Rugby Club Issue 47 | Page 28

ABERDEEN GRAMMAR ABERDEEN GRAMMAR Aberdeen Grammar RFC is based on 86 Queens Road in Aberdeen and their first team will be competing in the BT National Division 1 this season. They are led by the team of President Graham Barron and Chairman Gordon Thomson and the team is looking to progress under their guidance. Aberdeen Grammar does not focus solely upon senior rugby and this is reflected by the fact that they also have youth sides running. These team’s look to provide young players from the local area with an opportunity to play the game in a safe and enjoyable environment whilst helping them to reach their full potential. It would be fair to say that their first team did not perhaps enjoy the campaign that they would have like last time around as they put together a record of having won 3 and lost 15 of their 18 matches. This saw them finish bottom of the league with 23 points. It is important for any club to be able to produce their own talent, particularly in the current financial climate and this is an area that they appear to have covered. Given their first team’s performances last time around, now would seem like an ideal opportunity to blood some young talent. The team will be keen to bounce straight back this time around and put last season’s campaign behind them. So long as they are able to retain their current group of players and perhaps make one or two quality additions they will have a good chance of doing so. 28 ISSUE 47 To help their juniors to make the sometimes difficult transition into senior level rugby the team also has run more than one side. This allows them to give players