NEW MILTON
NEW MILTON
Based at Normans Way in Hampshire, New Milton and District RFC will compete in
the London 3 South West League in the coming campaign. They are led by the team
of President Rohan Thomas and Chairman Andy Frend and the club is looking to
progress under their guidance.
Sally and my connection with New Milton Rugby Football Club began in 1968, just after we
moved to Hampshire from Essex, where I played rugby for Upper Clapton Football Club.
I joined the Club to play rugby and also for both of us to make some friends – some we have
had for over 46 years.
In my early years at the Club I was Team Captain for the 3rd Team.
In the mid 1980’s I held the position of Chairman of the Senior club and also Chairman of
the Mini Junior section and my wife held the position of Treasure for the Mini Junior section.
I have also held the position of President. My wife and I are now Life Members.
Andy Frend who recently took the position of Chairman is our Son and I have played rugby
with him on many occasions and now our Grandson - Charlie Frend age 11 years, plays in
the Mini Junior section.
Sally, my wife has supported the Club over the years in organising the weekly team teas
with other wives and girlfriends and fundraising events.
I have represented our Club as a Senior Steward at Twickenham for over 20 years.
We have a Holiday Cottage, which we let on the Gower Peninsular and felt it was an
opportunity to advertise whilst supporting the Club by sponsoring the Athletic XV supporting
our family Club.
We wish New Milton R.F.C well for the new season 2014/15.
For Information regarding Pembroke Cottage on the Gower go to – www.pembroke-cottage.
com
Last season their first team put
together a solid campaign as
they compiled a record of having
won 8, drawn 1 and lost 13 of
their 22 matches. This saw them
finish in a safe mid table position
with 45 points on the board.
There were a number of positives
to take from the way the team
played and one of the major
ones was the attacking brand
of rugby that they managed to
produce. This was reflected by
the fact that they racked up an
impressive 520 points in their 22
league matches.
Playing with such style and
flair will certainly have meant
that any supporters attending
their matches will have been
well entertained and should
encourage more of the local
community to get behind the
team in the future. This in turn
will help to provide the club with
a valuable source of additional
revenue.
They will now have turned their
attentions towards the new
season and making sure that
they are well prepared in order to
hit the ground running. As long
as they are able to retain their
current group of players and
perhaps make one or two quality
additions they should have a
good chance of improving their
record.
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