April 2011
Allez Les Rocks
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n last month’s issue I reported that 30 Club members were about to go on a 4 day trip to France to play against a French team and to watch Wales take on the mighty and recently humbled French Cockerels. I can report a 1-1 draw with St.Peter’s maintaining our proud record of victory on French soil. We have offered Mr Gatland some advice on how to achieve this with a degree of regularity. Alas, his reply was unprintable. Whilst there are of course unwritten rules which state that “what goes on tour stays on tour”…….probably an early version of a confidentiality agreement, I have observed that this phrase is usually uttered by those who are incapable of doing anything they might later come to regret due either to a general incompetence or a serious incapacity fuelled by the old vin rouge. Unfortunately though, the digital age is upon us and photographic evidence from phones can be sent all around the world via the net in the blink of an eye. This makes it difficult for the guilty to mount a suitable defence when the evidence is plain for all to see. I have found that the only way to prevent such paparazzi-type intrusions on trips like this is of course to compile a dossier on all tourists which can be used as a general bargaining-chip to maintain anonymity for all.
You will observe from the cheesy photographs below that a match was played in Paris and that the tour party seemed suitably happy with their lot. We have also adopted a French cocktail in our Club colours……a somewhat vivid green, known as Le Perroquet (the parrot). None of us is sure of its contents but it renders the drinker a brighter shade of green than the drink itself, which is a neat trick.
In our absence, a St.Peter’s XV played a Cardiff and District Select XV as part of our 125th year celebrations and narrowly lost but the side was quite badly depleted because of the French tourists.
I have talked in the past about the diverse nature of activities held at the Club and its place at the centre of the local community. The flyer overleaf was recently delivered to thousands of homes in the area. As a result, Tenovus Cancer Charity are going to hold an “It’s a Knockout” fundraising event for the whole community on Saturday June 18th from 11am until 4 pm. They are hoping to recruit 18 teams of 10 participants, but if there is enough interest will have the option to increase this to 24 teams. If you want to put a team in please let us know.
This is another example of how we wish to open up our facilities to the many rather than the few and across diverse organisations and groups. Please feel free to contact the number below if you wish to book our facilities.
In our absence, a St.Peter’s XV played a Cardiff and District Select XV as part of our 125th year celebrations and narrowly lost but the side was quite badly depleted because of the French tourists.
I have talked in the past about the diverse nature of activities held at the Club and its place at the centre of the local community. The flyer overleaf was recently delivered to thousands of homes in the area. As a result, Tenovus Cancer Charity are going to hold an “It’s a Knockout” fundraising event for the whole community on Saturday June 18th from 11am until 4 pm. They are hoping to recruit 18 teams of 10 participants, but if there is enough interest will have the option to increase this to 24 teams. If you want to put a team in please let us know.
This is another example of how we wish to open up our facilities to the many rather than the few and across diverse organisations and groups.Please feel free to contact the number below if you wish to book our facilities.
Vince Nolan
St. Peter’s RFC Youth Secretary
