The Men’s 1st XV remain in third place in the league behind unbeaten Oxford Harlequins and Chinnor 3rd XV, although Windsor do have a game in hand on both sides.

This Saturday the Men’s XV host Bicester in their last league match of 2024 when they will be looking to finish 2024 in a positive manner.

Parfitt Cresswell Player of the Match: Harry Bicknell.( see link below).

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The Men’s Dev XV put in a good performance against Reading 2nd XV in their BBO Counties 3 League Match winning by 31 points to 8.

The Men’s Dev XV are now in 5th place in the league with a game in hand on their nearest rivals Reading and Reading Abbey 2nd XVs.

The Men’s Dev XV finish 2024 with an away league match against Bracknell 3rd XV, who currently sit second in the league.

Player of the Match: Josh Whippy ( see link below).

Windsor Rugby Club Senior Men | The Player of the Match for the Development XV! Congratulations to Josh Whippy who received the award against Reading this weekend. Josh... | Instagram

Both squads celebrated the victories together which shows how united the Senior Men have become as a squad.( see link below).

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Last Sunday the Senior Women hosted NC2 South East ( North West) league leaders Belsize Park at Home Park. The Dames came up against a well organized and well drilled Belsize Park side and put in a very committed and spirited performance.

The final result was a 49 points to 19 defeat with captain Jess O’Sullivan, Cherelle Jameson and Megan Fullam all scoring tries, with Cherelle also converting 2 of them.

Comments from Sharon Richards ( Head of Women at Windsor RFC and Dames player):

‘A strong Belsize Park challenged Windsor from the start with a tough first half for the Dames. A physical game throughout, the Dames managed to find their way in the second half but sadly was too late against this strong undefeated top of the league side. The game finished 19-49. The Dames now sit in the middle of their league, with two games in hand so still plenty of time to get back to the top of the table! ‘

Parfitt Cresswell Player of the Match; Megan Fullam ( see link below).

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THIS WEEKEND RUGBY ACTIVITY:

This weekend ‘s rugby activity starts on Friday night with the U16s playing Maidenhead U16s under lights at Braywick Park.

Friday 20th December 2024:

• Windsor U16s AWAY vs Maidenhead U16s ( OBB League Division One) – Kick Off at Braywick Park 7.00pm

Saturday 21st December 2024:

• Men’s 1st XV HOME vs Bicester ( Tribute Southern Counties North). Kick Off @ Home Park 2.00pm.

• Men’s Dev XV AWAY vs Bracknell ( Counties 3 BBO Lague). Kick Off @ Bracknell 2.00pm

Sunday 22nd December 2024:

There are no matches with Minis and Junior Age Groups training at Home Park.

There is a big Christmas League Lunch on Saturday with over 90 people attending. The U12s have kindly agreed to be a ‘Guard of Honour’ for the players.
I know that the players and the coaches would appreciate support on the touchline as would the U16s on Friday night at Braywick Park.

Sunday the bar and kitchen will also be open and Jen will be arranging song sheets so that Carols can be sung at lunchtime.

Lets make the last weekend of 2024 at Home Park a memorable one to celebrate what has been a successful first half of the season.

Michael Crawshaw WINDSOR RFC Chair
On Behalf of the General Management Committee