Firwood Waterloo Rugby Club

Firwood Waterloo Rugby Club is delighted to congratulate Steve Thompson, stalwart of our Minis and Juniors section, on the award of a British Empire Medal in the King’s Birthday Honours list.

Steve was awarded the honour for services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby and it couldn’t be more deserved.

For the last 28 years Steve has given up his Sunday mornings (September to May) to spend at least three hours each week introducing young children (both boys and girls) to the sport of Rugby Union.

Each season he takes responsibility for coaching the very youngest children aged 5 to 8, gradually introducing them to different aspects of the game through age-relevant training. He is calm, patient and above all fiercely passionate about the sport.

Every season his enthusiasm for rugby is transferred to the children under his guidance. In terms of the breadth of his impact, over those 28 years he has introduced many hundreds of children to the game, many of whom have carried on playing rugby into adulthood. Two England Women’s internationals - Sarah Beckett and Holly Aitchison who were first coached by Steve Thompson at Firwood Waterloo RFC.

Just last month, Steve was awarded our annual Tony Pugh Award, which recognises above and beyond contribution to the life of the club, and he has also received a ‘Lifetime of Coaching Award’ from the club and been made an Honorary life member.

Well done Steve – well deserved! 👏🏽

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🏉 PREMIERSHIP RUGBY SEMI-FINALS LIVE AT FWFC! 🏉

The road to Twickenham goes through this weekend, and we'll be showing both semi-finals live on the big screens!

📅 Friday
😇 Northampton 🆚 Leicester 🐯
🕢 Kick-off: 19:45

📅 Saturday
🛀 Bath 🆚 Exeter Chiefs 👑
🕒 Kick-off: 15:00

🍻 Bar opens early on Saturday from 14:30, so grab a drink, get comfy and soak up the atmosphere before kick-off.

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We are planning to be open every weekend throughout the off season ☀️ 🍻

Our core opening hours will be:
📅 Fridays from 5.30 to 9.30pm
📅 Saturday from 4 to 10pm
📅 Sunday 2 to 6pm

We are also looking to open for sporting events such as the Rugby Nations Cup 🏉 and the FIFA World Cup ⚽️

We will post details of those openings and any other changes on our social media accounts / website.

We will also continue running the monthly quiz on the second Thursday of the month. The next one will be Thursday 11th June - come down and join in, it starts at 8pm 🧠📝

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