STOURBRIDGE RUGBY CLUB successive defeats which they will be looking to reverse against Crewe and Nantwich at home on December 4th on the occasion of their 20th Anniversary Luncheon. Meanwhile our Colts and Ladies “ Panthers” team remain undefeated.
At the time of writing and prior to our visit to Fylde on December 4th Stourbridge are the only side in National One or Two with a 100% record having played 10 games without defeat. December 11th is a home game against Hull Ionians and December 18th is a short trip to Herefordshire against Luctonians. That game should have been the sixteenth of the season but the vagaries of Covid and Storm Arwen have curtailed the schedule. Our away trip to Loughborough Students on October 2nd was postponed due to positive covid tests and was replayed on November 6th. Unfortunately covid also took it’s toll on October 23rd which coincided with our explayers lunch though we were able to organise a Greyhounds fixture against Walsall for the diners to watch. And then on November 27th Blaydon were travelling from Newcastle only for Storm Arwen to spoil the party meaning that the Blaydon team bus having left early in the morning was turned round at Beverley. The Rotherham game is rescheduled for February 5th and the Blaydon game for March 19th. With last season cancelled in November we experienced the novelty of visiting both Loughborough Students and Bournville neither of which we had ever played previously at their home grounds.
In the Spring we will be hosting British Police games against all the Armed Forces. The Army on January 26th, the RAF on February 16th and The Navy on March 30th all scheduled to kick off at 7.45 p.m. As always the club house is available to hire for functions. Just phone 01384 395000 or email rugby@stourbridgerugby.com. A happy and healthy New Year to you all.
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