READING
READING
Reading RFC play their home games at Holme Park on
Sonning Lane in Berkshire and their first team currently
competes in the South West 1 East Division. They
are led by the team of President Ian Cameron-Webb
and Chairman Andy Clark and are looking to progress
under their guidance.
The club’s first team put together a superb campaign
last time around, compiling a record of having won 11,
drawn 1 and lost 14 of their matches. This saw them
finish in a safe mid table position with 63 points on the
board.
This should provide the club with a good platform upon
which to build as they look ahead towards their 2014/15
effort. As long as they are able to retain their current
group of players and perhaps make one or two quality
additions they will be in with a good chance of going on
to claim a higher league finish.
One reason for the team to be optimistic about next
season is the attacking brand of rugby that they
managed to produce last year. This was reflected by
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“The club’s first team put
together a superb campaign
last time around, compiling
a record of having won 11,
drawn 1 and lost 14 of their
matches.”
the fact that they scored a considerably larger number
of points than the teams around them, totalling 650 in
the league.
This certainly meant that any supporters attending their
matches were well entertained and should encourage
more of the community to get behind the club in the
future. Bringing more people in to the club will have the
added bonus of providing them with a valuable source
of extra income.