Where to get (very) cheap playing shirts ? : Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:34 pm  

For the last 18 months, myself and a fellow teacher have been running a Y9 girls team at our school in Bromley, south-east London. After much training and not a lot of playing, we've finally got ourselves some games and were recently crowned south London champions in the carnegie schools tourney. We're now through to the regional heats, and we're settig up some friendlies with a small but growing band of like-minded missionaries in the area.

Our problem is that the PE department doesn't really want to know, and this is all being done extra-curricular by two non-PE teachers. We've been nicking soccer kits to play in, but it's a bit scrappy, and we want to get at least a decent set of rugby shirts for the girls. We've managed to find £200 from an award one of our players won for the school, and she's donating it to the search, but it doesn't seem to cover the costs of any kit or set of shirts that I can find.

Do any teams out there have any contacts/knowledge of where I can go to find a set of shirts, in young adult size (the girls sizes are 8-16, which I think is the equivalent to 30"-40") ? If so, I'd be grateful for any pointers on this thread, because I'm drawing a blank right now.

Cheers.

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:50 pm  

You spoke to anyone at 40/20?

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:02 pm  

try emailing from the school system to any of the SL or NL1/2 teams you can think of. they will have old kits from the academies or reserves. if you ask nicely you never know. if not try the RFL say what your problems are i'm sure they could point you in the right direction.

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:34 pm  

If you haven't already done so try the RFL female development office ask for Matt Birkett or Donna Slavin, they are our contacts in the NW, if they aren’t nationwide they’ll at least be able to point you in the right direction.

All the NW girls teams were given 10 Balls, 50 cones and 4 Hi-viz vests per team last week.

I think the girls teams also get free insurance, from the rfl.

I know these thing aren’t shirts but if you can save money on these then its more towards your kit, plus I think there is some funding toward setting up new teams, but you’ll have to check that out.

I may have their contact details at home, but you should be able to get them through the RFL web site. Let me know if you need me to find them.

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:04 pm  

Give Donna Sladdin, the RFL National Female Administrator, a ring on 0113 237 5528 or email her at donna.sladdin@rfl.uk.com She'll be pleased to give you all the help and advice you'll need.

Give Donna Sladdin, the RFL National Female Administrator, a ring on 0113 237 5528 or email her at donna.sladdin@rfl.uk.com She'll be pleased to give you all the help and advice you'll need.

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:42 pm  

Caliban wrote: Give Donna Sladdin, the RFL National Female Administrator, a ring on 0113 237 5528 or email her at donna.sladdin@rfl.uk.com She'll be pleased to give you all the help and advice you'll need. Oh well I was close

Caliban wrote: Give Donna Sladdin, the RFL National Female Administrator, a ring on 0113 237 5528 or email her at donna.sladdin@rfl.uk.com She'll be pleased to give you all the help and advice you'll need. Oh well I was close

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:58 pm  

or Code13 steve@code13.co.uk

or Code13 steve@code13.co.uk

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:00 pm  

Check your PM's

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:02 pm  

Stag or ravensport too, but code13 would be my choice

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:58 pm  

O'Neills They have a London office

O'Neills They have a London office