Newsletter – Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th March 2023 – Week 9

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BLACK AND YELLOW, BLACK AND YELLOW!!

We are excited to have black and yellow Signature gum guards from Australia available for sale at training on Saturday 18th and Saturday 25th March, whilst stocks last!

The gum guards come in 2 sizes:

  • Youth (9 to 12 years)
  • Teen (12 to 17 years) 

If you would like a gum guard in SCC Rugby Academy colours, we will have them for sale in the F&B Hut on Saturday mornings on the 18th and 25th March. They are $20 (cash only please).

TRAINING TIMES AT THE WEEKENDS

Training times are as follows:

SATURDAY

7:45AM to 9:00AM – U4 (2019 or later) 

8:00AM to 9:15AM – U5 (2018)  

8:15AM to 9:30AM – U6 (2017) 

8:00AM to 9:30AM – U7 (2016) & U8 (2015)

9:15AM to 10:45AM – U9 (2014) 

9:30AM to 11:00AM – U10 (2013), U11 (2012) & U12 (2011)

10:45PM to 12:30PM – U13 (2010)

11:00PM to 12:45PM – U14 (2009), U15 (2008) & U16/17 (2007/2006)

SUNDAY

8:00AM to 9.30AM – Girls Touch U10, Girls Touch U12, Girls Touch U14, Girls Touch U16 & Girls Touch U18

10:00AM to 11:00AM – Girls Contact U10-U12

10:00AM to 11:30AM – Girls Contact U14-U18

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TOUCH U16 GIRLS

Three of our Touch U16 girls, Abigail Wolfe, Annabel Dyball and Maya Pearce, and former player Charlie Dyball, have been selected for the Singapore Girls U18 Touch squad. Congratulations girls on a fantastic achievement!

PARENTS SOCIAL AT THE SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB

A fun evening of curry, quiz and a few beers was had at the SCC Rugby Academy Parents Social held at the Singapore Cricket Club last Saturday. The evening proved to be a huge success, and we’re looking forward to planning the next one soon!

WELL DONE TO OUR GIRLS CONTACT TEAMS

Great results from our Girls Contact teams at the Singapore Irish tournament last weekend!

Girls U12 emerged champs πŸ†
Girls U13 were runners up πŸ₯ˆ
Girls U16 took third πŸ₯‰
Girls U18 were also runners up πŸ₯ˆ

CALLING ALL COACHES!

We have new lightweight shorts for any coaches who would like a pair! These shorts are longer in the leg than the previous coaches shorts, and have 2 zipped pockets. Just drop by the F&B Hut at training on Saturday morning and grab a pair. At the moment we can only provide one pair per coach to ensure we have enough shorts for everyone.

NEW TRAINING T-SHIRTS

We are very excited to launch the latest design for our training t-shirts, which are available from our online store in all sizes, both adult and kids sizes, for $40 – SCC Rugby Academy On-line Kit Store

IMPORTANT – MICROSPORIDIA HEALTH ADVISORY

With the recent very wet and muddy conditions, we would like to remind parents, and players, to ensure they wash their faces with water after playing in muddy conditions. 

Microsporidia are spore-forming single-cell intracellular parasites. Since the early 2000s, microsporidia keratoconjunctivitis has been increasingly reported in Singapore, mostly after eye contact with wet soil or mud during outdoor activities. The main presenting signs and symptoms are eye redness, pain/foreign body sensation, photosensitivity and blurred vision.

All players who have been in contact with soil or mud should maintain good personal hygiene. We would encourage the children to bring extra water to wash their faces if they come into contact with mud, and to use different towels for the face and body immediately after training. If your child will use them, you may wish to keep eye drops in your children’s bag so they can apply them after training. 

Do seek early medical consultation (e.g. an eye specialist) should your child experience symptoms such as itchy and painful red eyes with discharge occurring from two days up to three weeks after being in contact with soil or mud.

LIGHT SNACKS AT DEMPSEY

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Don’t forget that light snacks are available for sale at the F&B Hut at Dempsey. You will now be able to buy muffins, sandwiches and hot dogs to go with your coffee! Please note that you now pay by PayNow and cash, or you can sign on your account if you are a Singapore Cricket Club member.

KIT

If your team is taking part in games or tournaments, we would kindly ask that you ensure that your child is wearing their full and up-to-date kit. They must wear the latest playing jersey/touch top that they were given which have our sponsors latest logos on them. Please keep the old tops with the old logos just for training.

We need to honour our sponsors contribution and support by wearing the tops that they have sponsored for us.

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WEATHER UPDATES

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With the recent rainy conditions, please make sure you check our Facebook page for the status of training if there is heavy rain, and/or thunder and lightning.

Join our Facebook page at SCC Rugby Academy Facebook

You do not need to be signed up to Facebook to view this page as our page is public and open to all.

DATES FOR THE DIARY

Marlborough College Malaysia Touch Straits – 18th March 2023

Titans Ruck n Rumble – 7th – 9th April 2023

HSBC 7s – 8th and 9th April 2023

TERM DATES

Term 1 – Saturday 14 January to Sunday 26 March (CNY break 21/22 January) 

Term 2 – Saturday 22 April to 25 June (no half term breaks) 

Term 3 – Saturday 26 August to Sunday 3 December (half term break 14/15 October)