Next Fixture: Sunday 22nd November - away to Huddersfield KO 12:30

The under 17's are back in league action after 4 week layoff. Without regular games the squad have found it difficult to maintain momentum but it seems to be a problem with other clubs in this league.

We are still looking for more players so if you are interested in playing under 17 junior rugby come down to training at Copley.
or contact Dave Butler via e-mail davebutler@orrufc.co.uk
or telephone 01422 371672

2009 - 10 Season - Under 17's
The under 17's have started pre season training on a Friday evening 7:00 - 8:30 in preparation for league rugby. They have been placed in division 2 with Driffield, Barnsley, Rotherham, Huddersfield, Pocklington, Harrogate and Keighley. Fixtures should be ready end of July.

Review of 2008 - 09 Season - Under 16's

Under 16's at Driffield after their 1st round cup victory.

In their first season together as a squad they have had a good season taking on some good junior sides and competing well. They made made a good start to the season after 2 opening defeats against tough opposition Brodleians and Selby they went on a 5 match winning run.

The highlights of the season early on was the Yorkshire cup win at Driffield (only their 4th game as a squad) and the performances later in the season at Sheffield Tigers and at home to Barnsley. The two games against Brods is a marker for improvement. The forwards are capable of matching most packs but more work is needed to develop a cutting edge in the backs. A couple of new recruits in the backs joined late in the season, if they return next season they could be handy additions to the squad. Next season the squad play league rugby and if they can finish top of their league they enter the National Knock out competition.

The final playing record reads Played 22 Won 12 Drawn 1 Lost 9 For 499 Against 375. The squads leading points scorer was Matthew Cook with 106 pts, second was shared by Matthew Hunt-Brown and Paul Henry Jackson 80 pts and third Reuben Pollard with 25 pts. The leading try scorer was again shared by Matthew Hunt-Brown and Paul Henry Jackson with 16 tries and second Reuben Pollard 5 tries (No bad for a prop). The most appearances were made by Matthew Cook, Reuben Pollard, Tom Maquire, Ryan Percival and Luke Dawrant

Now for the awards
Most Improved Player - Matthew Cook.
Forward of Year - Paul Henry Jackson
Back of the year - Matthew Hunt-Brown
Players player - Matthew Hunt-Brown
Roger Bates Trophy Player of the year - Reuben Pollard

Review of 2007 - 08 Season - Under 15's
During the season we continued to develop an under 15's team with the view to start playing competitive games. However we were just a few players short of our target. The squad is now upto 15 players so we should be able to run a team next season. Warren Dodd who is currently coaching the under 14's is willing to coach the squad. The under 15's played in the under 14's and 16's teams during the season to keep them match fit.