@galwaygirl:
Sorry for the late reply... 
Complete newbies and experienced players are equally welcome in our guild! Please read our guild description for more detailed information on what our community is all about: https://forum.catanuniverse.com/topic/2977/about-us
You may join by clicking on "Guild" in the Catan Universe main menu. You find our guild either by searching for "The Rivals for Catan" or by scrolling through the list. Simply click on our guild tab and then on "join" and you are done.
We will gladly accept all applications. 
better, they would want to block you?