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Helsinki Ladies take on Pori Lollers this Saturday!
May 24
The ladies Finnish Championship kicks off for HRC in Myllypuro, Helsinki this weekend as the Pori Lollers visit the capital, with the match kicking off at 14.00.
Everyone is welcome, entrance is free!
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Ilmainen Alkeiskurssi / Free Beginners Course!
May 10
RUGBY : Ilmainen Alkeiskurssi / Free Beginners Course
Helsinki Rugby Club potkaisee kesän alkuun rugbyn alkeiskurssin!
Juniorit, miehet ja naiset, tervetuloa kokeilemaan lajia! Kurssi on maksuton eikä vaadi ilmoittautumista, saavut vain paikalle.
Aiempaa kokemusta tai pelivarusteita ei tarvita - pelkkä säänmukainen urheiluasu, lenkkitossut ja reipas asenne riittävät. Kurssilla käydään läpi lajin perusteita pallonkäsittelystä ja potkimisesta taklaamisen alkeisiin. Taklauksien kovuudesta ei kannata tässä vaiheessa huolestua!
Kurssi pidetään Myllypuron Urheilupuistossa tiistaisin ja torstaisin:
- Tiistai, 28.5 klo 18.15 - 20.30 @ Myllypuro
- Torstai, 30.5 klo 18.15 - 20.30 @ Myllypuro
- Tiistai, 4.6 klo 218.15 - 20.30 @ Myllypuro
- Torstai, 6.6 klo 18.15 - 20.30 @ Myllypuro
- Lauantai, 8.6 – Helsinki RC vs. Warriors RC @ Myllypuro – Tule katsomaan HRC:n miesten ja naisten peliä!
Myllypuro
Myllytontunpolku 1, Helsinki
http://www.helsinkirugby.org/Info/Myllypuro/
Kaikki reippaasti mukaan kokeilemaan ja oppimaan rugbya!
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Helsinki Rugby Club is offering a free beginners course in rugby to kick off summer!
Everyone is welcome - old, young, men, women, juniors!
No registration is needed - just show up on the day!
No previous experience, and no special equipment is needed - just your sports outfit, running shoes and the right attitude!
The course will cover the basics of rugby - the basic idea of the game, ball handling, kicking and some basic tackling - but don't worry there won't be any serious contact involved!
The course will be held outdoors at Myllypuro Sports Park hall on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 18.15 – 20.30. The full times, dates and places are:
- Tuesday, 28.5 . 18.15 - 20.30 @ Myllypuro
- Thursday, 30.5 . 18.15 - 20.30 @ Myllypuro
- Tuesday, 4.6 . 18.15 - 20.30 @ Myllypuro
- Thursday, 6.6 . 18.15 - 20.30 @ Myllypuro
- Saturday, 8.6 - Helsinki RC v Warriors RC @ Myllypuro – Come and watch HRC’s men and ladies in action!
Myllypuro Sports Park (Myllypuro Urheilupuisto)
Myllytontunpolku 1, Helsinki
http://www.helsinkirugby.org/Info/Myllypuro/
Come along and play and learn RUGBY!
Second place in the home tournament!
May 20
HRC finished second, which was one step back from last year’s first place.
Rugby Saturday kicked off with a convincing 20-0 win over Kotka Griffins. The day's premiere try was scored by Urho Särkkä in his debut game for HRC: first rugby game, first touch and first try. Unfortunately he also received his rugby careers first injury, when his shoulder gave in.
In the second game HRC was handed the season's opening defeat by the eventual tournament winners Porvoo Old Town Shamrocks, who made a clean sweep in Myllypuro. HRC went to the halftime with a 5-0 lead, but the visitors were able to climb to 17-5 victory in the second half.
A 15 vs. 15 derby game between HRC and Warriors ended in WRC's favour with a 7-5 win. Warriors was better prepared for the showdown and scored the necessary points already in the opening half. The second half was all HRC's and especially its formidable pack of forward's, but a far too high number of handling errors proved costly and pressure brought only one try. Lex Sokosaya sliced through WRC defence and ended his solo run with his first try for the club.
In the final game of the day HRC ran over the exhausted Turku Eagles side to a comfortable 34-0. Mika Takala, returning to action for the first time in almost a year, scored a hat trick.
HRC's Man of the Tournament was scrumhalf Niklas Koski.
The 1st division continues on HRC's part on 29th of June in Porvoo.
HRC's first team begins its championship campaign on 1st of June away to Tampere Rugby Club.
Results on Saturday
Kotka - Helsinki 0 - 20, 12 vs 12 (T: Mika Takala, Urho Särkkä, Chris Boyd, Anton Nevalainen)
Porvoo - Warriors 17 - 5
Kotka - Turku 31-5
Helsinki - Porvoo 5 - 17, 13 vs 13 (T: Jonathan Lemmetti)
Turku - Warriors 15 - 10
Kotka - Porvoo 0 - 52
Helsinki - Warriors 5- 12 15 vs 15 (T: Lex Sokosaya)
Turku - Porvoo 10 - 33
Kotka - Warriors 0 - 41
Helsinki - Turku 34 - 0 10 vs 10 (T: Mika Takala x3, Mick Kennedy x2 and Guillaume von Gastrow)
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Helsinki Rugby Clubin kakkosjoukkue 1. divisioonassa aloitti kautensa lauantaina Myllypurossa kotiturnauksella, josta käteen jäi kaksi voittoa ja kaksi tappiota.
HRC sijoittui turnauksessa toiseksi, joten viimevuotisesta pudotusta tuli yksi sija.
Lauantai käynnistyi vakuuttavalla 20-0 voitolla Kotka Griffinsistä. Ottelun maalinteon aloitti Urho Särkkä avauspelissään seuran väreissä; ensimmäinen rugbyottelu, ensimmäinen kosketus palloon ja ensimmäinen try. Valitettavasti myöhemmin Särkkä koki myös ensimmäisen loukkaantumisensa rugbykentillä, kun olkapää antoi periksi kesken hyökkäyksen.
Toisessa ottelussa HRC kärsi kauden avaustappionsa lopulta puhtaalla pelillä turnausvoittoon edennyttä Porvoon Old Town Shamrocksia vastaan. Vakuuttavan avausjakson 5-0-johto kääntyi toisella puoliajalla 5-17-tappioksi tasaisessa kamppailussa.
Kolmannessa ottelussa kotimaisen rugbyn derby HRC:n ja Warriorsin kohtaaminen päättyi harmillisesti vieraiden 7-5-voittoon. Warriors oli valmiimpi otteluun ja viimeisteli jo ensimmäisellä jaksolla pisteet, jotka riittivät voittoon,. Toinen puoliaika mentiin HRC:n ja etenkin joukkueen vakuuttavan scrumin tahdissa, mutta käsittelyvirheet maksoivat paljon ja painostus tuotti vain yhden maalin. Lex Sokosaya juoksi oikealta puolen Warriors-ryhmän läpi ja painoi pallon maahan. Myös hänelle ensimmäinen try HRC:n paidassa.
Päätösottelussa HRC juoksi väsähtäneen Turku Eaglesin yli 34-0-voittoon. Loukkaantumisen aiheuttaman vuoden tauon jälkeen pelitoimiin palannut Mika Takala viimeisteli hatullisen maaleja.
Turnauksen parhaaksi HRC-pelaajaksi valittiin scrumhalf Niklas Koski.
Seuraavan kerran HRC:n kakkosjoukkue nähdään tositoimissa 29. kesäkuuta Porvoon turnauksessa.
HRC:n ykkösjoukkue aloittaa mestaruussarjan 1. kesäkuuta vieraskentällä Tampere Rugby Clubin vieraana.
Lauantain tulokset
Kotka - Helsinki 0 - 20, 12 vs 12 (T: Mika Takala, Urho Särkkä, Chris Boyd, Anton Nevalainen)
Porvoo - Warriors 17 - 5
Kotka - Turku 31-5
Helsinki - Porvoo 5 - 17, 13 vs 13 (T: Jonathan Lemmetti)
Turku - Warriors 15 - 10
Kotka - Porvoo 0 - 52
Helsinki - Warriors 5- 12 15 vs 15 (T: Lex Sokosaya)
Turku - Porvoo 10 - 33
Kotka - Warriors 0 - 41
Helsinki - Turku 34 - 0 10 vs 10 (T: Mika Takala x3, Mick Kennedy x2 and Guillaume von Gastrow)
- Mika Huopainen
The campaign for the Cup starts on Saturday!
May 16
Helsinki Rugby Club hosts the kick-off tournament of men's 1st division season this Saturday in Myllypuro sports park.
HRC's second team, home tournament's winner last year, will meet Warriors 2nds, Turku Eagles 2nds, Kotka Griffins and Old Town Shamrocks.
As in previous years, the games are played 10 versus 10. Halves are 12 minutes long.
Last season HRC topped the then East group after three tournament victories and reached semifinals, where the eventual Division 1 cup champions Oulu were stronger.
Game schedule on Saturday 18th May (Myllypuro sports park)
11.00 - Kotka v Helsinki (referee Seb Garcia)
11.30 - Porvoo v Warriors (Thierry Demoulin)
12.00 - Kotka v Turku (Seb Garcia)
12.30 - Helsinki v Porvoo (Thierry Demoulin)
13.00 - Turku v Warriors (Seb Garcia)
13'30 - Kotka v Porvoo (Jaakko Kanniainen)
14.00 - Helsinki v Warriors (Bro Bannantyne)
14.30 - Turku v Porvoo (Seb Garcia)
15.00 - Kotka v Warriors (Thierry Demoulin)
15.30 - Helsinki v Turku (Bro Bannantyne)
Season structure of the 1st division
This summer men's 1st division is played in two groups. The Southern group consists of seven teams (HRC II, Warriors II, Kotka Griffins, Porvoo Old Town Shamrocks, Karjala Rugby Joensuu, Linna Rugby Hämeenlinna and Turku Eagles II) all hosting one tournament. Only five teams play at a single tournament, which means that every team is sidelined in two tournaments during the season.
The top two teams go to the semifinals, where they meet the better half of the northern group. Four teams (Vaasa, Oulu, Pori and Kuopio) compete in the northern group.
The final is played in Myllypuro, Helsinki on October 5th together with ladies' and men's championship finals.
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Kannun jahti alkaa lauantaina!
Helsinki Rugby Club isännöi ensi lauantaina kauden ensimmäistä miesten 1. divisioonan turnausta.
Kotiturnauksen voittoa puolustava HRC:n kakkosjoukkue kohtaa paikalliskilpailija Warriorsin (II), Old Town Shamrockin Porvoosta, Kotka Griffinsin sekä Turku Eaglesin (II).
Ottelut pelataan tuttuun tapaan kymmenellä pelaajalla kymmentä vastaan. Puoliajat ovat 12 minuutin mittaisia.
HRC eteni viime kaudella kolmella turnausvoitolla silloisen itälohkon ykköseksi ja semifinaaliin, jossa sittemmin 1. divisioonan cup-mestaruuteen edennyt Oulu oli vahvempi.
Otteluaikataulu lauantaina 18.5. (Myllypuron liikuntapuisto)
11.00 - Kotka v Helsinki (erotuomari Seb Garcia)
11.30 - Porvoo v Warriors (Thierry Demoulin)
12.00 - Kotka v Turku (Seb Garcia)
12.30 - Helsinki v Porvoo (Thierry Demoulin)
13.00 - Turku v Warriors (Seb Garcia)
13'30 - Kotka v Porvoo (Jaakko Kanniainen)
14.00 - Helsinki v Warriors (Bro Bannantyne)
14.30 - Turku v Porvoo (Seb Garcia)
15.00 - Kotka v Warriors (Thierry Demoulin)
15.30 - Helsinki v Turku (Bro Bannantyne)
1. divisioonan kauden rakenne
Miesten 1. divisioona pelataan alkavalla kaudella kahdessa lohkossa. Etelälohkossa on mukana seitsemän joukkuetta (HRC II, Warriors II, Kotka Griffins, Porvoo Old Town Shamrocks, Karjala Rugby Joensuu, Linna Rugby Hämeenlinna ja Turku Eagles II), joista jokainen järjestää yhden turnauksen. Turnauksessa on kerrallaan mukana vain viisi joukkuetta, joten kauden aikana jokainen joukkue on sivussa kahdesta turnauksesta.
Lohkon kaksi parasta joukkuetta etenee semifinaalileihin, joissa vastaan asettuu pohjoislohkon kaksi parasta joukkuetta. Pohjoislohkossa pelaavat Vaasa, Pori, Oulu ja Kuopio.
Finaali pelataan 5. lokakuuta Myllypurossa samana päivänä naisten ja miesten SM-finaalien kanssa.
- Mika Huopainen
IRB rugby beginners guide available in Finnish!
May 3
Head to the get involved page and grab your copy - available in English or Finnish - just in time for our next beginners course
Turku Ladies 7’s captain's report
Apr 29
I will start at the end.
What we have achieved with HRC ladies is greatness. Greatness as a team greatness as individuals. We can all be really happy about ourselves and look towards the future with hungry eyes.
Turku was the witness of our achievements. We trained hard, We came, , we played hard, We went to the finals against WRC.
The tournament had its highs and lows.
Finally winning against JRC in the semi finals was definitely the highlight especially looking at the final score 24-0. It was a target we had set ourselves since the first leg of the sevens league, Jyväskylä was the reference level we wanted to get to play. To be able to play and play against.
Another high was our first game against WRC where our defence finally worked like poetry and all came together to make our game look really beautiful.
Since the last tournament in Vaasa we had set ourselves personal and team goals. Most of which have been achieved.
Sanni our coach, had her own goals for us. We can say today that all of them have been achieved!
HRC women had no team last year at the same time and this year we came 3rd of the sevens league.
I am sure I can say in the name of the other two sevens captains of this season, Mia and Vappu that we are very proud to be HRC ladies. We knew already how to trust our teammates but we needed to trust ourselves.
We have trained hard on defence and personal skills to understand that we can, we simply can do side steps, that we can trust our own personal skills.
HRC ladies went in there happy, confident and respectful in their own team-members and it showed. We played well and we are not far now from being better than good!
Here we come next season!
Zita Floret
Finland A to play Stockholm Exiles
Apr 10
After victory in Greece, international rugby continues this weekend in Mariehamn with Finland A taking on the Stockholm Exiles 2nd XV.
Helsinki Rugby Club will be well represented with Ville Siiskonen looking to force his way back into the first team and add to his dozen or so caps. Mikko Aalto will get his first taste of international rugby while Joonas Neväkivi toured England in 2012 and Jared Gregory was on the bench in Greece.
The Finland A squad for Saturday:
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Forwards
- Jesse Metsänen (TRC)
- Sauli Tyvi (Vaasa)
- Mikko Aalto (HRC)
- Tatu Rantakokko (Eagles)
- Aleksi Laitinen (Vaasa)
- Antti Pappila (WRC)
- Ville Siiskonen (HRC)
- Jussi Tamminen (Eagles)
- Kalle Salminen (Eagles)
- Ari Tikkanen (Kuopio)
- Aarne Ritala (Vaasa)
- Joonas Manni (Eagles)
- Isaac Visser (Eagles) (c)
- Backs
- Jan Airola (Eagles)
- Timo Väljä (Vaasa)
- Teemu Elomaa (JRC)
- Markku Kiviniemi (Eagles)
- Christiaan Freeman (TRC)
- Elias Korhonen (Eagles)
- Joonas Neväkivi (HRC)
- Henrico Harnoster (Linna)
- Rasmus Kevin (Eagles)
- Jared Gregory (HRC)
The first team travel to Bosnia for their next match on April 20.
Snow Rugby 2013 - report from the blue men
Mar 3
An early start to a long, cold day at the office! The HRC bus was as full as it could be, having entered 2 ladies and 2 men’s teams into this year’s comp. After a relatively quiet trip with most people catching up on some sleep, we raided ABC for some brekky. Arriving at our location in Jyväskylä, we were confronted with very cold weather, as well as 3 very icy pitches. A tractor had to be brought in to flatten the pitches and this delay meant 5 minute halves to our first couple of games instead of 7.
The men’s teams were split up into 2 equally matched teams. HRC II (blue team) was made up of snow rugby veterans and first-timers as well as a few getting their first ever taste of rugby in any format. After some warm-up and pep talks by our team veterans, we took the field to face the big, bulky Blizzard Boks.
The first half saw us in their end the whole time, but unlucky to break through for a try. The second half was pretty much the same and the game ended with a tryless draw.
We then had a bit of a break to warm up our toes inside and then faced Linna RC. This game started off better, with Simon Elliott scoring, as well as our newcomers Iivari Komsi and Urho Särkkä combining on the right wing for a nice diving try by Urho near the corner. The 2nd half included a nice chip and chase from yours truly. HRC II 3 – Linna RC 1.
Our 3rd game was against Pori RC, a tight duel finishing with another scoreless draw. Our final round game was a local derby against the Warriors. We seemed to get a bit too desperate and lost the game 3-1. Kevin McCarthy scored a well-deserved try just on half-time just as the captain was on the sidelines thinking we need to sub Kevin as he was looking tired!
Due to some unsportsmanlike conduct in some other games in our pool (and thus subsequent penalties), HRC II made it to the quarter-finals, with Axis as the opponent. Axis was just too good, as this team made up of members of the Finnish national team ran riot against us winning 7-0. Needless to say, they ended up winning the whole competition, so not too bad an effort by our boys in blue!
Well done HRC II! We’re in for a good season!
- Jono Lemmetti
