If you are between 8 and 17 years old and you'd like to learn or play rugby locally MILLWALL RUGBY CLUB would like to give you the chance to get involved and play the great game.

ALL YOUTH SESSIONS ARE FREE and are OPEN TO ALL.

Please come dressed to play rugby and be prepared to get muddy. Wear football boots if you can.

Millwall Rugby Club wants to let the whole of the Isle of Dogs Community know that there IS a thriving, locally based Rugby Club on the Island.

Evening Training sessions take place on the field known as the ‘Lower Paddock' at Mudchute Park & Farm (Pier Street, off Manchester Road) and are run by Millwall players and others who have qualified as Youth Coaches.

Sunday Training Sessions are held on Millwall Park.

If you want to know more, contact Matt Shorrock, Youth Chair email: youthchair@millwallrugby.com or call 07884012678

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Fixtures Update

U15 & U17 Essex Cup Fixtures released, now visible with dates on the fixtures page. The U15's will play Brentwood at home in the preliminary round of the U15 Cup - if they win, they will then progress to Round 1, where they will face Burnham. Meanwhile the U17's travel to Woodford in round 1. A victory will see them into the quarter finals.

Registration & Membership Reminder

Your membership and player registration forms are due now!! No player can play in an Essex Cup match if they are not registered with the RFU. Simply click on the membership page to download the forms, if you haven't received them already.

Update: 12th August 2008

Captain's Log - August 2008

Junior Club Captain, Steven Corleys provides his August update. Visit the Captain's Log page to read.

Pay your Membership online!!!

Now you can pay your membership online! Simply click on the membership page and enter your credit card details via paypal! (note: you still need to complete a membership and registration form, both are downloadable from the memberships page.

Players Pack 2008/09

Get your hands on the newest players gear for the new season. Now you can buy the players pack online! The pack contains a tour jacket, rain trousers & rugby shorts...all for the great price of £55.00!! simply visit the club shop page.

Position Vacant - Josh Lewsey Rugby Academy Project Coordinator

The Josh Lewsey Rugby Academy is about to begin for a second year and this time around, Millwall RFC are heavily involved. Our Youth Chair, Matt Shorrock, sits on the steering committee of the Academy along with representatives from Lehman Bros, the East London Business Alliance and Josh Lewsey himself.

Additionally, Millwall Lions Youth Coaches Scott Vinnicome and Chris Davis will be involved in delivering the coaching of the academy to the participating local schools.

With greater school participation and a clear focus on ensuring kids from the academy transition through to Millwall RFC, the academy is now looking to recruit a part-time project co-ordinator to manage the day-to-day delivery of the rugby academy, including coaching 150 9-11 year olds from 5 schools in the East London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Coaching is delivered from Mon-Fri (14:00 -15:00 or 15:30 – 16:30) for a 10 week period with each school receiving one session per week.

The Academy culminates in a tournament at Millwall RFC with all of the children being able to attend the Lehman Brothers Varsity Match at Twickenham stadium in December and some may be able to play on the field that day.

From January- April 2009, a number of the children will continue to play rugby at Millwall RFC on the weekends.

This is a paid position on an hourly rate so applications and a relevant CV is necessary. Ideal candidates will be pro-active and very well organised. A passion for rugby is prefered and no actual coaching experience is necessary.

To view the full job description and details on how to apply, click on the link below:

View Job Description and contact details to apply

It would be great to have more Millwall RFC faces involved in this programme, so please pass this information on to anyone you think might be interested in applying for this position.

Update: 10th August 2008

SEASON 2008/09 HAS STARTED!!

A decent turn out to the first Sunday training session today, but lets see more kids down over the next couple of weeks!!

To find out when and where your age group is training during the week, go to the training page.

Membership Packs sent - You will shortly receive your membership packs by post this week. Please complete the membership & rego forms along with the kit order form and send back using the envelope provided.

If you haven't received yours yet, please email youthchair@millwallrugby.com asap! Alternatively, download the forms from the membership page

Graduates added - A list of all players who have 'graduated' from Millwall Lions Rugby Club and gone on to play Adult Rugby has been added to the about us page.

Update: 6th July 2008

Captain's Log - our new junior Club Captain, Steven Corley's has written his first "Captain's Log" for the new season. Click on the menu option above to read it.

Coaching Courses - the new course schedule has been released for 2008/09. Click on coaching courses from the menu above.

Coaching Profiles - all of the coaches have now uploaded their profiles. Go to the contacts menu to see them.

Update: 22nd June 2008

Updated Website!

It gives me great pleasure to present to you an updated Millwall Lions website for season 2008/09. If you have any suggestions or requests for things to be included on the site as the season approaches and once matches begin, please feel free to email Matt Shorrock on youthchair@millwallrugby.com

Help Needed!

We need volunteers, especially parents of our youth players to help prepare food in our new club house so children can share a meal with their opposition after the match.

 Volunteers to drive the mini-van for away matches are also required. If you can help with either of these tasks, please email Leigh on youth@millwallrugby.com