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CIRENCESTER
Cirencester RFC plays their home games at The
White Way in Gloucestershire and their first team
currently competes in the Gloucester Premier
League. They are led by the team of President Nick
Theakston and Chairman Tim Thompson and the
club is looking to progress under their guidance.
It would be fair to say that last season was a strange
one for the first team as they put together a league
record of having won 14, drawn 1 and lost 11 of their
26 matches. They were relegated however due to
extenuating circumstances.
The relegation will give the team a chance to re-build in
a lower league and the club’s attentions will now be on
ensuring that they have a positive pre-season to make
sure they can hit the ground running. If they are able to
do this then they should be in with a good chance of a
successful campaign.
A standout feature of the Cirencester set-up is the
superb youth set-up that they have in place. This part of
the club 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 team to be able to produce
their own talent, particularly in the current financial
climate and this is an area that they appear to have
covered. With the team dropping down a league now
would seem like an ideal opportunity to blood some
youngsters.
In order to help their players to make the sometimes
difficult transition into the senior game they also have
additional sides running. This allows them to provide
them with 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.
Another benefit of having more than one side is that it
allows the first XV to benefit from far greater strength
in depth. If they are ever left short on numbers through
injury or work commitments they have the option of
calling players up with a limited amount of disruption.
Although Cirencester has just been relegated this
should not take away from the good work that has been
getting done at the club. Hopefully they will be able to
continue to play a vital role in their local community for
many years to come.
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