- Chess Valley Rugby Football Club
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Chess Valley RFC 
Full name Chess Valley Rugby Football Club Union Rugby Football Union Founded 1996 Location Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England Ground(s) Rickmansworth Sports Club Chairman David Stokes President Mike Atkins Coach(es) Chris Palmer Captain(s) Phil Coulter (Club), TBA (1st), TBA (2nd), Nikki Thomas (Ladies) Official website www.cvrfc.com Chess Valley RFC is a rugby union club from Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. It is a member of the Hertfordshire Football Union[1] and the Rugby Football Union, and is one of the youngest clubs in the area. It is a community club and fields adult mens and ladies teams as well as junior, midi and mini sides.
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Adult Rugby
The senior mens section of the club fields two sides. For the 2010/2011 season the 1st XV are playing in Herts/Middlesex 3 promoted from Herts/Middlesex 4 after the 2009/2010 season. The 2nd XV are playing in Herts/Middx Merit League 5. Games take place on Saturday afternoons with training being held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Women's Rugby
The 2009/2010 season saw Chess Valley put together its first senior Ladies side. They managed to win their first piece of silverware, wininng the Windsor 7's Plate Final 41-0 against Thames Valley Ladies.
Junior Rugby
2008/2009 season saw the first Junior side put out by Chess Valley in the U13 age group. For the 2010/2011 Season Juniors are represented at U13's and U15's.
The U13's play in the Saracens Herts Middlesex Junior League Division 4 and the U15's in the Saracens Herts Middlesex Junior League Division 5.
Training is mid-week on a Tuesday evening and games are played on Sunday mornings. Sundays without games are also used to train.
Mini/Midi Rugby
The Mini's section of the club was started in the 2000/2001 season by the then Club Chairman Ian Robb and sidekick Danny Kearns with assistance from several senior players. Training and games take place on Sunday mornings.
Children playing U7s and U8s (stage 1) play Mini-Tag Rugby, U9s and U10s (stage 2) play Mini Rugby and U11s and U12s (stage 3) play Midi Rugby. A player’s age grade is determined by their age at midnight on 31 August at the beginning of each Season. The only exception to this are players that turn six during the season may start to play immediately rather than waiting until the following season.[2]
For the 2010/2011 season all age groups up to U12s are represented at Chess Valley.
Match & Training Venues
Rickmansworth Sports Club
The original and emotional home for Chess Valley is Rickmansworth Sports Club. Senior training & fixtures are usually played here.
Rickmansworth Sports Club
Park Road
Rickmansworth
WD3 1HU.Rickmansworth School
Training and fixtures are played at Rickmansworth School for both the Mini's and the Junior sides. Some overflow Senior games also take place here.
Rickmansworth School
Scots Hill
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
WD3 3AQHistory
Formed in 1996, it is one of the youngest rugby clubs in Hertfordshire.
The club is often fondly referred to as "The Valley" by players and supporters.
Club Officers History
Season President Club Chairman Club Captain 1st Team Captain 2nd Team Captain Mini's Chair Ladies Chair 96/97 Brian O'Connor John O'Rouke Chris Whitwell 97/98 Brian O'Connor John O'Rouke Paul Kleian Mark Kelly 98/99 Mike Atkins John O'Rouke Mark Kelly Ian Ormerod Pete Wilson 99/00 Mike Atkins John O'Rouke Mark Kelly Ian Ormerod Mark Dunford 00/01 Mike Atkins Ian Robb Mathew Shepherd Neil Cusack 01/02 Mike Atkins Ian Robb Mathew Shepherd Mark Dunford Andrew Fawssett 02/03 Mike Atkins Jerry Green Richard Nemeth Michael Horwood Mark Kelly Andrew Fawssett 03/04 Mike Atkins Jerry Green Paul Kleian Michael Horwood Greg Bertolotti Andrew Fawssett 04/05 Mike Atkins Jerry Green Paul Kleian Timothy Simmonds Greg Bertolotti Andrew Fawssett 05/06 Mike Atkins Neil Brooks Paul Kleian Timothy Simmonds Alan Walters/Adam Farnsworth Mike Baldwin 06/07 Mike Atkins Neil Brooks Paul Kleian Matt Lever Adam Farnsworth Mike Baldwin 07/08 Mike Atkins Neil Brooks Adam Farnsworth Richard Nemeth Mike Baldwin 08/09 Mike Atkins David Stokes Adam Farnsworth Mark Dunford Richard Nemeth Alex Wodzicki 09/10 Mike Atkins David Stokes Adam Farnsworth Paul Foskett Dirk Ovenstone Alex Wodzicki Nikki Thomas 10/11 Mike Atkins David Stokes Phil Coulter TBA TBA Andrew Fawssett Nikki Thomas References
External links
Categories:- English rugby union teams
- Sport in Hertfordshire
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