RFU – bumblesrugby https://www.bumblesrugby.com The original Mixed Ability Rugby Club Mon, 15 Apr 2019 20:47:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Points of Light Award https://www.bumblesrugby.com/points-of-light-award/ Sat, 22 Nov 2014 21:41:12 +0000 https://www.bumblesrugby.com/?p=252 Congratulations to our founder Anthony Brooke for winning the 160th Points of Light Award.

The premier David Cameron, in conferring this unique award says:

‘Anthony was born with cerebral palsy. As a rugby fanatic he had always wanted to play the sport, but when he approached clubs he was offered the position of water boy or encouraged to play tag rugby with other players with disabilities. With the support of the RFU (Rugby Football Union) and the Bradford and Bingley Rugby Club, Anthony set up Bumble Bee Barbarians RUFC, Britain’s first mixed ability team in 2009.’

The Bumbles and IMAS are looking forward to highlight all this incredible work hosting the 1st ever Mixed Ability Rugby World Tournament next August in Bradford!

]]> Bumbles on BBC Look North https://www.bumblesrugby.com/bumbles-on-bbc-look-north/ Tue, 10 Jun 2014 20:44:20 +0000 https://www.bumblesrugby.com/?p=255 A representative from the Bumbles and the WEA Inclusion in Rugby Group was interviewed by Harry and Amy from BBC Look North yesterday. Founder Anthony Brooke, Level 1 coach Leon Taylor alongside with head coach Daniel Cookson talked about the birth of the club, the work with the WEA, the life of the Club and the accomplishments and plans for the future.
The 2014 President Award for the Beyond Rugby category towered proudly in the middle of the studio!
Tune in tomorrow, 1.30 or 6.30 pm, to hear all about the Bumbles!
]]> Bumbles Beyond Rugby! https://www.bumblesrugby.com/bumbles-beyond-rugby/ Mon, 02 Jun 2014 20:45:52 +0000 https://www.bumblesrugby.com/?p=258 The Bumble Bees RUFC have been awarded with the prestigious President’s Award for their innovative mixed ability approach to the game and for using rugby as a vehicle for social change.

RFU president Bob Reeves decided to reward Bumbles’ passion and work, with the most important national honour, highlighting  the impact this project has in transforming lives and local community, enhancing individual skills and passion, and allowing previously excluded people to enjoy full contact rugby.

Equally important during these years has been the role of the WEA Inclusion in Rugby Group, that features players with Learning Disabilities in order to promote this inclusive model and showing that sport and education can coexist and share the same values.

The award ceremony took place at Twickenham Stadium amid a crowd of 50,000 spectators flocked to watch the England XV v Barbarians Game, among them the full Bumbles squad moved en masse from Bradford.

In this extraordinary moment and as a sign of gratitude the Bumbles would like to thank RFU Regional Development Officer Hamish Pratt, the Worker’s Educational Association Yorkshire and Humber, our mentors Llanelli Warriors, Bradford and Bingley Club and all the coaches, players, friends and supporters without whom none of this would have ever been possible.

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