THE BRITISH
CASTLE CARY
AEROPLANE COMPANY
CASTLE CARY
Castle Cary RFC plays their home games at
Brookhouse Field in Somerset and their first
team currently competes in the Tribute Somerset
1 Division. They are led by the team of President
Chris Watts and Chairman Paul Lester-Hinchliffe
and are looking to progress under their guidance.
“Last season the team put
together a promising campaign as
they found themselves amongst
the top teams in the league.”
Last season the team put together a promising
campaign as they found themselves amongst the top
teams in the league. Unfortunately they lost some
momentum towards the end of the season but still
ended up finishing close to the leaders.
This should provide the team with a good platform from
which to build as they look ahead towards the 2014/15
campaign. So long as they are able to retain their
current group of players and perhaps make one or two
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quality additions they should be in with a good chance
of claiming the title.
Castle Cary is not a club to focus solely upon their
senior section however and they also have a number
of youth teams in place. This part of their set-up looks
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 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 watch to see how their juniors
are able to develop over the coming years.
In order to help their youngsters to make the transition
into senior level rugby they run more than one team.
This allows them to give players experience of the adult
game even if they are not yet considered ready for
first team action which can be an important step in the
development process.