Minety RFC 2008-09 season

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Club colours: green & purple hoops or white with green & purple V
Training: Tuesday evenings at 7 pm at Minety Playing Fields - new players always welcome.

Minety RFC news - for match reports, go to Fixtures and click on name of opponent
Last update - 19 April 2009: added Oakmeadians v Minety report & confirmation of second team winning Div 3 North

Barry John turns out for Minety!
Yes, the master flyhalf is speaking at our Annual Dinner on Friday 15 May. See Events page for details.

Dream Champions

YES! The Minety 2nd XV "Dream Team" are champions of Dorset & Wilts Division 3 North.

Although Minety had completed their league campaign, the championship hinged on the game between Aldbourne/Hungerford and the Swindon College 2nd XV. College had to win by a margin of 19 points or better to rob Minety of the title but although they won their fixture 3-17, their winning margin of 14 points was not enough to clinch the championship.

Minety seconds and Swindon College seconds both ended the season with 20 league points, but Minety's better for-and-against ratio means that they are narrowly the champions and can look forward to playing in Division 2 North next season.

Next fixtures:
Tues 21 April 2009
The first team play at home in the semi-final of the Stroud & District Combination Cup. Kick-off 6.30 pm.

Weekend 24-26 April: Minety on tour in Ireland

18 April 2009:

Oakmeadians 1st XV 79pts - Minety 1st XV 16pts
A difficult game to end the season on: the league champions away. Minety do their best - brief report here.

Club membership 2008-09 season
Have you paid your annual sub yet?

Members new and old are invited to join Minety RFC for the 2008-09 season. Click here for full subscription details along with our players' code of conduct, or right-click here and select "Save Target As" to download the membership application form as a two-page Word document.

Please send your subscriptions to Tim Vaughan.

Minety RFC remember Dominic Rice

Shirt presentation - L to R: Martin Coe, Mark Darwin, Brendon Rice, Sean Richards & Andy Ward

Our shirts this season were kindly provided by our sponsors DMR Mortgage Services. The shirts bear the initials of the late Dominic Rice, who was not only one of the firm's founding partners (and the "D" in "DMR"), but also a long-term vice-president, friend and generous benefactor of Minety Rugby Club. Dominic was skipper and flyhalf of the Minety second team for many years and we're proud to remember him as we take the field each week to play the game that he so much enjoyed and to represent the club he did so much to support.

Mark Darwin of DMR Mortgage Services writes: I know how much the rugby club, the camaraderie and everyone involved in it, meant to Dominic, and I am thoroughly committed to maintaining that relationship. I am delighted to say that DMR Mortgage Services will go on and whilst the office in Swindon is now closed, I can still be reached on 08445 617683 and 07855 253009 or by email at mark@dmrmortgages.co.uk.

All the best for the rest of the season.

Mark Darwin
DMR Mortgage Services

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Club Officers 2008-09

President	Richard Pickford
Chairman	Sean Richards
Club Captain	Martin Coe
Treasurer	James Tweedale
Secretary	Andrew Edwards
Social Secretary	Andy Brown
MPFA Rep	Judy Brown
Groundsman	JB/David Hazell
Fixture Secretary	Ken Judd - 07802 661109
1st Team Vice-Captain	Max Smith
2^nd Team Captain	Steve Murray
Club Coach	Andy Ward
Stroud & District Rep	Ken Judd - 07802 661109
Publicity Officer	Nigel Price
Fundraising Officer	Andy Cook (Knocky)
Subscription Officer	Tim Vaughan
Vets Captain	Tim Vaughan
Vets vice captain	Sean Richards
Tour Organiser	Andy Brown
Junior Section Rep	Steve Reynolds
2^nd Team Vice-Captain Development Officer	Pete Hazell Gareth Dyer

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