Seniors
The seniors are looking very sharp as pre-season heads into the game-plan mode at training, as they begin to prepare themselves for their forthcoming season. This Saturday will be the last Saturday training session of the pre-season as next week sees them playing off against each other in the Probable’s v Possible’s conditioning games.
Ladies
Ards Ladies section had more new faces down on Wednesday evening, and this is very encouraging. Ards hope to be able to turn out a full contact side and a Tag rugby side this season, so come on girls, what’s keeping you.
Grab your sister, cousin, chum, aunties and yes, even your mums and get them down to training. Ards Ladies train on Wednesday evenings from 6.45pm, everyone welcome.
For more information about joining Ards Ladies section please contact Ross Reid on 07801 848762, everyone welcome.
Youth
Youth pre-season training for the U15s and 17s is now up and running with around 25 young players so far, shaking off the cobwebs as they get their sights set for the season ahead.
Come along and sign up to help get Ards Youth back into the Premier Division of Youth rugby. Leagues, Cups and All Ireland Competitions, are up for grabs, as well as end of season tours.
Bring your brothers, cousins, neighbours, school mates etc or anyone else you can think of and get down to training on Tuesday evenings, everyone welcome.
To qualify for the various Youth teams, a player must be under 13, 15 or 17 etc on 1st January 2010.
Ring Dayle Jones, the Youth Co-ordinator, on 07754 077827 for more details, or just turn up on the night with your boots.
The Youth will continue to train on Tuesday evenings at the Club from 6.45pm. Spread the word, all abilities welcome regardless of experience.
The U13s will initially train on Sundays from September 5th and more details on this will be made known in the near future.
Mini
The Mini section will be returning to action on Sunday 5th September and more details on this will be made known in due course. In the meantime, summer touch rugby continues at the Club on Tuesday evenings from 6.30pm, for those who want to keep in shape.
For more information about playing Mini rugby at Ards, please ring Ian Caughey on 07917 646980 for more information, everyone welcome.
Subscriptions 2010/11
Full Playing – £100
Student (Full Time) – £45
Full Non-Playing – £65
Associate – £45
10 Year Associate – £200
Life Membership – £700
Ladies TBC
Youth – £45
Mini – £30
N.B. Associate members have no voting rights.
Subs can be paid through the team Captains, Youth and Mini Co-ordinators, directly into the Club via the Club Steward or Club Treasurer, by standing order, direct debit or in a one off payment. Cheques should be made payable to Ards RFC.
Subs should be paid, or by arrangement, on or before the 1st October 2010, so please support the Club and pay your subs on time.
For more information, please contact Steven Eachus.
Law Update Seminar
The IRFU Ulster Branch are running a Law Update Seminar at Ravenhill.
The seminar will be taking place in the New Stand at Ravenhill on Wednesday 18th August 2010.
Please e-mail rugbydevelopment@ulsterrugby.com the names of anyone who wishes to attend before Monday 16th August
Message to Ards RFC from Caleb Powell, President, IRFU, 2010-11
I am delighted as President of the Irish Rugby Football Union to extend my best wishes to Ards RFC.
I wish all players and members of the club every enjoyment and success from the season and I send special greetings to club President, Reggie Haddock and club captain, Stewart Paul.
The Ards club is a stronghold of rugby in North County Down and performs a very valuable service to the game through its active adult, youth and mini sections.
In what is another very busy season for Irish Rugby as we count down to Rugby World Cup 2011, the domestic scene also holds additional appeal in this the 21st staging of the All Ireland league.
A further incentive is that this season’s competition will determine the make up of the new look format being introduced in 2011 – ’12 when the number of senior clubs increases by four to 52, playing in a two-section Division 1 of 10 teams each and a two-section Division 2 of 16 teams.
I wish the Ards club every success in your endeavors and assure you that on-going it is the priority of the Union and its Provincial Branches to ensure the well being of club rugby on this Island.
