Rugby Club Issue 49 | Page 31

ROMFORD & GIDEA PARK ROMFORD & GIDEA PARK First established in 1929, Romford and Gidea Park play their home games at Crowlands on Crow Lane in Essex and their first team currently compete in the London and South East Division of League 1 North. They are led by the team of president Dai Davies and Chairman Lee Wheeler and the club is looking to progress under their guidance. Another benefit of having so many sides is that it allows the first team 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. Their first team has had an unusual start to the campaign as they have drawn 2 of their first 3 matches, losing the other one. The first draw finished 24 all against Luton while the 2nd finished 8 apiece with Thurrock. They will be keen to get a win on the board as soon as possible and if they can show the same commitment as they did in their 2 drawn games it should not be long before they are able to do so. It will be important for them to retain their current group of players if they are going to have a successful campaign. Romford and Gidea Park 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 whilst helping them to reach their full potential. There is much to admire about the Romford and Gidea Park set up and hopefully they will be able to continue in the same manner for many years to come. L MAYLANDS CONTRAC TS I M I T E D It is important for any side 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 these players to make the sometimes difficult transition into the senior game they also have a number of additional teams running. This allows them to give them 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. Tel: 07961 381157 Email: [email protected] MAYLANDS CONTRACTS LIMITED, 23 KESWICK AVENUE, HORNCHURCH, ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM RM11 1XR www.rugby-club.biz 31