“ROAR” returns for the summer of 2024 – it’s #ROAR24! Since its inception in 2022, Ampthill Rugby Clubs “ROAR – Rugby Camp for Girls” has become the biggest FREE Rugby Camp exclusively for Girls in England. This success is all thanks to our amazing coaches who give up their time to organise and run the sessions, our existing girl players who make new attendees so welcome and our sponsors without whom, none of this would be possible. We had 152 girls attend across three sessions in 2023 following 100 girls in 2022! This year promises to be bigger and better than ever – we’re organising four ses ..read more

The stage was set for a thrilling showdown as Ampthill Under 16s found themselves in the county cup finals for the third consecutive year, facing familiar foes Biggleswade at their home club. From the opening whistle, it was evident that both teams were hungry for victory, as the first ten minutes witnessed a fierce exchange of hard-hitting rugby. Each side relentlessly battled for dominance, eager to assert their authority on the field. However, it was Ampthill who quickly found their rhythm and settled into the game, showcasing their ability to exploit the width of the field to devastating e ..read more

Ampthill Head Coach Paul Turner was delighted with his sides performance as they secured a league double over Doncaster Knights and a fourth consecutive win in The Championship. “We got sucked into a forward battle in the first half and were on the wrong side of the game but the try before half time changed things. We played some outstanding rugby in the second half against a really strong Doncaster side and I’m really pleased with the result” said Turner post match. Knights coach Joe Ford had described Ampthill as “the form team in the competition” pre-match but it was his side that dominated ..read more

The Mob return to The Olney Field for their only home fixture in April looking to build on two wins away at both Caldy and Bedford Blues when Doncaster Knights come to town. Head Coach Paul Turner makes three changes to the starting XV that secured a Battle of Bedfordshire win last weekend acknowledging that the full time Knights present another huge challenge.  Sam Crean comes into the starting front row alongside Samson Adejimi at hooker whilst James Flynn rotates to the bench. Tighthead Alec Clarey made his Mob debut against Bedford and starts again this week. Man of the Match, Iwan Sh ..read more

We’ve had a few questions around the Ladies and Girls Changing Rooms and thought an update was due. a, Matt Hague successfully applied for Section 106 money from CBC. New floodlights were installed on Pitch 1 and some remaining funds were allocated to the Ladies Changing Project. b, The Club organised a Crowdfunder through Sport England, hit its target thanks to support of members and the local business community and had initial drawings done. We still had a financial shortfall due to Sport England downgrading the portion they would ‘fund match’ due to our areas “prosperity”. In addition, we c ..read more

Ampthill secured back to back away wins for the first time this season, edging out Bedford Blues in the Battle of Bedfordshire, their first success at Goldington Road since January 2022. The Mob applied most of the early attacking pressure in the game, and were rewarded with the opening try of game after 11 minutes. After a rolling maul was stopped close to the try line, the A’s recycled the ball well, and the ball found its way to Brandon Jackson on the left wing, who brilliantly manoeuvred his way around the covering defence to dot down in the corner. Following Josh Barton’s conversion, Ampt ..read more

with Head Coach Paul Turner reminding his squad what this fixture means to both clubs. Turner makes five changes to the team that beat Caldy away last weekend. Samson Adejimi retains his place at hooker and binds down in the front row with James Flynn and Alec Cleary on his Mob debut. Iwan Shenton has formed a strong partnership with Ollie Stonham since arriving from Scarlets and the pair continue in the engine room whilst in the back row Izzy Moore-Aiono comes in on the blindside alongside Toby Knight and club captain Morgan Strong. Turner rotates his scrum-halves this week and Charlie Bracke ..read more

Ampthill travelled north to the Wirral to face old friends Caldy looking to back up what Head Coach Paul Turner had described as “the biggest win in the clubs history”. On arrival The Paton Field was bathed in sunshine but a very strong south westerly wind would play its part in the game. Ampthill won the toss and opted to play uphill and into the wind. The Mob started fast and took only two minutes to open the scoring –  Tobias Elliot breaking on halfway and found flyhalf Josh Barton on his inside who raced away to score wide right. A missed conversion but As lead 0-5. This would prove t ..read more

Ampthill make the long trip north to old friends Caldy on Saturday looking to build on a win against league leaders Ealing last weekend. Head Coach Paul Turner makes one change to the starting fifteen that recorded “the biggest win in the clubs history” with Fraser Strachan replacing Olly Hartley in midfield. Sam Crean, Samson Adejimi and tighthead James Johnson continue in the front row. Locks Ollie Stonham and Iwan shenton were both Man of the Match contenders last weekend. Toby Knight and Nathan Michelow swap shirts this week with club captain Morgan Strong at number eight. Josh Barton agai ..read more

Our final event of the season is the Annual Beer Festival on Saturday 8th June. We will have the usual wide range of local real ales, craft ciders, a gin bar, Pimms tent plus Live Music, Childrens Entertainment and a range of food options. More details to follow but please save the date for the biggest FREE event in Ampthill this summer! The post Beer Festival 2024 appeared first on Ampthill Rugby ..read more