Lads and Dads rugby festival.

The 78 players that took part.

To celebrate the new floodlights at Union Park, Montrose Rugby Club held a ‘Lads and Dads’ festival. This was a non-competitive tournament for players that were under 22, over 35 or not currently playing rugby. 78 players formed four mixed teams with representation from Montrose, Brechin, Arbroath, Morgan, Strathmore, Mackie, Blairgowrie and HM Coastguard.

Gordon Clark, Club Treasurer said “While the rugby was very committed, the focus was on having fun. It was great to see so many people taking part and the mix of young and old really worked well. A lot of the players hadn’t played since school and that was quite a long time ago for some! We may get some new players from the evening but the most important thing was to host a community event where players and spectators could enjoy the true spirit of rugby. Now that we have upgraded the floodlights, with the support of the Angus Council Community Grant Scheme, we are going to be able to make use of Union Park for more great evenings like this. If any other sports would like to make use of the improved lighting, we would love to hear from them.”

More Qualified Coaches for Montrose

Montrose Rugby held a RugbyReady Practical Course at Union Park today. The course has been developed by Scottish Rugby to increase awareness of all aspects of safety in the game and was led by Neil Graham, Scottish Rugby Coach Development Officer. As well as fourteen attendees from Montrose Rugby, coaches from Brechin, Arbroath and Stonehaven also took part in the course

Caroline Campbell, our Club Coach Coordinator, said “Our aim is to ensure that every player, of every age, has the chance to develop to their full potential by getting the best coaching. To have fourteen more Montrose coaches complete the RugbyReady Practical Course is fantastic and we have already signed up five of the coaches for the next stage, the UKCC Level 1.”

Arbroath visit Union Park.

Micros playing Tag.

P4/5 playing Arbroath

The Minis were accompanied by the newly-formed Arbroath Rhinos for a joint training session. The players were led by coaches from both clubs and, after focusing on core skills, the session ended in a range of friendly matches.

Training Cancelled - Too Cold!

Despite the sunny weather, it is bitterly cold this morning. We have therefore decided to cancel training this week.

Next Sunday, we have a joint training session at 10.00 with Arbroath visiting Union Park.

Calling all P4/5s - Saturday 20th February

Montrose Minis have been asked to put on a match at half-time during the Montrose vs Arbroath senior match this weekend. This will be at Union Park and between Montrose P4/5 and Arbroath P4/5. Could you please let Caroline know if you are available on Saturday.

The senior match stats at 3pm so, if you arrive by then, there should be plenty time for a warm up etc. Family and friends are more than welcome to come along to support.

Race Night

There is a Race Night to be held on the 27th March 2010 at Hillside Hall. Tickets cost £8 each person and this includes a two course supper.

We do not have a drinks licence so please bring your own refreshments although there will be a glass of complimentary wine with your meal.

Tickets are available from Lisa Waghorn (01674 840545) and Vicki Christie (01674 840467).

Those wishing to sponsor any races at a cost of £20 please contact the above. Sponsors will be highlighted throughout the evening for their generosity.

Any donations of wine for prizes would be gratefully accepted before the evening.

Horses can be bought beforehand at £2.00 each so if you can't come on the night why not support the Club by buying a few horses and hopefully winning a prize.

Sun 17th Jan - Match Cancelled - Training On.

The Blairgowrie match for everyone ( P1 to P7) has been cancelled due to the weather.
We will be training as normal at Union Park for everyone. 10.00 to 11.30
See you on Sunday.

Minis Training Cancelled

Due to the frosty weather, today's training has been cancelled.

See you all at the Christmas Party later today!

Blairgowrie and Carnoustie at Montrose

Good hands from the micros !

P4/5 against Blairgowrie.

Last Sunday (29.11.9) saw about 150 children from Blairgowrie, Carnoustie and Montrose taking part in rugby at Montrose.

We played teams at all levels from P1 to S2 in what must have been the coldest day of the year so far!

We managed to field two teams at micros, two teams at P4/5 , one team at P6/7 with a combined side made up from all 3 teams also at P6/7.

Well done to everyone for taking part and a huge thank you to the ladies in the clubhouse for keeping us warm.

Training Cancelled Today

Due to the weather, we have decided to cancel Minis training this morning.

Next week is a mini tournament at Union Park with Carnoustie and Blarigowrie. Hopefully, it will have dried up by then...