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Friday 16 November 2018 7:30pm Ampthill Rugby Club Raising funds for Ampthill RUFC U12’s last ever mini tour

Ampthill RUFC sent two teams to the Peterborough U12s Festival on Sunday 28 Oct 2018. Both teams enjoyed playing against new opposition from seven different counties as far afield as Suffolk and Nottinghamshire. Thanks to PRUFC for organising another excellent event, and of course the players, parents and coaches for supporting it. The weather was

Ampthill U12’s entered the Northampton Saints tournament on Saturday 15th September and had success in winning the Bowl competition. The team were unbeaten in 4 games playing exciting and attractive rugby. All participating players and parents then watched the Saints v Sarries game in the afternoon, with the players parading around the pitch during the

The U12’s has had another good year with the introduction of a bigger pitch, a second row and the hand-off. We have welcomed several new players and their families to the team this year and they have all been a positive addition with over sixty registered players showing great progress. The first festival of the

Another great season for Ampthill RUFC Under 11’s and another season showing massive improvement in all aspects of play and attitude. We started with the Peterborough tournament being played early in the season and all three of our teams that were entered showed that we had a large squad of players that were going to

With our second season of tackling our players have continued to learn and develop their skills with enthusiasm this year. We also introduced rucking in September which we have worked on throughout the year testing our skills with the numerous ‘friendlies’ that have been organised. The boys and girls have been praised by a number

Finally. Some tackling! This season we introduced tackling into the game for our U9 squad. After a few sessions, they all had the basics down and the progression throughout the season has been brilliant – every single player getting stuck in to stop the opposition. Some players naturally have more of an appetite for tackling than

The U8s have had a fabulous season in 2017-18. I would like to thank the hard work and dedication of the team of volunteer coaches who give up their time every Sunday. Come rain or shine they turn out for the love of the game and to ensure the kids are having fun and making

A fantastic season of rugby has been had by all in the Under 7 Team. This was the team’s first taste of competitive rugby obviously the eagled eyed coaches were not keeping score! Skills that have been specifically targeted include encouraging the players to pass on the move and looking to pass, before being

Early September seems a long time ago now. A new group of players and coaches came together for the 2017/18 U6’s, some returning for their senior year, others taking their first steps in the game. Our mission at the start of the season was for the players to learn some basic rugby skills but most