Derby RFC

Derby Seniors Introduction

Welcome to the Seniors Section of the Derby RFC website. Here you'll find lots of information covering Fixtures & Results, Match Reports, Team Selections, Fixture Directions and Physio Services.

We run 7 Senior sides: 1st XV, 2nd XV, 3rd XV, 4th XV, Vets XV, Colts XV and a Ladies XV. For information about the Ladies XV please visit the Ladies Section on our website and for info on the Colts please visit the Colts Section on our website.

The 1st XV have played at level 5 or 6 in the RFU League structure since the inception of the leagues in the late 1980s, with the titles of those leagues changing regularly with RFU reorganisations. Having had 2 good seasons in succession we are looking to improve further with a strong side built around young local players, many of whom have come through the club’s excellent Mini and Junior / Colts set up.

The 2nd XV will be returning to the Notts Pennant this year as the new league they played in last year did not work too well with many sides failing to fulfil fixtures.

We are looking to improve the standard of the the 3rd XV this season by getting more players training and making sure we cater for them at training. This way players moving out of the Colts set-up, who may not yet be up to the standard required for the 1st and 2nd XV, can continue to enjoy rugby with players playing with a structure and decent fitness levels.

The 4th team play for fun but also manage to pick up plenty of wins in the Notts Pennant and have an uncanny knack of finding quality ‘ringers’ when necessary.

The Vets keep a “Corinthian spirit” in the club with away trips in the Benz-Bavarian bus, stop-offs at decent watering holes on the way back and sing-songs back at the club. But they are also very competitive having won or come 2nd in their Notts Pennant league in the last 4 seasons.

For the 2011/12 season Head Coach is Paul McCartin, assisted by Mark Bradley, Ed Hutchinson, Richard Robinson, Dave Price, Elliot Spencer and Matt Bates.

Fixtures & Results

Information to be added

Match Reports 2011/12

Please select one of the following links to go to the match report pages:

1st XV

2nd XV

3rd XV

4th XV

Vets XV

Team Selections - Sat 4th February 2012

Physio Booking

Physio dates available are Tuesdays and Thursdays and these days are highlighted in GREEN within the Calendar. If a date is shown in RED then all of the sessions are Fully Booked (occasionally this will also indicate that a date is not available).

To make a booking with the Physio, action the following steps:

1. Click on a 'Green Date' and a drop down selection of times will appear starting from 18.30hrs through to 20.30hrs in 15 minutes intervals. Note that if a time slot is already taken then this will be indicated by a 'tick' sign.

2. Select the time slot you require, and then complete the form fields giving your:
Name
Email address
Phone Number
Comments (optionally you can include comments about specific reason / injury that the Physio is to work on.

3. Then press the Book button.
You will then receive an email confirming your Physio booking.

If you have any questions about the use of this booking system then please contact Brian Leverington at e4creative (my contact details can be found in the Contacts page).

Physio System 'Booking Rules'

1. Only make bookings up to a 1 week in advance.

2. Slots 1 - 7 (6.30pm to 8pm) can only be booked by 1st team squad members* up until 4.30pm on the day of the clinic. After that time any paid up club member can book a slot that is still available.

3. Slot 8 (8.15pm to 8.30pm) can be booked by any paid up club member, but same member cannot book 2 successive slot 8s, except under the 'after 4.30 rule' below.

4. There may be instances where an urgent problem needs to be seen and a 'Physio Booking System Administrator'' may have to amend somebody's appointment to accommodate the urgent case. This will only be done with the approval of the Rugby Chairman, Head Coach or 1st Team Manager.

5. The above rules will be reviewed after a period of time to ensure they are working reasonably well.

6. Please make the Physios or the Rugby Chairman, Head Coach or 1st Team Manager aware if the rules appear to be being abused. Booking system abuse may result in your access being suspended!

* 1st team squad will be notified before the start of the season and may be amended throughout the season

Our Physios

	Sally Williams Sally has a background in sport and exercise science and sports therapy. Sally completed her degree in physiotherapy in 2008. Sally has been working with Rugby since 2003 with local, county and regional clubs and ad hoc work with professional academy's. Sally is now working in the NHS at NUH in Nottingham.
	Lauren Hutchinson Lauren qualified as a physiotherapist in 2007 after completing her first degree in Sport and Exercise Science. This is Lauren's second season working with a rugby club but Lauren has several years experience working with Musculoskeletal Injuries and Sports Medicine. Lauren also works in the NHS at NUH Nottingham.

Senior Players....

Are you interested in playing Rugby be that Serious, Social, Colts, Vets or Ladies? Benefits of playing Rugby at Derby RFC: Excellent Clubhouse and playing facilities Top quality coaching from a coaching team that has a broad range of experience Gym membership available at a significant reduction at Gym4all in Derby Extensive floodlit training facilities Food available after training and matches Excellent Physio services (1st XV matches and midweek triage) Great coverage including reports and photographs on the website and local paper We cater for all levels with 1st, 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, Vets, Senior & Junior Colts and Ladies (Derby Vipers). To enquire about playing Rugby at Derby RFC please complete the following form: * indicates a required field to be completed *Name *Age *Preferred Playing Position   Second Playing Position   Previous Clubs *Email Address *Telephone *Type of Rugby to play I am interested in playing Serious Senior Rugby I am interested in playing Social Senior Rugby I am interested in playing Colts Rugby I am interested in playing Vets Rugby I am interested in playing Ladies Rugby   Any other comments To prevent automated SPAM Form submissions please enter the text that appears above