THE BRITISH
FIRWOOD
AEROPLANE COMPANY
WATERLOO
FIRWOOD
WATERLOO
Firwood Waterloo RFC plays their home games at The
Memorial Ground on St Anthony’s Road, Merseyside
and their first team currently competes in the SSE
National League 3 North. They are led by the team of
President Lol Connor and Chairman Dave Raywood
and the club is looking to progress under their
guidance.
Their first team put together a steady campaign last
time around as they compiled a record of having won
10, drawn 1 and lost 15 of their 26 matches. This saw
them finish in a mid-table position with 55 points on the
board.
The team will now have turned towards the new season
and making sure that they do things right in pre-season
to ensure that they are well prepared for their opening
fixture. So long as they are able to retain their current
group of players and perhaps make one or two quality
additions they should be in for a positive year.
Firwood Waterloo is not a club to focus solely upon
their senior section however and they also have a
number of youth sides in place. These teams look
to provide youngsters 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 is important for any club to be able to produce their
own talent, particularly in the current financial climate
and this is an area they appear to have covered. It will
certainly be exciting to see how their juniors are able
to develop over the coming years.
In order to ensure that their young players enjoy a
smooth transition into the senior game they also have
a 2nd XV running. This allows them to give them
experience of adult level rugby even if they are not yet
considered ready for first team action which can be an
important step in the development process.
Another benefit of having more than one side is that it
allows the 1st XV to benefit from far greater strength
in depth. If they are ever left short on numbers through
injury or work commi ѵ