Home Game against Penclawdd this Sunday

After speaking with Mike and Alex, we will be hosting a game this Sunday with Penclawdd
sorry for the late notice here, I would have liked Crossbones to play against Morriston but that game got cancelled.
I am really keen on getting them a game as that is the best form of training i suppose. We'll see who turns up for the whole session at 9.30am shall we? as I know some of you have made plans this weekend with mini holiday breaks and what not.
I hope we can give them a game and we have enough MumblesPirates turn up.
(HOME GAME at UNDERHILL)
Cheers
Rob

Tuesday Night Action

Sunday 22nd February

We were due to have a match against Morriston this weekend. However, the match has been cancelled - they mixed up their dates (again!!) and arranged a fixture with other opponents.

Instead, there will be training for the whole squad at 9:30 at Underhill Park (Bishopston still out of action).

"YEEHAAA Our Squad Is On Fire"

Wow, How good were we on Tuesday Night? Jon, Jake, Josh, Ryan, Tal, Cai, Dylan, Tom T , Liam Rhydian, Connor O.. all of you deserve trophies for the way you played tonight. 8-4 Mumbles Pirates!! where do you start with the match report? our defence our attacking our passing were all outstanding guys, keep it up :) we have certainly set the standard now and raised our game, did you know Penclawdd havent really lost a game all season until tonight, and Chris Under8's coach (penclawdd)was very supportive of us in our hunger for the ball and scoring opportunities, could it get any better?? Yes - even Kelvin from Under 8's Gowerton said we were on fire tonight and complimented us, which is an excellent achievement.. even Chris our under 10 coach was impressed. Wow what a result.
THANKYOU TO ALL

Just to confirm 9.30am training session for the whole squad please.
CHEERS
here are some pictures ABOVE for you to look at courtesy of Tony. Thankyou

Penclawdd Tues 17th 1800 AWAY

Match has been confirmed for tonight for flood-lit action. Definates so far
Jon
Jake
Ryan
Tal
Cai
Dylan
Tom T
Liam
Rhydian
Haven't heard from anyone else - all welcome. I am still struggling with injury (not just hiding after England's demise) but may appear to shout from a chair, back permitting. Rob & J will be there. Go past cuury house in Penclawdd straight on, marshes on the right, pitch on left, meet 6pm. Good luck.

Uplands match report

Well done again today a great effort from all, the scoreline does not in any shape or form reflect the playing we were at times outstanding again team!! some great running and supporting play. we seemed a bit flat in defence at times but that is something we can work on, some excellent and brave tagging going on.. there were a lot of us really wanting the ball and sorry Liam for standing on your foot.
Uplands were definately fired up for a match, and considering we scored the first try they came back into the game. Will tried his best to give a fair and even game in keeping the flow going, and all credit to him Reffing is no fun whatsoever! it finished 4-2 to the Uplands Side and as I said take pride team in knowing we played good rugby today. For those of us who are interested in giving penclawdd a game on Tuesday 6.15pm then please email myself robbeynon@ntlworld.com or alexchase@btinternet.com to confirm I will be attending, and what about the Luctonians anglo welsh cup? why not? weve got a great side lets go for it this season it would be nice to get some added expereince.
Cheers hope to see you Tuesday night down Penclawdd.

Sunday 15th Match vs Uplands, both Squads

After the best team has won the game tomorrow, on Sunday our training has been replaced by a rematch local derby against Uplands at home (Underhill). Meet 9.30 for 9.45, warm up and 10.00/10.15 kickoff. They plan to bring 2 teams so everyone should see action!

Tour & Mid Week Match Reminder

Please see the blog entry below about the tour in April to Luctonions. Only 2 replies so far.......does this mean time to forget it?

PENCLAWDD have asked if we could raise a team to play last week's cancelled match away at their ground on Tues night (Feb 17th) @ 18.15 pm. If there's definate interest let me know asap please (alexchase@btinternet.com).

Sunday 15th February

No match this weekend. Training for the whole squad at Underhill Park, meet at 9:30.

Sunday 8th February

This weekend, we were due to have a match against Penclawdd for the Crossbones and training for the Skulls - both at Underhill Park. However, all games and training have been CANCELLED due to the state of the pitches. Sorry for the late notice, I've only just found out - from my opposite number at Penclawdd!!

There is the possibility of training on Tuesday evening, we'll keep you posted.

Fancy a Tour?

Well done last weekend.
Luctonian RFC Anglo Welsh Mini Tournament
Sunday 19th April 2009

We have been invited to take part in the Luctonian RFC Anglo Welsh Mini Tournament on Sunday 19th April 2009. Luctonians is a very established and well run Tournament. The club is based in Leominster (exactly!).

Several age groups from Mumbles have been invited and are going. Options include night before & festivities or bus/cars on the day.
Premier Inn in Hereford, (the nearest Premier Inn) for evening of 18th April. The cost will be £53.00 for the room and breakfast 2adults, 2kids).

The Tournament starts at 10.00 am, so those wishing to come up for the day could make it with an early start-I think we need 10. U9,U10 and U11 going.

send me an email (alexchase@btinternet.com) to gauge interest. I'm away this week. Come on the Crossbones with Penclawdd at home!

Some Admin...Please Check

I am finalising the team subscription records for this season (for the Crusader / Pirates / Wildcats who run a joint account) as most (but not all!!) the money is now in. There are two standing orders that I can't match to specific players. Both were set up in Oct/Nov. One under the name of Fitzgerald and one under the name Christopher. If you recognise these standing orders can you please e-mail me on m.b.gravenor@swan.ac.uk and just confirm the name of the player for whom you are paying (and the team). Thanks for listening. When I have this info I'll finally be able to finish this year's admin, and hopefully next year will be alot easier. MIKE.

Sunday 1st February GOWERTON Match report

Firstly well done to all the Mumbles Pirates today! I know it was a really cold start this morning and for a lot of us, we probably didn't want to venture out into the nasty weather, but that said it was worth it. the Skulls were really fired up for a great game against the mighty Gowerton pack...and boy what a game, its certainly one im going to remember for a long time to come as a Coach - everything today was perfect, our running our passing movement, supporting play Defensive and Attacking lines it was nice to see it finally pay off after all the training we have had.
5-5 it finished with Max Bowyer scoring a Hat Trick (WELL DONE!!) Jake scoring for 1 and our player of the week award winner John.. well done to you :)
POSITIVE PLAY
Gowerton were strong and Kelvin has trained them well it showed in thier game style and play... we were also strong and gave width to our play by inclusion of great passing finding space and running the lines very closely... THE BIG MOMENT we had 5 tags and just prevented a try scoring opportunity (WELL DONE CONNOR MORT!) we defended well on our line, and closed them down easily so much so that Gowerton were on the back foot and back up to the Half Way line! we got the tags and turned over balls about 3 times it was outstanding to watch as your children started to Gel as a perfect team, i am very proud of what they all acheived today.

Thanks to all
A very Happy Coach

Sunday 1st February

This weekend the Crossbones are training at Underhill Park - meet there at 9:30. The ground is pretty boggy, so keep an eye on the blog for last minute weather dependent changes.

Crossbones: Will M, Liam T, Megan F, Elias A, Ioan H, Tomos A, Tal E ,Matthew G, Alex D, Connor O’S, Freddie B, Sean M, Dylan T



The Skulls have a match AWAY at Gowerton RFC. Kick-off is 11:00, so meet at their ground at 10:30 for a quick training session beforehand.

Skulls: Jake C, Max P, Tomasz B, Thomas T, Cai B-L, Ryan C, Max B, Rhydian D, Josh B, Connor M, John D

Directions to Gowerton RFC can be found on the following links:
Directions or Map from M4.
There is limited parking at the ground, the best place is the large public car park on Gowerton cross roads (about 400m away). Good luck Skulls.

Sunday 25th January - Training

This Sunday is one of the few occasions that we have no match arranged. Instead there will be training, for the whole squad, at Underhill Park (Bishopston is still out of action) - Start at 9:30.

Reminder: Skulls and Crossbones squads

I've been asked to remind you of who's in which squad:
Skulls: Jake C, Max P, Tomasz B, Thomas T, Cai B-L, Ryan C, Max B, Rhydian D, Josh B, Connor M, John D
Crossbones: Will M, Liam T, Megan F, Elias A, Ioan H, Tomos A, Tal E ,Matthew G, Alex D, Connor O’S, Freddie B, Sean M, Dylan T

Crossbones - see you in Underhill for training at 9:30. Good luck Skulls!!

Uplands RFC Match Report

Well done to all today for a great effort, it was nice to see the Kids enjoying the pre-match warm up sessions along with a very good game of Tag Rugby.. some excellent movement on and off the ball at times helped claim our second draw of the season at 8-8 we showed strength width and depth, there were a few "WILD" passes when the pressure was on, but we can work on that. I am sure at times i thought the referee could have used his glasses but "i know what its like to be in that position" so, not for me to comment really.
Player of the Week goes to Ryan Cole, who showed great dodging/speed/ and resilience in supporting play - CONGRATULATIONS :) next week we are away to Loughor - Will to confirm with Mike and should see a blog up here soon, so dont forget to keep checking!!

We all seemed to enjoy todays team effort , Will for running behind our squad, Alex also for doing the same and with a dodgy stomach!! Advice: (dont Eat Clams!)

Sunday 11th Jan Uplands AWAY: GAME ON!

GAME ON. Just got confirmation from Uplands that the pitch is OK. See you there 10:15

The plan is to give everyone a game after the Xmas break. Meet 1015 for 30 min warm up and 1100 kick off at Swansea Uplands. Please check blog Sunday am in case of pitch cancellation.

Jan 4th Match & Training Cancelled Pitch Frozen

Ahoy Pirates!
Bad Weather has stopped play!
Cancelled this week - back in awesome action for the old enemy Uplands Jan 11th, venue to be announced

Sunday 4th Jan So far......

A frost is predicted again and Bishopston is out of action. We hope to play 2 matches, meet at 1100 UNDERHILL, against Penlan and Dunvant, weather permitting. We will divide into 2 squads for the games: Pirate Pistols vs Penlan, Pirate Daggers vs Dunvant. Please check the blog Sunday am in case of cancellation. Please email alexchase@btinternet.com or phone 402057 if you know you cant make it -thanks.