The Senior, Junior and Social membership forms have been updated for the new season. You can complete them online or download & print them at home.
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If you are completing a paper form, please ensure it says “Valid from August 2018" at the bottom. Older forms are obsolete and should be discarded.
Karen Brough is the new Junior & Social Membership convenor & her contact details along with Steven Bruce (Senior Memberships) & Olga Burton (Treasurer) can be found on the relevant forms or the club's Contacts Page.
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​Players / parents are reminded that they must also complete a SCRUMS registration in addition to completing a membership form.
Only paid up members of Orkney RFC who are SCRUMS registered will be able to play rugby this season.

Olga will be at the club tomorrow, 18th August during the Doddie Gump Fundraiser to help with any membership or SCRUMS enquiries.

In addition to the 5K walk, there will be Rugby, BBQ, Bouncy Castle & home bakes - so get along to the club from 12:30 for a great day out and get yourself & kids sorted for the upcoming season!

Scottish Rugby have introduced a new player registration system called SCRUMS.
We are asking that all players are registered on the new system as soon as possible using the links below:

• ALL PLAYERS must be registered with Orkney RFC before the start of the season
• SENIOR Players are responsible for their own registration
• PARENTS (or Guardians) are responsible for registering YOUTH Players aged 8 & over
• If you were registered on the previous system, you must still confirm your registration on the new one
• You will be sent a verification email upon registration - check your spam email box if you don't get it
• The club cannot register players on the system
• Failure to register means you will not be able to play rugby until you have done so
• Ensure your Club Membership is up to date - details here

The Doddie Gump
Saturday 18th August
Meet at Orkney RFC Clubhouse for 12:30pm
Walk begins at 1pm
Internal Game: 2pm

Doddie’s story has touched the rugby world. The Doddie Gump allows everyone to get involved show support and help him in his quest to push MND research forward and find treatments for this devastating disease. ORFC are looking for support from the rugby family and beyond to raise money for MND research!

Come down on Saturday, buy a headband or make a donation, join us for The Doddie Gump around Kirkwall...
Then head back to the club for a bit or rugby, bouncy castle for kids, BBQ and homebakes!

Family fun for everyone!

The Calcutta Cup paid a flying visit to Orkney in June. Watch a video of the trip below:

​It’s that time of year again, as Orkney RFC begin the ever-increasingly difficult task in balancing the books against the monstrous travel costs of operating all sections of the Club including the First XV , Ladies and Junior rugby.
 
First on the Agenda , as always, is the County Show stall. What can you do to help , we hear you ask??? Well…….
 

​Bottles – Huge amount of varied bottles and cans are required for the stall and any donations would be very gratefully received. Where bottles of liquor are great, and much needed, multi-packs of baked beans, kiddies drinks etc are equally required. Bottles can be left with Stoff at Scottish Fuels depot, formerly Robertsons, on Shore Street; with Garry at The Pitstop garage at Hatston or at the Club whilst training is on. We’ll also be open Saturday 4th August in the morning so bottles can be left in the front changing room as usual.
 
Stall volunteers – Can you spare a few hours on Show day to work on the stall, all welcome players/ former players/ social members/ players parents etc etc etc, ‘ Many hands make fur light work , ya ken’. If you can at all help please contact Scott Rendall, Beki Russell or Stoff and let them know (contact details here). Please, please, please , pretty please……………

Orkney RFC's departing Chairman, Neil McCartney, is pulling on his running shoes on 1st September in the Glenmore 24 hour race, where he will attempt to complete 100 miles and raise funds for ​the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation:
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You can donate to his justgiving page here: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Neil-McCartney2


Hi folks. Some of you may know that I have become a bit of a runner since I hung up my rugby boots a few years back. The distances have progressed from 3 miles to Half Marathons, full Marathons and Ultra Marathons. A month ago I ran for 62 miles round Tankerness Loch and within the following 5 weeks I ran 2 further Half Marathons and 2 further Marathons! Not bad for a 45 year old ex-prop!!

​Earlier this year, as their chosen charity, Orkney RFC raised funds for My Name'5 Doddie Foundation. As departing Chairman and after getting in touch with the Foundation I was inspired to complete my biggest running challenge to date. Please read My Story here and feel free to donate and share as you see fit.

Many thanks for your time.
Neil

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