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23rd Feb'12 - Derby RFC feature in the Rugby Club magazine, read the Derby RFC article in the online version of the Rugby Club magazine.

22nd Feb'12 - Photographs from the Midlands 1 East fixture of Nuneaton Old Edwardians v Derby played on Saturday 18th Feb'12 and photographs from the Ladies fixture of Derby Vipers v Old Newtonians played on Sunday 19th Feb'12.

Updates to Ladies (Derby Vipers) fixtures can be found in the Derby Vipers section of the website.

18th Feb'12 - Latest Juniors fixture updates for Sunday 19th Feb'12 can be found in the Juniors Fixtures page.

17th Feb'12 - Steve Giller is to run up the 1,037 steps of The Gherkin in aid of ChildLine on Sunday 4th March. If you would like to support/sponsor Steve then please go to the following link - www.justgiving.com/dmfg-gherkin2012

16th Feb'12 - Team Selections for Sat 18th Feb'12: Seniors team selections can be found in the Seniors section and Colts in the Colts section of the website.

15th Feb'12 - Three ex-Derby players Rory Lynn, Harry Rudkin and James Thraves and two from Melbourne (Jake Albon and Joe Cain) were in the Leicester Academy side that recently beat England U18s. Read the full article. Harry Rudkin has been selected in next weekends U18 England side v France U18 playing at Fylde RFC. Here's Harry's England profile entry on the RFU website.

11th Feb'12 - Minis & Juniors update for Sunday 12th Feb: All Minis & Juniors fixtures including Training is cancelled for Sunday 12th February due to the frozen pitches.

10th Feb'12 - Seniors fixture update for Sat 11th Feb: The Derbyshire Cup Semi Final fixture of Ilkeston v Derby has been postponed due to frozen pitches. All other Derby RFC Senior fixtures for Saturday 11th Feb have also been called off due to frozen pitches.

However, do remember that the Club will be open from midday on Saturday as there are two 6 Nations games taking place and on the BIG screen we have Italy v England (4pm) and France v Ireland (8pm). To celebrate the 2 home nations we will have bitter (£2.50 a pint) and Guinness (£2.80 a pint) on special offer all day. Hot food will also be available for those on a solids diet!

9th Feb'12 - Team Selections for Sat 11th Feb'12: Seniors team selections can be found in the Seniors section of the website.

8th Feb'12 - Derbyshire Cup, Midlands 1 East and NLD Cup revised fixture dates: 11th Feb'12 Derbyshire Cup Semi Final away at Ilkeston, KO 2pm, 25th Feb'12 Midlands 1 East - Derby v Matlock KO 2.15pm, 17th Mar'12 NLD Cup Semi Final away at Newark, KO 3pm.

7th Feb'12 - Half Term Rugby Camp at Derby RFC: 3 day Rugby camp from Tues 14th February to Thursday 16th February, 9am to 3pm each day, click here for more details.

Match Reports: Summary updates for November/December for our Under 17s and Under 18s.

6th Feb'12 - No Seniors Training on Tuesday 7th February but as normal Thursday 9th February weather permitting!

Match Report for the Junior fixture of Derby U15s A v Manchester played on Sunday 29th Jan'12.

5th Feb'12 - All Minis & Juniors fixtures cancelled and there is is No Training.

4th Feb'12 - Derby 1st XV v Matlock 1st XV, today's fixture cancelled due to frozen pitch. All other home fixtures cancelled too.

2nd Feb'12 - Photograph Galleries for Sun 29th Jan'12: Derby U14s Tigers v Market Harborough U14s, Derby U14s Saxons v Mansfield U14s, Derby U15s A v Manchester U15s, Derby U16s v Lincoln U16s and Derby U17s v Sherwood Barbarians.

This Saturday 4th Feb'12 we have at home 1st XV against Matlock and Vets against Matlock 3rd XV, both kicking off at 2:15pm. On the big screen we have France v Italy (2:30pm) and a new look England v Scotland (5:00pm). Bar open from 12:00 noon and hot food from 1pm.

Next Saturday 11th Feb another feast of rugby beckons with the Vets v Litchfield and the Devels v Sleaford kicking off at 2:15pm. On the big screen we have Italy v England (4pm) and France v Ireland (8pm). To celebrate the 2 home nations we will have bitter (£2.50 a pint) and Guinness (£2.80 a pint) on special offer all day. Hot food will also be available for those on a solids diet.

1st Feb'12 - Match Reports for Juniors fixtures of Derby U14s A v Market Harborough, Derby U14s Saxons V Mansfield and Derby U15s B v Fenland Barbarians all played on Sunday 29th Jan'12.

Banner advertising on the Derby RFC website introductory offer: The Derby RFC website is a popular and much visited website receiving on average over 500 hits per day (average based on total visitor hits of 204,299 from 1st Jan'11 to 31st Dec'11). Purchase by the end of Feb'12 banner advertising on the Derby RFC website for the remainder of the 2011/12 season and the whole of the 2012/13 season for just £250. Contact Martin Bardoe on 07827 891861 for more information.

Derby RFC are attending the BNI Big Breakfast Networking on the 10th February at the Derbyshire Cricket Club. For more details click here.

NLD U20s result: Earlier this week (Monday night) at Moseley RFC, NLD U20s came back from 13-0 down at half time to beat North Midlands U20s 16-24. The NLD side included the following Derby players: Rob Beeston, Richard Bosworth, Luke Frixou, Joe Pass, Jake Roome, Tom Taylor-Dawes, Jake Thompson and Josh Tizard. Jim Wigglesworth who is now at Hull and Josh Redfern who is now at Ashbourne also featured.

30th Jan'12 - Match Report for the Derby Colts v Syston Qtr Final of the Leicestershire Cup played on Saturday 28th January along with Photographs of the game and also Photographs of the Derby 2nd XV v Rugby Lions fixture also played on Saturday 28th January.

29th Jan'12 - Match Report for yesterday's Midlands 1 East fixture of Bedford Athletic v Derby along with Photographs of the game.

28th Jan'12 - Midlands 1 East result: Bedford Athletic 12 - 26 Derby. Results from all of today's Midlands 1 East fixtures can be found on the Derby RFC home page. Other known results for our Derby sides today: Derby 2nd XV 12 - 20 Rugby Lions 2nd XV and in the Leicestershire Cup Qtr Final the result was Derby Colts 64 - 05 Syston Colts.

27th Jan'12 - Team Selections for Sat 28th Jan'12: Seniors team selections can be found in the Seniors section and Colts in the Colts section of the website.

NLD Cup semi final and Derbyshire Cup semi final dates: Derby are away to Newark in the NLD Cup to be played on the 11th February and in the Derbyshire Cup semi final Derby are again away this time against Ilkeston on the 25th February, KO 2.15pm.

Match Report for the Juniors fixture of Southwell U15s v Derby U15s B played on Sunday 22nd Jan'12.

25th Jan'12 - Match Report from the Market Rasen 2nd XV v Derby 2nd XV fixture played on Sat 21st Jan'12.

Under 9s Tour Fundraising event: Curry & Race night on Friday 9th March. For more details click here.

24th Jan'12 - Leicestershire Cup Qtr Final on Sat 28th January between Derby Colts v Syston Colts. KO is 2.15pm. Come along and watch the Colts in action, your support would be most welcome.

Match Reports for the Nuneaton Colts v Derby Colts fixture played on Sat 21st Jan'12 as well as a selection of 2nd XV match reports for the fixtures against Newark, Paviors and Ilkeston. Also match report and photographs from the Juniors fixture of Derby U15s A v Matlock played on Sunday 22nd Jan'12.

Photograph Galleries for Sun 22nd Jan'12: Derby U13s A v Burton U13s, Derby U14s v Nottingham BC U14s, Derby U15s A v Matlock U15s and Derby U16s Barbarians v Leicester Vipers U16s.

23rd Jan'12 - Photograph Galleries for Sat 21st Jan'12: Derby 1st XV v Market Rasen 1st XV and Derby 4th XV v Ripley Rhinos.

22nd Jan'12 - Match Report for yesterday's Midlands 1 East fixture of Derby v Market Rasen & Louth.

Seniors Training is back to normal at the Club on Tuesday 24th January, start time is 6.45pm.

21st Jan'12 - Midlands 1 East result: Derby 15 - 03 Market Rasen & Louth. Results from all of today's Midlands 1 East fixtures can be found on the Derby RFC home page.

Other known results for our Derby sides today: Market Rasen 2nd XV 00 - 53 Derby 2nd XV, Derby 4th XV 13 - 11 Ripley Rhinos, Derby Vets XV 20 - 18 Ashbourne 3rd XV, Nuneaton Colts 00 - 27 Derby Colts.

20th Jan'12 - Seniors Team Selections for Saturday 21st January can be found in the Seniors section of the website.

Derby RFC Six Nations Sweepstake, download the entry form to be in with a chance of winning £100. Entry forms to be completed and handed in at the Bar by 5pm Sat 4th Feb'12.

19th Jan'12 - Colts Team Selections (U19s) for Saturday 21st January can be found in the Colts section of the website.

Colts Match Reports for Derby Colts U19s v Walsall (15th Jan'12) and Oadby Wyggs v Derby Colts U19s (17th Dec'11) can be found in the Under 19s match report page.

15th Jan'12 -  Derby continue the good start to 2012 with a 10-34 away win against Leighton Buzzard yesterday. Here's the match report and photograph gallery of the game. For the latest league table positions and results of all of yesterday's Midlands 1 East fixtures see the Derby RFC website homepage.

Fixtures update for Sunday 15th Jan'12: All home M&J games cancelled. U13s away game also cancelled. U11s training on Buffalo pitch from 11am. U16s will train if no match. This afternoons Ladies fixture of Derby Vipers v Keresley has also been cancelled due to the frost.

13th Jan'12 - Seniors Team Selections for Sat 14th Jan'12 can be found in the Seniors section of the website.

12th Jan'12 - There's room on the players coach for upto 6 supporters for the away fixture against Leighton Buzzard this Saturday 14th January. To book your seat on the coach contact Colin Cornfield on 07966 827596. The Coach will leave Haslams at 10am prompt returning back around 7.15pm'ish.

11th Jan'12 - Match Report: Derby U15s A v Nottingham played on Sunday 8th Jan'12.

10th Jan'12 - Match Report: Derby U15s B v Dinnington played on Sunday 8th Jan'12.

9th Jan'12 - Photograph Galleries from the weekend. Saturday 7th Jan'12: Derby 1st XV v Ilkeston 1st XV and Colts U19s v Tamworth. Sunday 8th Jan'12: Derby U15s B v Dinnington, Derby U17s v Newark and Derby Vipers v Mellish.

8th Jan'12 - Seniors Training update: training is at Splashfit on Monday 9th Jan, 6.45pm to 8pm (No training Tuesday 10th Jan) same applies to Monday 16th Jan and Tuesday 17th Jan.

7th Jan'12 -  Derby start 2012 with a 20 - 14 home win over Ilkeston today. This win keeps Derby at the top of the Midlands 1 East league table closely followed by Kettering and then Paviors. Here's the match report and photographs from the game. For the latest league table positions and results of all of today's Midlands 1 East fixtures see the Derby RFC website homepage.

Juniors Fixture updates for Sunday 8th Jan can be found in the Minis & Juniors section of the website.

6th Jan'12 - Six Nations Sweepstake, look out for the entry form in tomorrow's Derby v Ilkeston Match Day programme and be in with a chance to win £100.

5th Jan'12 - Club Sponsor Wild Park Brailsford have a Paintballing Holiday Special on Wednesday 15th February 2012 where for just £25 per person you can have a Whole Day of Paint Balling. The price includes 300 Paintballs. For more information and to book please contact Wild Park Brailsford on 01335 360485.

Derby RFC Senior Players go Paintballing! Over the Xmas period Paul McCartin and a group of the Derby RFC Senior Players went Paintballing at Wild Park Brailsford. Paul commented that it had been a fantastic day out, really good fun and that Wild Park were great hosts. All of the players thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Pictured right are: Max Argyle, Tom Taylor-Dawes, Luke Willmott, Ben Marlow, Paul McCartin, Ryan Manning, Josh Tilford, Josh Tizard, Sam Hobbs and  Adam Delaney.

If you've never been Paintballing before and fancy a go  then give Wild Park Brailsford a ring on 01335 360485 or visit their website at www.wildparkbrailsford.com where you'll find lots of information and photographs of the activities that they do: Paintballing, Laser Tag and Quad Bike Trekking as well as being able to host Team Building days using their onsite Conference facilities as well as providing additional activities such as Archery etc.

4th Jan'12 - Derby RFC 200 Club Winners, latest winners are £25 Helen Archer, £25 PB & LI Roberts, £50 CJ & B Wigley. Can the winners contact Gwent at g.paylor@btinternet to claim their winnings.

29th Dec'11 - Late news update as at 4pm today, tonight's Burton U21s v Derby U21s is now being played at Burton RFC with a 7pm KO. The reason for the switch of venue is that our 1st XV pitch is somewhat awash with water! The Derby RFC clubhouse will be open from 5pm - 7pm this evening.

24th Dec'11 - Derby U21s v Burton U21s on Thursday 29th December. KO 6pm. Doombar £2 a pint and Sourz £1 a shot. Hot food available. Update - fixture is now being played at Burton RFC, see News entry 29th Dec'11.

21st Dec'11 - Match Report for the Derby 3rd XV v Mellish 2nd XV fixture which took place on Sat 17th Dec'11.

19th Dec'11 - Seniors Training Tues 20th Dec'11 will take place at Landau forte, in the 'fitness room' & sports hall 6.45pm prompt.

Photographs from the Midlands 1 East fixture Loughborough v Derby played on Sat 17th Dec'11.

18th Dec'11 - Match Report for yesterday's Midlands 1 East fixture Derby RFC 1st XV Match Reports 2011/12.

16th Dec'11 - Team Selections for Sat 17th Dec'11 can be found in the Seniors section of the website and the Colts (U19s) Team Selection can be found in the Colts section of the website.

13th Dec'11 - No Seniors training at the club on Tuesday 13th December due to ground conditions. 1st XV squad will be at Landau forte, in the 'fitness room' 6.45pm prompt.

Seniors Xmas Party will take place of Friday 23rd December from 7pm till Late. Disco and karaoke, free admission, everyone welcome.

Match report from the fixture of Uttoxeter 2nd XV 16 - 29 Derby 3rd/4th XV played on Sat 10th Dec'11.

12th Dec'11 - Match report from the Colts (U19s) fixture Uttoxeter 2nd XV 16 - 29 Derby 3rd/4th XV played on Sat 10th Dec'11.

Club Sponsor Wild Park Brailsford have a Paintballing Holiday Special on Wednesday 28th December where for just £25 per person you can have a Whole Day of Paint Balling. The price includes 300 Paintballs. For more information and to book please contact Wild Park Brailsford on 01335 360485.

11th Dec'11 - Yesterday's Midlands 1 East result was Peterborough 05 - 34 Derby. Here's the match report and photographs from the game.

9th Dec'11 - Minis Xmas Party will be held on Sunday 18th December 4pm to 6pm. Entry is £1 on the door. Includes Buffet, Music by DJ 'Santa' Simon, Games and prizes. The Xmas Party is open to Minis and Family members.

Colts (U19s) Team Selection for Sat 10th Dec'11 as well as Colts Training Session updates from Dec 2011 to March 2012 can be found in the Colts section of the website. Also added is a match report for Derby U19s v Lutterworth played on Sat 26th Nov'11.

8th Dec'11 - Seniors Team Selections for Sat 10th Dec can be found in the Seniors section of the website.

7th Dec'11 - Photographs from the Minis games of Derby U7s v Chesterfield and Derby U8s v Chesterfield played on Sun 4th Dec'11.

6th Dec'11 - Juniors Match reports of Derby U13s Stags v Leicester Vipers, Derby U14s Saxons v Buxton, Derby U15s A v Wolverhampton, Derby U15s B v Newark and Derby U16s v Dinnington all played on Sun 4th Dec'11.

4th Dec'11 - Midlands 1 East Result: Derby go back to the top of the Midlands 1 East league table following yesterday's 29 - 15 win over Spalding as Kettering lose by 1 point 28 - 27 away to Loughborough. Here's the match report from the Derby v Spalding game along with Photographs from the game.

Photographs from the Derby 4th XV v Paviors played on Sat 3rd Dec'11 can be found in the Photograph Galleries.

2nd Dec'11 - Match Reports for the Junior Fixtures of Derby U14s Tigers v Paviors and Derby U14s Saxons v Glossop both played on Sun 20th Nov'11 as well as last weeks report of Derby U14s Saxons v Lutterworth played on Sun 27th Nov'11.

1st Dec'11 - Seniors Team Selections for Sat 3rd Dec can be found in the Seniors section of the website.

25th Nov'11 - Seniors Team Selections for Sat 26th Nov can be found in the Seniors section of the website.

24th Nov'11 - Colts Team Selections (U19s) for Sat 26th Nov can be found in the Colts section of the website.

23rd Nov'11 - Promote / advertise your business on the Derby RFC website - www.derbyrfc.com has become a popular and much visited website receiving on average over 500 hits per day. You can now take advantage of the opportunity to feature on the site. For details contact Martin Bardoe on 07827 891861 or by email at martin.bardoe@derbyrfc.com

Have you noticed a number of Derby RFC Players 'sprouting' moustaches recently??? to find out why read on.... During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in the UK and around the world. The aim of which is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men. On Movember 1st, guys register at Movember.com with a clean-shave face and then for the rest of the month, these selfless and generous men, known as Mo Bros, groom, trim and wax their way into the annals of fine moustachery. Mo Sistas are the women who register to support the men in their lives, raising funds by seeking sponsorship for their Mo-growing efforts.

Mo Bros effectively become walking, talking billboards for the 30 days of November and through their actions and words raise awareness by prompting private and public conversation around the often ignored issue of men’s health. Members of the Movember Derby Rugby Club team are: Fergal Collins, Jordan Hollis (capt), Steve Giller, Paul McCartin, Stef Greenhalgh, Sam Hobbs, Davinder Heir, Simon Rolfs and Alan White. Other Derby RFC members are part of other groups, of course. Donations to individual Mo Bros or the group can be made by clicking on the links, and all donations, however small, will be gratefully received. Obviously pointing and laughing at the participants is actively encouraged.

22nd Nov'11 - Match Report: Junior Fixtures of Derby U13s Tigers v Loughborough, Derby U15s A v Long Buckby, Derby U15s B v Loughborough and Derby U16s v Matlock all played on Sun 20th Nov'11.  

21st Nov'11 - Match Report: Junior Fixtures of Derby U14s Tigers v Lincoln and Derby U14s Saxons v Buxton both played on Sun 13th Nov'11.

20th Nov'11 - Photographs: Midlands 1 East fixture of Kettering v Derby played yesterday Sat 19th Nov'11.

19th Nov'11 - Midlands 1 East result: Derby drop to 2nd place in Midlands 1 East following the 42 - 12 loss away to Kettering today. Here's the match report.

18th Nov'11 - Seniors Team Selections for Sat 19th Nov can be found in the Seniors section of the website.

16th Nov'11 - Match Report: Derby U15s B v Market Bosworth played on Sun 13th Nov'11.

15th Nov'11 - Kettering v Derby Midlands 1 East fixture on Sat 19th Nov'11. Kettering have asked that we make all travelling Derby supporters aware that the Kettering entrance charge is £5 including a programme.

Match Reports for the Junior fixtures of Derby U13s Stags v Melbourne and Derby U15s A v Lincoln both played on Sun 13th Nov'11.

Match Report for the Colts (U19s) fixture of Derby Colts v Hinckley played on Sat 12th Nov'11.

Match Report for the 2nd XV fixture of Derby 2nd XV v Broadstreet played on Sat 12th Nov'11.

14th Nov'11 - Photographs from the Derby RFC Odd Shaped Ball held at Pride Park Stadium on Sat 12 Nov'11 can be found on the e4creative photography website.

13th Nov'11 - Match Report: Midlands 1 East fixture, Derby 22 - 19 Paviors played on Sat 12th Nov'11.

8th Nov'11 - There's a VP's luncheon (complimentary) arranged for the Derby v Spalding league fixture on Saturday 3rd December which is our last home game prior to Xmas. On the day there will be fund raising for Headway (Derby) a brain injury charity.

Match Reports, Junior Fixtures of Derby U13s Tigers v Leicester Lions, Derby U15s B v Oakham, Derby U15s B v Coalville and Derby U16s v Leicester Lions all played on Sun 6th Nov'11.  

7th Nov'11 - Match Reports of Colts (U19s) fixture of Coalville v Derby Colts from the 5th Nov'11 including additional reports of Derby Colts v Market Bosworth (2nd Nov) and fixtures played against Rouen and Caen on the 25th/26th Oct'11 as part of the Colts Tour to Normandy. Also on the website are Summary reports about the season todate for our Junior Colts of Under 17s and Under 18s.

6th Nov'11 - Photographs: Derby 3rd XV v Kesteven played on Sat 5th Nov'11.

5th Nov'11 - Xmas Party discounts at Wild Park Brailsford for Derby RFC teams - Minis, Juniors, Colts, Ladies and Seniors. With a host of activities to choose from: Laser Tag, Paintballing or Quad Bike Trekking why not consider doing something a little different with your team mates this Xmas. For more information contact Andy at Wild Park Brailsford on 01335 360485.

4th Nov'11 - Colts Team Selections for Sat 5th Nov can be found in the Colts section of the website.

3rd Nov'11 - Seniors Team Selections for Sat 5th Nov can be found in the Seniors section of the website.

1st Nov'11 - Match Report: Junior fixture of Derby U13s Stags v Market Harborough played on Sun 30th Oct.

Derby RFC had a stand at last weeks East Midlands Business to Business Exhibition which was held at the Assembly Rooms in Derby.

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Photo 1: L-R Martyn Murney (Derby RFC Club Chairman), Matt Down & Sam Hobbs (Derby RFC 1st XV players) and Martin Bardoe (Derby RFC Sponsorship).

Photo 2: Matt and Sam go through the national Club Rugby Magazine (which featured an article about Derby RFC) with Emily Maydew of Cars on Demand.

Photo 3: Matt, Emily and Sam in front of a Lamborghini LP560-4 Spyder which is available to drive from Cars on Demand with one of their Supercar Experience Days.

Photo 4: Below is a photo of the Lamborghini on its own!

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31st Oct'11 - There will be NO Seniors training Tuesday 1st Nov but Physio sessions will be available as normal. Training resumes Thursday 3rd Nov with a 6.45pm start.

Match Reports from the Junior fixtures of Derby U14s Tigers v Market Harborough, Derby U14s Saxons v Loughborough and Derby U15s A v Stockport all played on Sun 30th Oct.

Photographs from the Junior fixtures of Derby U13s A v Market Harborough, Derby U15s A v Stockport as well as the Colts U18s fixture of Derby U18s v Kesteven all played on Sun 30th Oct.

29th Oct'11 - Senior Results for Derby teams Sat 29th Oct'11: Coalville 1st XV 05 - 30 Derby 1st XV and Derby 4th XV 54 - 05 Melbourne 2nd XV.

Match Report from the Juniors Derby U15s B v Sheffield Tigers U15s played on Sun 23rd Oct.

27th Oct'11 - Team Selections for Sat 29th Oct can be found in the Seniors section of the website.

25th Oct'11 - Our Vipers came up against a strong and well drilled Coalville Ladies side last Sunday (23rd Oct). The result was Derby Vipers 00 - 48 Coalville. Here's the photographs from the game.

24th Oct'11 - A number of people from The Vine Inn Mickleover attended Saturday's match of Derby v Nuneaton Old Edwardians and had a wonderful time. Theresa, landlady, presented Man of the Match Michael Robertson with a bottle of Whisky. Also in recognition of the help that the Vine has given to our Junior Section by providing food on the odd Sunday morning we have used the Grammar School playing fields the Club presented Theresa, landlady, and Zoe, manageress, with Polo shirts.


Pictured above are: First Photo L-R Michael Robertson, Vine Inn Landlady Theresa and Paul Fish. Second Photo L-R Paul Fish, Zoe, Theresa and Jon Tizard.

Match Report from the Juniors Derby U14s Saxons v Nottingham BCA B played on Sun 23rd Oct.

Photographs from Derby 3rd XV v Ollerton played on Sat 22nd Oct and the Junior fixtures of Derby U14s Saxons v Nottingham BCA B and Derby U16s v Walsall  played on Sun 23rd Oct.

23rd Oct'11 - Yesterday's Midlands 1 East result was Derby 55 - 33 Nuneaton Old Edwardians. Here's the match report and photographs from the game. Other known results for our Derby sides: Market Bosworth 2nd XV 12 - 69 Derby 2nd XV, Derby 3rd XV 76 - 19 Ollerton, Derby 4th XV 53 - 05 Creswell Crusaders.

20th Oct'11 - Team Selections for Sat 22nd Oct can be found in the Seniors section and the Colts section of the website.

19th Oct'11 - Colts fund raiser Cheese & Wine evening will take place on Friday 28th October 2011 at Derby Rugby Club. Doors open at 7.30pm, tasting starting at 8pm. Waiter service. Come along and enjoy good wines, cheese and chat. Tickets £8.00 each available from Tracy Edmundson, Louise Pearson and Sarah Watson.

Match Reports: Derby 3rd XV v Southwell 2nd XV from Sat 15th Oct'11 as well as the Junior fixtures of Derby U14s Tigers v Walsall, Derby U14s Saxons v Cleethorpes and Derby U15s B v Broadstreet played on Sun 16th Oct'11.

18th Oct'11 - Derby RFC 'Spook'tacular Firework display takes place on Sunday 30th October 2011. Gates open at 6pm. There's spot prizes for Children Under 10 in Halloween costumes. There will be various stalls as well as a BBQ and licensed bar. Adults £4, Children £2, Family of four £10.

This Saturday 22nd October: Hot lunch served from 1.00pm, Derby v Nuneaton Old Ed's, Devels v Ollerton and Meisters v Cresswell all 3pm kick offs. Also the Currie cup semi-finals and Anglo Welsh Cup 2nd round on the Big Screen.

This Sunday 23rd October: A great day of rugby: bar open, and full English breakfast available from 8:30 am. World Cup Final on the big screen 9:00 am. All the Junior sides in action from 10.30am and the Derby Vipers v Coalville at 2pm.

Match Reports of Derby 2nd XV v Matlock 2nd XV from the fixture played on Sat 15th Oct'11 and the Junior fixture of Derby U16s v Melbourne played on Sun 16th Oct'11.

17th Oct'11 - Photographs from yesterday's Junior fixtures are now on the website - Derby U14s Tigers v Market Rasen, Derby U15s B v Broadstreet, Derby U16s v Melbourne and Derby U17s v Ilkeston.

16th Oct'11 - Yesterday's Midlands 1 East result was Matlock 27 - 34 Derby. Here's the match report from the game. Other known results for our Derby sides: Derby 2nd XV 47 - 20 Matlock 2nd XV, Matlock 3rd XV 24 - 36 Derby Vets.

Photographs from yesterday's games of: Midlands 1 East fixture of Matlock v Derby and Pennant League fixture of Matlock 3rd XV v Derby Vets XV.

14th Oct'11 - Derby RFC website stats: Just thought that people may be interested to know that the Derby RFC website is averaging over 14,000 visitor hits per month during 2011. As it stands at the moment the website has had 143,762 visitor hits from Jan'11 to Oct'11. Over the previous two years the site had 177,512 hits in 2010 and in 2009 it was 128,110.  If anyone would like to discuss any aspects of the website then by all means get in touch with me: Brian Leverington, my contact details can be found in the Contacts page of the website or just see me at the Club.

13th Oct'11 - Match Reports: Derby 3rd XV v West Bridgford from Sat 8th Oct'11 as well as the Junior fixture of Derby U16s v Paviors played on Sunday 9th Oct'11.

Seniors Team Selections for Sat 15th Oct can be found in the Seniors section of the website.

12th Oct'11 - Rugby World Cup Semi Final on Sat 15th Oct'11: watch Wales v France on the BIG SCREEN at Haslams. The Club opens at 8.30am with KO at 9am. Full English breakfast available and the Bar will be open. In the afternoon we have the Beests v Matlock and Devels v Southwell, both kicking off at 3pm.

Colts Team Selections for Sat 15th & Sun 16th Oct: Team Selections can be found in the Colts section of the website.

11th Oct'11 - Match Reports: Derby 2nd XV v Leicester Lions played on Sat 8th Oct'11 as well as the Junior fixtures of Derby U13s Tigers v Walsall,  Derby U15s A v Ashbourne and Derby U15s B v Ashby both played on Sunday 9th Oct'11.

10th Oct'11 - Photographs from yesterday's Minis fixtures are now on the website - Derby U9s v Mansfield (Game 1), Derby U9s v Mansfield (Game 2), Derby U10s v Mansfield (Game 1), Derby U10s v Mansfield (Game 2), Derby U11s v Mansfield  and Derby U17s v Kesteven.

Senior Players meeting Tuesday 11th Oct'11 at 6.30pm prompt upstairs at Haslams. Come changed ready to train!

9th Oct'11 - Yesterday's Midlands 1 East result was Derby 38 - 24 Bedford Athletic. Photographs from all 3 home fixtures can be viewed within the Photograph Galleries or by clicking on the following links - Derby v Bedford Athletic, Derby 2nd XV v Leicester Lions and Derby 3rd XV v West Bridgford.

Other known results for our Derby sides are: Derby 2nd XV 28 - 10 Leicester Lions, Barton under Needwood 26 - 26 Derby 4th XV.

6th Oct'11 - This Saturday 8th October watch England v France (KO 8.30am) at Haslams. The Club is open at 8am for beers, bacon butties and full English breakfast. Hot lunch available and Derby v Bedford, Beests v Leicester Lions and Colts v TBA all kicking off at 3pm. Double Happy Hour 6pm - 8pm Pedigree £2 per pint and Carling £2.50 a pint.

Junior fixture match reports for Derby U14s Tigers v Newark, Derby U14s Saxons v Chesterfield and Derby U15s B v Grimsby all played last Sunday 2nd Oct'11.

2nd Oct'11 - Yesterday's Midlands 1 East result was Market Rasen & Louth 06 - 30 Derby. Here's the match report and the photographs from the game. Other known results for our Derby sides are: Derby 2nd XV 71 - 26 Market Rasen & Louth 2nd XV, Derby 3rd XV 43 - 19 Notts Casuals 2nd XV, Ripley Rhinos 17 – 33 Derby 4th XV, Derby Vets XV 17 - 12 Dronfield II.

29th Sep'11 -  Seniors Team Selections for Sat 1st October can be found in the Seniors section of the website.

28th Sep'11 -  Colts Team Selections for Sat 1st Oct (U19s) and Sun 2nd Oct (U18s) can be found in the Colts section of the website.

27th Sep'11 -  There's a Coach organised for the Midlands 1 East fixture of Market Rasen & Louth v Derby on Saturday 1st October'11. The coach will leave Haslams at 10.30am prompt and will return around 8.15pm with stops at Nottingham each way. Any supporters wishing to go on the coach (£5 per person) please let Brian Leverington know on 07984 434241.

Also on Saturday 1st October, Haslams is open at 7.30am with the Bar and Full English Breakfast available. England v Scotland is on the big screen at 08:30am. In the afternoon we have Beests v Market Rasen, Devels v Nott's Casuals and Vets v Dronfield all kicking off at 3pm. Bath v Tigers will be on the big screen from 3:15pm.

26th Sep'11 -  Match Reports from 3 Junior games held on the 25th Sep'11: Derby U15s 'A' v Kesteven, Derby U15s 'B' v Leicester Vipers and Derby U16s v Matlock. Photographs from the Derby U15s 'A' v Kesteven and Derby U16s v Matlock can be found in the Photograph Galleries.

25th Sep'11 - Yesterday's Midlands 1 East result was Derby 51 - 12 Leighton Buzzard. Here's the match report and the photographs from the game. Other known results for our Derby sides are: Mansfield 2nd XV 07 - 59 Derby 2nd XV, Derby 3rd XV 20 - 26 Mansfield 3rd XV, Keyworth 2nd XV 43 - 36 Derby 4th XV.

24th Sep'11 - Match Reports are now online for Derby U14s 'Tigers' v Paviors and Derby U14s 'Saxons' v Rotherham Titans held on the 18th Sep'11.

23rd Sep'11 - Seniors Team Selections for Saturday 24th September can be found within the Seniors section of the website.

22nd Sep'11 - Watch the England v Romania Rugby World Cup match this coming Saturday (24th Sep) at Haslams. The bar opens at 6:30am with Beer and bacon butties etc being served, then sit back and watch Rugby throughout the day!

England v Romania 7am
France v New Zealand 9.30am
Hot food at lunch time to soak up the ale before watching Derby v Leighton Buzzard at 3pm.
Then wind down by watching Cornish Pirates v Leeds on the box at 4.05pm.

21st Sep'11 - Ladies Rugby, the Derby Vipers v Mellish fixture has now be rearranged for Sunday 25th Sep'11 with a 2pm KO.

20th Sep'11 - Match Reports are now online for Derby U15s 'A' v Market Harborough and Derby U15s 'B' v Sheffield Tigers held on the 18th Sep'11.

18th Sep'11 - Derby continue the good start to the season with a 15 - 29 away win at Ilkeston yesterday. Here's the match report and the photographs from the game. Other known results for our Derby sides: Derby 2nd XV 50 - 12 Ilkeston 2nd XV, Ashfield 2nd XV 05 - 19 Derby 4th XV, Derby Vets 45 - 07 Amber Valley 2nd XV.

17th Sep'11 - Club Sponsor Wild Park Brailsford have a 'Holiday Special date' of Wednesday 26th October when a Full Day of Paintballing is just £25 per person (which includes 300 paintballs, you can purchase more on the day if you wish). In addition to Paintballing, Wild Park Brailsford also do Quad Biking and Laser Tag activities. Wild Park Brailsford have been named as the No.1 Attraction in the East Midlands by Holiday Express Inns. For more information visit the Wild Park Brailsford website.

16th Sep'11 - Seniors Team Selections for Saturday 17th September can be found within the Seniors section of the website.

15th Sep'11 - Photographs from last Sunday's Juniors fixtures of Derby U14s v Matlock U14s and Derby U15s v Newport Salop U15s are now on the website.

12th Sep'11 - Known weekend results for our Derby Senior sides: Derby 1st XV 64 - 00 Loughborough, Derby 2nd XV 24 - 30 Notts Medics, Derby 4th XV 10 - 08 East Retford 2nd XV. Melbourne 2nd XV 10 - 06 Derby Vets. Photographs are within the Galleries for the Derby v Loughborough and Derby 2nd XV v Notts Medics and Derby 4th XV v East Retford 2nd XV fixtures.

Our Ladies team were away at Stafford yesterday and the result was Stafford 27 - 19 Derby Vipers.

9th Sep'11 - Tonight's (Friday 9th September) scheduled Coaches meeting at the Club has been postponed. A new date will be arranged for October.

Photographs from last Saturday's Derby Colts v Sutton Coldfield fixture are now on the website.

5th Sep'11 - Derby get the 2011/12 season underway with a 69 - 21 home win over newly promoted Towcestrians, here's the match report and the photographs can be found in the Photograph Galleries.

30th Aug'11 - Colts U17s and U18s fixtures for 2011/12 have now been added to the website, the Colts U19s fixtures were already on the website. To view all of the Colts fixtures see the Colts Fixtures & Results page.

29th Aug'11 - The Darley Park Concert takes place on the 4th Sep'11 from 5.30pm in Darley Park. This is the UK’s biggest FREE outdoor classical concert and it returns for another year. With an amazing firework finale, Derby LIVE and sinfonia ViVA would like to invite the people of Derby and surrounding counties, towns and villages to be part of the 30,000-strong crowd at the UK’s biggest free outdoor classical concert in the stunning natural amphitheatre that is Darley Park.

Parking is available at Derby RFC for £5 per car and will be available from 3:30pm till 10.30pm. Anyone who parks their Car at the Club will be able to receive one free drink (pint of beer, glass of wine, 1 measure of spirit or a soft drink) on presentation of their parking ticket (which is only valid for the 4th September) at the Club bar of Haslams. Haslams will be open until 10:30pm to give people plenty of time for a relaxed drink after the concert.

For anyone who's not been to Derby RFC before then directions can be found in our Contacts / Directions page. The Club is ideally placed for the Concert as we are adjacent to Darley Park. For more information about the Darley Park Concert visit Derby Live

Photographs from last Saturday's Derby v Melton Mowbray fixture are now on the website.

25th Aug'11 - This Saturday 27th August sees a pre-season friendly of Derby v Melton Mowbray. KO is 3pm.

The following Saturday 3rd Sept'11 sees our first league game of the season at home to Towcestrians and we're having a VP's Day. VP’s are invited to start the season off with a luncheon starting at 1.30pm, prior to the game kicking off at 3pm. Cost of the lunch will be £10 per head, VP’s are asked to inform Rob Falkner of their attendance by telephone on 01332 344341 or email info@derbyrfc.com or by completing and returning the forth coming reply slip that will be sent out to all VP’s during August.

Photographs from last Saturday's Derby v Morley fixture are now on the website as well as Derby 2nd XV v Melbourne.

19th Aug'11 - Club Sponsor Wild Park Brailsford have been named as one of the Top 10 Attractions in the East Midlands by Holiday Inn Express. Wild Park Brailsford is a family run Paintballing, Laser Tag and Quad Bike Trekking venue and they have been established for over 20 years. Visit the Wild Park Brailsford website to find out more information about the activities they provide.

18th Aug'11 - A revised Sponsors section of the website has now been launched in which our Club Sponsors are now listed by their business category which means that if you're looking for a business to fulfil a particular requirement then rather then reading through an alphabetical list of ALL of our Sponsors you can now quickly find and view the details of those Sponsors who feature in the particular Category that you're looking for.

If anyone has any questions about the Sponsors listings or if as a Sponsor you require your listing details to be amended then by all means get in touch with me (Brian at e4creative). My contact details can be found in the Contacts page of this website.

Photographs from last Saturday's Derby v Lichfield fixture are now on the website.

17th Aug'11 - Club Sponsors Stratstone MINI of Derby are holding an Olympic celebration on Saturday 20th August from 9am to 5pm, for details see the advert below.

Stratstone Mini are a new sponsor of the Derby RFC Minis & Juniors for the 2011/12 season and the Club would like to encourage as many of our members and supporters as possible to support this event. So prior to the Derby v Morley game on Saturday (KO 3pm) why not take the family along to Stratstone in the morning (there's lots for the kids to do) and then come along to the game here at Club in the afternoon.

16th Aug'11 - A pre-season friendly takes place this Saturday 20th August with Derby v Morley, KO 3pm.

15th Aug'11 - Additional Forms and Documents have been added to the website, these include the Minis & Juniors Parents Pack 2011/12, Minis & Juniors NLD Registration Form 2011/12  as well as 'A Beginners Guide to Rugby Union' produced by the IRB (International Rugby Board) which gives a good explanation about the rules, playing positions etc. To view these and other Club related documents click on Forms / Documents link in the left hand navigation menu on this page.

12th Aug'11 - Our first VP's Day of the 2011/12 season will take place on Saturday 3rd September with the Derby v Towcestrians opening fixture of the new season. VP’s are invited to start the season off with a luncheon starting at 1.30pm, prior to the game kicking off at 3pm. Cost of the lunch will be £10 per head, VP’s are asked to inform Rob Falkner of their attendance by telephone on 01332 344341 or email info@derbyrfc.com or by completing and returning the forth coming reply slip that will be sent out to all VP’s during August.

11th Aug'11 - A pre-season friendly takes place this Saturday 13th August with Derby v Lichfield, KO 2pm.

4th Aug'11 - England v Wales on the Big Screen at the Club on Sat 5th Aug'11. The Club will open at 1.30pm with KO at 2.30pm.

1st Aug'11 - Junior Fixtures for 2011/12 are now on the website, these are for Under 13s, Under 14s, Under 15s and Under 16s. The Under 17s will be included within the Colts  fixtures.

30th July'11 - Training section has been added to the website. The Training button can be found in the main website navigation menu at the top of each page. When you go into the new Training page I am going to list the days/times for when Training takes place for all sections of the Club and in addition there's a Training Courses link which opens up a page which lists Rugby related Training Courses which can be booked using the online Training Courses Booking Form.

Coaches Meeting: Roxy Fearon and Tracy Edmundson have arranged for a Coaches meeting to take place at the Club on Friday 9th September at 7pm. In addition to their other roles Roxy and Tracy are also the Clubs Coaching Co-ordinators and at this meeting they will  run through how the new Coaches Training Courses page works, how to book courses etc and they will also be looking to get some idea as to what additional training coaches are looking for.

27th July'11 - Seniors Fixtures and Colts U19s Fixtures for 2011/12 are now on the website, the Senior fixtures are for the 1st XV, 2nd XV, 3rd XV, 4th XV and Vets XV.

24th July'11 - The pre-season fixture of Derby v Morley on the 20th August will be a 'Club Day' with the intention of getting everyone to come along: Seniors, Vets, Ladies, Colts and Mini & Juniors to watch the game, have a BBQ, Bouncy Castle etc. As a reminder the pre-season fixture dates are: Sat 13th August'11 - Derby v Lichfield - Home KO 2pm, Sat 20th August'11 -Derby v Morley - Home KO 3pm and Derby 2nd XV v Melbourne - Home KO 3pm, Wed 24th August - Derby 2nd XV v Tupton - Home KO 7.30pm, Sat 27th August - Derby v Melton Mowbury - Home KO 2pm.

23rd July'11 - Our Derby Vipers held a Ladies Training Funday on the 3rd July'11 at the Club. Here's the photographs from the day.

22nd July'11 - Minis Fixtures for 2011/12, are now online within the Minis & Juniors section of the website.

21st July'11 - Seniors / Colts Playing membership subscriptions for 2011/12 are now due.

£70 for senior playing members
£40 for colts/students
£15 Country Member rate (aimed at students away for most of the season)

Payments to membership secretary Glyn Castledine or to Colin Cornfield or Phil Maddocks.

19th July'11 - Vipers (Ladies) Rugby Fixtures for 2011/12, are now online within the Vipers section of the website.

8th July'11 - The new revised Derby RFC website has been launched for the 2011/12 season. Over the next few weeks more and more information will be added especially items such as the 2011/12 Fixtures for Minis & Juniors, Colts, Ladies & Seniors. In addition I will be populating the Archive section with previous seasons results and match reports. I'm also contacting people across the Club to make sure that I have the latest upto date information for the areas that they are responsible for eg. Contact name details in the Contacts pages, Sponsors Listings etc. If anyone has any information for the various pages on the website which they think would be useful to have then by all means let me know - Thanks, Brian (my contact details can be found in the Club Contacts link within the Contacts web page).

10th July'11 - Pre Season Fixture dates, Sat 13th August'11 - Derby v Lichfield - Home KO 2pm, Sat 20th August'11 -Derby v Morley - Home KO 3pm, Wed 24th August - Derby 2nd XV v Tupton - Home KO 7.30pm, Sat 27th August - Derby v Melton Mowbury - Home KO 2pm

3rd July'11 - Training dates for Colts have been published, select the Training tab within the Colts section for details.

2nd July'11 - Derby RFC have agreed a deal for reduced rates with the new gym in Derby, Gym4all, located on Normanton Road (near the Mill Hill Corner furniture shop). For more information about the gym see www.gym4all.com

For paid up Derby RFC club members wanting a 12 month minimum contract the following prices will apply: First 40 club playing members - £10.99 per month and no joining fee (usually £15) Any further club members - £14.99 per month and no joining fee For paid up Derby RFC club members wanting a short term deal (e.g. students returning to University in the Autumn) ‘Pay Monthly’ members - £16.99 per month and no joining fee (usually £25) for a minimum of 3 months (limit of 30).

Please note that the “first 40” will be limited initially to senior playing members, defined as senior men, senior ladies and senior and junior Colts (U17-U19s), but may be opened up to U16s and U15s at a later date if not fully used (minimum age for use of the gym is 15).

Non-playing club members can benefit from the £14.99 per month and no joining fee offer. In order to get these reduced rates you need to speak to Alex at the gym and quote a code that can be obtained from Colin Cornfield (seniors), Roxy Fearon (Colts) or Martin Seccombe (Ladies). Of course further checks, including payment of DRFC membership, will also take place.

15th June'11 - Seniors training starts on Tuesday 5th July at 6.45pm prompt. Splashfit gym trainers will be involved with the coaching team and oversee strength & conditioning so it will be hard but fun! The sessions will be suitable for all fitness levels and a great way to improve your own fitness so all are welcome. Training will continue at the same time for subsequent Tuesdays and Thursdays over the summer.

14th June'11 - The new season will soon be upon us, here are the dates for the pre-season matches......

Sat 13th Aug Lichfield Home KO 2pm

Sat 20th Aug Morley Home KO 3pm and Derby 2nd XV v Melbourne KO 3pm

Wed 24th Aug Tupton Home KO 7.30pm (2nd XV)

Sat 27th Aug Melton Mowbury Home KO 2pm

 

Haslams

Haslams is available for Conferencing, Corporate Events and Functions Hire.

An ideal stunning venue which is....

Centrally located
Convenient to major routes
Easy to access
Ample on-site parking
Flexible room options
Wi-fi connection
Presentation facilities
Catering available
Cost effective

Haslams is ideal for...

Meetings
Training
Presentations
Corporate Hospitality
Private functions (Birthday Parties, Wedding Receptions etc.)

For more information contact...

Robin Falkner on 01332 344341 or 07702 308780


Forms / Documents

General:
A Beginners Guide to Rugby Union - PDF document
Club Membership application form - PDF document
VP info and standing order form - Word document


Minis & Juniors:
Parents Pack 2011/12 - PDF document
Derby RFC Player Registration Form 2011/12 - PDF Document
NLD Registration Form - PDF document
Player Transfer Form - PDF document

History

Derby RFC officially formed in 1891/2 and previous players have included Dr. Karl Mullen (British Lions Captain & Ireland Captain) and Monty Heald (President of the Canadian RFU). Monty was elected to the Board of Rugby Canada in 1986 as Vice President of the National Team after serving as a selector, chairman of selectors and team manager starting in 1978. He was elected President in 1991, retired from the position in 1999 and served one further year on the Board as a Vice President. 

In 1891/2 Derby played 7 games winning 6 losing 1. One of the victories was against Nottingham and the press report told of a somewhat vigorous encounter. It’s likely that Derby had been playing for a number of seasons before 1891 but this year of 1891 is the earliest we know of any written evidence.

Post World War II, Rugby Football re-commenced at Derby in February 1946 under the banner of Derby Tigers RFC.

In the season 1949/50 at a meeting at the Derbyshire Club, Irongate here in Derby between five members of Derby Tigers and five members of the pre-war Derby RFC. The name was changed to Derby RFC "for the betterment of Rugby Football, both in Derby and Derbyshire." The club at this time were playing on Markeaton Park. Both teams colours are reflected in the present club tie. 

In late 1950 the club decided on a move to Kedleston Road and leased the present field from Mr Clarke-Maxwell, an eminent Derby surgeon, for a modest sum per annum. The club purchased a sectional building from R.A.F. Wymeswold in Leicestershire at a cost of £75. The building was transported in sections, on lorries, to Kedleston Road. The club members, then numbering around 135, started digging the trenches for the foundations. Many of the bricks were second hand and the cement had to be chipped off them. In 1952 the club moved to the new ground and on September 11th Mr W.C. Ramsey, Treasurer and Vice-President of the Rugby Football Union performed the opening ceremony. In the early 60's Blackwell Colliery R.F.C. disbanded and donated their funds to Derbyshire Rugby Clubs. This funded an annex to the club area called the Blackwell Room, long since dismantled.

In 1976 it was decided to build the current dressing rooms at a cost of some £25,000. To finance this £15,000 came from club funds and £10,000 from a bond scheme. Bonds of £25 were issued to be repayed over 10 years. Some members were re-imbursed but the majority donated them to the club. The construction of the changing rooms was well under way when the purchase of the ground was offered to us for £10 000. All the monies having been allocated the pot was empty but this was an offer we could not turn down. The late, and sadly missed, Peter Joslin, almost single handedly, raised the money from the Sports Council. What an investment that proved to be !!!

In 1980, under the direction of Eddie Hilyer, the lounge was added to the complex at a cost of £20 000.

In June 2002 Derby RFC moved from Kedleston Road to the new Clubhouse and grounds at Haslams Lane. A new chapter in the history of Derby RFC has begun.

Players - Past and Present

Prominent players in the 1980’s have been Stuart Hamilton who went on to play for then mighty Coventry and Roger Lucas at Nottingham. Recently, ex-mini scrum-half Alan Dickens is now at Sale. Another ex-colt, prop forward Peter Hennessey is currently at Bedford. Sean Jennings played 533 1st XV games and scored a phenomenal 3,882 points in his time (it's highly unlikely that this record will ever be broken, it's an absolute massive amount of points). Campbell Wigley is third in the all-time points scoring table with well over 700 first team points. Colin Cornfield is now second in the appearance table with 434 appearances for the Club and he has scored 673 points with most of them scored from the wing.

Teams

We run 7 senior sides - 1st XV, 2nd XV, 3rd XV, 4th XV, Vets XV, Colts XV and a Ladies XV. We also have a very active Minis & Juniors section with teams in every age group starting from Under 7s right through to Under 17s.

Successes

2002/03 - Derby were runners up in Midlands Two West, both the 1st XV and the 2nd XV lifted the Derbyshire Cup in their respective Competitions and the 1st XV were runners up in the NLD Three Counties Cup. 

Our Minis & Juniors had many successes throughout 2002/03 - U9's being both the Derby Festival winners and also the Sutton Coldfield Festival winners. Our U10's were Derby Festival winners. Our U9's, 10's & 12's all travelled to Twickenham having reached the Finals Day of the Gullivers National Tournament. Our U10's were also NLD Festival winners. Our U15's were NLD Cup Champions. Our U17's topped the Derbyshire League. 

We've had players from both Seniors and Juniors being picked to play at County level during 2002/03 with our U15's having had 21 players selected to play at County level !!! 
1995/96 - In 1995/6 Derby won the Three Counties Cup and the Derbyshire Cup.

Social Aspects of the Club

Not only do we play Rugby but there's also lots of fun events as well, just take a look at the Past Events page - we've had Gig nights, Sponsored Wake Surfing, James Bond Evenings, U13's & 14's on tour in Ireland, Seniors on tour in Antwerp. We've also had the official opening of Haslams by HRH The Duke of Gloucester.

New players, serious or social, are most welcome.