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Community Rugby Coach, Simon
Finnan
alder Vale played its first game in 1926 and continued under this name until season 2002-03 when we changed our
name to Burnley RUFC to help raise the profile locally and beyond. Currently, the Club runs three Senior teams
every week and has a growing Junior section on a Sunday morning catering for over 130 children of all ages from
6-18. The girls section has also grown over the last couple of years and now has U15's and U18's training and playing
weekly.
Recently I have been tasked with developing
the game of Rugby in this "football mad town"
promoting rugby to the wider audience and
as a Club we now deliver rugby in all the
local Junior schools and support Secondary
schools with their delivery of rugby.
My personal background has seen me grow
through the Club from the first day my dad
took me along aged 7 and I have been a part
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of Burnley Rugby Club ever since. After
working my way through the Juniors I have
played in all Senior teams eventually having
the honour to captain my home town Club
for 3 years. I am now player manager with
the added goal of recruiting future Burnley
players.
At present the mood around the Club is
very positive as we build towards the Rugby
World Cup. As with all community Clubs
we are always looking for new blood on the
playing front but we are also looking for
volunteers who can help coach or support
the Club in any way they can. Down at
Burnley we welcome all.
This attitude has been a major part of our
success over the last few years with the great
work of the committee and present members