (A) | Anselms (A) | Anselms (A) | Anselms (A) | |||
| 22/01/2012 | Helsby (A) | Helsby (A) | Helsby (A) | Helsby (A) | Helsby (A) | ||
| 29/01/2012 | |||||||
| 05/02/2012 | |||||||
| 12/02/2012 | W Park (A) | W Park (A) | W Park (A) | W Park (A) | W Park (A) | ||
| 19/02/2012 | Wirral (H) | Wirral (H) | Wirral (H) | Wirral (H) | Wirral (H) | Caldy (H) | |
| 26/02/2012 | |||||||
| 04/03/2012 | Helsby (H) | Helsby (H) | Helsby (H) | Helsby (H) | Helsby (H) | ||
| 11/03/2012 | Hoylake (H) | Hoylake (H) | |||||
| 18/03/2012 | |||||||
| 25/03/2012 | |||||||
| 01/04/2012 | |||||||
| 08/04/2012 | |||||||
| 15/04/2012 | |||||||
| 22/04/2012 | Cheshire Festival | Cheshire Festival | Cheshire Festival | Cheshire Festival | Cheshire Festival | Cheshire Festival | |
| 29/04/2012 | Caldy (A) | Caldy (A) | Caldy (A) | Caldy (A) | Caldy (A) |