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Under 21s

Cobham U21s

Cobham have made a firm commitment to support the Surrey U21 Competition and will play in the Cup competition during season 2011-12.U21 v Esher 270811

Cobham have been drawn in a group with Effingham & Leatherhead, Esher and Sutton & Epsom, kicking off with an away 29-24 Win against Esher on Saturday 27th August.

Subsequent games around Christmas saw a 37-17 win against Effingham & Leatherhead and a great game against Sutton & Epsom which ended up 36-3 (having been 7-3 at half time).

Next U21 fixtures

We await details of the next matches to be played in the Easter break, but having topped Group C we are in the Cup semi final.

The Groups are as follows:

Group A: Richmond, London Scottish, London Irish, Camberley

Group B: Dorking, Old Reigatian, Guildford, Haslemere 

Group C: Cobham, Sutton & Epsom, Effingham & Leatherhead, Esher 

Group D: Old Alleynians, Purley John Fisher, Chipstead, KCS Old Boys

There will be 4 trophies with the Winners of Group A playing the Winners of Group C and the Winners of Group B playing the Winners of Group D in the Cup semi-finals.  The same then applies for the 2nd place teams playing for the Plate, 3rd place teams for the Shield and 4th place teams for the Bowl.  Semi-finals to be played in April 2012 at the home club with the best points difference.

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The management and coaches of the senior and youth sections within the club view this as a great opportunity for many reasons, including the following:

  • It helps the step-up and integration from youth to senior rugby.
  • It is a fantastic opportunity to remain in contact with youth age group team mates and friends, following the end of U18 rugby and progression to employment, university etc.
  • It offers the chance for players at university to train and play during those long "tedious" holidays.
  • It enables continued competition against Surrey teams, that have been regular opponents through the years of youth rugby

Integrating youth players with the senior club is essential for Cobham to continue growing and succeeding. This season alone, and only after nine league games, the senior 1st and A XV teams have fielded in excess of 20 players under the age of 21. In the senior section we fully appreciate and respect the abundance of talent that has constantly come through the mini and youth sections at Cobham, so it is only natural to provide the opportunity, back-up and support for players to continue their playing careers at Cobham RFC. To this extent, the senior coaches and management team are fully behind running and developing the U21 Team so that it matches the "professional" ethos of the youth and senior sections. It is our intention to run this side to compete at the highest level.
 
The coaching team is headed by Director of Rugby Bill Davison and full physio support from Dave Silver. The U21s Captain for 2011-12 is Josh Brown.

Should you want to be involved with the U21s this season or require any further information, then please feel free to contact me:


Chris Melton
Senior Club Captain / U21 Manager
 
Tel:    07971 043310
Email: chrismelton_cobhamrfc@hotmail.com