Category: Charity
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Charity Competition returns for 2024
We are pleased to announce our Charity Competition for 2024! Taking place on Sunday 30th June at our home of Rockcliff Rugby Club in support of our 2024 Charity of the year North of Tyne Mountain Rescue. Up to 8 teams will battle it out to be crowned our Cup and plate winners over the…
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Blackadders 2023 wrapped
Players representing North East Raiders in 2 categories. Extra silverware added to the Blackadders trophy cabinet Introducing not one, but two new touch leagues to the North East Raising funds to support the fantastic work of the Bay Foodbank who were our charity of the year. Thanks to Matty, Rolf and Athena for arranging our…
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Foodbank donations
Just before Christmas, Blackadders and Rockcliff social touch had a collection for The BAY Foodbank. Collecting as much as we could for their advent calendar. It turns out everyone is amazing and donated an incredible amount, two car boots worth and some in the back seat! We were able to drop this off to The…
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2023 Charity comp.
Thanks to Percy Park Pirates Touch, Newcastle Ravens RFC and Alnwick RFC for coming down and playing a great day of touch! Some great touch on display all throughout the day! A big thank you to Lynn and Joe Lopes who kindly sponsored our trophies for the day! 2023 Cup Winners were Rockcliff Adders who…
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A TOUCH OF CLASS AT ROCKCLIFF RFC
Blackadders Touch Rugby are a long established touch team based at Rockcliff Rugby Club. To help celebrate their 15th anniversary as a team they hosted an eight team charity competition on the 9th July, with all profits raised going to the Maggie’s Centre at the Freeman Hospital (www.maggies.org/our-centres/maggies-newcastle/). Touch rugby is a mixed non contact…
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Maggie’s Fundraising Total
Last year as a team we decided to raise funds for the Maggie’s Newcastle at the Freeman hospital, and we set off with the target to raise £5k, through a wide range of activities from bake sales, raffles to bonus balls and 100km sponsored walk, wearing our custom designed charity vests. To help draw the…