Chess Valley Rugby Football Club
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Chess Valley RFC is a rugby union
club from Rickmansworth
, Hertfordshire
. It is a member of the Hertfordshire Football Union and the Rugby Football Union
, and is one of the youngest clubs in the area. It is a community club and fields adult mens and ladies teams as well as junior, midi and mini sides.
For the 2010/2011 season the 1st XV are playing in Herts/Middlesex 3 promoted from Herts/Middlesex 4 after the 2009/2010 season. The 2nd XV are playing in Herts/Middx Merit League 5. Games take place on Saturday afternoons with training being held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
The U13's play in the Saracens Herts Middlesex Junior League Division 4 and the U15's in the Saracens Herts Middlesex Junior League Division 5.
Training is mid-week on a Tuesday evening and games are played on Sunday mornings. Sundays without games are also used to train.
Children playing U7s and U8s (stage 1) play Mini-Tag Rugby, U9s and U10s (stage 2) play Mini Rugby and U11s and U12s (stage 3) play Midi Rugby. A player’s age grade is determined by their age at midnight on 31 August at the beginning of each Season. The only exception to this are players that turn six during the season may start to play immediately rather than waiting until the following season.
For the 2010/2011 season all age groups up to U12s are represented at Chess Valley.
Rickmansworth Sports Club
Park Road
Rickmansworth
WD3 1HU.
for both the Mini's and the Junior sides. Some overflow Senior games also take place here.
Rickmansworth School
Scots Hill
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
WD3 3AQ
.
The club is often fondly referred to as "The Valley" by players and supporters.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club from Rickmansworth
Rickmansworth
Rickmansworth is a town in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire, England, 4¼ miles west of Watford.The town has a population of around 15,000 people and lies on the Grand Union Canal and the River Colne, at the northern end of the Colne Valley regional park.Rickmansworth is a small town in...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. It is a member of the Hertfordshire Football Union and the Rugby Football Union
Rugby Football Union
The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886...
, and is one of the youngest clubs in the area. It is a community club and fields adult mens and ladies teams as well as junior, midi and mini sides.
Adult Rugby
The senior mens section of the club fields two sides.For the 2010/2011 season the 1st XV are playing in Herts/Middlesex 3 promoted from Herts/Middlesex 4 after the 2009/2010 season. The 2nd XV are playing in Herts/Middx Merit League 5. Games take place on Saturday afternoons with training being held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Women's Rugby
The 2009/2010 season saw Chess Valley put together its first senior Ladies side. They managed to win their first piece of silverware, wininng the Windsor 7's Plate Final 41-0 against Thames Valley Ladies.Junior Rugby
2008/2009 season saw the first Junior side put out by Chess Valley in the U13 age group. For the 2010/2011 Season Juniors are represented at U13's and U15's.The U13's play in the Saracens Herts Middlesex Junior League Division 4 and the U15's in the Saracens Herts Middlesex Junior League Division 5.
Training is mid-week on a Tuesday evening and games are played on Sunday mornings. Sundays without games are also used to train.
Mini/Midi Rugby
The Mini's section of the club was started in the 2000/2001 season by the then Club Chairman Ian Robb and sidekick Danny Kearns with assistance from several senior players. Training and games take place on Sunday mornings.Children playing U7s and U8s (stage 1) play Mini-Tag Rugby, U9s and U10s (stage 2) play Mini Rugby and U11s and U12s (stage 3) play Midi Rugby. A player’s age grade is determined by their age at midnight on 31 August at the beginning of each Season. The only exception to this are players that turn six during the season may start to play immediately rather than waiting until the following season.
For the 2010/2011 season all age groups up to U12s are represented at Chess Valley.
Rickmansworth Sports Club
The original and emotional home for Chess Valley is Rickmansworth Sports Club. Senior training & fixtures are usually played here.Rickmansworth Sports Club
Park Road
Rickmansworth
WD3 1HU.
Rickmansworth School
Training and fixtures are played at Rickmansworth SchoolRickmansworth School
Rickmansworth School , formerly Rickmansworth Grammar School, is a coeducational secondary school of around 1,200 pupils, situated in Croxley Green , near Rickmansworth.-Admissions:...
for both the Mini's and the Junior sides. Some overflow Senior games also take place here.
Rickmansworth School
Scots Hill
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
WD3 3AQ
History
Formed in 1996, it is one of the youngest rugby clubs in HertfordshireHertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
.
The club is often fondly referred to as "The Valley" by players and supporters.
Club Officers History
| Season | President | Club Chairman | Club Captain | 1st Team Captain | 2nd Team Captain | Mini's Chair | Ladies Chair |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96/97 | Brian O'Connor | John O'Rouke | Chris Whitwell | ||||
| 97/98 | Brian O'Connor | John O'Rouke | Paul Kleian | Mark Kelly | |||
| 98/99 | Mike Atkins | John O'Rouke | Mark Kelly | Ian Ormerod | Pete Wilson | ||
| 99/00 | Mike Atkins | John O'Rouke | Mark Kelly | Ian Ormerod | Mark Dunford | ||
| 00/01 | Mike Atkins | Ian Robb | Mathew Shepherd | Neil Cusack | |||
| 01/02 | Mike Atkins | Ian Robb | Mathew Shepherd | Mark Dunford | Andrew Fawssett | ||
| 02/03 | Mike Atkins | Jerry Green | Richard Nemeth | Michael Horwood | Mark Kelly | Andrew Fawssett | |
| 03/04 | Mike Atkins | Jerry Green | Paul Kleian | Michael Horwood | Greg Bertolotti | Andrew Fawssett | |
| 04/05 | Mike Atkins | Jerry Green | Paul Kleian | Timothy Simmonds | Greg Bertolotti | Andrew Fawssett | |
| 05/06 | Mike Atkins | Neil Brooks | Paul Kleian | Timothy Simmonds | Alan Walters/Adam Farnsworth | Mike Baldwin | |
| 06/07 | Mike Atkins | Neil Brooks | Paul Kleian | Matt Lever | Adam Farnsworth | Mike Baldwin | |
| 07/08 | Mike Atkins | Neil Brooks | Adam Farnsworth | Richard Nemeth | Mike Baldwin | ||
| 08/09 | Mike Atkins | David Stokes | Adam Farnsworth | Mark Dunford | Richard Nemeth | Alex Wodzicki | |
| 09/10 | Mike Atkins | David Stokes | Adam Farnsworth | Paul Foskett | Dirk Ovenstone | Alex Wodzicki | Nikki Thomas |
| 10/11 | Mike Atkins | David Stokes | Phil Coulter | TBA | TBA | Andrew Fawssett | Nikki Thomas |