MINIS RUGBY

New Chairman's message

Leroy Arbouine
Minis Chariman

Colleagues

As we head into our festive break I would like to take this opportunity to thank our coaches, mini and executive committee, volunteers, sponsors and everyone involved in the club for their efforts in giving Grasshopper Minis another great start to the season.

The Club is continuing to thrive and it's essential that we introduce new committee members and coaches to help sustain the growth and development of our club.

There have already been a number of highs, trophies at Ealing and Windsor Festivals and a growing volunteer base which is fantastic.

The community coaching programme is also another high for us, working closely with the RFU in delivering rugby sessions around the various Primary schools and hosting Secondary School tournaments for Hounslow Borough.. Next week we have the clubs Christmas Party on Sunday 18.12.2011 between 15:00 - 18:00, all kids are welcome, and apparently Santa may be making a visit!

Another important date for the diary is the New Year's Party at the club, this is a family event, bring all the kids and celebrate the New Year at Grasshoppers.

Finally, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy rugby filled New Year.

Regards
Leroy Arbouine
Mini Chairman

Minis Visit to Staines 11.12.2011

Grasshoppers Minis visited Staines RFC for the first time this season for a triangular fixture with Harlequins and Staines, there was joint training and games, all age groups were represented and the players enjoyed the warm December weather and produced some excellent rugby.

After a quick warm up all teams got onto the games with each club playing each other a couple of times in the two hours we had together.

Throughout the matches the clubs demonstrated some fantastic teamwork, keeping the ball going forward through the hands, putting in some courageous tackles along with some impressively direct running. As for Grasshoppers, they clearly demonstrated that their game was improving, but they desperately need some home training sessions to consolidate after a hard 4 weeks on the road.

Ealing Festival - Well done Hoppers!

Well done to all the teams who played so well at last weekends Ealing Festival, some great performances all round and especially to our U12's who took the gold medal place..

We turn our attention to our very own festival on Sunday 06th November, so we are looking forward to welcoming over 700 players and their families for what we hope will be another rewarding day of rugby. Many of you have kindly offered your support as a volunteer on the day, however we still need as many families as possible to help with car parking, registration, pitch marshalls, control posts, set up & clear down and would appreciate whatever time you can give us on the day. To that point, we will be holding a short meeting in the clubhouse on Sunday 30th Oct from 10:15-10:45 to allocate tasks and hope that you can join us