Newsletter – Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th May 2018 – Week 5

SINGAPORE JUNIOR TOUCH COMPETITION

Good luck to our Touch girls who are taking part in the Singapore Junior Touch Competition, run by the Touch Association Singapore, at TRC on Saturday 26th May.

TRAINING UPDATE

Training is as normal for all squads on Saturday.

Touch training has been cancelled on Sunday however a mixed age session will be held for any girls who aren’t taking part in the tournament but would like a training session, if there are enough numbers. Please drop Sarah a line at info@sccrugbyacademy.com if your daughter would like to come down for a session.

SCC RUGBY ACADEMY’S PARENTS SOCIAL – SATURDAY 9TH JUNE

Save the date – Saturday June 9th is the SCC Rugby Academy Pimm’s and Curry social! Watch the sun go down behind MBS on the beautiful SCC Gilmour Room terrace and meet the other parents and the coaches who make the Academy.

Tickets can be purchased at the club house at Dempsey at training on Saturday mornings, or by email. Just drop Sarah an email at info@sccrugbyacademy.com and let her know how many tickets you would like and whether you would like to pay by bank transfer or TeamSnap. We can then send you your e-tickets and add the payment due to your child’s account on TeamSnap.

TRAINING FEES DUE FOR 2nd TERM 2018

Training fees for Term 2 are now overdue. A late payment charge has been added to all unpaid fees. To check how much you owe for your child, please go to their TeamSnap profile and select the Payments tab – fees due for this term are indicated there.

Please note that on your TeamSnap “home page”, it will show that you have no fees due for “Registration” – you paid this when your child first joined the Academy. You need to select your child’s team, and then the Payments tab, to find this term’s Training Fees.

PAYPAL

We now accept PayPal through the TeamSnap application. Just go to the Payments tab on your child’s profile, and you will find the fee amount due and a link for PayPal if you would like to use this service. Please note that the PayPal link can only be found in the web version of TeamSnap, and does not show on the app version.

Alternatively, you can also pay by bank transfer. Details for a bank transfer are as follows:

Account Name: The Rugby Academy Ltd

Account No: 0339049654

Bank Name: DBS

Branch Code: 033

Swift Code: DBSSSGSG

Please reference your child’s name and age group on the payment.

We do not accept payment of training fees by cheque or cash.

SCC SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS

2018-05-11-PHOTO-00000616.jpgThe Singapore Cricket Club are holding several summer holiday sports camps on the following dates for children aged 6 to 12 years.

– 18th – 22nd June
– 25th – 29th June
– 2nd – 6th July
– 16th – 20th July
– 23rd – 27th July
– 30th July – 3rd August
– 6th – 10th August

There will be professional coaches in attendance covering 8 sports – rugby, basketball, hockey, football, cricket, netball, tennis and squash.

The price of each camp is $550 (SCC members receive a 10% discount. There is also a sibling discount).

For more information on the camps please contact Ricky at info@sccsport.com or call 6338 9271.

SUPER RUGBY 2018 – SCC RUGBY ACADEMY DISCOUNT

SUNWOLVES

Singapore’s adopted home team, SUNWOLVES, will be playing in the Singapore National Stadium on Saturday 30th June 2018 against the BULLS.

Club sales have started, and the SRU are offering the Academy a 25% discount on Super Ruby tickets when using the promo code ‘SCCRA’. They have also specially arranged for all Academy members to be seated together at section 115 if you purchase CAT 1 tickets. The promo code is valid until 31st May 2018.

Please see the attached flyer or call the contact number below for more information.

Sports Hub Tix ☎ +65 3158 7888.

Daily: 7am – 10pm

THE FRY GROUP WORKSHOP: THE CHANGING FACE OF RETIREMENT AND HOW YOU CAN PLAN FOR IT

We are likely to live even longer than our parents, and face rising UK state pension ages and the abolishment of final salary pension schemes, not to mention the additional challenge of low interest rates.  Starting to plan your retirement early is increasingly important and can help deal with unexpected events later in life.

Join The Fry Group for this informal workshop to find out :

  • How retirement has changed over the years and what it now looks like
  • How much do you need to retire – what’s your magic number?
  • Recent changes in UK Pension legislation and how to take advantage of it
  • How to build a tax efficient  plan for your financial independence

Speaker: 
Ashley Jones, Financial Consultant

When:
Wednesday, 30 May 2018

Where:
The Fry Group
6 Battery Road #16-04/05
Singapore 049909

RSVP: 
8.00am Breakfast Session
1.00pm Lunch Session
6.30pm Evening Session

Light refreshments will be served and plenty of time allowed for questions during these informal sessions.

WEATHER UPDATES

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

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TERM DATES

Term 2 – Saturday 21st April 2018 to Sunday 1st July 2018 (with no training on 28th and 29th April)

Term 3 – Saturday 25th August 2018 to 9th December 2018 (with no training on 13th and 14th October for half term)