2007/2008 Summary...
Snr 1st XV County Plate Runners Up
Snr 3rd XV Gloucestershire Division 5 Runners Up
Colts County Cup Runners Up
U17s National Cup Quarter Finalists
U16s County Cup Runners Up
U11s Kingsholm Tournament Runners Up
U9s County Plate Runners Up

GRFU Position Hot News

The Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union are currently looking for a Volunteer Co-Ordinator More...

Senior Membership Hot News

Senior players are reminded to pay membership, as 40 players have already paid. Please remember you only get kit if you are within the first 65 to pay! We are ordering all kit this week, so to guarantee you get the right size, please pay John or Caroline (behind the bar) and supply your sizes to them.

RugbyTech Hot News

Widden have signed a three-year agreement with RugbyTech to allow us to purchase playing kit through them at very competitive rates. We will at some stage have an online shop to order playing kit, delivered directly to your house. Part of the contract states all age groups within the club must order through RugbyTech, so with this in mind team Managers are reminded NOT to order playing kit, unless you go through Mike Charnock.

New Players Sign Hot News

The senior section signed 12 new players at last nights presentation, including Rob Cooke and James Knight from Coney Hill, Steve and Dave Brown from Gloucester Old Boys and Joe Gordon from Spartans. We also had 7 players sign from the Widden junior section including Reuben Haile, Dave Best, Luke Carr, Adam Hannis, Lewis Hawkins, Alex James and Jordan McKenna.

Senior Presentations

The senior awards and dinner will be held on Friday June 6th at the clubhouse, £1.50 a pint all night, cost per ticket is £30. Please pay bar staff before numbers run out.

Gloucester v Bath

This Saturday will be Gloucester v Bath in the Premiership, the club will be open from 1pm and the game will be on the big screen.

Annual Presentations

Final dates for the presentations have now been finalised. The U15s through to the colts are on Friday 23rd May, the Under 11's through to Under 14's are on Saturday 24th May. All mini age groups U7s - U10s are on Sunday 25th May.

Senior Bike Ride

The annual bike ride (Sat 28th June 2008), will now be a sponsored bike ride so we can replace the boiler. This will in turn be used by all seniors, juniors and mini players throughout the season. We would like every player to gain £20 in sponsorship, forms behind the bar. A prize will be awarded to the player with the most sponsorship.

The Year Of Second Place !

On the weekend Widdens Under 11s played in a tournament at Kingsolm, and like all other teams this season lost in the final. The Senior 1st xv lost in the plate final, the 3rd XV were runners up in the merit table, the colts and U16s both lost the cup final and the U9s lost their plate final.

Seniors & Colts

All seniors, next seasons colts and any new prospective players should attend a players meeting on Friday 9th May Preview.

Action Photos

Any players that played in the Senior County Plate final or the U16's County Cup final can access action photos Here.

NGC Cup Midweek

Widden 3rd XV also exited in the semi final of the NGC Cup on Wednesday evening, they started well, but lost to Old Richians 18 - 16 in the end.

Junior NGC Cup Update

Widdens senior 2nd XV exited the junior cup last night in the semi final, losing to Coney Hill 23 - 3. A good performance by all on the evening, especially the defence in the second half.

County Cup Final

Our Under 16's are playing in the County Cup final this Sunday against Cheltenham. The game will be at the Prince Of Wales Stadium in Cheltenham kicking off around 2pm, all support very welcome.

Senior County Plate Final

Senior 1st XV are playing Old Patesians in the GRFU Plate final this Saturday, 3pm k/o. The game will be at the Prince Of Wales Stadium in Cheltenham.

Aaron Inspires Rugby Match

A vets rugby was held on Sunday, inspired by a brave Matson schoolboy Aaron Osborne has raised money for a cancer charity. Widden and Old Cryptians Veterans took on ex-Gloucester players in the Cherry Pickers and were runners up !

Coach Required

Widdens current Under 13's are looking for a rugby coach for next season. All training supplied, must be able to dedicate a Sunday morning to them for the whole season. Please see/call Tildy Ryder (07867 946520) for details.

National Cup Exit

Widden Under 17s have exited the National Cup in the Quarter final losing to Bournemouth 40 - 6 at Newbury on Sunday. Well done to all lads involved, to reach the quarter finals of a National Cup is still a great achievement.

NGC 2nd XV Cup

Senior 2nd XV are through to the NGC Cup Semi final after beating Old Centralians 33 - 0. Jamie Easterbrook touched down four times with Darren Webb scoring the other try.

County Plate Runners Up

Widden Under 9s fell at the last hurdle on Sunday losing the County Plate Final against Dursley 20 - 10. The boys were very committed in semi beating Tetbury 15 - 5, but could not turn over a good Dursley side. Coaching staff Mike Charnock, Mitch Renton and Mark Elton are proud of them winning 16 and only losing 6 all season.

NGC 3rd XV Cup

Senior 3rd XV move into Glanville cup semi final after a 20 - 5 win over Tredworth last week. Due to Longlevens exiting cup, Widden gained a bye in the quarter final.

County Cup Final

Widdens Under 16's are through to the GRFU County Cup Final after beating Cirencester 13 - 12 in a very close match.

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