TAUNTON
for the most promising, and
also prepare young players
to play for Taunton at a high
standard within our own senior
section, or to become youth
coaches, keeping the legacy
of Taunton Rugby Club alive
for generations to come.
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sport. We have coaches who
deliver sessions for 9-11 yearolds, thus ensuring our sport makes a positive
contribution to the wellbeing of the community.
We also have strong links with Taunton School,
who are sponsors of our youth section, and Kings
College, who also sponsor us, and with whom we
have pre-season friendly matches scheduled for
our U14–U16 age group teams in September.
We also hold an annual charity rugby coaching day
for teams from the U7 level through to the U16s, in
which we are assisted by coaches from the Royal
Logistics Corps (RLC) and the Army Rugby Union.
A squad from the RLC then play a select XV from
Taunton Rugby Club, with the proceeds going to
Veterans Aid and to the Youth section.
“Taunton Rugby Club’s
youth section has had
some very good results
through all of the age
groups.”
Our local community charity this year is the Dorset
and Somerset Air Ambulance. We feel a strong
connection with this charity, as earlier this year one
of our U13 coaches, Rob Odams, had a serious
road traffic collision and had to be airlifted to
hospital. The club would like to take this opportunity
to pass a message to Rob. We wish him a speedy
recovery, and he is sorely missed within the youth
section.
Taunton Rugby Club’s youth section has had some
very good results through all of the age groups,
and retains players all the way from U7 through to
colt level, many of whom go on to play for the club
at senior level. The U14s won their C