Latest Community News
17 Jul, 16:52
Can you do push ups in front of a capacity crowd at the Mem? Drop goals as part of the entertainment package at half time? Generally fire the crowd up and get them behind the team? If so, Bristol Rugby would like to hear from you.
Duncan Wood
Other Community News
10 Jul, 15:08
Kevin Maggs is the latest Bristol Rugby player to do his bit in the community next weekend when he fires the starting pistol for the Vision 5K fun run.
Duncan Wood
6 Jul, 18:12
Jonathan Webb's team featuring representatives from Bristol Rugby emerged triumphant in the Superteams 2008 challenge at Clifton College on Sunday.
Duncan Wood
2 Jul, 14:45
Members of the Bristol Rugby playing squad and coaching staff will be taking part in a Superteams 2008 challenge at Clifton College on Sunday.
Duncan Wood
13 Jun, 08:40
On the final afternoon of each Premiership Rugby Academy Camp, participants are given the opportunity to put to test all the skills that they have learnt throughout the course in the ever popular O2 Kick Pass Run Challenge (or KPRC).
Duncan Wood
26 May, 20:46
Former Bristol, Bath and England rugby player Jonathan Webb hosts a breakfast meeting at Thornbury RFC on Saturday June 14th.
Duncan Wood
19 May, 10:35
The intrepid group of Bristol Rugby first team players spent last week in Norway paddling their up the second longest fjord in the world in a bid to raise funds for charity.
Duncan Wood
15 May, 16:00
Bristol Rugby, Avon Fire & Rescue Service and the Breakthrough Project are celebrating after winning the one of the prestigious 2007/08 EDF Energy Parlimentary Citizenship Awards for work completed on their Inferno Programme.
Duncan Wood
14 May, 18:00
Bath Rugby and Saracens were jointly named community ‘Club of the Year’ by the judges of this year’s EDF Energy Parliamentary Citizenship Awards, edging out last year’s winners Newcastle Falcons, at an Awards ceremony at the Palace of Westminster this morning with Bristol Rugby picking up an Innovation award.
Duncan Wood
23 Apr, 12:52
This May, at the end of the Guinness Premiership season, ten current and former players of Bristol rugby are not heading for a well earned end of season rest on the beach. Quite the contrary!
Duncan Wood
9 Apr, 16:20
Head Coach of Bristol Rugby, Richard Hill, and the Academy squad are learning Makaton signing to develop strategies to communicate effectively with children with severe learning difficulties.
Duncan Wood
2 Apr, 14:43
Today sports personalities from around South Gloucestershire joined the councils Vice Chairman, Brian Freeman and representatives of Airbus in the UK to launch the South Gloucestershire Festival of Youth Sport.
Duncan Wood
2 Apr, 11:39
Never thought about going to a rugby game before? Well kick that thought into touch because Breast Cancer Care have teamed up with Premier Rugby to offer women a weekend of rugby with a difference.
Duncan Wood
11 Mar, 11:47
Former Bristol prop Austin Sheppard, who played over 400 games for the club, will be pulling on his running shoes in the name of charity this week.
Duncan Wood
16 Feb, 21:45
Congratulations must go to Sandford Primary School for a double victory at the EDF Energy Tag Rugby festival held at Winscombe RFC on Thursday 14th February.
Duncan Wood
5 Feb, 14:27
Rob Higgitt and Ed Barnes gave a group of young rugby players a treat last week when they came to their school to run a tag rugby session.
Duncan Wood
4 Feb, 12:26
Love rugby? Looking for something to do this Easter break? Come and train like the professionals as well as meet them. At Bristol Rugby’s Premiership Academy Camps you will not only be taught by top class coaches but you will also have the opportunity to meet some of Bristol Rugby’s 1st XV stars.
Duncan Wood
1 Feb, 13:02
Six Bristol Rugby first team players who have been working with Bristol special needs sixth form at Briarwood School, were presented with Certificates in Community Volunteering (CCV) at Clifton Rugby Club on Friday.
Duncan Wood
3 Jan, 14:17
Huge congratulations must go to the participants of the Bristol Rugby Premiership Academy Camp held at Clifton RFC over the Christmas holidays.
Duncan Wood
19 Dec, 10:09
The Bristol Rugby Community Department held their second EDF Energy rugby festival of the 2007/08 campaign, at the Netham Sports Pavillion on Monday 17th December 2007 with Sefton Park Junior School emerging triumphant.
Duncan Wood
18 Dec, 14:38
Previously we announced that Bristol Rugby's Andrew Blowers is looking to give something back to the Bristol community this Christmas when he heads up a campaign to help the great work done by the Caring at Christmas Shelter in Bristol.
Duncan Wood
13 Dec, 09:04
Nathan Budgett and Walter Pozzebon joined staff from the Bristol Rugby Community Department and coaches from South Gloucestershire Community Sport Team at The Grange Sports College in Warmley last week.
Duncan Wood
12 Dec, 11:15
The Bristol Rugby first team squad helped spread some festive cheer this week as they made their annual trip to the children's ward at Frenchay Hospital.
Duncan Wood
11 Dec, 11:09
Bristol Rugby's Andrew Blowers is looking to give something back to the Bristol community this Christmas when he heads up a campaign to help the great work done by the Caring at Christmas Shelter in Bristol.
Duncan Wood
13 Nov, 09:08
The Bristol Rugby Community Department have furthered their links with Thornbury Broncos by staging their second Premiership Academy Camp during the recent October half term break at their base on Rockhampton Road, just outside Thornbury.
Duncan Wood
22 Aug, 20:34
Four middle aged businessmen from Bristol are quite literally getting on their bikes next month to cycle from John O’Groats to Lands End to raise money for a local rugby charity.
Duncan Wood
6 Jul, 22:32
Bristol Rugby is set to host a Rugby Festival as part of the EDF Energy National Schools Rugby Programme
Duncan Wood
6 Jul, 00:06
The England Rugby squad this week showed their solidarity with the family of missing Madeleine McCann by wearing T-shirts showing the toddler's face at their training camp in Portugal.
Duncan Wood
21 Jun, 22:20
Bristol’s successful rugby team will be taking a break from their gruelling training schedule to support the Parkinson’s Disease Society’s (PDS) first 110% Walk, a fundraising event taking place over the Bristol Downs.
Duncan Wood
20 Jun, 19:44
Bristol Rugby is pleased to announce details of its Premiership Rugby Academy Camps scheduled for the 2007 Summer holidays.
Duncan Wood
18 Jun, 16:32
Rugby legend and Dancing on Ice winner Kyran Bracken today launched the Wooden Spoon “Mascots Challenge” Community Rugby Coaching Programme.
Duncan Wood
15 May, 14:35
The Bristol Rugby Community Department are proud to announce the establishment of their Premiership Academy Camp Joint Sponsorship Scheme.
Duncan Wood
11 May, 12:55
Congratulations to the Bristol Rugby contingent who successfully completed the 3 Peaks Challenge this week.
Duncan Wood
6 May, 21:19
Just when you thought that the Bristol Rugby squad would be putting their feet up for a well earned rest, club captain Matt Salter is leading a group to undertake the 3 Peaks Challenge to raise funds for PROPS.
Duncan Wood
1 May, 22:20
Perhaps, the biggest and most anticipated fixture in Bristol University's and the University of the West of England's calendar, the Rugby Varsity match, takes place at the Memorial Stadium on Wednesday 2nd May.
Duncan Wood
30 Apr, 09:14
Leinster emerged triumphant at the National Charity 10s tournament at Clifron RFC yesterday but the real winners were PROPS who raised more than £20,000 on the day.
Duncan Wood
28 Apr, 23:03
The giants of English and Irish rugby will descend on Bristol this Sunday for the second National Charity Tens tournament in aid of special needs charity PROPS.
Duncan Wood
3 Apr, 22:19
Bristol Rugby skipper Matt Salter today announced the details of the second annual charity 10’s tournament on set to take place on April 29th 2007.
Duncan Wood
29 Mar, 22:27
The Electoral Commission’s new campaign across areas in England, starting this week, aims to remind people who have not registered to do so ahead of English local authority elections on 3 May.
Duncan Wood
16 Mar, 13:43
The Minister for Sport, the Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP, this week launched Premier Rugby’s second ‘Professional Rugby in the Community’ report at Westminster.
Duncan Wood
15 Mar, 18:50
Bristol Rugby's Darren Crompton and Mark Irish got in touch with their feminine sides this week to demonstrate how a pair of high heels is helping to beat cancer.
Duncan Wood
5 Mar, 19:35
Richard Hill, Head Coach, Bristol Rugby Club, officially opened the new £3m Sports Hall and Drama Studios at Cotham School on Monday 5th March
Duncan Wood
5 Mar, 19:15
The chance to play tag rugby in front of tens of thousands of fans at Twickenham awaits the winner of the EDF Energy tag rugby festival in Bristol.
Duncan Wood
19 Feb, 21:02
Perhaps, the biggest and most anticipated fixture in Bristol University's and the University of the West of England's calendar, the Rugby Varsity match, takes place at the Memorial Stadium on Wednesday 28th February.
Duncan Wood
24 Jan, 09:19
The first primary schools in Bristol to get involved in the new EDF Energy National Schools Rugby Programme have been announced.
Duncan Wood
15 Jan, 16:51
Bristol Rugby is proud to announce the launch of a revamped Community Department this winter.
Duncan Wood
11 Dec, 22:25
Bristol Rugby's Community Department paid a visit recently to St Matthias & Dr Bells Primary School in Fishponds to deliver some tag rugby coaching to the pupils.
Duncan Wood
1 Dec, 09:57
Bristol Rugby players Brian O’Riordan and Greg Nicholls are backing the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) ‘Doubt Kills’ campaign to urge people not to delay in calling 999 if they are experiencing chest pain.
Duncan Wood
29 Nov, 22:32
On Tuesday, Premier Rugby announced a three-year deal with EDF Energy to become its Community Partner and sponsor of the National Schools Rugby Programme (NSRP). The deal will run alongside the company’s sponsorship of the EDF Energy Cup.
Duncan Wood
17 Nov, 23:12
Bristol Rugby run coaching courses for both Primary and Secondary Schools in the Bristol and surrounding area. If you are interested in your school taking part, please read on.
Duncan Wood