Gala Day - Golfers please contact Glen

Salutations!

As many of you will know by now, Gala Dinner has been pencilled in for Saturday 14th November. The usual ruloes apply, however this year is a little more ambitious than usual.

Glen Irving (Chief Old Boy) has devised an ingenious way to turn what was once a mere dinner into a day long event of high quality fin and entertainment, able to be enjoyed by young and old alike. By his own admission the turd...sorry, 'plan' needs a little polishing, however the basic premise is below.

Please let Glen know if you would like to play golf. You don't need to be good, but no 'Happy Gilmore' shots will be allowed...in fact, to be safe it's probably best to say that anything associated with the word 'Gilmore' be banned from the golf. Sorry Simon.

Gala Fun Day:

9am: Bacon roll and mug of tea at Beauchief.

10am: 4 ball/4-some matchplay. Allocations of pairings TBA when we work out who is coming.

2pm: Adjourn to suitable establishment to watch local or International Rugby. Eng V Arg 1500. Tigers V St Helens, or Medics V Old Gravians. Options being looked in to.

7pm: S.M.R.U.F.C Gala Dinner. Holiday Inn. Dinner, Drink, Disco, No speeches, Not black tie, ladies welcome.

Costs are estimated to be as follows: Bacon Sandwich & Tea £3, Golf £22, Dinner £30.

League Decider and Fundraising Event 21st February

Our last league game of 2008/09 is on Saturday 21st February at Norton against Pontefract Pythons. KO 2.15pm. If we win this game we secure promotion to Yorkshire Division 4 next year!! I hope you can make it down to cheer us on! Bring girlfriends, wives, friends and family! We welcome all the support you can muster!!

Then in the evening come to the West End for a fundraising party for TOUR! This is obviously very important not only for the club but also eveyone who is on tour as it will massively help with the cost! The upstairs of the west end is reserved just for us, Pops (James) will be performing live and the Landlord has kindly donated some fantastic prizes for us to raffle off!

Entry will be £2 on the night and drinks promotions at the bar!! There will also be an auction of some of the old club kit from the last few seasons! Try and get everyone involved - should be an awesome night!!! gig will start at 9 on the night! then on to Pop Tarts after!

Old Boys' Day confirmed for 25th April!

Social Sec James Attwood has confirmed that the Old Boys' Rugby match and dinner will be held this year on Saturday 25th April

The day will start fairly early with the election of next year's club committee and voting for club awards in the West End, followed by the annual drubbing of the current squad by the much fitter, wiser and drunker Old Boys (well, 2 out of 3 ain't bad!). After that it's on to the Hilton Hotel in the centre of town for the annual knees up and dinner, black tie is the dress code as always. Tickets are £30 for current club members and £35 for Old Boys, which is a real bargain considering how good it's going to be!

Money (cheques only, payable to U.S.U.S Medics Rugby) should be given to Attwood as soon as possible, either at training or by post: 1 Pisgah House Road, Broomhill, Sheffield, S10 5BJ (haha BJ...). As always Attwood is available on his mobile (07912 604532) if you have any questions.

Club Songs and Games available to download

My request for club songs and games on the forum was answered by quite a few of you, but no one took up the challenge with as much Passion as Michael 'St Foxy' Fox

Behold his creation!! - a club hymn-book in the style of the bible, containing a pretty comprehensive list of all our club songs and games, including Yogi Bear, Tampax Factory, and of course: Men of Sheffield. It also contains songs that we just like to sing, such as Rock the Casbah, You've Lost that Loving Feeling, and American Pie!

So get downloading and learning before Tour, as there's now no excuse for not knowing!

St Foxy's Medics Rugby Hymn Book

Old Boys Dinner - Coming Soon!

If it wasn't for Tour, Old Boys' Dinner would be the best thing about Medics Rugby. Not only is there a dinner where you can get bollocksed in a tux and have loads of drinks bought for you, before that is a whole day of fun starting with bacon sarnies in the West End and Committee elections for next year, after which it's off to Norton for the annual Old Boys vs Current Players match (which last year was won by the far superior Old Boys before their legs got snapped...), so the pressure is on the youngsters to reclaim the crown this year. Be warned though, the Old Boys won't go down without a fight!

More details will be posted on here in the coming weeks, but keep around £30 earmarked for this annual festival of wanton depravity and champagne rugby skills - It's a masterclass in Rugby and Drinking from those who've been doing it the longest, not an event to be missed!

Mr Men Fancy Dress this Saturday!

Social Sec James Attwood has been busy over the Christmas period! In spite of exams and festive drinking, he has managed to organise some socials!

This week sees the Mr Men fancy dress social in the West End on Saturday after the games, and seeing what Attwood's done with costume socials so far this year, it promises to be a top fun night! In case you've forgotten how many Mister Men there are, here's a handy guide

Get working on those costumes (cardboard and paint should do most of them!), as Sheffield has a long and illustrious history of Mr Men costumes, and we wouldn't want to let the side down!