24 Oct 2013 | Events
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — A service to honour the memory of popular young rugby player Leon ‘Animal’ McPhee will be held at the Freeport Rugby Club on Saturday, October 26, at 3pm. All are welcome.
Due to the service taking place at the Rugby Club Coach Mary advises that girls’ soccer will be cancelled for the week. Soccer will resume again on Saturday, November 2. The coaches of the Iguana League (13-17 yr old league) would like to meet their new team on Saturday from 2-3 pm at the YMCA. Girls should come dressed to play.
And in Nassau, out of respect for the funeral of Leon McPhee (Animal) in Freeport, the opening games of the season (The President’s Game) will be postponed for one week.
17 May 2013 | Rugby
Freeport, GB, Bahams – Last weekend, the Freeport Rugby Club held their 3rd Annual Junior Rugby International Tournament. It was a great success.
Arriving in The Bahamas were teams from The Cayman Islands and America to play the great game of rugby. The teams all showed great sportsmanship and it was obvious they all enjoyed themselves a lot. There were teams from under nine to sixteen years old.
On Friday night there was a welcome pizza party. 80 pizzas were delivered to the club, which was good as while eating the kids all got to get to know one and another. When the coaches and teams arrived they ran onto the pitch and all of a sudden the field was filled with young rugby players. It was really cool to see so many people there playing on the field and just having fun.
On Saturday there were games all day. They all started on time and the organizers did a great job of sticking to the planned schedule getting all the games finished by 5pm so we could then all watch an exhibition game played by The Golden Oldies, teams made up of men over 35 years of age.
The Golden Oldies result was a shock to everyone watching as Key Biscayne thrashed the combined Cayman Bahamas team. Most people did not realize that the Key Biscayne team had players who were ex-Argentinian National players. It was exciting to watch but clear to see that they had so much more experience and must of practiced all the time as they outclassed the opposition.
The Bahamas Junior teams played really well. They were very quick on the break and showed a lot of natural talent. They had obviously had been working hard on their organisation but they still need to develop their passing and tackling skills to match the other teams.
I was surprised yet pleased to see two girls playing for Cayman but when they got out on the pitch that they could hold their own and played really well and also tackled extremely well. The coaches told me that in fact ladies rugby is growing around the world and is very entertaining to watch.
On Sunday there was a Barbarian style competition for the Under 13’s where all the three countries joined together to produce four teams who played each other. The final scores on this day were ignored because it was no longer a competition against countries but purely for the love of the game.
This weekend was brilliant. The parents from Key Biscayne and Cayman should be congratulated for making the effort to come up to Freeport and for helping put on such a great tournament, without them we would not of had a one. It was also great to see so many people from Freeport come out and support the club and teams.
Many of the traveling teams said that it was a fantastic weekend and they would be definitely coming back next year.
Even though I don’t play but I still had a great weekend and enjoyed mixing with new people. Well done Freeport Rugby Club!
The results for the games are as follows:
Under 9’s – Key Biscayne won with two wins. First Key Biscayne, Second Freeport, Third Cayman.
Under 11’s – Key Biscayne won with two wins. First Key Biscayne, Second Freeport, Third Cayman.
Under 13’s – There were two teams from Cayman, their first team won with three wins. First Cayman 1, Second Freeport and Key Biscayne, Third Cayman 2.
Under 15’s – There were two teams from Freeport. Their first team won with two wins. First Freeport 1, Second Cayman and Key Biscayne, Third Freeport 2.
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7 Dec 2012 | Rugby
busy saturday tomorrow with the Luncheon, Bucc’s visiting from Nassau and the girls soccer! hope you can make one of them!
16 Oct 2012 | Rugby
Saturday Sports Club: Fun based sports activities for 4 to 6 year old boys
Saturday mornings sees the re-launch of a new junior sports programme at the Freeport Rugby Football Club, The Saturday Sports Club.
The programme is for young boys aged four to six and:
- Aims to establish a ‘play group’ atmosphere for youngsters ( and adults)
- Where the child can learn and develop physical skills such as running , jumping , hopping , throwing and kicking
- And where, in addition, the boy can practice important social skills such as teamwork, sharing and sportsmanship
The big difference in this programme however is that it is boys’ parents and guardians who will take an active role in developing their child in these areas rather than a coach. We recognize that especially during their early years, the best role model for a young child is their parents, grand parents or older siblings and family members. Accordingly this programme looks to embrace this by asking that such a figure both accompanies and actively interacts with the child each week.
Organizer Mark Hardy says the plan is to run a series of activities at numerous ‘play stations’ each week, at which the young boys explore along with their adult companion. These stations will vary from running and jumping to throwing, catching or kicking a ball. In addition a number of games will be played which will also supplement the learning process whilst the boys continue to have fun.
As a result of these games and activities, it is hoped that the youngsters will learn the fundamentals of many team sports as well as the concept of fair play and team work etc.
The programme runs every Saturday morning and is expected to last approximately one hour each week , depending upon the attention span of the youngsters !! Interested persons can either contact Freeport Rugby Football Club or go to Saturday Sports Club on Facebook to see more details. Places will be limited to approximately one dozen to fifteen boys as the organizers wish to limit the numbers to ensure a friendly, intimate atmosphere where the boys can have easy access to multiple balls, hoops etc.
Cost of the programme is $25 per child or is included as part of Freeport Rugby Football Club’s family membership programme package.
Boys and adults should wear tennis/training shoes and PE/sports uniform.
Contact Facebook: Saturday Sports Club or www.rugbyfootballbahamas.com
Email: markhardy242@yahoo.com
