As the nights draw in and the days get colder and the kick-offs get earlier, the red roses might not have won the world cup, but the newsletters keep on coming. Whilst you are putting your feet up watching the warm-up to the weekend's international fixtures why not take a read? This months can be read below or by clicking the link -->
At very long last the photo gallery has been updated to include some recent events!
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Robbie's Rugby Festival 2022
https://www.lsrur.co.uk/newsletters-society-events/picture-gallery/event/gallery/Robbies2022
125th Annual Dinner
Special shout out to our very of Phil Carter who kindly shot some photographs whilst injured at the end of the season!
Happy viewing
We are currently experiencing one of the most serious international crises since the Second World War with the invasion of Russia into Ukraine. Exactly 60 years ago, the Soviet Union and the USA came close to a major conflict over the Cuban Missile crisis.
That same year (1962), Marilyn Monroe died of a suspected suicide, the Beatles launched their very first single (Love me do) and the first James Bond film (Dr No) premiered.
What Wikipedia overlooked was that a young rugby player in Leicestershire, due to a serious lung injury, decided to become a Referee and joined LSRUR. That was Don Hope. Don refereed for 32 years until his limbs/joints started to complain, whereupon he switched to become an Assessor. He has continued with this role for a further 28 years, making this 60 years of uninterrupted service with the Society. This included several years on the Midland Group as a Match Observer. Don also served on the Committee for 18 years, 16 of those as Treasurer.
The occasion was marked by a presentation to Don by its President David Edkins, of an engraved tankard from the Society.
Congratulations go to Don; and the Society thanks Joan for allowing him out every weekend during each season.
Geoff Blackburn