Under 9's Information
Welcome to the under 9's page. This age group is for children in the school year 4 age group starting on 1st September, i.e. children aged 8 at the 1st of September 2010.

The coaches for this age group are
Chris Georgiou M 07881 811196 chrisgeorgiou614@btinternet.com
Paul Savage H 01422 820594 M 07739 079145 Paul.Savage@saralee.com
Mark Adams

When do the squad train
The squad are currently on a close season break but will start pre season training Sunday 4th July.
Please meet at the club house 10am. The training session will be inclusive of parents and focus on fitness and fun. The training will then every alternate Sundays until the start of the official season when we will start training on a Friday night 6pm to 7pm and Sunday morning as normal.
Please check the web site training sessions for details of when training starts. View sessions

When do the squad play matches
During the playing season September - April matches are on Sunday Mornings 10:00 - Noon.

How do I join
We have a squad of 12 players but need more players to cover for injuries and players unavailable. We are aiming for a squad of 20 plus players so if you are interested in playing junior rugby come down to Copley on any training session or match day
or contact Dave Butler via e-mail davebutler@orrufc.co.uk
or telephone 01422 371672

2010 - 11 Season - The Under 9's
The under 9's throw away their tag belts and prepare for contact rugby. They started preparation for contact rugby towards the end of the season but will have plenty of work to do in pre-season training. The move from tag to contact is a big step with the introduction of tackling, scrums, line out, ruck/maul and a more structured game. It will be interesting to see how they adapt to the contact game having been a very good tag team.

Any new players ar welcome to come down and join in. We currently have a squad of 13 players and need a few more to create a development squad.

Review of 2009 - 10 Season - The Under 8's
The under 8's had a great season building on the unbeaten run from the previous season. During the 2008-09 season as under 7's their last defeat was on 14th December against Skipton. They went on an unbeaten run of 18 games which took them to the end of the season. This season they continued this run until the 11th April when they lost 5-7 to West Park Leeds in the Final at the Brods festival thus ending an incredible 42 match run.

Despite only losing one game all season there was no silverware for the squad who were runners up at the Brods and Sandal Festivals. They finished the season with a playing record P 26, W 22, D 3, L 1. They scored 305 tries and conceded 188. The top try scorer was Tom Georgiou again with 79 tries, followed by Finn Sutcliffe 63 and Oliver Brian 46.

The Under 8's Awards
• Reece Barraclough won the most improved player award.
• Owen Witchell won the coaches award.
• Thomas Georgiou won the player of the year trophy.

Under 8's squad 2009-10

Results 2009 - 10
Match Reports 2009-10

Under 8's Squad
Rees Baraclough, Oliver Brian, Tom Georgiou, Reggie Herd, Henry Hilton, Owen Witchell,
Oliver Muscat-Baron, Brandan Savage, Finn Sutcliffe, William Adams, Emma McHugh
Henry Craven, Hayden Faulkner, Ethen Vaughan, Finlay Stewart, Billy Smith, Oscar Thomas-Rowe

Review of 2008 - 09 Season - The Under 7's
This season's new under 7's squad start playing a full season of competitive mini rugby. Last season they were learning the game in the micros squad and joining in with the under 7's to get some competitive match experience ready for this coming season.

The benefit of running a Micros squad obviously paid dividends. The Young Guns have exceeded all expectations, the highlight of a very successful season is undoubtedly winning the Harrogate Festival. The squad only lost 6 games all season finishing the season strongly undefeated in the last 18 games. In fact they had a wobbly start losing their first 2 games to Cleckheaton and Littleborough (but the opposition were fielding a combined 7/8's squad). They started to win games and looked good for a shot at the Sandal Festival but a defeat at the hands of Otley and a draw with West Park Leeds saw them pipped for a place in the final (Next year boys!!). A defeat at Huddersfield in October and 2 defeats at Skipton in December were the only blips for the rest of the season.

The under 7's ended their season with a playing record played 34, won 24, drawn 4, lost 6.

The Under 7's Awards
• Brandon Savage and Finn Sutcliffe shared the most improved player award.
• Reggie Herd won the coachs award.
• Thomas Georgiou won the player of the year trophy. Running in 95 tries

Under 7's squad 2008-09

Under 7's Squad
Rees Baraclough, Oliver Brian, Tom Georgiou, Reggie Herd, Henry Hilton, Jack Mallinson, Oliver Muscat-Baron, Brandan Savage, Finn Sutcliffe, Marcus Trevor, William Adams,

Results 2008 - 09
Match Reports 2008-09

Review of 2007 - 08 Season - The Under 6's (The Micros)
The under 6's (The micros) had a very successful and enjoyable season. With new players arriving at the club throughout the year the squad has grown to a very healthy 20 players.

The under 6 section, known as the micros allows children aged 4 and 5 to start learning how to play tag rugby. They do not play competitive games until they reach their sixth birthday then they can join in with the under 7's squad and play competitive games. They train on Sunday mornings and occasionally travel with the under 7's to train with the opposition.

The micros have trained every week and towards the end of the season we invited Huddersfield YMCA micros to come down and join in a training session and play tag rugby. The session worked well and we returned the compliment by travelling to YM for a session. We plan to find another suitable club to join in next season. The basis of next seasons under 7 squad is now in place with 3 parents willing to coach the squad.

Under 6's Squad Jack Lumb, Edward Grogan, Thomas Doyle, George Wannan, Gabriel Moore, Bobbie White, Oliver Muscat-Baron, Oliver Brian, Rees Baraclough, Kieran Brocklehurst, William Adams, Toby Laurie, Max Hartley, Oliver Walton, Daniel Bentham, Harry Bentham, John Barker, Oscar Rowe, Benjamin Morris, Jack Malinson, Brandon Savage, Reggie Herd, Kieran Lewis

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Mini and junior kit
If you require any kit please go to our Club shop page. You can view items for sale, check the item/size is in stock and place an order.
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Under 9's Fixtures Results and Reports 2010-11
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