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U15 Tour Okehampton, Devon
31st March - 2nd April 2023

Going on Rugby tour is a fantastic way to build team spirit, morale and identity. It provides an opportunity for players and coaches to get to know each other a little bit better and build teamwork both on and off the pitch. Tours often provide memories and friendships that will last a lifetime; the camaraderie and banter can be second to none!

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General Information

All the information you need for touring.

If you have any questions click here to email me and I will add to the page.

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Downloads / Forms

A few things to do before we leave. 

Safeguarding forms

Food order

Hoodie order

Download 'Tour Rules'

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Checklist

Touring Checklist including what to bring.

General information

We are getting closer to our Rugby Tour to Okehampton Devon. Two nights in the YHA( Friday 31st March - Saturday 1st April) followed by a match against Okehampton RFC U15s on Sunday 2nd April. (Kick-off time TBC)

Most players/parents have now confirmed and we are able to add to the numbers if necessary before 10th March. 

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  • Travel down in cars to Okehampton after school on Friday 31st March - We currently have 12 adults and 22 players so we will need to organize shared transport

  • Check into YHA accommodation (5pm-8pm)

  • Snacks / Drinks etc. Bring something to nibble as we are not eating until 9pm (to ensure everybody has arrived)

  • We will do something as a group on Friday night; TBC will depend on the weather

  • 9 pm Takeaway meal delivery. There is a shared spreadsheet for ordering the food in the downloads/forms section below. Please peruse the menus and enter a '1' in the appropriate column. No need for drinks as we will purchase some from the cash and carry and take them with us.

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  • Saturday morning Lads v Dads Archery and Axe Throwing.

  • Packed lunch for the boys

  • Parents to Okehampton for a pub lunch and watch some European rugby on TV? The London Inn is booked for 14:00

  • Raft building for the boys on Saturday afternoon. Wetsuits are provided but please see the kit list for other requirements.

  • Saturday evening 2-course meal for all

  • Kangaroo Court - Judge Dawe has polished his gavel and will don his wig and robes to pass sentence on any misdemeanors or breach of tour rules 

  • Watch a film in the evening.

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  • Fixture v Okehampton U15s on Sunday 2nd April Kick-off time TBC

  • Meal and presentation in the clubhouse

  • Home!

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Accommodation

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We are booked into YHA Bracken Tor Lodge - Okehampton

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  • Dormitory style - sleeps up to 42 pepole

  • 8 bathrooms

  • Lounge/dining room with TV

  • Kitchen

  • Drying room

  • Campfire

  • Function room

  • 4 acres of landscaped gardens

The Accommodation

There are two locations for YHA Okehampton, we are staying in the Bracken Tor Lodge (not the one next to the station)

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The postcode is EX20 1QW

Drive into Okehampton - the first set of traffic lights (Wongs Chinese) go straight on (sat nav will probably try to take you left).

The Fountain Inn is on your left. Go straight on through the pedestrian crossing.

The Plume of Feathers pub is on the left - get in the left lane and turn left at the lights into George Street before the White Hart.

Just past the church on left turn right into Station Road.

Where the road forks bear right (don't follow the brown Youth Hostel sign). Keep driving up Tors Road - over the narrow railway bridge, over the A30 main road bridge, and turn immediately right.

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The Rugby Club

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Address: 2 Glendale Rd, Okehampton EX20 1JB

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Downloads Forms

Please click here to order takeaway for Friday Night

Please click here to order Tour Hoodie

Please click here to download 'Tour Rules'

Please click on the icon below to download parental consent forms.
We require this form to be completed for every player even if a parent is accompanying.
Please download, print, and return to Tom C (Nathans' Dad)
Tom will also have some hard copies at the Supermarine and North Dorset fixtures
If you prefer to scan completed documents then please send them by email to: tomcolemanwinter@hotmail.com

Parental consent forms

Travel & Responsible Adults

The link below is a summary of the travel arrangements and a list of the adult acting 'in loco parentis' where there is an unaccompanied player. Please check that the information is correct and that you have shared contact details.

Click here to check the information for travel and responsibility
 

Checklist

Nominated an adult to act 'in loco parentis' if not accompanying on tour.
Arranged transport if not driving down
Completed the Parental Consent form and returned to Tom Coleman
Ordered food for Friday Night
Ordered a Hoodie

 

Kit List

Activities are outdoors and we are on Dartmoor so appropriate outdoor clothing required.
For Raft Building - wetsuits are supplied but need swimming shorts/trunks and an extra towel.
Subs / Bench coats would be great to wrap up afterward if you have one, however, the changing rooms are very close.

  • Extra/old trainers (to get wet whilst raft building)

  • Swimming kit to wear under a wetsuit (provided)

  • 2 x towels (one for shower, one for raft building)

  • Wash bag and contents

  • Torch

  • Bench/subs coat (if you have one)

  • Boots/trainers for outdoor activities

  • Various layers for outdoor activities

  • Snacks/ drinks for Friday night

  • Rugby Kit (Shorts, club socks, black windcheater)

  • Boots!, gumshield, scrum cap, bandages, tape etc.

  • No. 1s (White shirt, smart jeans/trousers, club tie, shoes)

  • Musical instrument for a singalong? (guitar Seth, Archie? anyone else)

  • Adults - beers / drinks for Friday & Saturday night (there is no bar on site)

  • We will also need the match shirts/waterbottles and flag, so need a tourist to take the kit after the Midsomer Norton game on Sunday

Download  kit list

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