Welcome to St. Joseph's (Casnewydd) RFC

Event

    Barn Dance

  • Saturday 23rd June - 7:30pm at Fair Orchard Farm - Tickets £7.50 each

    AGM

  • Tuesday 26th June - Time and venue TBC

    Presentation Night

  • Friday 6th July - at Rodney Hall, Rodney Parade

Fixtures
05/05/2012
U10s
New Panteg
v
St Joe's
Tournament
U11s
St Joe's
v
Bradford-Upon-Avon
 
06/05/2012
Youth
Caerleon/St Joe's
v
Pontypool Utd Youth
Gwent Cup Final
at Rodney Parade
KO 3pm - £3
07/05/2012
U13s
New Panteg
v
St Joe's
Tournament
U15s
New Panteg
v
St Joe's
Tournament
U16s
New Panteg
v
St Joe's
Tournament

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Email: stjoesrfc@gmail.com

Match Report

Youth Match Report: 21/04/2012

Penalta 43-31 Caerleon/St. Joseph's Casnewydd RFC Youth

Caerleon/St. Joseph's Casnewydd Youth travelled to high-flying Penallta for their last league game of the season having played them just two weeks ago and coming off second best 34-5.

This time, the game seemed to be heading in the same direction as the previous match with Penallta racing into a 26-0 lead due largely to a lack of organisation around the ruck area and poor tackling from the visitors. At this point it seemed as though Caerleon/St. Joes were heading for a heavy defeat. However, before the half time whistle, captain Dai Rossiter made a broke through the Penallta defence before passing the ball to number eight Bailey Davies who got the visitors onto the scoreboard to make the position at the break 26-7 following Angus O'Brien's conversion.

In the second half the Newport side came out of the blocks strong with young substitute centre Tyler Morgan firing on all cylinders to pick up two early tries for the visitors (one converted by O'Brien). One of his tries was set up superbly by full back Tom Richards who made a lovely break showing good balance and poise to put his teammate in for the score. With Penallta just about keeping their noses ahead of Caerleon/St. Joes the game turned into a thriller and was an exciting spectacle for all watching. Two further tries for the Newport side were scored firstly by second row Jordan Davies following some intricate offloading and soft hands by many players and then another came from illusive back Ben Snell who strolled under the sticks for another converted score.

Despite Caerleon/St. Joes best efforts to pull off a shock result, Penallta held on to win a fantastic encounter 43-31.

Rob Long
Youth Team Coach

Match Report

U8's Match Report: 14/04/2012 and 15/04/2012

Redruth 11-9 St. Joseph's Casnewydd RFC U8s
Helston 9-13 St. Joseph's Casnewydd RFC U8s

On Saturday 14th April, St. Joseph's Casnewydd RFC U8s played Redruth on tour. Then on Sunday 15th April they were hosted by Helston RFC.

The full touring team of U8s consisted of: Stefano Cataldo, Evan Manley, Daniel Vittle, Ben Smith, Jake Collins, Rees Workman, Carreg Bull, Nathan Bull and Dillon Simpson who all had some fine moments both on and off the field!

Against Redruth there were two games with tries a plenty from both sides. In the first game Redruth won 11-9 largely due to the speed and balance of one particular player who really stood out. However, St. Joes worked very hard as a team to try to contain him with Nathan Bull and other players taking many tags. Tries for St. Joes came from Manley (3), Carreg Bull (3), Cataldo (2) and Vittle, many through great individual flair. In the second game with fewer fresh legs to bring on than Redruth, St. Joes lost 8-4 with Smith and Workman defending for their lives. The Newport team's four tries came from Carreg Bull, Nathan Bull, Manley and Cataldo.

Against Helston, there were a further two games with the overall score ending 13-9 to St. Joes. Their tries, all of which were worthy of slow motion replays, came from Manley (6), Cataldo (4), Vittle, Carreg Bull and Collins. However, arguably the most spectacular try came from Collins who worked a tight space well and squeezed his way into the corner to get his first touchdown of the season (and against an English side!). Also worthy of mention is Simpson who made massive improvements in his game at Helston with great support play, straight running and nearly a try of his own. Manley was also pretty heroic for getting ten tries on tour.

The St. Joes U8s coach would like to thank all U8s parents for making their debut tour with the club such a fun time.

Rob Long
U8's Team Coach

Poets' Corner...

Many thanks to Tony Jones of Malpas for this ode to Wales captain, Sam Warburton.

Captain Sam

Now Sam Warburton he played for Wales,
In two thousand and eleven,
He was the captain of the team,
And he wore the number seven,

He led by his example,
His play was quite sensational,
He tackled hard, fought for each yard,
True captain inspirational,

Wales had reached the World Cup "semis,"
Where we'd be playing France,
And all the experts were agreed,
Wales really stood a chance---

Of getting to the final,
We might even win the cup,
With Captain Sam to lead us-
Things were really looking up,

The match started quite brightly,
And Wales took an early lead,
Then the "ref" made a decision,
That would make all Welsh hearts bleed,

With De Clerc, French winger toppled,
Courtesy of our Sam,
"Spear tackle," said the referee,
"I'm booking you young man,"

As Sam prepared to leave the field,
For ten minutes in the "bin,"
His look was one of disbelief,
That tackle was no sin,

Sam turned then in amazement,
He could only shake his head,
For Monsieur Roland brandished,
Not a yellow card-but red,

The anguish Sam was feeling,
Was shared by the whole Welsh nation,
For Sam's World Cup was over now,
He was "off" for the duration,

The fourteen men he'd left behind,
We're hero's one and all,
They were playing for Sam Warburton,
And they fought for every ball,

They won the hearts of every one,
Who saw the game that day,
They played a brand of rugby,
Only the Welsh can play,

Sadly at the final whistle,
Came the end of Wales' dream,
Defeated by a single point,
Though we were the better team,

But Wales won the admiration,
Of everyone "down under,"
What if we'd played with fifteen men?
Alas--- we can only wonder!

Don't forget, any contributions to the website are always welcome. Email us at: webmaster@stjosephsrfc.org.uk

Fund Raising

We're building a clubhouse!

Target: £10,000

  • RWC Wales v Fiji Sweepstake - £359.00

  • Bag packing at Newport Sainsbury's 22/10/2011 and 26/11/2011 - £1,677.89

  • 6 Nations Wales v England Sweepstake - £215.00

  • 6 Nations Wales v France Sweepstake - £384.00

Fund Raising
News

Subscriptions and Fund Raising 2011/12

Dear Player/Parent,

St. Joseph's Casnewydd Minis, Juniors & Youth RFC is proud to be able to field teams across most age groups from U8s-Youth during the 2011-12 season.

At its Annual General Meeting on 23rd June 2011, it was agreed that all general fund-raising income collected during the forthcoming season will put aside in order to contribute to one of its main objectives of building a clubhouse, something it has wanted to do for quite some time. Also, in order to meet the regular annual running costs of our club (eg. after match catering, winter training costs, etc) it was agreed that Subscriptions and Adult Membership Fees will be collected at the following rates:

 
Full Payment Prior to 30/09/11
Full Payment Prior to 30/11/11
1st Child
£45.00
£55.00
2nd Child
£35.00
£45.00
3rd Child
£25.00
£35.00
4th Child
FREE
FREE
Adult
£10.00 (Voluntary)

Please note that, should your subscription payment not be made in full by 30th September 2011, the higher subscription rate will apply and, should your subscription payment not be made in full by 30th November 2011, you will not be able to play anymore games until full payment is received.

I am pleased to announce that, due to our fund-raising efforts last season, each player will be entitled to a new St. Josephs Casnewydd RFC tracksuit, free of charge, once full payment of their subscription has been received by the club; I hope these will be worn with pride. We are also hoping to issue a 'Welcome Pack' to all players some time during September.

Finally, may I take this opportunity to wish you a great season of rugby with our club and I look forward to hearing about how your team is performing as the season progresses.

Best wishes,
Kevin Hart (Chairman)

Players Subscriptions and Membership Application Form
Adults Subscriptions and Membership Application Form

News

Youth Squad (16-19 Year Olds)

St. Joseph's Casnewydd RFC is pleased to announce that it has formed a partnership with Caerleon RFC in the interest of keeping boys playing Youth Rugby in the Dragons Region.

Both clubs have brought Youth players together to form a Caerleon / St Joseph's Casnewydd Youth Squad for the 2011/12 season and will play in the Dragons DA Youth League (top Youth League).

The Team Managers of the newly formed squad are presently in the process of registering the squad and its players with the WRU.

The squad trains on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Caerleon RFC and will play matches at Caerleon RFC (home matches are usually on Saturday afternoons).

Please come and support this squad if you can. For further information, contact Rob Long on 07882 677606.
22 August 2011

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Training Times

U8's
(School year 3)
Tue 7.00-8.00pm
Duffryn Fields
Rob Long
07882 677 606

U9's
(School year 4)
Tue 7.00-8.00pm
Duffryn Fields
Mal Kelleher-Griffiths
07964 688 799

U10's
(School year 5)
Wed 6.00-7.00pm
Duffryn Fields
Richard Mainstone
07731 764 536

U11's
(School year 6)
Tue 6.30-7.30pm
(from 6th Sept)
Duffryn Fields
Mike Cook
07790 490 414

U12's
(School year 7)
Tue 6.15-7.30pm
Duffryn Fields
Chris John
07919 891 292

U13's
(School year 8)
Tue 6.15-7.30pm
Duffryn Fields
Chris John
07919 891 292

U14's
(School year 9)
Wed 6.00-7.30pm
Duffryn Fields
Glyn Hobbs
07789 741 279

U15's
(School year 10)
Wed 6.00-7.30pm
Duffryn Fields
Kevin Hart
07753 868 975

U16's
(School year 11)
Mon 7.00-8.00pm
Duffryn Fields
Richard Kendall
07814 438 252
(please contact Richard for confirmation)

Youth
(School year 12-13)
Tue & Thur
6.45-8.15pm
Caerleon RFC
Rob Long
07882 677 606