CHESS VALLEY
CHESS VALLEY
Based at the Croxley Guild of Sport, Croxley Green in Hertfordshire and their first team
currently competes in the Herts/Middlesex 2 League. They are led by President Mike Atkins
whilst Josh Wilkinson captains their 1st team and are looking to progress under their
guidance.
It would be fair to say that their first team has not got
off to the start that they would have liked this time
around having lost their first two fixtures. This sees
them sitting near the bottom of the table, yet to put a
point on the board.
There is still plenty of the campaign left to go however
and so long as they are able to get a win on the board
as soon as possible they can still have a successful
campaign. It will certainly be interesting to see how
they are able to progress.
One of the highlights of the Chess Valley set-up is the
superb youth section that they 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 vital for any club that is looking to be successful
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. Their coaching staff are
confident that they have a number of juniors with the
potential to have a successful future.
KENWOOD ELECTRONICS UK LTD, PROUD
SPONSOR OF CHESS VALLEY RFC
Kenwood have been major Sponsors of Chess Valley RFC for over
15 years. As a Worldwide Corporation having its UK HQ in close
proximity to the Club, we are always keen to encourage sport in our
local community.
We have been impressed that CVRFC has grown in the 18 years of
its existence, to the thriving Club that it is today.
Kenwood has always linked with Rugby as it is an outstanding sport
to be involved with, promoting not just the skills of the actual game,
but also providing young people with a sense of teamwork and
community spirit, which can assist them in their lives in general.
We wish CVRFC every success in the coming season and know from
experience that a warm welcome awaits Players, Spectators and any
visitor to the Club, so we would encourage anyone in the South West
Hertfordshire area to come along for a visit.
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In order to help their youngsters to successfully make
the sometimes difficult transition into the senior game
they also run 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.
Another benefit of having more than one senior side 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.
Although Chess Valley will be disappointed with their
opening results this should not take away from the
good work that they have been doing. If they continue
in the same manner they are sure to be 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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