Newsletter – Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd October 2022 – Week 6

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IN MEMORY OF CRAIG MCDOUGALL

The SCC Rugby Academy would like to send our love and deep condolences to Cali, Ben, Tommy and Annie on the passing of husband, dad and coach Craig McDougall.

Craig has been a pillar of our Academy for many years and has been coaching the U17 team since before 2016. His positive influence is indented on a whole generation of players in this team and others who have passed through the Academy over the years.

His dedication, kindness and encouragement has provided the kind of role model we all wish for our children. He will be sorely missed.

We send all our love and support to his family.

TRAINING TIMES AT THE WEEKENDS

Training times are as follows:

SATURDAY

7:45AM to 9:00AM – U4 (2018 or later) 

8:00AM to 9:15AM – U5 (2017)  

8:15AM to 9:30AM – U6 (2016) 

8:00AM to 9:30AM – U7 (2015) & U8 (2014)

9:15AM to 10:45AM – U9 (2013) 

9:30AM to 11:00AM – U10 (2012), U11 (2011) & U12 (2010)

10:45PM to 12:30PM – U13 (2009)

11:00PM to 12:45PM – U14 (2008), U15 (2007) & U16/17 (2006/2005)

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 U12

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

UPDATES TO TRAINING

TEAMS PLAYING AWAY

The following teams will be away on the following weekends:

Sunday 2nd October

The Touch U12 will be playing away at TRC on Sunday, with some friendly games against the TRC Leopards and TRC Wolves

Saturday 8th October

There will be no training for the U11 through to U16/17 who will be taking part in the TRC Cup Tournament

VISITING TEAMS

A few of our age groups will be hosting some of the other JRCS clubs at Dempsey:

Saturday 1st October

The U12 will be hosting Centaurs at Dempsey from 12:30pm to 2:15pm

JRCS FESTIVAL OF NATIONS 2022

The Festival of Nations, a junior rugby 7 or 10 a-side fun competition, will be held on Sunday 4th of December 2022. It is organised by JRCS and hosted by Tanglin Rugby Club at Turf City. It is a chance for players from all clubs and schools to come together and celebrate another successful year.

When

Sunday, December 04, 2022

Location

Tanglin Rugby Club pitchesTurf Club Road, Turf City , Singapore  287994

The Festival is open to boys from year of birth 2005 to 2017, and girls from 2004 to 2017. All players are selected to play for 1 of 12 national teams (AUS, ENG, FIJ, FRA, IRE, JAP, NZ, SGP, SCO, SAF, USA, ARG) in an age group specific competition.

FOLLOW THIS LINK IN ORDER TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD FOR THE FESTIVAL OF NATIONS – SIGN UP HERE

There are no guarantees on which team you’ll end up with, as part of the fun is not knowing until you get there on the day and meet your new team-mates. BUT, the earlier you register the more chance you’ll be with one of the 3 teams you select as part of this registration process.

The entry fee is $55, (early bird price $45) which buys you a custom made ‘national’ team shirt to keep, a great day playing with new friends, and a chance to round out the rugby year in style!

This event has been a great success in the last few years and we look forward to more of the same this year. Please do sign up early at the registration link above. As you do so, parents, please consider checking the box to volunteer as a national coach.

Lastly, a shout out to our very generous sponsors Singapore Life, Chocolate Finance and Canvas. Many thanks for your continued and awesome support for junior rugby in Singapore.

Have a look at the videos from FoN 2018 and 2019 to get a taster of what’s to come:

FESTIVAL OF NATIONS 2018

FESTIVAL OF NATIONS 2019

KIT

If your team is taking part in games, 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.

Our sponsors have generously stood by us during the past 2 years, and we need to honour their contribution and support by wearing the tops that they have sponsored for us.

WEATHER UPDATES

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

TRC 15s Cup (U11 to U17) – 7th, 8th and 9th October 2022

SCC Rugby Academy 7s and Touch Tournament 2022 – 4th to 6th November (with finals being held at the SCC7s Tournament on the weekend of 12th and 13th November)

Centaurs Tournament – 26th and 27th November 2022

TRC Girls Contact Tournament – 3rd December 2022

KL Tigers International Rugby 10’s 2023 – 11th and 12th February 2023

TERM DATES

Term 3 – Saturday 27th August 2022 to 11th December 2022 (with no training on 15th and 16th October for half term)