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Date : Sunday 16th Mar 25
Micros : Coaching @10:15 (Home)
U6 : Coaching @10:00 (Home)
U7 : Coaching @10:00 (Home)
U8 : Coaching @10:00 (Home)
U9 : Coaching @10:00 (Home)
U10 : Coaching @10:00 (Home)
U11 : Coaching @10:00 (Home)

Date : Friday 21st Mar 25
U11 : Festival - Old Cranleighans RFC - Friday Night Lights @18:00 (Away) (KO:18:30)

Upcoming Events

Club Wide

Saturday 15th Mar 25
Six Nations - Italy v Ireland

Saturday 15th Mar 25
Six Nations - Wales v England

Saturday 15th Mar 25
Six Nations - France v Scotland

Saturday 10th May 25
Big Summer Kick Off

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Image of Guildfordians Rugby Minis Rugby team located on Stoke Park Guildford - Discipline

Image of Guildfordians Rugby Minis Rugby team located on Stoke Park Guildford - Sportsmanship

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Minis Rugby News

Minis Spring Rugby Festival - Sunday 2nd March

Friday 21st Feb 25

We ONLY have 9 days until the Guildfordians Spring Mini Rugby Festival (U7’s-U11’s) on Sunday the 2nd March 2025. Our Autumn Festival was a great success but please help us make the Spring Festival, bigger and better. We already have several local teams that have committed to attend but still have space for more. It would be great if you could promote it amongst any local club contacts you may have. ...

About Our Minis Teams▲▼

The Minis’ section of Guildfordians Rugby Club is its beating heart.

We start at the age of 3 in Micros and run right through to Under 11’s. We train on Sunday mornings between 10 and 12, the length of the session varies from 1 hour to 2 hours depending on the players age.

A child’s age group is determined by their age at midnight on 31st August so, for example, a child who at midnight on 31st August is aged 7 would enter the Under 8s (U8s).

In Micros things start in a relatively simple way – even getting the children to run in a straight line is an accomplishment! We introduce ball skills and team games, learning to have your tag taken without the need for floods of tears is an important aim. Sometimes this takes rather a long time! Don’t worry! The players are not thrown into full contact rugby.

Throughout all the Minis age groups we try to give the children confidence, while instilling some discipline, but it’s most important to have fun. Children learn best through fun.

We offer all new players 3 free taster sessions so that they can decide if they would like to play rugby.

We provide a safe and enjoyable environment to help develop players. Our focus as coaches is to develop players to be better next week than they were in the previous week, to be part of a team, have fun and enjoy rugby. The club upholds the RFU core values of Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline and Sportsmanship.

Moving on from the Micros, the ‘tag game’ is played at under 7’s and under 8’s. Contact Rugby is not permitted until under 9’s. Further aspects of the full 15 a side game are introduced gradually following the RFUs guidelines.

RFU Age Grade Progression

Great highlights of our year are our the festivals, we aim to host 2 Mini festivals a year - one in the Autumn and one in Spring. Our under 7’s to under 11’s play in the festivals against teams from all over the South East, some coming from as far away as Guernsey.

In between the festivals, there will be home training and opportunities for joint training sessions and matches with other local clubs. These sessions give our players a chance to hone their skills and interact with players outside of their club.

We are a very friendly, volunteer run club, with social events throughout the year,

We actively encourage parental participation and most of our coaches simply started off as willing parent helpers.

So, what’s stopping you and your Mini? A warm welcome awaits you all at Guildfordians Rugby Club whatever age your child is.

Training areas and times are at the bottom of this page.

The 2024-25 season starts on Sunday 1st September come along and Pitch Up for Rugby with the Minis.

We are looking forward to seeing you at Stoke Park.

Tony Wiener - Minis Chairman and Coach
minis.chairman@grfc.co.uk

Minis Fixtures and Events ▲▼

Table Legend :	Home fixture	League or Festival fixture	Away fixture
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Date	Micros	U6	U7	U8	U9	U10	U11	Date
Sun 16/03/25	10:15 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	Sun 16/03/25
Fri 21/03/25							18:00 Festival - Old Cranleighans RFC - Friday Night Lights (Away) KO:18:30	Fri 21/03/25
Sun 23/03/25	10:15 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	09:30 Festival - Farnham RFC (Away) KO:10:00	09:30 Festival - Farnham RFC (Away) KO:10:00	09:30 Festival - Farnham RFC (Away) KO:10:00	09:30 Festival - Farnham RFC (Away) KO:10:00	09:30 Festival - Farnham RFC (Away) KO:10:00	Sun 23/03/25
Sun 30/03/25	10:15 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	09:30 Festival - Old Reigatian RFC (Surrey Rugby) (Away) KO:10:00	Sun 30/03/25
Sun 06/04/25	10:15 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	09:30 Festival - Harlequins Amateurs Rugby Club (Away) KO:10:00	09:30 Festival - Harlequins Amateurs Rugby Club (Away) KO:10:00	09:30 Festival - Harlequins Amateurs Rugby Club (Away) KO:10:00	09:30 Festival - Harlequins Amateurs Rugby Club (Away) KO:10:00	09:30 Festival - Harlequins Amateurs Rugby Club (Away) KO:10:00	Sun 06/04/25
Sun 13/04/25	10:15 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	Sun 13/04/25
Sun 20/04/25	No Rugby - Easter Sunday	No Rugby - Easter Sunday	No Rugby - Easter Sunday	No Rugby - Easter Sunday	No Rugby - Easter Sunday	No Rugby - Easter Sunday	No Rugby - Easter Sunday	Sun 20/04/25
Sun 27/04/25	10:15 Coaching (Home)	10:00 Coaching (Home)	09:30 Festival - Effingham and Leatherhead RFC (Away) KO:10:00	09:30 Festival - Effingham & Leatherhead RFC (Away) KO:10:00	09:00 Festival - Effingham & Leatherhead RFC (Away) KO:10:00	09:30 Festival - Effingham & Leatherhead RFC (Away) KO:10:00	09:30 Festival - Effingham & Leatherhead RFC (Away) KO:10:00	Sun 27/04/25
Sun 04/05/25	No Rugby - Season Finished -TBC	No Rugby - Season Finished -TBC	No Rugby - Season Finished -TBC	No Rugby - Season Finished -TBC	No Rugby - Season Finished -TBC	No Rugby - Season Finished -TBC	No Rugby - Season Finished -TBC	Sun 04/05/25
Sun 11/05/25	No Rugby - Season has Ended	No Rugby - Season has Ended	No Rugby - Season has Ended	No Rugby - Season has Ended	No Rugby - Season has Ended	No Rugby - Season has Ended	No Rugby - Season has Ended	Sun 11/05/25
Sun 18/05/25	No Rugby - Season has Ended	No Rugby - Season has Ended	No Rugby - Season has Ended	No Rugby - Season has Ended	No Rugby - Season has Ended	No Rugby - Season has Ended	No Rugby - Season has Ended	Sun 18/05/25
Sun 25/05/25	No Rugby - Season has Ended	No Rugby - Season has Ended	No Rugby - Season has Ended	No Rugby - Season has Ended	No Rugby - Season has Ended	No Rugby - Season has Ended	No Rugby - Season has Ended	Sun 25/05/25
Date	Micros	U6	U7	U8	U9	U10	U11	Date

Minis Coaches and Admin Managers▲▼

Image of Trudi Rowland Guildfordians Rugby Club

Micros Coach
Trudi Rowland
01306 730766

Micros Admin Manager
Trudi Rowland
01306 730766

Image of Ed Reith-Smith Guildfordians Rugby Club

U6's Coach
Ed Reith-Smith

Image of Jacqui Ward Guildfordians Rugby Club

U6's Admin Manager
Jacqui Ward

Image of Bobby Kahlon Guildfordians Rugby Club

U7's Coach
Bobby Kahlon

Image of Helen Smith Guildfordians Rugby Club

U7's Admin Manager
Helen Smith

Image of Jason Walker Guildfordians Rugby Club

U8's Coach
Jason Walker

Image of Nelis Lamprecht Guildfordians Rugby Club

U8's Admin Manager
Nelis Lamprecht

Image of Chris Neep Guildfordians Rugby Club

U9's Coach
Chris Neep

Image of Liz Coutange Guildfordians Rugby Club

U9's Admin Manager
Liz Coutange

Image of Mark Harris Guildfordians Rugby Club

U10's Coach
Mark Harris

Image of Natalie Lennon Guildfordians Rugby Club

U10's Admin Manager
Natalie Lennon

Image of Danny Bailey Guildfordians Rugby Club

U11's Coach
Danny Bailey

Image of Teresa Freeman Guildfordians Rugby Club

U11's Admin Manager
Teresa Freeman

Minis Other Contacts▲▼

Image of Tony Wiener Guildfordians Rugby Club

Minis Chair
Tony Wiener

Image of Simon Davies Guildfordians Rugby Club

Membership Secretary
Simon Davies

Image of Peter Fairbairn Guildfordians Rugby Club

Safeguarding
Peter Fairbairn
07920 110780

Image of Gary Rowland Guildfordians Rugby Club

Coaching Co-ordinator
Gary Rowland
07853 185678

Festival Co-ordinator (Minis)
Danny Bailey

First Aid Officer
Gary Rowland
07853 185678

Image of Antony Makepeace Guildfordians Rugby Club

Social Secretary
Antony Makepeace

Fixtures Secretary (Minis)
Liz Coutange

Image of Olivia Morgan Guildfordians Rugby Club

Shop Manager
Olivia Morgan

Image of Andrew Worrall Guildfordians Rugby Club

Newsletter
Andrew Worrall

Minis Festivals

Find out about our two Minis Festivals

Sunday Rugby Training Location and Times

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Team Locations for : Sunday 16th Mar 25
Team	Start Time	Pitch See Map	Details	Changing Room(s)
Micros	10:15	Off Pitch - O1	Coaching
U6	10:00	Off Pitch - O3	Coaching
U7	10:00	Off Pitch - O2	Coaching
U8	10:00	Off Pitch - O4	Coaching
U9	10:00	Touch 1	Coaching
U10	10:00	Football 2	Coaching
U11	10:00	Football 1	Coaching
U12 Boys	10:00	Away	Fixture Waterfall Cup : Final C
U13 Boys	09:45 (KO 10:00)	Away	Fixture Cup : Rapids Finals
U14 Boys	TBC		Fixture Waterfall Cup : Finals
U15 Boys	10:00 (KO 11:00)	Spectrum Pitch	Fixture Cup : Old Ruts	Club House Changing Room 5 Club House Changing Room 6
U16 Boys	10:45	Football 3 - A	Coaching
Colts Boys	11:45 (KO 13:00)	Spectrum Pitch	Fixture Waterfall Cup : Semi Final Haslemere	Club House Changing Room 1 Club House Changing Room 2
U12 Girls	11:00 (KO 12:00)	Away	Fixture Cup : Reeds, London Irish and Vandals Cluster
U14 Girls	10:00 (KO 10:30)	Club House Pitch - A	Fixture : Guilberley	Barn-based Changing rooms
U16 Girls	10:00	Club House Pitch - B	Coaching
U18 Girls	11:00 (KO 12:30)	Club House Pitch	Fixture Waterfall Cup : Old Reigatians RFC
Walking	12:15	Off Pitch - O1	Coaching