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Saturday 13th February

Durham City 1st XV v’s Driffield - Home

Durham City 2nd XV v’s Driffield - Home



Sunday 14th February



Durham City U7’s, U8’s & U9’s, U10’s, U11’s and U12’s v’s Bishop Auckland - Home

Durham City U13’s & U14’s v’s Darlington - Home

Durham City U15’s & U16’s vs Darlington - Away

Durham City U18’s TBC





 

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FIRST TEAM 23 January 2010

“Snow, snow, go away, come again another day” – preferably about 2020 please, if you must!

Even the Christmas traditionalists must have got sick of it, and as far as rugby is concerned, apart from the financial effect on clubs, six weeks inactivity in our case since the home 25 – 6 win over Percy Park on 12 December has resulted in 3 postponed North 1 East League games, players champing at the bit and re-scheduling that leaves no free Saturday, Easter included, between now and 10 April, on paper the last league day of the season! Any further postponements and doubtless the RFU will be wondering about the wisdom of having increased league sizes!

So, with a degree of normality finally restored today, it’s good to welcome referee Paul Fincken and in particular all from Carlisle for the resumption of league proceedings, both at First Team level and at Second Team in the Candy League. To everyone else, welcome back to Hollow Drift – it’s good to know you haven’t forgotten where it is! All we need now is a good game with preferably 2 points in the bag and a busy bar afterwards!

Today sees the return of City skipper Stuart Smithson after injury for the first time since the second game of the season, so the best of luck to him.......... and spare a thought for our antipodean brethren, one of whom, Ryan Dawson, sits on the bench today having landed in Durham on 13 December fresh from the swelter of mid-summer Oz and had never seen grass till this week!

Tomorrow sees the Juniors back in action against West Hartlepool, the Under 13s and 14s away, and the under 15s and 16s at home, whilst the Minis train and the Under v18s, to my knowledge, have no game.

Socially, it’s been a mixed Christmas, obviously not helped by the weather. Another smashing Carol Singing Night got us off to a good start, a cracking Boxing Day carried it on, albeit without the usual “Old-uns” versus “Young-uns” game, but then came the cancellation of the Bubbly Party because of lack of support! I can but remind everyone that the Club’s financial viability depends in large part on such events, and whilst it may well be that the Bubbly has run its course after nearly 40 years, if it ain’t going to happen in future, an appealing alternative has to be found and all (clean!) suggestions would be welcomed!

Right! That’s it, apart from revised League dates:

Saturday 6 February : Pontefract (Away)
Saturday 27 February : Sandal (Home)
Saturday 3 April : Billingham (Away)

Have a good day!



Rugby Six Nations Cycle Ride 2010

“Roma Tae Edinburgh”

www.dallagliocycleslam.com

February to March 2010 - Dallaglio Cycle Slam

Lawrence is currently in preparation for one his biggest challenges yet – a 2,800km cycle ride across Europe to raise £1million for a number of causes.

Never one to shy away from pushing the boundaries, Lawrence will lead a team of cyclists including celebrities from the worlds of sport, screen and music to visit each of the six stadia involved in the Six Nations rugby tournament next year.

Starting off in Rome for the clash between Italy and England, Lawrence and co will pedal across the continent, stopping in Paris, London, Cardiff, Dublin and Edinburgh in the space of 28 gruelling days in February and March 2010, watching a Six Nations match at each venue on the way.

In partnership with the BBC’s Sport Relief campaign, the cycle ride will aim to raise £1 million for Sport Relief and the Dallaglio Foundation, which in turn will support Cancer Research UK, DebRA, the Help for Heroes campaign, the PRA Benevolent Fund and the Leukaemia Research.

 

Pictures

U16's v Acklam - 22nd November 2009

U10's County 7's - 15th November 2009

U10's v Sunderland - 8th November 2009

U18's v Whitley Bay - 8th November 2009

U18's v Seaton Carew - 1st November 2009

U18's v Novos - 18 October 2009

 
 


The race night was a massive success & cleared
£1600.00 that will go towards the refurb of the
floodlights!

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Durham City U8’s –
Winners at Sunderland TAG Tournament
 

Tickets now available for Sportman's
Dinner 2010 - click here for an order form

 

Date

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Sun 13 Dec
Sat 19 Dec
Sun 31 Jan
Fri 5 Feb
Sun 21 Feb

Fri 26 Feb
 
Fri 26 Feb
Fri 26 Feb
Sat 17 April 

England U18 v Australia Schools
England Academy v Australia Schools
England Saxons v Ireland A
England U20 v Wales U20
England U18 v France U18
England U20 v Ireland U20
England Students v Irish Colleges
England Counties v Ireland Clubs
England Academy v France U19  

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