St.Ives RUFC

🏉 3 DAYS TO GO! Next up in our countdown to Mini & Junior Registration Sunday…

THE VOLUNTEERS & THE SHACK! This Sunday, our incredible volunteers will be on hand to make sure everyone feels welcome and knows exactly where to go.

They’ll be helping you register your children into the right age group, showing you around, getting involved with the coaching and making sure the morning runs like clockwork.

And while the kids are busy getting stuck into rugby…

THE OUTDOOR SHACK WILL BE OPEN!

Hot food, good grub and plenty of fuel to keep the whole family going through the morning. But honestly, none of this happens without the people behind the scenes.

St Ives Rugby Club is built on the incredible work of its volunteers.

The coaches.
The team managers.
The committee.
The parents.
The helpers.
The people who turn up early, stay late and somehow always find another job to do!

They’re what makes this club more than just a rugby club. They’re what makes St Ives RUFC so special to be part of.

So if you’re coming along this Sunday, come and say hello, get involved and experience what our club is all about.

3 DAYS.
1 BIG REGISTRATION DAY.
ONE INCREDIBLE CLUB.

See you Sunday!

🏉 4 DAYS TO GO! And we’ve got a couple of little bits to announce as part of our Mini & Junior Registration Launch…

So, today’s announcement?

PEACH & GO COFFEE ARE JOINING US!

From this Sunday, Peach & Go will be at St Ives RUFC, fueling the morning while the kids train, play, run around and generally leave absolutely nothing in the tank.

Coffee for the grown ups. Sweets for the Kids. Drinks to keep everyone hydrated. And plenty of warmth for those “how long is training left?” moments when winter arrives.

They’ll be with us throughout the season, helping make Sunday mornings at the club even better.

So… kids on the pitch.
Parents with coffee.
Everyone happy.

We call that a win.

📍 St Ives RUFC
📅 THIS SUNDAY
🏉 Mini & Junior Registration Launch

4 DAYS. SEE YOU THERE!

🏉 5 DAYS TO GO! The countdown is ON!

This Sunday we’re officially launching Mini & Junior Rugby registration at St Ives RUFC!

If your little one has been asking to try rugby, this is the perfect time to get them involved. Whether they’re completely new to the game or already rugby mad, there’s a place for them at our club.

Get them outside. Get them active. Get them training. Get them part of the team.

Come down this Sunday, meet the coaches, meet the team and find out what junior rugby at St Ives is all about.

📍 St Ives RUFC
📅 This Sunday
🏉 Mini & Junior Registration Launch

5 days. Then we get started. Let’s get the kids on the pitch!

🏉 ST IVES RUGBY CLUB’S JUBILEE BALL, 50 years deserves one hell of a celebration… and we’re throwing a proper one!

Join us for an unmissable evening celebrating 50 incredible years of St Ives Rugby Club, packed with everything you need for a night to remember:

🎸 Live band
🕺 Disco & dancing
🥂 Drinks reception
🍽️ Incredible food
🍾 Plenty of reasons to raise a glass and celebrate!

Whether you’ve pulled on the St Ives shirt, supported from the sidelines, volunteered behind the scenes, or simply been part of the club’s incredible journey, this night is for you.

📅 50 Year Jubilee Ball
📍 St Ives Rugby Club
🎟️ Monthly payment option available

Payment details:
Account Name: St Ives Rugby
Sort Code: 30-94-47
Account Number: 70035568
Bank: Lloyds Business

👉 Please use your surname as the payment reference.

Get your place secured, dust off the glad rags and get ready to celebrate 50 years of St Ives Rugby Club in style.

This is one you absolutely DO NOT want to miss.

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🏉💙💛 GIRLS — COME AND GIVE RUGBY A GO! 💛💙

Are you in School Years 6–13? Maybe you’ve never played rugby before, or maybe you’re looking for a new sport to try.

Come along to St Ives Rugby Club and give it a go! 🙌

Rugby really is for everyone — all shapes, sizes and strengths. You don’t need to be the fastest, strongest or most experienced. Just come along, have some fun and see if you enjoy it!

🏉 Mondays | 7pm–8:30pm
📍 St Ives Rugby Club, Somersham Road, PE27 3LY
✨ FREE taster sessions
👕 New players get a FREE T-shirt & polo shirt!

It’s a great way to get active, meet new people, build confidence and be part of a brilliant team. 💙💛

Bring a friend, come and have a go — you might surprise yourself! 🏉

📧 Register: [email protected]

🚨 ENGLISH RUGBY HAS BEEN CANCELLED BECAUSE IT’S TOO DRY. 🚨

Just read that again.

Too. Feckin. Dry.

After approximately 150 years of standing beside pitches that resemble the Somme, English grassroots rugby has finally encountered the one weather condition nobody was prepared for:

Summer.

The RFU has postponed the start of the competitive community season until the week commencing 21 September because the drought has left pitches too hard for full-contact rugby.

This is magnificent.

For generations rugby players have been told:

“The game goes ahead unless the pitch is unplayable.”

And “unplayable” traditionally meant there was a Vauxhall Corsa floating past the clubhouse.

Frozen solid?

PLAY ON.

Horizontal rain?

PLAY ON.

Six inches of mud and something in the 22 that may once have been livestock?

PLAY ON.

Bit of sunshine?

EVERYBODY INSIDE. THIS IS FECKIN DANGEROUS.

😂😂😂

Somewhere there’s an 82-year-old former prop absolutely furious.

“Too hard?! We played on concrete in 1963. Broke both legs before half-time. Finished the game. Scored twice. Walked home.”

And spare a thought for every groundsman in England.

They’ve spent their entire lives trying to stop rugby pitches becoming swamps.

Drainage.

Aeration.

Sand.

Seed.

Verti-draining.

Thousands of volunteer hours.

Finally gets the pitch dry…

RFU: Cancel everything.

😂

Rugby has now achieved something cricket could only dream of:

RAIN REQUIRED TO START PLAY.

Imagine explaining this to the Australians and South Africans.

“Sorry lads, rugby’s off.”

Flooding?

“No.”

*Snow?”

“No.”

*Frozen pitch?”

“No.”

“England has become dangerously pleasant.”

And presumably the clubhouse bar will still open.

Because apparently the ground is too dangerous for 30 men to tackle each other on…

…but perfectly safe for those same 30 men to consume several pints and attempt to negotiate wet wooden stairs in studs.

PLAYER WELFARE. 👍

The best bit will be September.

After postponing an entire season because there isn’t enough water, you absolutely KNOW the first weekend back will feature biblical rain and some poor groundsman at 7am, ankle-deep in water, pushing a fork into the pitch saying:

“Aye… I reckon it’ll take a stud.”

English rugby.

The only sport capable of cancelling August because it’s too dry…

then cancelling October because it’s too wet.

🏉☀️🌧️🍺

See you on 21 September.

Weather permitting.

Obviously.

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🏉💙💛 THE LADIES 2026/27 SEASON IS COMING 💛💙🏉

The fixtures are in! 📅🔥

We’re incredibly excited to share our 2026/27 Women’s XV fixtures as we prepare for our first season competing in NC3! 💪🏉

There are some great games ahead, with plenty of familiar faces and new challenges along the way. We can’t wait to get out on the pitch and represent St Ives RUFC!

📅 First fixture: 4th October
🏉 Home & away fixtures throughout the season

⚠️ One small disclaimer… Mother Nature may have a say! 😂🌧️

With the pitches currently crying out for some rain, fixture dates may be subject to change if we don’t get some much-needed wet weather soon. We’ll keep everyone updated with any changes.

Bring on NC3! 💙💛

NC3, we’re ready for you! 🏉🔥