THE BRITISH
FULLERIANS
AEROPLANE COMPANY
FULLERIANS
Fullerians RFC is a club that has made a
tremendous amount of progress in recent years
and are now looking forwards to a bright future.
Club Chairman Kevin Brind took the time to tell
us more about the good work that they have been
doing.
He started by telling us about his involvement with the
club, saying, “I have been involved since I was 15 (33
years). They were one of the few teams in the area that
ran a colts team so as a 15 year old I was keen. The
most challenging part of being Chairman is that for the
last 6 years I get pulled from all directions!
It can be challenging is dealing with people with a
range of personalities and ideas. People always tell
you what we could be doing but rarely lend a hand! The
club was struggling 6 years ago in all areas, on the field
and playing and in the bar and kitchen. This has been
turned around by a wonderful committee and now we
enjoy a great atmosphere, bar and kitchen supplying
great food. It is very rewarding seeing us still push out
4-5 senior teams each week and see our pitches full
with minis and juniors playing rugby.”
The mood at the club is excellent. Good food, beer and
company makes for a great club. The playing isn’t bad
either! Youth rugby is very important to us, without it
we have no future. We had over 25 17 year olds play
for the senior section of the club last season which was
excellent.
We are one of the big 5 clubs in Hertfordshire with
regard to mini and junior numbers in our squads. We
have just set up an Academy to aid in this difficult
transition. Having the senior colts train on the same
night as the seniors has helped and of course stash
and socials always help!
The facility is what lets us down at the moment. We
have out grown it and have planning permission to
expand. We need money and have raised nearly
£60,000 ourselves but need nearer the £300,000 mark
to add the necessary changing rooms and social space
to meet demands. We were turned down by a recent
Sport England bid which was disappointing but will
have to try again. We have favourable comments from
visiting refs and teams on our friendliness, food and
beer. Our pitches look great thanks to our groundsman.
We want to improve the club house facility and keep
people in the sport especially in that 16-21 year old age
bracket and to keep pushing 4-5 senior teams out a
week. It is important to keep costs down so members
can enjoy food drink and playing without being fleeced.
Hopefully we can be a level 7 club in the future,
possibly 6 club and will benefit from an improved facility
with more changing rooms and larger social space
whilst continuing to progress our large mini and junior
section.”
Travis Perkins
Rickmansworth Branch
Proudly Supports
Fullerians Rugby Club
Church Wharf, Church Street,
Rickmansworth. WD3 1JB
Tel: 01923 777711
Email: [email protected]
Opening Hours
Monday - Friday: 7am - 5pm
Saturday: 8am - 1pm
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