Good morning to everyone in the NOBS World; where ever you are. Finally the stiffness has gone out of my arms and we can get you a game report.
Let's talk about tonight's touch. Once again this year we have soccer field #3. When you are approaching Sherwood Forest, it is the very first one you come to on the right hand side. There is a rental cost for this field, so we are charging a $5 match fee. Please make every effort to pay as we found on Sundays winter touch, we would always be short, given how many played. This field is only on Thursdays, and well worth the cost.
Our next fixture is May 25th at East York Collegiate, as the GITS host an East vs. West kickoff classic. The next 2 Sundays, there is touch in Burlington at 1pm.
About last Sunday. Great start to the season as we hosted an "All Comers" game. The field was in surprisingly good shape and we introduced our new referee; Ms. Heald, daughter of long time NOB and referee, Dave Heald. Absolutely great having a referee who is right up with the play and doesn't fall for all the Oldboy's tricks. Great to see all the bodies back off the injury list, which was quite long at the end of last season. Nigel Davenport and Mike Olney returned to action after missing all or most of 2013. Jason Leek looks to have shaken off last Decembers, knee surgery. Phil Gray and Mark Platt, who ended the season of the injury list are both back in the fray. Speaking of last Sunday's "Man of The Match", Mark Platt scored 3 trys and put in a strong game for both sides he ended up playing for. Mark is living proof that you can spend the winter on the couch watching the kids grow, while you eat and drink and spend no time on fitness. This is what make Oldboy's rugby so great and gives hope to everyone.
Registration is underway, but there are still those who need to get signed up and registered. Below is an email from ORU President Dave Nelson, and he explains the need for everyone to be registered. Come on out tonight and get registered or on Sunday or Tuesday. 2 weeks to the next game.
See you tonight, Da Thug
From: David Nelson <president@rugbyontario.com>
Date: 5 May 2014 17:31
Subject: Season Starting Reminders
To: David Nelson <president@rugbyontario.com>
Cc: Andrew Backer <abacker@rugbyontario.com>, Brock Smith <bsmith@rugbyontario.com>
Good Afternoon,
I wanted to take a few minutes of your time today to congratulate you all for getting your clubs to the start of another season (or very close to it). Having done your job with my own club, I know just what you are going through irrespective of the size of the club you are leading.
There are a million things to remember and I am going to add one key one: the evil spectre of registration. NO PAY, NO PLAY.
We need to remind our people that being unregistered has more impact than just saving themselves some money. If they are hurt in practice or game, the insurance will not pay out. If someone is hurt and it is discovered another person practicing or playing was not registered, the insurance will not pay out (this can be someone from either team). It is an awful thing to think about but please help push the message to your directors, coaches and players.
With all that said, I wish you all the best of luck for a successful season, however you measure success in your club. Have fun on and off the field, enjoy our game and don't forget we cannot do it without the help of the referee (OK....a shameless plug here as I became one last year!).
As always, I am open to hearing from you all on whatever you would like to say.
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