RNRU Royal Navy Rugby Union

A historic encounter at Burnaby Rd finished with the league team winning 39-16 on the scoreboard and both teams gaining from a very different encounter. The challenge, eighty minutes of rugby league, clearly took the union team out of their comfort zone but following a heavy week of training they still found enough inventiveness to pose a few questions in attack whilst the defence may not have been always structurally sound it was always fully committed. A good sized ground watched an even first half with the league team keeping themselves at least a score in front. The half time score of 20-16 was probably a fair reflection of the play although the union team were unlucky to have an ...

The position of RNRU Director of Rugby (DoR) will become available later this year: the successful applicant should be available to assume the responsibilities after 8 May and by 31 December 2011 at the latest.  Terms of Reference for the post are available from the Secretary rnso2@fleetfost.mod.uk and in addition to holding a minimum of Level 2 coaching award applicants must be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of performance delivery and development.  Individuals who wish to be considered should forward their CV, along with a synopsis as to how they intend to take the key representative aspects of Navy Rugby forward, to the Secretary by Friday 11 March 2011.  ...