Who inspired you to start up rugby?

My schoolteachers when I first went to secondary school.A guy called Mr Clarke was my first ever Rugby coach when I was 11.I hadn’t played rugby before I was 11.I just started and carried on playing through school and after.

How old were you when you thought you wanted to play professional rugby?

That’s a really good question.When I was playing,rugby was an amateur sport.I left university and I worked.Rugby was apart time sport.It was only in 1995, 20 years ago, when rugby went professional.So long before you guys were born.I actually didn’t play professionally – I was an amateur who had anotherjob.When the game went professional Igot involved in coaching and management.I didn’t have the opportunity to play professionally.The game hasn’t been a professional sport forvery long.

By Candy

BBC5 live broadcast from Chase Bridge 

All the children at Chase Bridge were very excited to find out that BBC5 live would be broadcasting their breakfast programme from the playground. Throughout the morning groups of children were interviewed live on air. The children also had the opportunity to meet and interview various rugby players, including Mike Tindall.

Sita asked, ‘How many times had Mike broken his nose and did he snore?’

As part of the broadcast the ukulele group performed ‘Swing Low’ and the Rugby World Cup choir were given the opportunity to sing ‘Try!’

On Thursday the photography club visited Twickenham stadium. They had lots of fun taking photos at all different angles. Below are just a few of the fantastic photos they took.

    Chase Bridge cheer on Namibia

Staff and children wait in anticipation for Saturday and England’s next game, but for today their attention turns to Namibia’s opening game. They face tough opponents, New Zealand, but all the children and staff wish Namibia the best of luck.

From Jack

Hope you do well Welwitschias, against the Kiwis it will be a tough game but don’t give up! We will be supporting you!

From Sam Jones

It is going to be tough but we are sure you can do it. The whole school will be supporting you. Good luck!

From Gracie Brown

I will be watching the game and have my fingers crossed for you. Good luck!

From Freya Craft

All the staff and children at Chase Bridge will be cheering for you. Good luck in your first game!

Come on Namibia!

      Opening ceremony 

On Friday it all finally kicked off with the opening ceremony, and the opening game between England and Fiji. The atmosphere in the area was euphoric. Twickenham become the centre of everyone’s attention and people were on the edge of their seats.

Gracie who attended the ceremony said, ‘It was amazing. The atmosphere was incredible. When all the crowd started to sing, it made me feel special. Not everyone had the chance to be there.’

Luke said, ‘I was unable to watch the ceremony, but when returning from the stadium I could hear the fireworks and see large crowds of people with growing excitement. I was also lucky enough to see the team buses entering the stadium.’

Saffron said, ‘When travelling around the area the streets were bustling with people. There were stewards and marquees everywhere.’

After a tense 80 minutes, local fans were elated with the result and have high hopes for games to come.

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       Chase Bridge welcome Namibia

More excitement for the children at Chase Bridge! 20 schools were selected from all around the country to welcome the teams during the build up to the World Cup. Chase Bridge were fortunate to be selected as one of the 20 and welcomed Namibia at Hampton Court.

As part of the ceremony the children performed World in Union and their own song, Try!

Maddy Prior said: ‘As we walked through the huge iron gates, the impressive palace loomed above us. We were all buzzing with excitement. After a quick lunch we got straight into rehearsals, getting positioned and doing sound checks. Shortly after we were welcoming theNamibian Team as they got off of their coach. We clapped and cheered and before we knew it, it was performance time. The audience filled all the seats and we sang our best. After the ceremony we were able to meet the team. It was such an amazing experience. We all had lots of fun and will remember it forever.’

http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/92613

https://www.facebook.com/NamibiaRugbyUnion

Chase Bridge perform at the London Eye

On Tuesday 15^th September 24 members of the Rugby World Cup Choir attended an international press release at the London eye.

The choir arrived just in time to see the Webb Ellis trophy placed on display. They were then in the spot light with a rehearsal of their take on World in Union.

Josi said ‘On the way to the London eye we saw the Webb Ellis Cup! It was huge. When looking at the eye we saw that 20 of the pods had been decorated with the flags of the countries competing. We then became really excited as it finally sunk in what we were going to do.’

After a ride on the eye, some refreshments and preparation time, 7.30pm had arrived. It was time for the choir to perform. They performed to a large crowd, which included the press, parents and international rugby players.

The children said ‘When it finally came to performance time, we were so excited. We had a large crowd and our parents were really proud. We meet some rugby players, including Jason Robinson. We got to ask them some questions and have photos taken with them. To sum it all up, we had a great night.’

        Chase Bridge Children on Song for Rugby World Cup

Chase Bridge children have written and recorded an inspirational song ‘Try!’ for the rugby world cup with ex-England international and world cup winner Will Greenwood and songwriter Marcel Pusey giving them some help. The children hope to raise money from the song to help the children’s rugby charity the Wooden Spoon. Chase Bridge School is next door to Twickenham Stadium and the rugby-mad children worked with Marcel to compose a song that celebrates rugby’s core values and inspires the England team this September.

The song called Try! was released on the 17th September 2015 and is available for viewing and download in support of the Wooden Spoon children’s rugby charity:

Youtube: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg0LuPItyEs

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/try!-single/id1038347001?app=music&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Amazon:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Try-Chase-Bridge-PrimarySchool/dp/B015546WPC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442242014&sr=8- 1&keywords=try+chase+bridge

The children said, ‘I love our song!’; ‘I was really nervous when we started recording, but it was great hearing the song through the headphones’; ‘I hope lots of people download the song so we can help the Wooden Spoon.’

Headteacher Andrew King said, ‘The children have really enjoyed working on the song and creating their own dance moves for the video with the teachers.’

Songwriter Marcel Pusey said, ‘The children have had some great ideas. It has been a pleasure to work with them.’

Ex-England and Lions rugby world cup winner Will Greenwood said (in our video!), ‘England, Twickenham, 2015. This time it’s our year. Come on England!’

The Wooden Spoon is the UK’s leading grant-making charity dedicated to helping disadvantaged and disabled children and young people through rugby. They are one of the country’s largest funders of respite and medical treatment centres, sensory rooms, specialist playgrounds, sports activity areas and community based programmes in the UK. They are inspired by our rugby heritage and have been able to help over a million children and young people through life-changing projects since they were founded in 1983. The Wooden Spoon receives no Government funding and relies on the commitment and enthusiasm of volunteers based all over the country who raise money for their own community and fund projects and causes local to them.