ABERDEEN
WANDERERS
“Aberdeen Wanderers RFC
is now in its 86th year and
still maintains a tradition
that its doors are open to
anyone who wants to play
rugby, no matter their age
or ability.”
However almost a year late we now see the beginnings
of a strong grass growth on the work areas and hope to
play are first home game in August. While the pitch was
under repair we also took steps to lay foundations for
floodlights and the necessary cable – but we now are
actively seeking sponsors to help us erect the towers.
This enforced withdrawal from Groats Road has added
additional costs and stress to all involved, and we must
pass our thanks to other local Clubs who have rallied to
help us when they could by making pitches available,
but we hope that the 2014/15 season will lead to bigger
(and if we get the funding for the floodlights) better
things.
In the primary age range (minis and micros) we can
now field teams at every age group and are actively
participating in the many youth festivals organised
throughout the North East.
One of our largest challenges has been to develop
our facilities, however the space we have is extremely
limited, and as you can imagine with long dark winters
here in Northern Scotland the single pitch has a slow
grass recovery rate and takes a phenomenal amount
of punishment. It was identified that the pitch drainage
had also suffered and so we took the decision to fully
replace it. A lot of fundraising later and with support
from SportScotland we were due to start the work,
however a pitch invasion by thirty eight caravans and
assorted lorries and vans meant that we had to delay
while a court order was sought to have them removed.
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