Windsor RFC Dames

💥🇬🇧 Wow, what a day! 🇺🇸 💥

A Baa-baa Dames side took to the field for our pre-season friendly against touring team Lady Mudturtles!

Whilst the score didn’t go our way, it was such a great game to watch, well-led by our captain, Jess.

This was swiftly followed by fancy-dressed festivities in the clubhouse in a U.K. vs U.S. theme, with each team gifting each other tokens of remembrance (the team’s players for that day signed a Windsor shirt for the Lady Mudturtles and we got gifted a spectacular plaque) for this epic day!

Thank you to our American friends for visiting, both the challenge in the pitch and camaraderie afterwards was amazing and has given us a great boost before kicking off our season!

Thank you to the organisers of the day, with a special highlight to our Head Coach, Ray, our Manager, Sharon and Andy, Chair of Senior Men’s rugby for all they did prior to and on the day.

Thank you to the players who joined our Dames team to create our Baa-baa side.

Big thank you to the staff at the clubhouse and for those who pitched in serving behind the bar, especially our very own Lily, Ruby and Liv.

Grateful for this epic runaround and was so brilliant to see so many down the clubhouse.

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2024/25 WOMEN’S NC2 SOUTH EAST (NORTH WEST) FIXTURES!

Are you ready for it?!

We’re looking forward to seeing what this season has in store for us and can’t wait to play this great selection of teams!








📅 Get these matches in your diaries, we look forward to seeing you there.

Follow us across our social media platforms for all the latest updates!
All fixtures and kick off times are subject to change.

LET’S GO DAMES!

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‼️ TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️

We are excited to announce that our Captain this season is Jess with Flossie at her side as our Vice Captain!

Please join us in congratulating these incredible Dames in their roles!

Well done ladies, it’s going to be a brilliant season!

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PRE-SEASON DOUBLE HEADER | 24TH AUGUST 2024

Windsor RFC’s Senior teams take on visitors from the USA, Union County Rugby, and

Windsor Dames vs Lady Mudturtles
⏰ 13:30

Windsor 1st XV vs The Mudturtles
⏰ 15:00

📍 Home Park, SL4 6HX

It’s set to be a great day of rugby at Home Park! Get yourselves down, support your Windsor teams and we’ll see you in the clubhouse for food and live entertainment!

LET’S GO WINDSOR!

 

SPECIAL MENTION FOR OUR COACH, RAY COX

We were finally able to award Ray with his gift from the team for his coaching last season (unfortunately he missed player awards night - a fineable offence?).

Thank you Ray for your dedication, coaching us in rain or shine, helping encourage the growth of women’s rugby at the club. We appreciate everything you do for us and without your pearls of wisdom, Ray’s Riddles would not exist.

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🥇 DAMES TEAM PRE-PRE-SEASON CHALLENGE WINNER 🏆

With the start of pre-season approaching, the coaches thought it would be nice to have some healthy competition in the run up by hosting a distance challenge on Strava!
From 12th June to 10th July, whoever could travel the furthest over the month would win. Whether it be walking, running, kayaking, cycling etc.

Congratulations goes to Sabs for making top of the table with an impressive 248.6 miles! We hope you enjoy your well-deserved prize of two tickets to the England Red Roses 🌹 game against New Zealand! 🇳🇿

Congratulations and well done to all the Dames who participated!
It was great to see the competitive side of you and the group chat certainly got heated at times 😂

Thank you to the coaches for setting up the challenge and encouraging us, looking forward to what the next challenge could be!

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LADIES! WE WANT YOU!

No matter your skill set or experience, we want to meet you! Whether you’re an ex player looking to get back into the game, or a complete novice wanting to try something new: there is a place for you with us.

We train every Wednesday from 7:15pm - 9pm at Home Park, SL4 6HX.

This season we’re maturing in our 10th year of the Dames being a part of the history of Windsor RFC.

If you want to give rugby a go, join a welcoming team and getting fitter in the process, we’d love to meet you! There’s no better time to start women’s rugby, come along and give it a try:
JOIN THE CLUB!

For more information:
-Email [email protected]
-Follow/message us on our socials
-Visit windsorrugbyclub.com

See you soon!

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2024/25 WOMEN’S NC2 SOUTH EAST (NORTH WEST) FIXTURES!

Are you ready for it?!

We’re looking forward to seeing what this season has in store for us and can’t wait to play this great selection of teams!








📅 Get these dates in your diaries, we look forward to seeing you there.

Follow us across our social media platforms for all the latest updates!
All fixtures and kick off times are subject to change.

LET’S GO DAMES!

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🏉 THE END OF SEASON STATS ARE IN! 🏉

All of our ladies had an absolutely amazing season and played as an impressive team!
With brilliant team play and performances, comes points and here are your scorers of the season.

Beth Jefferies and Jodie Cain left it all on the pitch, smashing through the 100 points mark with Manon Bataille (c) and Jess O'Sullivan not far behind, well done ladies!! 🏉💪🎉

There are seriously impressive stats all round so let's carry them on into next season!

Woohoo!! Calling all girls aged 9-16, get yourselves down to Windsor Rugby Club this June and July! All skill sets welcome, get involved with the Windsor Damsels Girls Rugby 🥳

WINDSOR RUGBY CLUB | DAMSELS

💥 ENGLAND RFU: LOVE RUGBY CAMP 💥

Windsor RFC’s Damsels are taking part in the England RFU Love Rugby Campaign.
We will be holding fun girls-only sessions every Thursday throughout June and July!

All skill sets are welcome, come and give rugby a go!

🗓️ STARTS THURSDAY 6TH JUNE
🔁 EVERY THURSDAY IN JUNE & JULY
⏰ 18:30-19:30
📍 WINDSOR RFC, SL4 6HX
👤 GIRLS AGED 9-16 (SCHOOL YEARS 6-11)

TO REGISTER/FOR MORE INFORMATION:
📞 BECS CURLEY - 07875 269 418

Let’s go girls 🔥

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Congratulations to the 4 of our Dames who’ve been selected for the Berkshire RFU Women’s Squad 2024!

⭐️ Beth Jefferies
⭐️ Corinna Herriot
⭐️ Ellie Barley
⭐️ Manon Bataille

We’re so proud of you and can’t wait to come and support you whilst you’re out there representing!

Let’s go girls 🔥

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Windsor RFC Senior Team’s Player Awards 2023/24

Saturday 4th May, the women and men’s senior teams met for a night of brilliance, celebrating and recognising the great rugby played this season.

AWARDS
Most Improved Player - Ella Badger
Coaches’ Player - Jess O’Sullivan
Players’ Player - Manon Bataille

SPECIAL MENTIONS

Windsor RFC have been awarded the county’s ‘Best Social Media Campaign’ for the 2023/2024 season. Recognition was given to McLaren Madamombe, Liv Brooke and Rohan Lee for all their hard work and dedication throughout the season and over the years.

Our manager, Sharon Richards, for always going above and beyond her role for the Dames.

Our coaching team: Cherelle Jameson, Caroline Robinson, Beth Jefferies and Ray Cox, for coaching us in rain or shine, helping encouraging the growth of women’s rugby at the club.

Our physio, Emma, for keeping us safe and taping us all up this season.

Our captain, Manon Bataille, for her dedication, leading by example and being an amazing Captain this season.

The new tradition from last season lives on as Sharon Richards and Jess O’Sullivan received glass tankards for earning their fantastic 50 caps.

We’d also like to say a big thank you to all the people who helped behind the bar, with the food and to all those who made it happen.

A great night to let our hair down and bring all the senior teams together. Watch this space and see where Windsor RFC will go next season!

LET’S GO WINDSOR!

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Windsor Rugby Club

2023/24 SEASON SYNOPSIS: CAROLINE ROBINSON, FORWARDS COACH

I was so grateful to be welcomed back into the Dames this season, not as a player but as part of the coaching team, which has been a challenging but exciting role for me.

When we lost the first game of the season I was unsure whether my enthusiasm to win was shared by the team but I have been blown away by the committment and team work shown by the players in order to play real quality rugby and come away with a third place finish.

Throughout the season we have focused on our defensive structure, line speed and connection which has improved week on week until the final game of the season. Which saw us defending our try line under immense pressure… And we came away with the win! All the players should be so proud of how far we have come this season, developing individually and as a team.

I’ve learnt a lot about coaching this season, like the importance of knowing where the extra hair bobbles are and who drinks out of what water bottle… Perhaps next season we will strive for more independence?

There have been tough times this season; injuries, weather and some ‘commitment issues’ which all saw us dip in training, and has limited our achievements. In spite of this to watch the players dig in and show true grit when times have got tough on the pitch has been pretty impressive!

With so much potential in this team, I can’t wait to see where we go next year… More rugby, more winning and more fun!
But mainly MORE winning!!

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2023/24 SEASON SYNOPSIS: MANON BATAILLE, CAPTAIN

What a season from the team, finishing on the podium despite many injuries!

Thank you to all the Dames for always being up to help out at different positions - one of our players played prop and centre in the same game which was pretty impressive.

Well done to players new to rugby for picking up everything so quickly and to the more experienced players for stepping up on the pitch and leading the way.

The season could not have finished better than with a 24-22 win in a very disputed game where we gave everything for the shirt.

A special thank you to the coaches who have been amazing and so committed all season, to the injured players for always being here to support the team and to our very own Sharon who once again held us all together!

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2023/24 SEASON SYNOPSIS: RAY COX, HEAD COACH & FORWARDS COACH

We started the season with Caroline, Cherelle and Beth agreeing to join the coaching team. This enabled us to set up a better structure. Focusing on: basic skills, individual skills and group skills.

It’s important, as a coach, to understand that a good-balanced group opens your eyes to things you as an individual may have missed. Plus, a good balance of characters makes for a better coaching group. We now have a good balance of experience, which will grow over time.

Pre-season went well, we had a lot of new players come and go, but it was good to have interest in the game grow. We started to see a good base of a team which were all registered to Windsor, which was down to the hard work of Sharon and her support team. Old players also returned.

The season started well, unfortunately the score was against us, losing 22-29 to Marlow. This must be the first season where we didn’t have to travel too far, which I think also helped with retention.
The first half of the season, we grew from strength to strength, which was impressive seeing as we had so many new players. There was a real buzz around the Dames. The top of the table was tight and as the season went on but unfortunately, we picked up injuries, which meant that we couldn’t continue in our Cup run.

This continued into the new year and we slipped out of the title race. Unfortunately, lack of numbers at training hindered our chances, losing two big matches. But, The Dames came through and secured a well-fought victory to secure third place.

So, a mixed bag of a season, but there is a lot of potential for next season with so many new players coming through, as well as some Damsels coming up.

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Player of the match was awarded to April Fagan.
April only joined us this season having never played rugby before. She made some amazing runs and tackled like a demon, which is only a reflection of her attitude of never being afraid of getting stuck in since the day she started!

Thank you to our sponsor

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| FULL TIME | Ruislip RFC Women 22-24 Windsor Dames

What a way to end a season! A heartfelt, gritty win today against a fantastic opponent.
Incredible play from the ladies on both sides.

Excellent work by our try scorers today Jodie, Jess, Manon and Ema!
Accompanied by great conversions by Beth Jefferies (2).

Player’s player of the match: April Fagan
Coach’s player of the match: Ema Qio
Jester of the match: Cherelle Jameson

This ends our 23/24 season on a great high.
Thank you to those who came down to support us playing away. Your cheers from the sidelines really do mean a lot to us!

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📣 SUNDAY 21ST APRIL: HERE ARE YOUR DAMES 📣

The team is ready to play away for our final match of the season: our rescheduled match against Ruislip RFC Women at Ruislip RFC on Sunday.

📍 RUISLIP RFC, HA4 6DR
⏰ 14:30 KO

We look forward to seeing you there!
LET’S GO DAMES!

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We’re playing catch up! Our February players of the month are Ema Qio and Liv Brooke!

This award is given to the players who our coaches feel go above and beyond to embody our team values:

🟢 Respect
🔴 Aspiration
🟠 Commitment
⚫️ Enjoyment

Thank you to our sponsor and congratulations ladies!

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LEAGUE MATCH AWAY THIS SUNDAY: Windsor Dames VS Ruislip RFC Women

We’re back on as we play our rescheduled match against Ruislip RFC Women this Sunday!

📆 SUNDAY 21ST APRIL
📍 RUISLIP RFC, HA4 6DR
⏰ 14:30 KO

Come and support your Dames as this is our last match of the league!

Let’s go Windsor! 🔥

Ever wanted to give rugby a go?
Get in touch and DM us on Facebook or Instagram or email at [email protected]

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Player of the match was awarded to our captain, Manon Bataille.
Manon leads by example. She’s a reliable player, is always there when you need her and picks the team’s spirits up, giving us the drive we need to push us forward.

Thank you to our sponsor

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| FULL TIME | Marlow Ladies 57-15 Windsor Dames

It unfortunately didn’t go our way today, we played hard and didn’t give up, but it’s the losses that show us how to get better!
Congratulations to Marlow Ladies on their win.

Brilliant work by our try scorers today Beth Jefferies (2) and Jess.

Player’s player of the match: Manon Bataille
Coach’s player of the match: Jess O’Sullivan
Jester of the match: Ella Badger
Opposition's player: Cherelle Jameson

We have one last match of our season to go, away at Ruislip on 21st April.
Let’s go Windsor!!

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📣 SUNDAY 7TH APRIL : HERE ARE YOUR DAMES 📣

The team is ready to play away against Marlow Ladies at Marlow RFC on Sunday.

📍 SL7 1QU
⏰ 15:00 KO

LET’S GO DAMES!!!!!!!!

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WE’RE BACK! PENULTIMATE LEAGUE MATCH AWAY THIS SUNDAY: Marlow Ladies VS Windsor Dames

📆 SUNDAY 7TH APRIL
📍 MARLOW RFC, SL7 1QU
⏰ 15:00 KO

It’s our penultimate league match of our season!
Get yourselves to Marlow RFC, let’s hear that Windsor roar! 🙌

Ever wondered “what if” about rugby?
New players are always welcome!!
Come down on a Wednesday 7:15pm-9pm
Any questions please DM us on Facebook or Instagram.
Or email at [email protected]

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 DAMES TOUR 2024 FUNDRAISING EVENT: KARAOKE NIGHT 🎤

🗓️ FRI 12TH APRIL
⏰ Starts 19:00
📍 Windsor Rugby Club, SL4 6HX

🎟️ £15 PER PERSON
covers: Entry, 1 drink, 1 song
🎶 £1 per song
🍻 Bar open
🍽️ Hot food, snacks & sweet treats for sale

⭐️ Prize for best ugly shirt
⭐️ Raffle with amazing prizes

Register your interest/book your tickets by messaging us on social media or please email [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you there!

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WINDSOR RFC | SELECT WINDSOR MEN’S & WOMEN'S NEXT AWAY SHIRT🏉

Here’s your opportunity to have a say on which shirt the Men's 1s/DXV and Dames teams will wear next season.

On the official Windsor RFC social media account, we will have a knockout style voting system on the stories, so make sure you follow and stay tuned for when this goes live.

This will run for 24 hours with the 4 design concepts battling it out until we have a top 2. Then these will go head to head the next day until we have an overall winner.

CLICK LINK BELOW TO PLACE YOUR VOTE VIA INSTAGRAM STORY:
https://www.instagram.com/windsor_rugby_club_official/?hl=en-gb

Note: These images are a representation of the design and the final product may differ slightly depending on the actual product produced by Mizuno.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 DAMES TOUR 2024 FUNDRAISING EVENT: BONKERS BINGO 🪩

🗓️ FRI 29TH MARCH
🚪 Doors open 18:30
⏰ Starts 19:00
📍 Windsor Rugby Club, SL4 6HX

🎟️ £5 per bingo card
🍻 Bar open
🍽️ Snacks & sweet treats for sale

⭐️ Prize for best sparkly outfit
⭐️ Raffle & mini competitions with amazing prizes

Register your interest by messaging us on social media or please email [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Our U14s had a fantastic afternoon on Sunday at a 7s tournament with Bracknell and West Berks. Smiles all round

WINDSOR RUGBY CLUB | MENs SIX NATIONS GAMES FINAL WEEKEND LIVE SATURDAY 16TH MARCH 2024 PARK, BAR OPEN 13:00

The support has been exceptional throughout the Men’s GUINESS SIX NATIONS and we as a club have appreciate the support very much. From Volunteers, Bar staff, Organisers and everyone attending the live matches.

This weekend is the final 2024 Men’s GUINESS SIX NATIONS weekend with all 3 matches LIVE at HOME PARK. Saturday will be a day of live rugby and we urge you all to join us for the season finale and close off what has been a surprise but exciting tournament. Doors will open from 13:00 onwards, with Drinks, Food and Evening Entertainment offered.

We have a special guest playing a set before the France vs England game as part of our evening entertainment.

Please see below KO times for each match:
• Wales VS Italy Kick Off 14:15
• Ireland VS Scotland Kick Off 16:45
• France VS England Kick Off 20:00
Lets get down to the club and make it a great atmosphere.

ATTENTION: MATCH POSTPONEMENT

Unfortunately pitches have been deemed unplayable due to the recent heavy downpour of rain in the night and being unable to organise an accessible host for both teams in such a short space of time.

Keep an eye on our social media channels for updates on the rescheduled match. We look forward to meeting Ruislip RFC Women at a later date!

Have a great Sunday all!

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