NEW PRE SEASON

CURFC Pre Season News:

 

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Pre season Kicks off on September 6^th 2010 at the Cardiff University Sports fields Llanrumney, there are three very tough pre season fixtures in place starting with the toughest up first; BUCS Finalists and WRU division 1 Winners UWIC RFC, followed by games against the Army and Navy U23 teams on consecutive Wednesdays.

 

The 2010-11 Season goals are to for the first time in Cardiff University Rugby Clubs history to have the First Team Promoted to Premier A and the Second Team promoted to Premier B, the first Russell Group University ever to do so.

 

Foremost in everyone involved at CURFC minds is the Varsity loss to Swansea this year at the Liberty Stadium, all involved in the Club will be giving their all in a bid to regain the Welsh Varsity Cup on March the 30^th at The Millennium Stadium.   

 

Invited to take part in preparation for a very tough BUCS season to compete for places in the First and recently promoted Second teams are;

 

New Admissions;

 

Adam GREENDALE Outside half Full back (England U16/18/20 - Leeds Tykes/Gwent Dragons/Bedwas) – Prop Lewis BACON (Gwent Dragons U18/20) – Second Row James MURPHY (Wales U16 - Loughborough and Bedwas RFC) – Second Row Nick HEATH (Esher RFC) – Scrum Half Ryan MAIDMENT (Scotland U18) – Centre Rhys HOWELL (Wales U18 and Taranaki RFC) – Wings Gbade ADEWOLE (London Irish) - Will JONES (England 7’s - Harlequins) – Blindside Danny WHALE (Gwent Dragons U18/20)

 

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A Big Welcome Back to;

Second row Josh PORTER – Back / second row Hugh THOMAS – Hooker Aaron FOWLER – The Injured Prop; Jon CADMAN - back / second row Lee BRAY

 

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PLAYERS Retained;

 

Props: James REEVES - Jake COOPER – Geoff LEWIN – Matt RIDDLER – Ryan MURRAY.

 

Hookers: Ross GRIMSTONE – Jack SOUL – Tom PALMER – Nathan BRIDSTON – Daniel JENKINS – Matt DAWES

 

Second Rows:

Gareth C JONES – Greg SMITH – Allie BROWN – Ifan JAMS

 

Back Row:

Nic HUNTLEY (SR Option) – Lee BRAY (SR Option) – Jordan WOOD – Dan LEWIS –  Mike JONES - Jamie MCDONALD – Ben O’NEIL – Stewart HENDRY

 

Scrum Halves:

Mark SCHROPFER – Jonny MCDONALD (15 option) – Joe CASELLA (15 option) - Tom BROOKS – Rhys Benjamin LAWRENCE

 

Outside Halves:

Cameron PIMLOW (15 option) – Cerith REES – Harry GUY – Dai FEALEY

 

Centres:

Giancarlo HOWFIELD - Steffan MORGAN – Ross WARDEL – Max WOODWARD – Tom BOREHAM – Tom MARTIN – Ian HERRIOT

 

Back Three:

Bret CHATWIN – Ieuan COOMBES – Sam HEWITT – Rob FOREST – Sam BENJAMIN

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A total of 58 students competing for a maximum of 42 squad places every week in the First and Second team squads and for the Ultimate place in the welsh Varsity Squad at the Millennium Stadium in 2011.

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