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Yeomen Celebrate Awards Night (November 23, 2010)

On November 19th the Yeomen held their Annual Awards Night. There was a great turnout of juniors and men at Saint Joan of Arc for the presentation of the awards. Congratulations to the following award winners:

U16:

Most Valuable Player – Andrew Anichini

Most Dedicated Player – Steven Pichelli

Most Improved Player - Marco Lui

U18:

Most Valuable Player – Kyle Murphy

Most Dedicated Player – Vince Petrolo

Men:

Larry Nancekivell Award (contribution)–Andrew Sinclair

Taffy Harris Award (new Mens player) – Alex Schiopu

Bill Abbott Award (club spirit) – Remo Palladini

After the ceremony all the men proceeded to WEGZ for dinner and stories (some real some imagined) of the season just passed. On behalf of the club, I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a healthy New Year. I look forward to seeing everyone at the AGM on January 22 at 1:00 pm at WEGZ.

Dom Scuglia
Yeomen RFC President

Yeomen Remember Dave Edmondson (October 25, 2010)

It will great sadness and deep regret that we inform our club members of the tragic passing of one of our former junior players on Sunday October 17, 2010 at the young age of 22 - Dave Edmondson  Dave played lock for our junior team as a U18 and U20. Dave was a good friend to many of us and will be sadly missed.

Findlay is one of Ontario's finest (July 26, 2010)

Our very own Stuart Findlay has been selected by Rugby Ontario to be part of 20 referee's across Ontario who will focus on honing their referee skills over the next few years.  Congrats and keep up the great work!

Yeomen Colonial Cup Champions! (May 25, 2010)

The Yeomen returned to Rochester in April to compete in the 2010 Colonial Cup. With a mix of young and veteran players we were able to dominate our competition and earn the Club Division Cup! A great time was had by all and new bonds were made south of the border. Look in the Photo Gallery for pictures of the enjoyable and successful tour.

2010 Yeomen Junior Camp (May 25, 2010)

We hosted our annual junior camp on May 16th. Dozens of high school players ran through a variety of drills, tactical sessions and game action. It was pleasure to work with the next generation of Yeomen. Thanks again to all those who came our to support Reg, who organized a great event.

Yeomen Awards Dinner (November 28, 2009)

On November 6, the Yeomen held our annual Awards Dinner. There was a great turnout of members and an enjoyable evening was had by all.

The following members were acknowledged for their efforts this season:

U18 MVP - Patrizio Jiminez

Taffy Harris Award (Best new player to the club) - Alfred Bryce

Bill Abbott Award (Player who demonstrates positive spirit of the club) - Andrew Sinclair and Johnny Bianchi

Larry Nancekevill Award (Player who makes the greatest contribution on and off the field) - Rick Bria

Congratulations to all of the winners and we hope to see everyone when we return to WEGZ for our AGM.

Yeomen Junior Program (January 24, 2010)

We are excited to announce that we are starting to prepare for our upcoming season.  We will be fielding an Under 18, Under 16 and we are getting interest together for running an Under 12 contact team.  The practices for both the U18 and U16 teams will be at St Joan of Arc CHS at 7:00pm every Tuesday starting in May.  The U18 games will be on Wednesday nights and U16 games will be played on Saturday mornings.  For the Under 12 team we will be starting practices in late April to introduce the game and is a co-ed, contact league.  The practices will be once a week and the season is composed of tournaments on Saturdays.  The location and date of the practices will be determined by the geographic location of the players.

Registration is $175 which includes registration with the ORU, insurance and Yeomen gear. Cheques are to be made payable to Yeomen Junior Rugby and must be submitted with a completed Canada Rugby Union registration form.  Players will need a mouth guard, rugby or soccer shoes and shorts.  I thank you for your interest in our club as we look forward to the upcoming season.  Please contact me with any questions you may have or if you would like to get involved with our club.

We are always looking for volunteers to help our program grow.  If you have any interest in coaching, managing or helping out please contact me directly.



Sincerely,
 
Mark Redigonda
Yeomen RFC Junior Director
mreadygo@hotmail.com

2010 Training Begins (February 26, 2010)

Training Begins Feb 5, 2010 at St Joan of Arc:

As we begin preparing ourselves for another season, our indoor training will begin February 5th at Saint Joan of Arc in the gym. Practice will start at 7:00 pm and go until 8:30 pm. We have the gym until 10 pm for those who want to continue their conditioning.

Registration available at Training:

Prior to training, Al Findlay will be registering players for the upcoming season on March 5, 12 and 26.  Dues for Men are once again $300 ($250 for students). You must be registered before you play and NO MONEY, NO REGISTRATION!
 
Please complete the Canada Rugby Union registration form and bring payment to Al on the above dates.

Also, Al Findlay will have available for sale Yeomen golf shirts for $30 at our training sessions. See you at practice.


Domenic Scuglia
President
Yeomen RFC

Yeomen Awards Dinner (November 28, 2009)

On November 6, the Yeomen held our annual Awards Dinner. There was a great turnout of members and an enjoyable evening was had by all.

The following members were acknowledged for their efforts this season:

U18 MVP - Patrizio Jiminez

Taffy Harris Award (Best new player to the club) - Alfred Bryce

Bill Abbott Award (Player who demonstrates positive spirit of the club) - Andrew Sinclair and Johnny Bianchi

Larry Nancekevill Award (Player who makes the greatest contribution on and off the field) - Rick Bria

Congratulations to all of the winners and we hope to see everyone when we return to WEGZ for our AGM.

Yeomen and Old Boys Host Baltimore Brumbies (August 26, 2009)

I want to send this message out to everyone on what a great job everyone did in both our playing and hosting of the Baltimore Brumbies and Baltimore Old Boys.  It was wonderful to see so many old boys out either playing or supporting our club.
 
The results were:

Baltimore Brumbies 28 - Yeomen Selects 8
 
Yeomen Old Boys 31 - Baltimore Old Boys 18
 
I would like to thank the following:

Todd Russell and Stuart Findlay for an excellent job of refereeing.
Bruce Smith and Billy Handson for their donation to the registration fee for the old boys so the game could be played.
Jerry Cicchini on providing lots of food at his bar The Duchess of Markham where a good time was had by all.
Al Findlay for all his extra effort to make sure all players were registered.
All the players, supporters, wives, girlfriends who showed up yesterday to make it such a huge success.

 
Domenic Scuglia
President
Yeomen RFC