April 2020 saw the inaugural draw of the 100 club. The draw was conducted under the watchful eye of the committee on Tuesday. Much needed funds were raised for the club and congratulations to the two lucky winners of 1st and 2nd prize, £65 and £25. Do you want to get involved and support…
With our rugby season being put on hold, a few of the team used their spare time and energy to support the local community. Thom Last, Joe Eyles and Andy Truman spent Friday delivering food and supplies to people stuck in doors due to the coronavirus. They did this through a group set up by…
Erdington Rugby Club has created a lasting legacy in memory of a club stalwart who dedicated 50 years of his life to the our club. Alan Howes died in 2019 after a fight against Motor Neurone Disease (MND), but his beloved club was still at the forefront of his mind in his final weeks. One…
We’re excited to announce that Erdington Rugby Club has been shortlisted for the Gallagher’s Rugby Club of the Season Award! As a finalist, our club will receive a skills-sharpening training session from Premiership rugby players at Wasps RFC, Gilbert training equipment worth up to £1,000 and an off-pitch business consultancy session. The overall winner will…
Seventy of our young rugby players are set for a Christmas to remember with a trip in a vintage London bus to see a top Gallagher Premiership match. Players, aged between 13 and 16, have been invited by Wasps to watch the game against Harlequins at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday, December 21. Wasps,…
Our rugby club has been rewarded for our ‘Changing Lives Through Rugby’ campaign, designed at keeping kids away from gang culture and ultimately knife crime, with the ‘golden ticket’ trip of a lifetime to Japan, the host country of the Rugby World Cup. Andy Trueman, our volunteer community officer, will fly out to the ‘Land…
Our ‘Changing Lives Through Rugby’ campaign, which uses sport to tackle the growing problem of knife crime in some of the UK’s most underprivileged communities, has been given police funding to support its vital work. We launched a pilot scheme in January to run coaching sessions for under 15s from four West Midlands schools, focusing…