Lewes announce their new senior coach for 2009/10

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Pete Giles

The Lewes RFC committee are delighted to announce that the senior coach appointed for next season (2009/10) will be Nigel Baker. Nigel has a wealth of coaching experience having been a head coach at Level 4 (National League Div 3 South) as well as at Levels 5, 6 and 7 (London and South East Divs 1, 2 [...]

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Change of training venue – 12/2/09

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Pete Giles

Unfortunately the pitches are still too wet at Lewes so the 1stXV squad  have moved to a new venue for tonight courtesy of Millsy.  It is a hard surface and bigger than the one we used at Moulscoombe.
Its at the Sussex Uni Campus at Falmer just off the A27 between Brighton and Lewes.
Best bet would [...]

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Drug Information Database

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Pete Giles

For your information there is a public database that can be searched for drugs that are prohibited for sport.  If a sports person is taking medication for any reason and wants to check if its legal for their sport it can be checked here - Drug Information Database

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Christmas break

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Pete Giles

Happy Christmas to everyone at Lewes RFC and best wishes to you and yours for the New Year.
Training will go ahead as usual tonight 18th Dec 2008.
There will be no training or senior 1st team games from Tuesday 23rd December 2008 to Thursday 1st Jan 2009 inclusive.
After the break the 1stXV have a Sussex Trophy [...]

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Training/Match-day kit

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Pete Giles

This is the recommended Training/Match-day kit for all senior sides. If you play for the 1st XV then the after-match Polo shirt (Zaragoza) is a must.

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All Blacks – Pushing Tin

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Chris Eden

This is a video that I found a while ago on the All Blacks website. It’s a good little motivational one to get you down the gym. Check out how much Carl Hayman can squat! It’s interesting to note that there top physio guy mentions that none of their gym sessions ever go over 40mins!
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Training Tips – Mens Health Workout Generator

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Chris Eden

This is another use for this blog. We can include tips and drills for training or even suggestions to use in future sessions.
I found this useful little exercise planner on Men’s health. Check it out, click da pic!

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