Guildfordians Minis Rugby

Whats Happening

Date : Sunday 24/03/24

Micros 10:15 Coaching (Home)
U6 10:00 Coaching (Home)
U7 10:00 Coaching (Home)
U8 10:00 Coaching (Home)
U9 10:00 Coaching (Home)
U10 09:30 Festival - Surrey Rugby - Rosslyn Park RFC (Away) KO:10:00
U11 09:30 Festival - Surrey Rugby - Old Reigatians RFC (Away) KO:10:00

Upcoming Club Events

Club Wide 
Fri 22/03/24 19:00
Volunteers Evening

Fri 22/03/24 19:30
Coaches and Volunteers Evening

Sat 23/03/24 15:00
Men : 1st XV vs Old Glynonians Away

Sun 24/03/24 14:00
Women : Cranfordians fixture Away at Horsham

See all Club Events

Minis Rugby News

Guildfordians First Aid Course Saturday 2nd March 9am-3.30pm.
Friday 26th Jan 24

The next first aid course (EFARU) will be at George Abbot School Saturday 2nd March 9am-3.30pm. Each of our teams needs at least 1 qualified First Aider - we would appreciate it if you can volunteer to assist with First Aid,...

Big Game 15 at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 30th December
Thursday 12th Oct 23

Big Game 15 at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 30th December

Big Game 15 will be at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 30th December for an incredible double-header. ...
 
 
 
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, with some ages running a one hour session and some running sessions up to 2 hours.

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.


Our Rugby Values


TEAMWORK

RESPECT

ENJOYMENT

DISCIPLINE

SPORTSMANSHIP



To find out more about our Rugby Values please see our About page.



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.

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 and a fantastic family rugby tour each May,

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 2023-24 season starts on Sunday 3rd 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
 
 
Table Legend : Home fixtureLeague or Festival fixtureAway fixtureClick to View Junior Diary
DateMicrosU6U7U8U9U10U11Date
Sun 24/03/2410:15 Coaching (Home) 10:00 Coaching (Home) 10:00 Coaching (Home) 10:00 Coaching (Home) 10:00 Coaching (Home) 09:30 Festival - Surrey Rugby - Rosslyn Park RFC (Away) KO:10:00 09:30 Festival - Surrey Rugby - Old Reigatians RFC (Away) KO:10:00 Sun 24/03/24
Sun 31/03/24No Rugby - Easter No Rugby - Easter No Rugby - Easter No Rugby - Easter No Rugby - Easter No Rugby - Easter No Rugby - Easter Sun 31/03/24
Sun 07/04/2410:15 Coaching (Home) 10:00 Coaching (Home) 10:00 Joint Coaching - TBC - Cranleigh (Home) 10:00 Joint Coaching - TBC - Cranleigh (Away) 10:00 Joint Coaching - TBC - Cranleigh (Home) 10:00 Joint Coaching - TBC - Cranleigh (Away) 10:00 Joint Coaching - TBC - Cranleigh (Home) Sun 07/04/24
Sun 14/04/2410:15 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 14/04/24
Sun 21/04/2410:15 Coaching (Home) 10:00 Coaching (Home) 09:30 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 09:30 Festival - Effingham & Leatherhead (Away) KO:10:00 09:30 Festival - Effingham & Leatherhead RFC (Away) KO:10:00 Sun 21/04/24
Sun 28/04/2410:15 Coaching (Home) 10:00 Coaching (Home) 09:00 Festival - London Irish Amateur RFC (Away) KO:09:30 09:00 Festival - London Irish Amateur RFC (Away) KO:09:30 09:00 Festival - London Irish Amateur RFC (Away) KO:09:30 09:00 Festival - London Irish Amateur RFC (Away) KO:09:30 09:00 Festival - London Irish Amateur RFC (Away) KO:09:30 Sun 28/04/24
Sun 05/05/24No Rugby - Season has Finished No Rugby - Season has Finished No Rugby - Season has Finished No Rugby - Season has Finished No Rugby - Season has Finished No Rugby - Season has Finished No Rugby - Season has Finished Sun 05/05/24
Sun 12/05/24No Rugby - Season has Finished No Rugby - Season has Finished No Rugby - Season has Finished No Rugby - Season has Finished No Rugby - Season has Finished No Rugby - Season has Finished No Rugby - Season has Finished Sun 12/05/24
DateMicrosU6U7U8U9U10U11Date
 
 
 
Image of Trudi Rowland Guildfordians Rugby Club
Micros Coach
Trudi Rowland
01306 730766 


Image of Trudi Rowland Guildfordians Rugby Club
Micros Admin Manager
Trudi Rowland
01306 730766 


Image of Bobby Kahlon Guildfordians Rugby Club
U6's Coach
Bobby Kahlon
 


Image of Helen Smith Guildfordians Rugby Club
U6's Admin Manager
Helen Smith
 


Image of Andrew Kennedy Guildfordians Rugby Club
U7's Coach
Andrew Kennedy
07809 436316 


Image of Fran Williams Guildfordians Rugby Club
U7's Admin Manager
Fran Williams
 


Image of Chris Neep Guildfordians Rugby Club
U8's Coach
Chris Neep
 


Image of Liz Coutange Guildfordians Rugby Club
U8's Admin Manager
Liz Coutange
 


Image of Mark Harris Guildfordians Rugby Club
U9's Coach
Mark Harris
 


Image of Natalie Lennon  Guildfordians Rugby Club
U9's Admin Manager
Natalie Lennon
 


Image of Danny Bailey Guildfordians Rugby Club
U10's Coach
Danny Bailey
 


Image of Teresa Freeman Guildfordians Rugby Club
U10's Admin Manager
Teresa Freeman
 


Image of Bruno Teodoro Guildfordians Rugby Club
U11's Coach
Bruno Teodoro
 


Image of Gina Neale Guildfordians Rugby Club
U11's Admin Manager
Gina Neale
 


 
 
 
Image of Tony Wiener Guildfordians Rugby Club
Chairman (Minis)
Tony Wiener
 


Image of Simon Davies Guildfordians Rugby Club
Membership Secretary
Simon Davies
 


Image of Claerwyn Hamilton-Wilkes  Guildfordians Rugby Club
Safeguarding
Claerwyn Hamilton-Wilkes
 


Image of Rob Randall Guildfordians Rugby Club
Coaching Co-ordinator
Rob Randall
 


Image of Leanne Infante Guildfordians Rugby Club
Director of Rugby
Leanne Infante
 


Image of Mark Grubb Guildfordians Rugby Club
Festival Co-ordinator (Minis)
Mark Grubb
07973 343185  


Image of Gary Rowland Guildfordians Rugby Club
First Aid Officer
Gary Rowland
07853 185678 


Image of Antony Makepeace Guildfordians Rugby Club
Social Secretary
Antony Makepeace
 


Image of Liz Coutange Guildfordians Rugby Club
Fixtures Secretary (Minis)
Liz Coutange
 


Image of Vacant Guildfordians Rugby Club
Tour Manager (Minis)
Vacant
 


Image of Olivia Morgan Guildfordians Rugby Club
Shop Manager
Olivia Morgan
 


Image of Andrew Worrall Guildfordians Rugby Club
Newsletter
Andrew Worrall
 


 
 
We normally run two minis festivals each year in September / October and March, in addition we also run a girls festival ( see the Girls page ).

Guildfordians Festival Team Entry Form - PDF
Guildfordians Festival Team Entry Form - Word
Guildfordians Festival Player Registration Form - PDF
Guildfordians Festival Player Registration Form - Word

Future dates are :
10th March 2024
29th September 2024

Minis Festivals
Typically we have 1,500 players attending from ages U7s to U11s, from across Surrey and the wider region.
We are very proud of the positive feedback our festival receives. Whatever the weather (and we have had the full range from wet and cold to warm and sunny), and win or lose, it is our aim to ensure that all the players have a good day of rugby and go home happy.

In accordance with current Surrey RFU guidance, team entry will be unstreamed.

Entry is by way of our festival entry form only accompanied by payment. Entry forms can be downloaded from here:

Entries are dealt with on a first-come, first-served basis and are subject to the discretion of Guildfordians RFC.


Further information for those attending one of our Festivals



Welcome Pack for our Spring 2024 Festival.

We have an online booking system which can be accessed via Buy Tickets

To encourage use of the system we are offering a 10% discount until the 31 December. Just enter the promo code, Spring2024, in the booking section

Timings
Registration is at 9:30 at the applicable age control desk. The festival starts at 10:00 - prompt.
With a large number of players and teams, please make every effort to have teams ready at the scheduled times to allow the smooth running of the event.
Please make sure that you arrive in good time, remembering that parking can be quite distant (see below). Any team not ready in time to play may forfeit a match to their opponent.

Player Registration
Please complete one Player Registration form for each team entered and hand it to the age group control at the Festival.

Referees & Referees' Meetings
Referees' meetings will take place at 9:45 at the applicable age control desk.
Each team must bring one referee. Any team who fails to provide a referee may be excluded from the festival.
We would ask that all referees are ready at the relevant time to referee a match - delays in the programme most often occur because the allocated referee can not be found. Many thanks.

Further notes for referees are below, please would all referees familiarise themselves with these before the tournament.


Festival Pitches (Provisional)
Festival pitch map showing the location of the various pitches and facilities.

Player Welfare
Stoke Park can get quite windy and therefore cold particularly if wet. We cannot provide shelters for visitors. All visiting teams must ensure that they have adequate shelter for players and that the players are suitably clothed.

Festival Directions and Car Parking
Directions to Guildfordians RFC.
Provisional Car Parking locations are :

  • North Car Park (grass area next to Spectrum Leisure Centre ) unless it has been raining

  • Guildford Technical College Car Park

  • Guildford Lido Car Park

  • George Abbot School


Please do not park on the grass verges, paths, yellow lines or in residential roads around Stoke Park, and allow plenty of time (at least 20 mins) to park and get to the correct part of Stoke Park.

At previous festivals we have had some drivers who have disregarded this request, which has prompted complaints from the Council and a threat to not allow us to run further festivals. Parking therefore will be monitored closely and we reserve the right to exclude from the festival any team that does not respect this request. Additionally, Traffic Wardens will be patrolling the area.

Codes of Conduct
All players, coaches and parents are asked to abide by the applicable Codes of Conduct.

We reserve the right to exclude from any game or the festival any player, coach, spectator, team or club whose conduct is not in accordance with the Codes of Conduct.

Any Problems?
If you experience any problems or have any complaints please raise them immediately with a Guildfordians coach and/or the Guildfordians Festival Organiser, so that we can attempt to address the issue immediately.

Notes for referees



Surrey is now moving to the New Rules of Play for U11s and below. See https://www.englandrugby.com/governance/regulations/

For a one-page summary see GRFC Summary Festival Rules

Important: Safety
We are keen that our festival is run as safe event and ask that referees and coaches are particularly diligent in enforcing the regulations.

  • Hand-off or fending off an opponent in any way is not allowed. It is important to note that a hand-off/fend off is defined as "ANY movement of the hand, arm or ball to ward off a would-be tackler."

  • High tackles should be deemed as dangerous play and a penalty awarded.

  • Barging a player into touch will not be considered a fair tackle.

  • Repeated offences should be penalised


Important: Fair Play
At Guildfordians we put high values on fair-play and good sportsmanship. Accordingly, any behaviour not in accordance with our codes of conduct including any abusive conduct towards referees will not be tolerated. We ask that referees work together with Guildfordians' coaches to achieve a good rugby playing environment. If any incident occur please inform one of our coaches or officials as soon as possible.

You have the authority and the support of Guildfordians to exclude such player, coach, spectator or the entire team from the match.

In particular:-
As referees you have authority over the pitch - if there is inappropriate behaviour by a spectator please take such action as you deem appropriate. If you experience any abuse from any player, coach or spectator.
 

Junior Rugby Training Location and Times

Image of Guildfordians Junior age Groups training locations at Stoke Park
Team Locations for : Sunday 24th Mar 24
TeamStart TimePitch
See Map
DetailsChanging Room(s)
Micros10:15 Off Pitch - O1Coaching 
U610:00 Off Pitch - O3Coaching 
U710:00 Off Pitch - O2Coaching 
U810:00 Off Pitch - O4Coaching 
U910:00 Touch 1Coaching 
U1009:30 (KO 10:00) AwayFestival : Surrey Rugby - Rosslyn Park RFC 
U1109:30 (KO 10:00) AwayFestival : Surrey Rugby - Old Reigatians RFC 
U1210:00 Touch 2Coaching 
U1310:00 Football 2Coaching 
U1310:00 (KO 10:45) London Road PitchFixture Waterfall Cup : Old ReigatiansBurchetts Barn Changing Room 2
U1411:00 London Road PitchJoint Coaching : Alton RFCBurchetts Barn Changing Room 3
U15TBC AwayFixture Cup : Haslemere A 
U1612:00 (KO 13:00) Spectrum PitchFixture Cup : Barnes (Final)Club House Changing Room 1
Club House Changing Room 2
U1612:00 Football 1Coaching 
Colts10:00 (KO 11:00) Spectrum PitchFixture : Richmond B'sClub House Changing Room 3
Club House Changing Room 4
Junior Touch10:00 Off Pitch - O6Coaching 
U12 Girls10:00 Club House Pitch - AFixture Waterfall Cup : Richmond RFCBurchetts Barn Changing Room 1
U14 Girls10:00 (KO 11:00) AwayFixture Waterfall Cup : Round 5 Cobham 
U16 GirlsTBC AwayFixture Waterfall Cup : Sutton and Epsom 
U18 Girls11:30 (KO 12:30) AwayFixture Waterfall Cup : Wimbledon 

 

With thanks to our Club Sponsors

Strutt Building Contractors - Sponsors of Guildfordians Rugby Football Club (GRFC) K2 Moving - Sponsors of Guildfordians Rugby Football Club (GRFC) The Guildford Tup - Sponsors of Guildfordians Rugby Football Club (GRFC) CURTIS Sustainable Packaging - Sponsors of Guildfordians Rugby Football Club (GRFC) - Walking Rugby The Art of Kate - Sponsors of Guildfordians Rugby Football Club (GRFC) Fort Swazz - Sponsors of Guildfordians Rugby Football Club (GRFC)
If you are interested in joining us a sponsor of Guildfordians Rugby Club please get in contact with us - thank you.
 

Accreditations and Affiliations

Guildfordinas Rugby Football Club (GRFC) have been awarded the RFU's Seal of Approval Guildfordinas Rugby Football Club (GRFC) are proud to be a Harlequins Community Club Active Surrey - Supporting Sport in Surrey Sport Guildford - Supporting Rugby in Guildford Surrey Rugby - Supporting Rugby in Surrey