WESTON SUPER MARE
WESTON SUPER MARE
Weston Super Mare plays their home games at The Recreation Ground on Drove Road in North
Somerset and they currently compete in the National League 3 South West Division. They are
led by the team of President John Brentnall and Chairman Tony Russell and the club is looking
to progress under their guidance.
It would be fair to say that their first team has not
perhaps got off to the start they would have liked,
having won 1 and lost 3 of their 4 matches. This sees
them sitting in the bottom half of the table with 5 points
on the board.
There is still plenty of the season left to go however
and they will be keen to put a good run of form together
in order to climb the league. This would help them to
build some much needed momentum in order to have
a successful campaign.
Weston Super Mare is not a club to focus solely
upon their senior section however as they also have
a number of youth teams in place. These teams look
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.
“They will be
keen to put a
good run of
form together
in order to
climb the
league.”
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 sometimes
difficult transition into the senior game they also run
additional teams. This allows them to give players
experience of the adult game 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 suspension they have the option of calling
players up with a limited amount of disruption.
The superb work that Weston Super Mare has been
doing in recent times should enable them to look
forwards to a bright and successful future. Everyone at
Rugby Club Magazine would like to wish them the best
of luck for the rest of the season.
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