ASHBY
promoting not only the club but all the
great things the community has to offer.
We also regularly host local community
events at our grounds.”
the club in the last year with a strong focus
on attracting ladies and new players into
the game, Almost a third of the weekly
O2Touch players are ladies.”
Facilities
Challenges/Ambitions
“Our modern facilities currently meet our
needs; however with our ever increasing
head count we are keen to develop further
the offering. This includes additional
Changing rooms, dedicated girls facilities
and a viewing area. We have recently
established a permanent purpose fitted
shop, which in its first weeks of opening
has proved a massive success. Our car
parking facilities have also expanded
(in conjunction with the 3rd pitch) which
caters for our weekly big turnout.”
“Our biggest challenge is raising the
funds for the expansion plans! We want
the current great level of facilities to
continue and this is challenging with the
excellent increase in players.
Ladies
“For the last 5 years we have had a couple
of girls’ teams playing at AshbyRFC,
recently we have been chosen as one of
the four Leicestershire clubs to host LRU
girl’s Rugby (training and matches). We
have also introduced O2Touch rugby into
Our ambition is to continue attracting the
increase in players we have seen and
bring on-board even more coaches to the
club. The coaches continual professional
development is a high priority, this will
ensure we exceed and excel in the
delivery of Quality, Welfare and Health &
Safety plus continuing to develop some
fantastic rugby.
Our main aim for all Mini, Juniors and
Girls is for the players to enjoy being part
of the club and to have fun.”
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