Rugby Skills Academy

13/03/2026

🏉💙 Join Us for an Incredible Fundraising Challenge!💙🏉

At West Lindsey Leisure Centre, we’re proud to be supporting an amazing event with Rugby Union Football Club for Sophie’s Journey — and we’d love for our community to be part of it.

On 14th March 2026, participants will be rowing, running and cycling the distance between all six Six Nations stadiums… that’s a huge 1430 miles in one day! 🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️🚣‍♀

📍 Where: West Lindsey Leisure Centre, Gainsborough
⏰ When: 7:00am – 7:00pm

There will be plenty happening throughout the day, including:
🎪 Stalls
🏰 Bouncy castles
🏉 Rugby activities

…and lots more for the whole community to enjoy!

Come down, show your support, cheer on the challengers, and help raise money for an incredible cause. Every bit of support makes a difference 💛

Gainsborough Rugby Union Football Club

13/03/2026

🚨 TOMORROW IS THE DAY! 🚨
Our Journey for Sophie charity event is finally here and we can’t wait to welcome everyone down for a fantastic day raising money for Sophie’s Journey 💙
📍 Doors open: 09:30
🎉 A full day of family fun, including:
🏉 Kids rugby games & tag rugby
🏰 Bouncy castle
🎨 Face painting
🍔 Food & drinks
📺 Live Six Nations rugby
🎁 Event themed gifts from the rugby club
🎟️ BIG CHARITY RAFFLE!
We’ve had incredible support from local businesses and have some brilliant prizes up for grabs, including:
✨ Spa Day for 2 (with lunch & 3 treatments) – our GRAND PRIZE!
✨ Tattoo voucher
✨ Hair Gallery voucher
✨ Emily Mae Hair voucher
✨ GRUFC Club Store voucher
✨ Playhouse voucher
✨ Savoy voucher
✨ Alfie’s voucher
✨ Chow Pizza voucher
✨ Rand Farm voucher
✨ Café Welton voucher
✨ And many more prizes!
Every ticket sold helps raise vital funds for Sophie’s Journey, helping people who really need it.
Please come down, bring the family, enjoy the day and support an amazing cause 💙
Let’s make it a brilliant day for Sophie!

11/03/2026

10/03/2026

The team seems to be making it around all the sponsors this week! After demolishing the amazing sweet treats. We took a trip to the dentist 😅 no bad teeth in this house and just a routine check up 💪 Thank you Market Street Dental for keeping our teeth perfect and our kits looking fresh! 🖤💛 its nearly the weekend 🤔 might have to make my way down to Morton 😏

08/03/2026

A long weekend of coaching, organising and plenty of rugby finished with a brilliant day out for the minis at Dinnington Rugby Club today.
What better way to round off the weekend than picking up this incredible treat box from one of our fantastic supporters, Sugar Lips Cupcakes. Safe to say it didn’t last long once the box was opened! 🍪🧁
We definitely love having a baker as one of our sponsors! A huge thank you to Sugar Lips Cupcakes for supporting the club – and if you haven’t tried their bakes yet, you’re definitely missing out.
It would be rude not to support our sponsors when and where we can… right! 😄

One of Coach Ross' better ideas!

08/03/2026

We are super proud of our girls! They are an amazing group and a testament to our section and club! 🖤💛

🌹 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 🌹
Today we celebrate the incredible women and girls who make Gainsborough RUFC what it is.

From our Gainsborough Ladies players to our growing girls’ teams, along with coaches, volunteers and supporters — thank you for the passion, commitment and energy you bring to the club.

We’re also incredibly proud that Amy is representing Gainsborough in the NLD U14s finals, and that our U16 girls are also representing the club at NLD level — a fantastic achievement and a great example of the pathway for girls in rugby.

You are helping grow the women’s and girls’ game and inspiring the next generation of rugby players.

💛 Strong women. Strong girls. Strong club. 🖤

If you’ve ever thought about giving rugby a try, come and join us — everyone is welcome.

03/03/2026

I have alot of respect for this man! I true gent. One of many that made me feel welcome all them years ago, and one of the reasons I do what I do now for my club! It was a genuine pleasure to have known Tony! 💛🖤

🖤💛Respecting Our Roots💛🖤

Some people play for a club.
Some people support a club.
And then there are the rare few who become part of its very fabric.

This plaque was created for our Past Players Lunch so that those no longer with us could still be present in spirit — honoured, remembered, and seated at the heart of the club they helped build. This one belongs to Tony Rodgers.

Tony wasn’t just a player. He wasn’t just a captain, a president, or a supporter. Tony was one of the true pioneers of Gainsborough Rugby. Without him, the reformation of the club in 1974 simply wouldn’t have happened. Rugby in Gainsborough exists today because of people like Tony — people who believed in the game, believed in the town, and believed in the value of bringing people together.

He was respected by everyone who knew him. Not because of titles or achievements — though there were plenty — but because of the man he was. Even in his later years, Tony was always there. Always supporting. Always staying for a beer and a chat. Always making time for anyone wearing the badge. That’s the kind of respect that we try to teach in rugby, and Tony lived it every single day.

We could write for days about what Tony achieved for this club. His impact is impossible to measure and even harder to put into words. What matters most is that we remember him — properly, proudly, and often. Because men like Tony don’t just pass through a club. They shape it. They leave a legacy that lasts far beyond their playing days.

It’s important to remember the likes of Tony.
And impossible to ever forget them.

28/02/2026

The banner is UP!
West Lindsey Leisure Centre is now officially home to our Journey for Sophie – Event 2026 promo, and it looks class.

On 14 March, we’re taking on the full Six Nations stadium route — 1,430 miles of rowing, running and riding — all packed into a 12‑hour challenge to raise money for Sophie’s Journey. Add stalls, bouncy castles, rugby games and the Six Nations live, and it’s going to be a massive day for the town.

Big thanks to the leisure centre for the support & ultimate graphics for the banner!Give us a wave when you drive past!

And finally a huge thank you to our event sponsors Hailey Street Childminding & The Ship Inn Morton

17/02/2026

All this time we spend on social media 🤷 i say let's go back to the old fashioned way! 🖤💛

🖤💛Respecting Our Roots💛🖤

Before social media, before smartphones, before fixtures were shared with a tap of a screen… there were posters like this.

This handwritten notice from 1974 is one of the very first pieces of communication put out when Gainsborough Rugby Club reformed. It was pinned up in the Elm Cottage pub, put there in the hope that a few willing souls might see it, turn up, and give rugby a go.

It’s a reminder of just how humble the club’s third and lasting beginning really was. No digital campaigns. No online sign‑ups. Just a sheet of paper, a pub wall, and a belief that rugby still had a place in this town.

How times have changed.
From handwritten posters to polished graphics, from word‑of‑mouth to social media reaching the masses — the way we communicate has evolved massively. But the heart behind it hasn’t. It’s still about bringing people together, welcoming new faces, and keeping the spirit of Gainsborough rugby alive.

This poster is more than a notice. It’s a symbol of the determination that kept the club going. Another chapter in a story built on passion, community, and respect for everyone who helped shape the club we know today.