Five months in the making and the Renegades are ready for kickoff of the 2008 season this coming Sunday 27th April.
The Renegades will play host to BAFL new comers, Milton Keynes City Pathfinders.
Milton Keynes will be keen to avenge their first BAFL defeat by a narrow margin to Watford Cheetahs the previous week, 25-28.
The Renegades will also been pumped to get their 2008 season off to an explosive start as they set their sights on BritBowl in September.
Kickoff is at 230PM on Sunday 27th April at the Royal County of Berkshire Sports & Social Club on Sonning Lane in Reading. Directions can be found here.
Everyone is welcome and The Renegades look forward to see you there!!!
Reading Renegades are delighted to announce a sponsorship deal with Goldline Travel, which will see the travel company supporting the Renegades’ travel arrangements this season.
Goldline Travel (http://www.gogoldline.com) is a locally based company, renowned for their day trip excursions, coach hire and holiday travel packages.
With lengthy trips to Cornish Sharks, Plymouth Admirals, and South Wales Warriors, ensuring that the team could travel in comfort was high on the list of the Renegades’ priorities, and the deal with Goldline will see the Renegades arriving at away venues fresh and ready for action.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for the Renegades and we are looking forward to the upcoming season and continuing to build the relationship with Goldline. Their professional attitude and service are something that the team is looking forward to experiencing and we hope to continue this relationship in the upcoming years,” Renegades GM Oliver Raffle comments.
“We are really pleased to be sponsoring this season’s travel for the Renegades. We hope our sponsorship makes getting to away matches comfortable and hassle-free, so the team can focus on winning.” comments Nikki Ball, Marketing and PR Manager for Reading Transport.
Notice to all Youth Players.
Practice will not take place this coming Sunday 16th March due to the Senior Team pre-season scrimmage to take place in Oxford.
Training will resume every Sunday from 23rd March at 3pm sharp.
After many months of preparation, hundreds of emails from youngsters from across Berkshire and beyond aged 14+ the Reading Renegades Youth Programme got underway on Sunday 9th March!
The youngsters showed their skills and finesse while taking on board guidance from the Youth Team Coaching Staff; in various drills that support all the different aspects they will come to expect to play football.
Youth Head Coach Oliver Raffle commented, "This is one of the first steps to allowing the Renegades to offer football to anyone in the Berkshire community and I'm proud to be here from the start. The players here today will form the future of football to come and it's very exciting."
The Renegades Youth Programme runs every Sunday from 3pm until 5pm, straight after the Senior Team's practice, at the Royal County of Berkshire Sports & Social Club on the far end of the playing fields. Click Here for directions.
The Youth Team are still interested in recruiting more players, so if your interested in American Football and aged between 14-18 years, contact Head Coach Oliver Raffle on youth_headcoach@renegadesafc.com. Parents are especially welcome to come along and watch practice and contribute to the Renegades Youth Programme in a number of support staff roles.
This weekend (Sunday 16th March) sees the Renegades continue their long, hard preparation for the 2008 season with a pre-season controlled scrimmage against the mighty Division One Oxford Saints at Oxford Rugby Club.
Assistant Head Coach Paul Foster comments, "We look forward to scrimmaging the 2006 Bowl winning Oxford Saints this coming weekend. The scrimmage will allow the Renegades Coaching Staff to evaluate our players on the roster and put final touches to both sides of the football; ready for our season opener against the Milton Keynes Pathfinders on the 27th April."
Head Coach Phil DeMonte, "The Renegades would like to thank Coach Chris Jane's staff and players for taking the time to scrimmage against us."
Directions to the Saints home ground can be found here.
Players to be kitted and ready to go on the field at noon.
Please note that this is a closed practice to the general public.