January 17, 2020
UPDATE - GAME OFF AT BECCLES - WATERLOGGED PITCH
1st Team squad was:
1 Ben Tozer, 2 Tom Bailey, 3 Isaia Barbieri, 4 Jonny Heaver, 5 Tim Kirkconel,
6 Pete Collins, 7 Finn Morrison, 8 Danny Richards (capt), 9 Ollie Townsend, 10 Jos Crush,
11 Fergus Wilson, 12 James Hayward, 13 Adam Fastnedge, 14 Francois Eve, 15 Finlay Laing,
16 Jon Perks 17 Harry Hill, 18 Andrew Tilley.
O...
January 10, 2020
Cantabs having last played a month ago, were keen to continue their winning run, which stretched back to the second game of the season. Wisbech had made it across the Fens to Sedley Taylor Road and were badly in need of league points to move away from the drop zone. Rich Ford was back at 2nd row behind an unchanged front five and Adam Fastnedge had recovered from injury to resume at inside centre. The Cantabs scrum would doubt...
November 22, 2019
Our members will have two games to keep them awake after Julie's pre-match meal and the odd pint or two. A resurgent Thurston are the visitors at Sedley Taylor Road in a London 3 NE encounter, with Cantabs 1st XV hoping to maintain their six match winning run and posting a virtually unchanged squad. Just two additions to the eighteen. Tim Kirkconel, who starts on the bench as a utility forward replacement. And new recruit Jos...
June 26, 2019
Following the AGM, the committee roles for the 2019/20 season are confirmed as follows:
Captains:
1XV Danny Richards , VC Adam Fastnedge
2XV Gary Nightingale, VC Ryan Moclair
3XV Tom Heaver, VC Scott Jackson
Committee:
President: Daren Sheward
Chairman: Laurence Jones
Secretary: Will Riggs
Treasurer: Nigel Faben
Fixture secretary: John Edmonds
Ground Manager: John Edmonds
Facilities Manager: Eddie Richardson
Sponsorship: Danny Ric...
June 6, 2019
Cantabs headed off to Canterbury for the weekend for their annual pre-season camp. This year we were hosted by friend of the club and Fiji rugby legend Nicky Little.
After arriving on Friday evening, tents were pitched, leaving just enough time for a quick game of kick tennis on the 3G before lighting up the barbecue. Tom Bailey displayed his excellent knife skills in fashioning some beautiful salad bowls (good nutrition is vi...
August 23, 2018
Fellow Cantabrigians,
The new rugby season is soon with us and we open our season with a home match against Ipswich RFC.
I would firstly like to thank all off the club members for voting me in as the new President for the coming season, it will be a honour and a privilege to represent the club, something I am truly looking forward to.
All comments and suggestions are welcome going forward, as I would like to attract many more pe...
August 1, 2018
With 3 weeks to go until our first pre-season game of the 2018-19 season, Cantabs pre-season preparation moves onto its next phase this week with the introduction of more rugby specific drills and practice.
After a good summer session with Strength and Conditioning coach Gary Nightingale the boys are looking fit and ready to go (with plenty of running in the legs!). Now Glen and his team are looking to move on to the next st...
July 30, 2018
With 3 weeks to go until our first pre-season game of the 2018-19 season, Cantabs pre-season preparation moves onto its next phase this week with the introduction of more rugby specific drills and practice.
After a good summer session with Strength and Conditioning coach Gary Nightingale the boys are looking fit and ready to go (with plenty of running in the legs!). Now Glen and his team are looking to move on to the next stage...
July 2, 2018
With England set to face Columbia in the last 16 of the football World Cup on Tuesday 7pm Cantabs will be opening up the club and showing the game on the big screen.
The bar will be open and the barbecue set up for half time.
Rugby Fitness and Social Touch will therefore be moving to the earlier time of 6pm to get a quick 1 hour blast before kick off. See you there!
April 25, 2018
The Cantabs Summer Touch Season Kicks off on Tuesday 1st May.
As the evenings are getting longer and warmer and the regular season is over, Cantabs moves into touch season. This is a chance to stretch those legs, perfect those hands and enjoy the freedom of touch rugby!
Flair is very much encouraged but the emphasis is always on having fun.
Sessions will run on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6.30pm and are open to all and ar...