BRIDGNORTH
BRIDGNORTH
Bridgnorth Rugby Club are based on Bridge Street in Shropshire and their first team currently
competes in the Midlands 2 West (North) league. They are led by the team of President Alun
Stoll and Chairman Pete Parkes and the club has made a considerable amount of progress
under their guidance.
Their first team has made a flying start to the
current league campaign, having managed
to win all 3 of their opening fixtures. This
sees them sitting at the top of the table with
15 points on the board.
There is a real confidence amongst the
players that they have the ability to make
the top spot their own and it will certainly
be interesting to see how they are able to
get on. As long as they retain their current
group of players and perhaps make one or
two quality additions they will be there or
there about come the end of the season.
One of the highlights of their early season
performances has been the attacking
brand of rugby that they have managed
to produce. This has been reflected by the
fact that they have racked up 115 points at
a rate of nearly 40 per game.
Their style of play has not had a negative
effect on the defensive side of things either
as they have given away a miserly 14
points. This is thanks to the fact that they
have some superb individual defenders and
have worked hard during the off-season to
make sure they function as a unit.
Bridgnorth is not a club to focus solely upon
their senior section however as they also
have a number of youth sides in place.
These teams look to provide youngsters
from the local area with an opportunity
to play the game in a safe and enjoyable
environment.
It is important for any side that is looking
to be successful over a sustained period of
time to be able to produce their own talent
and this is an area that they appear to have
covered. It will certainly be interesting to
see how their juniors a re able to progress
over the coming years.
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In order to ensure that their youngsters are
able to enjoy a smooth transition into the
senior game Bridgnorth also run a number
of additional sides. This allows them to give
players experience of adult level rugby even
if they are not yet considered ready for first
team action which can be an important step
in the development process.
Another benefit of having so many sides 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.
Bridgnorth have begun the season in
scintillating form and appear to be well
set up for a successful future. Everyone at
Rugby Club Magazine would like to wish
them the best of luck for the rest of the
campaign.
“They have some
superb individual
defenders and have
worked hard during
the off-season to
make sure they
function as a unit.”