GORDANO
GORDANO
Gordano RFC play their home games on Caswell Lane in North Somerset and their first
team currently competes in the Tribute Somerset Premier League, South West Division.
They are led by the team of President Steve Gazzard and Chairman Geoff Collins and the
club has made a considerable amount of progress under their guidance.
This is evidenced by the superb
start to the season that they have
enjoyed winning all 3 of their
opening matches. This has left
them sitting near the top of the
table with 13 points on the board.
If they are able to keep up their
current level of form it will not be
long before they find themselves
top of the pile. So long as they are
able to retain their current group of
players and perhaps make one or
two quality additions it promises to
be a successful campaign.
One of the highlights of their
performances has been the
attacking brand of rugby that
they have managed to produce.
This is reflected by the fact that
they have racked up 82 points
already, making them one of the
top scorers in the league.
This has certainly ensured that any
supporters attending their fixtures
have been well entertained and
should encourage more of the
local community to get behind the
club in the future. This in turn has
the potential to provide them with
valuable extra income which will
help them to meet their running
costs.
Gordano is not a club to focus
solely upon senior rugby however
and they also have a number of
youth sides in place. These teams
look to provide young players from
the local area with an opportunity
to play the game in a safe and
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enjoyable
environment
whilst
helping them to reach their full
potential.
It is vital for any club that is looking
to do well 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.
It can be difficult for these players
to make the transition into the
senior game and to combat this
issue they also run a number of
additional sides. This allows them
to give youngsters experience of
adult level rugby even if they are
not yet considered ready for first
team action.
Another benefit of having extra
teams 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 work
commitments they have the option
of calling players up with a limited
amount of disruption.
Gordano’s positive start to the
campaign should provide them
with the perfect platform upon
which to build over the coming
months. Hopefully they will be able
to keep up the good work that they
have been doing for many years to
come and everyone at Rugby Club
Magazine would like to wish them
the best of luck.