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SENIOR RUGBY
The Men’s fixtures for the coming season are out and both 1’s and 2’s have some juicy highlights!!

Before all that however, we have some fantastic pre season games and cup fixtures to squeeze in, so get your diary’s out!!

First up are two home pre season warm ups for our senior men. On the 16th August, we host Trinity and then Old Becs on the 23rd. That will set us up nicely for the first round of our cup games on the 27th September. Our 1XV will travel to Uckfield and our 2’s will head south to Worthing to face thier 3’s.

The following Saturday, 4th October, sees our first league fixtures. Our 1XV start with a tricky looking trip to Seaford. Other stand out clashes are Crawley away on 13th December (I love playing Crawley!!) and a trip to Jersey on the 10th January. The league season ends on 18th April at home where we again face Seaford in a potentially crucial climax.

To see the complete 1XV fixture list, click here: 1XV Fixtures (Also linked at the bottom of this newsletter)

Our 2XV also kick off the league season on the 4th with a home game against Horsham 3’s. This will be a tough campaign in Counties 3, with Littlehampton, Hellingly, Barns Green and Burgess Hill, all having their 1XV teams represented. To see the complete 2XV fixture list, please click here: 2XV Fixtures (Also linked at the bottom of this newsletter)

Our Men and Women senior players are now looking for new sponsorship for the 2025/26 season. If you or your business fancy getting in on the action, please make contact with the player direct or message our DOR Dan at: dor@egrfc.com

NEW AGE GROUP SHIRTS
We are excited to unveil our new Colts, Intermediate and Junior playing shirts for the coming season, which are in production as we speak. Massive thanks to our sponsors who have made this possible!!

LIONS AT SAINT HILL
We will be showing the last Lions Test match this Saturday (2nd August). Kick off is at 11, so we will be offering a full English cooked breakfast starting at 10am. The clubhouse has been packed for the last couple of weeks, so make sure you are there in good time to eat!!

SIX NATIONS 2026 TICKETS
In case you missed it, here is your chance to grab your tickets!! Click here for more details: 6 Nations tickets

SUNSHINE 7’s GOLF DAY
The Sunshine Sevens held it’s 21st Golf Day, on Friday 25th July at the magnificent Birch Grove golf course. A full complement of 72 golfers got to experience one of the finest courses in Sussex, which was in great condition. Following the golf, all returned to the Club for dinner, presentations, and the charity auction.

A huge thanks to Challenge Packaging for their sponsorship and providing the auction prizes from their suppliers. We are so lucky to have so many generous people attend the golf day, this combination helped us to raise another amazing total of £32,000. Would also like to thank Penny Farthing for their continued support donating prizes and silverware.

2025 WINNERS
Individual score
1st Javier Liste - 44 points! (Sunshine Sevens tankard)
2nd Andrew Haylock - 41 points
3rd Mark Welbeck - 36 points

Team Event Winner
(The Penny Farthing Claret Jug)
The Copouts – Dave Russell, Andrew Chettle, Russell Windrum, Chris Cooper.

Nearest the pins
Steve Green, Paul Berardo, Trevor Loftus, Dean King

Longest drive
Tommy Prior

Thanks to Ryland, Julie and the EG team for making this a great event and the Sunshine Sevens committee for the smooth running – special shout out for Rex Whittaker and Andy Campbell for their efforts.

Another fantastic total raised for our local Children’s charities and good causes; we look forward to presenting the donations at one of our pre-match lunches in November.

Thanks to all – Helping us Help the Kids…

SERVICES DAY
Anyone who attended the last East Grinstead Fire Brigade open day at the club will remember how awesome it was! This years extravaganza, on Saturday 9th August, is fast approaching! Alongside the fire engines, we will have police dogs, police cars, RNLI, air ambulance and a paramedic group. The miniature railway will also be back, alongside a bouncy castle and Ice cream van.

This will be a brilliant day at the club, so please put this in your diary. The day will start at 11am with an hour of quiet demonstration for all SEN children and adults who prefer limited crowds or noise. The gates will open at noon for the general public.

WE NEED YOUR HELP with some of our club stalls on the day! Calling all cake makers. We need your creations for our cake stall. If baking isn’t your forte, we are also desperate for any in date bottles for our bottle stall and any new games, toys or prizes for our kids tombola. If you can help with any of this, please contact Julie at: julie.mason@egrfc.com Many thanks in advance for your help with this.

See you there!!

TOUCH RUGBY HOLIDAY CAMP
On the 18th & 19th August we have East Grinstead Touch Rugby Camp for U8 to U14 Boys & Girls. This amazing 2 day camp will be run by England Touch Rugby experts so get involved now!

So if you fancy coaching from international Touch Rugby players, Dom and Zan, in a positive, supportive setting for all abilities, please contact Julie for more info and to book your spot: julie.mason@egrfc.com

WOMENS RWC
We are all so excited that the Womens Rugby World Cup is nearly upon us! England are the No. 1 side in the World and host the tournament. It all kicks off with England facing the USA at 7.30pm on the 22nd August.

We will obviously be showing this and all of England’s games, with food before kick off, at the club so don’t miss it! Can England go one better than last time and win the trophy on home soil. I can’t wait to find out!!

OTHER NEWS
If you have any news about any aspect of our rugby family here at East Grinstead, get involved and email m.marriott@btconnect.com. See you next week!!