Pre-season training will commence on 17 Jan 12. Location is the Clubhouse at 6pm. Skills training will then be conducted each Tuesday and Thursday nights.
Strength and conditioning sessions are being conducted prior to this date and throughout preseason at the Results Based Training Melbourne in South Melbourne on Wednesdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 11am. See below for full details
Entering its 14th season, Melbourne University Rugby Football Club’s summer touch football competition Royal Park Touch (RPT) will commence on Wednesday 12th October. It is important that we enter a few teams from the club to keep players involved in the off-season.
The Royal Park Touch(RPT) competition has been expertly managed by Peter Shaw and Toby Cooper over the last few years and they are looking for referees to assist in the running the competition. Refs are paid $15 per game or $50 for 3 games so good money for the students.
Players who are interested please contact Pete and Toby on the details below.
For further details visit the website http://www.royalparktouch.com/
Premier 2 GRAND FINAL MURFC 31 def Harlequins RFC 30
Congratulations to MURFC on WINNING the 2011 Premier Division 2nd Grade Cup & Flag.
Congratulations to Sione Tukuafu on winning the Player of the Match Medal.
3rd Grade - Selection of Photos from 20 August. Click to see full size.
Young Achiever Award to inspire the future of Victorian rugby
Elite school level rugby union players will be able to pursue their academic and sporting dreams with the assistance of a new University of Melbourne-Victorian Schools’ Rugby Union scholarship.
The University of Melbourne Young Achiever Award will be awarded from 2012 to one of the three best players in the Victorian Schools’ Rugby Union (VSRU) competition, as decided by the VSRU and the University.
The education scholarship worth up to $5000 will be jointly funded by the University of Melbourne and the Melbourne University Rugby Football Club (MURFC) and is part of a broader ‘Education Partner’ agreement between the University and the new Super Rugby team the Melbourne Rebels.
The University of Melbourne Provost Professor John Dewar will officially announce the new award at MURFC’s 2011 Season Launch and Rebels Welcome reception at University House tonight. The function will be attended by many dignitaries including Rebels Chairman Mr Harold Mitchell AC, University of Melbourne Alumnus and Rebels CEO Ross Oakley and Rebels Julian Huxley and Luke Jones.
Simon Davis, MURFC President, says the award will honor the spirit of former University alumnus Sir Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop. “We’ll be looking for a player who exemplifies the attributes Sir Weary made famous, those of leadership, academic endeavor and sporting excellence.”
“Sir Weary started at the University club before becoming the first Victorian-born player to make the Wallabies squad. Weary’s achievements both on and off the sporting field provide a great model for future Rebel rugby players”.
Professor Dewar said the award matches up with the University’s priorities well. “We want to attract the best and brightest, and sport is one element of that. We are already home to more than forty different sporting clubs and four thousand members, so any future participants are guaranteed access to a committed sporting community.”
MURFC has had a long association with rugby in Victoria, starting as one of the foundation members of the Victorian Rugby Union in 1909. The club won its first A-Grade premiership a year later in 1910, and have won a further seven in that time, including a run of nine consecutive grand final appearances in the late 50s-early 60s.
UOM sport-murfc scholarship document
Elite school level rugby union players will be able to pursue their academic and sporting dreams with the assistance of a new University of Melbourne-Victorian Schools’ Rugby Union scholarship.
The University of Melbourne Young Achiever Award will be awarded from 2012 to one of the three best players in the Victorian Schools’ Rugby Union (VSRU) competition, as decided by the VSRU and the University.
The education scholarship worth up to $5000 will be jointly funded by the University of Melbourne and the Melbourne University Rugby Football Club (MURFC) and is part of a broader ‘Education Partner’ agreement between the University and the new Super Rugby team the Melbourne Rebels.
For more information on the award, please contact MURFC President Simon Davis on 0408 999 847 (Mobile) or email via srdavis@bigpond.net.au
The 2011 Victorian Rugby Union Premier competition commences this Saturday 2 April. The Colts competition starts on Saturday 30 April.
Melbourne University RFC is scheduled to play at home in three senior grades against Moorabbin.
Please get down and support the teams this Saturday.
Brens Pavilion and HG Smith Oval, Macarthur Rd
Royal Park, Parkville – Melways Map 2B Ref A1
ROUND 1
All please be aware that training will be back at Brens Pavilion in Royal Park from Thursday the 24th of March.
Training is now Tuesday and Thursday nights @ 6.30pm sharp.
Brens Pavilion and HG Smith Oval, Macarthur Rd
Royal Park, Parkville – Melways Map 2B Ref A1
MURFC player subs for 2011 will be $280 for seniors and $160 for Colts. What you get for your money is equipment valued at over $100 including a set of socks and club shorts in addition to a winter training smock.
Registered players are also able to access the Club physio during the week at the ClubHouse and have reduced cost meals in the ClubHouse after training on Thursdays.
Registration fees also pay for all medical support during games including registration with the ARU and any strapping you require.
You can pay your subs using this website or through the Committee during pre-season training. A plan for payment must have been commenced by Round 1 this year or you will affect your ability to be selected to play.
All grades are now training TUESDAY and THURSDAY nights at Princes Park again. This is an interim measure unitl we get back on Brens Oval with lights which is expected to occur within weeks. Get down early as light is begining to fade fast!!
When: Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Where: Princes Park – Cemetary Side
Players are to wear running shoes (NO BOOTS), club training top and bring your own water bottle.
There are only 20 sessions until the start of the season so the time for HARD WORK is now
Contact Paul Webster 0417 511 117 or Colin Campbell 0413 688 868
