COBHAM
COBHAM
Cobham Rugby club was first established in 1930 as Old Surbitonians by the first
group of school leavers from Surbiton County School. They play their home games
at the Old Surbitonians Memorial Ground on Fairmile Lane in Surrey and their first
team currently competes in the London South Division 1. They are led by the team
of President Lionel Frewin and Chairman Steve Heard and the club is looking to
progress under their guidance.
Last season the first team put together a strong
campaign having compiled a record of having
won 13 and lost 13 of their 26 matches. This
saw them finish in a safe mid-table position with
68 points on the board.
Their attentions will now have turned towards
the new season and last year’s performances
should provide them with a solid platform from
which to build. So long as they are able to retain
their current group of players and perhaps make
one or two quality additions they should be in
with a good chance of pushing on up the table.
The club has been pro-active during the offseason as they look to improve and one major
announcement for them was the appointment of
Mike Cudmore as their new Director of Rugby
following the retirement of Billy Davison who had
spent 9 years in the role.
Speaking to the Dorking and Leatherhead
Advertiser, Cudmore said of his appointment,
“I am looking forward to my new role with
Cobham RFC. After meeting with Steve Heard
and Lionel Frewin and then visiting the facility it
was an easy decision to make. Also, what was
a big factor for me was that the club’s and their
beliefs and philosophy of how the game should
be played and developed are what I also firmly
believe in. I can’t wait to get started.”
One of the standout features of the Cobham
set up is the superb youth set up that they
have in place which is the life blood of the
club. They provide a welcome environment for
youth players from U13 to U18 to take up the
game and look to help them to reach their full
potential.
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