Sunday 24th Sept report

U13s enjoyed a great morning training session dedicated to them. Focussing on rugby fundamentals with particular emphasis on contact.  Our new assistant coach Tom got stuck in pretty quickly too! Hannah, Jocelyn, Jamie, Cully, Felicity, Alice, Amy, Dot, Eleanor (and our new U18 - Diana)

U15s/cluster with TWells had a great session 'smashing' Aylesford/Ashford 65-10 in their cluster match.  Looking forward to an exciting season. Well done all girls!

U18s faced an experienced team of strong players in a match against Thanet.  Our girls were nervous about this match, and it showed.  Some great running and tackling though with our girls, as ever, working together towards the end.  Thanet 20 - Sevenoaks 10.  Georgia L, Ellie S, Sally (5), Jess, Lucy (5), Maddie, Katie L, Katie K, Fran, Georgia P, Phoebe. 

Kent trial success!

Congratulations to our 4 U15 players and 1 U18 player who all made it through to the next round of Kent country trials.  The next round will be at Aylesford RFC 27th September starting at 18:30.

10th September report

Our U18s trained at home and our U13s/U15s went to TW to face Ashford.

U13s: The girls did some useful contact warming up then played some great rugby under the watchful eye of our very own Paul McDaid.  Good work from new and old alike with some solid passing and running down the pitch.

U15s: The girls ran ragged over Ashford beating them 31-10 with 5 tries split across the clustered Oaks & Wells girls, with some solid conversions by Katie.  Given the number of ex/trialling Kent players we have, it was always going to be good and the newer members of the squad certainly added some more quality to what is looking like a formidable team.  Fine teamwork girls!

U15s TOUR APRIL 2018

As our U15 girls are clustering with TW you are all invited to go on tour to Bournemouth April 2018.  This is being organised by Tunbridge Wells; please contact Tammy Samuel.  If you are interested please email Tammy as soon as possible at tammy.samuel@googlemail.com.

Overview details:

Dates: Friday 13th to Sunday 15th April 2018 (end of holidays) - PUT IT IN YOUR DIARIES!

Location: Bournemouth; Oakmeadians Rugby Club

Accommodation: caravan site - with swimming pool and entertainment on site! There is also an opportunity to visit Poultons Theme Park.

Approx cost: £90 per person (parentsand siblings welcome). There may be some extras (e.g. Food, kit, pocket money). We wouldn't want any player to miss out so if cost is a problem please let us know and we'll see what we can do.

Transport: self drive. To keep costs low we are proposing self drive rather than a coach. Don't worry if you can't get a lift we will try and arrange lifts (for a small contribution to fuel) or maybe train travel depending on numbers

bring on 2017/18

Sunday 3rd September saw lots of girls and coaches - old and new alike - all dusting off their boots and enjoying passing and tackling drills.  Great to see and meet new members of our rugby family and of course the smiling yet tired girls at the end of the session.  Looking forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday 5th at 6 pm for fitness, games and a bit of theory.

Girls toughest tacklers at Saracens Rugby camp

5 SRFC girls attended the Saracens rugby camp which gave them 2 full on days of pre-season training.  Dusting the cobwebs off their mighty oaks kit the girls enjoyed drills involving passing, rucking, touch and contact matches.  A few of the coaches commented on how impressive their tackling skills were.  Well done Catherine, Ellie, Jess, Sally and Zoe.

Bring on the new season!

#INNERWARRIOR event success at SRFC

On Aug 23rd 18 girls, ranging from the ages of 9 – 15 all found their #INNERWARRIOR at Sevenoaks RFC.  We were delighted to see a wide range of girls on the day; from beginners, to club players, to county and regional players alike: all working together and having fun whilst learning and/or enhancing a variety of skills. All agree the DISCO TOUCH Rugby was by far the best and most exciting game of the night. Glow in the dark headbands are definitely making a comeback!

We would like to thank all those that joined us on the day and look forward to welcoming our girls back to SRFC on 3rd September for kick off of the new season!

U15s enjoyed Uckfield visit Sunday 26th

last Sunday saw our U15s visit Uckfield to join them and Hove in a 3-way match.  Unfortunately Sevenoaks had smaller numbers, so were happy to be split up between the two teams to form a 13 a side match on the day.

Some terrific running, tackling and of course lots of tries scored by our girls - who thought it fun to tackle eachother in opposing shirts!  well done Anna Jones, Catherine Davies, Katie Kelly, Phoebe Leach, Sally Williams and Sasha Petrie.  

Pitch up and Play great success

What an amazing afternoon 51 girls spent at Sevenoaks Rugby club !!!  with dedicated sessions to U15s, U13s and U10s many girls relished the opportunity to try new skills, make new friends, play or watch a match and have FUN!  delighted to say we already have a few new recruits for next year!  welcome girls!

special thanks to our guests Westcombe Park and Old Alleynians and even bigger thanks to our coaches and first XV player Humble for runnings specialist sessions and refereeing!

U13s join West Kent BaaBaas and storm to victory

Our U13s showed how formidably they play when they joined the West Kent BaaBaas in the Area 3 U13s Silver cup final.  With a score of played 5 won 5 we are waiting to hear the news from the RFU....  Simon Parsons - the head coach - sent a message of thanks and noted on the abilities and skills of our players.  Sevenoaks girls were: Aoife O'Donnell, Bella Stinton, Hannah Walton and Tori Sellors (team pics to follow)...

19th March, 12:30 to 2 pm- come and give rugby a try!

our girls love rugby and we are inviting you to come a find out why!

#thisgirlcan Celebrate girls rugby...  bring a friend day

Make new friends, get fit, learn new skills or improve your abilities and have FUN.  Everyone has a role to play in rugby.  This pitch up and play day will be filled with games, skill sessions, and matches – all with special prizes.  We invite you to come along:  all girls age 8 -18; bring a friend, give it a go & find out why our girls love it so!

When:  Sunday March 19th 2017 – 12:30 to 2:00 pm

Where: Sevenoaks Rugby Club, Knole Paddock, Plymouth Drive, Sevenoaks TN13 3RP

Simply wear sports gear, bring a gumshield (if you have one) and a water bottle.

Questions?  email srfctonya@yahoo.co.uk

#thisgirlcan #girlsrugby #kentgirlscan

U15 Girls fought a tough match in Plate Semi Final!

with guest coach TK (thank you!) our girls found fierce opposition in Thurrock/Rochford at last weekend's Area 3 U15s Plate semi final.  Facing an unbeaten scrum front line they were able to retain the ball a few times and pushed through the line to score two tries; one of which was a fantastic run half way down the pitch by Maddie.  A further conversion gave us a total score of 12. Our girls put up a strong defence against Thurrock/Rochford, who proved too much in the end scoring a total of 45.  In the face of some physical and verbal challenges our girls held their own and were a true credit to SRFC - in particular Jess; you know why :-).

The team consisted of: Maddie Bryan (5), Kate Crudgington, Olivia Crudgington, Catherine Davies (5), Katie Kelly, Phoebe Leach (2), Sasha Petrie, Jess Richards, Ellie Schwemm, Sally Williams 

U13 Girls join West Kent U13s cluster in Area 3 Cup Competition

Congratulations to our ambassadors Hannah Walton and Bella Stinton who represented Sevenoaks U13 Girls in the West Kent cluster competing in the Area  3 competition last weekend.  Winning 2 out of 3 matches they are now heading straight to the Silver Final on 5th  March at Tunbridge Wells.  

skills & drills in the frost!

Our U13s and U15s braved the freezing cold last weekend to visit Tunbridge Wells for a shortened training session which included lots of skills in drills.  Excellent opportunity for U13s girls to start working alongside the TW U13s in their newly formed Barbars team!

2017: here come the girls !!!

A great start to the new year yesterday, with lots of muddy girls at the end of the session. Cobwebs well and truly dusted off!!!

U15s end the year in a tough match against Ashford

One final challenge this year for our U15s proved to be a tough end to the year.  Against a very formidable Ashford team, our U15 girls put in a solid performance, some excellent tackles and passing down the line.   A well deserved 3-week break lies ahead - see you in the new year!

lots of carolling at Christmas lunch

Dec 11th saw our girls enjoy a morning training session, followed by Christmas carols from parents and players alike. Happy festivities all and see you in the new year !

U15s put up a strong opposition against Aylesford

Another Area 3 cup competition match saw us going to Aylesford, in what was expected to be a tough match.  Our girls jumped ahead by scoring two tries within the first 15 minutes, leading 10 - 0.  Aylesford were soon to reply, by scoring two tries themselves and converting a kick.  Sevenoaks were not to be defeated., having scored another two tries they led again.  Aylesford came back even stronger and scored more tries in response.  Towards the end our girls seemed to run out of steam,  making a few silly errors, ie. not picking the ball up and running into the middle; which ultimately gave Aylesford the opportunity to score two more tries, winning 39-29.  Great efforts  put in by all and some brilliant moments of team work!!  Sevenoaks girls: Anna, Beth Catherine (15), Ellie, Fran, Jess, Katie (5), Lucy (5), Maddie B, Maddie R, Phoebe (4), Sally, Sasha

U15s Soar to victory against Dartfordians

What a way to start the cup competition! Our U15s girls - old and new alike put in a very impressive team effort, resulting in an amazing 54 - 0 victory over Dartfordians.

With possession pretty much throughout the match our girls were able to pass the ball down the line resulting in a few breakaways. Good tackling, rucking and some solid passes enabled several of our girls to get those vital tries in.

There were also numerous examples of great team work and clinical rugby (to quote a spectating coach); one example was Charlotte pop passing the ball to Catherine, enabling her to score. Special mention must also go to Lucy for trying something new and getting a couple of the conversion kicks over - not easily done.

Kudos to our new girls for stepping up to experience their first match - Beth, Jade and Maddie - with the final two scoring tries.

 The match lasted a total of 50 mins (30 mins first half, 10 min break, then 10 mins of the second) at which time the match ended as Sevenoaks had reached/passed the total score of 50. 

Our team consisted of Anna, Beth, Catherine (20), Charlotte, Ellie (5), Fran, Jade (5), Katie, Lucy (14), Maddie B (5), Maddie R, Sally (5), Sasha 

U15s and U18s put in sterling effort at Kent trials

Some of our U15s and U18s put in a strong performance at the Kent trials yesterday.  Congratulations to Anna, Lucy and Sally who are on this season's Kent U15s.  Good luck to Catherine and Katie who are on a call back.

Kent coaches came to me and commented how impressive Phoebe, Maddie, Elspeth and Josie were.  Sadly this was not meant to be their year - but who knows what the future may hold!

The club is proud of all our girls for giving it a go!