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the kids. They cannot wait to put themselves out on
the playing field to show everyone how much they
have come on since last year.
We, the adults, are looking forward to enjoying a
great year taking this club onwards and upwards and
showing any doubters that we are still here and mean
business.”
2014
“2014 has been an amazing year for Carlisle Gladiators.
We have held several festivals, the first one in February
being the first ever Junior Rugby League festival to be
held in Carlisle.
We played at other festivals in the North East at Whitley
Bay and Catterick, and games in West Cumbria as well
as travelling to Dewsbury Rams to play at half time
during their match against Workington Town.
The Gladiators were mascots for Wales in their
European qualifying game against Scotland at
Derwent Park in October. We rounded the amazing
year off with a super awards evening attended by the
entire club, friends and families and a Christmas party
where we took them bowling.”
2015
“We plan to secure a home ground to play from full
time so we can put on training camps, open days and
fundraising days for both the club and local charities.
I believe we have done enough to be now taken
seriously in the world of Rugby in our area and people
will now recognise the benefit of having Carlisle
Gladiators around.
Our coaching team has already increased with the
arrival of Marc Quinn who will work alongside Stuart
Minnis and Andy Rudd, providing us with a great
coaching team to grow the club with. This coaching
team will lead our recruitment drive this year which
is being driven to start the early age groups so we
can feed up through the ages behind our existing
U10/11/12’s squad.”
Community
“We are a community club. Despite our struggle
in a football and Rugby Union led city we strive
towards being a community club. Gladiators are
being recognised more all of the time with people
commenting on the well behaved and respectful
youngsters that proudly sport our badge.
We advertise ourselves all over the local area open to
boys and girls of all ages and plan to hold open days,
training camps and to send our coaching staff into
schools for sessions to help introduce Rugby League
into Carlisle sports criteria.”
Challenges/Ambitions
“Getting the attention and acceptance that Rugby
League deserves in Carlisle. It will be hard work but
we will persevere and do all we can until we achieve
this. Once we have the fully established club with a
secure home ground working to promote the great
sport we will have finally laid the foundation to carry
on building from.
We want to build into an established Rugby League
club with a competing self-sustained adult team of
‘home grown’ Gladiators being brought up from
“Mini Ruggers” age through the Minis and juniors
ages. We want to be the club that provides Carlisle
with the opportunity to either participate in or simply
enjoy Rugby League at all ages.”
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