DIARY OF EVENTS Welsh Rugby Union Directorate of Rugby Under 21 Rugby Season 2003-2004
WELSH RUGBY UNION DIRECTORATE OF RUGBY UNDER 21 REPRESENTATIVE DATES SEASON 2003-2004 The dates contained in this Diary are correct when going to print. For further information please contact: Player Development Administrator Under 21 Rugby Mr Nick Rose Welsh Rugby Union 1 st Floor, Golate House 101 St Mary Street Cardiff CF10 1GE Tel 02920-822437 Fax 02920-232678 Email nrose@wru.co.uk
Wales Under 21 s - Team Manager Wayne Hall 66 Penprysg Road Pencoed Bridgend CF35 6RH 01656 657491 Wales Under 19 s - Team Manager Cledwyn Edwards 18b Blaenavon Terrace Tonmawr Port Talbot SA12 9US 01639 636412 WYRU - Secretary Mr Roger Thomas Llwyn Onn Mountain Air Lane Nantybwch Tredegar NP2 4EP Tel No 01495-722985 WSRU (Senior Group) - Secretary Mr David Davies Y Croft Carnhedryn St Davids Pembs SA62 6XT Tel 01437-721363
WSRU (Intermediate Group) - Secretary Mr D. H. Matthews 2, The Chestnuts Miskin Pontyclun CF72 8PE Tel No 01554-821100 WSRU (Junior Group) - Secretary Mr J D Rees Ashleigh Cardiff Road Pontypridd CF37 5AG Tel 01443-843482 WRU Under 19 Discipline Secretary John Hedges 100 Lon Affallen Trehadfren Newtown SY16 1PX Tel 01686-628435
WELSH RUGBY UNION AGE GROUPS SEASON 2003-2004 Year in School Age Group Date of Birth 4 th Year U/15 Sept 88 Aug 89 5 th Year U16 Sept 87 Aug 88 Lower 6 th U/17 Sept 86 Aug 87 Upper 6th U/18 Schools Sept 85 Aug 86 U/18 Youth Jan 1 st 86 U/19 FIRA Jan 1 st 85 U/19 Youth Sept 1 st 84 U/20 Jan 1 st 84 U/21 Jan 1 st 83
CONTENTS Pages Useful contact names and addresses Age Groups Contents 1 3 4 5 Schools & Clubs Weekends Under 21 International Fixtures Under 19 International Fixtures & Training Sessions Welsh Youth Rugby Union International Fixtures & Training Sessions Welsh Schools Rugby Union Under 16 & Under 18 International Fixtures & Training Sessions WRU Regional Identification Trials Under 16, 18 &19 s. Under 18 & Under 19 Inter-Regional Competition 6 Nations Matches 6-34 National Fixtures Appendix 1 35 36 Rugby World Cup 2003 Match schedule Appendix 2 37-38
The Following dates indicate School (S) or Club (C) priority on that weekend. This covers rugby from the age of 8 years to 19 years. Date Organization Game No Date Organization Game No 30/08/03 C 1 03/01/04 C 11 06/09/03 C 2 10/01/04 S 9 13/09/03 S 1 17/01/04 C 12 20/09/03 C 3 24/01/04 S 10 27/09/03 S 2 31/01/04 C 13 04/10/03 C 4 07/02/04 S 11 11/10/03 S 3 14/02/04 C 14 18/10/03 C 5 21/02/04 C 15 25/10/03 S 4 28/02/04 S 12 01/11/03 C 6 06/03/04 S 13 08/11/03 S 5 13/03/04 C 16 15/11/03 C 7 20/03/04 C 17 22/11/03 S 6 27/03/04 S 14 29/11/03 C 8 03/04/04 C 18 06/12/03 S 7 10/04/04 C 19 13/12/03 S 8 17/04/04 C 20 20/12/03 C 9 24/04/04 S 15 27/12/03 C 10 01/05/04 S 16
July 2003 31st June 1st July 2nd July 3rd July District A Regional Camp U16 TBC TBC 4th July 5th July Sunday District J Regional Camp U18 Colwyn Bay TBC 6th July 7th July 8th July 9th July District G Regional Camp U16 Carmarthen RFC TBC 10th July District G Regional Camp U16 Carmarthen RFC TBC 11th July District A Regional Camp U16 TBC TBC District B Regional Camp U19 CHSOB TBC 12th July Sunday District B Regional Camp U19 CHSOB TBC 13th July
July 2003 14th July 15th July District A Regional Trial U16 Usk 16th July 17th July 18th July District A Regional Camp U19 Usk 19th July Sunday District A Regional Camp U19 Usk 20th July District B Regional Camp U18 CHSOB 21st July District B Regional Camp U18 CHSOB 22nd July 23rd July 24th July 25th July Distrcit A Regional Camp U18 Usk 26th July Sunday District A Regional Camp U18 Usk 27th July
July - August 2003 28th July 29th July 30th July 31st July 1st August 2nd August Sunday 3rd August 4th August 5th August 6th August District B Regional Camp U16 CHSOB 7th August District B Regional Camp U16 CHSOB 8th August District G Regional Camp U19 Llanelli TBC 9th August Sunday District G Regional Camp U19 Llanelli TBC 10th August
August 2003 11th August 12th August 13th August 14th August 15th August Wales v Ireland (Senior) Senior Dublin 14.45 16th August District G Regional Camp U18 Llanelli TBC Sunday District G Regional Camp U18 Llanelli TBC 17th August 18th August 19th August 20th August 21st August 22nd August Wales v England (Senior) Senior Millennium Stadium 23rd August Sunday 24th August
August - September 2003 25th August 26th August Wales v Romania (Senior) Senior Wrexham RFC 19.05 hrs 27th August 28th August 29th August Youth/Club Weekend 1 Wales v Scotland (Seniors) Senior Millennium Stadium 14.30 hrs 30th August Sunday Regional Identification Trials U18 & 19 TBC 31st August DJA Group Meeting Custom Hse, Cardiff 6pm 1st September 2nd September 3rd September 4th September 5th September Youth/Club Weekend 2 Regional Identification Trials U16 TBC 6th September Sunday Regional Identification Trials U18, 19 TBC 7th September
September 2003 8th September 9th September 10th September 11th September 12th September Schools Weekend 1 13th September Sunday Regional Identification Trials U16, 18, 19 TBC 14th September 15th September 16th September 17th September 18th September 19th September Youth/Club Weekend 3 Regional Identification Trials U16 TBC 20th September Sunday Regional Identification Trials U18 & 19 TBC 21st September
September - October 2003 22nd September 23rd September 24th September 25th September 26th September Schools Weekend 2 27th September Sunday Regional Identification Trials U16, 18, 19 TBC 28th September 29th September Regional Games 1 U18 & U21's TBC 30th September Regional Games 1 U18 & U21's TBC 1st October 2nd October 3rd October Youth/Club Weekend 4 Regional Identification Trials U16 TBC 4th October Sunday National Elite Day The Barn 5th October
October 2003 6th October 7th October 8th October 9th October 10th October Schools Weekend 3 WSRU (SG) Training - 50 U18 UWIC, Cyncoed 11th October Sunday Wales U19 Squad Training U19 The Barn 0900-1430 12th October WSRU (SG) Squad Training U18 UWIC, Cyncoed NR/DJA Secretaries Meeting TBC TBC 13th October 14th October 15th October 16th October 17th October 18th October Youth/Club Weekend 5 Sunday WSRU (SG) Final Trial - 40 U18 TBC TBC 19th October
October 2003 20th October Regional Games 2 U18 & U21's 21st October Regional Games 2 U18 & U21's 22nd October 23rd October 24th October 25th October Schools Weekend 4 Sunday National Elite Day The Barn 26th October Wales U19 Squad Training U19 The Barn 1200-1600 WSRU (IG) Residential Course U16 TBC 0930 Half Term Begins 27th October WSRU (IG) Residential Course U16 TBC WSRU (IG) Residential Course U16 TBC 1630 28th October 29th October 30th October 31st October Half Term Ends WYRU District Competion x 3 U18 1st November Youth/Club Weekend 6 Sunday Game 1 DJA Competition 12's - 16's 2nd November WYRU District Competition x 3 U18
November 2003 3rd November 4th November 5th November 6th November 7th November 8th November Schools Weekend 5 Sunday Wales U19 Squad Training U19 The Barn 0900-1430 9th November WSRU (SG) Training - 34 U18 TBC 10th November 11th November 12th November 13th November 14th November Youth/Club Weekend 7 WSRU (SG) Training - 26 U18 Heronston 15th November WYRU District Competition x 3 U18 Sunday WSRU (SG) Training - 26 U18 Heronston 16th November WYRU District Competition x 3 U18 WSRU (IG) Course U16 TBC TBC
November 2003 17th November Regional Games 3 U18 & U21's 18th November Regional Games 3 U18 & U21's 19th November 20th November 21st November 22nd November Schools Weekend 6 Sunday Wales U19 Squad Training U19 The Barn 0900-1430 23rd November 24th November 25th November 26th November 27th November 28th November Youth/Club Weekend 8 WYRU Trial U19 TBC 29th November Sunday Game 2- DJA Competition 12's - 16's 30th November WSRU (SG) Game U18 TBC WYRU Trial U18 TBC WSRU (IG) Course U16 TBC
December 2003 DJA Group Meeting Custom Hse, Cardiff 6pm 1st December 2nd December 3rd December 4th December Wales v Nike New Zealand U21 Cardiff TBC 5th November Schools Weekend 7 6th December Sunday Wales U19 Squad Training U19 The Barn 0900-1430 7th December WYRU Squad Training U18 8th December 9th December 10th December 11th December 12th December Schools Weekend 8 WSRU (SG) Training U18 Vale 1200-1600 13th December WSRU (IG) Final Trial U16 TBC 1100 Sunday National Elite Day The Barn 14th December WYRU Squad Training U18
December 2003 15th December Regional Games 4 U18 & U21's 16th December Wedesday Regional Games 4 U18 & U21's 17th December 18th December 19th December Youth/Club Weekend 9 WSRU (SG) v Scotland Fira U18 TBC - Away 20th December Sunday Game 3 - DJA Competition 12's - 16's 21st December Wales U19 Squad Training U19 The Barn 090-1430 22nd December 23rd December 24th December 25th December 26th December Youth/Clubs Weekend 10 WSRU (SG) Training U18 The Barn 1200-1600 27th December Sunday 28th December WYRU Squad Training
December 03- January 2004 29th December 30th December 31st December 1st January 2004 National Elite Day Hensol 2nd January Youth/Clubs Weekend 11 WSRU (SG) Training The Barn 1200-1600 3rd January Sunday 4th January WYRU Squad Training U18 Half Term Begins Term Begins 5th January DJA Group Meeting Custom Hse, Cardiff 6pm Regional Games 5 U18 & U21's 6th January WYRU Pres XV v Resolven Regional Games 5 U18 & U21's 7th January 8th January 9th January School Weekend 9 10th January Sunday WYRU Squad Training 11th January WSRU (IG) Training U16 The Vale 1000-1600
January 2004 12th January 13th January WSRU (SG) v Boys Clubs SCOW 1830 14th January 15th January 16th January 17th January Youth/Club Weekend 12 Sunday WSRU (SG) Training U18 Brynteg 10am-2pm 18th January WYRU Squad Training U18 WSRU (IG) Training U16 The Barn 1000-1600 NR/DJA's Secretaries Meeting TBC 19th January Regional Games 6 U18 & U21's 20th January Regional Games 6 U18 & U21's 21st January 22nd January 23rd January 24th January Sunday 25th January WYRU Squad Training Schools Weekend 10
January/February 2004 26th January 27th January 28th January 29th January Wales v Italy U19 TBC - Home TBC 30th January 31st January Youth/Club Weekend 13 Sunday Game 4 - DJA Competition 12's - 16's 1st February WYRU v BCW TBC WSRU (IG) Training U16 The Barn 1000-1600 2nd February 3rd February 4th February 5th February 6th February Schools Weekend 11 WSRU (SG) Training The Vale 1200-1600 7th February WYRU Squad Training Sunday WYRU Squad Training 8th February WSRU (IG) U16 The Barn 1000-1600 February 2004
9th February 10th February 11th February Wales v Scotland (tbc) U19 TBC - Home TBC 12th February Wales v Scotland U21 TBC TBC 13th February WSRU (SG) Overnight Stay U18 TBC Youth/Club Weekend 14 Wales v Scotland Senior Millennium Stadium 1600 14th February WSRU (SG) v France 1st Sept TBC Sunday European 4 Nations Begins U18 Wales 15th February 16th February Half Term Begins WSRU A (IG) v Italy A U16 Away 17th February WSRU (IG) v Italy U16 Away 18th February European Four Nations 19th February Wales v Ireland (TBC) U21 Galway 1430 20th February Wales v Ireland (TBC) U19 Cork -TBC TBC Youth/Club Weekend 15 European 4 Nations Ends 21st February Sunday Wales v Ireland Senior Dublin 1500 22nd February (5) DJA 12's - 16's
February - March 2004 23rd February Regional Games 7 U18 & U21's TBC 24th February Regional Games 7 U18 & U21's TBC 25th February 26th February 27th February Schools Weekend 12 WSRU (SG) Training U18 Christs College 1000-1400 28th February Sunday WYRU Squad Training U18 29th February WSRU (IG) Training U16 The Barn 1000-1600 DJA Group Meeting Custom Hse, Cardiff 6pm 1st March 2nd March 3rd March 4th March Wales v France (TBC) U19 TBC Home TBC 5th March Schools Weekend 13 Wales v France (TBC) U21 TBC TBC 6th March WSRU (IG) Training U16 TBC TBC Sunday Wales v France Senior Millennium Stadium 3:00 PM 7th March WSRU (SG) Training U18 The Vale 10am-2pm WYRU Squad Training U18
March 2004 8th March 9th March WSRU (SG) v WYRU The Gnoll, Neath TBC 10th March 11th March Wales v England (TBC) U19 Sale (TBC) TBC 12th March 13th March Youth/Club Weekend 16 Sunday Game 6 - DJA Competition 12's - 16's 14th March WYRU Squad Training U18 WSRU (IG) Training U16 The Barn 1000-1600 15th March Half Term Begins 16th March 17th March 18th March Wales v England U21 TBC TBC 19th March Youth/Club Weekend 17 Wales v England Senior Twickenham 1600 20th March Sunday WSRU (SG) Training Brynteg 10am-2pm 21st March
March-April 2004 22nd March Regional Games 8 U18 & U21's 23rd March Regional Games 8 U18 & U21's 24th March 25th March Wales v Italy U21 TBC TBC 26th March Schools Weekend 14 Wales v Italy Senior Millennium Stadium 1200 27th March WSRU (SG) Training The Barn 1200-1600 IRB Championship Game 1 U19 South Africa TBC Sunday WYRU Squad Training 28th March WSRU (IG) Training U16 TBC 1000-1600 29th March 30th March IRB Championship Game 2 U19 South Africa TBC 31st March 1st April Term Ends 2nd April Youth/Club Weekend 18 WSRU (SG) v Ireland U18 TBC- Away TBC 3rd April WSRU (IG) A v Italy A U16 TBC TBC WYRU Squad Training Weekend U18 Sunday Game 7-DJA Competition 12's - 16's 4th April WYRU Squad Training Weekend U18 IRB Championship Game 3 U19 South Africa TBC
April 2004 WSRU (IG) v Italy U16 TBC TBC 5th April 6th April 7th April WYRU Home 4 Nations Begins U18 Belfast 8th April IRB Championship Game 4 U19 South Afica TBC WSRU)SG) Training The Vale 1000-1400 9th April Good Youth/Club Weekend 19 4 nations U18 10th April WYRU Match 1 U18 Belfast Sunday U18 11th April Easter Sunday 4 Nations - Belfast U18 IRB Championship Finals U19 TBC TBC 12th April Easter WYRU Match 2 U18 Belfast 13th April U18 14th April WSRU(IG) A v England A U16 TBC TBC 15th April WSRU(IG) v England (tbc) U16 TBC TBC 16th April WYRU Match 3 U18 Belfast Youth/Club Weekend 20 WYRU Home 4 Nations Ends U18 17th April Sunday Game 8 - DJA Cmpetition 12's - 16's 18th April
April - May 2004 Term Begins 19th April NR/DJA's Secretaries Meeting TBC Regional Games 9 U18 & U21's 20th April Regional Games 9 U18 & U21's 21st April Rosslyn Park Sevens Starts London 22nd April WSRU (IG) A v England A U16 Leicester TBC 23rd April Schools Weekend 16 WSRU (SG) v England U18 Leicester TBC 24th April WSRU (IG) v England U16 Leicester TBC Sunday DJA 7'S 12's-14's 25th April Rosslyn Park Sevens Ends 26th April 27th April 28th April 29th April 30th April 1st May Schools Weekend 17 Sunday National Elite Day The Barn 2nd May
May 2004 3rd May Regional Games 10 U18 & U21's 4th May Regional Games 10 U18 & U21's 5th May 6th May WSRU (SG) Cap Presentation TBC 7th May 8th May Sunday 9th May 10th May 11th May 12th May 13th May 14th May 15th May Sunday 16th May
May 2004 17th May 18th May 19th May 20th May 21st May 22nd May Sunday 23rd May 24th May 25th May 26th May 27th May 28th May 29th May Sunday 30th May
31st May Term Ends May/June2004 1st June 2nd June 3rd June 4th June 5th June Sunday 6th June DJA Group Meeting Custom Hse, Cardif 6pm 7th June 8th June 9th June 10th June 11th June 12th June Sunday 13th June
June 2004 14th June 15th June 16th June 17th June 18th June 19th June Sunday 20th June 21st June 22nd June 23rd June 24th June 25th June 26th June Sunday 27th June
June- July 2004 28th June 29th June 30th June 1st July 2nd July 3rd July Sunday 4th July 5th July 6th July 7th July 8th July 9th July 10th July Sunday 11th July
July 2004 12th July 13th July 14th July 15th July 16th July 17th July Sunday 18th July 19th July 20th July 21st July 22nd July 23rd July 24th July Sunday 25th July
WELSH YOUTH RUGBY UNION U18 Fixtures Season 2003-2004 Day Date Fixture Venue Kick Off Mon - Fri 15/21.02.04 European Four Nations Tournament Wales Italy Portugal Spain & Wales TBC TBC 10.03.04 WSRU (SG)v WYRU Neath TBC Thurs-Fri 08/17.04.04 Home Four Nations Tournament Belfast TBC WELSH SCHOOLS RUGBY UNION Senior Group U18 Fixtures Season 2003-2004 Day Date Fixture Venue Kick Off 20.12.03 WSRU (SG) v Scotland Fira Away (TBC) 14.02.04 WSRU (SG) v France (tbc) TBC 10.03.04 WSRU (SG) v WYRU Neath TBC 03.04.04 WSRU (SG) v Ireland Away (TBC) TBC 24.04.03 WSRU (SG) v England Leicester RFC TBC WELSH SCHOOLS RUGBY UNION Intermediate Group U16 Fixtures Season 2003-2004 Day Date Fixture Venue Kick Off 17.02.04 Italy (A) v WSRU (A) Away (TBC) TBC 18.02.04 Italy v WSRU Away (TBC) TBC 03.04.04 WSRU v Italy Home (TBC) TBC 15.04.04 WSRU (A) v England (A) Home (TBC) TBC 16.04.04 WSRU v England Home (TBC) TBC 23.04.04 England (A) v WSRU (A) (TBC) Away - (TBC) TBC 24.04.04 England v WSRU Leicester RFC TBC
RUGBY WORLD CUP - 2003 Match Schedule Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Australia Argentina Ireland Namibia Romania France Scotland Fiji Japan USA South Africa England Samoa Georgia Uruguay New Zealand Wales Italy Canada Tonga Pool Matches Date Match Pool City Venue Kick Off 10.10.03 Australia v Argentina A Sydney Stadium Australia 19.30 hrs 11.10.03 New Zealand v Italy D Melbourne Colonial Stadium 20.00 hrs 11.10.03 France v Fiji B Brisbane Suncorp Metway Stadium 20.00 hrs 11.10.03 Ireland v Romania A Gosford North Power Stadium 17.30 hrs 11.10.03 South Africa v Uruguay C Perth Subiaco Oval 20.00 hrs 12.10.03 Wales v Canada D Melbourne Colonial Stadium 15.00 hrs 12.10.03 Scotland v Japan B Townsville Dairy Farmers Stadium 18.00 hrs 12.10.03 England v Georgia C Perth Subiaco Stadium 20.00 hrs 14.10.03 Argentina v Namibia A Gosford North Power Stadium 18.00 hrs 15.10.03 Fiji v USA B Brisbane Suncorp Metway Stadium 20.30 hrs 15.10.03 Italy v Tonga D Canberra Canberra Stadium 19.30 hrs 15.10.03 Samoa v Uruguay C Perth Subiaco Oval 19.30 hrs 17.10.03 New Zealand v Canada D Melbourne Colonial Stadium 19.30 hrs 18.10.03 Australia 1 v Romania A Brisbane Suncorp Metway Stadium 20.00 hrs 18.10.03 France v Japan B Townsville Dairy Farmers Stadium 19.30 hrs 18.10.03 South Africa v England C Perth Subiaco Oval 15.00 hrs 19.10.03 Wales v Tonga D Canberra Canberra Stadium 18.00 hrs 19.10.03 Ireland v Namibia A Sydney Aussie Stadium 20.30 hrs 20.10.03 Scotland v USA B Brisbane Suncorp Metway Stadium 18.00 hrs 21.10.03 Italy v Canada D Canberra Canberra Stadium 20.30 hrs 22.10.03 Argentina v Romania A Sydney Aussie Stadium 23.10.03 Fiji v Japan B Townsville Dairy Farmers Stadium 24.10.03 New Zealand v Tonga D Brisbane Suncorp Metway Stadium 24.10.03 South Africa v Georgia C Sydney Aussie Stadium 25.10.03 Australia v Namibia A Adelaide Adelaide Oval 25.10.03 Italy v Wales D Canberra Canberra Stadium 25.10.03 France v Scotland B Sydney Stadium Australia 26.10.03 England v Samoa C Melbourne Colonial Stadium 26.10.03 Argentina v Ireland A Adelaide Adelaide Oval 27.10.03 Japan v USA B Gosford North Power Stadium 28.10.03 Georgia v Uruguay C Sydney Aussie Stadium 29.10.03 Canada v Tonga D Woolongong WIN Stadium 30.10.03 Namibia v Romania A Launceston York Park 31.10.03 France v USA B Woolongong WIN Stadium
1.11.03 Scotland v Fiji B Sydney Aussie Stadium 1.11.03 South Africa v Samoa C Brisbane Suncorp Metway Stadium 1.11.03 Australia v Ireland A Melbourne Colonial Stadium 2.11.03 England v Uruguay C Brisbane Suncorp Metway Stadium 2.11.03 New Zealand v Wales D Sydney Stadium Australia QUARTER FINALS Date Match City Venue Kick Off 08.11.03 QF 1Winner D v Runner Up C Melbourne Colonial Stadium 18.30 hrs QF2 Winner A v Runner Up B Brisbane Suncorp Metway Stadium 20.00 hrs 09.11.03 QF3 Winner B v Runner Up A Melbourne Colonial Stadium 18.30 hrs QF4 Winner C v Runner Up D Brisbane Suncorp Metway Stadium 20.00 hrs SEMI FINALS Date Match City Venue Kick Off 15.11.03 SF1 Winner QF1 V Winner QF2 Sydney Stadium Australia 20.00 hrs 16.11.03 SF2 Winner QF3 v Winner QF4 Sydney Stadium Australia 20.00 hrs PLAY OFF Date Match City Venue Kick Off 20.11.03 Play Off Loser SF1 v Loser SF2 Sydney Stadium Australia 20.00 hrs FINAL Date Match City Venue Kick Off 22.11.03 Final Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 Sydney Stadium Australia 20.00 hrs