Royal Bank RugbyForce

Clubs set to shout louder and prouder in 2019 with Royal Bank RugbyForce

Make it easier for your club to play a big part of your local community by applying for Royal Bank RugbyForce.

Boroughmuir Rugby and Cambuslang Rugby Club named as Royal Bank RugbyForce 2019 Hero Clubs

Both clubs were selected by the judging panel as they showed well-thought out plans for their Royal Bank RugbyForce events that will benefit their community and grow a local passion for the game.

They will be rewarded with an increased level of logistical and PR support for their Royal Bank RugbyForce event, a visit from a Scotland Rugby player as well as a grant for £1,000 and enhanced event merchandise kit.

What is Royal Bank RugbyForce?

Royal Bank RugbyForce is a grassroots initiative run by Royal Bank of Scotland in association with Scottish Rugby. The programme is designed to help clubs up and down the country to attract and retain members, develop their facilities and make their club more sustainable for the future.

There was once again a great number of clubs sending in submissions for 2019, with over 140 clubs making an application. Of this number, eighteen clubs (including the two Hero Clubs) will receive a grant of £1,000 with a further 95 clubs receiving £250.

Scotland rugby players from across the various national squads will visit the top ten clubs to lend a hand for their event and help bring in more support from club members and volunteers from the local community.

All qualifying clubs will receive support packs to hold their own Royal Bank RugbyForce weekend on 10th and 11th of August.

For a full list of which clubs applied and who has been awarded what, please see below.

2019 Royal Bank RugbyForce Winners

Clubs rewarded with £1,000 and a Scotland player appearance are:

Brechin RFC	Howe of Fife RFC	Huntly RFC	Leith Rugby
Loch Lomond RFC	Paisley Rugby Club	Royal High RFC	Stornoway Rugby Club

Clubs rewarded with £1,000 are:

Carnoustie HSFP RFC	Duns Rugby Club	Kirkcaldy RFC	Musselburgh RFC
Newton Stewart RFC	Perthshire Rugby	Preston Lodge RFC	Selkirk RFC

Clubs rewarded with £250 are:

Aberdeen Wanderers	Abertay University RFC	Alan Glen's RFC	Annan Rugby Club
Arbroath Rhinos	Ardrossan Academicals	Ayr Rugby Football Club	Bannockburn Rugby Club
Banff RFC	Berwick Rugby Club	Biggar Rugby Club	Birkmyre Rugby Club
Bishopton RFC	Blairgowrie RFC	Bo'ness Rugby Club	Broughton FP RFC
Caithness RFC	Cartha Queens Park RFC	Caledonian Thebans	Corstophine Cougars
Cowal Rugby Club	Crieff and Strathearn RFC	Cumbernauld RFC	Cumnock Rugby
Currie Chieftains	Dalkeith RFC	Dalziel Rugby Club	Deeside RFC
Dunbar RFC	Dundee High Rugby	Dundee Uni Medics RFC	Dunfermline RFC
East Kilbride Rugby	Edinburgh Uni Ladies	Ellon Rugby	Fraserburgh Rugby Club
Gala Rugby	Garnock Rugby Club	Garioch Rugby Club	GHA Rugby
GHKRFC	Glasgow Uni Women	Glenrothes RFC	Grangemouth Stags
Greenock Wanderers	Haddington RFC	Hawick Harlequins RFC	Hawick Linden RFC
Hawick Youth Rugby	Helensburgh Rugby Club	Highland Rugby Club	Hillfoots RFC
Hillhead/Jordanhill RFC	Inverness Craig Dunain	Jed-Thistle RFC	Jed-Forest RFC
Jed-Forest Mini Rugby	Kelso RFC	Kinross Rugby Club	Langholm RFC
Lasswade RFC	Lenzie Rugby Club	Liberton FP RFC	Lismore RFC
Livingston RFC	Lochaber RFC	Mackie Academy FP	Mid Argyll RFC
Montrose Rugby	Moray RFC	Murrayfield Wanderers	North Berwick RFC
Oban Lorne RFC	Panmure RFC	Penicuik Rugby Club	Perterhead Rugby Club
RDVC RFC	RGU RFC	Ross High RFC	Ross-Sutherland RFC
RDVC RFC Ladies	Selkirk Youth Rugby	Shetland RFC	Stewartry RFC
Stirling County RFC	Stirling Uni Men	Stirling Uni Women	Strathaven RFC
St Andrews Uni Women	Walkerburn RFC	Watsonians FC	Waysiders Drumpelier RFC
West of Scotland FC	Whitecraigs Rugby Club	Wigtownshire RFC

Clubs rewarded with Event Merchandise are:

Carrick Rugby Club	Clydesdale RFC	Dumfries Saints RFC	Edinburgh Northern
Forrester Rugby Club	Gala YM RFC	Glasgow East	Hawick RFC
Heriot's Rugby Club	Hyndland Rugby Club	Inverleith RFC	Isle of Mull Rugby Club
Kilmarnock RFC	Kintrye/Cambelltown Rugby Club	Linlithgow Rugby	Marr Rugby
Melrose Rugby	Moffat RFC	Napier Women's Rugby	Orkney Rugby Football
Peebles RFC	Portobello FP RFC	Stewart Melville RFC	Strathendrick RFC
Strathmore RFC	Uddingston RFC

Prize levels

For 2019, Royal Bank RugbyForce ‘Loudest and Proudest’ campaign is offering two clubs a package to help them create a totally unique RugbyForce day - making it easy for your club to start the season and celebrate a very special rugby year. This package will include attendance by a rugby celebrity to act as a pundit, event support services including PR and additional event staff. Royal Bank will bring event branding and other surprises to make it a day to remember.
A further eight lucky clubs across the nation will receive £1000 in support, event support, event kit and personal appearances from Scottish rugby personalities. Royal Bank RugbyForce personalities will be on hand during the weekend in August to roll up their sleeves and get involved with anything your club needs - though clubs should bear in mind that the Men’s National Team will be busy preparing for the Summer tests and beyond!
A further eight clubs will secure £1000 of support, with all other clubs being in with the chance of being awarded £250. All qualifying clubs will receive support packs to hold your own Royal Bank RugbyForce weekend on the 10th and 11th of August.
2 x Hero Club (£1000 and Loud and Proud package with full event support)
8 x Star Clubs (£1000 plus personal appearance and event kit)
8 x Champion Clubs (£1000 plus event kit)
96 x Legend Clubs (£250 plus support kit)
Supporter Clubs (Digital Support Kit)
Timeline
- Early bird application deadline: 26 February 2019
- Application deadline: 24 May 2019
- Judging with Scottish Rugby during June 2019
- Announcement of winners by end of June 2019
- Royal Bank RugbyForce weekend 10 and 11 of August
Top tips
The grant application process can be completed using this handy online form which will take approximately 10-15 minutes. Some top tips to consider when completing you’re application:
- Be timely - Don’t get the submission in just in time, as you’ll probably be rushing it and not really considering what you could do as a club to meet the judging criteria. Why not be an early bird and start straight away. A well thought out, thorough entry will clearly be memorable and set the bar.
- Be creative - Make your submission stand out by thinking outside the box, what could you do differently this year? This will put your club in a much better chance to make the shortlist.
- Be relevant - There are some major hints in the introduction about what is being looked for this year. There are new assesment criteria for 2018 compared with previously. Answer all the questions, it sounds obvious, but don’t repeat your answers from other questions.
- Be clear - What exactly are you going to do on the weekend? How will Royal Bank RugbyForce support be part of that?
- Be inclusive - Think about ways you can make it easier to attract the wider community to your club on Royal Bank RugbyForce weekend
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