Dr John Owen – RIP
Dr John Owen – RIP
It is with sadness that Portsmouth Rugby Club announce the death of Dr John Owen in the early hours of Saturday 14th January 2023
John joined the Club in the 1950’s, after moving down from the Midlands, and worked as a General practitioner in Southsea until his retirement.
He captained the club and the County in the 1958-59 season
Here is an article John wrote in the Centenary Year Book in 1986
Our thoughts are with Mary his wife, and his children Michael, David, Nick and Mandy and all the family
Roy Harris
Article from the News 06/12/2022
Jon Warbrick – RIP
Portsmouth Rugby Club is sad to announce the death of Jon Warbrick on Sunday 27th November.
Apart from being the smiliest man in the club on a Sunday morning he also coached the Juniors and played for the Vets
The Junior section are going to provide a guard of honour in his memory before the Senior games on Saturday 3rd December and instead of a minutes silence there will be a minutes clapping before the 2 pm KO
Our thoughts are with his family Amy, Finlay and Amelia and friends at this time
Individual Player Sponsorship For Season 2022/2023
The new season is now upon us and we would like to reiterate how you can sponsor an individual player. This can be a player(s) of your choice from any of the three senior men’s teams, the Valkyries and the Veterans.
By paying a one-off payment of £300, the sponsored player will have his or her annual fees paid for and be given up to £60 worth of club kit! The sponsor, who could be an employer, parent, family member, boyfriend or girlfriend etc would receive the following benefits:
- Have their contribution acknowledged on the club TV slide show that highlights all the club sponsors before and during pre-match lunches
- Can hire the clubhouse for a social function at a reduced rate
- Receive two free meals at any one of the pre-match lunches held during the season
We would also encourage playing members to seek out their own sponsors as this will not only benefit them individually but it will also bring Portsmouth RFC to the attention of a much wider audience!
Please contact Chalky White at hughwhite57@gmail.com for more details
RFU – Adult Male Future Competition Structure – (English Clubs Championship)
Adult Male Future Competition Structure (English Clubs Championship)
We are now able to share the most significant changes in 30 years to the Adult Male Competition Structure. There are new league structures for 2022/2023 as well as the introduction of our exciting new cup competition that will take place at the end of the season.
The positive changes will deliver:
• reduced travel time and distance for the majority
• more localised matches
• new Cup competition to begin in March 2023
These changes have been designed following feedback from clubs and players responding to their needs and changes in society. The changes are intended to reboot and re-energise community rugby, improving player retention and attracting new players to the adult men’s game.
All the information you need to help you prepare for the upcoming season and beyond is below, as well as a reminder of why the changes are being made, which can be found by clicking on the read online button.
Graham ” Sid” Street – RIP – Article from the News – Friday August 19th 2022
Portsmouth RFC are sad to announce the death of Graham “Sid” Street, who had a long association with the club and had managed the First Team.
Chris Jones – latest recruit to our coaching team
Chris Jones is our latest recruit to the senior coaching team.
Joining us at Pompey after a sabbatical from club rugby due to the covid pandemic, Chris is currently a member of the Hampshire RFU senior mens coaching team.
Chris began his coaching career with Gosport & Fareham in 2007 and has also worked with United Services Portsmouth. We welcome Chris to the club, he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with him and we wish him all the best for the upcoming season.
Matt Wake – New coach at PRFC
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Matt Wake as coach of PRFC. Matt joins us having recently coached local rivals Petersfield and is currently the Hampshire U17s men’s coach. Matts journey in Rugby coaching started at Portsmouth University in 2007 and he has worked with London Irish, Hampshire RFU and United Services Portsmouth. Please give Matt a warm welcome to the club, we wish him and the senior squad all the best for a successful campaign next season.
Gym Opening – Tuesday 29th March 2022
The Club are pleased to announce the opening of the newly refurbished gym as of Tuesday 29th March.
Gym access is only available to fully paid-up members of the club. This includes Social/VP/Lifetime members. Parents of Junior members wishing to use the gym will be expected to hold one of the previously mentioned memberships in their own right.
Members wishing to have access to the gym may register to do so by completing the terms and conditions on the following link.
Once that had been processed you will receive a text message, telling you how to download the August App which is required for access to the gym. Once you have installed the App please register an account and you should then be able to access the gym.
Tom Radbourne and Natasha Davison have agreed to manage the gym in respect of membership. Their contact details are as follows:
tomradbourne@hotmail.com or text 07860 862329
natasha_davison@live.co.uk or text 07415 304161
The committee would like to thank Mark Doran, Mike Bailey, Gemma Skinner, Noisecheck and Covers for their work and support given during the gym conversion, and particularly to the club members who enabled the project to come to fruition: Chris Wreford, Natasha Davison, Amy Dare, Lee Chandler, Martin Lippe, Mark Witcher, Tom Radbourne, Yorkie Smith and Ricky Lidbetter.
Referee Abuse – What can you do?
We have been asked to dr your attention to this article by Hampshire RFU and Hampshire Rugby Referees
Dear Players, Coaches & Supporters
Please can you communicate the message below as widely as possible throughout your club, we all have a responsibility for respect within our game.
It will not have gone unnoticed by most players, supporters and officials that the game we love is facing some difficult times with regards to Match Official abuse. Rugby is based on respect something we have jealously guarded for many years. We all have a part to play in maintaining this.
This week HRR had a session at our Training Meeting on how to deal with the chain of events that can lead to a Red Card for words aimed at an Official. If earlier relationships can be built between the captains, referees & players there is a greater change conflict will be avoided. There were always going to be times when frustrations are raised and tempers shortened and these have to be dealt with, even then there are ways of deescalating.
The picture below shows a potential chain of events that can lead to an abuse Red Card. We as referees see that there are opportunities to deescalate at every stage and we have discussed what we can do but we cannot do it alone. We need buy-in from players, coaches & spectators to recognised the temperature and look for ways to take the heat of the situation. If both referees and players are aiming to do the same thing then we may stand a chance of changing course at any stage.
