On the back of some very hard work a commemorative book celebrating HMS Illustrious was written, printed and bound before being touchingly presented to the final Ship’s Company. In keeping with the strong affiliations that ships have with other groups and societies, it seemed fitting that these societies were also presented with the commemorative book. Bath Rugby was one of these affiliations. Alongside the book, the final rugby shirt of Illustrious, designed by SLt Tiny Richardson, was also presented to Matt Powell, Business Development Director, on behalf of Managing Director Tarquin Mcdonald.
Elements from the RNRU comms team including Lt Cdrs Graham Inglis and Jamie Campbell...
RAdm Paddy McAlpine CBE, Chair of UK Armed Forces Rugby Union (formally Combined Service Rugby Union), has appointed Maj Ian Wilkins AGC (SPS) as the UKAFRU Director of Rugby. “I am delighted to welcome Ian Wilkins as our new Director of Rugby. He has a truly impressive rugby CV and I am assured that the playing output is very safe hands. With Ian’s support, we will to continue to gain strength from unity on and off the field and build upon the representational not invitational ethos that defined CS Rugby over the past two seasons and will shape UKAF Rugby as we take it forward together”.
‘Wilkie’ has been involved in ARU and CS rugby in a multitude...
Following changes within the Combined Services Rugby Referee Federation, the Royal Navy Rugby Union Referee Society has adopted a new structure to appoint referees to matches under their jurisdiction. Three RN Area Secretaries, covering the North (Cdr Dunx McClement), East (LS Stu Collins) and West (WO2 Dave Prentice) Regions, will appoint referees for matches graded up to and including level 8. Matches graded level 7 or higher will be appointed to by the RN Senior Appointer.
In general terms, the North region will cover Barrow-In-Furness and North, with the East and West regions broadly mimicing the Eastern and Western Region League structures respectively and will incorporate all Na...
