Saturday the 8th of November is the nearest to Remembrance Day. We will be holding a short reflection and silence prior to the 1^st XV game which will be led by our Club Chaplain, Geoff Andrews.

We would like to invite BRFC veterans take part in this moment of remembrance by joining others on the pitch before kick off. If you would like to participate please let us know ASAP.

Please contact Sarah MacLean 

07855 932388  Sarah.MacLean@brixhamrfc.co.uk

Halloween Spectacular – Fireworks and Frights!

On Friday 31st October we’re planning a major event at Brixham RFC. Join us for a BIG party including massive fireworks display, disco, fancy dress (if you fancy it), treat stalls, spooky milkshakes and hot chocolate, merch stands for glo sticks and other flashing stuff and a disco with bars open until late.

This promises to be a great family event. Join us for an unforgettable night of spooky fun, tasty treats, dazzling fireworks and dancing.

Purchase tickets online using this link: https://shop.beyonk.com/5g0np73e/experiences/y00dg1dt

Adults (non-members) £7 and Children (U16) £5

Club Members get FREE ENTRY but you must register for the event beforehand using the link above. You can also buy tickets (and register) behind the bar in the club. Membership card required for free entry.

Membership Now Due

Membership is now due for the new season. If you’d like to enjoy all the amazing benefits of membership at Brixham RFC please secure your membership asap. You can read about all the options and how to purchase here: https://brixhamrfc.co.uk/membership-2025-2026/

Here’s some highlights of bar prices which is a major benefit of membership:

BEERS	Standard Price	Member’s Price (Fri/Sat)	Member’s Happy Hour (Sun-Thurs)
Carlsberg	£4.90	£4.20	£3.30
Carlsberg Export	£5.40	£4.70	£3.90
Tetleys	£4.85	£4.15	£3.30
Guinness	£5.55	£4.85	£4.35
Thatchers Gold	£4.85	£4.15	£3.25
Guinness Zero (bottle)	£5.35	£4.75	£4.25
Thatchers Zero (bottle)	£5.35	£4.75	£3.95
Proper Job 0.5% (bottle)	£5.10	£4.50	£3.75

Happy Hour prices are ONLY available to members and apply Sunday to Thursday and Friday (during the day). Heavily discounted prices are still available on Friday night and Saturday for members, these are the member’s prices above.

You can purchase membership online (using GMS) or in the main bar by completing a paper application form.

Thank you for your support!

In January this year, the RFU invited all English clubs to nominate Volunteers to be part of the Honda National Volunteer of the Year Awards 2025.   Brixham RFC nominated five members across the three categories: Unsung Hero, Game for All, and Connecting the Community.  

At the Devon v Gloucestershire match held at Astley Park in May, John Yersin, Charlie Wardman, Bryan Pitman, Mike Coyle, and Julie Sparkes were presented with Volunteer Certificates from Devon RFU, acknowledging the work they do for the Club.  Bryan Pitman was further nominated to represent the County at the National Awards to be held at Twickenham, along with John Dobson from Plymstock Albion Oaks.

More than 2,000 volunteers were nominated for the awards, showcasing their incredible impact on clubs and communities.

The nominees were welcomed last weekend at the Twickenham members’ lounge with tea and cake, a complimentary bar, and a talk by Rachel Burford, 2014 Women’s World Cup winner. This was followed by an extended behind-the-scenes tour of the stadium and its facilities, then a couple of hours off to prepare for the evening.

From the nominees, 47 local winners were invited to the Home of England Rugby for an awards ceremony hosted by Alex Payne and included dignitaries from the RFU. After kicking off the awards with a pitch-side drinks reception, a Gala Dinner and fine wine, the three national winners were announced.

Bryan won Honda National Volunteer of the Year in the Connecting the Community category for making Brixham RFC a true community hub.

He founded the Rugby Cubs programme for three to six-year-olds more than15 years ago, recently launched a walking rugby team, and partnered with mental health charity Looseheadz to train over 40 club members in wellbeing support, with the Club being part of the Brixham Bee Well group. His efforts to mark the Club’s 150th anniversary as its coordinator included a town centre display, a history and heritage exhibition, Martin Johnson and Rocky Clark Sports Dinners, and an outreach programme to promote rugby in primary schools, planting 150 trees, filling a time capsule, a timeline and wall of frames and organising a 150th Gala Dinner. The final event was the Community Festival of Rugby last Saturday.

Bryan was awarded a glass trophy, full hospitality to the England v Fuji match, plus vouchers for the Club to spend on the growth of its teams.

After the event, he was interviewed by the RFU media team and commented that he was extremely proud and honoured to represent Brixham RFC and to have been recognised by England RFU. The Club was also presented with an engraved trophy from Deborah Griffin in recognition of its 150th year.

Tuesday 9th September – 6:30pm

The new season kicks off with our First Team at home against Matson. Let’s Pack the Park for this opening fixture and give our guys a huge boost by starting this season with the energy and passion we supported them with last season. If you’d like to join us in the BTA Room for matchday dining (scampi, chips, mushy peas), there’s a few space left. £15 including entry (normally £9 for non-members and £5 for members). You can book a space or a whole table here: https://shop.beyonk.com/5g0np73e/experiences/lt8ozve2

MEMBERSHIP NOW OPEN

The new Membership Page on the Brixham RFC Website is now Live! Please can your purchase/renew membership asap. Please click here to view membership options: https://brixhamrfc.co.uk/membership-2025-2026/

You can purchase membership online or in the club using a paper form.

ONLINE APPLICATION: to purchase online you can use our website to navigate the membership options. To purchase, you will need to use the RFU’s GMS website. There are links on our website and instructions on how to set up a GMS account (needed to purchase membership online).

PAPER APPLICATION: to purchase your membership in the clubhouse, please ask for a paper application form at the bar, complete it and then pay at the bar.

MEMBERSHIP CARDS: membership cards will be available at the bar within a couple of weeks of application being paid for.

MEMBER BENEFITS: members will see a much greater difference in bar prices as we start the new season. For members, bar prices will remain largely unchanged. For non-members, bar prices will increase by 3%-4% which equates to 15p-20p/pint. Members will also receive other benefits across club activities including discounted gate entry and discounted event tickets.

NEW MEMBERSHIP CARDS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BENEFIT FROM MEMBER BAR PRICES

Dear Member/Supporter

Following the communication a few weeks back we are now preparing to make the changes to bar prices for this year. These will take effect this Friday 29^th August.

Here’s some highlights of the new prices:

Note: Happy Hour prices apply most of the time but excludes Friday evening and Saturday. Member prices always apply unless there is a happy hour price for the product at the times they apply.

Main changes:

• MEMBERS PRICES: not changed on any draught items.  
• MEMBERS HAPPY HOUR PRICES: Carlsberg and Thatchers Gold have increased by 5p/pint. Others remain unchanged. The only other exception is Korev had to be increased by 25p/pint to £3.55 as it was priced incorrectly in the first place on happy hour.
• NON-MEMBERS PRICES: on main draught items have increased between 5p-20p/pint (mostly 10p/15p)
• ALCOHOL-FREE: we have added alcohol-free options to member and member happy hour prices.
• SOFT DRINKS: not changed for members with small increases for non-members
• SPIRITS: mostly increased by 10p for members with a few a bit higher. Non-members prices are mostly 20p-40p higher.

We hope members will be pleased that we have been able to hold most prices largely unchanged. This has been achieved due to the great new deal we have negotiated with St Austell Brewery. Our aim with this approach is to encourage membership by increasing value. There will be continued initiatives around the club, such as events, where there are preferential rates/options for members. Another example is where members will benefit from £5 entry for 1^st Team matches where non-members will be charged £9. For more information on membership please visit: https://brixhamrfc.co.uk/membership-2025-2026/

Like everyone, Brixham RFC must navigate increases in operating costs. Here is a flavour of these additional costs:

• National Minimum Wage = +£4k
• Water Charges = +£1.5k
• Gas = +£2.5k
• Other Staff Wages = +£7k
• Grounds Maintenance = +£4k
• Cleaning = +£11k
• Waste = +£2k
• Repairs/Maintenance = +£8k

There are many other increases in our operating costs, but this collection alone totals £40k. We therefore need to increase some prices to mitigate some of these increased costs to the club.

We have tried to take a balanced approach to increasing prices while maintaining value for our members and enabling us to continue to invest in developing our club on and off the pitch. None of this would be possible without the army of volunteers that run the club. It’s only with this awesome team of volunteers that you can enjoy such a wonderful club and we can maintain such low prices. Please extend your thanks to any volunteers that cross your path if you get a chance.

Thank you for your support.

Ken Rudge – Club Treasurer

On Saturday (August 30th) at Brixham Rugby Club we have the final event of Brixham Rugby Club’s 150-year celebration – a full day of rugby and the burial of the time capsule (at 1 p.m.).

Fixtures 

9 a.m. –
Under 8’s vs Devonport Services 
Under 9’s vs Paignton 
Under 10’s vs Paignton/Exeter Saracens 

10.10 a.m. –
Under 11’s vs Paignton 
Under 12’s vs Paignton 

11 a.m. –
Under 13’s vs Torquay 
Under 14’s vs Paignton –

11.50 a.m. –
Under 15’s vs Paignton –

1 p.m. –
Crusaders/Albion vs Newton Abbot 

2.40 p.m. –
Brixham girls showpiece – all Brixham girls & Walking Rugby. 

3 p.m. –
Brixham Sirens vs Saltash Phoenixes 

5 p.m. –
Under 16’s vs Topsham 

6.10 p.m. – 
Colts vs Paignton 
We also welcome local club sides from across Devon, Saltash for the Sirens.  

 Everyone is welcome.