Sorry for the volume of e-mails this week but I’ve have had almost no response in regards to the Sevens Tournament this Sunday, which is a little frustrating to say the least.

It will be a tough tournament and we need to go with a strong and full squad, which at present we are no where near.

If we cannot assemble a decent squad by lunch time Wednesday then we will have to withdraw from the tournament at some expense to the club.

So can you please reply to me by Wednesday lunch time, it’s not hard to simply hit reply and say yes or no.

Also please don’t forget to get your reply in concerning the 90th Celebrations on the 8th June.

thanks

Graeme

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You may know the BRFC is a member of the British Community in France, and the BCIF will be holding a series of events to celebrate the Queens Coronations 60th year.

One of the main events is a family day at our old freinds The Standard Athletic Club, at €20 per-person.

Other events include a black tie dinner at the Cercle de l’Union Interalliée, Paris, on Friday 7th June.

You can find more information here: http://britishinfrance.com/ closing dates for applications is the 21st May

Cheers

Graeme

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We’re now a mere month away from BRFC’s 90th Anniversary on the 8th June, and we wanted to circulate more details regarding the day and the events throughout the day.

The confirmed plans for the weekend are as follows:

Friday June 7: Welcome drinks & “registration” at the club’s sponsor pub “The Bowler”

Saturday June 8:

1.  Golf tournament

2.  Chris Luijkx Memorial Game

3.  Buffet Reception to be held at La Peniche Equité

Sunday June 9: Farewell brunch

The Golf Tournament will be held at Golf de Mont Griffon, http://golfmontgriffon.com  There we will play a round on the 9 hole course. First Tee at 9am, playing in threes. This will be followed by lunch at Stade  Fauvettes, Domont.

The Chris Luijkx  Memorial Game in honour of ex-club captain will start at approx 15:00, with a BRFC Presidents 15 vs a BRFC Captains 15 followed by post game drinks before heading to the wonderful La Peniche Equité (http://www.bateau-paris.com) for the evenings reception, buffet and dancing.

The pricing for the Saturday will be split into three separate packages:

1. Full Day = €110 (inc Golf, Lunch, Game + Post Game Drinks, Buffet Reception)

2. Half Day = €75 (inc Lunch, Post Game Drinks, Buffet Reception)

3. Evening only = €55 (inc Buffet Reception)

NB: Children under 16 may attend all but the Golf for free. If you would like to play in the memorial game only then please feel free to attend just that part of the day at no charge – however it is important you indicate your intent to play in reply to this e-mail so we can allocate teams.

Many thanks to those who have already expressed their interest for what is going to be a fantastic weekend. We have people travelling from all over Europe, but we need more people to truly make this a memorable occasion and both honour this great club and help raise money for Cancer Research.

So please register your attendance for the celebrations, by replying to this e-mail, please also indicate which package you would be interested in, to Graeme Forbes or Nico Dolo at this e-mail address: brfcparis90th@gmail.com or by replying to this e-mail.

Payment wise you will be able to pay either by  bank Transfer (please contact for details) or on the day by Cheque or Cash.

Warmest regards

The BRFC Committee

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a couple of things going on this week and we need quick replies as to who’s interested.

SEVENS:

Next Sunday 19th May, we will be playing in a sevens tournament.

The tournament will be held at RUE DES PEUPLIERS  78440 GARGENVILLE.

This is a rare opportunity for us to mix it with the non-corpo teams, and feeds into the national Sevens program – so It’s a very high profile tournament and we need to go prepared, ideally we need to field as strong a squad as possible, and need to take around 12 people.

Training and Touch

We’ll be having a training session on Monday evening at  Stade Max Roussie 28 rue Andre Brechet 75017 Paris (for those that remember it this is the SCUF astro turf pitch).

Past this, as Invalides is now so dangerously unplayable we will play touch rugby on the same pitch on Monday evenings until around July. There are a couple of other sevens tournaments so we’ll also double it up for 7′s training when necessary.

With all that in mind can you let me know if you can: A – play in the sevens tournament next sunday, and B – make training on Monday evening. We may do a second training later int he week if needs be.

please respond quickly guys,

many thanks

Graeme

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Dear Club Members,

BRFC’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place at the British Embassy in Paris on Wednesday, May 22 from 19:00. Note that you must register no later than Monday May 20 if you wish to attend.

All paid members are encouraged to register and attend the AGM, whose purpose is to reflect on the past season and prepare the next one, notably through the election of Committee members. If you are not able to attend the AGM, and once the list of candidates is finalised, you may give a power in writing to another member so he/she can represent you.

You may apply for any of the following positions until Friday, May 17:

 1. Bureau positions

• Chairman: overall club management
• Vice-Chairman: co-management of the club (development position)
• Treasurer: financial management of the Club
• Secretary: administrative management and relationships with rugby union

2. Other non-executive positions (called to Committee on “as-needed” basis)

• Club Manager: overall logistics and fixtures management
• Social Secretary: extra-rugby and social events management
• Licenses Manager: licensing and foreign players clearing management
• Communications Manager: web and media communications management

Nomination of the coaching team is and remains the Bureau’s privilege.

As this is customary, players will also be so kind as to send me ASAP their votes for:

• Player of the Year
• Newcomer of the Year
• Most Improved Player
• Clubman of the Year

Drinks and finger food will be available at the Embassy for a very reasonable cost.

Cheers,

Nico, Chairman

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Dear Friends,

Much to our pride, three BRFC players were selected in last weekend’s “Rugby d’Entreprise” tournament that had the Ile de France Selection face three other regional selections in Blagnac, near Toulouse.

The Selection won its first game versus “Val de Loire” but came a tad short in its second game versus “Aquitaine”, losing only in the very last minute to a penalty kick many present thought undeserved.

Their third and final game  saw the IDF Selection lose to a local Toulouse-region side which displayed its usual fair-play by mostly lining up Federale 2-level players.

Overall, our players shined, and we are anxiously awaiting the National Selection’s list. Wit a bit of luck, one or several of our boys will wear some “Bleu Blanc Rouge” in the upcoming weeks.

Well done Joe Bough, Liam Isaac and Jeremy Lamri!

Nico

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to confirm the game and BBQ tomorrow will go ahead.

Kick off at 3pm, The BBQ will start shortly after the game finishes – so around 4.30pm.

Please be at Domont for around 2pm so we can organise the starting line up, you can check train times here: http://www.transilien.com/

For those travelling by car the address is: Stade des Fauvettes, Rue de Paris, 95330 Domont

Players who have indicated they will attend:

2names, Nick Hayes, Nick Cook, Graeme, Eudes, Jon L, James, Selim, Ross, Michel, Nico, Jimin, Toniol, Kris Holt, Woolfy, Rob Vallis, Thom Guibourg, Gavin D. – if you’re not on  the list but fancy jogging out just turn up. Everyone will get a decent chunk of game time.

If you can’t make it for any reason please let me know. If you fancy coming along to watch or for the BBq you’re most welcome – we currently have about 50 people attending.

many thanks

Graeme

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quick confirmation that Touch Rugby at Invalides tonight is on. Howevere we’ve had  a lot of people come back askign for it to be earlier, so we’ll start around 7pm – if you can’t arrive at 7 then just get there for 7.30. We’ll be on the far right if you turn your back to the river – please bring some water with you.

Also the game against Portsmouth Vets, on Saturday followed by the BBQ is on – thanks to everyone who has confirmed their attendance so far, but we really do need more players – ESPECIALLY OLD BOYS.

If you can jog out on Saturday, but haven’t responded yet then please let me know – we’ll circulate details on Friday but kick off should be around 3pm, with the BBQ straight after. Even if you can’t play you are welcome to attend the BBQ (just let us know for numbers).

many thanks

Graeme

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dissapointing result on Saturday but it was a seriously fantastic game of Rugby.

Sadly we think that may now be it for official competitions this season. But with not wanting to finish on that note, we have a chance this Saturday to blow the dissapointment away with a freindly match against Portsmouth Vets and the potential of a second game against a visiting from London (this game will only go ahead if we get enough people for two teams).

With the Vets game we’d be keen to field as many old boys as possible alongside current players so if you are a BRFC old boy and free, do say so and have a jog out for the Club.

Before that though we will be playing touch rugby at invalides on Wednesday, starting around 7.30pm – again all are welcome.  

Lastly, post game on Saturday, would be people be interested in a BBQ  it would be around 10€ per person including a pint,  and obviously friends, spectators are more than welcome .

So please reply to me indicating:

- if you will be playing touch on Wednesday (we will confirm wednesday morning)

- if you are available to play in either of the freindlies on Saturday at Domont.

- if you are keen on a BBQ post game at Domont.

Many thanks

Graeme

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