Welcome to Bournemouth RFC
Welcome to the new season with BRFC. And thank you for either renewing, or taking up for the first time, membership of your local community based club.
Whether you aim to play for orfollow the 1st XV, one of the other senior teams or the Academy and Mini teams, or indeed all of them,I sincerely hope that you will enjoy the experience.
All of BRFC’s teams aim to play open, fast and entertaining rugby. We also hope to instil the rugby ethos – that of team spirit, sporting behaviour and respect for others. This applies, of course, both on and off the field of play. And I hope that we can, as a club, maintain the respect and admiration of our peers and the general public.
Should you discover that you really enjoy the rugby experience perhaps you would consider volunteering for some of the many roles which make the club such a wonderful place to be. If you do then please contact any one of the committee members either in person or by email/phone – we are all listed on the club website.
Once again thank you for being a member of this great club and enjoy the rugby
With all best wishes
Phil Sinkinson
Chairman
A bit more information:
Bournemouth Rugby club was established in 1893 and has grown year on year since. We now run 4 senior teams, Touch, 2 colt teams, 4 academy and 6 midi/mini teams as well as a very popular U6 age group. We are looking to introduce a girls’ team again in the coming season and are working hard behind the scenes to do so.
The club has recently been awarded RFU accreditation status. The club accreditation scheme is based on 6 key drivers identified as crucial to a strong club:
- Retaining and developing players
- Recruiting new players
- Recruiting and retaining high quality coaches, volunteers and referees
- Effective and efficient facilities
- Effective and efficient management and Governance
- Integration with the local community.
Each of these key drivers, together with the core values of the game s represented within the club accreditation scheme and together they represent the component parts of a strong, sustainable club.
This is an exciting and challenging time for our rugby club and is a great time to become involved with the club. We are looking forward to getting some new volunteers this year across the whole club for various roles, so if you are interested please let us know. We offer the best facilities and opportunities in the area and with more support we will be able to achieve much more for the coming season. If you have any skills that you think you could offer please talk to any of the club officials or contact . It doesn’t need to be every week or even many hours; sometimes the small things are just as important as the things that take lots of time. We have a task force for all of the little maintenance jobs that need doing and committees for the running of the club. We are happy to hear from anyone with skills to offer, even making tea and coffee for the coaches on cold evenings, typing documents, etc.
Running a rugby club is costly and we are always looking for sponsorship opportunities, for the whole club or individual teams or players. Sponsoring your favourite player will cover their subs and give you valuable advertising space in the match day programmes and on the website. Sponsorship is a great way to show your support for and be part of the club. Various packages are available please contact for further details.
Our Academy and Mini section hold an annual fundraising tournament. This needs a lot of help behind the scenes to be successful and we would welcome more support to prepare for that. In particular we are looking for someone to be responsible for collecting all of the adverts for the program and sending out the invoices. If you think you are able to support the tournament organisers please contact for further details.
And don’t forget the chance to win money by joining our 200 Club: draws are monthly and we give cash prizes. See the club website for more information and a list of available numbers or contact .
2014/2015 Non-Playing Membership
Cost £70 for the season and includes the following:-
• Full voting rights at the AGM
• Reduced entry fees for Bournemouth RFC home games (£10.00 non-members /£7.00 members)
• Reduced price season ticket (details below)
• 10% discount on shop purchases
• 10% discount at club bar
• Eligible to apply for international tickets
• Discounts from selected sponsors will be announced at a later date.
2014/2015 Academy and Mini Parent Membership
Cost £35 for the season: in recognition of the fact that families are already paying registration fees for their children we offer a special membership for parents of A&M players. This membership is only for parents of registered A&M players and includes the following:-
• Full voting rights at the AGM
• Reduced entry fees for Bournemouth RFC home games (£10.00 non members/£7.00)
• Reduced price season ticket (details below)
• 10% discount at club bar
• 10% discount on shop purchases
• Eligible to apply for international tickets
• Discounts from selected sponsors will be announced at a later date.
2014/2015 Season Tickets
Season tickets are available at a discounted rate if purchased before 1st September. The usual entry price for games is £10 so the season ticket is good value for money.
Non members - £120.00
Early bird offer - £100.00
Members - £85.00
Early bird offer - £65.00
Playing memberships available:
Academy and Mini Player (u6s up to u16s – school year 11)
Colts (u17 to u18s – school years 12 and 13)
Contact
Seniors (age 18 and above)
Contact
Touch – open to all adults, male and female – see below
Touch Playing Membership
Free for the first 2 weeks. Thereafter just £8 per month to cover player registration costs – it’s easy to set up a direct debit via our website.
To be eligible for all of these member benefits you will need to have paid subs for a minimum of 6 months or pay the equivalent of a year’s subs in one payment. (Unless you are an existing BRFC member under one of our other membership schemes.)
Touch Membership includes the following:-
• Full voting rights at the AGM
• Reduced entry fees for Bournemouth RFC home games (£10.00 non members/£7.00 members - come to 10 games and you have paid for half your membership)
• Reduced price season ticket (details below)
• 10% discount on shop purchases
• 10% discount at club bar
• Eligible to apply for international tickets
• Discounts from selected sponsors will be announced at a later date
As Touch membership is offered at a reduced price it is only valid if you continue to attend Touch Rugby sessions and on payment of the monthly £8 fee.
An alternative option is to pay £3 Pay As You Play (PAYP). If you attend regularly then PAYP works out more expensive than the combined cost of a membership and single monthly fee of £8.
Please note: if you are a parent of a child registered at the club you may prefer to take out A&M Parent Membership.
Contact Simon Annicchiarico
T: 07788440770
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Social dates for your diary (see website for full details)
Saturday 16th August Sam Yarwood Family day starts at 12 Noon
Sunday 31st AugustRegistration day Academy and Mini sections
Sunday 14th December Mini’s Xmas Party
Sunday 21st DecemberChristmas Dinner Dance; a whole club event for parents and supporters, held at the Marriott Hotel
Saturday 28th March Academy Tournament
Sunday 29th MarchMini Tournament
In addition to the website and email updatesthere are several ways in which you can keep in touch.
Website
Membership / Season Ticket Application Form
Season 2014-15
Name:______Gender: ____
Address:______
______Postcode: ______
Email: ______Telephone: ______
Signature:______
Membership type required, please tick box:-
Non-playing Academy & Mini Parent (names and age groups of children______
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Payment options:
Cheque/cash attached: £______
Direct to club bank account:sort code 30-92-02; account 02888545 (reference the payment with your full name).
Season ticket required, please tick box:-
Members standard
Non Members standard
Payment options:
Cheque/cash attached: £______
Direct to club bank account: sort code 30-92-02; account 02888545 (reference the payment with your full name).
Completed forms and queries to Sue Grey, Membership Secretary:-
Even if you set up a direct payment into our bank account, it is important you complete and return this form so that we have a record of our members and can keep in touch with you. It is also the only way you will receive a membership card/season ticket.
E-mailto ; by post to 108 Jumpers Road, Christchurch, BH23 2JP; left for my attention in the Club Shop.
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