| 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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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.
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.
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 played in the Saracens Herts Middlesex Junior League Division 4 and the U15's in the Saracens Herts Middlesex Junior League Division 5.
The U13's won the Saracens Herts Middlesex Division 4.
In the 2011/2012 season the U14's have won 1 trophy this is the Saracens JP Morgan 7's tournament where they beat clubs like Old Albanians and Saracens Amateurs to win the cup.
The U14's are in Division 3 and the U16's are in Division 5 of the Saracens Herts Middlesex Junior Leagues.
Training is mid-week on a Wedensday evening and games are played on Sunday mornings. Sundays without games are also used to train.
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.
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.
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 3AQ
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.
| 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 |