DRONFIELD
DRONFIELD
Based at Gosforth Fields in Derbyshire, Dronfield Rugby Club currently compete in the
Midlands 2 East (North) League. They are led by the team of President Carl Pass and
Chairman Hugh Davies and the club has made a considerable amount of progress under
their guidance.
Their first team has made a steady start to the current
campaign, having compiled a record of 1 win and
2 defeats from their opening 3 matches. This sees
them sitting in a mid-table position with 4 points on
the board.
Having got their first win under their belts they will
be keen to push on and put together a good run of
form. As long as they are able to retain their current
group of players and perhaps make one or two quality
additions they should be in a good position to put
together a successful campaign.
One of the standout features of the Dronfield set up
is the superb youth section that they currently 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.
It will certainly be exciting to see how their juniors are
able to develop over the coming years.
In order to help their youngsters to make the
successful transition into the senior game they also
have a 2nd XV in place. This allows them to give
players experience of adult level rugby even if they
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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 senior team
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.
Dronfield have put a lot of work into making sure that
they have solid foundations in place upon which to build.
This should mean that they are able to look forwards to
a bright and successful future and Rugby Club Magazine
would like to wish them the best of luck.
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