We are past half way in the league programme, although we have one game to rearrange. We were due to play away at Newport (Salop) in December, but due to a frozen pitch the game was called off on the Saturday morning with players and supporters enjoying a pre trip breakfast we received a call to say the game was off. …

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Christmas is nearly upon us and almost half the season is over. We begin the ‘reverse’ fixtures with a visit to arch rivals Clifton on Saturday 17th December, we hope for a repeat of the earlier fixture and a win for Dings. Since my last ‘post’ we have continued with our winning ways including a …

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For the three members of the Bristol Bears Women who played in the Women’s Rugby World Cup Final in Auckland on the 12th November, there was ultimately disappointment as England narrowly lost out to New Zealand in a thrilling match that swung one way, then another, before being decided in the last play of the game with …

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What a start to the season! As I reported last month we started the league season with two victories, including the much cherished defeat of Clifton. Following that we moved across the city to play our old friends and adversaries Old Reds in the second local derby. A very hard fought game delivered another win for …

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The Women’s Rugby World Cup is set to be staged in New Zealand in October, having been postponed from 2021 due to Covid restrictions. The opening ‘pool stage’ matches, including England v. Fiji, will take place on Saturday 8th October, and will eventually lead to the Final, which is to be played at Eden park, Auckland …

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The season is well under way after a hectic and testing pre-season campaign. The league started on September 3rd with a home fixture against Luctonians from Herefordshire, our first competitive encounter against them. We won 29-17, gaining a try scoring bonus point. This was followed up by a greatly savoured win in the …

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Following on from the Article in the August edition of FCN about the story behind the names ‘Shaftsbury Park and The Dings Crusaders’, Geoff Haskett writes as follows: Reading in last month’s edition about the origins of the Dings Crusaders brought back many memories of the Dings. Pip n’ Jay Church ran their Saturday …

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Looking ahead to the New Season at ‘The Dings’ Well, the first of our pre season ‘friendlies’ gave us a very salutary lesson, Being hammered by the famous Pontypool in front of a big crowd, many of whom had travelled over the bridge and added to the great atmosphere. ‘Ponty’ play in the Welsh …

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The ‘Pre Season Friendly’ season is upon us, a time to hone our new moves and welcome new players. All the hard work of the previous summer recess is now put to the test. I remember ‘in my day’, our warm up run involved running up and down the slope to the Dower House. Things are much more …

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While Frenchay adapts to a major transformation with the development of the former Hospital site, it remains a village very conscious and proud of its special history. So too it is with the Dings Crusaders who have brought the excellent facility of Shaftsbury Park to Frenchay, but always respecting the episodes of …

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