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By the time you read this we will be in the final throws of our big marquee event which is happening on Friday May 13th and Saturday May 14th. On the Friday we welcome some 1200 guests to a day long Corporate Lunch with speakers, broadcaster and Chairman of National Leagues Rugby John Inverdale, Simon Lazenby the Formula One Sky Sports lead and the legendary test cricket spinner Philip Tufnell. The Saturday night Ball features the well-known local band “Killer Stream”.

On the pitch the First XV had a very successful year but not quite close enough to earn promotion to National One just two levels below the Premiership. That honour went to Hull RUFC. In their infinite wisdom the RFU have decided to split National Two next year from two leagues of sixteen down to three leagues of fourteen. This means that instead of sitting in National Two North and travelling twice to Newcastle we will be operating in Midlands South West. Our opponents will stretch from as far north as Chester down to Redruth in the depths of Cornwall. Other sides in the league will be Hinckley, Leicester Lions, Bournville, Luctonians, Newport ( Salop), Exeter University alongside two Bristol teams, Clifton and dings Crusaders and a seaside trip to Barnstaple. By the time of the next edition we will know the fixture list and will be able to plan our trips down the M5. Our Ladies Panthers side have earned promotion and will be recruiting additional players for next season.

Throughout the summer we will be holding several parties in our club house and if you are looking to book a venue for your party look no further than Stourton Park. All enquiries please to rugby@stourbridgerugby.com or phone 01384 395000.