CINDERFORD
CINDERFORD
Playing their home games at The Beavis Memorial Ground on Dockham Road in
Gloucestershire, Cinderford RFC currently competes in the National 1 League. They are
led by the team of President Pete Bell and Chairman Mark Gayther and are looking to
progress under their guidance.
They have put together a history of which
they have every right to be proud having first
been established in 1886. Their fortunes were
closely linked with the local mining community
and sadly both declined during the inter-war
years when a number of local players went
North.
The club came back strongly after the Second
World War and returned to their home on
Dockham Road in 1956. Since then over 50
years of hard work has ensured that this is
now a thriving club with superb facilities that is
the envy of many.
Another benefit of having so many sides
is that it allows the club to give far more
plays a game every weekend. This helps to
demonstrate what an important role they play
in the local community.
There is clearly much to admire about the
superb set-up that Cinderford currently has
in place and they have every reason to be
optimistic for the new campaign. Hopefully
they will continue to be able to prosper for
many years to come and everyone at Rugby
Club Magazine would like to wish them the
best of luck for the season.
One of the standout features of the Cinderford
set-up is the superb youth section 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 club 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. Coaching
staff overseeing their junior section are
confident they have a number of players
involved with the potential to go on and have
an exciting future in the game.
In order to help their youngsters to
successfully make the transition into senior
level rugby Cinderford also has a number of
additional sides running. 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.
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