Western Vikings RUFC

21/05/2026

Congratulations to Neil for being recognised by Cheshire RFU as one of their top volunteers this season! Well deserved, and well done to all the winners 🏉

Congratulations to Neil Cowley, former winger and scrum half, and current twenty-year committee member, pictured here being recognised by as one of the invaluable volunteers that our sport depends on. Neil also serves our friends as their Youth Development Officer and as rep to the MEC. It is easy to forget that this level of contribution to our community isn’t really the norm, and that Neil puts in so much on top of his professional and personal responsibilities fully deserves honouring.

Neil 🍻

20/05/2026

***ROYAL SHOW - HELP REQUIRED***

We are delighted once again to be working with our friends at the with staffing the ticket gates 🎟️ and helping visitors park their cars on the surrounding fields 🚘

To do this effectively, we need your help. If you can spare some time to assist us with either of these roles on either Friday 7th and / or Saturday 8th August, it would be greatly appreciated 🙏

Working the Show not only provides the Club with crucial financial income, which goes towards improving our facilities and experiences for our players across all groups, it helps promote the Club within the community 💖

Anna-Lena has already been in touch with some people regarding their availability, if anyone else feels they’d be able to help 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️ please drop us a DM or contact Lianne Venables or Chris Horton to be added to the list - even an hour or so to offer one of the ones who’s been there since 7:30am a chance of a break would be awesome 🤝

We will be running a thank you event the week after the Show for everyone who helps us out! Thank you again for your support 🖤🤍🏉

13/05/2026

***JUNIORS UPDATE***

Our Juniors had a busy but exciting end to the season!

Our u13s Ramsey / Vikings combined team went across to the North West of England and played some good, competitive rugby, getting a couple of wins along the way - well done all!
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Last weekend saw our Tag Rugby players get involved in the Manx Youth Games, held at Douglas RUFC - thanks to the RDO for organising the day, and to everyone who helped out. 💙

On Bank Holiday Monday, we held our end of season Junior Awards Presentation - well done to everyone who’s been involved in the juniors this season (parents, players and coaches) 👏 and congratulations to those who won awards 🏆

We’ll be posting updates 🔜 of summer activities that the juniors can get involved in (alongside the more senior members of the Club) - stay tuned!

11/05/2026

***NEW COMMITTEE***

Thank you very much to everyone who turned up and contributed to our recent Annual General Meeting. It was very productive, and some great discussions were had regarding the future of the Club.

Our Committee for 2026-27 is detailed below. We will focus on each one over the close season, so you know a little more about them, and what their role entails.

We would like to thank all those who stepped down from the Committee, some after many years of dedicated service. We appreciate everything you’ve done for the Club.

We’ll be promoting our summer activities very shortly, so stay involved! ⚫️⚪️🏉

02/05/2026

Happy Cup Final Day! Best of luck to all teams, and great to see the junior sides getting some representation on the Island’s showpiece event 🏆

Thanks to the sponsors Hartford Homes for their support of all clubs during the season 👏

Hope everyone enjoys the day 🇮🇲🏉🇮🇲

🏉 Hartford Homes Manx Cup Final Day – This Saturday

Join us at Port-e-Chee as the island’s rugby community comes together to celebrate Manx rugby across junior and senior competitions.

⏰ 10:30 – U13: Douglas v Southern Nomads
Nomads have only beaten Douglas once this season in the Cheshire competition, so this is a well-matched contest. With quality players on both sides, it’s one to keep an eye on.

⏰ 11:00 – U16: Ramsey v Southern Nomads
A fixture that should bring plenty of physicality and pace, showcasing the strength of youth rugby on the island before they push on to senior rugby.

⏰ 13:00 – Senior Plate Final: Ramsey v Vagabonds
The third meeting between the sides this season, following a draw at the Mooragh and a win for Vagabonds at Ballafletcher—setting things up nicely for a closely contested final.

⏰ 15:00 – Senior Cup Final: Douglas Celts v Southern Nomads
Two familiar rivals this season, with Nomads reaching their first Manx Cup Final. A fitting way to round off the day and a reflection of the strength of local competition.

A day that highlights not just the finals, but the players, volunteers, and clubs that make Manx rugby what it is.

🙏 Thank you to Hartford Homes for their support of the competitions throughout the season.

Get down and support all the teams in what is a true celebration of Manx rugby.

25/04/2026

We’ve had a great time on our combined tour with Castletown RUFC, travelling up to Newcastle yesterday and playing a T1 Tag game against Rockcliff Rugby Club this afternoon.

Plenty of tries were scored, and we’ve enjoyed watching their first XV take on league champions barnardcastlerufc after the match, whilst enjoying their hospitality.

Great to see the clubs working together, and the badge on show ⚫️⚪️🔵🟡 🇮🇲🏉

10/04/2026

‼️FINAL MATCHDAY‼️

📆 We have our final match of the 2025-26 season tomorrow, versus Douglas Rugby Club Isle of Man Celts at Ballafletcher. Kick off as at the usual time of 2:15pm ⏰

🏟️ Our thanks to vagabondsrugbyclub for allowing us to use their 2nd pitch, as QEII is now out of action for us 🤝

🙋‍♂️It would be great to see as many people down as possible, we are grateful for all the support we’ve received this season - both on and off the pitch 🙏

🍺Stay for a beer after too! 🕺

Our thanks to hartfordhomesiom for their support of Manx Rugby throughout the season. See you tomorrow!

08/04/2026

‼️AGM NOTICE‼️

The Annual General Meeting for Western Vikings RUFC will take place on Thursday 23rd April 2026, starting at 7pm. Members are advised to arrive from 6:30pm to get settled - the bar will be open, and the club accounts will be available for review prior to the meeting. We will also be ordering food in case people need to arrive straight from work.

In the interests of the Club, we need as many people there as possible. It is YOUR club, and the officials YOU appoint work on your behalf to make things work for everyone's benefit.

All roles are available for re-election, but we have already had notice that the existing postholders will not be seeking re-election once they step down:

- Treasurer
- Safeguarding Officer
- Players' Rep
- Head Coach

If you feel you can make a difference to our Club, whether you are a current player, former player, parent of a junior, or just someone who wants to give some time back to a community club, please get in touch!

The agenda will be posted onto the Western Vikings Social group in due course - if anyone has anything they wish to add as an agenda item or AOB, please contact the page via social media or email [email protected].

Many thanks, and we hope to see you there! ⚫️⚪️🏉

17/03/2026

Thanks to everyone who came to Peel and took part in our Junior Festival at QEII on Sunday! The weather held out (despite the odd shower), and there was some great rugby on show.

Thanks especially to Neil for co-ordinating it all, Sue for staffing the refreshments tent, our RDO Kris and all our coaches, players, parents and supporters from all teams for their support. It's a busy weekend of preparations and logistics, but worth it.

As you can see, our u8s (and Coach Rob) had a great time! ⚫️⚪️🏉

15/03/2026

All ready to go for our junior fixtures this afternoon!

Thanks to hartfordhomesiom for their continued support.

Hope everyone has a great day! ⚫️⚪️🏉🇮🇲