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Oshawa Vikings is please to introduce the club's 1st Scrumdown newsletter! March's edition includes registration dates, details for Curling, Darts and Clubhouse Clean-up as well as Indoor training and introducing our 2011 Coaches, Managers, Reps and Club Captains.
Oshawa Vikings RFC Scrumdown Newsletter
Monthly Edition: March 2011

 

*Correction* Vikings Curling day is tomorrow, Saturday, March 5th

Welcome to your first online edition of Scrumdown! We look forward to using this method to better communicate what's happening around the club and with other teams throughout the year...hope you enjoy!


 

Registration Dates

We cannot stress enough how important it is to register by the end of March. 
This year the Vikings have organized several opportunities for 2011 registration by way of multiple dates and locations for greater convenience. We look forward to seeing you at the location near you!

Uxbridge: Wednesday, March 9th - Uxbridge SS, 6:00-9:00pm
Oshawa: Saturday, March 12th - Legends Centre, 12:00-3:00pm
Whitby: Saturday, March 19th - Iroquois Park Sports Centre, 12:00-3:00pm
Raglan: Saturday, March 26th - Thompson Park (Darts & Poker Social), 12:00-3:00pm
Upcoming Events

Vikings 1st Curling Bonspiel


Date: Sat, Mar 5
Time: 4:00-7:00pm
Location: Whitby Curling Club
815 Brock St. N, Whitby 
click here for map
Cost: $20/person

Details: No experience necessary, this is all about
fun and there are munchies and raffles! You can enter as a team of four or as an individual. Please reply to Chris McKee at 
kaisermckee99@hotmail.com 
or 905-240-5804 to confirm. 
Let McKee know if you have curled before and can skip or if you need a skip.

Darts & Poker Social


Date: Sat, Mar 26
Location: Thompson Park (Vikings Clubhouse),
110 Raglan Road W, Raglan
click to see a map

Darts: 
- 3:00pm-6:00pm
- $10/person
- Chili & snacks provided
- Awards & door prizes
- Team play, no experience needed
 
Poker:
- 7:00pm start
- $50/person buy in
- Pizza & snacks provided
- Up to 50 spots avail
- If tournament is full: first place wins $1,000, runner up wins $300

Note: Both darts and poker are open to club members and guests and parents are encouraged! Contact Johnny Watkins for more information johnnybwatkins@hotmail.com

Clubhouse
Clean-up Day


Date: Sun, Apr 3
Time: 10:00am-3:00pm
Location: Thompson Park, (Vikings Clubhouse)
110 Raglan Rd. W, Raglan
click to see map

Details: Come out and help kick-off the start to the rugby season with a big clean-up before we host the high school tournaments. There is more than the executive can handle on their own so please come out and give us a hand! Contact Johnny Watkins for more information
johnnybwatkins@hotmail.com
Other News

Indoor Training!

Indoor training is fast approaching and we hope to see you there! The first few weeks we will do some ball handling and break into touch rugby teams just to get back into it. The last few weeks will be full practice mode before going outside. Training is open to all men's, women's and junior players over 15. Players may also register for the 2011 season at the training sessions.

Watch for updates on times, location and cost to come very soon. Please contact Chris McKee for more information kaisermckee99@hotmail.com or (905) 240-5804.

Men's & Women's
Team Reps

The Men's and Women's team representatives have many responsibilities for their roles (on top of playing) which consists of acting as an ambassador for the team, liaising information between the club and the players and keeping the team organized behind the scenes.

The 2011 Men's teams rep is Justin Cole and back again for the Women's team rep is Amanda Hill.

2011 Club Captains

The Club Captains have a very important role in leading the team on the field and ensuring the values and morals of our club is portrayed by all players.

This year's Club Captains are:
Jeff McDiarmid
Chris Quilty
Joe Daigle
Dave Cave
Pat Windatt
Ryan Walsh
Steve Armishaw

2011 Junior
Coaches & Managers

U8/U10
Coaches: Paul Connelly, Desi St. Clair; Manager: Marley Connelly
U12 Co-ed
Coaches: Rob Mitchell, Matt Parkins, Ian McNee; Manager: Lisa Watkins
U14 Boys
Coaches: Brian Armstrong, Brad White, Bill Levine; Manager: TBD
U15 Girls
Coaches: Chris McKee, Lindsay Code; Manager: Kristen Hillier
U15 Boys
Coaches: George Burford, Mike Kennelly; Manager: Jacquie Thomson
U16 Boys (Red)
Coaches: Cam Wilson, Sean Chilton; Manager: TBD
U16 Boys (Black)
Coaches: Kal Valjakka, Pete Clayton, Markus Feeney; Manager: Deanna Feeney
U17 Boys
Coaches: Scott McKinnon, Sean Carmichael; Manager: Dave Peppiatt
U18 Boys
Coaches: Chris Arnold, Arien Head, Paul Connelly; Manager: Robin Slaughter
U18 Girls
Coaches: Chris McKee; Manager: Ann Germain

Please contact Dave Peppiatt with any questions or to volunteer dpeppiatt@rogers.com.
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