Canterbury RFC Zingari players past and present raised a glass in memory of former players Garry Apps and Dave Foster who both passed away recently. A generous donation from US-based former player Nick ‘Brindle’ Brown ensured that suitable quantities of beer were available to mark their passing, and tall tales and fables were recalled in the Clubhouse for several hours from former teammates.
The club’s Colts have won the inaugural Autumn Kent League with both first and second teams going through the competition unbeaten. The league was made up of the strongest Under 18s clubs in Kent who could field first and second teams. They were Blackheath, Tonbridge Juddians, Canterbury, Sevenoaks and Aylesford. Canterbury’s Manager Miles Mackinnon points out that this is the first season in well over a decade that the club has fielded a Colts team, which is a merger between the U18s and U17s squads. “The squad is made up of 40 players and all of them have had a run out for the first team. It is a great a example of the high standards within the group” says Miles. “As the results suggest, the Colts has been a huge success and we hope it provides these players with a smooth transition into senior Rugby at the club” he added. Next month the Colts start their campaign in the Kent Cup.
We are looking forward to welcoming you back to the Marine Travel Ground for registration on Sunday 5th September.
Registration will take place in the clubhouse where we will have a team waiting to help you through the process. Please make sure you do this before going to your allocated training area. Other club helpers will also be available to answer any questions you may have or to assist you.
Please try to come 30 minutes before the training session so the registration desks can process you. You can register online before the day by going to – https://gms.rfu.com/GMS/Account/Login. We would recommend you do this if you can to prevent congestion at the registration desks.
Pitch allocations and timings are as follows –
| Age Group | Timings | Pitch Allocated |
| U6 & U7’s | 09.00-10.30 | Grids behind the Clubhouse |
| U8’s | 09.00-10.30 | Training Pitch |
| U9’s | 09.00-10.30 | Training Pitch |
| U10’s | 09.00-10.30 | Lower Orchard |
| U11’s | 09.00-10.30 | Top Orchard |
| U12’s | 09.00-10.30 | Top Pitch |
| U13’s | 10.45-12.45 | Training Pitch |
| U14’s | 10.45-12.45 | Lower Orchard |
| U15’s | 10.45-12.45 | Top Orchard |
| U16’s | 10.45-12.45 | Top Pitch |
| Colts | 13.00-15.00 | Top Pitch |
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Players should wear comfortable sportswear, rugby/football boots or trainers, bring a gum shield and a water bottle.
As our young players are constantly growing out of boots, shirts etc, we will be organising a kit exchange for later in the season to bring old kit in, drop off and exchange. We will be looking for volunteers to help us run this. If you are interested, please contact us on volunteering@cantrugby.co.uk for more details.
The club shop will be open to supply new kit and equipment.
The clubhouse bar will open from midday and Saucy Flo’s restaurant will be open from 8.30 am selling hot drinks and breakfast rolls and cake.
Though Covid restrictions are lifting, we are still trying to operate a Covid secure environment. Sanitising stations will be available to all and where possible, we will observe social distancing inside. Wearing facemasks is not compulsory though we would encourage you to do so if possible.
