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VIKINGS VOLUME - Issue No. 131 - 15/08/2011

This is the last newsletter for the 2011 season and on behalf of Shirley Rugby we would like to thank all those people (players/supporters/parents/coaches/managers/committee members/sponsors) - and all those that made this season a success.  It has been a hard year in terms of players, grounds and results with the fallout from earthquakes but as Shirley is a strong club we feel we have come through this season in great form and as strong a club as there is in Canterbury.  We have alot of people committed to Shirley Rugby and that is why we are such a great club.  Enjoy the summer break....especially after such a wintery blast this week.....  

 

Club Dinner - & Prize Giving 2011 - has been postponed until a date in September

The date is to be confirmed and will be advised by email by the end of this week

 

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Open Grade Games have finished for the season

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Results for Saturday 15 August 2011
(Shirley results are first)  

SBHS won 14 - 13 against Lincoln College for The Press Shield Final 

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Juniors-

Juniors have have now finished for the season...

I would just like to thank all those parents/caregivers who have sent me photos of their teams this year for the newsletter - it has been much appreciated and I hope I have been able to get most of them into the newsletter for you

Under 6  Blue
Coach:   Craig Baxter/Brett Hammond
Played:  Sumner Dories
Score:   Lost 8 - 11

Under 6 Black 
Coach:   Hamish Binnie/Dean Thyne
Played: Belfast Green
Score:   Not advised

Under 6 White  
Coach:  Paul Martin/Megan Martin
Played: Marist Albion Green
Score:  Draw 11 all

Under 7 Blue 
Coach:   Jason Graham/Craig Hamilton
Played:  Burnside Black
Score:    Not advised

Under 7 Black
Coach:   Chris Law/Nigel Marino
Played:  Hornby White
Score:   Lost 10 - 11

Under 8 White
Coach:  Greg Topp
Played: Christchurch Silver
Score:   Lost 3 - 10

Under 8 Black
Coach:  Andrew Robb/Mitchell
Played: New Brighton Black
Score:  Won 50 - 0

photo below U8 Black -7 August 2011

 

Under 9
Coach:  Bevan Stewart/Andrew Griffin
Played: Belfast Gold
Score:  Won 55 - 50

Under 10
Coach:   Mike Williams
Played: Christchurch Red
Score:    Not advised

Under 11 - Plaque Final
Coach:   Damian Curtain/Matt Roberts
Played: HSOB B
Score:   Draw 5 all - and won the plaque - well done U11's

Under 12 - Plaque Final
Coach:  Todd Fearon/Bernard Rose
Played: Christchurch Red
Score:   Won 22 - 17             Well done U12's

photos of our U12 team.... 7/8/11

 

Under 13
Coach:  Sean Walker/Richard Jack
Played: Finished for the season
Score: 

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Jokers Wild 

The Beer Drinker....

A big lump of an American loudmouth, six foot two, and 250 lb, the Stetson hat, walked into a Pub in a small town called Bantry, in County Cork in the Republic of Ireland.
He calls out to the crowd of drinkers and says, "I have heard the drinking men of Bantry are the best drinkers in the whole world, and I have a thousand American Dollars here for any man who can drink five pints of Guinness's, one after the other in one minute flat, is there a man here can do that."

The drinkers all looked at one and other in amazement, then suddenly Seamus calls out from down the bar.  "Bejazzes, oil be reckoning I'm joist the man to do tharrt for yar, but oi have to joist duck out for a couple of minutes foist, then oil be roit back."
So the American agrees, and in five minutes Seamus is back, and he lines up at the bar and says, "Roit, I'm ready now."
So they line up the five pints of Guinness's, and Seamus quaffs them down one after the other in 53 seconds.
The big Yank yells out, "My god man you the best goddamned bear drinker I've ever seen, in my whole life, and I'm happy to give you this thousand dollars, so now I can go back and tell this story to the folks in Flagstaff Arizona where I come!"
He carried on to ask, "By the way Seamus were did you go before you came back to drink the five pints Guinness's."
Seamus with a guilty look, sheepishly blurts out,
"Oi just nipped down to the otha pub to make sure oi could really do it!!

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In the Club 

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Junior News

Dates for 2011 Season – Junior Prize Giving 

             
20th Aug         Representative season   - see CRFU web page for the draw                
28th Aug         Junior Prize Giving All Grades  

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Junior Prize Giving - Sunday 28th August 2011

The prize giving will be held at the Clubrooms on Burwood Park and because of numbers we will have to split the teams to accommodate everyone including families.

12pm to 1-30pm U6’s, U7’s & U8’s
2pm to 3-30pm U9, U10, U11, U12 & U13

Parents, please inform your families as everyone is welcome to this, it is a special day for all the children and they do appreciate family support.

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Ohoka Tournament

Please note unfortunately due to a tight time frame we are unable to hold this tournament in 2011.  Our club will organize this for next year.

 

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Whats coming up on the Social Calendar...

 

Junior Prizegiving for all Junior Grades - August 28th - Sunday

Open Grade Prizegiving - September - date to be advised

 

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Have a good summer......after a cold one these last couple of days...keep warm

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This newsletter is designed to be a communication tool for Shirley Rugby - if you have any information you wish to share with the Club or anything to report or disagree with or even change (or if you wish to receive a copy of this newsletter or future newsletters) please email me on shonam@slingshot.co.nz or phone me: Shona on 3892764 (leave a message if I am not there)