For anyone attending the club over this weekend the card machine is down and unavailable.

If your at a lose end tomorrow afternoon then come over the club where the 1st team return to action at Home to Horsham RFC. A few old faces return and hopefully be a good game. 2pm kickoff

Apologies for short notice, but the club are having music and food on new years eve. £5 per adult - members only. 7pm till 1am

Xmas opening hours.. Christmas Eve - 11am till 5pm Christmas Day - 12 till 2pm Boxing day - Closed 27th Dec - 12 till 5pm 28th Dec - Closed 29th Dec - Closed 30th Dec - 12 till 8pm 31st Dec - 11am till 1am New year Day - Closed **If any dates that the club is shut please contact keith on 07377422395 for availability**

All welcome at the MMY Christmas Party on 16/12/17 from 18:30 until 22:30. Join us for a disco, fun quiz and a chance to meet Father Christmas 🎄🎅🕺💃

Saturday 9th December Christmas Pre Match Lunch. Its the Season to be Jolly so please come and join us in the festive season with a Sit Down Lunch. Barking will be playing host to Beckenham which will prove to be a tough game. So if you are interested whether booking for 1 seat, 2 Seats or a table of 8 or 10 then please conatact Dawn on the options below: (T) 0208 595 7324 (M) 0794 436 5500 (E) brufchallhire@gmail.com This will be at £25 a head for 3 Courses, (Main will be a traditional Xmas Dinner) 11.30 arrival for a 12pm Sit Down - Attire is to be Suited and booted but if your feeling Jolly then please wear an Xmas Jumper

Today saw fantastic wins for our under 14s and u16s, great rugby played by both sides.. Under 14s won 37~35 and under 16s won 35~10 onwards and upwards for our future.

Good luck this morning to both the u14s and u16s in their games against Dagenham and woodford..

Good Morning all, would firstly like to thank everyone who was in attendance last night for the club's Halloween Party/Spooky Rooms. There was also some fantastic costumes so well done to all for getting involved.. Thanks must go out to Dawn and her whole team who worked hard for 2 days preparing the event, fantastic effort. Lastly we have more stuff lined up in the coming Days/Weeks. Friday 3rd Nov - The club are holding their annual fireworks night with tickets available both behind the bar or available on the night. Saturday 4th Nov - The 1stXV take on Haywards Heath at 2.30, we are holding a small sit down so if you do fancy a bite to eat before hand please get in contact with the club (special guest appearance from Jason Leonard) Sunday 5th Nov - Barking's upcoming talent are on display at the club with the Mini Midi at home, along with the U14s and U16s so please come over and show your support.. In the near future.... Friday 10th - Special Guest Speaker Evening with Alvin Martin & Billy Bonds, again contact the club for more information. Sunday 12th - International Rugby hits Gale Street. England Deaf Rugby take on New Zealand Deaf in there 3rd test. Ko is at 2pm so please feel free to come and have a watch, Entry is free, small car parking charge may apply. Lastly, a congratulations is in order for a member of the club Mr Jack Kendall on his Selection for the 1st test this Saturday. Have a great game. Hope to see you all over the club at some point over the next few weeks.

In view of the recent attention the club has received on social media we feel that a response is in order to explain our current position. There was a lot of historical emotional venting taking place and if it helps heal then it must happen. However 10 years is a long time, the club is still recovering from those days and those currently doing the job are working very hard to make it happen albeit going back to our roots and rebuilding. I was at the club when it was built 29 years ago and yes we had 5 teams out, 60 turning up for training, fitness sessions with Bill Walker and training in the dark until 9:30 with Mike Lovett because as he said training didn't stop until he said and finally waiting for the post to arrive to see what team you had been selected for. Good times however the face of Rugby has changed and we must all change with it like it or not. For us not to put a side out today was devastating for all concerned, it was due to lack of front row through injury which started on the Tuesday. I received a call from the team manager saying we had 6 of our front row players carrying injuries and could be in trouble fielding a side on Saturday. At that time we advised all concerned parties of our position, I contacted our oppositions Chairman and advised him of our situation and our playing staff contacted the league secretary, Essex Rugby and the RFU with a promise of keeping them all updated on the situation. The final decision was made on Thursday evening before training whereby our opposition offered to loan us 2 front row players for the game. This was put to the playering and coaching staff and after a lot of soul searching if was felt best, bearing in mind we have already technically lost the game it would not be in the best interests of the players to take them away and risk further injuries. All parties were informed supportive conversations were had, we cancelled our travel arrangement for the day and went home with a heavy heart. Unfortunately having only one senior side there is and will be a potential for this to happen, our player base is to small !! The Club itself is in the best position for years, the people that are ' doing ' care about the club and there is a harmony there from the youth up. We have a good relationship with Lawrence Pontin the youth chair and Max Oram who is working tirelessly to make things happen. There are some great events taking place in the coming weeks starting with a Halloween night on Tuesday, we then have a fire work night, a guest speaker evening with Billy Bonds and Alvin Martin and then the deaf Rugby international on Sunday 12th Nov between England and New Zealand. All events being fully supported by volunteers from all sections of the club. Ravens are still supporting the club as they have always done since coming here and the May & Baker football team has proved a great success. With all this said we do have a problem, we are a Rugby club with an insufficient player base. If people want to help, this is the area to tackle. I will not go into how hard it is to attract new players without paying wages coupled with our results over the past few years. With the loss of all that could under pin this area due to whatever reason and the natural time it takes to bring the youth to the fore is our main issue. If there are those who truly have Barking at their heart and can live in the present and not the past who can help in any way in bringing players to the club please do so. We need to play rugby at Barking Rugby club, please contact me anytime with any idea's or support you can offer. Dave Lancaster Barking RUFC

On Friday November the 10th Barking Rugby Club are Hosting a Night with Lengends with Former West Ham Players Alvin Martin & Billy Bonds in Attendance. Bar Opens @ 6 Tickets for the event are £25 each which includes a 2 course meal. There will be a Q&A and an Auction To book Tickets or tables of 8 - 10 please contact the following: Glenn Clark - 07931707434 or glennclark1953@gmail.com Neil Kersey - 07859130958 or neilw.k@hotmail.co.uk