Category: News
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Touch Rugby Development Session
Join us Saturday 7th September for the first of our Blackadder’s series of touch rugby development sessions. Whether you are looking to upskill your touch knowledge or sharpen up ahead of the rugby season this is for you. The session is open to anyone aged 12+. 📆 Saturday 7th September ⏰ 9am – 12pm💷 £5…
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Blackadders at the beach
Event Details • Date: Sunday, August 11th• Event: Newcastle Falcons Beach Competition• Location: Tynemouth Longsands Beach Teams and Participation Six teams entered the competition, with Rockcliff managing to enter two mixed teams:• Rockcliff All Stars• Rockcliff Rattlers Competition Results • The Rockcliff Rattlers finished at the top of the league standings.• The Rockcliff All Stars…
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Blackadders at Touch WC 2024
On the 15th July the touch rugby World Cup kicked off in Nottingham with 39 nations having teams across various categories. Lesley and Vicky made the journey south to volunteer and support in the running of the event. Both were part of the opening ceremony where all the sides competing across the week gathered on…
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Charity Tournament 2024
Sunday 30th June saw us hosting our 3rd annual charity touch competition in aid of North of Tyne Mountain Rescue. Now in its 3rd straight year, the event is now a staple of the North East Touch calendar. A big thank you to some of the mountain rescue team who came down with their equipment…
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Blackadders Rockcliff In2Touch Final Week
The final week of Blackadders Rockcliff In2Touch League concluded six weeks of fantastic touch. Over the duration we saw improvements all round, with some skillful play, fancy tries, and some great matches. On the night Blackadder’s played Alnwick Tynedale; Ashington took on Pirates; Rockadder Social competed against Wanderers; and Roses challenged Ravens. Ultimately Blackadders were…
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In2Touch Blackadders league Week 5
Highlight:It has been roughly a year since my first competitive touch experience at the in2touch spring league in 2023. So was nice to reflect on how much I’ve learned in that time. Worst bit:It was too cold for June! Especially given that we had beautiful weather for the 2023 edition, which is probably what made…