This year the Seniors are touring to Ireland from the 19th to the 22nd May. 

The party will be staying in Cork City and be playing 2 games, one against Kinsale RFC with the other one currently TBA.

For more information please contact Ian Jenkins via Ian.Jenkins@marsh.com

Posted by Ian Jenkins

1/26/2006 2:31:51 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)     

A Vice President's lunch was held on Saturday prior to the Burgess Hill game with food prepared by Mel Crowe. VP lunches are held prior to most home league games in the Clubhouse with VP's contacted via email.

For any VP's who would like to know when the next lunch will be held or to add your email to the VP database please contact Club President Mike de St. Croix on Mikedestc@aol.com

Posted by: Nick Green

1/23/2006 6:23:02 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)     

Willie G Motown & Soul.

Saturday 11th February from 1930 onwards at the Clubhouse.

Tickets are £5 in advance with proceeds going towards the May Ireland Tour.

Posted by: Nick Green

1/22/2006 4:28:44 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)     

This was certainly a game of two halves.  From the kick off, East Grinstead, who were playing down the slope, went into an early lead with a try.  However, Heathfield dug in and defended superbly soaking up East Grinstead’s barrage of attacks to end the half only 2 tries down.

A superb run by Heathfield’s Fullback, Joe Benians from just outside his own 22 metre line resulted in an early second half try which brought Heathfield back into the game.  However, he had to leave the game through injury shortly afterwards which allowed East Grinstead to counter whilst Heathfield were still re-organised their defence, and score their 3^rd try of the game.

Some good runs by Flyhalf Jack Warren and superb tackling by ALL of the Heathfield side enabled the visitors to get back into the game.

A strong run by Inside Centre Oli Stables from just outside his own 22 metre area and fine supporting play by Loose Head Prop Fraser Goatcher ended in the Prop sprinting the full length of the East Grinstead half, riding a couple of tackles, and scoring a brilliant try in the bottom corner.

East Grinstead brought the play back to the visitors, but again Heathfield’s strong defensive teamwork kept the home team at bay.

This was a good all round performance by both sides, it’s a pity that there had to be a loser.

   Report by: U13 Management

1/22/2006 12:57:20 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)     

This was a tough and evenly matched contest only settled late in the game when individual errors cost Heathfield the game.

On the sloping Waldron pitch Newick set Heathfield the task of playing uphill in the first half. This looked a good call as Newick applied the early pressure and Heathfield had to defend well to keep their line intact. The Heathfield forwards were more than holding their own in the set pieces but were not always reaching breakdowns quickly enough to relieve the pressure on the backs. This was the story for the first 15 minutes as Newick sought to turn territorial dominance into points.

The Boars then began to make ground and show promising signs of an attacking edge of their own. Guy Ellery made a delightful break through the centre and looked certain to score. He would have had his break not started at his own 10 metre line, had he not been running up hill or had his opponent not had 25 years less 'wear and tear' on his legs. He was caught 10 metres short of the line and the chance was gone. Heathfield spent the last 10 minutes in the Newick half and on his debut for the club Jan Koops (at a sprightly 47) took a crash ball and fell 1 metre short of converting a 10-metre penalty. Half time arrived with the score at 0-0.

The second half was very similar to the first with any promising attack met by excellent defence with play switching from end to end. Another new Boar took the field in the shape of the lithe 43-year young frame of Carey North (to make it 4 Dad's of the 'under 7 Hurricanes' on the pitch) who made a good impression with a 10-metre carry early on. Around the 70-minute mark, just as it looked like the teams would continue to cancel each other out and reach a rare 0-0 draw, a Heathfield player made the error that would ultimately prove decisive and Newick scored. Heathfield went looking for a converted try that they thought would still allow them to win. Newick were not to be easily denied and were lively enough to take advantage of Heathfield's second error. A long clearance kick was not dealt with and the Newick players made the long trek up the slope faster and in greater numbers than the Heathfield players did. Another unconverted try was the result and Heathfield could do nothing fruitful with the 2 minutes that remained.

The Heathfield man of the match was Brady "5 tackles - £5 please" Burdett and the hope is that Jan and Carey will stay with the Boars for the rest of the season as forwards are in short supply.

A big vote of thanks must go to Joe Geesin who stepped in to referee the match at the last minute when the Sussex RFU were unable to supply a referee. Without him the match would not have been played.

Squad - M. MacLeod, J. La Roche, S. Lester, A. Sutton (C. North - 55), B. Taylor, J. Jackson, K. Lewis (Capt), J. Koops, M. Jaques, B. Burdett, G. Ellery, P. Squires, C. Jaques, P. Rimmer, P. Fitzgerald

   Posted by: Mike MacLeod

1/21/2006 5:48:30 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)     

Heathfield look to attack a Burgess Hill scrum with the VP's looking on from the veranda as Damien Pestell oversees proceedings from the centre!

Heathfield scrum-half Matt Walker looks to pressure his opposite number.

Lee Vockins rises high in the lineout

Team: Fellows, Marchant, Burchett, Evans, Hunter-Evans, Vockins, B Pestell, Tonkin, Walker, Jones, Riley, D Pestell, Hole, Willis, Bayley

Posted by: Nick Green

1/21/2006 5:13:46 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)     

Team: Watton, Ambrosino, Powderly, Rose, Everett, Brown, Jones, Schlieder, Hipgrave, Drinkwater, Philippou, Farrell, Hesketh, Gardiner, Slay

Posted by Adam Farrell

1/21/2006 12:04:26 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)     

I've had an email to say that if anybody is heading to Paris and wants to play some rugby British RFC Paris will be pleased to see you.

You can visit their website at www.brfcparis.com

1/20/2006 4:42:15 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)     

I hope that everyone likes the look of our new website!

If you have a news item that you would like to add just drop me an email to nick.green@hwrfc.co.uk and I will add it for you; it can be about anything to do with international rugby, Sussex rugby or Heathfield & Waldron RFC, or even just something that made you laugh and you wanted to share with us.

I'd also like to receive match reports from all of the teams within the Club so they can be added to the site as well as any pictures taken by supporters.

Lastly if anybody reading this would like to play rugby for Heathfield & Waldron RFC at any level or age group please get in touch with one of the team reps on the club contacts page. Alternatively please email me and I'll forward your message onto the appropriate person.

Posted by: Nick Green

1/18/2006 4:13:10 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)     

That’s right you can help reduce the cost of YOUR place on the 2006 Junior tour to Disney Paris just by walking.

The money raised will help reduce the cost of the tour in 2 ways, firstly by putting money in to the tour fund and secondly by actually reducing the amount YOU have to pay. That’s right for every £1 you raise over £50 then YOUR tour price will be reduced by 50p. Raise £100 and not only will the total tour cost be less, but what ever the final player cost is yours will be reduced by a further £25. Raise £200 and this discount is £75

So the more you raise the more you save

The sponsored walk will be along the Cuckoo trail on Sunday the 29th of January and is open to players, supporters and even Dogs.

Click here to download a sponsor form

Posted by: Brady Burdett

12/21/2005 11:28:05 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)