Category: Youth
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Mini, Youth & Girls Return to Rugby – Sat 5th & Sun 6th Dec 2020
Good morning I am pleased to confirm that rugby is back (again!!). This week the RFU, with government agreement, has released further information regarding the return to play for the community game. As we approach the end of the latest lockdown all age groups and senior community rugby teams (below Championship level) can now play
Read MoreSunday 4th October 2020 – Bletchley RFC Girls v Ampthill RUFC Girls
U13 & U15 Girls in action Despite all the rain last weekend and the banks of the river Ouse next to the club bursting, Bletchley RFC Girls hosted Ampthill Girls on Sunday. Using the RFU game, Ready4Rugby, the girls played the fixture before the pitches turned into a lake! The girls handling was superb in
Read MoreARUFC Safeguarding Officer
Following the decision of Angharad Jones to resign from her roles as Ampthill RUFC Club Safeguarding Officer and Mental Health Champion, the Committee would like to thank her for her huge contribution to the club over the past six years and look forward to seeing her back at the club as a supporter (with a
Read MoreMini & Youth Training Times – 2020-21 Season
We are looking forward to welcoming back all of the Mini and Youth players with their parents and guardians on Sunday morning and then the Ladies and Girls age groups in the afternoon. Timings and locations for each session are detailed below. Your attention is drawn to some basic housekeeping for these sessions: No parents
Read MoreU13’s Training with Louis Grimoldby
Club Captain and 1st XV backs coach, Louis Grimoldby joined the U13’s on a very hot Sunday afternoon to help their coaches with a socially distanced skills and fitness session. Louis will be helping other age groups as the community side of the club returns to training in accordance with the RFU roadmap. He also
Read MoreAmpthill RUFC U14’s – East Midlands Cup Winners!
In front of a very good crowd, Bedford Athletic Rugby Club played host on Sunday to the final of the under 14’s East Midlands Cup between Ampthill and Luton. The game started very equally with neither side making too much headway as the magnitude of the day was obviously weighing very heavily on all minds.
Read MoreWaitrose Green Tokens
We would like to thank Waitrose in Ampthill for allocating a green tokens box through March to support Ampthill RUFC Girls Rugby. When you are shopping at Waitrose please don’t forget to add your green token to Ampthill girls Rugby box.
Read MoreU14’s – Fundraiser & Cup Final This Weekend!
The U14’s and their coaches are in for a busy weekend! Firstly on Saturday afternoon, and prior to the 1st XV game with Cornish Pirates, the boys will be attempting to “Row to Wales”! The boys are going on tour to North Wales in May and have decided to collectively row the equivalent distance, some
Read MoreThis Weekend at Dillingham Park
Despite the postponement of the two Six Nations games this weekend, it’s still promising to be a Super Saturday AND Sunday at Dillingham Park! On Saturday afternoon we have two games: 14:15 (TBC) Ampthill Academy v Peterborough, East Midlands League, Pitch 1 (TBC) 14:15 1st XV v Cornish Pirates, Greene King IPA Championship, Pitch 3
Read MoreMatch Report: Towcester U14 8 v 24 Ampthill U14,
A cold blustery Wednesday evening saw the Ampthill RUFC U14’s team travel to Towcester for the much-anticipated semi-final of the East Midlands Cup. In front of a good supporting crowd from both sides, Towcester were first to get off the mark breaking through a strong Ampthill defence midway through the first half, they then sent
Read MoreAmpthill Girls and Ladies in East Midlands Trials Success
Ampthill has once again had unprecedented success and will be well represented in the East Midlands girls and ladies squads this year. Many congratulations to: U15 Anwen, Sophie and Megan U18 – Full Squad Ella, Chloe, Jess, Lily, Sasha, Serena, Sian M and Sophie U18 – Development Players Bethany and Sian W. Ladies Bethan Scarr Sammie
Read MorePaul Turner Rugby Camp – Half Term 19th & 20th Feb
Ampthill RUFC Head Coach, Paul Turner will be running his popular Rugby Camp again in half-term on Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th February. Some of the current 1st XV playing squad will be assisting Paul with coaching! The camp is open for boys and girls age 6-15 and will run from 1000-1500 both days. Participants
Read MoreAmpthill U16s 51 Old Grammarians 5 – Sunday 12th January 2020
Ampthill U16s continued their 100% start to their HML campaign with a resounding victory against Old Grammarians at Dillingham Park. The boys seemed to thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to play on the Clubs first team pitch with a healthy crowd in attendance. The early exchanges were dominated by Old Grammarians & only some excellent defence
Read MoreAmpthill Mini & Youth are ‘Club of the Match’ at Northampton Saints – 28th December 2019
In between the Christmas and New Year break and a period of down time for most of the Ampthill Mini & Youth, a few Mini & Youth players from all age groups represented the club at Northampton Saints before watching their premiership fixture v Gloucester on Saturday. Ampthill RUFC Mini & Youth were selected as
Read MoreSunday 24th November – U13 Girls have a great day at the Datchworth Festival!!!
On Sunday 24th November, the U13’s Girls team travelled to Datchworth to play 6 games against Tring, Datchworth and a combined Royston/ Letchworth team (2 games against each team). The girls were on fire and proved a notable force stamping their name in local teams to be beaten. After watching the England Roses the day
Read MoreAmpthill U13s debut HML League Fixture – 17 Nov 2019
A squad of 18 players was selected to travel for this age group’s first league fixture in the HML League at Teddington RFC in West London this morning. Well done to the parents and coaches for getting through the traffic and dealing with an all too familiar parking shortage! After a good warm up the
Read MoreAmpthill Girls U13’s v Combined Bedford/Olney Girls U13’s – Sunday 27th October 2019
On Sunday 27th October the Ampthill U13’s girls hosted a fixture against a combined side from Olney and Bedford. The girls played very well and the in a very competitive game. Play started and the game was mostly in the Olney/Bedford half with Ampthill exerting pressure however the Olney/Bedford team had some strong running players
Read MoreAmpthill U16’s players excel at Bedfordshire Rugby Festival!
The strength of Ampthill’s U16 squad was highlighted on Sunday at the Bedfordshire DPP festival which has held at Stowe School. Eleven Ampthill boys took part , they were split into two teams , playing a total of five games , wining two, drawing two with one defeat. Two other members of the squad are
Read MoreChess Valley u16’s 5 Ampthill U16’s 45 – Sunday 20th October 2019
Ampthill Under 16’s started their HML campaign in convincing style at the picturesque Croxley Guild Sport & Social Club, the home of Chess Valley. The first points of the game came via a penalty scored by Harrison Wade, this followed a good early spell of pressure from the visitors. This was quickly followed by Ampthill’s
Read MoreMatch Report: U18 Girls – National Cup
Ampthill U18 Girls kicked off their season away to Cambridge in the National Cup. The pool also contains Hitchin so not as much traveling this season. Ampthill are rebuilding with the loss of the more experienced girls graduating to the Ladies side or University and a have strong influx of U15’s from last year. Cambridge
Read MoreStart of the U13 Girls Season – Sunday 22nd September 2019
The U13 Girls fielded their biggest side yet against Olney, Old Northamptonians and Buckingham on Sunday. All girls played well and the new editions to the team who have moved up from the U11’s proved they had form. The more ‘senior’ members led the way which proved successful. Considering the team has mixed experience from
Read MoreGIRLS ONLY RUGBY!
Do you want to play rugby, have fun, improve your fitness and rugby skills? Ampthill Rugby have girls teams in the U13 (Year 7&8), U15 (Year 9&10) and U18 (Year 11, 12 & 13) age groups and are looking for more new players! We train every Thursday at 6pm and have games on Sundays! For
Read MoreMini & Youth – Sunday 8th Sept
Sunday morning sees the start of the new season for Mini & Youth. All age groups are training at Dillingham Park – please see the attached map for your age group location and training start time! Parking at the club is limited, especially since the erection of our new marquee this week. Please be
Read MoreU16’s (74) v (3) Biggleswade U16’s – Bedfordshire Cup Final Sunday 31st March
The Sunday following one of, if not the most successful Senior Saturday in the club’s history saw the U16’s continuing the winning trend with an emphatic victory in the Bedfordshire Cup Final. Playing Biggleswade on a very hard and dusty pitch 1 the boys entertained the crowd both outside and those watching in the clubhouse
Read MoreAmpthill Girls teams provide ball girls for First XV – Saturday 10th March 2019
Last Saturday as part of the successful Mini & Youth afternoon watching the First XV beat Old Elthamians in the Naional 1 top of the table clash the U13/U15 girls were the ball girls for the match. They had a great time, enjoyed themselves and are pictured with the First XV squad after the game.
Read MoreU18 girls star for East Midlands!
9 members of Ampthill Girls U18’s squad represented East Midlands at Ipswich today. East Midlands completed a clean sweep in their matches beating Eastern Counties 35-5 and then NLD (Notts, Lins, Derbs) 27-0! Ian Scarr (Ampthill U18 Girls Head Coach and East Midlands Coach) said: “To nil NLD is a big scalp. It was 10-10 two
Read MoreU18 Girls – Area Plate Final
On Sunday Ampthill U18 girls played Market Harborough in the Area 4 Plate playoff to determine 3rd & 4th place behind Mansfield who defeated ON’s on the same day in the Cup. Ampthill started well with Bethan winning the first coin toss of the season and playing to the set game plan, but concede a
Read MoreU15 Girls attend Northampton Saints Festival – Saturday 26th January 2019
Ampthill U15 Girls participated in the first Northampton Saints Girls Tournament at the home of the Saints, Franklin’s Gardens. Whilst unable to field a full team of their own they joined up with other various clubs in true rugby fashion enabling full teams to compete against one another other. They all made an outstanding contribution
Read MoreU13 & U15 girls meet England women rugby stars!
U13 & U15 Girls meet England Women Internationals at the Royston 7’s tournament – Sunday 20th January 2019 U13 Girls with Tamara Taylor. Tamara has over 100 caps for England, she captained England in the 2015 Six Nations and was part of the winning 2014 World Cup squad as well as being named RPA’s player of
Read MoreFullerians Girls v Ampthill Girls – Sunday 9th December 2018
U13’s Ampthill/Bedford U13 Girls played away at Aylesbury last Sunday against Fullerians and an Aylesbury/ Bletchley composite team. The opposition were well drilled and formidable however due to the Ampthill girl’s discipline and focus on the basics, such as rucks and mauls backed up with constant support the girls played and won the 4 games played.
Read MoreAmpthill U15’s 17 V Olney U15’s 10 – Sunday November 11th 2018
Ampthill U15’s returned to Dillingham Park for an EML fixture against their old foes Olney in perfect conditions for rugby on Remembrance Sunday. Players, coaches and parents all observed two minutes silence at 11am to pay their respects. The game started well for Ampthill with plenty of early possession & territory, they opened the scoring
Read MoreOlney RUFC U13’s Development v Ampthill RUFC Tigers – Sunday 11th November
Result: Olney 25 – Ampthill Tigers 10 Ampthill Tigers headed to Olney for what would, as always be a tough encounter. Although great early defence by the Tigers kept Olney at bay and saw one attempt over the line held up, a momentary lack of concentration saw Olney break the line to score. The forwards
Read MoreU13 & U15 Girls looking for new players
Last Sunday saw a lovely sunny autumn day for the under 13’s girls to join the under 15’s rugby to work on their rugby skills in a training session! The under 13’s squad is for all abilities in the school year of 7 and 8 we welcome girls that have not played the game before.
Read MoreAmpthill U13’s v Letchworth U13’s – Sunday 21st October 2018
Result: Ampthill RUFC Lions 25 v Letchworth RUFC U13’s A’s 5 Ampthill Lions welcomed Letchworth RUFC on a sunny and warm autumn day. This was going to be a touch encounter with Letchworth sitting in the league above Ampthill in the HML League. Ampthill Lions took the lead early on in the game with sustained
Read MoreAmpthill U15’S 37 v Peterborough U15’S 17 – Sunday 30th September
Ampthill Under 15’s started their EML campaign at Dillingham Park against Peterborough in the September sunshine. After a well earned draw in their opening fixture at Fullerians, head coach Paul Allen was keen the boys continued with another positive display against their rivals from Cambridgeshire. Ampthill started the game with a good spell of possession
Read MoreFULLERIANS U15’S 12 – AMPTHILL U15’S 12 – Sunday 23rd September 2018
Ampthill kicked off their first ‘competitive’ season in the HML with an away fixture against Fullerians. Head coach, Paul Allen had a few selection issues to resolve after a couple of late withdrawals, but the whole squad seemed ready for the challenge ahead despite the awful Hertfordshire conditions with pouring rain and a significant drop
Read MoreAmpthill U15’S DPP Festival, Sunday September 16th 2018
Bedford School hosted this years Under 15’s ‘DPP’ festival featuring teams from Leighton, Buzzard, Dunstable, Luton, Biggleswade, Bedford & Ampthill. Each side would play three fixtures giving new head coach Paul Allen an ideal opportunity to assess his squad. Our first fixture was against the County champions Leighton Buzzard, we started the game very brightly
Read MoreGirls U13 & U15 2017-2018 End of Season Review
Season report for U13s Girl’s Team The season kicked off with a game against Milton Keynes. After a hesitant start, the girls played a fast attacking game, making quick work of their defence, securing a win by three tries. The following weekend saw the girls put in a valiant effort against Bletchley who had some
Read MoreGirls U18 2017-2018 End of Season Report
What an interesting season it has been this year for the U18 girls, some fantastic highs as a squad and for individuals and few lows on the pitch. All part of the continual learning of this group players who are consistently progressing as a squad. The season started with friendly matches against Milton Keynes who are
Read MoreU17 2017-2018 End of Season Report
A difficult season for many reasons but as ever seeing the boys playing Rugby and importantly enjoying it made up for any difficulties we had. Under 17’s teams have historically been difficult to maintain as the demands of school, part time work and girls take their toll. However we were determined to keep the age
Read MoreU16 2017-2018 End of Season Report
The U16 coaching team unanimously describe this season as an utter rollercoaster ride! We’ve had some pretty unsatisfactory performances followed by sheer brilliance. Promotion to the top tier of the Herts & Middlesex League at the end of last season exposed a big difference in the intensity and physicality of the rugby on the pitch.
Read MoreU15 2017-2018 End of Season Review
The U15’s have had yet another enjoyable and successful season. The age group continues to run two mixed ability sides for friendlies and East Midlands league games and then selects the strongest side available for the East Midlands Cup competition. The fixture list has pitched the squad against the best clubs in the age group
Read MoreU14 2017-2018 End of Season Report
The 2017-18 season was Darren Prosser & Gary Hobart’s second full season as head coaches ably assisted by fitness coach Abe Kerr, forwards coach Keith Garwood, backs coach Jamie Prosser with admiral help throughout from Phil Standbridge during the campaign. This season brought with it a couple of changes for the boys to take on
Read MoreU13 2017-2018 End of Season Report
Overall another good season for the under 13s We’ve seen our numbers grow to around 32 – much of this growth is off the back of the after school group at alameda which is in its 3rd year We started the year winning the Peterborough tournament, conceding only 3 tries in the process and ended
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Read MoreCharlie Fleckney Starts For England Counties U18
United Counties U18 v Ireland Clubs and Schools U18 Charlie Fleckney No 2 is in the starting line up in the England Counties U18 squad and he is one of our Academy Players!
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Read MoreMandy Goodge
Mandy Goodge It is with great sadness that we wish Graham, William and Alex Goodge our sincere condolences on the loss of Mandy. The family have been a part of the club for many years as supporters, players and sponsors. The family’s loss will be met with deep sadness throughout the whole club. Mandy’s Funeral
Read More2017-18 Club Membership Deadline
2017-18 Club Membership Deadline It has come to light that a significant number former club members have not renewed their membership for the 2017-18 Season. In part this may be because members who previously paid via direct debit believed that their direct debit would automatically roll over to this season. Under direct debit rules we
Read MoreMembership Renewal & Mini & Youth Registration
Membership Renewal & Mini & Youth Registration All members need to register or renew their membership for this 2017-2018 season. Mini & Youth Registration Day on Sun Sep 03 will start at 09:30. Click Here to download and complete the membership form and direct debit instruction and save time at registration. All other members please Click
Read MoreRichard Churchill
Richard Churchill It is with much regret that we announce the passing of Richard Churchill, peacefully, last Monday, Aug 14th at Willen Hospice, Milton Keynes. Richard was a pillar of Ampthill rugby for much of the clubs history, as a player where he Captained the 1stXV, administrator, volunteer and supporter where he continued to attend
Read MoreBritish Car Auctions Confirm Multi-Year Senior Partner Sponsorship
British Car Auctions Confirm Multi-Year Senior Partner Sponsorship
Read More9th Annual Beer Festival June 24
Ampthill Rugby’s 9th Annual Beer Festival We are holding our 9th Annual Beer Festival at Ampthill Rugby Club on Saturday 24th June. It starts at 13:00 and ends late. There will be 32 Real Ales plus Ciders, Perrys, a Pimms tent plus the Club Bar. We also have Live Music, BBQ & Hog Roast as well
Read MoreAll Blacks v Lions, Clubhouse Opening Times
Clubhouse Open For All Blacks v Lions Ampthill Rugby Club will be open for all three All Blacks v British & Irish Lions test matches in June & July. Come along to a great community rugby club to absorb a true rugby atmosphere. Special offer:- Bacon butty & pint £5 Members and Non-Members are welcome
Read MoreU15 2016-17 Season Review
The U15s have had a good season with 38 registered players providing a good spread of talent. That said, it has been difficult to provide everyone with game time given the number of games & training sessions cancelled due to poor weather or opposition issues. This season we competed in the East Midlands Junior league,
Read MoreU14 2016-17 Season Review
The start of the season saw some new faces and additions to the U14 squad growing the number of players to enable the squad to consistently field two teams. This was due mostly to our traditional annual schools invitation sevens competition in October an event now regionally-recognised as a pathway for non-rugby players into the
Read MoreGirls U15 & U13 2016-17 Season Review
This season has been a challenge for both squads of girls. Claire Pollendine was the new head coach for the u15s and made a start on preparing the girls for East Midland county trials with Alice Murphy, Kayleigh Pitts and Chloe Sherwood making the team. Alice Murphy was selected for Midlands trials from her East
Read MoreU16 2016-17 Season Review
A season of mixed fortunes and the first without Craig Ashby as joint Head Coach; Anna Scott stepped up to take the role of Team Manager and Craig Shelley became Head Forwards Coach, both doing a fantastic job throughout the year. We started the year with 32 boys signed on, unfortunately not quite enough for
Read MoreGirls U18 2016-17 Season Review
This season has been a challenge in many ways for this group of girls. It was the first year of the experimental cluster with Bedford Junior Blues U18’s to increase the playing numbers to enter the RFU National Cup and they sadly suffered the loss of one of the squad members Chidera Alozie in January
Read MoreU17 2016-17 Season Review
This past season has been a difficult one with only the Herts/Middlesex league to compete in, albeit in the top division, but that providing only six fixtures. Also with there being no u17’s Beds Cup competition the number and quality of friendly fixtures was therefore always going to be an important issue. The squad size
Read MoreU13 2016-17 Season Review
In preparation for their first season as ‘youth’ players, the 2016/17 season started early for the Under 13’s with fitness coach Abe Kerr running specialised preseason fitness training at Wrest Park, these were well attend by the squad all of whom seem to understand the importance of the sessions, the benefit would hopefully pay off
Read MoreAmpthill U17 Bedfordshire Colts County Cup Winners 2017
Ampthill u17’s went into this Bedfordshire Colts County Cup final against Luton Rugby Club Colts with three players from the u18’s included in the squad to provide cover and experience in a number of positions. As the players warmed up prior to kick off the difference in the age and size between the two sides
Read MoreWhole Club Review & Strategy Meeting, Wed 29th March, 20:00
Whole Club Review & Strategy Meeting, Wed 29th March, 20:00
Read MoreBishop Stortford v Ampthill U17
Following the u17s convincing 46 points to nil home victory over Ruislip in the Herts/Middx league the previous Sunday the lads were the now visitors to Bishops Stortford for their next top of the league match. A 30 minute delay to the kick off time was not helpful as both sides were kept waiting on
Read MoreWorthing V Ampthill U13 Girls 19th February 2017
MASSIVE 3 – 20 WIN FOR AMPTHILL LIONESSES Ampthill, Captained by Sophie Roberts, were able to field ten U13 girls for the game against Worthing RFU to conclude the end to a fantastic southern tour. The game started with high expectations from the Ampthill girls due to recent performances. But with an unknown side to
Read MoreWorld Rugby Guidance on Contact with the Head Area
World Rugby Guidance on Contact with the Head Area
Read MoreRevised RFU Discipline Sanction Tables
Revised RFU Discipline Sanction Tables for the Adult and Youth Game - January 2017
Read MoreAmpthill u17s beat Peterborough RFC 29-18
Ampthill u17s got their season back on track with a good win and a solid performance against a Peterborough RFC Colts side. This fixture followed a number of weeks with matches being postponed by opposing clubs. Ampthill were due to play Daventry RFC in an East Midlands cup quarter final on Sunday but Daventry conceded
Read MoreAGM – Mark Lavery & Ian Cooper stand down
From the President At the AGM on 14th November, Ian Cooper stood down from the Management Committee and Mark Lavery stood down as Chairman. Losing someone with Ian’s great experience over 25 years at the club is disappointing and I would like to thank him for his contribution as a coach, committee member and a
Read MorePresident’s Statement – AGM 14th November
Ampthill & District Community RFC AGM – 14.11.16 President’s Statement Many thanks for asking me to remain in post for another year. I would like to thank all the players and coaches for all age groups from Under 6’s through to the First XV squad for all their efforts in the past year to make
Read MoreAnnual General Meeting, Mon Nov 14, 2016 at 19:30
Annual General Meeting, Mon Nov 14th, 2016 at 19.30
Read MoreU17 Ampthill sting Wasps 67 – 0
Ampthill sting Wasps A bright, but very cold morning saw Ampthill u17’s host Wasps for this friendly fixture. Ampthill welcomed centre Tom James, TJ, a new player to their squad who had only trained with them at the previous Thursdays session. Nevertheless TJ was soon into the fray with the opening try after just 4
Read MoreU13 Rushden & Higham 15 – 30 Ampthill
Ampthill made the trip up the A6 to play a friendly fixture against Rushden & Higham. The opening exchanges of the game were very cagey with lots of handling errors meaning the scrum count was rising continually. Rushden opened the scoring with a well worked break away try, this was quickly cancelled out by a
Read MoreU17 Ampthill 31 – 26 London Welsh HML
AMPTHILL U17S CELTIC TRIUMPH Early morning torrential downpours had put this Herts/Middlesex top division league fixture in doubt but the rain stopped and the sun appeared in time for Ampthill u17s to welcome London Welsh u17s to Dillingham Park for a rare meeting between these two sides. Ampthill got off to a bad start when
Read MoreAmpthill 58 v 5 Basildon
U18 Ampthill Girls First home win for the U18 Girls 58-5 v Basildon on Sunday. Some fantastic rugby played, showing the progress they have made. Well done also to Sammy, Charlie, Megan and Storm making the East Midlands Squad last week.
Read MoreFullerians 5 – 43 Ampthill U17
Travelling down to Fullerians in Watford for this game on a bright breezy morning. Ampthill U17s went into their opening Herts/Middx. League game of the season with great anticipation for the season to come and in a confident mood following their early season preparation and good friendly matches. Though with Lewis Sharp out for a
Read MoreAmpthill U17 v Hertford Colts
Ampthill U17s followed up their narrow loss to Peterborough with another very strong friendly fixture, this time against Hertford. A’s started down the slope and were soon a converted try down following good work from the Hertford forwards forcing their way through some poor defending. Into their stride Ampthill opened their scoring with A’s inside
Read MoreWheeler Electrical Limited Extend Sponsorship Agreement
Wheeler Electrical Limited Extend Sponsorship Agreement Wheeler Electical (http://www.wheelerelectical.com/) a long established electrical contractor, have traded in mid Bedfordshire since 1961 and have extensive experience in major electrical installations in both domestic and commercial environments. Wheeler prides themselves on their extensive business relationships and their client relationships , some of which extend to over over
Read MoreMini & Youth Registration Day 4th September 2016 9.30am – 11.30am
Club Membership 2016- 2017 Mini & Youth Registration Day Sunday 4th September 2016 9.30am – 11.30am
Read MoreJosh Bassett Captains Wasps 7s Squad At Sandy Park
Josh Bassett Captains Wasps Singha 7s Squad At Sandy Park
Read MoreU15 & U18 Girls End Of Season Report 2015-2016
Ampthill Girls have been running now for two seasons and the progress of the U15 and U18 girls this season has been something to behold. Finding fixtures for the girls to play is tricky as there are clubs with girl’s sections fairly nearby, but you need to match up the levels of development to avoid
Read MoreU13 End Of Season Report 2015-2016
As always an eagerly anticipated start to the season saw the boys fully embrace the transition from mini to youth rugby with full size pitches, 15 players and entry into the Herts and Middlesex League (HML) as well as both the Bedfordshire and East Midlands Cups that they were more used to from the seasons
Read MoreU15 End Of Season Report 2015-2016
Prologue Though this be madness, yet there is method in ‘t ! – After a successful 2014 campaign with two promotions and a cup final behind us, the 2015 U15’s coaching team took the decision to enter 4 competitions with a squad of 35 players, aiming to provide as much playing time to all squad
Read MoreU16 End Of Season Report 2015-2016
Following double promotions at the end of last season to the East Midlands Championship league and the Herts/Middlesex Division 2 the season ahead was always going to be a tougher one. The squad had grown to 28 players with a few players relocating clubs to Ampthill and a couple of players returning to rugby, all
Read MoreU18 End Of Season Report 2015-2016
So the chapter closes on the epic journey of this remarkable group of young men, finishing where it started by becoming the Bedfordshire County champions. Entering the quarter finals with a number of players unavailable due to injury and sickness, the squad was supplemented by a number of very enthusiastic & talented under 17`s. The
Read MoreU14 End of Season Report 2015-2016
The U14s have a had great season culminating in winning the HML league at the top of the table scoring 247 points and only conceding 46 and thereby gaining promotion to division 2 next season. Whilst we did very well against teams outside our usual stomping ground, games against our neighbours didn’t fare so well,
Read MoreU17 End Of Season Report 2015-2016
Nationally, this age group is notorious for players leaving rugby and pursuing other options. We started the season with 24 players, but were soon struggling to get 18 to turn up to matches. We even played one match with only 12 players. Luckily, we have quite a lot of strength in depth and it is
Read MoreAmpthill Girls U15 Match Report, Apr 17, 2016
Ampthill Girls U15, Bury Vixens, Market Harborough Triangular Ampthill Girls U15 welcomed Bury Vixens and Market Harborough to Dillingham Park for the first time for a 3 way matchup between the clubs. This was the first time that Ampthill and Bury had met in the girls section and Market Harborough were returning the fixture played
Read MoreU16 HML Ampthill 15 – 10 Bedford
Ampthills U16s final Herts/Middlesex League game of the season saw them at home to local rivals Bedford Blues with good playing conditions and a decent size crowd into watch the encounter. The early battles were fiercely contested with no quarter given and Ampthill tested the Bedford defence constantly. The A’s were able to open the
Read MoreU14 2015-2016 HML Division 3 Winners
Ampthill U14’s win HML Division 3 with a +203 points difference! Amazing achievement.
Read MoreAmpthill U13 Crowned East Midlands Champions !!!
Ampthill U13’s (31) v (25) Northampton Old Scouts A match that kept everybody entertained until the last minute eventually saw Ampthill U13’s claim the East Midlands cup after beating Northampton Old Scouts in a well contested final played at Peterborough RFC. The path to the final hadn’t been easy with Ampthill seeing off many of
Read MoreU16 East Midlands Challenge League Champions 2016
Ampthill u16’s entered their last ever East Midlands Challenge league match knowing a win would see them finish this league as champions and were determined that their visit to Stewart & Lloyds Corby would be a successful one. A bright and clear morning saw the A’s get off to a good start with early pressure
Read MoreU16s 2016 Dads & Lads Ski Trip to Alpe D’Huez in France
Steve & Liam Everitt Jay & Sol Tovey Tony & Tom Murray Paul & George Odell Paul & Kyle McSwiggan
Read MoreU16 Ampthill 24 – 14 Old Albanians B
The U16s buoyed by the Beds Cup final win over Biggleswade were looking for a good friendly home fixture and found one at the eleventh hour in the Old Albanians ‘B’ side, who play in the division below Ampthill in the HML. A noon start on the windiest rugby pitch in the world, our top
Read MoreAmpthill U16 Beds Cup Winners 2016
Biggleswade 0 v 37 Ampthill – Beds Cup Final A dry and bright Sunday morning and a surface that was a credit to the Bigggleswade groundsmen provided some good conditions for this Beds Cup final between two old adversaries in Ampthill and Biggleswade. From the kick off Ampthill made the early yards and dominated the
Read MoreHML Ruislip 14 – 5 Ampthill
A great effort by the Ruislip RUFC groundsman and helpers enabled this Herts/Middlesex league game to go ahead, which had looked in serious doubt with 30 minutes to go before kick off due to the amount of standing water. Early exchanges saw both sides threatening the try line but not quite able to make the
Read MoreU16 Ampthill v Cambridge
Ampthill U16s Wallop Cambridge A well contested first half saw Ampthill u16s leading 14 points to 12 over Cambridge at half time in very wet and windy conditions. The tries coming from Curtis Hymus and Charlie Fleckney and both converted. In the second half Ampthill make good use of the conditions and with the backs
Read More20.12.2015 U16 EML Ampthill 21 v 20 St Neots
Ampthill U16s Last Gasp Victory Ampthill went into this East Midlands Championship League fixture full of confidence following some good recent performances. A’s applied all the early pressure but were unable to get points onto the board mainly due to some good defensive work from St. Neots and some poor discipline from Ampthill. The home
Read MoreU16 Ampthill 22 v Ealing 24 HML 2015
Ampthill U16’s first Herts/Middlesex game of the season saw them as the visitors to Ealing in North London, an impressive ground and their first game on a 3G pitch. The early exchanges saw Ampthill applying all the pressure around Ealings tryline and an early try was disallowed for a final forward pass. As often happens
Read MoreLewis Ludlow To Face Saracens
Former Ampthill Mini & Youth Lewis Ludlow Starts For Gloucester Against Saracens
Read MoreU16 Beds Cup Match – Ampthill 24 v 10 Bedford
This Bedfordshire Cup match between the cup holders Ampthill u16’s and their close rivals was a game that both sides had been eagerly anticipating and it turned out to be a great match for a large crowd to watch and enjoy. Early exchanges were nervous with both sides looking to find their feet with Bedford
Read MoreEnd of Season Report 2014 – 2015
Well what a year that was, as we see the lads once again winning the East Midlands Cup and close runners up in the league. Whilst we have had a few disappointments along the way we should be rightly proud of what this group of young men achieved in a year when commitments outside of
Read MoreEnd of Season Report 2014 – 2015
The 2015 season started with great anticipation from all involved and our squad of 22 played well in the warm up games. The hopes for this season were that promotion could be achieved in the Hert./Middx. league, that we could do well in the new East Midlands league and perhaps go one better and win
Read MoreU15 Win Beds Cup Final
U15 Ampthill 20 Dunstable 7, Beds Cup Winners Ampthill U15s won the Beds Cup Final this morning beating Dunstable 4 trys to 1. More soon
Read More25 January 2015 – East Midlands Cup Semi Final Old Northamptonians
Old Northamptonians 0 v 3 Ampthill
Read MoreOld Northamptonians U17 0 Ampthill U17 3
Ampthill U17 Progress To The East Midlands Final In RFU National U17 Cup Ampthill secured a nail biting victory at Old Northamptonians in the semi-final of the East Midlands stage of the RFU National U17 Cup. The squad now travel to Daventry RFC next Friday (19:30 k.o.) EMRU have postponed the the East Midlands final where
Read MoreU13 London Scottish Vs Amps
U13 HML LEAGUE London Scottish 19 Ampthill 17 A bright morning and an early start coach trip to London for our first away league game. The trip down was uneventful and we arrived early only to find out that some numpty (I won’t mention any names but it starts with an A) had forgotten to bring the shirts!
Read MoreU13 Amps Vs Old Northamptonians
“that was a great game, I would have paid money to see that!”
Read More21 December 2014 Biggleswade Beds Cup Semi Final
Ampthill 17 v 15 Biggleswade Beds Cup Semi Final
Read MoreU13 Amps vs Datchworth
U13 HERTS & MIDDLESEX LEAGUE Amps 41 Datchworth 7 A good win but not quite the usual flowing rugby we have been seeing. That said, the win puts us top of the league ! Josh opened the scoring with an unconverted try after 7 minutes from a tap & go carried well by Billy and then
Read MoreU13 Bedford vs Amps
Rob said it was his proudest moment as a coach to win in such a fashion. High praise indeed.
Read MoreU13 Amps Vs Bank of England
Yes, the boys actually pulled off a 912 successfully. Amazeballs!
Read More16th Nov Chess Valley
Our first league game and what a start : Ampthill 34 – 5 Chess Valley A much better warm up got the boys properly prepared for the challenge as the mist rolled in and the wendyballers at Queensmen disappeared from view (shame we could still hear them). Playing up hill in the first half which
Read More16th Nov Bishops Stortford
Bishops Stortford 5 – 38 Ampthill Bishops Stortford v Ampthill 16th November 2014 HML Div 1 On a misty November morning, Ampthill travelled to Bishops Stortford (average house price £315,333) for this season’s second match in the HML league. Ampthill were quick off the blocks, and were 7-0 up within 5 minutes after Spurr took the inside pop
Read More12th Oct Ampthill 35 v 0 Oundle – Friendly
Ampthill hosted Oundle (average house price £247,189) on a pleasant Sunday afternoon. I forgot to get a prediction from our regular pre-match pundit Russell Spurr, so in true journalistic style I have made one up. ‘I forsee a tough match with Ampthill coming out worthy winners’ said Russell – and once again he was unerringly
Read More28th Sept Ampthill 14 v 14 Hitchin – Friendly
Ampthill hosted Hitchin on an unseasonably warm and sultry afternoon. Our pre-match pundit Russell Spur, sitting decisively on the fence, divined that the match ‘would be 50/50’, and his incisive declaration turned out to be surprisingly accurate. The first half was scoreless. Hitchin were well organised and committed, Ampthill had plenty of possession, but squandered
Read More21st Sept HML Div 1 : Chess Valley 0 – 62 Ampthill
Ampthill travelled to the impoverished suburb of Croxley Green, where the average semi sells for a paltry £404,412, and you can pick up something detached for as little as £745,000. The sun was shining but it was a little chilly, this was exacerbated by a long wait as the kick-off was delayed until 11.30 to
Read MoreLeague tables (as of 29th Oct)
League tables as of 29th October 2014 League: East Midlands Rugby Union Junior Leagues
Division: EMMJRA U16 Challenge # Team Pd Pts 1. Rushden & Higham RFC 3 12 2. Bedford Junior Blues RFC 2 8 3. Deeping and Stamford 3 6 4. St Neots RFC 3 6 5. Ampthill RFC 2 5 6. Long
Read MoreWelcome to Ampthill U16
Ampthill under 16s The season has started well for this age group. We are playing in HML division 3 after gaining promotion as champions of division 4 last year, and in the EML we decided to stay in the challenge league, so that new players could get some much needed experience. At the time
Read MoreOctober Half Term – Rugby Skills Masterclass
Paul Turner Master Class A Rugby Skills Masterclass with Ampthill First XV Head Coach Paul Turner will be held at Dillingham Park on Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th October, 10am-3pm (1hr lunch) for players 12-16 years old. Elite level coaches and star player appearances, providing an excellent opportunity to develop skills. Players to bring kit
Read MoreMini & Youth Registration
Mini & Youth Registration For 2014/15 Registration and training will commence on Sunday 7th & 14th September, please download and complete application and direct debit forms prior to arrival. Click here to download : Welcome Pack, Registration And Direct Debit Forms
Read MoreU16 Suva Ma’asi Starts For England
U16 Suva Ma’asi started for England in their 22-24 win over Wales U16 at the Gnoll, home of Neath RFC More Here
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