Nottingham Rugby

Great news down at The Bay last night when the Green and Whites returned to stage 1 of elite rugby training, following RFU guidelines. The squad were put through their paces in the gym, whilst also doing some on field running work and a short skills session to get the ball back in hand. Steve…

Nottingham Rugby will be hosting a boys school of kicking workshop down at Lady Bay on Monday 21st December 2020, with registration at 9.00am, finishing at 12.30pm. Stu & Yappy will be holding workshops in Nottingham in the December holidays covering a mix of punting, goal kicking and drop goals. School of Kicking’s expert tutors…

On Monday 21st December, School of Kicking will be hosting a girls kicking clinic with England stars Katy Daley-McLean and world player of the year Emily Scarratt at The Bay, home of Nottingham Rugby. Nottingham Rugby has been working with community sponsor Roadgas to support the development of women and girl’s rugby within the Notts,…

Nottingham Rugby is saddened to learn of the passing of former player Christopher James ‘Chris’ BAYNES.  Born 24th November 1946, Gillingham, Kent and educated at Gillingham Grammar School & Loughborough Colleges. Chris played for the club 145 times at 1st XV level making his final appearance against Abertillery at Ireland Avenue in 1978, where the…

Nottingham Rugby is saddened to learn of the passing of former player and Chairman, James ‘Jim’ Buxton. James not only played for the club 141 times but also made many other significant contributions to the club.  Born 29th May 1931, Mapperley Park, Nottinghamshire, James was educated at PNEU School, Dolphin Preparatory School, Oundle School (where…

Further to the recent announcement regarding the cancellation of the 2020/21 competitive rugby season for levels 3 and below of the English leagues, and the commencement of Premiership rugby from the weekend of  the 21st November, there is much speculation about the intentions of the Championship league. The Greene King IPA Championship is considered a…

Archer’s Sports Bar, at Nottingham Rugby, will temporarily close as a result of the new Tier 3 restrictions in Nottingham, Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe. New measures will come into force at one-minute past midnight on Thursday, October 29 and will last for 28 days, but they will be closely monitored by Government. Going into Tier…

Head Coach Neil Fowkes is looking forward to an action-packed weekend of live sport at Archer’s Sports Bar. The weekend kicks off with Nottingham Forest vs Derby County on Friday night, followed by six live games on Saturday including the Premiership Rugby Final between Exeter Chiefs and Wasps. “It would be great to see the…

You can watch the much-anticipated East Midlands Derby at Archer’s Sports Bar this weekend. Nottingham Forest host Derby County, and all of the action will be shown LIVE on our big screens at The Bay. Table booking is advised, and you can do so by calling 07809 705418 or emailing Steve.Smith@nottinghamrugby.co.uk. Not only have we…

We’ve got a bumper weekend of LIVE sport lined up at The Bay Sports Bar this weekend. The weekend kicks off on Friday night with some European Challenge Cup rugby, as Bristol Bears host Toulon at 19:15, followed by EFL Championship football as Derby County host Watford at 19:45. Saturday sees six live games, starting…