Match Reports

Week 9. An away visit to Market Bosworth was another new challenge for us. Knowing the quality of the teams in their locality we went with an expectation of a fast, physical battle. This away trip also posed a challenge ...

Week 8. An old rival came calling this week as Paviors made the journey across the county border. Traditionally a strong side, they had suffered from player and coach shortages last season but, with such a large catchment, we had ...

Life is for learning, so what did we learn from this weekend’s fixture? 1.    Grubber kicks are not allowed in U12 rugby 2.    Never trust a postcode lifted from the opposition’s website 3.    If you are a terrible team manager ...

Week 6. A return to Haslams saw local rivals Matlock as the visitors. Wet weather overnight led to slippery conditions with ball in hand but the ground was firm enough to allow for more of the running rugby to which ...

We arrived at Mansfield we were greeted by Pete and Darren , two very good chaps. We agreed to play three 15 minute games to start at 10.30am. By 10.00am we had 9 players ……. But Mansfield kindly offered us ...

Week 5. We ended our run of away fixtures with a short hop up the A52 to Ashbourne. Once again the rugby gods were smiling on us, blessing us with glorious sunshine and a quick playing surface that would suit ...

A change of scene this week as we travelled to Chellaston Academy, the temporary home of Melbourne RFC U-12s.  The weather was grim at the start which meant the boys had to keep dry under their umbrellas until the sun ...

Week 4. A soggy trudge up the A50 to Newcastle-under-Lyme saw us arrive with the sunshine. Though seriously depleted in numbers, we brought the energy and attitude that we have become used to and were eager to get going against ...