Annual General Meeting 29th June 2020 Welcome
Agenda 1. Minutes of 2019 AGM F Gemmell 2. Senior Report D Toone 3. Boys Academy Report G James 4. Swans Report N Lepper 5. Girls Academy Report L Bussell 6. Youth Report D Fellingham 7. Hon Sec Report F Gemmell 8. Treasurers’ Reports (Club inc Youth) A Leach / B Boggie 9. Auditing of Accounts A Leach 10. Election of Officers & Committee 11. AOB
Director of Rugby Overview – David Toone Positives all 3 senior men’s teams were sustained, performed well and became closely integrated (performance included in team u reports) the large investment in senior rugby this season paid dividends on the pitch and in results u investment in physios and their performance improved player availability and recovery u started close interaction with RFU on coaching courses (Activate Warm Up, Rugby Transition Workshop) and Bath u University on Injury Management (5 games professionally filmed as part of RFU RugbySafe commitment) Challenges the development squad concept using 1XV/2XV/3XV/Academy players for both cup competitions had limited support u (compared to other clubs who took both the concept and the competitions seriously) the DoR role currently remains narrow compared to roles at other clubs and needs to be formalised (scope, u responsibilities) managing todays challenges (CV19) with key changes for next season at the club (personnel, promotion, new teams, u finance) Thank You’s for making the pitches look amazing and the fantastic management of the training pitches u for the support in pushing the club forward and understanding the demands from the rugby playing side of the club u for the step change in investment in game/training equipment, transport, coaching expenses u all the coaches, supporting team volunteers and club supporters for making the (shortened) season such a success on u and off the field
Senior Mens 1XV – Andrew White Playing Season STATS Numbers without question, Buckingham’s most successful season to date - a long campaign even u Used 44 though it was cut short Left 4 we equalled the previous numbers of wins record (with 4 games to play and could have u Season Ending 2 won all) Injury squad is without doubt the healthiest it has ever been in all competitions u Debuts 11 results were: 12 Wins, 10 Losses, won 2 pre-season friendlies u Academy 1 Positives Uni 2 Player of 1 game 10 thank you to the Committee for supporting use of both new changing rooms and moving u away side to old changing rooms – I have seen, first hand, the mind games teams play when we travel away! reducing barriers to playing was essential this season and the physios have made a huge u impact we found our USP early on and we did it well (lineout, scrums, full game focus, home u support) Challenges captaincy change and loss of Euan early in season was difficult and low point but we had u great support including Jamie Temple stepping in the connection with the academy this season was not what I hoped for and concerns u remain on the development of players progressing to senior rugby player availability and commitment is not great at times and difficult to understand – we u continue to compete against all sorts of distraction and need to continue improving in all areas (I know David Toone is looking at this and I just hope we jump on board)
Senior Mens 2XV (Mitres) – Graham Kemp Playing Season mixed season for the Mitres with a definite divide between home and away performances with the expected u success of home fixtures and the frustration of availability and performances and associated results with away fixtures. Hopefully we can build on this for next season. Positives finished 3rd overall in the Wadsworth Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 North league behind Banbury IIs and Henley IIIs, at the u time of the premature end to the season with 8 wins and 8 losses and a +65 points difference with 4 games remaining every fixture for the season was fulfilled (Henly 3’s still went ahead as a friendly even though conceding the u points due to a shortage of players good relationship maintained with both the 1st squad and the Cavaliers resulting in the 2s being represented by 82 u players from a combination of Club, Buckingham University and Guest players as well as work placement students from schools within the local catchment plus representation from the academy for the Bucks Cup Challenges early and frustrating exits from the Bucks Cup and Lewis Shield again due to availability of players u Thank you to Gouty, Tom, and Steve for their support particularly Steve for helping me rally around players late on a Friday and early Saturday in an attempt to fulfil all fixtures across the club
Senior Mens 3XV – (Cavaliers) Steve Weingart Playing Season season started well with a new captain secured and a bank of committed players from within the club, Winslow and the u odd casual player. mixed results before Christmas left the team at mid/low table but some really good wins u appetite for having a 3 rd team still remains strong but needs committed leadership next season and good support from the u whole club. Positives particular highlight was our game against Aylesbury 3’s, played at Winslow Rugby Club – it was well supported, RTFU u representatives came to support and funded beers/match teas in the Nags head including ‘Stash’ for the Man of the Match and great community spirit on the day despite cancelling two games due to lack of players, a side was fielded for all other league games before COVID19 ended u the season a number of younger players played for 3XV this season, either as a stepping stone to senior rugby, returning back from u Uni or previously played for the club Challenges difficult after Christmas to field a team each week, relying on available 2’s players to strengthen numbers and enable the u game to be played unfortunately, due to some issues that could not be resolved, the captain stepped down in January – no replacement u captain came forward only one academy player played for the team this season – this is disappointing as a lot of opposition also field academy u players for the 2’s and 3’s teams - this needs addressing next season as a priority Steve Weingart is stepping down from Head Coach next season but will continue to fill the role until a replacement is u secured. A captain is still to be appointed A personal thank you to Graham Kemp for his support to the team and working closely with me during the season
Boys Academy Rugby Report – Guy James The Academy had an outstanding season. In all competitions we played 19 matches, with • 17W, and 2L. The two close losses were to the highest ranking teams in the Division above so the real story is the consistency and dedication of the players. • Stats – Scored 538, Against 173, Averages - points per game 32, winning margin 21. Defence is key - 9 games we kept the opposition under 10 points, 4 clean sheet games! We came first in OBB Div 2(Red) with maximum bonus points . We were due to play the • Final of the Oceanic Cup and the Play Off Final against Div2 (Blue) when the season ended. We reached the 5 th round of the National Cup. Across the competitions we played a broad range of teams, making the win rate even more impressive. Due to the competitive nature and sudden end to the season, only 2 Academy players • represented the Seniors. Jack Robb played for both the 1 st XV (vs Beaconsfield – scoring a try on his debut) and 2 nd XV, and Owen Davies played for the 2 nd XV. • We averaged a playing pool of forty players with the u18s making up half of the squad. Everyone worked incredibly hard to create a “one team” ethos and the results this year have shown how successful this was. Numbers for next season are looking good with a strong u16s cohort moving up and there • is a planned transition to the new coaching team. • Thank you to Simon Bateman, Dan Fellingham and Paul Wildman for all of their hard work and guidance this year - their legacy of a strong vibrant Academy with a great bunch of talented players speaks for itself.
Girls Academy Report - Lisa Bussell A disjointed season, with Cup & festivals dominating the fixtures pre-Christmas and county dominating post-Xmas, followed of course by lockdown Numbers: Started with 23, lost 2, gained 1, finished on 22. Next season – 6 leavers (Y13s) + 2 known leavers (other reasons) + 8 19/20 U15s moving up to U18s. Start on 22. From 20/21 RFU likely to change girls age bands to U12/U14/U16/U18, which will impact Academy numbers (currently 3 years (U16/17/18). Squad size will be cut by approximately 1/3. Will be challenging to fulfil fixtures. Cup : Came 2nd in pool to ONs, who got through to SF in National Cup! (never finished due to C19 but had a good chance of winning) Ordinarily we would have progressed to knock out but for RFU dates cock-up, so were switched into Plate. Progressed in Plate to beat Ellingham & Ringwood in Semi-Final – Final was due to be played in April – CANCELLED! – The furthest we had progressed so far… disappointing! Festivals: Bucks Cup – Clear winners, 2nd year running! Towcester X7s – 2 teams entered, one team came 2nd, narrowly losing to ONs in the final,, the other team came 4th, losing to ONs2 in their final game. Fabulous day, great rugby. RAF Halton – Great performance, but tough opposition at the start meant little progression. Individual Progression : 11 in county – + 2 didn’t take up places Saracens CofE – Shaniah, Tami, Tallulah & Daisy Wasps CofE – Alys & Ella England TDG – Shaniah
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