The first scheduled match is England Vs USA on Saturday 12th June - KO 19:30 (Bar open from 18:30) and others will be scheduled depending on England’s progress! Next round games take place on the weekend of 26/27 June.

Bar open for every listed game (other games may be shown according to demand)

Family and Friends welcome!

Enjoy the best seat in town, with a 42″ Plasma Screen and no waiting at the bar!

We will also be operating a BBQ in expectation of hot weather - please bring your own food and feel free to grill at your leisure!

Hope to see you there- any queries please email: bar@putneytownrc.co.uk

Larry Eggleton,
PTRC Bar Manager

Congratulations to both crews – either equalling or bettering the best club performance in recent years.

HORR 2010 - Crew #180 finished 92nd

HORR 2010 - Crew #340 finished 107th

We like to kid ourselves that Sir Steve Redgrave is the greatest British sportsman in history so far, for winning five successive golds in rowing — a sport so elitist that it is virtually non-existent across much of the planet. I suspect that Redgrave would not have qualified for a single Olympic final, let alone won any, had rowing been accessible to, say, 1 per cent of the population of Africa — a continent that dominates running, for which the only equipment needed is decent shoes.

Member Peter Rossi, who learned to row on Putney Town’s beginners course wrote to The Times (”Success, not diversity“) to set the record straight.

Sir, As a club rower on the Thames, I was disappointed to read Matthew Syed’s article (“You need brass to go for gold”, times2, Feb 10). Sure, posh people row, but so do “ordinary” people.

My club on the Thames runs regular learn-to-row courses costing £100 for 12 weeks for complete beginners. Monthly membership costs £25 thereafter. I cannot think of too many sports that let you use equipment worth thousands of pounds at your leisure for that amount.

My club is not unique in this respect. This compares extremely favourably with sports such as cycling, which requires significant individual investment in equipment.

Peter Rossi
London SW4

Putney Town’s last learn to row course was a more intense six week program run late last year and was a huge success. If you are interested in learning to row, you can sign up on the learn to row page to be informed of the next course in 2010.

Well done to the girls – retaining the IM3 pennant for the 3rd year.

Pennant Winners - Women's IM3

Men's IM3

Congratulations also to Andrew Ronaldson and Ian Mandale for their performance in KGS colours – fastest PTRC members.

• Food available
• Bar open for every listed game (other games may be shown according to demand)
• Family and Friends welcome!

Saturday 6th February 2010

Ireland - Italy 14:30
England - Wales 17:00

Saturday, 27 February 2010

Italy - Scotland 13:30
England - Ireland 16:00

Saturday, 13 March 2010

(Women’s Head Day – Starts 15:00)
Ireland - Wales 14:30
Scotland - England 17:00

See you there!  flyer.pdf

Och aye the noo, it’s here again the PTRC Burns night pub quiz and supper!

The full on Burn’s night experience with supper of Haggis, tatties and neeps, as well as a quiz which will be the usual great mix of picture, music and traditional question rounds! With prizes for each round and an overall Champion Team prize!

Quiz kicks off promptly at 7pm and supper will be in the interval. Table service during the quiz means there is no need for you to miss questions whilst you go for a drink.

Supper will have Meat & Vegetarian options for only £5!

Quiz

Team sizes of up to 6 people and don’t worry despite using Burns night as an excuse for having the quiz it’s general knowledge not a Burns or Scottish quiz!
£2.50 per person to enter.

If you wish to attend can you please email your team name and members to ben.melham@gmail.com and if you don’t have a team just email us anyway and we can sort you out with one.

IMPORTANT: Email team details ASAP to guarantee table!

(In previous years we have been overbooked with 100+ people in attendance so get in early!)

PTRC MEMBERS: If you would like to volunteer to help out (club events can only take place with volunteers!) for table service, bar service, food preparation or anything else  please contact lucybrennan7@hotmail.com

View Poster (pdf)

Pairs Head 2009 - Ants and Simo

Putney Town had a good turnout for the race that is for many the first significant race of the Head season.

The weather before the race had looked like truly epic head weather, with the wind whipping up the water and some predicting some involuntary swimming sessions. However, the tide turned and things calmed down a lot much to the relief of all the participants.

The club was well represented and had some good results:-

Pairs Head 2009

Two PTRC pairs battle each other in the Pairs Head 2009

Pairs Head 2009 - Matt & Northern Dave