THE BRITISH
BANFF
AEROPLANE COMPANY
Visiting teams are welcomed into the clubhouse post
match and often comment on how warm and friendly
the atmosphere is. We have a number of dedicated
volunteers who run the bar and the guys muck in with
food so it’s a really positive atmosphere.”
Challenges
strengthen our minis/micros and look to rebuild our
juniors section. We’re also in the initial stages of setting
up a ladies team and within 5 years we would like to
see them be established and playing within the BT
Womens National Leagues. For our 1st XV our aims
are simply to recruit and retain a larger player base,
develop the squad and strive for promotion.
“I’d say the biggest challenge for us is the recruitment
of players. In a football dominated area it can be
difficult to make playing rugby an attractive prospect.
We are having success though and are starting to see
a good few players joining the club.
Off the field, we want to build on our “club” mentality
by strengthening our ties within the local community
and making the club the heart of the local community.
We’ll do this by using our work with local sports and
community clubs to communicate the clubs ethos. We
are also developing a varied social calendar to help us
to attract more members.
Another challenge, which I’m sure is one faced by
many amateur clubs across the country is maintaining a
sound financial grounding. In the current climate it’s not
cheap to run a rugby club but we have some fantastic
sponsors and are looking at improving our commercial
potential to raise further funds.”
Banff RFC is looking forward to the new season and
would like to take the opportunity to thank all those
involved with the club for their efforts and to our
sponsors for their ongoing support.”
Ambitions
“The club has big aspirations for the next five years.
We’re implementing a development plan which will see
us develop the club on and off the field and build on the
clubs solid foundations.
On the field, we want to give as many people the
opportunity to play rugby as possible. We will
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