The Sharks and Stingrays travelled to their fourth tournament of the season at North Dorset RFC. The team have fond memories of playing here, over the past 5 years the Sharks have won the competition 3 times. The Sharks welcomed Jarred Hayler, Semi Tabanivesi, Ben Clark and Toots Vakalutukali to the squad for the first time this season and the Stingrays had 6 new players; Keyton Laylan-Jones, George Watson, Adam Pollock, Mitchel Spencer, Craig Jones and Chris Williams, all of whom wanted to get involved with 7s rugby for the Navy. With the ground being solid and the weather getting hotter by the hour both teams were in for a tough day of rugby. Round 1 The first ga...
The Royal Navy Rugby Union is delighted to introduce their new Chairman. Commander Andy Kellett MBE RN took over the mantle from Brigadier Ewen Murchison DSO MBE at the recent Executive Committee meeting on 17 July 2018. Having previously spent 3 years as the Director of Rugby from 2011 to 2014, Andy can trace a long association with Navy Rugby both on and off the pitch running back to his very first game for the RN Colts as a 17 year old, playing centre at Blackheath on 22 Jan 1984. Andy remembers a number of highlights from his playing career such as his first game for the Senior XV (which was his first ever Senior rugby match) against Oxford University on 5 Feb 1985, his first ...
The Royal Navy Rugby Union family was treated to a wonderful evening of dinner and dancing at Fort Blockhouse. The sun was shining, the suits dashing and the dresses stunning: the perfect way to celebrate the 2018 rugby season. The Officers’ Mess at Fort Blockhouse was the venue for the Royal Navy Rugby Union third Annual Dinner and Ball on 29 June 2018. Looked after in style by the wardroom staff from HMS Collingwood, the representatives from across the extensive Royal Navy Rugby Union family were hosted by the outgoing Chairman Brigadier Ewen Murchison, who welcomed the guests, with RNRU President, Vice Admiral Ben Key, sharing his thoughts on another successful year across the ...
On National Armed Forces Day, the Royal Navy Rugby 7s teams travelled to Abingdon RFC for their annual 7s tournament. The Sharks travelled hoping to retain the cup winners' title which they have held for the last 2 years, and the Stingrays hoping to match them and progress from the group stages. Both teams assembled at Fort Blockhouse for a day of preparations before travelling to Dalton Barracks where they stayed for the night before the tournament. The Sharks welcomed back Sam Benzie and Marcus Stevens for their first tournament of the season and the Stingrays welcomed Simon Tulakepa, Jonny Stoppard and Sharief Hosny into the squad. With the tournament being one level of ...
Unless you have literally had your head buried in the sand you won’t have failed to notice the FIFA World Cup 2018 is on in Russia, and England are doing quite well; however, after the World Cup is over you have the RNRU beach rugby in Weymouth to look forward to. The World Cup final will take place on the 15th July (with the trophy back in the UK perhaps?), so Ady Cherrington, Royal Navy Rugby Union Rugby Development Officer, invites you to the ride the wave of national success and visit the beautiful coastal town of Weymouth. So bring your shipmates, your kit, your gum shields but you can leave your boots behind. Oh and bring a sun hat, the Met Office says the sunny ...
